TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

r lIV TKLF.ORAIMI—PER I’RESS ASSOCIATION | COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. : TAIHAPE, Jan. 17. At the Magistrate’s Court, Richard Hodge pleaded guilty to wilfully setting lire to a for-roomed house at Mataroa He was committed to the Supreme Court, Wellington, for sentence. John Mickolich pleaded guilty to forging, and uttering in Tnihape, two cheques of a. total value of £6O; he was also committed to Wellington tor sentence. OBITUARY. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 17. Mr S. C. Owen, M.A. Inspector of Schools, died this morning of heart failure, following on a brief illness. He leaves a, widow, son and daughter. Deceased, who was 56 years of age was born in London and came to the Dominion in his boyhood. He was assistant and master in 'several! schools before being appointed inspector in 1911. He was'a skilled musician, and for upward of a quarter of a century was honorary organist of Trinity Congregational Church. AN UNUSUAL CASK. WELLINGTON, Jan. 16. A case of an unusual nature was liefore the Magistrate’s Court to-day. Lacey Bruce Wallace was charged with obtaining, by mis-statement, and causing Gladys Snow to secure from the Courtney Place Post Office a letter addressed to his wife. It appeared the husband suspected his wife of carrying on an intrigue with a man at Havelock. In his zeal to secure evidence of this fact, he induced a girl to represent to the postal officials that she was the addressee. ’Phe girl did so, secured a letter said to contain money, and gave it to the accused. Counsel said accused’s only object was to endeavour to break off the intrigue between his wife and another man. The Magistrate inflicted a fine of £5 and costs. OA.MARU HARBOUR. OAM A ItU, Jan. 16. Another milestone was passed in the history of the port of Oamaru on Saturday, when the big steamer Kaikoura, of 8,697 toils, and 452 feet length, was safely berthed in twenty minutes by Captain Elders, acting harbour-master. Prior to the Kaikoura, the largest vessel was the Mamari, which arrived in July, 1914. The Harbour Board has recently dredged and enlarged the swinging basin, thus facilitating the safe and convenient handling of larger vessels. A 30ft. FALL. AV ATM ATE, Jan 18. Falling 30ft. on the concrete floor from the South Canterbury Flourmilling Coy’s grain silos this morning, George'AVilce ,40, married, with two children, sustained head injuries and his condition is reported to be serious. AVilce was painting outside the silos, standing on a small platform, half-way up and stepped back and fell through a skylight. CONFERRING OF DEGREES. AUCKLAND, Jan 18. At a meeting of the University Senate Professor Benliam moved that no decree be conferred upon a graduate, unless he present himself to the Chancellor or his delegate, provided that by permission of te Chancellor . a degree may be conferred in absentia. The mover expressed the opinion that no student should be'allowed to usel a degree until it had been conferred, in a formal fashion. The Chancellor strongly opposed, stating it was no advantage to education that a degree be conferred in public. The motion was really the result of past misbehaviour on the part of some students on graduation days. The chickens had' coma home to roost. The motion was carried by 18 to 16.