TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT

MUNICIPAL BYE-ELECTION. WELLINGTON, July 18. The result of the municipal bye-elcc-tion, caused by the death of Mr Underwood was as follows: W. Paiten (Citizens) 5752 J. Glover (Labour) 4103 P. Cavanagh 211 T'o poll was small, but in view of the candidates’ attitude regarding the decision of the Tramway men to strike (Air Parton against, and Mr Glover supporting the men’s action) more than usual interest was taken in the election. Air Cavanagh, whose candidature was treated as a joke, loses his deposit.

forestry league. AY ELLINGTON. July 20. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Forestry League the Chairman (Sir J. Wilson) emphasised the necessity of conserving the forests and spoke of the small cost to the. Government of the Department, which was only £7.000 apart from £53,000 on capital account Timber land was now bringing £SO an acre by way of royalty which showed what a valuable asset it was. Sir .T. Wilson was re-elected President and Air Fnrkert. Secretary. During (he proceedings it was mentioned that the planting of pines killed blackberry and other noxious woods. RED CROSS. WELLINGTON. July 20. At a meeting of the Red Cross Exeeutive it was stated that when the Armistice was signed, there were fourteen hundred patriotic organisations in existence and now there were only 105. Air Davis (representative of the War Funds Council) hoped these would be eventually merged in the Council by law, end all funds raised for the object which no longer exists must go to the Council. Strong objection was raised by some of the delegates to anything of the sort. At present the funds in district hands wore wanted in those districts. It was also denied there was an overlapping, but it was stated the Red Cross was taking over some of the societies. Chaplain Afiillineaux’s term of •ffice in connection with the soldiers cemeteries was renewed.

SIR JOSEPH WARD INVERCARGILL. Jnlv IP

A Press Association message from Invercargill states: Sir Joseph Ward told a reporter to-night that there was no truth in the Blenheim rumour that lie intended to contest the Wairau seat with the goodwill of Air It. AlcCnllum. the sitting member. The matter had not been suggested by him, nor bv Mr AleCallum.

EMPIRE EX 111BITION. IN VFit C ARGI LI . July I”. Messrs Mil, Christie and W. Bates n‘ • British Empire Exhibition .Mission arrived at Invercargill last night and io-da.v were motored through a part of the district. They were entertained in luncheon by the Chainher of Commerce, after which they met icpresenlatives of the commercial eoninimiil v and disc •ussed mailers in connection with the Exhibition.

Among tho subjects brought before Col Christie was Iho suitableness of the climate of Southland for the e-.f i I shment of a cotton spinning industry ill connection with plantations in (.lueenslHiid and the Islands, and lie was asked, on bis return to England, to bring the matter before the Cotton Hoard and Lancashire spinners.

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Henry Thomas MeEweii, a labourer. •I'j years, married, suicided this morning. Extraordinary ami sordid cireuni-i-fauces sui round the ease. Besides deceased and his wife, there was another v.'i man occupant of the house. All th" parties had been indulging in a drinking bout. AlcEwen appears to have attempteil suicide on Tuesday by cutting his throat with a razor, lie hied profusely. his clothes being covered wit' Hood. 11l this condition he went on* yesterday and pureliastd a bottle of whisky and a hot if - of lyse!. Return ing home more drinking followed. Tinwile said that in the night (Instated he had been drinking whisky, hut evidently had taken lysol. In the morning she found him dead. A razor was discovered in the room clotted with bio ;d and a mass of cong a led blood was in Ihe wound in tlie neck. Deceased attempted his life some time ago and was an inmate of a hospital for some time. Tin- other occupants of the house are unable to give a coherent account of the tragedy to the police. EDUCATION BOARD’S PROTEST. DUNEDIN, July 2(1. Otago Education Hoard has entered an emphatic protest against the Depart mental new regulation prohibiting inspectors from supplying to Hoards, copies of reports on ihe work ol individual teachers. Tie Chairman (A!- - Wallace) said this seemed to he anotlu r link in the centralisation chain which the Hoard had to try to break. A WO AIA N INJURED. TF. KUITI, Jiih. i A single woman. Gladys llowarlk, about 31, was found with her lac- had ly mutilated on the railway line near the station at To Kuiti, about a.m. It is unknown whether she was a passenger by the train or had been (Tossing. Presumably she was struck by the 2 a.m. train from Wellington. She was attended to by doctors who r>garded tier injuries as serious. The woman was a resident of Amkland an 1 had been staying with her brother. Al A. F. I lowarth of Te Kuiti.