TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[lt Y TELEOIIAI’II— I' Cll CRESS ASSOCIATION] ANGLICAN N.Z. PRIMACY. AI OK LAND, Or’. I 1 .The Am-klar.fi Anglican Diocesan Synod passed , resolution that it was nut convinced there was sufficient grounds for i.ncli a departure from custom of the clilirch of the provincial of New Zealand as is involved in the proposed attachment of the primacy to any individual see, the Synod being convinced that the General Synod was the proper body to elect a Primate, and if the primacy attached to any particular see, the General Synod should retain its right tn the election for the primacy.

THE BAPTIST C ON I KR l-'NCE. WANG ANTI. Oet. 1 I The Baptist Conference was continued to-day. The election of officers resulted: President - Rev V. 11. Million ; Vic - President—..Mr J. A. Paimett CTiiisfchiireli) ; Conference Sermon Preacher Rev A. S. Wilson : Deputy Rev lb reus; Editor of “The Paptist,” Mr !. .1. North : Auditor—M* ('bail s < -d----lins: Snlieilor---Mr (I. Mnzongarb. On the mol ion of Mr •!. -I- Ninth, the following resolution aas canied: - ■•That this ('oiil'eenc:* call- attention to the ■ominous spread of gamming, and aHi nils t lull the licensing by Ibe (level iiment of tbe tola lisa tor is responsible. for ail alarming growth of gambling in all classes id society. Ibe Coal'ereiiee beli-ves* ! but the time bus arrived lor a nation-wide movement against gambling, and that dear traebing oiigtit everywhere in be given on .lie ial. economic t and moral i** ids of the gambling habit .- also that tlio i ireiimstanccs of to-day demand Hint any Government license lor belting ami gambling in aid of pliiHiutbropie or religious purposes, should at once be withdrawn.’

( 'll v KGK ItEDI't'ED CniiISTCIIFRCII. October 11. u tile Main case the Magistiate said the evidence led Him In tf’V.cve there was no intention to kill on the pail of acc used, but to frighten and bit. and thus disable. He reduced the- charge Hum attempting to inurJer. to one of discharging a lirearm " ' ll ■ intent, to do .n-ievoiis bodily barm. Accused pleaded m-t guilty, and r served Ills defence, lie was eoinnntted for trial, bail being allowed.

RROKITEKKING CHARGE A UCKLAND. October I L Hearing of the charge aeain-t Tonson Garliek. Limited, alleging overcharges on a number of mattresses supplied" to F. .1. Williams, sleep farmer at Waipare. concluded in the I’olice Court to-dav Ernest- I*. Carton officer in charge at Auckland for tlm Bowl of Tiado said one of the reasons given lor the overcharge was flint the warehouse clerks, thinking tlm selling price in the factory docket was the actual cost, added Unusual molit.

Evidence of the Si-itrelnry of the com. -any was that a change in the system had In-An introduced the mistake occurring during the transition period. Evidence was called to show that nf the time the older was executed, ticking was costing more in London than mns charged on the docket, indicating that- the material was supplied at less tha.il replacement value. Tin- Magistrate -aid he had to decide whether the overcharge was the result of a mistake or was deliberate. Tin* prosecution, he said, c.uisideied the various explanations given were so inconsistent that they had reason for suspicion. Taking all the fuels into collsidfi atiem. It** ":•< «>f opinion tin* o\ <*i(.|,;,rirp had jiri-un owr nil inum-unt- inistake. The ease must therefor,, fail.

A FATAL FALL. WELLINGTON. October 11. At an early hour this morning the body of K. F. Gould, li constructional engineer, was - found lying in a gutter outside tin- Empire Hotel ill Willis Street. It was apparent that Gould had fallen from his room in tin- third limit- of the hotel. An examination of deceased’s room showed tin- blind oj the front window was torn, indicating In- had overbalanced mid L-ilh-n through the window. At the time ot the accident 111- was dressed only ill a smoking jacket. Death must have iiot-n instantaneous. Deceased was about lilt v and h:nl been staying at the Empire for about four months hating come to Wellington from San I- rnneisco. Investigations made :t<t a later hour indicate the affair was purely accidental.