TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAI'H—I’EH CHESS ASSOCIATION CIJII.D’fs DEATH. DUNEDIN. May 29. An inquest was held to-day conccrni iug the death of Josephine Pearl Kenny, ; a girl of three years, who was fatally ' burned o:i Sallirday and died on Sunday. Tii- verdict was that death was due |o shock following extcusii e hums. The coroner, Mr 11. W. Bundle, S.M., commented on tli«- danger ei using liai'.iiele'i.' night chitl ing. INQUEST i iN INK \NT. D' 'M-:i)!N. ' May .:!>. 'V i ... ifeuben Aliitpliv. five voiles ol I died ai i l.e Children's Rest Home tii-day. He Mas admitted to Hi' ho:i- ---' piiel mi Thursday suffiring from diarj tP, a. An imp est MU- op lied, but Mils , a-tjmmed site die to permit of a post mullein. YOUTHFUL THIEVES. AUCKLAND. May 29. Five youths, aged 17 to 19. to-day pdmitted 12 charges of breaking and entering. Hint theft from business promises in various parts of the city. All the lads did not lake part in all the offences. Three were concerned in lirenking and enterino a house at I’ilia. AVesf Const, front which they took provisions, bedding etc. The total value of the property stolon is about £SO. The accused were committed for sentence. . Publication of the names of the youths Mas prohibited. Three of the boys admitted converting a. motor car to their own use but not so as to commit a I mo otlici admitted a similar charge in reference to another car. Sentence was deferred. All the offences were committed in a short period, | r\ I KUHNIAN 1 < EM PETITION'' j DUNEDIN, May 29. J The Dancing and Piling Competitions here commenced to-night be for- a large j attendance, w ith numerous cut: icr. cninpetiturs being present Irom practically j all parts of. the Dominion. The iesults| Mere: — , . .. 1 Strathspey and Reel Playing. all; comers). Ist, John Cameron (Southland)' 2nd. Cl'iis. MacDonald (W'aiGj ennui) : Jrd, Archihnl 1 McMillan (Dun- | edin : 4th, Angus McMillan Dunedin). , Twelve comti-titois. Sean Truihhais (for • ill- H« to 1vears . -Ist. Doreen Wheeler, Dunedin) • ‘Td M Dutl’v. Dunedin) : 3 id Kitiv Murray Dtam i. There weie Hi , compot itors. ! Sword Panto, (l)o.ys I*2 (‘lms Spear * Drr. din ) : *Jn«l A. clair 'Dunedin): drd dark Mylr.'w, , Invercargill) : 4th Ernest Firkin t 1 ima. u> There M--rc l i comp.'tilors. Sailors’ Hornpipe "itcn).--lrt Normnii Kilgonr tTimnrn; : 2nd, Lolierl Clark ' Dunedin) ; Jrd, Geo. Anderson Dunedin). _ 11 johlnttd Reel 1 boys ami g" l'. M t „ |S Ml,;-). Ist. Thelma Gdlosmo. (l)unedi.D: 2nd. Tlehua M. K« nzm, Welling'on) : Jrd, A tolet Patter-oi . nun-din! : 4tii. Grace Uamero.i, l.alc lilt bn t. Thcc were II .■..■mr-titm-. 1,-i-h I! •. (girls 12 to 1“ v al's).fsi Jean Mel.."-'hlan Wellington) ; 2nd. Eileen McCarthy. IM.'.v.ln- :An ,-e Kvie Tinmrot: Dh, Ruby l.o'un son (i)unydin). I Imre weie L> competitors. JOCKEY SENTENCED. NEW PLYMOUTH. May JO. At tlie Supreme Court. < icorge M Uliam ( larke. a jockey, Emm «... week of ’false protem-e.- and stealing a ibeque was sentenced tins morning to six mouths on one!, charge, to be concurrent. ; borough i dans. new PLYMOUTH. May Mb The Bo.oegb Council 'man ,;f .-Jj,; - ' 0!X) has been underwnuen in L.mlon at C9B. at M per cent. , \N INJUNCTION. CHRISTCHURCH. May 29. Mr Justice Adams gave judgment in l'Hvtmr of Leonard Nelson, the Cornell,an. with the Quality Performers, m tlie ease brought against him by Mr SoiitliMnod, the company’s manager. The Supreme Court, Dunedin, granted ;,n interim injunction against Nelson.' prohibiting him appearing with any other theatrical manager except Scmthwnul during the New Zealand tour of the Quality Performers, will; whom Nelson bad a contract to play m New Zealand. f,ist week Southwuod sought to hate the interim injunction made perpetual SO long as the company played m the Dominion. Nelson opposed the motion on the ground that the contract had keen broken by Southwood failing to "star” Nelson in the adveitisoment. His Honour said that the elleel oi his decision would be to discharge the interim injunction. M \NSE \UGHTER CHARGE. ' AUCKDAND, May JO. \t Onclmnga Police Court. Philip Terence, an English farmer of Mm,gore was committed for trial oil a cliai go of manslaughter. The accused was the driver of a motor ear which collided with a bicycle on April I’htb, resulting at the death ol Liny Agnes Ford aged 17. Bail was allowed, in accused's omii security of £2OO. j