TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

( || v TFI.V.G E A l’ M t‘KH i-; ESS ASSOCIATION, BETTINfI PROSECUTIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov i. At the Supreme Court, the Jury disagreed and a now trial; was ordered in the ease against Thomas Long, el larged with having carried on Dio business of a bookmaker. In a similar charge against -Wed Daere, the panel was exhausted, and the ease was therefore adjourned till tit. 14th.

A 810 DEFAULT. AUCKLAND. Nov L \ n accountant investigating the affairs of 11a.i,1„.-id and Uraekicl . soli.it,,r lias report,si that £!0.<l00 f ll W„ ace,milked for. The trust manor received on hoi,alt* ol clients and was not deemtiled for. amounted to £-Ui.IPU KILLIN'’ OK A CHINESE

AUCKLAND. Nov. 1 Four Fijians. .Mu, Frank Beckham. .Minn EUn-inn. Charles MeOooit and David l.azarns. wore charged with the murder of a Chinese. Dn M»y ns a. renf street affray. Evidence was "iven Of a gem-.,1 tight, one witness being under the impression a. t*. Fijians were the aggressors. <">,* Im' saw McGoon strike deceased, and a Chinese identified him as the assailant. The Magistrate said there was no ev donee to support a murder charge a-ainst any of the aeeus . • charge against McGoon was reduced to manslaughter, and he was committed Lu- trial Beckham and T.aznrns were chnreod with assault, and lined and cp EloriaH was discharged, one w.t, ,mss having said l.„ was 100 drunk to light.

PETROLEUM CHARGES. AUCKLAND, Nov I. \ stop-work mooting of the Auckland branch of the Seamen’s Eedcrntioit 200 members being present., passed a resolution strongly protesting against abrogation of petroleum, and against instructions issued to maun, surveyors to permit local passenger Shins to carry n quantity of petroleum equal to the number or tons allowed by ordinary deck cargo licenses, calculated , l( op, to the ton measurement*. The” meeting demanded that the regulations bo no longer tinkered with end that the whole of the recommendations of the commission on petroleum <»rg n which sat subsequent to the Tniiim disaster be put into effect.

A CHEERING STATEMENT. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov 3 A cheering statement ns to the outlook for piTmnr.v production interests in New Zealand was made by Mr G. D. Greenwood, chairman of directors of the North Canterbury Freezing Company at I lie mutual meeting of the cum pa ny vest onlay. A MAN DROWNED. OTAKI. Nov A. .)ael; Soliderson, a guard, a married man with one child, was drowned while surf bathing at Baekakariki last even, iug. Two others Miller and Thompson narrowly escaped. DOBSON COALMINF. GREYMOUTII. Nov. ~>. \ rrangeineiits have been made to resume work at Itobsoti mine, pievioi,--l v suspended through a wages dilfieul tv. The ai-rens of nay have be<‘ii paid and a start made to pet down a boro. It is hoped to strike tin* main seam within a weefc.