TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

f 11V Tfc'l.KCi.t.U'll —I'EIt I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION. A MOTOR GAR COLLISION. I*A I.AI KRSTON NORTH . Sept. 20. Some little time ago a collision took place between a motor-ear driven by I awrenec' Elton Christie and another car driven by K. Speedy. 11l tile Magistr.ilet’s Court yesterday the former "as charged wil’i negligent dii.dng. also with being under tine inlluen e of 1 ic |in>r whilst in eharge of a ear. ■The M agi -t: a It. Mr J . L. Stout, said Iheie was evidence that tie defendant had several drinks price- to starting the trip, bit til!-- "is : :-:ir. • ! strong c iicmgli to eouve t m: I l ' 'bar;.- • f drimkeane s. ! a . .1. - ever, t ("*t (’!u i • a d ’vi :: ’■ •- i roili-ion. an I lliat be '■■ ■ ■ driving at ton great > siu e I along ta narrow road at night with itisnlli ient lights. He therefore fined him LK) for reckless driving, with IDs costs and £1 10s. witnesses’ expenses. ROTOWARU MINE FIRE. AUCKLAND. Oct. IL The lire which broke out in tbe Taupiri Coal Company’s Rntowaru Aline yesterday morning was confined to one section, blit tbe whole mine was ch'.'.fd during the Hooding of it. which was completed to-day. The on esc is unknown. It will he some time h'-foie operations nro resumed. The stoppage involves the loss of an ontrut -if -HU tons dally. Retwgen 120 and 100 men are enn loved at Rotowarn Mine. They have 'em pive’n work at the company's other mine at 11 1 1 n t ly. VITAL STATISTICS. WELLINGTON, Oct. 3. The vital statistics for the nine months of 1021 ended on Friday slow n considerable falling off Dot Ii u I'.'it'-i-ingc's and births, as (inmparod with tlie corresponding jieriod of last year. The ligttrc's for Sc'|iteniber of both years n.re' as follows: — 1020 M’2l. Dirt Its 10-1 102 Deaths IK' Mil Marriages TUi 1H Marriages in office ’-*' 'JTlie ligures foe' the last nine c-e’i'ths compared with those for the corresponding period of last year, are: 1020 1021. l*,ir(h* 1 Ol id 1737 Deaths So! Mu mages 1110 1021 Marriages in office 200 ?->3 POLICE SEARCH TN RUSH. TNYERCARGiTLTc. Oet-. 3 The man. Edward Cossegrovo. whose conduct created great alarm in Tm,tape re* district, in March last, and who eluded all efforts of the. police to eateli him hiding in the- bush has ix'-appearod lifter a. long period of invisibility. A party of police -a.ro out. semiring ike ttc’igldnmrhood. Oossegrove is wanted ell several charges.