TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

•.BY TJSIiEGKAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION LAUNCH HU I! NT. AUCKLAND. January 8. h Tin- j 1.-i-i.-r.- hi .11 I. Aliiiiimii. valued ’’ at £BUO caught fire yesterday while Ui-- i-rcu wete ii>ln»r.• mi Rnngitoto. ~ ii ui i!u> i r.-v. -it .eii i i til.. I .mi. H but li.'ii they rerehed her they found the iiiti-ri.il va> a fm nice !nI it wa--. impossible to yr<■ t I>.• I.>. 'An uttempl wa- made to tow the v.-.-i-l i .- low water Lot tin- benzine tank exploded ninl f.liu In ii itch rlisii|i|;eared In- , siiit.iico on tin- cruft expired In«.t nn.-nth. BODY RECOYERKD. XI-AV I’I.YMOrTTT. Jan. 8. The Inidy of Cyril Murray. of Dunedin drowned in Mohan River. mi Wednesday was recovered nn Sendai FISHING BOAT BURNED. II M A li l . .la inn- ry 8. 111 tln- early hours 111 llie inn; nine the fishing cutter Victoria v.;-> destrnved by lire. The cause is nnkunwii. probably the n pscl.t pm of an oil hi in ji. I lie two occupants escaped. Five en-es "f benzine were al-nard. The owner is J ■ ! h‘D in and f here i-. no insnrmire. illegal operation. GTSROHXE. .lan S. In the imli.-i- eonrt a well-known sheep-I'arnu-r. Albert Ernest Harris, was remanded on a charge nU'using an instrument with inf. nf to perlorui an illegal nneratinu last in-'-k. A woman Francis (.Miimi. was .liarged similarly, and retiinnded. Ihe young wouiaii i-oni-erned is in a critical state. EXPORT LAMBS. GISBORNE. Jan S. In rel'ereni-e In the eontrnversy over lln reti-ntinii nT kidneys in lambs for ex purl, Mr I). | ysiiar. M.P.. ehairiiiau of directors, told a Gish.-rim Times retnii-ti'i- that his company had followed the prnelici nf retaining the kidneys in lambs since the inception ut the work in l-'chritary. BMti. with eminently satisfactory results. !Ti..r In -luwar kidneys were sd-n relniued in all •diet -'it caresses, hut l!ii s practice was abaadnni'd when the meal was reqnir-i-t I’-ir l 1•■ - trnnps in l-’ranei-. as there v.en- no Inezing facilities in tin- areas adjacent to tin- treiuhe- llis emu pally would i-nntiiim the prunin' -il .retaining kidneys in 'Jambs. ine speet ivn nf weight nr grade. as il waright and proper t > do so. BUTTER 'IA RKET. V.TI .LIXGTOX. January 8. The National Dairy A ss-neiiitinu tins received the following ealde i rnni its l.*uifh,n tdruv. dated Jan- aiy ii. 1923: “Better tuarki't is ti ut at advan i- ; lml Die fh-ne-nd is net so ki-'.-e. X.Z. finest sailed is |<)2s to Ih’ls pel ev. t liusHted liHis; X./.. line 100- to 192 s .Australian lim-sr IPOs l a 1 ff , < ; \ I 'sl l =• 1 - it'll, other qnelilie- 180- to |SBs- \ - Kent ine 100 sto 18-I-. Tin- elu-i-so market is lirm. X.'/.. !JOs to ITV : C-m----nilian 1:10s to !■'!!-. RISE IX WUOI. WANGANUI. Jan The keenest interest was 111 :iiii! = - -1• ■l l in the second wool sale of tie' s-asoti here to-day. Tin- fanners wore -1 -a! ly pleasnl when the -ale at the outset showed a sharp p-e of front Id EDI , per lb., nn low and medium e'-iv-sliretls. The bein-ii of buyers was tin largest 'that has ever attended a sale ill t In* Dominion, and lliore was keen eoui-p-litimi for all grades. Two t jet-mail linns won opera tine at the sahv ami seetnrd eager to Id! tlu-ir rei|iiireuieuts. Tiie Wanganui <|itot:i had been r“dmtal- In In .000 hales. OAM ARE ELECTION PETITION. DUNEDIN. Jan 8. .Mr K. P. I.'