TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

BY TEL EG HA PH—PHESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. ! STABBING AFFRAY. GISBORNE, Aug 20. As the result of stabbing injuries, two men were admitted to Cook Hospital on Saturday. The affair happened at Matawlicro, where George Monkhouse. 08 years of age. a single man, was living with William Camphell, about forty years of age, and a mariied man. Campbell is the Manager of .Mr F. Hall’s station, and Monkhouse was staying with linn i.il lie got a job. About nine o’e u-l- on Saturday night, .Monkhouse returned home, and after muttering lor some | time, he sprang at Campbell, and | stabbed the latter three times in the back. Then he turned his knife, j which had a blade two and a-lmlf iuj dies long, into his own abdomen, j Campbell's wife went to her husj hand’s aid and one child rushed outj side screaming. A Chines-- employee then came and ■ secured Monkhouse. and set lor the j police. i The injured men passed a satisfac-

tory night. A CART FATALITY. NAPIER, Aug 21. • An accident which resulted in the ' death <>r John Alexander Straclian, 29 Years of age, occurred at Taradale. Deceased was driving a horse in a : (spring cart, when Hhe horse took fright and hacked the cart into a : ditch, in which there was a foot ol ' water Deceased was thrown out into the ditch and the horse on top of j him. Several minutes elapsed before I ho could he extricated. First aid was

applied without success. A FATALITY. WANGANUI, Aug 21. Frederick Leighton, 44, married, wa sidled yesterday. He was watching two friends fall a tree at Aramoho when it struck another tree and fell' on him. Deceased leaves a widow and four children. A DRAY FATALITY. TIMARU, Aug 21. A single man named George Fowler, was killed near Arundel on Saturday being run over by a dray, which ho y-as driving.