TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[bv telegraph—rsu press association] LI (111 FINE. AUCKLAND, Nov. 17 Frank Dnwse.v, who was discharged yesterday on a charge of smuggling jewellery, was fined LIOO or three months to-day »n another charge of failing to declare 970 worth of gold wire and brooches.

• SIX .MONTHS II.AIil). NAL’IKH, Nov. 17. At the Supreme Court, Tims. I'nioii Hristow (formerly a clerk in tin* (lovontmoiil Stamps Office) mis sentenced to six mouths’ iiartl lor the emba-'./.ling of L'loO. INTKIiKSTING CASK. TIM AI? U, Nov. 17. At the .Magistrate's Court to-day, .Maurice lluckley and l’ercival fowler wore charged with trick Hying, namely nose-diving, over Timarii and the Hying altitude being dangerous to the ]>ublic. The evidence of the prosecution was to the effect that the machine was observed Hying over Caroline Hay and nose-diving, and over the town lorty feet above speciiied buildings. The defence was a complete denial, and endeavoured to show the impossibility of gauging the height and location ol the aeroplane, and the importance ol what constituted a nosedive. 'I bey contended that the machine made abrupt turns in endeavouring to see the possibilities of the Hay as a landing spot. Decision was reserved.

I’RESBYTER IA L ASSEMBLY. I.eagle OF NATIONS. DUNEDIN, November Kb At tile Presbyterian General Assembly. tile question of the League ol Nations was discussed. Ibe aims o| t-.c J.oague were enthusiastically advocated by Dr Gibb and Revs. 11. Macl.ean and llei-ron. The assembly unanimously agreed to set up a committee to communicate with the official representatives of all the churches in New Zealand with a view to the formal inn ol a Dominion Branch of the League ol Nations Fnions, such union L> include the people of every church and every friend of humanity in this country S'ER.IOUS CHARGE. TLMARU. November K--lames R. Ilaviie. ,-heiiiist, of Dunedin. was charged hefoie 1.. D. Mosl‘y. S.M.. with attempting to procure a miscarriage. Chief Detective Bi-hop prosecuted and R. Irwin (Dunedio) r< - pr< seated the accused. Decision ua..iii'ii to continue the inqiie.-K first. The iloetnr’s-evidence showed that abortion had taken place several days prioIt: e\.miin:ition. arri>tees remanded OPOTIKI. Nov. 17. The brot bet's. Peter Topi and IS mono Topi were handeutfed together and bronchi to Opntiki by s|>ccial launch lasi night. At the police court tin's morning before Justices ol the peace t lie prisoners were formally ciiaiged with the murder of Paul Zam Bukkn, on or about Nov. -Ith and ivmniidcd till Nov. 25th. Accused are being taken to Gisborne to-day and will be brought back u> Opotiki when the inquest is roopeiif'.l. Prisoners have made no statement. and submitted to arrest without, trouble. They are well-known ill the ilistriet. having carried out bush contracts under the title ol ’I opi Brothers. Marnenui is a, native settlemeni. close to Motu River, the scene of the murder.

A WOMAN'S END. WELLINGTON. Nov. 17. Marie de I’erscv Littlejohn, aged thirty-three, married, was found hanging to a rafter in a cowshed" at a friend’s place. Her husband is in the Public Works' Department, under trails fiq- to Wellington. Deceased was under medical treatment for nerve trouble. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. •WELLINGTON. Nov. 17. Arthur Isahert Carr, tin elderly man living in a where at Oohaiiga, who attempted lo suicide h.v cutting his wrist with a knife, and inflicting u flesh wound near, the heart with a needle, while on a drinking bout, appeared at the court, ami was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. j