TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1922, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

L „Y TELMntAPH— !■**■ ASSOCIATION] A MAYOR’S POSITIONTB KUITI, August 30. Mr Hine wlio was recently' charged with a technical offence under the Municipal Corporations Act and *as consequently compelled to resign the m.v£.l chair, was returned at a specu meeting of the Borough Council last ui.d.t. following the receipt of a lettei from the Borough Solicitor who incidentally happens to l* his nv tiler, terminating the solicitorship, thus permitting Mr Hine to “gam stand, not 'being interested within 11 meaning of the Act.

FIRl'. IN “PRESS” OFFICECHRISTCHURCH, August 30. \ fire which might have had serious consequences but for being discovers! oar’v and promptly chocked, occurri'd at seven this morning on the top floor of the “Press” Coy’s buildings in the lithographic department, portions of which were badly damaged. The flco, on which the fire occurred has no gas heaters or fireplaces, all the machinery being electrically driven. As far as is known, no one was in the building when the fire was discovered. The damage by the fire «-s in the case of the fire at the “Lyttelton Times” la-t Friday was confined to the Department and contents, but as the floors are of concrete, little water penetrated to the lower portions of the building. The fire was discovered by a porter from ■ Warner’s Hotel, who visited the office for copies of to-day’s issue. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. The damage is estimated at £7OO. The total insurance on the building plant etc., is £65.832 in various offices.

FOUND HANGING. • AUCKLAND, August 30. A man’s dead body was found hanging to a tree in the Domain, suspended from a branch by a strap around the neck and had apparently been there for several days. Letters in the pocket bore the name of H. Cooper.