TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

fliv TEI.ECIIAIUI—PKII CHESS ASSOCIATION'] VICTORIA COLLKOE. WKI.I.INOTOX. Sept. 1-3 The vonvietion of Miss 11. Woitzer, a pradualo of Victoria Oollope, nil a charge of circulating seditious literature, was mentioned at a molding >d tlit k Victoria ( ollepe ('oiiiieil last night, when il. was doeiih'd tha ! a special enmmil let* he sel on to impure into the specific rpiestinns raised hy the Hi rector of Education in tliis Council. Hurinp the discussion it was pointed unit that. Miss Weitzel was not a stud- , lit at the College at the pie-ent time. She had finished her ,wic,, at the ( 'ollepe in November I!.jH. ami bad not be nil!,, ooniieeled witli the C, ill Hi it il i' c till \pri lui this year. The foHuwing resnliui.in was also P dv. iI bout dir- '!■ si.ui : Ti .i ■ ( ouii,il ,egrei . ;hat. the Mini : r ni Kdue:iii,.,i. pi lor to I uldiug i! c inquiry asked for. thought proper to make a public statement through tlio press which v, as wry piejudicuil to the reputation ,d I lie ('ollepe.

BETTER PRI'. K I'AI-I.S. Al t KI.AX'I). '• 11l I I A dioj) of one pelinv p*';' lb ill the retail price of hotter wo announced belie I '-day. This lid!,.;; ,d on a nieeijng of the Auel; 1:1 nil I’rovin, ial Unite’ ('ninniil lee. T'e eoinnnl lee carried u resolution into f licet licit, owing In t:e latest droii in the Home market, it will he a roeimiiiiendatinn troiu thi‘ emnuiittee that the wholesale price of lirsi giade but ter shall he ‘Js per lb inn!; at I at—lory door, and Id lor tails at the factory dour (plus (d for delivery at AueklaudL in order to make a maximum retail price ol 2s Id per lb.

FARMERS AND It ERA I, MAILS. TIATARI'. Sept. H.

At a largely attended meeting ol the Smith Canterbury Executive of the Farmers’ t'm'*ii in Timnru to-day. it was decided emphatically to protest against tile suggestion that tin* Postal Department should levy I'd oil all rural mail ho\es. It was further agreed that only' those who contributed should be served with mails

PRISONER .ICMPS FROM EXPRESS \SI IRFRTOX, September LI. \ prisoner escaped Irom the nnrtlikoiind express yesterday, about 3. If)

while the train was statiunayy Ashburton Ceiiietery. The ~s- apee was la-0 le'.ird ol al ■> o'clock yeslerda; nli'ii in-inning ior elotlas and a bi- , vele. a mile from the iail w ay.

The police are -I ill searching but have not revealed the identity of tile ~, ;v, ho was i, ,nil Iv sentenced al 11 u lied iu. and was |,r ding in l!m i-u-lod; oi a single lolislahle In I apa run Prison. The I's.ance is described ns of light I: did. height -Aft. bin., and nil dial, il. DI'NEDIN. Sept, i I The prisoiiei who I scaped at Ash fiurlou was Wm I lerh-i 1 <'h >pman. who was muh r a sent, no' of -'X molll bs imprisonineiil for lln'lt •>t clothing and a hievele.

CRIMES ADA IN'ST I’Ri il’l.l! lA. CHRISTCHFRCII. s„pt, 11. Cmnnmiit mi llm in, mi'" .rimes against t" "P' l'H ■ was made by Mr Wvvem Wilson S.M.. to-day w h 'll a was .hirged with theft of i The MagiDiaie said that a ,|. plmahle stale of ntl'uii - existed. look in ; over recent stulisties h,, imm.l crime had increased more than any other, and that was the crime relating to property. Oll'em , s against permns 1t.,,1 no I increased, but crimes against proper! v im I”''' and I"- w is smay to sa; that by tar Ihe greater nuinl er oi olleuee. had I,cell I'ommilleil hy men between 111, ages „f 21 and 23. It looked as if

a great many young thieves were growing up in tlm Dominion. Tlmi'e was .mly mm '■'■■ > to del with ,riiim of this kind and thni '’.a----lo 'iniiiii'W severe "eldcm tn ea -: 1 ' wll irh c:l me Imtere l lie Court. KAiiITANF 11u.M1.. W\NT; \N I I. Septend -r 11. The Street collect iua organised hy ill,. Swankers Cluli ill aid of funds Im tlie local K aril a lie lloine was held today and resulted in over L'33o I,mug lid |e. The total with donations will exceed CIOO. ,\.Z. TRt I'i'TIND A SSI HI A'l'lON. Cl 11:1ST Cl 11 RCI I . September 11. \l tlie meeting ol tile New Zealand Trotting V'saciation. Mr R. >'h.g-,e-ctc,led president. Mr 11. I'. Nmoll wa le-eleeted vice-president and Mr .1. ||. Williams was re elected treason a. The Knrhul.v I’nrk ( lull uml" asking whether payment "as inteirhd Im' t iking; descriptions nl Imrses shipped t" Australia. Mr Selig said tlm Itieming; committee had taken st,-| " abm l limse. which were lmiug shipped away, md they had done their best In set ore description. It "as a must impmtald libicb \ not Imr nmnibei slid llm M". I* I *''• part mold knew nothing a' mi then. A deputation was appointed to interview the Minister of Agriculture on t lie subject ATHLETIC I'NHIN CHNEERENCF. DI'NEDIN. S- !'(' ud er ! 1. I'll,. 11,,minion ('"id ereu, eoll Im New z.e.dal*! A l Idol ie and Cycle I moll w;o cpcncl to day. It was staled by tin ~resld.-til. Mr Kennedy. Mm! the uiiini now controlled practicily all "hlelies , <V cliim and wool , hopping lh New Zealand. The limine,-s of the inn were Imalt hy and it was booed ,luring the coming -tison to 11 v,> l ' u Lie-war hi,vele road races. Timaru (■iiiistcbarch. and around Mount I g nimit. The eorniniitee sets IM, to I'" vi-,. the rules of the axemen’- eomueti [i„ IIS decided tn appoint one handicap per for all wood-, 'hopping events m the North Tstand