TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WELLINGTON, May 16. A shocking accident on the wharf indicted serious injuries to a little girl Phyllis Dean, nine years of age. A piece of steel projecting from a lorry caught her in the neck and crushed her against a shed and badly gashed her throat. Her condition is serious. i ! FATALITY AT SEA. TIM A ETJ, May 15. Ail inquest was held to-day into the sudden death of Henry Thomas Green, aged 5", a donkeyinan on the s.s. Woodarra, who died suddenly at sea 24 hours before the steamer reached Timsm on ‘-'umlay. The evidence of his mates showed that the deceased had

been in good health, and never complained. At midday -on Saturday ho was found on his knees and head on the floor in the lavatory, and, when carried out for the doctor to see him, he was dead. An autopsy by Dr Gabites revealed no possible cause of death, except a small syst on the brain, and tlie doctor concluded that this caused an epileptic fit, and that death was due to asphyxiation, through the deceased falling in a fit in a position that obstructed breathing. The coroner found a verdict accordingly. DEATH OF M.P. MEMBER FOR DUNEDIN NORTH. DUNEDIN, May 15. .Mr Edward Kellett, .Member of Parliament for Dunedin North, who had been ailing for some months, and who underwent a serious operation for an internal complaint six weeks ago, died to-night. His age was 57. He is survived by a widow and six of a family, the youngest being five years old.

rj WAGE-CUTS SUSPENDED. -I CHRISTCHURCH, May 15. 1 In connection with the bonus cut the . ! secretary of the Canterbury Freezing 1 Workers’ Union has received a letter from the acting-secretary of the South ' Island freezing companies stating that Ino reduction in wages following the 1 Court’s pronouncement will he made . | until further notice, ns at present there t |is some ambiguity as to the interpre- , I tntion of the Court’s pronouncement. ! TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE. I ; WELLINGTON, May 15. . j 'The annual conference of represen- . ! tatives of the New Zealand Technical . 1 School Teachers’ Association opened today. Mr It. J. Thompson, president, occupying the chair. Many districts were represented. 11l the presidential report, Mr | Thompson said; “ If wo fail now to pay 1 the premium demanded by a. good and . ; general educational system, we shall ■ surely reap the harvest of hate, cor- , ! ruptioii, confusion and downfall.” |

: The annual report stated that there were a.t present approximately 170 members as compared with 73 in 15)19. Regret was expressed that little headway appeared to have been made towards the removal of the disabilities in regard to grading under which technical school teachers had no representation on the Council of Kduca-

| tion. I The report was adopted

A WELCOME RAIN. HASTINGS, May 16.

A warm drenching rain is falling and in appearance is continuing. This has relieved the anxiety of pastoralists ns the last rain of importance was on March 28th., but in February the fall was heavy.

THE BONUS CUT. DUNEDIN, Ma v 16

Some ambiguity seems to exist as to how the bonus cut will operate on weekly wages, when only a part of the week is worked. The Dunedin employers take the view that if a man on weekly wages works only part of the week, the cut will la* calculated on the hours worked.

REDUCTION FOR A REDUCTION. WELLINGTON, May 16. The Gas Coy. following the bonus reduction announces a reduction in prices of gas and coke representing £12,800 per annum. BURGLARS AT WORK. TAUMARUNUI, May 10. Burglars entered the premises of the Taumarunui Hardware Coy., and shop of M. Robson, tobacconist, last night or early this morning. The goods, ineluding Unices, electric torches, guns, a large quantity of ammunition to the . value of £4O was stolen from the hard- I ware premises, but only n small amount I of cash, tobacco and pipes were stolen I from the tobacconist. I BISHOP LISTON CASE IN COURT. I AUCKLAND, May 16 I The charge of sedition against Bishop I Liston came before the Supreme Court. I to-day. Mr Meredith, the Crown Pro-I seen tor, in opening the case said it was I for the jury to consider whether the I words alleged have been used canioj within the categories prescribed by law. If so, was be guilty of the charge preferred. There wasa further provision that no one could be deemed guilty in this connection if it should he shown there was merely an endea- j vour in good laith to point out that i llis Majesty had been mistaken or mis- J led, of if there were pointed out de- j feets in the constitution of Government I which his subjects were urged to .have ; changed by lawful means. Mr Mere- : (litli went on to explain what a sedi- : tious utterance was. ! The evidence followed on the lines of I the preliminary hearing. 1 BISHOP IN THE DOCK. i AUCKLAND, May 1(5. j When the case against Bishop Liston i was called the accused stepped forward i smartly from one of the side doors in- • to the Court and took his stand in the j dock with bowed head and bands clasp- I ed behind him while the indictment was I read. |

Sixteen jurors were challenged by ] the Crown, and five by the counsel for I the defence. «. |

At the counsel’s request the accused j was permitted to take his seat at the ’ barrister table. I