TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

[liv telegraph—per cress association]

ROUND DEAD

TIM Alt U., Jan. 9

Stanley Woods, 52, living with his family at Dee Street, was found dead this morning in Banks Street, with no evidence of foul play. Deceased was a garage caretaker and left work at 10.30 best night for home, apparently not following the shortest route. He appears to have fallen on his face and lain there.

SIR THOMAS MACKENZIE’S VIEWS. DANNEVIRKE, January 7. In an address under the auspices of the Southern Hawke’s Bay I’ armei s Union, on “The marketing of primary products at Home”, Sir Thomas Mackenzie mentioned the proposed meat pool. He had, he said, declined an invitation to attend the farmers’ meeting earlier in the day to consider the pool proposals, and in his address explained that as this was a matter which closely concerned producers, it would have been inadvisable for him to be present. Mr Massey should have a fair field to develop his scheme. In replying to a question, Sir Thomas said he personally would prefer the Dominion establishing its own market; but they would he up against a stiff proposition, which would entail enormous expenditure. To run meat shops successfully they would require to get control of a considerable quantity of chilled beef, and the Argentino would beat tirem in this connexion. Ho was not trying to throw cold water on the producers’ scheme; ho was not antagonistic; but he merely wanted to explain bis position.

FOUND DEAD

CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 9 Janet Scott, aged about 37, and her eight-year old daughter, were found dead in their home at Clifton. Sumner, yesterday, apparently asphyxiated by gas. Tim husband is' away from bom©, and as deceased bad not been seen since Wednesday by the neighbours, the police mere' informed. They found on investigation the bodies in a bed. One end of a tube was attached to the gas burner, and the other was in proximity to the heads of the deceased, the gas being turned on. Tn connection with the death of Mrs Scott and her daughter, found dead in a house at Sumner yesterday, it has been ascertained that they were comparatively recent arrivals from England. It is not known whether j they have any relatives in New Zea- j land. The husband’s name is Edward Theodore Scott. The girl was his stepdaughter, he having married the de- j ceased woman only a few months ago. : According to the marriage certificate the name of Mrs Scott before tbe recent marriage was Jonet Nelson. The , family had been living in Sumner only ; since last Tuesday, and previously bad j stayed at an hotel in the city. The 1 whereabouts of Scott is not yet known. 1 I