-c. late Minister of .1 n--tice. is lodging a petition against tinvoturn of .Mr j. Mncplierson. at Die re-<-i.lll eleet-iou as memher lof Ou-maru. .Mr iiai-phei-.iu was given a ioial majority of 11 votes over Mr Lev. •| in- p; iition alleges that a number of votes in favour ol -Mr .daepln-r-ani should have been disallowed as iutorma!. C. Payne, of Stewart and U.ivm- ii: i - Die pro t imi of tho petition in hand. BURNED BY ACID. DUNEDIN, Jan. 6. i Andrew Johnson, one of the two men ■ vim reported to the police recently Laiilv hit rued b,\ acid, appeared in Che Magistrate's Court on a charge ol breaking and entering a warehouse with intent to commit a crime. t iiiol-Deteetivc Bishop stated that om- man used a jar of sulphuric at»id bur-t in tin- oiiiee door, and the ji. r exploded. ihe aeeilsed htid ju-st l-een diselia rgcil D-oni the hospital, where tiie other man was still a patient. J * -1 1 nso n was renuindetl lor a week. MUNICIPAL MILK. SUCCESS ... WELLINGTON | SCHEME. WELLINGTON, Jan. li. ! j The municipal milk supply scheme iiinv now l.e regaid-.’d a s a success. 1 lie i'istri!iution is made by the ( ity ( omii oil in sealed buttles, coupons being U-lt i i.v,-might in receptacles, so that the ii.itin!suien know the ijiiantity 1o leave. The stall had an extraordinarily busy Dine during the holidays coping with extra demand. During Christmas week the Department put up and dc- , 1 - ered eluse upon L'i.lHlCt tins oi cream •of varying eonieiit. The product was (,f 10 per cent qnalily. and the tot-al amount supplied was t.’O'J!) 1 . gallons, as against 1185 k gallons for the corresponding week in IWI, an increase rniouuting to il jior cent. Aliotif 0.1.500 gallons, or over 90 toils, of milk aii- required to yield such a quantity t.f cream. Tin- handling ol this large - .dutlte lias keen rendered possible by D:e installation of Die new Alpha cream plant at the llahni factory. The cream i- tit present supplied in tins, which are only used once, as a health precaution. The tins after being once used are sold. Later on, the cream will Le supplied in sealed bottles, as is now the ease with the milk.

CU \ROES OK THEFT AGAINST WOMEN. AUCKLAND. Jan ii. In the Police Court. Jane Andrews was charged with the theft ol £N>3O. and also a diamond ring and clothing valued at £350, the property of her husband, Frederick John Andrews, of Annadale. New South Wales. Claudekine Smith was charged with the theft of a horse, harness and sulky the property of hor husband. Both accused were remanded on bail of £'soo each.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN. l-lALE A .MILLION OFFERED TO AUSTRALIAN INVESTORS. W E1.1.i NT ;T< IN. January, 6. The Ooveriiim-nl i-- calling lor ap-lii-nthnis from Amlralian investors in a loan of £SO(I.DUO. with a riirrem-y of three, live often years, i-siic lat par ■uni paying s'. pm e*nt intereM. The loan may lie deserthed a.- a salt- of n-demption securities, for the public • D-Dt uf the Dominion, will nut be in-i-piised by the transaction. It is brought about by the peeuliar position which has arisen Til connexion with Die exchange on 1.-uidon. and consequently on Australia. There is due by the .New Zeidind ( lovf-i iiment to Australian investors early in the current month some £(>.'l9(III!) on loan maturing in IDLYI. and ii is more eonveiiii-nt and less costly to float tin- loan above referred to in Australia than to remit the money from New Zealand. The proceeds of this loan will he used in the purchase of Gnverumeiil debentures I hat are now maturing. The Bank of New Zealand is ant'-.i - is'-d l-.y the Cucerumenl to receive sobsi-riptions at it-, Sydney ami M.-(-(•oi’rin- oflii-es.