TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[llV T ULUGH AIM I—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION’] O’SHEA LICENSE WITHDRAWN CHRISTCHURCH. Sept 19. ■I. O’Shea’s jockey license lias been withdrawn bv the Licensing Committee of the Racing Conference. TEACHER’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept 19. The police have received information from Cheviot that G. H. Home, school tcaclier, was found (lend in bed this morning with bis throat cut. Deceased was aged 30, and was headmaster of McKenzie School. He saw considerable service at the front, and was formerly assistant master at Sycle'liham.

| AUDIT OFFICE ACTION. WELLINGTON, Sept 21. .Members of the Education Board find themselves called on by the Audi! Department to refund £1 11s 7el each The Board paid a teacher whose books worn destroyed in a school fire, £3O tn enable her to replace them. 3 lie de partment condemned the payment as improper and demanded a refund The Chairman said members bad better pay up. Olio member said lie bad already done so under strong protest. FALSE DECLARATION. WELLINGTON, Sept 21. Ronald A’Dear who. arrived from Melbourne on August Lth was lined £25 or three months for making a falsa declaration by signing a form in the Customs’ Office as Harold Balmoral. I AFTER FIFTY YEARS. ; DANNEVIRKE, Sept. 21 The foundation of the present prosperous district of Norscwood fitly years ago, was celebrated in fine weather. Manv of the original settlers now ole! and infirm, were present and a big assemblage included Sir George Hunter M.P., Lady Hunter and Mr Wug, Norwegian V ice Consul in the Dominion, who came from Invercargill to he present. Speeches appropriate to the occasion were* delivered and a memorial oak was planted by the oldest , rlginal settler aged 90, to mark the golden jubilee. A national flag was presented by Mr Wug and beautiful wreaths were placed at the loot, ol the oal; tree, in loving memory of the pioneers. Sir George Hunter unveiled a polished granite memorial slab which will perpetuate the occasion and a cable was read from the Norwegian Consul General in Melbourne conveying from the Norwegian Government greetings from the Homeland to Ihe pioneers and their descendants. DEAD IN BATH. AUCKLAND. Sept. 21 Mabel Torr. a single woman, belonging to Thames, engaged.a hath room at the Turkish Baths and some time later, H-e ivif ■ of the* caretaker found her hanging ever the side of .a hath lull of water, with her arms outstretched, dead. An inquest was opened and adjourned.