TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

i iiY TM.K.'ilUl'H —PER PKEBS ASSOCIATION! A STREET AFFRAY. AUCKLAND, October 25. A Chinese market gardener was admitted to tlie hospital, where he now lies in a critical condition as a result of injuries received in a fight with two half caste Fijians in the street last night. Two Fijians in Court were charged with assault and causing actually bodily harm and were remanded until -'list. inst. Hail was refused. MKNTALLY AFFKCTER. CHRISTCHURCH, October '25. A young woman appeared at the Magistrate's Court this morning charged with theft of a diamond ring from a pawnbroker at Auckland,on September 2nd. Counsel said accused was slightly affected mentally, and not responsible for her actions. She had been mixed up in several extraordinary Court cases. She had gone into the pawnbroker's shop to redeem goods and took the ,-ing off the counter. Accused giving evidence, states! she was in a mental hospital three years ago. The Magistrate ordered the accused to come up for sentence when called on. provided she remained in the Salvation Army home for twelve months. Tin publication of accused's name was prohibited.

IN THE All!. INYEKC.MKHI.I-. October 21. Captain Fowler left at daylight in a„ endeavour to make a- one-clay flight to Auckland, -topping at Timaru and Wellington. )TI.M AIM', October 25. The first stage of the Invercargill to Auckland (light 228 miles, was covered '.in two hours at an average speed of 111 miles an hour. Cnntiniiunco of the lliglit has been postponed until Wednesday, owing to unfavourable weather in the north. MIKIIAI’ TO SEA I’I.ANE. WEEK!NOTON. Oi-tnlior 21. Messrs Walsh Bros, seaplane, which has been operating for passenger ilights in Wellington recently, turned turtle while moored in the harbour to-day. owing to the violence of tic wind. It may he necessary to send the engine to Auckland for overhaul.

AKROI’EANE BREAKS I.OOSE. RA 111 All A ■ October 22. During a heavy gale an Avro aero plane broke from her moorings am completely wrecked. It was flown tc Wellington a few weeks ago by Captaii Douglas (liny. Captain Drake tool over the machine a lew days agi from Captain dray, "ho returned t< Christchurch on the < onipletinn ol hi: engagement with the Aviation Com pan-,, and Captain 11 Dike "as in charge of the uiaehim at tlv time "I the accident.

A SERIOUS CIIAKdE. CHRISTCHURCH. October 25. hollowing an occurrence at Kaituna on Saturday evening. Oscai ’I rice. a. daiivmaii. was arrested by the police, ami has been icuiaiided for’medical cx. aminaliou. 'Dice ".as (oiicerned ill a • ICarrel, follow'Jig which, it is alleged, he presented a gun a( a girl and pulled i trigger, the cartridge however tailed to explode. After a neighbour had interviewed him ami taken possession of the weapon. 'ld ice went away. S übseij Hen tly a message was sent through to Eittle Diver, and Tree "as arrested and sent to Christchurch. I!(. w'.is brought befon- Mr Wyveril Wilson. S.M.. til Christchurch, yesterday. and leinaiided till NovcmU-r Ist., pa the following charge: ''That on (Irtober 22nd.. at Kaitnn i. with intent to do grievous bodily harm, lie did ::t tempt to discharge a firearm !n;eh a

v illi destructive niatori.il at AH' ! I Newton and Annie Duncan.” Ab ( KI.A \ll S Will MEMORIAL. At'CKbAND, October 21. The cabled .■nuiooncenieut that lieInstitute of British Architects is ;s----sisling tlie Auckland War Memorial Coiiipctitioii with a prize of CIBtIO »'«■• referred to by tin* Mayor in speaking about tin* memorial, “Tin* Auckland War Memorial Competition lias reached a ni"sl interesting stage.” remarked Mr Gunsun. "The interest in tin* competition is very i-m----siderahle throughout- Australasia, and the cablegram from London intiiiuitng tin- assistance ol the British Institute of Architects confirms the cabled message which I received on Tuesday a !■ vising me ilia! tic* greatest interest was being taken in the rumpetit ion. and asking me For a further '0 copies of the conditions. Those "ere posted b.v the mail which left by the Niagara, on Tuesday evening, and I replied to Uiiidon thanking them for their generous en-oporation and for tin* manner in which they were lurthering the interests of the competition. This assistance is the more gratifying and tin* mmy appreciated hecanse i( i- entirelv unexpected and unsolicited. We slinli watch with euiisiderahle int.*n*st for the terms upon which the British Institute's prize of CIOBB is to he leemlvil. 'l’bis prize will be supple. nn'ii t. ary to the Auckland prizes of £bs<). C3.KI. and Cl 80. The designs are due at the end of May next, th time having been extended as the result of a conference with the New Zealand Institute of Architects, when certain interpretations were agreed upon regarding several conditions in the coin petit ion. The ultimate success is a.lrendv assured. There is sufficient, local interest to ensure this, to say nothing of the very wide interest aroused in Great Britain mid elsewhere.

■‘The amount assured for the memorial to date (including tin* Government's and tin* Auckland Saving Bank’s donations of £25,000, each of which lias been actually paid is> 1121.0(H). and the public collection "ill lie deferred until the winning design is announced in June next. T have no doubt that the additional C'Bo.ooo required to make up our objective will In* readily subscribed and this will enable tenders to be called for the building.” DEATH OF A TRAINER. AUCKLAND, Get. 24. Mr /W,. H. Windsor, aged forty, a horse trainer and owner, died suddenly at a boarding-house. \ bottle containing a fluid preparation was found under his bed. An inquest will be hold.

KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR. WELLINGTON, Oct. 24. ’ A retired painter, Alexander Clark, a widower, died in hospital on Sa-tui-day afternoon as the result ol being knocked down by a motor car driven by Henry Bird, ol Lower l-utt, in Constable Street. Clark bad just stepped off a tramear when he was run down bv tlic motor. ANOTHER MOTOR FATALITY. INVERCARGILL. Oct. 24. While crossing the street on Saturday night Elizabeth M’Eadzicu, aged seventy-two, was knocked down by a motor car, the wheels passing over her and inflicting inju.ies from which she died on Sunday. It is stated that the car was travelling from ten to fifteen miles an hour.

A FRACTURED SKULL. AUCKLAND, Oct. 24. Thomas Hook, a ( ustonis oflicer, aged .'h'i, was received in the hospital in a semi-conscious slate, suffering from a fractured skull caused by a on the pavement. SNOW AT HANMER. HANMEIi. Oct. 24. Several inches of snow is lying all over the surrounding count y. and it is still falling heavily, rallarat rand contest. DUNEDIN. Oct. 21 A private cablegram reports a debacle at the Rail lit band contest. The Kaikorai Rand, the sole representative of New Zealand in test hands’ competition iowii sel-’clionj occupied eighth (hi-ti place. Malvern Ttanivays Hand was winner, with Newcastle tec! second. Colliligwood third. Malvern also won the quickstep competition. Kaikorai taking sixth place.

A CONSTABLE ASSAULTED. TIMARU. Od. 24 Early yesterday morning, while Const able Fisher was patrollin Stafford street, lie was suddenly re: 1 without warning or provocation set upon savagely by two young men. Ihe Yoii- - table " as passing a shop when one of the mi'll threw oil' his coat and (lived into him. The constable thr- v his antagonist, hut the other man, i lining to t':r assistance of his compiuni n, dealt the constable heavy blows from behind. In the struggle a window of the Bristol I’iano Company’s p:cmises. valued at COO. was broken to :;i Ills. The assailants made good tl:i - ■ •• '.scanc. but two men who were iik-titi id by Fisher were subsequently a l ies' I .mil ebsirg' , d with assault. 'Constable Fisher wns .soveroL handled and lost a ennsidcrnhle am mil ol blood, but Ins injuries are not i msiilercd seriuus. The new system of keeping the mein - lighted all night proved ol great beuilit. as it en:ih!'’d (’onstabli l Fislier to .-oe Lis .: admits ileariy. • lames Raymond Wel-b. aged Iwciiivsix. and Arthur IViriva! Kerr, aged twenty-two. appeared at the Magistrate’s Court to-ilav. charged with assaulting ( oiistalilc Fisl .mi Sunday morning. Sonioi-Sergeant Fahey said I he police were collect in i evidence and asked lor a remand lill TeU’-d.iv. wld:!i was gianlcil. Rail w:e- allowed each accused in L'2oll, with sureties amounting to L'l’lHl in each ease.

AMBI'I.ANt'E WOltK. ■V" Eli-DTSTTUCT COMPETITION •• TIM CM', (hi. 21. Tim Inler-Disti let St .L.'iii Ambulance and Nursing competitions were belli here on Salurdav ami to-day. Wellington seal two, Otago three and North Cnnlei bury -even nursing s(|U."ls. ami Nuitb ( aut.’lbui v tliiee ambulance divisions. The Nursing Challenge Cup was won by Timaru II squad umbw Miss Eiissell ; Wellington Souib under .Miss Fosse tie being second and Christchurch North : Hiss Oliver) third. The Wells Nursing Shied was won by the sami' Timaru squad. In individual work by squad loaders. Miss Eussell won with tin* possible marks. Miss Oliver being second, ball a point behind. In Sisters’ Nursing Work. Miss Dawson i Dunedin) won. Mrs (farrow (Selw.vii) and Miss (f. Eussell iTimuiil) were equal 2, and Miss Hawkins (Wellington South) was fourth. The Wells Shied for Men’s Ambulance work resulted: Sergeants lloddi--11..11 I Chrislelniieli C.) 1. J. Clements iCLristehureh A.) 2. Seagar Timai ui 3. I .or k wood (Christchurch II.) I. The Baton Competition between Can--11-11 hi ry Nursing squads was won by Timaru II (.Miss Eussell). HAIIAYAYMEN MEET. WELLINGTON, Get. 25 Considerable interest is attached to a premature meeting of ll"’ Executive Council of the A.S.H.S., which is being bebl. Tin* meeting would in the ordinary ctiuisc, have taken place a fortnight lienee. The councillors, however, Imvi* been summoned to attend on Thursday next. No inl'ormat ion is to hand as to tlm cause of the meeting.

ALLIANCE OF LARGER. WELLINGTON. 0,1. The annual eonli'rettee ol the New Zealand Alliance of Labour opened today. Delegates "ere pjeseut representing 12,1)30 workers throughout the Dominion. Mr M. J. .Mark 'Piesident of i lie Alliance) oeeupied the eltair. 'l’lie orgatiisatioiis topi 'csciitcd wipe 'M o Amalgamated Society ol Railway Servants, Wa let sillers, freezing work-

ers, seamen, miners, t ramwaymi'ti and drivers, federations, New Zealand Engineering I’niott. The proceedings of the eonlerence are not o|K*n to the Press, but it is uiiilersiooil that im])oitaiii issues, affecting the labour movement of New Zealand are to be discussed. HELLER PROGRESS LEAGUE. WESTPORT, Del. 25. A meeting of the Bullet Ri ogress League held to-night, resolved: 'That owing to the iliereasiug idle times at the coal mines, and. also, so laras ran be judged to there being praelir:*H* no prospect of an improvement in the near future, the Government he asked jf the existing foreign eoal emit fuel s cannot he cancelled by paying a reasonable compensation, or, if that is impossible, that hi to importations he dela ved.”