TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

i, i ii.:. Ri —V Eli PRESS ASSOCJI ATIQ* ± ' INQUEST VERDICT. M'ELLINGTtIN. Jammry Id. j The Coroner's Court to-day (,Junitary Id! ret.urued a verdict that tke late . Palt-iik Moran was accidentally drown- . ed in l Iroiigornugo River. j POLITICAL SITL'ATION WELLINGTON. January 12. j Asked To-day whether the datu of j i !l (‘ ojHMilnjic oi P;ii linniL nt has vot de- j :nitciy he*.n d‘*fid(*il upon, Mr j cave Liu* following ro])]y:—No. W<* J must awyii tin; results ol‘ three or four | eleolion petitions before we can fix the i date-. ' | Three m.'tiibi-rs of the Cabinet, j Me-srs I’.ut (Faleii). and I.*e (Oamaru'i ! : ini Sir M. i’omare (Western Alasnif i arc .-oncenied in the election petitions. ; Mr Lee is concerned as a petitioner, : while the return- of Mr Parr and Sir M. Poinafe are petitioned against. ! It lan! been understood that Parliament would prnliublv meet on Fehl'r- ;* * \ It I'm a -hoit session, to try out the sticiigih of the partie-. but if tW -■leeiinu petit-ions are not decided he- | da-.' them r. is likely that Parliament j "ill iu t be summoned till a later date. Tile | .ih ra I Party Leader. Mr T. M. : Wilford. retained to Wellington from Rotorua tills afternoon. Replying ton pue- I wn, .Air Wilford stated that the j dat' for t!ia l.’horal eaueits meeting; him mu pel definitely lieen settled. If - lie opening of Parliament were ha'ld ovi r hi -Tiuse of the (>loc- t tieii t'. 1 1 if :u -. till- Lihertd cauella might he euirres; mad; nglv delayed. I 'nt f! Hie ]f*:i i- 1 \ had met. lie had nothing fn >av ■’ h’uil t! a * political nitwit ion. |