TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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WATERS! DERS PAY. WELLINGTON, Dec. 22. Some interesting figures are published as lo the effect of the new waterside a.u'-rd. During the past week in Wellington, the average wage for all employed was Cl 2s 7d for 31.8 hours work. Under the old award the amount would have been £1 -Is lOd so that the reduction complained of is only 2s 3d per man. FALSE DECLARATION. I*Al ~JIKRSTOX X.. Dec. 21. ,\t the I’oliw Court. Jessie ArcDeod a married women, was committed for trial on a charge of making a false declaration touching the destruction by fire of goods at her residence. MURDER CASE. WELLINGTON. December 20. Charged with the murder of Hcrhoit Henry Knight, at Jolinsonville, on October 4, 1922, a yen;' Maori, named John Tulii, appeared before Mr E. Page at the Magistrate's Court to-day. He was further remanded until Thursday. The police stated that the case would probably be opened on the 10th. January. TRAIN HITS GIG.

FARMER'S WIFE KILLED. LEVIN. Doc. 19. A shocking fatality occurred at the railway crossing just, south of Levin this afternoon. The Auckland express, north bound crashed into a gig, the occupants of which were Mrs Nnrby, wife of A. Nnrby, 1 farmer, of Tinarua. road, and her two daughters. Mrs Xwrby was killed and the daughters were seriously injured. The horse was killed and the vehicle completely wrecked. At the scene the road rims parallel with the railway for some- distance, and then turns across the line. An onlooker states that the occupants of (lie trai> appeared to nc watching a train about to start from the Levin yards and to he oblivious of the approach of the express. The younger sufferers were taken to the Palmerston North Hospital. RECORD LIST OF CONVICTIONS. CHRISTCHURCH. Dec 20. “I have iiovhi- before seen such a long record of convictions for false protein es.’’ said Mr Wyvern Wilson. S.M. at the Magistrate’s Court, as he surveyed tin. list of Martha Tainui. who. at various stages in her career, had posed as a “daughter” of Sir Maui Pomare, and a “niece” of Sir James Carroll, and who has been the possessor of an inspiring collection of aliases. The charge preferred against her toil,r. was that she was deemed to boa, rogue and a vagabond, in that she imposed upon private individuals in order to obtain money and goods. Martini va- sentenced to twelve months’ hard labour, to be followed by three year-. i,'formative detention. 19 SEAM EX FINED. AUCKLAND. Dec 20. \t i||>. .Magistrate's Court forty-nine seamen were convicted of being partes to a .strike. Each was fined £2 and costs. ONE HUNDRED MINERS CHARGED. (11! EV.MOI 'Ti l, Dei ember 21. About one hundred members of the State .Miners Union were proceeded against by the Labour Department for alleged taking pat l in » stop-work meeting on November 23rd, cotitiary to an industrial agreement. The hearing was fixed for Jannaiy 9tli., at < ! reynionth. The slop-work meeting wa- connected with the seamen's dispute. COAL STRUCK. GKKYMOITH, December 21. There is , report that a 20-feet scam of good coal was struck yn.stcrilay at 1.100 feet by the Dobson Coal Company at Rrnmicr on the Harbour Hoard lease. OAMAIIV FINAL. O AMARU. Dec. 21. The Magisterial recount of the Parliamentary election lias concluded as follow s : MaePheiscn ... 4007 Leo 10.-.3 Informal 01 Four morn absentee votes were received. Lee receiving 3 nud JfaePheri’Oll 1.