TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION]

CURIOUS BIGAMY CASE.

WELLINGTON, July 25

At the Supreme Court, Phillip Timothy Paul was charged with bigamy. Mr C. A. L. Treadwell, who appeared for the prisoner, said that, before the war, lie. was normal, ankl lived happily with his wife. He was seriously wounded and buried by a shell. He had become a nervous wreck, and was now a different man. His mother ancl wife said he was nervous, irritable and suspicious. Ho was unable to control his mind, and ho had a morbid horror of unpleasant sights, and was attracted to return to them. The gaol surgeon reported that he was probably mentally weak. He talked of “going West, having had enough of this life.” He went to Wanganui, met a girl, and quite openly m'arried her. He returned to his wife a fortnight before the marriage, ancl lived with her. Sometime after the marriage he returned to the first wife again. His mother asked that he be put under her care on her farm at Auckland, where his first wife and child could join him. Had it Jot been for bis service to bis country he would not have been in this deplorable state. His Honour sentenced the prisoner to three years’ reformative treatment.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT

WELLINGTON, July 25

Sir Francis Bell informed a reporter to-dav that Parliament would he summoned in September. The opening would take place before Mr Massey's arrival.

AN rXVKSTITURJ

DUNEDIN, Julv 25

Lord Jellicoe held an investiture ai the Town Hall this morning. TTe presented the following decorations and Orders: D. 5.0., Lieutenant-Colonel Grigor (Balclutha). Major Lumpen. Lieutenant-Colonel Ste Wart (Dunedin); 0.8. Ki. Mr TViddowson. S.M.; Distinguished Service Cross. Lieutenant Fraser (Dunedin); bar to Military Cross, Lieutenant Herbert (Kelso); Captain McHugh (Oamaru); Military Cross, Captain Emery. Lieutenant Todd, Second Lieutenants Wilson, Mayer, and Iveiach (Dunedin). Johnston (Invercargill), and MeAdani (Queenstown): Service Medal, Order o'f St. Joint, .Miss Maekersoy (Dunedin).

PA Cl FI:: PROBLEMS

WELLINGTON, July 23

li e Acting-Prime Minister, Sir Francis Bell, sillies that lie has not heard anything ol steps being taken for the holding ot a preliminary con fore nee in London in Paciih matters in preparation tor the Washington Conference. Personally lie thought the idea a good one. There would Ik- great difficulty in .Mr Massey attending tlu- Washington Conference and as the interests of New Zealand an I Australia in iln- Pacific acre so viftil it was important that their views .should be clearly formulated at a preliminary conference to be held in London before Mr Massey’s departure.

A FIRE. #) PALMERSTON N., July 24. Palmerston North’s twenty-first fire in 1921 occurred i.n Saturday niglif in' the premises of C. M. Ross and Co., Ltd., drapers, #i the Square. The lire, the origin of which is it mystery, started in the millinery workroom upstairs. The brigade made a good save, preventing the spread to other wooden portions of the building. Tin- millinery workroom was gutted, large quantities of new season's goods being destroyed. The damage in this department is estimated at £30(1 to £SOO. Tin- workroom's contents were uninsured. Water damaged stocks in the boot department and men’s mercery and clothing depart-

ments to the extent of £-000. The

insurance on these departments is £15,000.

FR ACTURED SKUI.I

WELLINGTON, .July 24

A fatal accident occurred at Courtenay Place shortly after noon on Saturday. As. he was getting off a l.yal! Hay tramear at the corner of Courtenay Place and Taranaki Street, a "inn apparently slipped and fell, striking his head on the old train rails. An ambulance was summoned, hut before it arrived the man was dead. Evidently lie had fractured his skull. Papers found on ti e lody showed that deceased probably was as hotel worker named John Finlay, about 55 years of ng*.

ITBLIC SERVICE APPOINTMENTS

WELLINGTON. July 25

.Mr C. E. Nalder, district land registrar and registrar of deeds at Christchurch, has been.promoted RegistrarGeneral of Land; district land registrar and examiner of titles, Wellington.

Mr A. V. Sturtovniit, district land registrar at Dunedin, has hoes appointed district land registrar and registrar of deeds at Christchurch.

The position of electrical superintendent at Rotorua has been filled by the appointment of Mr M. J. flardie, third station operator at Lake Coleridge power plant.

TROTTING TRAINER’S DEATH

CHRISTCHURCH, July 26

Last week Robert Ranger, aged 53, a horse trainer, was exercising the pacer Yenot on the Addington Club’s track, when the horse came. down, Ranger receiving injuries to the face and (head.i He died at the hospital to-day.

RACING CLUBS PROTESTS. WELLINGTON, July 27

Many protests are reaching the Minister of Internal Affairs from Racing Clubs which have been deprived of their totalisaior permits !>v the recommendations of the Racing Commission, but the Minister states definitely P unless and until (Parliament rob---otherwise he does not intend to isv.o any permits to Clubs that are not recommended by the- Commission.