TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1923, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[bt telegraph—m:n press association j WELLINGTON BURGLARIES. WELLINGTON, Jan 5. During the past ten weeks three daring burglaries have been committed in Wellington and some £7OO worth of goods stolen, the burglar*, managing to get clean away with the booty. It is understood tho police now believe certain men who aro in custody in connection with another offence, were responsible for the burglaries and evidence at present is beinjcollected by the detectives with the view to charging them with the offences, The police are inclined to the opinion that the goods wore not disposed of in Wellington, but were taken up country and hawked amongst tho settlers. j MURDER CHARGE LAID. AUCKLAND, Jan 4. At the Auckland Police Court. John Finnigan (31), ship’s fireman, was charged with having assaulted Con ! O'Keefe, and caused actual bodily harm. A sensation was caused by Detective Mellvoney stating that the man alleged to have been assaulted had dim! in the hospital. The police would withdraw the charge of assault and substitute one of murder. Accused and deceased were firemen on the. steamer Tredc.uhnm. There was some drinking among iho crew ashore on New Year’s Day. and an altercation In tween Finnigan and O’Keefe, ft wa s alleged that at midnight when O'Keefes was asle-p in his hunk, Finnigan pulled him out on the door .and kicked him on the head and hack. Finnigan was pulled off O'Keefe and tho latter was put hack in his bunk unconscious. He remained so until tho matter eaine to the knowledge of the officers next day. when he was sent to the hospital. Last night an operation was performed on O'Keefe who did not rally, and died at 9 o’clock this morning. Accused denied any knowledge ol tho assault when arrested. AN APPEAL ALLOWED. Cl I RISTCH FIT Of! -lan 4. The Arbitration Court lias allowed the appeal of W. H. Roberts against the decision of Air Wyvorn Wilson. S.M.. who fined him £lO lor striking on tho Wakatu at Lyttelton last May. The Court holds that the industrial agreement entered if'o by the Shipowners' Fderatiuu is ml in force as between the Wakat ' Ship Company and its employ-os. VIKING GETS ROUGH SPIN. WESTPORT. Jan 4. The trawler t iking bound iron: 1 -my in Tiinnrii struck a ve-mrda afternoon end pu k m " c-l----port he 1 nighi for -L-llei 1 . The snipper reports that th • little m 5,4 l a hot time, hut he ’’as proud ol the way she pulled lliroiigli. She rc-unic-the jourmy to-night at 11. WELL! N”• ''N . .leu ‘>. FINGER I'R i NTS. i)n t.l ,• night of Decciid **r -W '-he window of seme eny was broken and an elect rie drill *-i omn. i n police -uspe.-ted burglarious use «> intended, hut. a search _ lulled. On Tuesday -'.veiling some ol me p;i 11 V* s wnrUnu‘ll i ° l ll l ' 1 1 '' ,<iM an outfit of burglars’ tool, among a stack of g:ispi|«*s : al-o an -.'tine ctml of the kind used aboard Ship knowing of the theft oi , .he drill, t .' did not notifv tin 1 police "11 yc-tcr-dny. The police were thus unah.e <" amlmsli the suspected hioglai. ■"> ex nut inn (ion lot* Is pfi nt.- i> ! * 1 l' ? °