TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

! BY TKLEGKAPH —-PEH PRESS ABBOOIATIOPHARBOUR COLLISION. AUCKLAND, Dee,. 4 The rehearing of the nautical inquire into the harbour collision on .May 13 between the ferry steamer Peregrine avid the steamer Tiroa was r.-om-iiided to-day. After hearing new evidence, the Court was of opinion Ihiit the cause of the casualty-was, as stated in the finding of July 5, due to the default of-Captain Clark, of the Tiroa. not complying with the regulations in that he omitted to indicate that he was altering his course, the Court made no order its to the certificate but ordered Captain Clark to pay the costs of the hearing aitd rehearing. SEXUAL OFFENCE. GISBORNE. December G. \t the Supreme Court Albert Houghton was charged with carnally knowing a girl under the age of 1G years. He was found guilty. Sentence was deferred. MATO PI'A REFLOAT ED. DUNEDIN, December (>. The steamer Mntoppa, which was grounded, as the result, it is said, of had steering, when steaming down the channel in the upper harbour last night, was got off his evening at high tide. A portion of her cargo had been lightered, and she floated off practically without the aid of the tug and dredge, which were standing by. The vessel was towed to Port Chalmers by the tug. POLLING DAY WEATHER. DUNEDIN, Doe. 7 The morning broke gloriously fine, hut it is now overcast, with a light drizzle. Heavy polling is assured.

“SUBMARINES ABOUT.” AN “INEBRIATE” ON WATCH. WELLINGTON. Nov 29. Odorge Yule. 48 years of age, and described as a marine engineer, appeared before Air E. Page. S.M.. at tho Magistrates Court, on a charge of having been found helplessly drunk. Sergeant. Dyer said that, seeing the ...... r tnd in the condition mentioned In tlie charge, he Had approached him and asked what ho was doing. (The accused had been standing on n street corner.) Yule replied that he was “on watch.” and had been “oil watch” for four days. Do you see those lights over there” he continued, “well they are submarines, and we are going to blow them up to-night.” Tho sergeant concluded that the accused was. at the time, “suffering from delirium tremens.” Similar evidence was also given by Constable Flannery. Senior-Sergeant Lander suggested that- the defendant should take out, a prohibition order against himself, but this the latter refused to do. \ fine of 10s was imposed, and an order was made for the payment by Yule of 17s (id medical expenses.

AWARD COPY BURNET). WELLINGTON, December 7. yt a stop-work meeting on. Tuesday, the watersidors solemnly burned a copy of tho new award, having first passed n resolution ordering the acti*ji, the object being to carry before the public the alleged unfair treatment of watersiders in tho matter of a wage standard.