TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION]

SOLDIER SETTLERS. FEILDTNG, Feb. 27 Soldier settlers from a wide district covering the Mariawatu and Main Trunk areas held a meeting at Awaliuri today. Colonel Pow, general secretary of tlie R.S.X'f, was present. The meeting was not open to the Press. The following resolution was passed : “Thai the ’ Government be asked for a. remission of rent on soldier settlements, ami further that a revaluation of such lands based on their present productive capacity, should be made; that the Government he advised that those soldier settlers occupying farms which are not vet remunerative should he immediately appointed temporary managers of such \ farms and paid a sustenance grant of £2 weekly for married and £1 for single men.“ ■

INFANTILE PARALYSIS. CARTERTON, Feb. 23

Two cases of infantile paralysis have oecured near Carterton- one a girl of five years old, in the Belvedere district, and the other a lad, 10 years old, in the Taratahi district. Both have been admitted to the Masterton Hospital. MEAT POOL. WELLINGTON, Feb 28. The joint Parliamentary and Produ 7 cer Committees established to arrange for the organisation of a meat pool scheme have completed their business at Wellington. It was announced that the following had been elected as producers’ representatives on the. Board of Control: J .S. Jessip (Wairoa., Hawke’s Bay), A. A. Duncan (Hnnterville), W. Perry (Masterton), A. Hamilton, M.P. (Wallace)’ and C. N. Grigg (Ashburton) . Jt has been announced that Cabinet lias nominated Mr David Jones, M.P. for Kaiapoi, as Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Committee, and Mr A. E. Harding of North Auckland as the. Government representatives on the Board.

MANSLAUGHTER. MOTORIST FOUND GUILTY. NAPIER. Fob. 28. At the Supreme Court to-day before Justice Reid and a jury, Morgan Davits was tried on a charge of manslaughter. The prosecution brought evidence to show that on November 2, accused, whilst driving a motor car at Karamu bridge, in the vicinity of Hastings, knocked down and killed a - hoy named Robert Frederick Allen. Accused did not stop at the time of the accident, and it was some days before the police were able to locate the driver of the car. In a statement to the police subsequent to the accident, Davies said lie bail had considerable liquor. He did not see the child until the car was almost on him. The shock of seeing the child knocked down horrified him. He had only a hazy recollection of the affair and did not know what made him keep driving on. It was some days before lie realised the lull meaning of the accident.

No evidence was called for the defence. Counsel addressing the jury, endeavoured to draw from the evidence a conclusion that deceased was playing on the roadside with olMe'r hoys, and went on to the track of the car, suddenly in a manner which made it impossible to avoid an accident. The jury after deliberating for two hours, visited the scene of the accident and later returned a verdict of guilty with a strong recommendation to mercy. Davies has been remanded till tomorrow for sentience. RESULT OF COLLISION. GISBORNE, Feb. 28. An inquest was held concerning the death of Kathleen Joyce Brown, lfi years of age, which occurred as the result of concussion. Deceased was being driven in a trap to a party on Friday night when the collision occurred in the main street witli a motor car driven bv Albert Edmund Bourgeois.

After a lengthy hearing the Coroner returned a verdict that death was the result of injuries received in a collision between a gig in which deceased was being drven, and a motor ear driven by Bourgeois.

Bougeois was then arrested on a charge of manslaughter. A remand was granted till Friday, bail being fixe 1 at (-800.