TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

(_RY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION PRICE OF SUGAR. WELLINGTON August 30. The price of kugar is not likely fo be adjusted before November, said tho Minister of Industries and Commerce yesterday. It seems tin*, many pic are buying sugar by the pound and half pound at present, because they anticipate a fall in price. I do not think they are wise. There i.-, j lnnty of sugar now hut nobody can say with certainty that there will Ik> plenty later on. We have seen in the past Mur unexpected difficulties may uiiSc. People who can afford to lay in a stock of sugar now and who fail to do so will not deserve much sympathy if the.are short again-when the season comes along. The Minister added that the movements of the sugar market had justified those who contended that no big fall in local price was probable. Prices of Java and Cuban sugar had risen and moreover Cuba rind Java were not turning out the quality of sugar New Zealand people were accustomed to. CHEAPER SUGAR. AUCKLAND, Aug. 29. The chairman of the Board of Trade, • Mr McDonald, has been conferring with j the Sugar Coy’s local representatives regarding the next season’s prices. '! hey j stated they couldn’t make tho figures j public, but tho consumers would secure their supplies at a liberal reduction on the present prices. lie said that cheaper sugar would not he available until November Ist. TfMARU MURDER INQUEST. ! TIMARU, Aug. 29. The inquest touching the death ot | Constable Dorgau was held this after- j noon. The chief witnesses were Con- ; stable Christopher and Dr I slier. No I fresh facts wore given in evidence. [ The Coroner, Air Mosley, recorded a j verdict: “ That deceased died Horn in- , ternal haemorrhage, the result of a bul- j let wound, inflicted by some persons or , nerson unknown.” Tbo Coroner expressed sincere sym- j patbv with the widow and family and with the Police in the loss sustained. I'lie bereaved family bad reason to be . proud of the courage of their husband ami father. IA It A! LB SUICIDES. j ASHBURTON. Aug. 29. John Whearty, aged 40 years, i'arme ! Ett'loton. was found (h ad yesterday ficm a gunshot wound in the head. His brother Tom s:w defeased eii'.er a sited, heard a gun report, and found the deceased as slated. OFFF.R TO AIR EVAN PARRY. INVERT ARCH L, Aug. 29. At its meeting to-day the Power Board decided to cable to Atr Evan Perry, formerly Dominion chief electrical engineer, offering him the appointment of Resident Engineer to the Board to carry out Southland electrifi<atioii scheme. escaped prisoner. INVERCARGILL. Aug. 29. A prisoner named Leonard George Robertson, who escaped from the Borstal Institution early on Thursday morn ing, was recap lured a( Gore to-day. FURTHER RAII.AVAV CUT. WELLINGTON. Aug. 29. Owing to decreased railway returns a further railway rut is announced. The second AVelliiigton-AiickJnnd express is fill down. It will run only three days a week in future, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. SOUTHLAND POWER LOAN. INVERCARGILL, Aug. 29. At a meeting of the Southland Power Board to-day il was announced that a loan of £750,0U0, part of an authoris- | i>d issue of £1 ..*>(10.000 has been underwritten. The underwriters are undertaking to place is on tbe Hindoo market on tho following terms. T-lio nominal rates ol interest to be 6 per cent, and tbe issue price £9O per cent. Costs attaching to tbe floatation, including underwriting advertising, and printing, stamp duty, legal expenses, etc, amount to three per cent., «o that (lie net result to the board will be a ||al interest on the actual moneys received of slightly under 01 per <oiit. Sir Joseph Ward placed bis mflutree and services at. the Board’s disposal without remuneration. THE NEW PARTY. . AUCKLAND, Aug. 29. Air Statham addressed a moderately i at tomb'd mooting on the aims of the National Progressive and Aloderato Labour Parly in tbe Town Hall to-night. Among (hose on the platform was Bishop Averill.