TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

! [by telegraph—PEß PRESS ASSOCIATION! | A SUICIDE. | AUCKLAND, Sept. 19. ' Tho dead body of J. Anderson, believed to be a ship’s steward was found with a bottle containing poison--1 otis liquid alongside and other circumstances indicating suicide. ! ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ! EDUCATION, i WELLINGTON, September 18. , The Public Service Commissioner informed the lion. C. J. Parr to-day that he had appointed Professor E. Marsden professor of Physics, at Victoria University College, to the position of Assistant Director of Education. Professor Alnrsden in England proceeded through the complete primary, higher elementary, grammar school and university course, winning his wav right through by means of scholarships. As a student in 'Manchester University he won several scholarships, and finally was awarded first-class honours in physics (B.Se. and AI.Sc. degrees). Professor Marsden has taught in elemen-t.-irv and secondary schools in England, and also was a lecturer under tV ; London University. Afterwards lie held a federal fellowship and lectureships in Marnchester University until 1914, when he was appointed to the position of professor of physics in Victoria Col- . lege. From January, 1916, to May. 1919, he served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in France, where he held the position of major in the Engineering Division of the Fourth i Army. He was twice mentioned in disi patches and awarded the Military Cross.

i ASSESSMENT COURT. ! HAMPER A, September 16. I The Assessment Court, with Mr A. D. Thomson presiding, sat at Ha went this week to deal with the protests against the new valuations, j The Court sustained unimproved values at figures ranging from £l5O to CIIO a foot in the main business 1 area. A few adjustments were made but they did not greatly affect the Government Valuer’s figures, which in the majority of oases were maintained. i FRAUD ADMITTED. ! WELLINGTON. Sptember 18. I Thomas Ernest Woodward and William Wilson pleaded guilty to twelve charges of defrauding the D.I.C. of various amounts by alleging that goods had been bought and received from Woodward. The transactions extended over a year and were revealed by an examination of tho company's books. Tlie amounts in the charges totalled £l2 Ms. Wilson was the head of the carpet department until he left in July. Woodward was bead of the hardware department until 1920. Wilson was sentenced to three months' imprison- ( mont and Woodward to four months MINISTER VOLUNTEERS j WELLINGTON. September 18. [ The mail of the Minister of Defence was swollen to-day with letters and telegrams from men offeiing tboir services in whatever capacity they might lie of most use. Among the offers was one from a Minister of the Crown, the Hon. J. G. Contes, who served with distinction in the Great War. being mentioned in dispatches and winning the Military Cross, to which lie later was awarded a bar. Women have not been behindhand, ns among tire offers received have been a number from nurses.

THE GERMAN MARK. DUNEDIN, September 18. \t a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-night, it was pointed out that a great ileal of New Zealand money must have gone into Germans’ pockets as the result of speculation in the mark and this at a time when all money nvailahol should lie kept in the country. There was no promise on the face of the mark that it would be redeemed. The meeting resolved to ask the Government to prohibit investments in German in oil oy. AVITTTE IST.AXD ACTIVE AVHA KAT AXE, Sept. 17. ttlnto Island is very active to-dav One large column of steam and two smaller ones have been going no all morning.