TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

lj BV TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. i CASE AGAINST ( IIEM IST. PROSECUTION FAILS. WELLINGTON. June 13 Magistrate Hunt doliveied judgment, inthe case in which Cox (,'onion was prosecuted by the I’hanum-v Hoard for using the word -'chemist.'’ he not being a registered chemist within the meaning of the Act. Gordon is the proprietor of several shops, having in charge of each a duly | , arolied chemist as manager. The name of tee manager was on the dour '■-.it nowhere on t! c shop was dclo'.’dan! 's name.

Tl;-■ .Magistrate said that the Act al-low-;-d defendant to do as he was do ing. The mischief the Act was intended tu prevent was that of an unqiiali tied man using the word “chemist' as applicable to himself. The ease would he dismissed, and costs allowed

NEI.SOX COURT (.'ASKS. NELSON. .June lA. .Joseph Quintan and Matthew 11. la i din appeared hol'ore Mr •!. S. ''lvans, S.M.. at the Magistrate's ’ourt. charged with stealing goods to he value of Cl” 2s fid from the steamer \lexander on which vessel they were i employed. t| The alleged offence took plats' on 1 Sunday last. The men were remand!j ed to Monday next’s .Supreme (’ourt :| sitting. il ('. 11. Lord, alias 11. I.lovd. was J i luirged with presenting to the Com--1 -inwanner ol Crown Lands a false account for C9l for cocksfoot grass seed.. I aid endeavouring to obtain payment of ] such account. j A verdict of guilty was brought in I cud accused was remanded lor seni toner to-morrow. ] Kll LEO 15V A .MOTOR. <• i t’/'l’ I V VIA ! mi.. Hi

Am in(|u«*st was hold to-diiy coiu*oini ins'- (lie death of Andrew Peter Russell i aged 12 win. was killed thm-i ; heiiui struck' by " motor just after " i alighting from a tram ear in Alanukaii i H° :u l. 1 The evidence showed that the hoy cot j „ff the tram am' was run nine across t the road without, looking to see if the" . | iv: , sanv traffic coming Some witnesses > estimated that the motor was jtoiim at - Of) miles an hour one ravine 25. j The driver of the motor Douglas ! Creed Dent, need 21 next mouth, said the engine was out of order and the ■ear couldn't go more than 15 miles per i hour lie sounded the horn as lie apI proached the tram, which was going at i _„j x or eight miles per hour. ! The coroner said the case was- not as . | had as some. The driver had sonic- ; thine- in his favour as the hoy should j have locked out for any approaching | traffic. Hut. still, he had hoen negli- • gent. j The verdict was that, deceased met Ins : death from iniuries received through j. ! in.jmr struck I y a motor. Dent being : to blame tbroMeb net f.eeping n proper I I look-mt cml through driving too fast j j a tramvar that had stop-, j | ~r was shoving down at stopping I i places. j ! AUCKLAND !?.(’. PAYMENTS. j J Al'f'Kl AND. June IT j Tice amount paid bv the Auckland. j i Riming rli-lb in taxation during the- * j oast season amounted t" C 74.362. made j j U p a follows Tolalisator. gates, ete..j • ■c-_’o. 136: dividends. £30.720 prize man- j | £6.270; amusement lax. t'2.!)fil'. • 1 FREEZING WORKS STRIKE. j CHRISTCHURCH. -Tune 13. j j There is nothing fresh to report in j ! eoimeetion with the strike of freezing,; | workers. Mr Xinll. secretary of Die I Xew Zealand Workers’ Federation, has! I loft for the south, presumably to eon- j i for with union officials at Oainani, and. » j Dunedin. He returns on Friday, when'j. : it. is expected that a general meeting, J of freezing works hands will he held jj Ito hear his statement. It is reported ■! j that the strike is unpopular with the. j; j men ! j ATHLETICS. j' J WELLINGTON. .Tune 13. ! ! Tlie following eahle has been reco',-,. ' | i ;) v ihe Xew Zealand Athletic Onion, j ! f r ,.-.> Mr Wrav (Xew Zealand renre- - ! sen to five in England) “The l’resi- j 1 den l , of the Yp'irt Stadium at the Imi perinl exhibition asks me to ascertain j I your preliminary views regarding the i : sending of a team .to a, world toiirna- j t pi,uit in Xovrmber 15)2-1.” II was de- ) i decided to invite the English union to ; j send a .British team there in 132,3 and. j 'to cable Mr Wray asking him what-j would he the conditions of the tourna- ? men* and if they were satistaetory. the ! Xew Zealand Onion would he favour--j I able inclined towards taking part. \

TRAIN FIR KM AN KTId-FD / \ /i■•011151 ■> nam'd .lames Mel.end. nil dutv mi the express train frnin *’"> , Nnrt.li last evenin'*. wit* struck nn tin* i head t!irmn*!i leaning ant tn« lar at Wailati tunnel, and receive'! injuries to : ■ which ’ • succiuntied at Dunedin Hospital. Deceased was a married man. need ‘2(! vears. and resides a.I Smith ; Dunedin. i THK TAFPO TRFMORS. ROTOR FA. June Id. Hr Arinins and I’rnl'essnr Marsdeii i have cnimdeted seismic investie.ntinns in i-nimeet inn with the earth l rumors. Mr Mnnraii returned to Rotorua this , _ evenin'* lie states tin cause exist* for alarm.' The shakes are purely minor j ones, and have never heen severe T hcv und small tremor..-, caused In- slieht Vaults. No erupti< .ll is likelv nr pro- . hi'shlc. The tremors will pass when the , subsidence has adjusted itself. Mr Alm-'an says the character of the : emilttry does nut lend• itself In violent ; ; explosion. i , The thermal action is now absolutely ! normal, hake Taupo is ail inch and ahnlf lower than usual. The cause of j this is that there art'nn rains and hciu’v : frosts are .preventin'; the movement nl snow water Mr Alorean leaves for Waihi in the morning. ATTSTR A 1.l A V. OT.Ai'O. * DFNKDIN. .'mm 14. { The weal'her is line tor the Otapn-, V ust ralia soccer match and ground in J 1 'rood (paler. The plavers chosen to . practice with, a view to selection for ; the New Zealand team nn Saturday have acquitted themselves s : i| isfnetorily.