TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[fly iEbCGiiArrt—pen Piuses association] CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 3l: D. H Nine arrived at Christchurch at one o'clock, leaves lor Timarii, four o’clock: I) 11. 9V FLIGHT: TLA! ARC, Nov. 1. D.H. 9 aeroplane in its Auckland Invercargill (light arrived at Timarii at 5.24 this evening. The plane left Trentliam at 9.-1,15 a.m. making a nonstop llight to Christchurch, which war reached approximately in three hours. The afternoon was spent in transacting business and Timaru was reached after about an hour’s (light. The living time from Auckland to Timaru was 8 hours lo minutes. The plane carried Ii etlrgo of parcels and letters and a AYelliligtoii Morning Daily was delivered for tile first tihic in .Christchurch >nd south on the day of issue. A (5000 feet altitude was kept in crossing Cook St. the average altitude of the flight being thru,, and four thousand feet. The flight is likely to lie concluded tomorrow. postal reyente retfrns. AYFJJJNGTON. October 31. The postal and telegraphic revenue returns for the Sentemlier quarter show a slight increase, as compared with the coriespoluiing quarter of last yea r. Postal 351.017. Telegraph, C 283.7-14. total £034,701. 1920 Quarter. C 323.008 £273.383, £590.991. The total receipts from various items of revenue were as follows, the total for the corresponding quarter of last year being in parenthesis: Private box and hag rents L'lols (£980). money order commission £7705 (CSSBBi. postages £337.051 (£310.2-17). miscellaneous postal receipts (L" I 7 t). telegrams £101,137 (£100.308), telephone exchanges £118.905 (£100.2711 miscellaneous telegraph receipts ('.'312 (£801).

The value of money-orders issued during the September quarter totalled £1.250.112. as compared with £1.311,399 with tlm corresponding quarter of last year. Money orders paid totalled £l.l iI.SSS as against £1.213.351. Deposits i n the Savings Ranks totalled £7.031.891. as ciimmnvd with £8,039..39.5. and the withdrawals £8.087,725. as against £8.070.103. There was an excess of withdrawals over deposits ol £155. 831; (or the rorresnonditig quarter of last year there was alt excess ol deposits over withdrawals of £508,992. .MINER KILLED. DENMSTOV Novombe, |. An accident, attended with faljd n - suits, occurred in Hie Iron jiridge section of the Westport Coal Company's tn ine on Saturday morning, wlicrety Edward ohiluiin lost his life. IlhieilM'd was employed -i. a liifiman culling timher. and on going lo a face up an incline of a grade of ole in right, lie was st ruck by a full box of coal on the descent, knocking him against, an adjacent, prep. First aid was rendered and lie was taken to his home, and alter to tlm Denniston Hospital, where he expired about half an hour aftei Ids admission. I'llforlntiafelv at tile tune there was no doctor on the hill. An inquest was held on Monday, the verdict being that deceased met Ids death through an accident, no negligence being attributable to .anyone. Messrs Toselaml Ami Haves attend, I mi lu-luiif i,l tin- Miners’ In

MORE POSTAL RET’REM "NTS. WKI.LINOT.'N, N,-v. i. The foil ouing lerth-'r i-’l i; eiinmt* from the Government l’os' and T,,legraph Service are announced: L. \V. liollike. Superintendent ot Wellington TeleginpL Office : G. Redmond. Wellington (i.1’.0. staff; F. ('. Carr. Wellington Telegraph O'fie. ; W. I 1 Thompson, Posimastor. ('..ti •' eiri v Place : W. X. Tiegniinii-g. i’osti-asler. Wellington South ; W. T. Wylie, Chid Postmaster. Nelson: ('. Wvnlt, Wcl- 1 lington Telegraph OTn-e : G. L--vv. re-, lieving officer, ' Wellingtcit : It. M > Percy, Postmaster. Levin. siENTKN' ES EOP T!"’ ,I T. ! A U(C i.AND Nov. 2 ’ Willia m ('a mpi-n: \» as .ha •_,■(! wi'h ! theft of goods >. ah: d at 2 !•'.<). fr m to.-; \\ i;ifl' she Is. !l ■■■.• is staled he vus a I man of good cLarnder end lad assist-| i-d to rei-over a large aim of t '<* j stolen property. lie was sentenced •"! t hreo ni(inll l s’ imp: isnnmeiit. | Lieutenant William Reeves oi tin* ( New /.'alaml forces admitted the theft of stoles from an annexe. It was -late.l In- had ceiur.,l of L'.'Ll.lHl-l Worth of goods. lie 1 1. ::i* a a 1 eimra.-ter j and "as in ill he:! a. fie was son- J tom-od lo twelve moiuhs’ moLation and! oidered I" pay the costs and to pay to a person who innocently lioiight i some of the stolen property. j

OBITUARY. I NELSON. Nov. 2. j Arthur C. Mnginnity i I the linji Ma- ; ginnity and Samuel. Solicitors. Chancellor'of Nelson Diocese and son of the late Ibm A. T. .Mnginnity. is dead: aged forty-six years. PISTOL AS SOUVENIR. MASTERTN. October 28. Walter Peterson was charged at the Police Court this morning with having been unlawfully in possession ol ammunition for an automatic pistol. Defendant pleaded guilty. Sergeant Cummings sail! that delen- ! danl. who was a returned soldier, had applied for a permit to retain an auto- • ninth- pistol as a souvenir. When JUk- , ed if lie had any ammmi it ion for the listo I. defendant said he had none. Later, when he was pressed un the matter, defendant admitted that he had some ammunition, lie said lie had found the aiumunition in an old uniform which had only come under his notice a fortnight ago. It "as iiiilh l '- tunate that the defendant had not admitted Iniving the am lit inn ill tlm lirsL place, as it "as probable that the order enabling him to retain the pistol would now he cancelled. Defendant said he had been shifting about and it was only recently he had settled down. A week or so ago when lie was feeling in the pockets of an j old uniform lie discovered the ainmu- - nition. j His Worship sad that defendant had i acted foolishly. The omuinnition would be confiscated, and defendant would be {fined -Ids., and costs.