TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS. (BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'] 1 RAM AND FAffc FAIR. DUNEDIN, April 5. The annual ram and ewe fair was ■ held to-day. The attendance of buyers and spectators exceeded 300. There was a fair selection of various breeds, but no Downs or Lincolns. The quality as a. whole was very fair. No big prices were, secured, but the demand was better than anticipated. A few stud sheep were offered, and no exceptional prices were recorded. Two stud Corriedale rams from the New Zealand and Australian Land Company’s Moeraki Estate made 25gns. and 26gns. The best of the stud Border Leicester rams made 13gns. to 17gns., and were sold on account of Murray Bros, of Clydevale and Thomas Lorkhead of To Houka respectively. Romney flock rams, gns. to Igns. Corriedale flock rains made up to 9gus., this figure being obtained for some *.nimals penned hv -T. A. Johnstone, Bushy Park. In a general way buyers were discriminating, and stood off anything lacking bloom and carrying wool at all coarse. The demand on the whole for flock sheep may be deemed liettor ban was the case last year, when sheep were penned far in excess of buyers requirements, and this despite private and dispersed sales which have taken place recently. GANG OF THIEVES. OPER ATING IN WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, April 8 A sneak thitjf gang which operated in Palmerston North during Easter week in stealing money from bedrooms in hotels and hoarding houses, has transferred itself to Wellington, according to the police. There are quite a number of people in Wellington already painfully aware of their presence here. During the first three days a considerable number of thefts of money from bedrooms, hotels, private hotels, and boarding bouses are reported. The thieves appear to he bent upon doing nothing by halves. They believe in making a clean sv»oep. as 111 some establishments all the temporarily unoccupied bedrooms have been visited. Whatever money lias been left in coat pockets, handbags, and drawers has been taken. Individual losses of from £5 to C3O are quite common.

EXPLOSION ON STEAMER. WELLINGTON. April *. At tbi j iiujkiirv into the recent explosion on the steamer lviipuni. the evidence of the fireman was to the effect that he had obtained a case of what, lie supposed to be kerosem 1 and put soma of the contents through the condenser to cool it. He thought tlu* fumes smelt like benzine, however, and on examination found it. was so. He took a case with 011 c tin in it away. The other was left in the engine room. He went ashore and procured a tin of kerosene. Ton minutes - after his return, an explosion occurred. The engineers did not say anything about removing the opened tin of benzine from the engine room. Other witnesses expressed the opinion that the. explosion was caused by pouring of the benzine into the condenser.

The court will inspect tlm vessel NATCH A lisattox PAPERS MISSING. WELLINGTON. April 8. A German Carl Munime, was charged at the Police Court with failing to deliver up his nationalisation papers. It was explained in defence that accused did not possess the papers. In the early days of the war lie was interned at Somes Island. His son cleared out with all his papers. It was suggested that the naturalisation papers had been burnt The Magistrate gave the accused the benefit of the doubt. l’lie authorities hoped the case would prove a warning. ’ INFANT’S BODY FOUND. CHRISTCHURCH, April 8. The young body of a fully developed male child was found this morning tinier the bed of a domestic servant naniel Vera. Munson, aged 2fi, at a home where she is employed. The girl admitted that the child was horn on Thursday night, hut said she did not look to see il it were alive or (lend. At the inquest the medical evidence was tlia’t death was due to asphyxia. The enquiry was adjourned to enable the mother to give evidence. BUTTER PRICES. WELLINGTON, April 8.

The retail grocers wore represented j at a meeting held by the Board of j Trade with reference to the retail price i of butter. The Director of Agriculture J was present. The case for the retailers I was put before the Board. A confer- j once is to he held in Wellington next i week, called by the Dominion Butter t and Cheese Committee, and represent:!- i fives of tin 1 Government will he pro- j sent. The question to be discussed will j he the price. j In the meantime the subsidy ot 3d ; per pound is continued to the dairy • companies supplying the local market j from the factories. ; There is also a payment of a subsidy ! of fid per pound on the butter taken lor j Wellington consumption from the |mper Government stocks. ANZAC DAY. ! WELLINGTON, April 9. Anzac Dav will be observed in Wei- i .‘, i • I lingtnn in much tlie same mnnner :is last year. A combined church parade will he held in the afternoon. The Minister has granted the Returned Soldiers Association permission to erect a temporay cenotaph opposite the Government Buildings and the wreaths brought here will subsequently lie transferred to soldiers graves in Karon Cemetery A special church service will he held o ,i Sunday 24th. for children.