TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

IMY TKI.KOIIAIMI rKP J’.UFSS ASSOCIATION

A NOTABLE CASE

WELLINGTON, April 27

The Salaman ease, which occupied a good deal of the time of the courts recently, ended in judgment being given in favour oi the lather, Abraham Hal <- ■man, who wished to obtain tlm custody of his live year old daughter, and bring her up in the Christian religion. Applicant is a Punjabi and the motlicr is a white woman who bad leit him.

WAIITT G.M. GOV. WELLINGTON, April 27. The Attorney at Auckland lias advised that the statement of accounts to be submitted to the Wailii G.M. Gov’s annual meeting, shows forward from last year £14.100. Gross profits for 1921, £G(). (X). Special clean up at refinery £40.009. a total of £120,700. Of the above, dividends have absorbed £49.000, income tax and corjxirntion paolits tax £40.100. and depreciation £14,000, leaving to be carried forward -£II.OOO-

TAXAT!(>N C()A1 MITTEK. MARTON, April 27. lion W .F. Massey lias given an assure nee that three representatives of the Farmers’ Union will sit on the Taxation Committee which will be convened shortly. BISHOF LISTON’S CASE. AUCKLAND. April 27. [t was announced in the Police Court .that the hearing of the charge against Bishop Liston will proceed before Mr Poyiiton S.AI. on Monday next.

OBITUARY. AVANGANIT, April 27. Obituary—Alfred Burnett, aged years. He arrived with his parents in 1856. He was a successful farmer and closely identified with the freezing industry, and one of the founders of Wanganui Meat Freezing C’ov. He took no active part in public affairs, but great interest in returned soldiers. Besides donating largely to the funds tie gave a site whereon the Club House stands and was a member of the Patriotic Society Executive from its inception.