TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

I [»Y Tm,K(?r.APIJ —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] ■ FOUND DROWNED. ! TA !I! ARE. -lan 31 - | Tin* Indy ill’ :i inan named .(> corgi | Wisely, forty, single: a ploughman at j Uußiiui Station, was I'ouml floating in j a (lain a- mile from tin- homestead. Dcr :■:i -ad returned from a holiday oil tl)*' 13th and was missed next day. An exhaustive research was made hnt i failed to locale him till yesLi rday. when the hotly was found as stated. At the iniuypt .a verdict ol suicide wloK. tcinjiorarily insane, was returned. WOOL I’ll ICES ADVANCE. CIiKISrCIURtII. dan 31. Excellent prices realised at the wool all- Yesterday were maintained at this morning's sale. Eleven bales line--ua'irter Irom Rlackrock clip made 3~ ,d or ltd more than the previous host price. Eight hah-, ol cross-bred Irmn Terako clip made IH'd a penin advanee. Corn;idah- ol -Ini. lore ( ie*el. dip. .'darihol'ongli, made *J(id or one haii-peimy more than the best pm-e yesterday. SKRIOI's- Cl I A ROE. IH'NKDIN. dan. 31. A man named 11. 11. Parker, I’osl-me-u-r at Owaka. «ns arrested K'-day j, cliarge of carnally knowing a girl under the" age of 10 mars. lie was l.ininidit helc-re the Owaka Court, and remanded In appear on Eehrnary 10. Hail was allowed in hi-- own reeognis,uieo dif l"300, and one surely of L'3on. CANTEROI'IIV MATCH. TIMAlir. .lan 31. The Canterbury crickel tail! opined a two dav match with South Canter--1,,,,-y at •Temuka to-day mi a sodden wicket. Tl;-a visitors halted first. their innings lading 31 hours .and finishing with a total 3 11. Sandman made 78, Talbot GO, Onegor.v -Do, and Rowell 17.’ The fielding of Smith Canterbury . is verv slack, many > bailees being allowed to go a begging. Hay was Hit' most successful ol seveu howlers iri<d. getting ftco lor 103. ERENCn WARS! 111*. I-’l-'.I I.DINO. dannary 31 h-a! Oilly : ml bis stair and the members of the French Oommerma! Mission, paid a slim t visit t - Fed.ling this alt -moon dhe visitors were acie* (led a eivh- in llf r.-mi;--of a large concourse. Speech* * *1 wc - collie were given kv the I)'--pntv .Mayor. Mr -I 'A- l*!ilwell. and M, A. d. Fellow M’iv sident of l*.e ('hainhe: ol I oiame eei h. til Imping f.II- the : ermain-nt t'rieml--I;ia ,-f Frau-.-- and tic* llritisli Km- ] ire. and ter increased mutual trade. The admiral in reply, said that he was charmed with this l-cai-t’ful i-ciai-try. Hi* pr iised New 7a-; land lor having sent 100.000 men to assist France in tin* fight for hlerty. I hose \'e v /erdaiid soldiers hmied on French soil were just sacred to Franee ; their own soldiers. The fisii.iy-N were eulert oiled ai alt enieen tea by tile ’* ives ot tie* I'ei'iH'illor- ami Intel returned (•* Palmerston N<"ih.

A HEAVY I? A I XI'A I !: Wp N'CS. .Inn. 2*l. A heavy thunder itnd riiinstorni struck Hastings yesterday ui ternoon. I’.ir over nil Inmr ruin fell in sheets. Street intersect inns niul low lying eouutrv were flooded to u depth of several inches, l’edestrinn crntlie was inipossihle. The ruin fall re< ordetl lor one hour v.ns .‘l..*S inches, No serious damaur<> i- reported up to lie present. A! Ol? Id I.OCO MOT IVES WELLINGTON. .fan 2*.. : The Minister of Railways stales the further purchase nl A. and li. locomotives fruin Britain has liecni arranged for Ye.' Zealand railways. The engines have heel) olitainnd nil excellent terms it. will he rememhored. said Him Mr Guthrie, that the last two ' engines manufactured under a la roe contract of forty-live locomotives, plncf eel. with a British linn some tiling ago. : were lost in the Wiltshire wreck. These divines were I idly insured and the in- : .siiranee money has now heeu paid amounting to morn than £2!>.<>T). I lie : importation of live* additional divines ‘ will not a fleet the position of New Zealand workshops which already hare a programme more than vutfiohmt to kc- p them fullv employed for the next two years. Brice Bros, had still sixelocomotives to deliver under ties.' enntract. which will take three veals to complete. The locomotives to he manufactured will he use.l in the North fsJjmd where 1 1 u>\ es'in he onip.ov'c* with ad\ outage and economy. • lift IE I'NSt HEN RESIGNATION WEI.BIN 11 TON. dan 2T. Amongst tlies resignations which came 1 1, .fore the Education Board yesterday that of Ei olessor Tennant, pnm(.’i'pal of Kelluirn training college. ’i lie I'caMin for r..ni:.tnalion was not disclosed hut at the unanimous reiiuest ol the Board BrulVssor Tennant agreed to n .msider his (h/rismn pending: the result of a conference with a committee of the Board and the Education Department on mat ter iai>e< ’> him. INCONSISTENT R CNNTNG. WELLINGTON. dan 20. \, the recent Trotting Conference nn illusion was made to inconsistent running. and the opinion pe cx|ir.s.pd that officials were very reluctant to deal with it in view of the ruling o the pivsidunt of tl.-- Racing Comercue that complaints must -c" • the dav of the offence. M hih ■ ' Parin'- Confttreuee did not control t otthe opinion of its President carried cent weight and mllum-d kindred hoilies. Sir G. Clifford. m states that he never expressed .n> such ' opinion and is nuu-li as on.s c. th .,t it should he attribut'd to hit . Hr did not believe the rules were ineffective against inconsistent runnim . I t. he would he glad if those am - ~ led would look at the section « e - ed to improper practice. and h t ■ kll ow how it could ne amended o tm larged to mab- the punishment mm. sw it tor <w*rt*i m • POT TTICALLY HONEST. CMBISTCHCBCTT. .fail, --u It is or: tifying to know slid • > AVvvcrn Wilson in dismissing nt - the Magistrate’s Court, that there are few instances of at

r lit ic:ll!y . Zealand is vi*iv honest. Tin* vn«o "■>' ilt which Fh-relive S. husband Stephen T.awrence won* charged with voting tw.-e m Avon. The defence wns that _t he •'< - P „M<d believed they were entitled to n <econd vote in resect of the property qualification. The Magistrate a.-eert-c’d the explanation, holding t ioh w-*s no criminal into.ntion. I.IBKRAI-S TO MF.F.T. WF.TLTNOTOF. .Tnnuary T. AT. TVllford has called a meeting of the T-i’Vral Farcy for oth To'nr'.n ■ y.