TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

ijf. UY -l'El.liGHAl-U —1-lUitiS AbS.N ~ LOi-YKIUHi IS. ’VARSITY EXAMS. )rs CANDIDATES ENTER LATE, eel ;; l ; AYELLINGTON, September 11. ir- Owing to some misunderstanding, i nt considerable number of candidates have ’9 r forwarded their notices of intention tc , IS sit at this year’s university! exannna j s tions too late. After considering the matter the Recess Committee has decided to accept .entries up to September 22, upon the payment of a late fee, as proscribed by i he re-odatioiiK in such cases ir- " or GENERAL ELECTION. ',l WELLINGTON, September 11. iv Colonel T. AV. McDonald, who arriv■i- ml here from Dunedin last week, is ss now annouiu-ed as an Independent canfo didate for the AVellington East- seat. 11l A RAILAVAY PROPOSAL. AUCKLAND. September 12. Cabled advice has been received by the Tongariro Timber Co. from Atkinson. representing the Coy., in London, that a syndicate has been formed in h England to raise and administer funds ;e for constructing a railway line from d Knkalii on the Main Trunk line to d Taupo, a distance of about 40 miles. The company paid £6,000 through Tote-;, -s Maori Lancl Board to the Maoris interH csted in June and a further sum of J £20,000 lifts been paid this month, make i„g a total of £35.000. This is the full <’ sum the Maoris are entitled to receive n up to the present. x - V the au d. ENQUIRY. a AATLTJNGTON, Sept. 12. e The special committee of the Board of Health Inquiry into the question of g venereal disease resumed to-day. Dr. n w. Young considered free clinics had - not been an entire success, because such a large proportion of patients cons. ;1 cl treatment before they were cured. He recommended the adoption of the Pennsylvanian system, in which there is compulsory treatment. This treatment should he for a period not exceeding six 0 months. Notification should lie only ‘ made' use of when the patient omits to attend for treatment before a cure is e obtained. The giving of a wrong name 1 or address should he made a penal of--4 fence. He suggested better opportunities he given mid-wives to study venereal disease. A BUSH ACCIDENT. ROTORUA. September 12. Magri Tony Johnston employed at Steele’s mill at Maniaku fell forty feet from a bridge in the bush yesterday and died from injuries soon afterwards. He was middle aged and married with no children. ! FIFTEEN YEARS HARD. j , HAMILTON, Sept 12. i Thomas James Hughes, was louiid , . guilty cm sixteen charges of indecent - assaults and was sentenced to iilteen ! vears hard labour. Judge Stringer said it was a filthy, abominable of-, i fence and prisoner ’was liable to ini- ■ prisoninent for life and Hogging. I il- - sutler was a moral .leper. The pri- . j Miner received the sentence with a j smile. ! APPEAL COURT DECISION. ! AYELLINGTON. Sept. 12. In the. Salaniaii case (heard on ! July 12th). the Appeal Court decided : Unit i" the best interests ol the child I it should he given into custody ol the '■ father, and the appeal was dismissed J with costs on the lowest scale. i A PROTEST, i XFAY PLYMOUTH. Sept. 12. \ meeting of Directors ol several I ,|airv factories held at Opunake vesj terdav passed a resolution omphaticallv' protesting against the proposal i to Establish control of the r - v I lines Of the Meat Control Act . 1 ccuidc-iiiiiiiig the calling ot a conic - ! at Wellington just now. as t.u----j cieal. i SUPREME COURT. 1 GISBORNE, September 12. ! U the Supreme Court, the trial of | George Monkhouso for attempted inurl der of AYilliam Cinnpliell opened to-day ■) After hearing the evidence Jtistiee I ('hapuiau said, he did not see how any ' jury could get away from Dr Ross’s evidence as to the insanity of the accused. Whatever specific- delusion the accused ! was labouring under he seemed t<* I think he had some reason lor killing Campbell. On the man’s condition and i the evidence as to the act and the medi- , cal evidence, the Jury would have to J consider whether it was not a proper ! thing at the time the accused was in- : sane and ought to he acquitted. ' The Jury returned a verdict of ,'cj ipiittanc-c- on the ground of insanity.