TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[by telegraph—-rER PRESS association]

OFFERS TO ENLIST. AVELLINGTON, September 28. Up till this morning the total number of Dominion registrations for active service in the Near East was 13,621. The figures for the three commands are:

Other Officers, ranks. Nurses Northern Command 265 3012 12 Central Command 310 4976 64 Southern Command 274 4226 51 In addition, many Air Force, units chaplains, matrons, and nurses have registered.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. 'AUCKLAND, Oct. 1. Sales on tlie Exchange yesterday were:—Auckland Gas 23s 3d, 23s Id; Waihi 28s.

MAN FOUND SHOT. TIMARU, Gctober 1. On Saturday’ a young man named Ebenezer Vincent, a butcher working at the Pareora Freezing Works, was found in the riverbed near the township with a bullet wound in his forehead. He was removed to the Timara Hospital, where he was operated on. He was unconscious when admitted to the hospital, at about 2 p.m., and was still in that state to-day. His condition is very serious.

Few particulars are available, but it is understood that n pea rifle was lying alongside him.

CORONER’S ADVICE. CHRISTCHURCH, October 1. “The first thing a person should do when he finds another person hanging, is not to run for assistance, but to cut the body down,” said Mr IVyvern Wilson, the coroner at an inquest yesterday on the death of Mrs Neal, a married woman, 54 years of age, who was found hanging in the washhouse at her residence by a neighbour. The neighbour ran for assistance t<> another, who called her son, who rut down the body, hut did not remove the cord from round the neck.

Tlio doctor said that when he arrived the woman had not been dead more than a quarter of an hour. Ho had treated her for melancholia.

The verdict was that deceased hanged herself whilst suffering from melancholia.

AUCKLAND SENSATION. AUCKLAND, October T

Airs Kathleen Lurie died in the hospital to-day. She was the dauglitcr-in-law of Mrs O’Shaiighnessy, with whom she was arrested on a charge that, on August 16, by permitting to perform an illegal duty, they caused tlie death of Elsie Mary Fraider. The deceased was a married woman, 29, and leaves a baby. The case was called in the Police Court on Friday, when a remand to next Thursday was granted on account of Airs Imrie’s ill-health.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AUCKLAND, Od. 1. Arrived on Saturday—Eastern Planet Irom New York, which sailed on Saturday at 1.30 p.m. for Wellington. Sailed—City of Dunedin at 5.20 p m. for Wellington.

1 SOLICITOR FOUND DEAD AUCKLAND, Oct. 1. | I. I. W alsho, solicitor, a married man. was found dead in his office last ; night, with his bend over a gas riim 1 . He had previously threatened to rom- , 1111 suicide. The deceased was- fonn- . orlv a prominent footballer. j NEW ZEALAND EXPORTS. j WAR POSSIBILITIES. | , AUCKLAND. Sept 30. Mr Robert Arthur, who visited England on behalf of a wide section of tho New Zealand producers, returned yesterday. Ho states he visited most of the large business houses in England and Scotland. “As far as the market for New Zealand produce is concerned.” he said, “we cannot hope to do much on the Continent until the exchange is stabilised.” Generally speaking, London is still the dumping ground for the produce of the world. A lot of poor stuff is sent there, against which New Zealand producehas to compete.” Tho investors had confidence in New Zealand’s future, because it, was not a manufacturing place- to any extent. He added: “If there is another war, a- country like New Zealand, which exports food, would suffer least.”