TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

j UY TELF.au/ml — I*EK VHEBS ASSOCIATION \

FATAL fire,

DUNEDIN, Jan. H. A fatal fire occurred at lapanui in -the early hours of this morning, when a labjurer named Con Kelly lost his life, lie lived by himself in a hut and the fire must have occurred between midnight and daylight and was not witnessed by anyone.

DR OWN ING FA T AI A T S'. AUCKLAND,-Jan. 3. A boy, aged 8 years, named Leslie Grant, was drowned off Point Chevalioi Beach tins afternoon. He was in a punt without oars with three other boys when the punt caps.,zed. A party put off in a boat and rescued the three bovs, lmt could find no trace of Grant, The body was subsequently recovered. arrest For Theft.

Christchurch, jh»- a. ; The disappearance of ft well-known figure in Christchurch business circles is cleared up by a message from Auckland which states that Reuben Brehret Swan accountant, auditor and company ’secretary, of Christchurch, was • arrested there yesterday on a warrant issued in Cl.istelnm-I, Tl.e made is fur Hie t.lieft of nt ■ llls j church; ! BEFORE THE RACE: ; WANGANUI Jdnudry 4; i The weather is delightfully fine and j every prospect of continuing so for j to-morrow’s race, for the world’s sculling championship. 'Arnsjt and Haafield both say they are fit and eac man appears confident. Hadfield mished up lib training yesterday with a steady row over four miles and .is resting to-day. Arnst was out twice yesterday and again to-day,. when he did a good row over the full course. He will have short spin to-morrow. Opinion is divided as to the probable result. The improvement Hadfield has recently made and liis advantage in age has made him many friends. Arnst is in great fettle and should be capable of reproducing most of his old form; and so a big race is expected:

A NEW STEAMER. j WANGANUI January 4. J Advice lias been received that Capt. Holm has purchased the steamer Kylebeg for the South Island, Wellington Wanganui 'trade. The vessel has just been completed and has a carry ca- ; parity of eight hundred toils. . She i • due in New Zealand in the middle of , February. j A FIRE. PALMERSTON N. Jan 4. A fire shortly after mid-night gutted fbur shops the property of Henry Doreen in the main street, occupied by Grey (butcher), Ricketts (tobacconist), Woiig Shun (fruiterer) Joe Lee (laundry). The contents werO destroyed and . the occupants are heavy losers. j

a SUICIDE. TIM All U, Jan 4

Norm ail McKinnon, 18, recently from the. North Island, mid residing with his uncle, Mr Hugh McKinnon, of Rangatiri Valiev, was found last evening with his head half Mown off, and a gun beside him, with a. note indicating suicidal intentions. PLOUGHMAN CRUSHED. TTMARTI, Jan 4. \ ploughman named Miles, working near Pleasant Point, was crushed by a roller while working in a paddock and died soon after he was fonnd^