TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

: 11V TUI.1.01! A I'M -dill CHESS ASSOCIATION, CIIARGE DISMISSED. INVERCARGILL, Xov Hi. At the Police Court, three charges against Timothy Edward Cosgrove, of breaking and entering at Tautapere, and Orejiuki, wore dismissed, the evidence failing to connect accused with the crimes. Cosgrove chided the police in hush country for some months, but recently surrendered.

COMMITTED FOR SEXTKXCK. AVAIROA, Xov. 10. Andrew Murray, storekeeper, of Frasortowii, pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court to a charge of break ing and entering Cameron and Walker's premises in Wttiroa and stealing £■’l)o worth of goods. The accused' made a clean breast of everything. He said he owed £lo(K) or £l!0fXl, amt tia-l Ct(HH) on tllo books. 110 picked up a damaged |;ey at the back ul the rilled premises and when the ercditors pressed lie became desperate and stole (lie goods to satisfy them. Accused was committed for sentence.

A RIG CHAIM. XAPTER, November 21. At the Supremo Court, Frank Harris sculptor and sioneiruison of Auckland sought to recover £IO.OOO sterling from the Directors of Coromandel Granite Company lor alleged breach of agreement. The Company was formed to exploit a certain granite quarry Coromandel. Plaintiff was engaged as manager and organiser and was to receive one fifth share in the new Company. Plaintiff claimed that he carried out his duties in a thorough mantlet hut alleged the defendants had belittled his ability in his official capacity and placed him in a false position He had ho alternative hut. to resign, lie claimed as follows - C 12.000 as his share of the Company £I.OOO for the trouble and expense put to. £2.000 lost profits and £I,OOO general damages. The defence was a denial of the allegations and that plaintiff was not entitled to the share claimed ; that they (lid not place the sane constitution on the agreement.

N.Z BOXING COUNCIL. ! t'H RISTt lirlH H , X"v. 21 j The X.Z. Boxing Cnoncil has diawn up a set of articles of agreement for professional contests. At the Grcymieith confereme it was decided that llmte should he only one set ol articles for the Dominion, and a special committee was set up to provide the Council with suggestions. Those, togcthei with other suggestions, were handed In the Council’s solicitors, who have submitted the comnlot'ed work to the association. It is rumoured that the auiended regulations in eoitiieelioii with tl„. Police Offences Act governing boxing contests, will provide for a "close season” for boxing.

SI 11 JOS KIM I WARD. tV Kl. LI NO TON, November 21. Sir Joseph Ward returned to Wellington hy the s.s. Tahiti, accompanied li.v Lady Ward and Mr Fat Ward. They were welcomed at. the wharf by a number ol Memls-rs ol Parliament, Legislative ('ouncillors and prominent ,-itnziTis. Cheers were given for sir Joseph Ward, who in acknowledging saiil he was delighted to he back in New Zealand.

To a pressman. Sir .1. Ward said lie was in good health, hut for the picsent declined to he interviewed. THIC LATEST STATEMENT. j EXACT (TT NOT SETTLED. j

WEI.I.TNt ITON. November 21

Interviewed to-day. the Prime Minister stated that the Cabinet had been too busy to consider the details of its retrenchment scheme for the Civil Service. He even suggested that the 10 per ,-ent. rediletion was only tentative This proportion, or whatever percentage of rediletion was finally determined upon, would probably apply to all salaries where the salary itself had been increased.

Ml Massey said that where any increase lias been made 1,.v the way of a cost of living bonus, whatever reduction may take place must, correspond to the reduction in the cost of living percent age decrease. In the eases of an actual increase of salary, not necessarily based on the cost of living, it was not necessary to go hack to DM-I wages and salaries. “It is mil intended,’' lie said, “to depart from any undertaking given by tin- (lovernment in reunrd to a reduction in wages and salaries.”

RKTTIXC FINE. FIELD] NO. Nov. 21. 1

Edwin Pratt was lined £lO and costs in llu- Magistrate’s -Court to-day for frc<|ueiit ing the street for tin- purpose of betting, and £lO and costs on a charge of exhibiting a “double card."