TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH —PUR PRESS ASSOCIATION J

SOUTHLAND FAT AIJTIES. INVERCARGILL, June 28

A cottage at Otautau, occupied by Septimus Cooper, aged 76, retired dfentist, was destroyed by fire last night. Cooper’s charred remains were subsequently found in the debris. Deceased ws unmarried and lived alone. A wharf Ibourer named Alex Callender, while working on Bluff wharf this morning was struck on the head by some timber, which fell from a sling which broke during the loading of the Westralia, and sustained injuries from which he died in the Southland Hospital tliis evening. NEW ZEALAND-AUSTRALIA STEAMER SERVICES. DUNEDIN, June Owing to reduced earnings it has been found necessary to reduce the weekly sailings of the l nion Co. and Huddnrt Parker steamers between Sydney and Wellington, and between Sydney and Auckland to an interval of ten da v in each case. Care has been taken however, when drafting the new timetable to provide for a five day interval between sailings from Auckland and Wellington. FOUND IN RIVER. DUNEDIN, Juno 29. The police are advised that the body of James Galvin, licensee of Shingle Creek Hotel, who has been missing since 51 av l-i, has been found in Afol\neaux River. NARROW ESCAPES. AUCKLAND, June 29. Just as a charabanc with forty passengers passed over a bridge on Hon-derson-Swanson road, the bridge oollapj sod into the creek fourteen feet below. I Nobody was injured. Another charaj banc crossed imediately before, both bci ing part of a funeral of a man killed at a sawmill, and largely attended. 1 RETIRING. CHRISTCHURCH. June 29. Superintendent Dwyer who has been in charge of Canterbury police district for the past eight years retires to-mor-row on superannuation. The position will be filled by Inspector Hendry.. THE SUPER-TAX. AUCKLAND, Jun 0 29. Attention is drawn to the fact that in tin- preliminary notices issued by the Commissioner of Taxes under the Tax Act, the super tax is stated to be 33'!, per cent, whereas the Finance Act last session prescribes the same rate as un- ! dir the Act of 1920. namely 50 polecat. Tbi> question is raised what statutory authority exists for the alteration.

FALSE PRETENCES. AUCKLAND. June 29. At the Supreme Court, Leslie Douglas who. representing himself as a naval officer obtained forty pounds from a widow bv false pretend's, after replying to a matrimonial advertisement, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment and three years reformative treatment. POISONS ACT. WELLINGTON. June 29. A deputation from the Pharmacy Board waited on the Minister of Health with suggestions for amending the sale of the Poisons Act mentioned that N.Z. with the exception of South Australia was the most lax country in I lie world in ibis regard. The Minist-r agreed that this unenviable position should be rectified and gave general support, provided it was understood that farmers interests in regard to agricultural and hurt iouHuffal poisons and sheep dip, were not prejudiced. The Reputations assured him that nothing -if this kind was intended provided that storekeepers secured the signature of ‘he buyer.