TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

' L ISV TKLEOKAI'U— I'KK PRESS ASSOCIATION,

SUGAR SUPPLY

WELLINGTON, Dec. 31

Curiously enough there appears,to be a slight shortage of sugar in some towns of the Dominion. It would seem that .merchants, are holding oil' as much as possible in the hope that the price will fall, but of this there seems little or, no prospect. The Government iris big supplies in Auckland, so that there is no excuse for people going short. Among the towns which ran out recently in this tinn? of plenty, was Greymouth, and there are others running on bare, margins through merchants thinking,there is a, possibility of a drop If can be taken for granted, however, that the Government will maintain the price, to enable it to oome out of the contract without loss.

SUICIDE. DUNEDIN, Dec! 31

An inquest was held at Becks: on Thursday on the body, of John Reuben Smith, who was found on Tuesday with his throat cut. A. verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned. RAILWAY FATALITY. ! INVERCARGILL, Dec. 31. A young man, John Sounness, a railway porter at Winton, was seriously injured during shunting operations last night, both legs and an arm being fractured. He died at the Hospital a few hours later. A WOMAN’S HEATH. I OAMARU, Dec. 31. Mrs Orr, forty-one; who has two. children, committed suicide by hanging at Enfield this morning. She arrived ' from the Old Country four months ago, ; and her husband’s inability to obtain I steady work laid preyed on her mind. CUT HIS THROAT. MASTERTON, Jan. 2. Daniel Murphy, aged forty-five, single, employed by a contractor, coni-. mitted suicide by cutting bis throat in a boarding-house on Sunday. DROWNING FATALITY. WELLINGTON, Jan 3. A fatality, occurred at Lyall Bay today 1 when a young man nantedt Frank Hollroydj a. tram conductor, aged 21, and whose relations are living at Auckland was drowned. With Mr Maltbv, a companion, Holrovd went for a swim and when some distance from the shore both men got into difficulties and TTolroyd disappeared, The bndy has not yet been recovered. Mnltby bad a narrow escape and reached the shore in an exhausted’ condition.

NEW SHIPPING COMPANY. DUNEDIN, January, 2. The new Tasmanian Steamship Proprietary is considered in shipping circles to be of some importance. Mr Val Johnston, one of the directors, wag a well-known manager of the Union '■team Ship Company.

MT. RUAPEHU. OHAKUN.E, Jim. I. -dr T.- A. Blytli lias just completed .bis 30th ascent of Mt Ruapehu, a dominion record. In gathering data, lie has ascertained that the crater lake is no warmer than in former years, the temperature being 75 fabr. This will come ns a fact to scientists, the lake at one time consistently decreasing in temperature. CHESS - CHAM PKINSHIPS. AUCKLAND, Jan. 3 In the chess championship, tenth round, Connell drew with Dunlop, Evans drew with Miller, Pickett heat Howard, [veiling beat Stevens, three games unfinished. The position of players is: Dunlop eight v, ins; Davies seven wins (one to play). Gyles wins (two to play), S.ev.ornet- 0 wins (three to play), Hicks 0 wins (one to play). Miller 4,) wins.i Pickett Ij wins, Grierson 4A wins (one to play), Kelling 4 wins (one to play), Roberts., 3\ wins (one to play), Stevens 3 wins, Howard 3 wins, Evans 2,1 wins, Con-nell-2 wins.