TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

[BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] tote odd’s betting. I AUCKLAND, March 27. At the police court, Charles Phil pot,: charged with betting tote odds, was fined £6O lor three offences. Sydney ' Clyde Hinton was committed for trial on a. charge of bookmaking, in the case of Phil pot. The police found on him books, credit and debit slips, showing a credit of £685.

CRIME STATISTICS

RECORDS FOR 1921

WELLINGTON, March 28

Statistics gazetted to-day show that, excluding multiple charges, 14,079 poisons, 846 of whom were women, were arrested and dealt with art Magistrates’ Courts in the Dominion during the year 1921. Of these 11,562 men and 749 women were summarily convicted, while 914 men and twenty women were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, and 487 men and 22 women were committed for trial. No fewer han 26,342 distinct cases were dealt with on summonses.■ Of these 20,000 men and 1050 women were jjnmariJy convicted; ope woman and fify-four men were committed for. sentence, while sixtv-three men and. fifteen women were committed for; trial. Of 39,013 civil cases, dealt with, by Magistrates’ Courts, 34,588 involving £685.479 concerned Europeans; only. The total amounts recovered was 9585,183. The number of cases: in which Maoris were concerned whether as plaintiffs or defendants' were ,4425. the total amount involved: being £77,126 and the amount recov-j ered £49,680.

THE ROTORUA LAKES. NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLED. WELLINGTON, March 24 For a long time the Arawa tribe at Rotorua and its various sub-tribes have claimed cer bain rights, fishing and others, over the Rotorua lakes. Sir Francis Bell, Attorney-General, during iiis recent northern trip, met the leading natives and their legal representative in regard to this matter, but could not stec bis way to agree Co all the claims put forward by the Maoris. With a view to arranging a settlement, a conference was held here day, Sir Francis Bell representing the Government and the Hon A. T. Ngatn, M.l\, and Mr R. Levin, with Mr F.i Earle, the Auckland barrister, acting 1 , on behalf of the native claimants. ;

it is understood that an agreement satisfactory both to the Government and to the natives was arrived at.

MAN DROWNED. NELSON M«roh 27. Harry Ridley, about 25, a prospector said to be a recent arrival from Wellington was drowned in A ore re River, Collijigwood on Saturday. The body was not recovered.

WOMAN’S DEATH. WELLINGTON, March 28. An unknown woman, about 25, wearing a wedding ring, was found behind tiie pavilion at Basin Reserve under circumstances suggesting suicide, and she died in the hospital.

SEIZED BY OCTOPUS. WELLINGTON, March 28. A young woman bathing at Karaka Lay. was seizled by a six foot octopus, but struggled to the shore where it was despatched.

FURTHER PARTIC'ULARS

WELLINGTON, .March 28

A young lady bathing near Karaka Bay wharf, knee deep, found an octopus coiling its tentacles round her leg. She tried to shakfe it off, and then fell forward on her knees and clawing the sand with an energy born of terror, managed at last to drag the evil fish asliore, where a youth just arrived in iespouse to the girl’s cries and killed it with a knife. The octopus measured six feet from tip to lip of the ten taeles. The young woman is suffering considerably from shock.

TIIE ABANDONED TOUR

WELLINGTON, March 27

Confirmation ol the report that the French Rugby tour of New Zealand is abandoned has been received by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Mr G. S. Slade (chairman) stated to-day that the excuse given by the French Federation waß that the players wanted to be back in time for their championships. A meeting of tlife Now Zealand Union will probably by held to consider the latest developments.

MR H. BEAUCHAMP. RESIGNING AS CHAIRMAN OF B.N.Z. WELLINGTON, March 28. Mr H. Beauchamp is leaving for England next month, and will not seek re-election as Chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, a position he has held since 1907, which is a longer term than any other Chairman. He will remain a Director for another two years.