TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1920, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

(Per Press Association.) A DiyOBCK; ci.SE. . lAUCKIJAND', November 1. Allegation, of adultery were made against Ernest prank Andrews, secretary of the Auckland Returned Soldiers Association, bj bis wife, Mary , Andrew s who petitioned for a divorce at the Supremo, Court to-dav, before Mr Justice Cooper and*a, ... . ... , _ . The petition staled, that tbe parties were married at the Methodist ,Chnfch, Avondale, in 1909, and they afterwards ifiyed N a«. Auckland, '.Wellington and Palmerston jSlprth, and* again in Auckland. There were two children— boys, one io years old and the other 8. It was alleged that on October 7th., 1916, and on yhrious other dates between March, Ist., 19.1(3, and February 1918, respondent committed adultery with a certain woman. .. ■ . . The, defence, was,a denial of the allegations: The case has not concluded.

* DENTAL MECHANICS. DUNEDIN, Nov. J. As an outcome of the petition to Par liament, the following resolution w<n passed at the'Otago, University Dental Students’ Association-—-“AVe wish tc point, out the grave injustice that, will result if legislation to enable thirteen as qualified dentists., without undergoing the-.QQ.urae- ; prescribed .by., the Act, were.passed. Firstly, it would be unfair to. ourselves, . sixty in,.huinber j a portion of whom, were employed as dentals mechanics, who. in, conformity with the Act were uncVifgoing,a four years’ course at Dunedin; and secondly, consider tfuit it’would not safeguard the public, in that men without adequate surgery training should he allowed t< practise.”

THEFTS OF SUGAR; AUCKLAND, Nov. 1. At the Magistrate’s .Court to-day, in connexion with the robbery of sugai oji tiansit : from the Chelsea refinery, Cliarles foreman in charge , of the .wfiarf. for the New Zea- . land Express' _Company, and Francis Forhett,. lighterman, were charged with the tiie ( ft oif^ugar,.. valued at £62 3s sd. They were remanded, bail being fixed at £lso.each. ...

I Edwin George.. Thompson, grocer; Va- ! ientina- Townsend, ...a carter; Charles : John Andersoi), a,, carter 5 and Edward E. Bowden, a_ carter, were charged wit 1 receiving stolen sugar, and . manded, ibail being .allowed, Thompson in £l5O, and .the others in £IOO each. The alleged thefts form, part of a total of 400 tons of sugar, which is missing. The police are ( seated to he on the track of tlie^er^tion^