TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[bv telkgrai’h—r zn press association] FURTHER HEM AND. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. M. Williiini Allan Hopkins, formerly liiinl estiitc agent anil now a bankrupt, appeared on at the Magistrate’s Court to-day on four charges of tkclt of moneys entrusted to Counsel for accused stated that Hopkins was broken in health, body and spirit and it was not intended to offer any defence to the eh si rues. A further remand was granted until Unlay. si theme corin'. WELLINGTON. October to. \L the Supreme Court to-dssv, the billowing sentences were imposed- Andrew ‘"Michael Curtin. If years of age. and dames Prichard Cameron. PI years for breaking, entering and theft at Hastings received probation for three years, the sum of £7l odd to he restored to tin* firm from which it was sLolen. Alfred .lames (Jardiner. aged 20, lor rceeiving stolen moneys Innn the pi isoner Curtin, received six months. (icorge ltd winds aged ‘2l, Cecil Henry Edwards aged 21, ticorgc Walter Edwards aged 28. for theft of 21 eases of petrol, at Dannevirke. three years probation. Civil Glen Kussiter, aged 27. thelt of ;5G eases of poultry valued at £202 and forgery ol orders for delivery two years for theft and one month for forgery. ’I hoiiias Austin Griffiths aged 22. breaking and entering, and attempted lape, six months on first charge and two viar> on sisfiid charge and declared an habitual criminal.

1 : I.IISS OK ECU COAT. WELLINGTON. Odi.licr Id. A judgment of considcrahie interest I to racing clubs was given by Mr K. 1 Cage S.M. to-day. Mrs Symons sued the Wellington Racing Club for the value of a fur 1 coat handed in at the ladies’ cloak room. A numbered cheek was given i for it. but tlie coat was not I'oitlicnmliilg when demanded. The defence was that reasonable care hid been taken. ! and that the public had been notified that the club would not lie iesponsib!e for lies. i Mr Page, however, held that it was the chili's duty to safeguard plaintiff's property, and as this had not been done he awarded her £lO damages.

TYPHOID Ol'THI! EAK. LEI IN. I IctoluT 11. r l lie sixth death In rouiiect ion with the outbreak of typhoid at .Muhuiio pa oeenrred yesterday, the victim fieing the third member of the Kuiti family to siieeiunh. The .Maoris consider that the intcetion was brought fiom Waikato two months ago when a niimlri ol Natives fion i tins district attended ■ i langi there. EIRE AT SEA. WELLINGTON, (fit. If, The Mamma, which arrived at Welling t■> i ■ to-day tiom T’liseo, reports that she landed at ’Kriseo on S'epiemher 2il last, 2;t menil.eis o| the crew ot the Italian lianple Mollle Itianea. '•■•mill from Neivea.lle lo Itnl.v. ivliieh was Ini. tit a; sea. and abandoned, on dune L’.'t. ai a point fill deg. south, Hid d g. east, and OKI miles Trout land. The crew manned one o! t.lm large lifeboats at night time, and rowed for seven days. They reached Tufiai Island. in the Society Group. When •rowing (hey were attacked by sharks, and battled for three hours, rutting an ! slashing the sharks with knives lor t lieii lives. On Tilhni. a remote Island levy existed for ol days on hemes, I. 1 game, a lid fish. and di auk t lie i'liee el ihe native I ices. They sight'd a steamer and attim ted her by fires, w flii'li conveyed Hie crew lo Papeete.

AITKAI. DIS.MISSKO. Al'( 'K I,AND, Or!. Hi Si lour ruin luri)! \) ;i s i n;i tl<> liy .Mr .1. \Y. Pn.vnlou. 5.. M.. in tin- Police ('mill mi fv it It' lit-i- n! Lin- i< ■! it'll i - inn; of (lie c:iso in iiliieli ('nnicliu* MrDevil l ivlm w.-is sentenced to 1 I days' iiiipri.Minnicnt I'nr using n departmental -niicessinii order In olitnin n railway I irlit-i to wliirli lie mis mil t-nl illed. A i clu-ii ii nr hail liri'ii gram.-d nil the grounds l}i:1 1 fresh evidence nils availal.li'. In nivinn his decision. tin- MagisIrali’ .said lliat tin- non rvidcm-r consisted nuti■ 1 1 \ ill a stiilrnii'iit liy Kiehard Fogarty. barman. In tin- olln-l lliat nil 11 if dale (if 1 1 if nir.'lirr In- v. as given Hir ordi'r I'nr lln- i-iinri-ssiiin ticket liv niii-, Hiii-win, with a i-ft|iifst that In- olitnin tin- 11111111". firm Mis Krcwin and iinrcliast- tin- licln-l. ! 1 1at Icruaids iik-I llir dcfemlanl, nlm di-siri-d in discuss tin- Imsincss a ini' nll'er-t-il In iiliiain a ticket I'm- him In save I ini -.

Tin- .Ma-fist laic said lie was i-t* 1 tail (In- stniv was a cniicnciinn nivinn sev oral reasons why Ihr accused had her sentenced In I I days’ inipi isimim-ni lie refused leave In appeal saline 11 1 niaii uiin rnininillt-d sin-h alt ulleiir and llii-n eaiiie and tnld such lit s ahnii il was lint deserving nl any enlisidt-ia linn. Il uas simply shocking what h had dune and then In eiinii- and peiim IIiIIISfIr and ill addilinn induce other In perjure 11 it- Distal VfS. I.ater. the .Magistra le leniaiked ilia i: v.as tin* ivnrsi pcijury hr had lieaii in that Cniul. The original heariiilias nil duly N, ami the rehearing nl Oetnher I-. KATANA KFCDCNISFD. NKI.SON, Ort. Id. The following lesullllinn was eaniei at the Nelson Diueesail Synod "Tlial this meeting desires In expn-s ils gratitude In On.l I'nr Ihe -neat lai nlir conferred iipnn the penjile nl Neii Zealand and lhi- mighty wniks dnni through Katana. It prays that God'.Messing he coniinued In him. and hi.work.” 'Pile President railed upon members m stand 111 I'erveii! prayer I'nr Katana and his work.