TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

[by TELEGRAPH—rER TRESS ASSOCIATION] • « > -y ■ mtv ', •»o'n BEAUTIFUL NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON, Aug Hi. A party of six professors and others from lowa University, who have been spending a long vacation in New Zealand ',returned to America yesterday. They took back with them a good stock of botanical, geological and, entomological spedimens ,and speak in high terms of their visit, particularly of the splendid scenery. Some of the party got as far as the Franz Josef glacier, and are loud in their praise of tlie magnificent bush scenery en route.

KILLED ON RAILWAY LINE. WELLINGTON, Aug 16. At the Coroner’s inquest into tho eircumsfauees Under which Harry Fry n patient at Trentham Military Hospital, recently met liis death, evidence whs given that deeased bad been temporarily unbalanced, but bad recovered. The guard bad been removed when Fry became normal. .Deceased bad accompanied a visitor to the camp to the railway station at Trentham. There wiis nothing strange in his manner. Tne driver of the train said that when be approached the signals were against the train, which necessitated the whistle being blown frequently. Deceased was‘‘strinding near the train, close to 1 a carriage. Ijle was on a side track. When the train was ‘near be attempted to cross, and rushed over the line. The train struck him just as lie readied the other side. The inquest was adjourned.

TRAMWAY ACCIDENT. Aug IG.

A serious tram accident Occurred to-day A Lyall Bay car was shunting, travelling slowly, when a young man named Stanley Buckley, residing at "Ngaid, ' jumped on the' funking board mi tlie wrong side. Ho then stepped off, and was struck by a car coming from behind him. He sustained serious injuries to tlie head, and was' pinned under the ear After reeefviiVg Thodicnl attention he’ was removed to the hospital. He is still unconscious. 1 1

DUTY ON CURRANTS. WELLINGTON. Atig IC. “I understand,” slated the Minister of Custoiiis to-diiJ ; ," “that merchants are embarrassed iii placing their season's 1 ' orders for etirraiits and raisins owing to uncertainly whether the suspended duty against foreign countries I ‘is to lie brought into operation so as to help Australia. Tri order to meet this difficulty. T have eabled to tlie Minister of Customs in Australia notifying him that'‘if, a s n> result of the negotiations, duty is imposed on foreign currants and raisins, it can only operate' from next January. Jbis should enable merchants to know where they are, as I understand orders now placed are usually delivered not later than November”

ACC ID ENJ ALT, Y POISONE D. ' Wanganui. Aug ic. The infant da lighter of R. J. M’Gregor met her death yesterday through swallowing strychnine pills. A verdict of accidental death was returned at the ’inquest."

BOOTMAKER’S SUICIDE. , CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. 17 John Cranstone, bootmaker, cut his throat at Little River last night, and then jumped into the creek. At the inquest a verdict was returned of suicide while temporarily of unsound mind.

TCTANEKAT “BLACK.” WELLINGTON, Aug. 17 As a result of the recent dispute about tlie reduction in wages of tlie men engaged' on ' the ' Tutanokai. and tlie action of tlie Marine Department in signing on a pernianent eriiw, the ship has been 1 declared “blank’ ’ by tlie Seamen’s Union. Men have join-' ed the ship at a reduction on the old' wages of £.l per month, and the action is strongly resented by the Union.

breach OF PROMISE. I 1 : AUCKLAND, August 17.' In the action 'for £IOOO damages for, aliened breach of promise to marry brought by Emily Stewart of Parawai, against Thomas Edward Tasker, hotelkeeper of Thames in the Supreme Court, the jury after twenty minutes’ retirement found that there had been a contract; defendant broke the contract but no dapinges be awarded to the plaintiff. For the plaintiff it was alleged that after becoming engaged, defendant cooled off and became engaged to another woman. In ' cross-examination, complainant admitted that she had eight children and eight grand-children. Defendant had proposed to her .in lier bouse in j\Jarcli, 1919. She laughed at him because she had only known him « woqk. It was too soon.

Counsel: When next did lie propose?' Complainant i Oh, lie proposed every day. That’s the kind of man lie is. In evidence the defendant admitted that he had become engaged to complainant, but when ho asked her to ho married, she didn’t appear to take any notice of it. He bought lier rings costing £lB. £25, and £SO. Towards the latter part of the engagement he wont to see the complainant several times but she wasn’t nt home. He felt ho wasn’t .wanted, and .stayed away. There was another man she apparently preferred. Ho admitted certain letters written to another woman, and that he was engaged to Tier.) He admitted he had been engaged to, several women.

His Honour reserved leave for complainant’s counsel to move for u new, trial.