TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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FATAL ACCIDENT. INVERCARGILL, Sept 21

A young man named George Dryden, aged 20 ye. ars, received injuries at the Ruahine sawmill to-day by being jammed hot ween two logs. He succumbed on the way (o the Riverton hospital.

WATERSIDE DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, Sept. 21. The Arbitration Court took evidence in the watersiders’ case to-day relating to lightering at Gisborne and Napier. A witness from Napier, a leading band on ocean liners, said that lie got 5s per week more than ordinary hands and Od an hour extra for working wool and tallow. His average wages in 1921 wer £4 Os (id a week and in 1922 to the end of August 91 Us. Nicholas Saunders. Auckland, said that no threats of bolding up work ingoing slow bad been made. He was of opinion that waterside work was done bettor now than before the win ; oi at any rate, as well.

FOUND DEAD. INVERCARGILL. Sept 21. Tlio police were advised that a Chinaman named Low bum was found dead in a hut at Boundary Creek, at Lower Nevis, yesterday.

EMPLOYERS MEET. WELT NOTON. Sept 21

The. N.Z. Employers’ Federation election of officers resulted as follows: President. Mr T. S. Weston; VicePresident. Mr A. C. Mitchell; Leasum', Mr H. Coull ; Trustees. Messrs T. Balinger. W. H. Bennett. A. Miles, and Dr C. Prendergast Knight; Auditor, Mr W. V. Stephen; Advisory Board, the Presidents of the Affiliated Association and bodies, tngetnei vit i the officers of the Federation.

EMPLOYERS’ APPROVAL. WELLINGTON. Sept. . 21

At tie Employers’ Federation Conference the following resolution wrs carried unanimously ; “I he Dominion Enr lovers’ Federation, in meeting assembled. is heartily in accord with the action if tlie Prime Minister and the Government in connection with the cablegram from Mr Lloyd George regarding the crisis in the Near East.

MISSING BANKRUPT. WELLINGTON September 21. The public examination of Harold Richard Pcard. auctioneer and restaurant proprietor, was fixed for this mor niug in the Bankruptcy Court, beturc Sir ,7. Snlnmnd, but the debtor failed to answer bis name.

; Mr Kennedy, for the Official Assignee. said that Peard bad given an addiess iti Auckland, but personal service could let be effected, and thongM the notice was sent by registered post it was not likely to have reached him in time for the present sitting. Pcard had apparently come to 5\ ellingtcn prior to the posting of the notice. Mr Kennedv suggested another fixture at a distant date. Mr Goldshormigh, one of the largest creditors told the Court that he bad everv reason to believe Peard had left New Zealand or was in hiding. Nothing had been seen of him for a considerable time thought exhaustive inquiries were made. He suggested that an order he made to bring Peard before the Court as an absconding debtor. His Honour said that be would ((insider that matter, if put before him in Chambers, supported by affidavits. . Meantime lie adjourned the ease lor a ; month. SUPREME COURT, j WELLINGTON. September 21. ] The following prisoners were sen- ! toured by .AD Justice Salmond to-dav: | Hector Smith, breaking, entering and J theft at Dannevirkc. five no nibs' iiul prisonment.

| George Anthony Silva, theft at Kai i toke, five months’ iinprosinmcnx. | Hubert Brown, theft, two years’ rej formative treatment.

John David Mason and Roy Cameron Morrison forgery and uttering; Mason two years’ probation, and Morrison three months’ imprisonment. Stewart Raymond McArthur, forgery and attempted false pretences, two years’ probation. Donald Janies f.owi ie, breaking entering and theft at Taihape, two years' reformative treatment.

SCHOOL SET AEH’E. AUCKLAND, Sept. 22. A lire was discovered under Avondale public school, and was promptly | extinguished by tin* Brigade. An inj speetion showed a pile of inllnmnmbl j material had been placed underneath j the flouring and fired. One joist and a number of floor hoards were charred.

j ENROLLING. ; WHAKATANE. Sept. 22. 1 AVliahatane Defence Office has been busy enrobing volunteers who are ofj Coring freely. Up to noon to-day tiine- ; tv-one names were handed off with six j from Opotiki. I LADIES GOLF. 1 WANGANUI, Sopt. 22. : The first round of the Ladies Golf ■ Championship was played this morning i in perfect weather. .Miss McClure (Wel- ■ lington heat .Mrs Collinsou (Palmerston North) 4 and 2; Miss Ache ■son (Nelson) ; heat Mrs Gardiner (Auckland) 8 and 6 ; Mrs McCarthy (Dunedin) heat Miss Dixon (Christchurch) 7 and 6.

The second round will he played to-

D 1 VOUCH DECISION. WELLINGTON. Sept. 22. Sir Salmond gavi judgment in the divorce ease of Loddcr v. I.odder, which is akin to the well-known .Mason case and promises like it, to rank as a judical classic. The marriage took place as far hack as 1882, the husband now being 65 and wile 62. Since 1903 they had lived apart one here and the other in Auckland. Tin immediate cause of tile separation was an objection taken by the wife to the husband's friendship with another woman, hut adultery is not alleged or proved, nor any other recognised form of matrimonial oll'cncc. The Judge found the husband did give cause for jealousy and was, in fact, the immediate and effective cause of the separation, hut the law as mutinied in coiiseneiU|ee of the Mason ease still gave discretion to the Judge and in the exercise of this discretion. Justice Salmond held there wns no reason to refuse a dissolution of marriage, for it was evident its continuance would serve no useful purpose either in the interests of the public, or the parties themselves.