TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[nr TKIYEOIIAPn —per press association] CHARGED WITH ARSON. TACRAN(!A. Nov 13. Tlierci were two alarms of (ire on Saturday night, ma!;in;r the ninth during the last few weeks. Roth outbreaks were suppressed before much damage was done. . About mid-niglit flu- police

arrested a young man, George Victor Clark, who was (barged this morning with arson, and remanded for eight days. ROST OFFICE BURNED. ASHBURTON. Nov 10. A lire at two o’clock on Wednesday morning completely destroyed the Alaronn.n Post Office and a residence owned by Air H. Galletly, farmer. The Post Office was a detached building. The lire started in the residence, and quickly spread. A great effort was made to save the buildings, hut to no avail. The emitnuts of the re.-idome were eompletly destroyed, but the Indie of the Post Office material was saved. There i“ a possibility that some ol the mail was burnt, though any loss in this dirct-tiun lias not been definitely established. All! WILFOUD f.N THE NORTH. AUCKLAND. Nov 10. Mr T. Al. Wflford. leader of the Liberal-Labour party, addressed meetings last night at llevonport ,(V aifemata) and Parnoll. supporting the Opposition candidates, ‘Air 11.I 1 . H. Lurbusli and Air F. S. Morton. He had a good bearing. AN!;LILIAN CATHEDRAL SITE. WELLINGTON. Nov 11). At a price of £12,000, the Church of England lias bought an acre and a half adjoining the cathedral 'site opposite the Basin Reserve. This will give a block for a cathedral of s’ome three acres in extent. ELECTORAL CANVASSER FINED WELLINGTON. Nov 10. An electoral canvasser. Ivy Goodyer, pleaded guilty at tbu Magistrate's Court to signing enrolment application's as a witness without seeing the applicants sign. The'forms were left with the wives of applicants and collected later, when defendant signed them. She was fined £5 and costs: on each of two charges. j