TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

LII 1 1 I'jlinUJl nil -l-r.lt I 1.3.1 .\-.r\n I * * • • • i SF.XTF.XCK !• ()it Tl 1.-LAOING. AUCKLAND. .JiiiiiMry ■). In rile p'lire 1111 i.. llirci’ members lit til" crew el' till; i-1 i.'M lll i-r Tokoa p]pndcil guilty tn pi I good*. valued at £l7O were found iiMiconhd ill t iie forokold. Klim «wi! I.cwi- Harvey, Kris Evans Evans Earle rial .Michael .Joseph Cunningham were each senteiie .1 p> one mcntlis' imprisonment. Til!': \\'.\ 11’A WA TRAGEDY. WAIPAWA. .lan. «. I.imla Miiriha. the vietim of yesterday's murderous assault at Wnipswa pa. is still lingering lillt, little hope i, euterlaineil of lier recovery. She is I rig lit inl I y haltered ahoiit the head and lace. whiNt the force of the hlows on lie: kinds, ill her nl tempts (o defend l erselt. hrohe her rings and drove pie. es into the llesh. I’ulii .Maihi had llireatened I lie previous night to commit suicide hut was prevented by Iriends who removed the weapons from hi- reach. II" succeeded in recoverin'! a jiiin. however, and learning that his wile was leaving him to no with a younger Maori. Pulii murderously assaulted her. Her sereams attracted Hie natives of ihe pa hut I’tilii threatened to shoot anyone who casne near him. Al ter I Ik* tirst attempt at sue eiile. which shut half of his face away, lie walked twenty yards and then tired another shot which practically blow feist head off. An inquest was opened today and fter identification and evidence. it was adjourned for a week. A 1.1. Kt lED DETENTION. WELLINGTON. .hin : Daniel Richard. Cooper, aged fartvone. and his wife. .Martha Elizabeth (Holier, acted twenty-nine we re chargud with having at Johnsonvillp in Xoveniher unlawfully detained the infant child of 11 non l.npi and l.ilv Lister. They were remanded till ,1a n. !h , i. fMiil was nut askid. EXPLOSION OF REX/rXE. GISBORNE. dan •->. At a iwtive Catherine; at Jerusalem near Waipiro Ray. a Maori was emptying ji. tin cl’ benzine, which caught lire from a lighted candle and exploded. Vine persons were injured, three seriously. one of whom, nine years old died. A FIRE. MAS'UKRTOX. dan 8. A sevon-roonied house. liisurii'iusiv iuruislied .owned and occupied by Mr Kemble Welch, dentist, of Masterton. unci sitated at Lnnsdowne-. was destroy ed l>_v lire to-ni«riit. The water supply in tiiis suburb has an extremely low pressure. The brigade's efforts were fruitless to effect a save. The building was completely demolish-, d. Mr 'AeMi unci his wile are in Wellington tor the holidays. The cause of the outbreak is unknown, tl is believed the insurance will cover the building. BUTTER MARKET. WELLINGTON. dan :i. The National Dairy Association has received a cable from Loudon that the butter market is firmer. New Zealand fresh salted butter is 186 s to 100 s per cut - tine. 178 s to 18-hs: best unsnlted. IPOs' to 1925. The cheese market is linn and snufll stocks of New Zealand white and coloured are 120 sto 128 s. Canadian c heese is the same price. Cftß ISTCf iriK'U , dan 3. \ re-manning''of the ships in Lyttelton idler the holidays is proceeding without any hitch, there being ample labour offering lor vessels needing it. Many men stood by during the holiday period, and him now accepting re-em-ployment on their vessels. Crews were signed on to-day fot this Kaimanawfl, the Kamo and tin Waiknunitt

