TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

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NAPIER WOOL SALES. NAPIER, March 14. Tlie fourth wool sales of the season were held to-day, when 12,623 bales were offered and 80 per cent, was sold. The quality of the wool was not up to the average and on the whole prices were slightly down. The official range of price s is : Fine half-bred.—Super 13d to I4d; average lid to 12>d. Medium half-bred-Average lOr’d to 11-Id; inferior .to o]d. Fine cross-bred—Super 8-]d to 0d; average 6d to 7p!; inferior 4pi to SRL Medium cross-bred: Super 9d ; average 6d to 7d; inferior 4-]d to spi. Coarse cross-bred—Super 6d to 6pl; average 5d to sjd; inferior 33d to 4pl. Low cross-bred—Super 5d to 6d; average 4d to 4!>d; inferior 3}d to 4d. Hoggets.—Fine 8d to 9d; medium 6]d to 7pi; coarse 4d to s£d; low 4pl to 43d. Lambs.—Fine, Gpl to 8d; medium, spl to 6r,d; seedy and inferior 33d to 43d1. Bellies and Pieces.—Cross-bred, good to super 33d to sd; low to medium, 23d. Crutchings.—Medium to good 3d to 4Jd; inferior ami seedy kl to 2pl. Lock's—Cross-bred id to 2pl, ;

FARMER BREAKS HIS NECK INVERCARGILL, March 14

While engaged harvesting on his farm at Heddon Bush yesterday, T. Cairns fell backward off a dray, in consequence of the horse suddenlymoving forward. His head struck the ground violently, his nock being broken.

A FIRE. HASTINGS, March 15

A fire at midnight in the buildings on sections leased by the Railway Department, Station Street, gutp'd Hannah’s billiard saloon, Tviiimmer’s seedman shop, H.B. “Herald” Agency office. Tlie adjoining premises on either side occupied by Kessell (bootshop) and Charles (fruiterer) were slightly damaged The destroyed buildings were the property of W. P. Fitzgerald. The origin of the fire is unknown.

AUCKLAND CRIMINAL CASES AUCKLAND. March 13.

Norman Stewart Ward, 23, was committed for sentence on two charges of breaking and entering shops. Alfred Hinton, 38, was committed for sentence on two charges of forging ami uttering cheques. A youth, Andrew Peter Jenson, was committed for sentence for stealing a Post "Office Savings Bank deposit hook, and forging the name of the depositor for £l2.