TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

BV TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSSOCIATIO*-'; LOAN PROPOSALS. WHANG All El, Dee. 3 Seven Wliangarei Borough hntn proposals aggregating (138,001.) sterling ■ were voted upon yesterday—Streets improvement and new traffic bridge I 027,730 ; w ater works extension j 03,800: financing drainage t-omier-j tions £I,OOO wore carried. A new road outlet 018,730 recreation .reserves 01,300, and 01.037: Kinsington Park improvement 03,000 wore rejected.

MAKURA ARRIVES. AUCKLAND, December 5. The Mak lira arrived from Sydney at G this morning with 330 passengers ! after a fine uneventful trip. Tile passengers state nothing was wanting in comfort and attention, despite the scratch crew of seamen and stewards. The deck hands were all old sailors and the fact that tlie vessel is an oil burner minimised tlie difficulties in the engine room. The crow was entirely new, with the exception of the navigation and engine room < fficers and liist and second stewards. royal present scratched. AUCKLAND. December 3. Royal Present was scratched for the Auckland Cup at 10 a.m. 11AT0PPA AGROUND. DFNFDTN. December 3. The steamer Afatoppa, of 3280 tons, ran on a mud-hank when steaming down the channel from Dunedin wharf this afteroon, on route for Melbourne. It was high tide at the time. and despite the efforts of the hig dredge and the tug “Dunedin,” the vessel remained fast, hut it is anticipated that will lie got off on to-mo’row morning’s tide at 3 a.m.. with Hie rss'stiuiee of tlie tug and dredge. Tn the meantime the fairway Is completely hlosked. '

STILL STRANDED. DUNEDIN. Deeemhor G. Another attempt to refloat tile Alatoppo at daylight failed. AVatorsiders are to-day unloading part, of the cargo into the coaster Kotare and another attempt will lie made late this afternoon. .*■ kA M EX PROSF.C UTED. WELLINGTON. November 3. In tile ether ease, different from Manxm's, somewhat, the charge was one against X. .McKinnon, and the facts alleged were that the Kaliika left Dunedin with a Union man who was not a cTonkeyman, bociui.sc a regular man could not lie secured. A non-un-ion man was engaged at Wellington, hut the firemen refused to go to sea. unless a Union man was taken on. The crew gave notice at the same time. Enr the defence, it was contended tin- men supposed that they had been deceived about the ship going to sea. The S.M. said there was no evident e to tlr l l effort.

On the geiieild question, the defence urged that if onus was to he proved Matison was party to an agreement to cease work. What the prosecution •meant was that- there had been a conspiracy.. The opposing counsel ohjecTed to tills The word was not mentioned and he contended there was clear evidence of an agreement, as to the Kaliika men. There was, he said, not a shadow of dofom-o raised. The SM. said he would give judgment on Friday. ! MUTT Bin? f'HAPGE. ' AA'FI.L! XGT a X. TV-. 3 /f'is afternoon. Act ing-Dotecf,i\— Mnlsh arrested a voting native. John I’’-'i on a ehm-ge of having mi m about October l-itli, murdered Herlien llenrv Knight, ciintreetor. it appears from what can lie gathered of the ease, that Kflight was not reported to the police as missing until last week. Investigation of the cireiimst aliens cull. necle.l with his disappearance created certain suspicion. The case was placed in the hands of Acting-Detective Walsh for investigation. The dead hodv ot Knight, has I icon recovered, ami the remains are being brought into Wellington, so liiat a post mortem examination may lie made. The arrestud man. John Tnhi, is about 20 years ol age. Deceased, Herbert Henry Knight, was unmarried. He was a mnt raefnr. aged about 30 yeans. He had properly at .InliiiMinville and at island Bay. MR 1!F. A rCTIAAI I”S VIEW. WELLINGTON. December 3. Interviewed l>v a “Times" reporto: to-night. Mr Harold Beauchamp, tlie well-known financial authority, said: “I have been strongly urged to make a pronouncement as to wlr t is likely to lie the effect on the public finnnees in the event of prohibition being carried in this Dominion. In mv opinion, there can be no doubt whatever that in the event of tin's country becoming dry. it will lie exceedingly difficult, In fact almost, impossible, to raise revenue from any other .source- without inflicting undue hardship to the great bulk of the taxpayers to replace that nowraised hv the duty on alcoholic liquors. At flic moment, all classes of the community are taxed In 'the liilt. owing to the perilous times through which we are passing. Thousands are struggling Mi keep their heads above water. To place any additional burden upon them would therefore bo most calamitous. Having recently visited Canada. I bad an opportunity cf comparing the txiospuritv of tlie province of Quebec, where the sale of liquor is controlled hv the K f nt«. with tlie depressed condition of other provinces of that Dominion where • ale is prohibited. In Quebec the pn - lit t” the Government from this source is not less than £2.000.000 per annum estimated to fee sufficient to oxtino-nbh ! the debt of that province in less I bar. 13 ’-ears. These figures speak for them- ' selves.

\ SUDDEN END, AUCKLAND. Dee. 3 "" G. If. Bp-ad. ~tl who returned from l-tvdnev by the M,-iknrn veste---d"v enllansed mi a howlin'; green anil d'i'd hint evening. [Te had been treated for a weak heart-. FOUND DEAD. j I EVTN. Dee 0. 1 .Tames E'f'intnn. a farmer, single., aged f,r;. wa= found drowned by his brother at 1 loot bleu. on In- return from a s-ib- yestir-day. Deceased was s 11 !>';*;• t to fits and apparently had, boon to the creek to gntheir watercress for the fowls and had a seizure and fell intr, the water, ‘ d