TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[l{V TKI.eOH.W’M r -Ml I’ItKSS ASSOCIATION 1 DEATH ERO.M SIDE K. NAPIER, On. 20. William Paterson, aged 05, an inmate *f the Old Peoples Home, was scalded while bathing on Friday, and died in the hospital. The < oroncr found death was due to shock ami hums. again remanded. TIMAR.r, October 27. At the Magistrate’s Court, Arthur I’ercival Kerr and .lames Raymond Walsh wore charged with assaulting Constable Fisher oil Sunday morning and were further remanded for a week. SHOW DAY. TIM A RE. October 27. For the Peoples Day at the Tiiimru Agricultural and Pastoral Associations .jlith Annual show, the weather is ideal and there is a large attend nice. SOEU.ING RACK DATE. BLENHEIM. Oct. 27. The Hannan-Wells race for the smiling championship of Marlborough will b« rowed oil Wairau river on Saturday next at 11 o’clock. WATER IN BETTER. GISBORNE. Oct. 27 A prosecution under the Sale ul Foods Act, instituted by the Health Inspector against the Kin Ora Dairy Coy., concerning a shipment of butter received from Auckland for local distribution, resulted in a line of L'2o and costs. The butter on analysis was fennel to contain 12.75 per cent of an excess of ‘2.75 per cent vmiil wlmt tin* law allowed.

MEAT VENDORS LICENSE. WELLINGTON, (let, 27. justice Hosking gave his judgment on an appeal, deciding that an auctioneer who sells meat must hold a meat vendor’s license under the city byelaw.

ARRARF.NT SEICIDE. TE KEITT, Oct, 27. E. E. Lamb, the town clerk of To Kuiti who recentlv resigned, was found Sitting at the office table at nine o'clock Ibis morning shot in the mouth. The pistol on his breast was still grasped. Death was instantaneous. SOETII BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. AUCKLAND, Oct, 27. At the annual meeting of the South British Insurance Company, the Chairman of Directors (Mr Elliott) said the directors were not yet in a positin'submit a definite proposal to shareholders. in connection with the partnersluj 1 w -ith the Now Zealand Insurance Com p.,nv as the magnitude and novel char actor of the transaction demanded dost consideration, hut shareholders wunli he. advised when the two Boards hat reached a conclusion. The report and accounts, wore adopt | ed. Messrs .T. H. Tipton and E. I! X I Russell wore unanimously re-elected | directors, as were the auditors. Duncai I and Dutbrie. RHODE'S SCHOLAR. ! AUCKLAND. Oct. 27. - ’pi„> Professional Board iof the Fiii I versify will nominate R. 0. Vonle. a | n candidate for the Rhodes scholarship