TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1920, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[l>EB PBESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYBIGBT.] RAIN ANJD FLOODS. • PALMERSTON N., Oct 26. Heavy rains have been experienced, through tfie Manawatii district during the last twenty-four hours. All the rivers are in flood. The rainfall for twenty-four hours ended at 9 o’clock ths mornng was 2.3, the heaviest recorded "for six years, The temperature dropped in twenty-four hours from sixty one to forty-three. It is still raining with a cold wind. TATRA RE,, Oct. 26., Heavy rain yesterday • and to-day caused some small slips to come down on the railway between Mangaweka and Taihape. One slip north of Mangaweka completely blocked the line for about ten hours, hut it has now been cleared. The night express from Auckland left here eight hours laie and the ordinary express from Auckland three hours late. The night express from Wellington was hejd up at Mangaweka for six hours. slip has been clearer) and traffic resumed. Lfeavy rain of a few weeks ago caused daiiiage in Ilangitiki poijiity to the exfefjt of over £3,50p. TAUPQ-TOTATU PpMlinSgipN. WELLINGTON, pel. 26. Taupo-Totara Company Commission sat to-efay. Afr Daiziell said the proposed extension of Hie line tyould carry is for three parts of the distance over Crown Lands and for the remaining portion the route' was over the Company’s property. Settlers in the district used the line at''present because they had no other means of access. The line, however by no means met the full requirements of settlers and the distinct generally. The rolling stock was insufficient for themselves and the settlers, and they had necessarily to provide’ for their own wants first. If the Company had all the timber rights in the locality it might pay t|iem to make provision for larger district development. He had no doubt as to the excellent future of the pumice country. As to the proposed extension to Tango, that section for some years would be a burden. AN APPOINTMENT. WELLINGTON, October 27. Mr J. G. L. Hewitt, S.M., at present in England, has been appointed to succeed Mr Platts as Resident Agent at Raratonga. As well as sitting on tlm Bench, Mr Hewitt has acted as Chairman of the Railway Appeal Board and is both a musician and an artist, having acquired some reputation in watoi colours. MARRIAGE QUESTION. CHRISTCHURCH, October 26. . The Anglican Synod to-day carried the following motion, moved by Dr A. C. Sands ton: “That in the opinion of Mhis [Synod, ./'marriage should bo conditional on the production by men and women, of a statutory declaration of health, and freedom from communicable disease.” The proposed Ajmendment of the Marriage Law was discussed by the Anglican Synod to-night, when tlie following resolutions were carried (copies of which are to be’forwarded to the Prime Minister, and Canterbury and Westland members of .Parliament: “(i) That this Synod deplores the introduction into Parliament of a Bill which seeks to increase the facilities for divorce and urges all church people loyally to abide by the Christian standard of marriage as a holy ordinance, funding husband and wife as long as both shall live; (2) That whereas the Ron. Sir Francis Bell’s proposed Amendment to the Marriage Act appears, as it is worded, to make it penal for any religious society to set before its own members the ideal of marriage contained in the New Testament, tjus Synod respectfully begs that Parliament will not impose this restriction on religions liberty.