TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[by telegraph—per piies.*? association

BOWLING

AUCKLAND, Jan II

The .singles were continued in lino weather, players dropping out of the competition after two losses. After the ißorning’s platy was Completed, there were 2-1 plovers h’fL in. live with „„ losses, and I!) with-one life. The semi finals are laying played on Car ton Green this afternoon. It is unlikely that the final will be reached to-night. \ KILL!! IMAGE TO -MOUNT COOK. WELLINGTON, January 9. Fifty--eight members, men and women, of tbe local Tararua. Tramping Cluh have returned from a visit to Aft. Cook. No serious climbing from an Alpine point of view was undertaken, but the party had a most enjoyable time. After accomplishing one of the minor ascents on the lower ridge of AH Cook, three or four of a party who had separated from tbe guides rashly attempted to take a short cut across the Hooker river to the Hermitage. Most of the experimenters were washed off their feet but were able to scramble ashore.

HOX B. P. LEE. WETJJXGTOX, Jan 9. The linn E .P. Leo stated to-day that ho proposes resigning the port-1 folios of Justice. External Affairs, and Industries and Commerce almost immediately. POST A D DEPARTMENT'. HOLIDAY BUSINESS. WELLINGTON', Jan 9. The Postmaster-General has furnished the following particulars of the post and telegraph business transacted at the seventeen chief offices in the Dominion on December 20th.. 21st., 22m1. and 23rd. Dec. 1922. The stamp sales amounted to tJO,703, an increase of I.IL per cent, over the sales for the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of bags and hampers ol mail matter forwarded from the seventeen offices was 4t5,7(i1, an increase of 7.93 pe reel it. Of this number BLIPS were, forwarded from Auckland. ii.)43 from Christchurch, 1987 from Dunedin and 22.327) from Wellington. Telegrams received numbered 13>hBi. an increase of u. 89 per edit. As these figures represent, the business at the seventeen principal ntficcs, it. is interesting to note that at the smaller or country olliees the work forwarded to the cities has shown a greater increase that, that between t .e. cities. NEW MAGISTRATE. WELLINGTON. Jan. 9. The vaeanev existing in the Magistracy has licet, Idled by the selection Colonel lb. W. Tat”. The recommendation for appointment was transmitted to the Governor-General yesterday by the. Minister ol Justice. Hie Hoi, E. P. Leo. , , , Colonel Tate lias been lor the last four years Administrator ol ."aimi;,. which' position lie , s vacating during the next lew weeks, bur many yean. Colonel Tate practised as a soltedor in the Wairarapa district. He was autilted to the Bar in R>BtJ. A deep interest in military matters alwtits has js ; -i. tjjJ.fii i>v Cokiiifi kiic, ami 1a,., held, particularly during the wat. 1 important positions under the New' Zealand Defence system. In mi | he relinquished his law piac tu and was appointed to the vommn.ul ol !hc Wellington Military District, holding that appointment nut d _ " " l '" ■ .ojiicj the uibce "t AdjulanlGeiicral to the New Enrcis. a position he filled until hi- appoiiu,main 1919 as Adminisirauir ol It has not yet been deemed wla " , Colonel Tate will be stationed wh. n he; assumes his new duties. 1

A ClllUS’iVlLl-iJCri TIIAGKPY. CiIUISTCMI i!' 'I. -Jan. H-'-non at U-r receiving tlm news l»» morui ng of her dmilli in n- sh- • t, j 1 1> timili \ mis Hi»mta<c, an” elderly woman livin'' in Sydonhnm, died of shock. , ~, John Bon dace, the. son, was ;;t I.vitoUr.il Inst nigbt, and tins morni'no another sen, who is livin'' wihi Ins mother . went into tier bedroom, and told her the news. She received a severe shock- and m less than an hour slie died. Tt has been known lor some time that Mrs lioliilaee had a weak heart. At the inquest a verdict of death due to shock associated with organic heart disease was returned.