TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(PEtt PUEBB ASSOCIATION. —OOFYIIIOHT

A MAN DISAPPEARS.

CHRLStCHURCH, Dye. 29,

AVlmt appears to be a case of suicide occ'urred at Sumner this morning. A stranger seen on the pier disappeared, IcAving behind him part of his clothing and a note in pencil stating that ho was suffering from an overwhelming vice. In the coat pocket was found a P.O. Savings Bank hook issued to John Baird, care J. Studholme, Hinds, and also money in notes and silver.

A BARMAN CONVICTED

WELLINGTON, Dec. 29. . Vincent S. Stanislaus, a barman, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court today with using the New Commercial Hotel as a common gaining house. Accused pleaded guilty. The police stated that the books and papers found indicated that Stanislaus was not in tho hookmaking business in a large way. He was not of the class that they wanted an extreme example made of. Stanislaus was fined £25, in default two months’ imprisonment.

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

DUNEDIN, Dec. 29. Owing to the cancellation of the Niagara’s trip to Vancouver as a result of tlie stewards’ strike it has been found necessary to make some alterations in the tiihctable of tlio transpacific mail steamers. The Tahiti will leave San Francisco on January 4th for Wellington via Honolulu, Papeete and Raratonga and is due at .Wellington about January 28th. The Marama will proceed from San Francisco to Vancouver, leaving the latter port on January 12th for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland and Sydney in place of the Niagara. The Maleura is due at Auckland about January 6th from Vancouver. She procoeds to Sydney leaving tlie latter port on January 13th and Auckland on January 18th for Vancouver via ports.

NAPIER MJARDI GRAS. NAPIER, Dee. 28,

The great annual festival of the Manli bras was opehed yesterday in glorious weather. The city was thronged with visitors. A procession along the Marine Parade was witnessed by thousands. The outstanding fcatiiie of the arena eveiits iii Nelson Park in the afternoon was the open air amateur boxing championships. The night session whs attended by thousands of masked revellers, and many participated in the lantern parade, dancing in the Park till a late hour. It is raining to-day. SHOT IN THE FACE. HASTINGS, Dee. 28. Willie Lawson, aged about twelve, received a discharge from a shot-gun in the face. The injuries may result in the loss of an eye. Lawson aiid two others got hold of a shot gun, and while Lawson was fixing a target, the gun which was lying on the ground went off. It is hot known by what means the gun was discharged. The lad was conveyed to Wellington for treatment by a specialist.

FiBKBLIGHT IN OTAGO. DUNEDIN, December 28. Fireblight lias made its nppearnffee in Otago. Some whitehorn hedges in the Taieri are badly affected.

MISHA!’ to trawler. WELLINGTON, December 28

The harbour watchman yesterday found the trawler, Nora Niven, which is tied up at Queen’s Wharf, for the holidays, settling down by the stern. Examination disclosed a couple of feet of water over the engine-room plates The fire brigade pumped the ship dry, and the tug Pelican later stood by keeping the water down in the Nora Niven. It is supposed that the heavy jobble on the harbour, owing to the northerly wind, caused tho ship to strain some rivets. The vessel will he placed on the slip to-day for examination. MAN INJURED. AUCKLAND, This Day. Daniel McGarvey, a visitor from Wlui kntane fell from the wharf on to a scow. His back was, severely injured, and he was taken to the hospital, his condition being critical.

CHINESE APPEAL.

WELLINGTON, December 29

The Minister of Internal Affairs lias received from the Chinese Consul ah urgent appeal for funds to combat the effects of the terrible famine now raging in several provinces of Chinn. The Minister states that any monies forwarded to the Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs will be despatched to the British legation at Pekin, and devoted to relief work. The Chinese Consul is advised that some 20,000,000 people are in dire distress, and that a very large sum of money will bo required before mupli good can be done. Appeals for assistance are being made to all the Allied nations and the Consul believes that New Zealand will maintain its reputation for generosity. A SUSPICIOUS PERFORMANCE. PALMERSTON N., December 29. At a meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Manawatu Racing Club, complaint by the Stipendiary Steward, following on a public demonstration, over the running of Mullive in the Tokonmru Hurdles on the second day was considered. The decision reached was that tho stewards consider tho jcircnmstanccs surrounding the running of Multive to have been highly suspicious, especially in view of the heavy backing on the horse on the second day; but they do not think the evidence is strong enough to warrant a conviction for corrupt practices.

CHILD SCALDED! WELLINGTON, Dec. 27 'Muriel Grant, aged seven years, fell into a copper of boiling water at Johnsonville last bight. She was admitted to the hospital, severely scalded, suffering from shock, and died at an early hour this morning.