TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[nv TELEGRAPH —PER PIIEBS ASSOCIATION

A FIRE. AUCKLAND, June 17. ;v fire last night destroyed a three storeyed bricking* building in Fort Street owned by H. O. Wills and occupied by H. O. AA’iils Ltd (Merchants), and Norden Coy. Ltd. (Dairy produce merchants). It originated in the basement where a largo amount of dairy produce was stored. The Fire Brigade prevented tile flames spreading to the upper parts of the building, though the ground floor was burned through nd a' pile of eases were precipitated below. Nordens stock in the building was insured for about £3.000. The stock was not damaged except by smoke and steam. The building was insured for £5.000 and Will's stock for £3360. These amounts are all in the United Office.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. HAMILTON, June 17

- A civil action to recover £2,000 damages for alleged negligence was commenced at the Supreme Court before Mr Justice Ilcrdman and a jury. The plaintiffs wore Elsie S. Sewer and another and the defendant Ellis and Burnand. The case arose out of damage done by a fire to plaintiff’s land near Ongafiui. The plaintiffs alleged the tires were caused by sparks from the defendants bush tram engines. The defence "as a denial of responsibility’ or alternately that if responsible the damages were grossly exaggerated. The case is proceeding.

FRUIT TRANSPORT. WELLINGTON, June 17

A deputation from the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Association waited upon the Minister for Railways (Hon D. H. Guthrie) to urge upon him the need for better ventilated vans for the carriage ' of fruit by rail. f In bis reply the Minister stated that the Railway Department was taking measures to alter the existing fruit vans so ns to give greater ventilation. OBITUARY. GISBORNE, June IG. 'l’iie death is announced at 'Wellington of Mr ,T. AY. J. Preston, formerly manager of the Union Steam Shi)) Coy. at Gisborne. Mr Preston entered the service of the company at Auckland thirty years ago. and was for several years manager tit Rimiic, Tasmania, and for thirteen years ago at Gisborne. Ho was transferred to the head office of the company two years ago. lie was a very capable man and greatly esteemed by the business community here. DUNEDIN. Juno TO. Mr Henry AYise died this morning at Burke’s. He was horn at Edinburgh in 1835, started business in a newspaper office at Ayr, then went to Glasgow and entered the Civil Service. In 1858 ho crossed to Dunedin, starting a stationery business. Tfo gave up that business to start publishing the Now Zealand and Australian directories Hint have made his name so welllillOWll. Mrs Wise died about twelve years ago. AYELLTNGTON. June 16. The death occurred yesterday in a private hospital in AVdfington of Miff. A. Rowlandson, a well-known Sydney publisher, after an operation for appendicitis. Air Rowlandson, with his wife and throe children, had Loon visiting America for his health, and while returning caught a chill on the stonmor. Ho came ashore at A\ cUingtOn for an operation. Tie had been long connected with the New South AA ales 15 ooks ta 11 Ce iiip an y.

CONSUMPTION SANATORIUM. DUNEDIN. June 16.

'Fho committee appointed l<> deal with the pufclia.se of a. site for a satini torimu for consumptives in the South l Island lias acquired 1150 acres of land 1 on Hamilton’s slope, near AA'aipiata. Jin Central Otago, at ail altitude of ' 1550 foot.