MATTMTS POLITICAL. WT.LLJNOTON. -lan. A. I lon Mi W F. Massey arrived Wellington frimi .Auckland to-day. lls M.r Anderson is also back in W -?11in ton. lion. .1. (I. Coates is due to i mni on siuiulnv night. I liu oUi* ' Ministers .it prese it in Wellington an Sir h'ranois Hell, Sir William Krase i.. and 11 on. I.). 11. (In: h re. Approached by a " Times " reprose In tire. Mr .Massev 1*01(1 "nothing tu tl,er to say’’ in regard to tlm politic; i t u a t. i o n, As previously intimated, he said. I v. ill not liave any thine to say on 111 matter until after the lorthconiir meeting of the Koforni Party. It the may lie necessary o await ihe opeiiin of Parliament and the result <>l a trii of strength I,elweon the (Invernmet and Ihe (Ipposi t i<*n parties on the flix i.il ihe I louse. The dtu•' of the uomnieiicouionl ( the Chert preliminary session has m teen .lelinitwlv lixed. The Chi i-st* linn -1 a i-oment iliat Parliament will pro! ah!\ open on I'ehruary I Ith i-s (piile nr ollieial. CI.CNS \TI().\ A I-. FINI). IVKI.I.INTTON. dan. A. A sensational discovery made by til police while making emilliries at New , j land.*, near dohnsonyille, seven mile ■ j from Wellington, following upon inves j tigniiwii* into the charge* mad j ;i» inst Daniel liie'nard Cooper, am : Marl.':.* ftlixabeth Cooper, for bavin; j attempted unlawfully to detain the in ; fant child of Harold Hope and l.il; : Lister. ('ooper is also chained will si. (the: serious otl'enee. A party o ! polieemm v.atc detailed fo search tin i inuildiug ami the property. .Attn i search ilia: th* house, tlu' police tnrnei t'hcir attention In a two acre section Nine constables made excavations ove the property. They discovered the do composed laidv of a child, said to In ' lwo month’ sold, about AO yards Iron Mu' residence, in a hole almost 111 ret feet deep, surrounded by a clump o native ire.-s. I lie police are * ouiilluiup; the dipping . pern! ions. It i* Mated, as the tesiil el iuioriualmu obtained by tin- police that this particular Inealitv has heel under surveillance for some time. ( neper was the postmaster at Now I'imi.s. which i- a sparsely popeialed dis 1 riel. .MCA l.t d'NV AND L’A/Oli. Wi.NCA.Ni'i .In u:a i y A. ■| sens meal occurrence at Aiamob . Vi as respi nsihle for ;.|| Aismeho re : deni hem ■; mede. an incite of t lie 11. - turd. -I llwi'inp lr»m sivre injuries inflicted. it is' alleped by a razor, and a Wellington icsidonl made an inmate o| HC I | gaol, siilf'cring I'r m ivmors', is no.', lu.vinv to defend Ins impulsive :■ a poe i i's iliat a married i. email reisidinp hi AWlling-tmi made arraupe. M' : u. ro e.. on a holiday hi Nolson ,ii,| '■am- to A i;anio|io m.st*;oj i!i r Inn band foil* ne.| hue |o iVaiianniii and ill va si ipa i ioe.s resulted in the dm iiivery that the wile Has staying with an"; her inn n a: A rumolio whoso wii" Has a,way on a holiday. The visitor's liushaiui ectiii! on Ute .si.-em. m in.- ' ,iriy Ilnurs i!ii, morning. and loiiml his wile in i .lepiiny c ii'i the o! her man. A serious light ensued, the mu raged husband using a razor rather Ircly on the body oi his antagonist. 'I lie V\;,ngauui man .who occupies rat her a good position, wn* badly slaslied. ami wili lie an inmate of the hospital lor some days. T- e V', eliiiu.t n icsidem it.iiic he- ■ 0..• ilm C ..hi »his morning greatly ili'leessed at the oeeurrenee ami Ihe uuf' I tmate |« Lit ion he no r finds himself in. He refused bail i r.Terring to ■ •' (im e cm i I II ,s .Majesty until the (■•se i- tried next wee!;, rathe; lien hoe his I'berty.