TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

Tut telegrato—per tress association] BOARDING A AfOVING TRAIN. AVAirrr, Dee 21. Robert Fulton; 55, unmarried, and a battery lia.nd at AVaikino, while attempting to hoard a moving train at Kanuigahake station., fell between a carriage and the platform, and was dragged beneath the bogie of the guard’s van. His chest and ribs were terribly crushed. He expired an hour later. i AUCKLAND TO WIIANOARKI ! WHANOARISI, Dee 21. The first train carrying passengers j for Auckland left AVhangarei this morn | ing. ’l’he small gap between the two I railways in the neighbour .mod of Alare-I retu is being served with mo„or buses. . Tlie journey occupies about eight and , a half hours which will lie materially I reduced when the line is complete. A , large gathering assembled at the railway station.' The Member for Alarsden : .Mayor. and County Chairman, gave ad- ' dresses. A resolution was carried ex- . pressing great rejoicing and heartily ■ congratulated the Alinister of Public Works on the rapid progress of the; line. i APPARENT SUICIDE , OAAIARU, Dee 21. ! The body of George Rusbatch. aj hatcher .was found by a Afaori. Kaickc I Wnitaki, this morning with a pea j rifle alongside. Apparently is is a case j of suicide. INQUEST. j CHRISTCHURCH. Dec. 21. ■ I .At the inquest on William Teague, ; aged 21. who fell from the recks near j Gudley Lighthouse while fishing on '■ December Kith., evidence was given j

of two previous attacks of giddiness while fishing. A verdict was returned that death was caused by a fall from the rocks. The body was recovered yesterday, three chains from where the fatality occurred. I!UTTER PRODUCTTON. AN AUCKLAND RECORD. AUCKLAND, Dec. 19. A record flutter output for one week in the Auckland district was established for’tlie week ended Decemher Ith. during which period 52.148 boxes were received at the Auckland Farmers’

Freezing Company grading stores. Tlie previous week’s record was established during the pried ended November 29, when" 50,327 boxes were received for grading. The grand total of receipts for the season to Decemlier 13th is 051.010 boxes, compared with 100.911 for the corresponding period last year, ; an increase of 193,109. Such an in-! crease would ho remarkable in coinparing years of normal production; it.! is phenomena I when it is considered j that the butter production of last sea- I son in the Auckland district showed an increase of no less than -17 per cent. , over the outpiut of the preceding sea-! sou. Conditions last season were ox-; t.remely favourable for product ion, good rains during the late summer and autumn enabling fanners to continue; milking for a longer period than usual. _ Production during the latter part ol C o season, therefore, mis particularly i good. ft mav lie expecting too much | To hope to equal last season’s great] percentage of increase, hut in the event of equally favourable conditions being j experienced, present indications me; that the ratio of increase this season I will he very substantial. SHOOTING ACCIDENT. INVERCARGILL. Dec 21. - A shooting accident occiirrd at Awn- ; ma Bay. whereby Andrew Wallace, aged 35, a man well-known locally,,cm ; ph-ved as a stock and station agent. - was seriously injured. According to; his statement, he borrowed a .310 ritle j I'mu I friend for the purpose of a ] dav’s shooting, and the accident <>oi uiued iu the afternoon or early in the evening. Ho was unconscious lor some time, and <m coming to. reached his motor, and, attempted to drive l< ’ j town through a had road u, narrou - j-'.'.nmpv country. He reached a ds- j ~f four or I:VO miles troni tlie . of the in- idem. A farmer’s wile ; ati iacted 1»v tic sound of a motor ;

looting. On investigation, s-ie found ; Wallace in a stale of collapse. A doc- ; tor was summoned, and the injured man was conveyed t„ Southland Hospi j lul, where it- was lounil n bulUt b. I . perforated his left lung, ami lie lies m | •*. critic*”. I (-«» 11 c 1 iticm. POST OFFICE' Bl'RN’l. I PAHIATUA, December ‘22. 'l‘lie Post Office at Pongaroa,, inctud- i i„., the telephone bureau was destiny- i eti l:v lire at 1*2.30 this morning Tt st'irtetl in an adjoining butchery shop. . Workmen have been sent to make a- - temporary :n rangeinont. Details are ; unavailable. THE AI’CLF.ARY-AI’QFARRIF. j CASE. DUNEDIN, December 20. ! The Otago Boxing Association pass- , cd the following resolution in reply to the council’s attitude in connexion with the Al’Clea rv-M’Quarrie dispute: . . '|’iiis association can hardly conceive that the reply received from the secre- ( ftrv of He New Zealand Boxing (Van- j til is t-c well-considered opinion o i that body, as this association bad obtained the opinions of two eminent conn- j sel which confirmed the opinion of i s | own solicitor As no attempt is made j by the council to suggest that these opinions are not sound the association suggests that further prosecution ol- the matter lies in the hands of the a pellant.” OI F.ENSI- VXD BOWLERSCHRISTCHURCH. Dec. 22. The Queensland howlers armed from Wellington to-day and were met at i -Tielt ai by the President and members of the Christchurch centre, and accorded a" "'ithnsii.stie They arc playing against Onstchurrh {.luh to-day. To-mortow a civic rc<option will he given in the iimniing ,nd in the afternoon they play against Christchurch centre. ASSISTANT PUBLIC TRUSTEE. WELLINGTON, December 22. The resignation of Al. C. Barnett, Assistant Public Trustee alter b'lty vrtirs service, on superannuation was announced by Hon. J. G. Coates. He will bo succeeded by H. Turner, now Chief Inspector.

\ desperate deed. CHRISTCHURCH, December 22. Robert M(.'Sporran, aged 41, a schoolmaster at Tuahiivi Maori Settlement, was found with his throat cut and n razor clenched in his hand. Deceased, who was married and has Tour children was suffering from gastric influenza.