TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[BY TELEOnAPJT —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'] BOY KILLED BY LORRY. WELLINGTON'! , OHt 20. Clifford Pritchard, aged 10 years, was ratlin,ing home from school at Miramar, when he fell in front of an approaching lorry, the wheel passing over his body. Death was instantaneous.

INQUEST YERDTCT ASHBURTON, Oet 18

An inquest was hold before Mr James Gow, District Coroner, at the Ashburton Hospital 'yesterday afternoon touching the death of John Percy Ashton, agtd 22, of Green St. Evidence was led to show that he was in the employ of F. Sergeant, at Lismoro, and on Sunday afternoon ho was showing a lad aged seven years how to hold a gun, not being aware that the weapon contained a live cartridge. While he was doing this the lad appears to have pointed the gull which was accidentally discharged, the shot inflicting such severe wounds in Ashton’s throat end face as to necessitate his removal to the hospital, where he died during Monday night. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

EDUCATION VOTE. CHRTSTC;HURC?H, Oc't 20. The Canterbury Education Board’s Government grant for the maintenance of buildings this year will lie £17,0n0 or roughly £2,00(1 less than normal. The Board agreed to-day to protest vigorously against the reduction. A FIERCE GALE. • CHRISTCHURCH, Oet 20. A fierce northwester prevailed over Canterbury to-day. On Cashmere Hills it was described as the worst gale ever known. There is nil interruption in telegraphic communication due to the gale. The C. <). C. acceptances and entries. due to-night have been postponed till noon to-morrow owing to the telegraphic interruption. NOT A LODGER. WANGANUI. Oct 18.

At the .Magistrate’s Court to-day Percy Lumxdcn, licensee of the Upokoiigaro Hotel, was tilled £.5 anil £9 j costs for supplying liquor to two Europeans and two Maoris on a recent Sunday. The defence admitted that liquor was supplied, hut stated that one of the Europeans had entered hi* name on the hook as a. lodger for the night, and was consequently entitled to liquor for himself and friends. I lie Maoisltrate, after hearing the evidence. decided that the man was not a bona fide lodger. On a further similar charge a daughter of the defendant was lined £1 and 7s costs. TROTTING AND RACING. BLENHEIM. Oct. 21. i Following on the recent pronouncement by the N.Z. '! rotting Associn- ■ lion that stakes fur trotting events at racing meetings must Vo equivalent to ; those for gallops. Alai thorough Racing ! Club uiieiiimouxly decided to eliminate Hotting events from future pro- ; mines. CARTRIDGE ACCIDENT. AVATROA. October 21. \ small Alaori B y at AAaintni, playing with a rifle cartridge used a hammer and the cut ridge exploded, his hand being blown to pieces. The hoy is progressing favourably in the hospital. \ WOAIAN KILLED. : WELLINGTON, Oct. 21. ! Mrs E. Lintcrn, a middle aged resi ! dent of Petone, was knocked down by !•, motor car in Lsimbloii Quay. AA el ' lingtoii, last night, and died m the ambulance on the way to the hospital : Deceased was proceeding to the wliarl : hoard the I'crrv steamer Alaon lot Lyttelton. She got off a tram by the Midland Hotel, and went round the Lock of the ear and apparently stepped , ’„ front of the approaching motor, the 1 driver of which tried to swerve aside, | but the buffer caught Mrs lantern, i who was drawn under the wheel, before the car could he stupjicd. #