TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

I.IIV TKI.I-.U ItAl’lt —t'Elt CHESS ASSOCIATION. CLAIM FOIt INSURANCE. AUCKLAND, -Sept. 19. In the Supreme Court to-day, the hearing of a claim for £d()tX) bv Mrs l.m-y SnialHield, widow of Cecil It. Smalllield, stock agent, Hamilton, against the Government Life Assurance. Commissioner was the subject of nit application by the Commissioner who sought a stay of the proceedings ot. the ground that when the writ was issued there were points in d.spute. and, in the terms of the policy, these must he settled hv arbitration. Mr II .FI. Ostler, counsel for Mrs SmallfiehL objected, and t lie ease proceeded.

Mr Ostler said that in a second policy over the deceased life for £lo,(Kid there was no provision for arbitration, and tile widow’s claim thereunder was coming before the Court in November.

Mr IC AlcVeagh. for the Commissioner recounted the circumstances of Sm.illlield’s death and the inquest at which the coroner found that death occurred from heart failure. Tills was followed hv the exhumation of the hotly and a verdict against heart failure. huf it came out, that carbolic acid was found in the. remains of the deceased. The arbitration clause in th(> policy under consideration was imperative. Mr MeYengh road i number of letters from the Commissioner, in one of which, dated duly 22nd, he wrote: ”... and the question

that Smalllield committed suts-ide. which I allege lie did arises. I submit istlicy is void.”

llis Honour Mr .lustin- Adams: The Commissioner sets up that his own policy is void. Tt- seems to he an excellent reason for having the claim heard by the Court if the question of the validity of the policy is te come un. After further argument his Honour reserved his decision.

WOOLLEN INDUSTRY. WELLINGTON, Sept. if) A well-known wool authority snvs that the severe limim-ial pressure c,intitules (,i dominate 111• • situation. In the manufacturing and wholes.do selling seel inns lately there lias been more inquiry for export, hut orders are principally filled from stocks. The Home trade is in flic unfortunate posithm of being unable lo find a miikel in Aioericn, owing to the tariff, and is also suHv'-itig acutely from lit*

Ki. ropea ii position. Xovori}i<■ li"-s. comlii ions mv less ndr-ors'o to improvement in lufsinoss .ami there are oik niirauimr sippis of orndual iol jof from tic more depressinp feat tof tlr slump. I'Vnejess is «nt i r inely flow l.iit mndnal adjustment is lieinjj; 1,1; do in dll' direction of rei]need cost of product iaii, and for hotter wanes at llotno and on tlic Contincnl. wliieh tool'll.".' will tend to lesson 1 lie cxistinpr dispariiy hrtwo'n Cunt mental and l lan o costs.

EXPORT OF HONEY. WELLI NOTON. {Sept, it). Tim latest figures showing tit,' quantity and value of honey exported from New Zealand in the last five years are; Cut A' ll.n . 1917 1d72 CT-"’I IPIS ‘JKI it i’7. r l!)l ipitt bbio t‘J2,;:iK |to,l !)970 £21.111 HOI 7033 I'JO.OfiA THE PRIME MINISTER. WELLINGTON. Sept. 19. A cable message lias been uveived by the Governor-General from Mr Mas. ,y reporting the arrival of the parly at Honolulu eii Saturday, all well, 'the means that Air Massey wdl r‘ m h Auckland on due date. The Prime Minister w ill come on to AYolhngi an ly [ln, express which is due, here on Alondav, (fiddlier ,'ird. at mid-d iv. 1! ETR ENT'II M ENT IN PUHI.IC. SERA’ICE. WELLINGTON, Sept. !!b No further retrenchment of permanent officers of tile Public Service has been made lately, hut the sen ires of temporary employees are still 'icing (fit petised with as eireumstanpermit . AN OLD COLONIST. NEW PLYAIOUTH. -Vpi -'I Obitiiaip. Thomas Kelly, aeed ”1. Deceased for many year- aa- th" Parliament arv representative for Tmaii'ki in finth Houses. lie also took a prominent pail ill the Provincial Government of Taranaki. AY PECO ME RAIN. NEAY PLYMOUTH. Sept. 20. The very heavy rain last might after a few days’ light warm raims has immensely improved tin 1 dairying .prospects. ANGLICAN MISSION. i AY EI.LfNGToN. Sept. 2n, j A service was held to-day commemorating the NOtti anniversary of the death , (4‘ Hisliop Untterson, ol the Melanesian . Mission. ’l’he Right. Rev. Dr Kpivtt, j Hisliop of AYelliiigton. announced the: result 1111 to date of the special, appeal | on behalf of The Melanesian Alissien. | Five thousand was asked lor, hi big j urgently required if the Kniihcn'i 1 (‘loss was to sail with supplies- tor the I missionaries. The total received up to the present is £0.270. with a pmhabil- | ity 111 a furtber £AO(* at least coming ! in Tin 1 amount given in AA elliiig'mi dioceses was £I2OO. Jfis Lordship expressed pleasure at such a splendid I '<>- minion response to the appeal. MASSEY AT HONOLULU. HONOLULU. Sept. 19. Air Alnssev interviewed hen-. said

that a tripartite agreement between the United States. Hritnin and -Japan would be the best Pacific arrangement. in (lie interests of the world. He expressed a. hope that Ibis could he attained at the Armament Conference, since it would settle the Pacific } roIdenis for some time at least, and would be a great step towards a lasting peace.