TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] SUDDEN DEATHS. CHRISTCHURCH, May 9. Charles McCoy, a land and estate ’ agent and sharebroker, died suddenly l to-day, Deceased, who was aged 38, 1 was well known in cricketing circles, : behe; a member of the Canterbury Cric- ‘ ket Association and New Zealand CricI ket Council. ' 1 David McNamara, a retired farmer, and father of Sub-Tiispector McNamara, J of Wellington, died very suddenly last night; I CARTERTON, May 9. ! A man named George Swififi, aged about 50 years, fell dead while loading chaff on to a. truck at the railway station this afternoon. The deceased was a farmer at Parkvale. He leaves a widow, and a family of nine, the youngest being eight years old. I BISHOP LISTON. i I GRAND JURY RETURNS TRUE BILL. • AUCKLAND, May 9. The grand jury returned a true hill j against Bishop Liston. The case will . be beard on Monday next. MURDER CASK. AUCKLAND, May 9. The Grand Jury to-day returned a true bill in the l’ipiroa murder ease, which will be heard to-morrow. iiiNlv OVERDRAFT. CHRISTCHURCH, Ma.v 9 It is stated that a business man in Christchurch tin Friday asked his banker what he would charge his firm for an overdraft and the banker said 7 per cent. The business man declined to pay that, and arranged by cable to get his overdraft in London at the rate of 4 per cent. I i THE SOMME BATTLEFIELDS. I SIR JOHN SALMOND’S VISIT. ! WELLINGTON, May 8. ■ After leaving England, in March, Sir , I John Salmond, who arrived to-dfty from ! the Old Country via Australia ,took . tho opportunity of visiting the Somme battlefields. These battlefields, he told a reporter, still remain to a. large ex- ; tent an appalling scene of military deso- . lation and destruction. Sir John after- ■ wards Went to Germany, where he spent 1 a few days itl the neighbourhood of the Black Forest. “I was greatly , struck there,” he said, “by the fact ] that Englishmen are apparently rectov- , cd by the Germans with no manifesta- | tion of ill-will of distrust produced , l,y the war. The impression left on , my mind was that such feelings aio, ] on the part of the Germans, reserved , for France rather than for England.” 1

ANGLICAN SYNOD CONCLUDES. AUCKLAND, May 9.

The Sviuxl concluded to-night. The chairman of the Sessional Committee on social services (Bishop Sedgwick) moved: "That this Synod records its conviction that, while repressive measures have their place in checking the social evils of the day. an effective remedy must he positive and spiritual; and it therefore calls upon the church people: (1) to support every effort which will strive after a higher moral, intellectual and spiritual standard in the life of the nation; and (2) to pray daily that the Holy Spirit may sanctify the souls and bodies of the people of the Dominion.”

The Rev. H. Pnrnta (Dunedin) mov- j ed as an amendment by way of ad- j dition, that the church people be called l upon to initiate, where possible, intercessory services for citizens. j The amendment was lost on the, voices, and the motion was carried by ' acclamation. ' The next meeting will lie held at Dunedin. j SAILOR GAOLED. i WESTPORT, May 9. | In the Magistrate's Court to-day. Mr . T. E. Mnunsell, S.M., convicted a sail- j or who was charged with the theft of . stores valued at 6s from the Union j Steam Ship Company. The Magistrate J sentenced him to 14 days’ imprison- | ment, stating that, ns thieves appeared j to he still reaping a great harvest on j the wharves, he intended to send them j to gaol in all except exceptional cases, j I.ADY SHACKLKTON’S GRATITUDE WELLINGTON, May 10. Lady Shnckleton, writing to a friend, expresses appreciation and gratitude for the many kind sympathy messages received from New Zealand, including one from Mr Massey. She finds it impossible to answer every letter and telegram, of which in the first week after the announcement of her hus- ; band’s death, over one thousand were j received from all parts of the world. j MACHINE PRINTING TELEGRAPH SYSTEM. WELLINGTON, May 8. Arrangements for the installation of the niodei'n machine printing telegraph system at Auckland are to he made by the Chief Engineer of the Telegraph Department (Mr E. A. Shrimpton), "ho left Wellington for Auckland to-day. The system, which has been in operation between Wellington and Christchurch since December last, enables one wire to carry such an amount of work that when the installation is complete it will be possible to free the telegraph wires for telephone work. The Postmaster-General (tho Hon. J. G. Coates) informed a Press representative that he therefore expected shortly to he able to announce that the telephone service lietween Wellington aiul Auckland would lie available continuously.

ARBUCKLE ON TRIAL. WELLINGTON, May 10

The trial commenced at the Supreme Court this morning of John Arbuckle, ex-Secretary of tlie New Zealand Miners Federation, charged with theft of Federation moneys, the total lieing over £2030, and with having made a false entry in one of the Federation’s record books. There are ten charges in all, dealing with specific cheques. Eight represent moneys collected from various Unions on behalf of strikers at Broken Hill, while the remaining represent dues forwarded to the Federation by Pukqmiro Won,