TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 December 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

[nv TELEQRAPH— PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] THE BONUS. AUCKLAND, Dec. l(i. At tlio Arbitration Court, Judge Fraser mentioned he had drawn the attention of the Minister of Labour that tho first bonus legislation expires tentatively on January 10th. He had reason to believe that legieslation would he introduced this session with a view I to carry out on the bonus. A BOY INJURED. i WAIMATE, Dec. 16. j There was a narrow escape from death of a Waitaki High school-bov, Geoffrey Wain, aged 17, son of P. J. Wain, Waimate. He was assisting stacking hay to-dav, when a 20ft bluegum used as a. derrick fell on him, causing two compound fractures of the leg. ‘ j AUCKLAND BUTTER MARKET. AUCKLAND, Dec. 1-1. All grades of butter will be reduced 2d pci lb to-morrow. An announcement to this effect was made this afternoon by the president of the Master 1 Grocers’ Association, following on information received from ivpresentn- 1 fives of butter factories and butler] merchants that the wholesale price j

would be reduced by :i similar amount. j Since tile beginning nf Novomhei tiic| local price bus boon reduced In .»! per lb. The latest reduction uiP nut be conlined to factory buttei alone, but all orndes formerly sold at varying rates will experience an all-round re-j duct ion of I’d per lb. > SUICIDE. GISBORNE. December 1(3. Tbc police received information toniglit from Tekarakn that Edward Tail a half-caste Maori sheep-farmer', at Taihimeti. bad been found dead with j a shot gun alongside tile l>ody. with I portion of tile face blown away. De- j ceased was married with three children OPIUM SMOKING CASE. AUCKI AND. Dee lfi. Mr jPoynton, S.M.. dismissed the ease against the C’bincse. Wong Lung ■ who was charged with having permitted j or abetted tbc smokin' of opium. Ito j said tbi- facts raised were a strong pro. j sumption that opium was being largely' consumed on the premises, but there was no positive prr-of that anyone in particular wn.s smoking it. There ! must be some specific act of smoking \ proved before the accused could be ; convicted. ; ‘■This case reveals n weakness in the i Act." said Mr Royntnu. "The owner or occnnier should be held responsible for smoking on the premises. At present. unless coiiiiilieitv in the smoking is proved, there is no offence." j CUT IDS THROAT. DUX ED IX. Dec. 17 .lames Millan. single, aged .'!!). alt ■ inivt•'<! suicide at Mosgiel yesterday by using a raxor on bis throat, lie was brought to Dunedin bosoifal in the evening. i KENNEDY GETS OFF. FOXTOX. December 17. The steamer Kennedy arrived at the wharf last night. As far as is at j present ascertained, no material dam- I age was done hv the stranding. '