TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[t: V TKI.UOR.Wir— I’F.lt I’RKSS association] .MU MASSEY’S UETCHN. WELLINGTON, Sept. lli. Mr Massey is likely to gel into harness the moment ho reaches Wellington. He will he entertained at a luncheon by invmlicrs of both Houses of Parliament, and this is likely to he the only function at which Im will sneak regarding liis mission until he spunks in Parliament. THE ADDREKS-TN-R EI’LY. WELLINGTON, September Hi. Air Dixon (IMten) will move, and Mr Huraett (Tomuka) will second the Ad-dress-in-ricplv in Ihe House of HepreS'rtat iv. The Hon. Mr Camplr'll (A tick land) will move and the Hon, Mr Mclntyre (M illcrton) will second the j Address, in-llc'ply in the Legislative' Council. IMIINTrN’G TELI'IGIIA PI I. St" Til I Al. • IN CHRIST- j rnrucu. I WELLINGTON. S pt H’> Orders for the Murray type printing telegraph f r New Zealand post offices were placed before' the war, lent it was not till this afternoon that the first message, originating from the chief telegraph engineer. who is visiting Christeliureli to inaugurate the system, was dispatched to the Pus’.master-Gc'ti-oivl at We’liiigton. It was transmitted and typed autntii:itic-allv in Wellington, the only manual attenion being cutting the hire strips of paper containing the printed messages into slipssuitable tor posting on ordinary tele- 1 graph forms. It ran as follows and was received without literal error: "Memo. (Mates, Postmaster-Gen-eral. —This is the first me--age passed over New Zealand telegraph lines by means of machine printing apparatus. Whilst this message is passing trials j have proved that it is possible to have certain others passing, three more going to Wellington and four coining from Wellington to (Mu i-tehumli. all on one wire. In about a month's time I ex peel to lie in a position to hand over the appaitus tor practical work, handline eommei via I and Pres- messages. Tin c-iiicell to he equipped with this apparatus will ho one of the Auck-land-Wellington circuits. E. A. Sli ri in pton. ’ NEW PLYMOFTII TRAGEDY. FOCI! MEN DROWNED. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sept. W j A boating disaster. involving the, death of four men. oi c iirred a! ll e port here this afternoon. A small open hoar, rigged with a sail, was coming to the wharf from the Ameii-

can -teamer Fasterner. A rough sea was running. Shorily after leaving the steamer the small heai loiiiu! the sc'ci ton nmgli and an atl« nqil was made to Jiut hack. The rudder was washed away and a return became impossible. The boat turned hrotnl-icli' on. and overMiteed. Gut ot the' live ab.-ard, four are mis- eg. 'I I c> : ihope for the missing, who aie: T. Butler, ol the N'tiecmm Gil Co. win iciilC'd the ship at Napier, a married mao; .1. Piper, winking ten emu ii , eu l pper 11 iivt. Wi'llingien, a nun r:ed man with live , liildi -n : W. D. lan !-: . siipei-cargo, a Engle mail ; and y a udar ■ t Idl'd ellgilleer. Limi-ay's body lias been 'mind. De-kill, the lliin! ot'ieiT, was sr.v i. I|e made lleioie alb llipts to save ! ' callers, especially Butler. There wcie no fiirilier detail" at tim of telegraphing. ASSAI'I.T ON PGI.ICF. DUNEDIN. Sent, is The police Imve arrested All-ill Aiteheson. in Nnrt h-East Valley, on S,ahud:i\' night. He was wanted oil a eliaige of eallsing actual Ii iilily ha'-iu lo Constable Hesse about a inonli age. when lie was attac k.' I w ith a halmi taken from tlci- c'nii-iahle when he called t" Aililieson’s Imiise to -ciHe a doaic'stie dist nrha mi'. lies-.' wees knocked iineoiiseiims. Bit hard l.eckie. a dairy farmer, was al'o arrested oil charge ot inciting Aiieheson to resist am—t. il appears that the police had a si renilcius struggle with both men heI'ore Hie arrests were ellc'eled, l.eckie using a flail to some ]uirpose.

.MO UK ItriiOI.AIOKS. , TIM .MU'. Sept. IS. | Throe simps ;il Plea said Point. to which mi dw ellinp is attached. imr hroken into ml I* inlay slier II p.m. 11l two cn som tho tills wore emptied of silver totallinp W- Ids. In the third ...ISO ill. till v. si.s.od the ..i.ei.-pl to open it. There is no elite to the culprit. j COOl) HAINKAI.I.. Tl MAUI'. Sept. I't. . The first pood ruin for ninny months in this lucidity sc! 111 yesterday mol ninp. So fur iilioill ihroe inches have fnlloii. nnd it seems in he laperinp olf this morninp. <) AM A 1! I . Sent. IS. The spell ill dry vent hoi hits lioen hroken l.y n, very welcome rainfall. S]jpht showers fell yeslenliiv iiflernoon, hut ruin came on in earnest at tiijjhif.ill nnd a steady downfall emitintted nil nipht. A Inrpe area ill wheat will I,end’d:, and, wlmt is none satisfactory, the prowinp feats ol a dronpht lone lieeli dispelled. Cl I U ISTC'III’ !i(l I. Slept. IS Sternly rain lias fallen since oath mine and has hroken the loop dry spell. 11 was hadly w anted and will he of tremendous henciit to crops and pastures. Olim'AKY. CflKlSTClll'UCll. September 1 John Aides Venal. veil-known throughout the Dominion ns tlm pin in r State Bank advocate died at his residence Swnnnanna at the npe of 72

A I.AD DIHIWNKO. UT.I.UXCTOX, rapt. Ii» .fuck Xapior Wickham, aged Ki, "as drowned in Hiiit River \ esterday while collecting driftwood brought down hy tiic flouil "liters, flc was standing mi a shingle li.mk hauling in a log assisted by bis younger brother, when tile rising flood swept him away in the swift current. Kifnrts to recover the body were unavailable, flue hoy's parents leside at Camp Road, l ower Hull. I’AI’KR OKKK'K UTISN'T. \Y AIIIOA. Sept, lit The ••(inardiaii" Oflieo was totally buiiied out at i .■'{■* tin- morning. ■ pa relit It the gasoline apparatus connected with a linotype exploded. The lire spread rapidly. T'vre "as no lire lighting apparatus. The liieghbutiring i buildings of A. 0. Chicken and C. C. Rhuchor, escaped owing to hrick v.alls, lii.-nranccs not available. The paper st;ntod in HdO.