TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.)

SUDDEN. DEATH. . . WELLINGTON, Dec. 6

William Lambeth, aged 73, died suddenly in St. David’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday morjiing. He unveiled a roll of honoUr during'the service, saying a few Words to tSio congregation and walked to his sent; .while the hymn “Now tiie Labourer's Task is Over,” was being sung. Oh sitting down, he fell forward, was carried into the vestibule and expired soon after. Ho had been under niedical treatment for heart trouble.

1 COURT PlldCEfetiiNtis. j AUCKLAND, Dec. 6. I Five seamen oji ine steamer Opawa 1 were sent t 0 gaol fijl* tlifee months for broaching cargo vaitieii iit £SO. Louis Le Brun, trio variety artist, was committed for trial on a charge of assaulting another vaudeville artist. Duncan Kennedy was fined £lO for using bad language in a railway carriage.

iißlßtNb JURYMEN. PALMERSTON N., December < !

At the Magistrate's Court today Thomas Martin, a, labourer was committed for trial on a charge that on November 9th. he attempted to influence by a bribe a juryman named Angus Duncan Campbell in the case of lie King v. Frederick Spencer Easton, and on three charges of attempting to influence three otlier jurymen iii their conduct.

i DISPtITE AT LYTtELTON. ! CHRISTCHURCH, December 6. A dispute was caused at Lyttelton to-day through a. Beihahd by tlie men that they be paid two pence an hour extra for unloading the Ngatoro’s coal cargo, that has been used as ballast while the vessel made three trips carrying live stock. ■A meeting of tlie local Dispiit’s Committee was called to consider the' matter, blit following tlie procedure adopted at Wellington, they refused to adjudicate except on the understanding that the men would commence work beforehand. The men would pot agree to this proposal, However, with tlie result that no work was done on the vessel. ■ ' Hope's are entertained that the dispute will be settled in the morning. | A FATAL FALL, j CmtIS'tCriURCH, December, A i Air Fenton, a : married man employed by A. E. Paterson arid Coy., Ltd. grain merchants, fell from the roof of tlie premises to-day arid suffered ,so T vere injuries. He died in the hospital to-night. | AtJstftALi|N swiMmiNg tLam. | AUCKLAND, December 6. i The Australian Olympic swimriiing team arrived by the Niagara. The team immediately rushed on to fulfil an in- >**-' I:- J( i ■ U ‘ •! gagement at the Carnival in the Tepid baths where Harold annexed the 50yds. invitation race and Beaurepaire won the two hundred yards. Miss Lily Beaurepaire was defeated by. Miss Walrond . in one point. j Beaurepaire said the team, only Iyd a fortnight’s training in Belgium aria this, combined with the cold water was against the team reproducing its best form. He considered that the games were very badly managed.

SUPREME, COURT OASES. . GISBORNE, December 6,

I . At the Supreme Court,. the. criminal sessions, opened to-diiy before,.Sir John •. Salniond, and true biils returned in the j following, eases:—Denis O’Dwyer alleged fraudulent transaction: Wimata Te Hiihu, alleged Joseph Muldoon, alleged attempted indecent assault; Geoynne Yates and Robert Pryde Turnbull, alleged assault and robbery; Tu Raroa, alleged sheenstealing; Clifford John Dudson, alleged indecent assault; Kaieu Hana, alleged theft. The jury found no bill in the case of Alexander Roderick Mcßae Williamson, alleged manslaughter. ■ Against Winiata Te Huhu ; on a charge of impersonating an elector of Waikohu County at a,polling booth, il o jury returned a verdict of not guilty.