TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION]

DEBENTURE ISSUE OF GISBORNE FARMERS’ COMPANY.

FULLY SUBSCRIBED

GISBORNE. July 19

At three o’clock to-day the Gisborne Sheepfanners’ Frozen Meat and Mercantile Company closed down on the receipt of applications in their issue of £300,000 worth of debentures at 74 per cent, with a ten years’ currency, secured by first mortgage of properties, and plant The debentures issue has been before the public for exactly three

weeks, and the response made is claimed bv tlie manufacturing director to be

unprecedented in the history of the Dominion.

THE NEW PARTY. WELLINGTON. .luK 22

A meeting was hold last night tinder the auspices of the National Progressive and Moderate Labour Party, when -Mi (. E. Statham, M.P.. enunciated the policy, on lines already telegraphed. The meeting was not open to the press, but it is understood Messrs Kellett, M.P., ai\d Foster (President of Auckland district Council), and Black (organiser) also addressed I ! e meeting which was attended Lv about 20 friends and sympathisers of the Party.

FINES OF £5. DA RG AY I LLE. July 22 ' At the Magistrate’s Court, Stephen Bigudl, aged 19. was fined L's for having an. unregistered rifle in his possession.

Nieholls, a storekeeper at Kailm, was fined £5 for selling underweight bread. BISHOP AYER ILL’S CRITICISM AUCKLAND, July 18.

Dr Avcrill. Anglican Bishop of Auckland, in the course of a sermon at All Saints Church, severely criticised the recent extension of the causes by which divorce can be obtained in New Zealand. He referred to the fact that marriages could now he dissolved after three years separation, and said* that w#w opposed to Christian conscience, as the teachings of Christ did not sanction any cause for divorce excepting, possibly adultery. Dr Averill said he considered the logical outcome should be tliu estalJishment by the State of institutions in which children of divorced parents could be eared for. Referring to a statement by a. distinguished soldier and M.P.,' that it was absolutely necessary to do till that was possible for the sake of the rising generation, the Bishop remarked that while the Bo; Scouts and'Young Citizens League were absolutely necessary at the present time!* to counteract the adverse influences in the lives of children, still ho held that instead of placing an ambulance at tint foot of tlie precipice, it was better to erect a fence around the top. If tlie Government showed some regard for the principles of Christ in it’s legislation and education, it would he far more likely to influence children than would-ant amount of superficial patriotism without, any real basis. AN UNUSUAL CASE. AUCKLAND, July 22.

At the Police Court, Robert Wilson, a labourer, single, aged 44, was charged with having left an indecent publication at a house of a suburban resident. He was also charged with a nimilail offence under the Indecent Publication Act in respect a second lqtte,r ‘ written hv accused to the daughter of the resident Counsel said he would formally proffer a plea of not guilty as he desired to argue the question of law that whilst his client's letters might certainly he classed as insulting. they were not indecent within the strict meaning of the Act. The police said that neither the girl nor her sisters knew the man. Accused was fined £2O and placed on probation for fivo years. WEATHER - TX WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, This Day.

Sharp rain fell during the night and it is now blowing tt cold south-easter. The prospects for the Springbok football match to-day are not bright, the weather being likely to interfere with both play and attendance.