TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[I)V TKLEGIIAPH — I’EU PIUSSS ASSOCIATION, ARRIVAL OF lON 10. AVELLINGTON, Nov. 27 The Home liner lonic, w.hieli arrived in the stream at 3 p-m. to-day from Southampton, via Panama, brought (>2(l passengers, whose deslinations are. Auckland IP-', Napier AS, Wellington o-_>.|, Picton A, Lyttelton 93, Southern ports GO, Australia 1. The vessel will berth to-morrow morning. A FIRE. ROTORUA, Nov. 28. A lire broke out in Collett’s Buildings, opposite the (Land Hotel, at two o’clock this morning. A shop, occupied by a Chinese fruiterer, was completely gutted, while in the shops on either side the damage was slight. In (Cay's millinerv and 'drapery shop the damage was considerable, both by smoke and water. Pickering (tobacconist) and Matson’s, Ltd., also suffered damage estimated to be CIOO and CBOO respectively. The brigade promptly extinguished the lire and saved the block. INQUEST verdict. NELSON, Nov ■'!'). Vt the inquest on Edward Burton, a verdict of accidentally drowned, was returned with no blame attachable to an vow. The Coroner highly commended the action of Oliver and Burton >n attempting to save deceased, but found an appalling indifference or inneco-int-alile ignorance, shown by several other persos. not amounting to criminal negligence.