TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

! !1Y THI-HonAl’ll — l*KIl PItKSS ASSOCIA'! lON | INC ENDIARY FIRBS. INVERCARGILL. Dec-; 5. r ri*>-t*c* Enis; recently been a series of Cues in the Winton district, evidently of incendiary origin. r E wo outbreaks oceiirrcd. in the township itself within a week, and resulted in the destruction of much property a fid the death of a woman from shock. .The incendiary now seems to he devoting his attention to farm buildings. On Friday a woolshed and cowhyre at the l.ady Barkley Station wen' desiroved, tin* homestead being entered and money stolen. On Saturday night iho homestead itself, a large two storey building was destroyed. The police were on the premises at the time, hot the incendiary was not observed.

The residents of the districts are cuoeeraling with the police and the roads and the hush are being pieketed. .

NARROW' ESCAPE. TERRITORIALS IN LORRY ACCIDENT. CIIRISCHTRCII. Dec. 5. A party of .10 territorials and one civilians were returning to New Brighton from Redclilfo llille Range, in a Defence Department's motor lorry when the lug box body became delaelli.; 1 - from the chassis, throwing all the men mil. One had his wrist broken, and a civilian. \V. Ilnekworth, who was riding on the lorry at his own risk, sufficed a broken collarbone. At the moment of the mishap, the lorry was turning a corner. The men. who were hot lirovidod with seats, swayed to the side, and the ho<lv parted company from the frame. Luckily the men were tiling on a hatch of soft sand. II it had lioon otherwise, there would have been many Casualties, as the Imx body laid on tile ground bottom upwards. By some chance, no one was pinned between its edges and the sand, hut sev-

eral were imprisoned under it. Lini'ixl. the first thing that the others noticed on picking themselves up was the head of a comrade striking out through a hole, in till- floor hoards. The driver's sojit- vtis not involvocl in the cnt«strophe, so that the lorry wont on for a few yards before it was stopped. The lorry, wliiih saw service in the war, wtis found to have all tlm holts holding the body to the chassis worn through. This was the cause of the accident.

NAPIER WOOL SALES. * NAPIER, Dec. A

The opening wool sale of the season in tlm Dominion was held here to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers, representing all sections of trade. The Americans were very much to the front ill the bidding for all super wools. The local mills competed strongly Ini’ the fine wools and sii|ier-piooos, hut lambs’ wool was neglected. The Continent took most of the medium and inferior winds, the selection being such as to create competition from all sections of the trade. Fully 70 per cent, of the offerings i IIi.UCR hales) were sold no<l"t the hammer. Prices gcneially show an advance ot one penny to two-

pOlll'l'. The ofliehil r;tnt;e of pi ires is:— Fine Imlf-hred super up to l-M; medium Imlf-hred sii|kt up to 1 —<l ; ronrser Imlf-hred s lll h>r up to 11 :|d : iivernjp' Od to 10. pl; line eross-hred sneer 7:,'d to Spl : nvernoe dpi to 7d : inferior r>d to dpi : medium erosshred super dpi to 7d ; uvrnior dll to Oil : inlerioi did to -|’»1; eoiil'ser erosshred super Ipi to dpi: iivernoe dpi to Id: inferior 2,*< 1 to dpi: lint erosshred super Id to Ipl; nvernoe dpi to dpi; inferior dpi to dd.

! I ,| ; bellies and pieces hall-bred, good to super, (bill to Sd : low to medium to t jd: croS'hii’ll, good to super l.jil to 7.1 ; low to medium Lid to 3'J,I : erulrhiiig-. medium to good ,’, 1 to Id; iuh ,h.r and seedy Id to 2d : logits, half 1,1-,. i|s. :!|d ; crossbreds i'll to 1 jib SHEARING SUFI) BURNT. TAFMARUNFI, Dee. 0.

News Inis been received at Tatuuartiiitii that on Friday evening at Knwniitahi. a shearing sited owned by Wright. was totally destroyed, by lire. Two hundred sheep which had I •<*<•»

mustered lor shearing were burnt, and thirty hales of wool destroyed. Insurances tire unavailable. FOUND DEAD. \YIIAK ATANE. Dee. d. Last evening the police were inhumed

Unit a man named .'let iiuougu was found dead ill a tent. "Hit :t double I ; 11-1 <■ 1 K'i 1 gun alongside. The deceased liked with I I '"era survey party at Mat,-hi about 20 miles nut. Little is known ol deceased, who was pteviously employed as a wagoner. A FOOLISH MAN. XAI’ILR. December U. Wbile a man named Woodson was sharpening a pencil in the presence of |,is little daughter, a detmiator cap. m bis hand exploded. Ihe girl was badly injured, her sight being afleeted. Ihi father lust the top of one finger xml a thumb.

! THEFT OF GUMI DARGAYILLE. Dee (i. : Knur young Charles Copclo, i Itobl. Mailer, Berry Edward .Martin 1 and William llcrkt were charged with I tin-11 of a quantity of kauri gut"- All I pleaded guilty. The first named was I sentenced to lour months hard lahout ; Mailer and Martin to two months ami 11 el kt was lined ten pounds. The eases ! created a lot of interest. The theft of itiUiii hns Im‘l‘ll on suiiu* yours iti ’ the district, ami is very hard to delc-t.