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Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

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OBITUARY. WANGANUI, July 15. Obituary.—John Stevenson, wellknown in business circles. For many years be was manager of the Wanganui branch of the Z.N.L.M.A. C-oy.

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK. WELLINGTON. July 13 At tlie Magistrate’s Court to-day Ralph Emery Small was charged with he theft of £32 19s 3d, in his possession its an officer of the Education Delartmenl, and further with the theft of ivo sums of money, totalling C2 10s. Moused pleaded guilty, and was enmnitted to -the Supreme Court for senence. "We had no time for an audit,” was be statement made by an officer of tlie Department. ‘There were times when icensed had some 21)00 accounts of inlusttial school inmates in his charge, Mid in a year lie handled something ike CHI,0(10.” NAVAL RESERVE. WELLINGTON, July 13 The “Garrotte” contains regulations or the New Zealand Royal Naval Reserve, which will lie composed of three -lassos (a) men who are British horn subjects and who have served for stated periods in the Royal naval rating in the Royal or Dominion navy, (b) men who are British horn subjects and who follow the sea as a profession, in ships of the mercantile marine engaged in the New Zealand coastal, Australasion, or Pacific Ocean trades, or in steam fishing vessels, to) men who are British born subjects but belong to neither of the above categories. Class (a) will be divided into (1) inactive reserve, (2) active reserve. A HELICOPTER. WELLINGTON, July 14 A model helicopter aeroplane invented by two New Zealanders, Air B. Mansfield, Palmerston North, and Air J. Marr. Wanganui, was exhibited to tlie Alinister of Defence, heads of the naval and military forces and members of Parliament. Tt is claimed hv the inventors that the machine could rise vertically and hover over any given spot For normal flying purposes the wings lock. The model is being brought under the notice of the Home sfutliorities.

WKESTUXO. DAROAVIU.H. duly It. t’. A. Sunni, a local Indian, hoUU'i cf the Australasian heavy-weight wrestling championship, defeated Thoo (;,Killing, holder of the Dominion light heavy-weight championship.

M uu.uouoroH agitation. RLKXTI KIM. July 15. The not result of a public meeting held at Blenheim in connection with Air K. K. Coulter’s shipping scheme was that, after a very free- and bill discussion ,tho Farmers’ Union, which has been aiming at the establishment of a farmers’ combine of vessels, to ship tiwav Marlborough produce at reasonable freight, and the Chamber o Commerce, which is aiming a an improved passenger service between Bi- ton and Wellington, have joined forces, and they will make miliifries with an eye to bringing down a combined scheme, catering for a last passenger service across the straits,and for a cargo carriage at freights controlled locally. After a full discussion, a resolution was passed that the matter of slopping for Marlborough lie deferred until after the'Chamber of Commerce has met the Union Company and conferred with the Fnrmbcrs’ l moil suh-eoinmittec, when the matter should again be brought before the public of M"'l- -

PLAYER'S SUDDEN DEATH HAMILTON, July l> While playing football on Saturday E. Smallwood, aged fifteen, n, tackled and fell to the ground, hut r i , *in-1 was again tackled, sumed playing ami "a" - He was scon to lie ill and was Liken U, the dressing shed. He was attended to hv two doctors, but died twenty minutes' later from eoi.cussmn ol -he brain and contusion -it the chest. Ml the matches were abandoned Deceased was a son of S.d.iev S, , . - wood, a pinmhing foreman on the Bail wav at Erankton.

WESTPORT CHIEF POST OFFICE TO BE RESTORED. WESTPORT, July 16. The following communication has been received by the Secretary of the fuller Progress League from toe I ost-master-Gcncral: “In reference to your letters dated 22iul ultimo to the Prime Minister and myself containing a resolution passed by your League urging that Westport Post Office be again made the chief office, I have the honour to inform you that it has now boon decided to restablisli the Westport Postal District with Westport as the chief office.