TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITESVK

Luv tklkchai’U—i’er muss association Sl’l’KK.\l K rtU'liT. INVKUI'A 15(11Id-. Aiionsl .'id. The Supreme Court opened to-day lof„iV All .lustiii - Sim. Wi.lt.-r Dilhean ami |‘’rederiek Kohinsnn. two escapees fj.nn tho I‘iir.stiil liistit'iltion. cliai'iroii with hreakiii" ami entcriii" Tin - lortner's sentence was increased from three to live y.-ars, ami tin - latter ..(it all extra throe years. William David Mi A nlilfe and Waller liarr Crain, for breaking and enteriii" were admitted to probation lor three voars. . Cecil Ackers for steal ill" hieyohw. was to oij»litw!i months lisi.r<l labour. William' Dallas Stevens, formerly a hank teller, pleaded "nilty to stnilinn ir.'itj and was placed on prolint ion for thrtv yi‘:>rs.

David Vndorson, for false |»i c-t< iu< - ] was seiitenred to eighteen months’ hard I la.btmr. while Arthur H. (*i iti«s. mi | a similar charge, got twelve months hard labour. .t’Joi) KK.WA ;HO. timanr, Srpt. l The Commissioner of Police oilers a reward of te>o for informn I ion leading to the arrest of the person or persons who murdered Conslahle James Doiefiii at Tiuuirw on the morning o[ August 27th. I’HICK OK HOOKS. DKXKDIX, A no. Ml. Xew Zealand booksellers, having it >.n their minds that publishing prices in Knglaml must come down sooner or later, are purehtising only lor immediate replenishing of stocks, taking care not to he left with shelves lull ol cost I v publications when the drop comes. Hut there is not a sign yet o any reduction worth mentioning, and a Dunedin manager to-day expressed the opinion, foifmled on the latest news from l.ondon. that there will not Ik* jinv oasing up until wages lull. A concession in the price of t>:ipor will not hv itself sidlicc. In the most recent number of the "Hook Tost ’ to hand, it is stated that lleinemaun has moved to publish Hall Caine’s new romance for a farthing a copy proht, SO as to he able to sell it at the shops fpr six shillings,

ah ki.an!) loan i’iioi’osai.s. At'C'K CAN l\ Ann. :<1 'l'll,- cilv ca tepayers li.v llltl vull's In iI.VJ, rejected ;t propo sa! l" n" L'l t'O.ODtl lor iill];rnvi-iin-n 1 ol the ’»!< 1 ii arla-l .sin-; tarried a iliaiiuiia*' loan C-.2.A1H1 liv I2SU votos to "H : and I-.' IIIIH tolas lo Itl'iii aamatl a loan ol Tor lilt- eonereto [lining <’l »!>• (Ileal South ro;ol. Tha rat-pavers o! One- Trot- ! I ill Mint I distil- , lejoelc 1 I proposal to rata .hi tin- tini in| m-> v.-t value. ami oarriotl a io;m ol Coil.m" l |.o tla- foili-ri'U- pa vino ol Mnmtkstu i-aui. ' ( (!M I’KNSATION CI.AIM. A rCI-i I.ANI). Amo. till To-tlav ilia Suproim- Courl hoard a claim lor Cl-’tK)l) as conipoiisation hy tin- widow' ol (o-nroa lllai !\. who was killod dnriiio shunt illy: operations at l-'raiikloii .ium-tinn in May. 11-*-11-I 1 -*- 11 - Tin- plaintitl’s oasa was that 'ho mrit|t*nt ticciiri-fd llnoii;.*,li iifi.oa.~ftl s inexperience in shunt ino and that l ho. l>opaitmeat was at latill in lilaok lor that partioiilar work. r |'|, ( . Department t;i>ii t v 1 1< It *t I that lilat l; was yiiilty t,l' t-oiilrihutory nooii.ifnoo. aI.J that. ill illl.V oast*, ho at~ ccptfil till- risk iiivtilvotl in shnnlino. Alter hoarino the ovidoitoo. Mr Juslift* Stringer saitl lu* was not .-;«1 tsliotl that f round lor tho '’tv" estaldishotl. lilaok voluntarily look the I isk, Ih.uioh ho was tin inoNparjoiio.*. man. lit* oould lia.v.i* said that ho tin* not mint .shnnlino heeause ho was noi competent, ill whit'll oast* ihotr was no other work tor him. IMaiutill' was formally umisuiled. ami th« iitrv was tlisoharoetl. Ihs I said ho won Id adjourn tho oa.-o lo Hamilton, so that tho question o! nonsuit e.nild ho lu it hot' aroint! hol.ao him thei-t*. In tho ovont ol' tho nonsuit point hoill.f sltslti i nod, plaint ill o"» ll J move to .not C7ot> umill tho Markets ( 'ofniK'iisJition Act.

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