TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1923, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[BY TELEOItAPH —PEU PRESS ASSOCIATION DISASTER RECALLED. WELLINGTON, Kelt. 8. The disaster at the point oil the Rimiitaka incline known as “Siberia” in the 80’s was recalled by an accident to the Masterton train yesterday. It was blowing so hard oil tile incline that tlie- bogies of the van were lifted off the line. It had to lie left behind and the train reached Wellington 80 minutes late. MAR RI ED MAN’S SC [(.TDK. WELLINGTON, Feb. 7.

At an inquest on a man. named Alfred Johnston, whose body was found on Monday, in Oriental Bay. his employer said lie had received the following note: “Forgive me. T am no longer able to ho of any use to you. 1 cannot Work. You have been too good to mo to live much longer. T shall go mad with pain. 1 could not work. I wanted your place to looknice. Better dead than my leg off! God bless you and the children.- All.” It is believed the man committed suicide by taking poison. The inquest was adjourned for an analysis of a bottle found close to the body.

LINER BUFFETED. AUCKLAND, February 7. Details of the Knikoura’s severe buffeting in an Atlantic storm in December were supplied by tile officers of tin- vessel i.n-ilav. *1 lie vessel alter leaving Liverpool on |leeembor 18 was soon in the teeth of a howling gale. The decks were flooded fore and aft b.v hcnvi seas. The gale grew to a hurricane. The force of the mountainous seas threatened to overwhelm the vessel, which was compelled to lay hove in I'm three days. On December t?*2. a tinge sc ; , swept on lioa: d. and broke tlie steam ; bios' casings, tore the ventilators from their sockets, broke in doors and hurst in the upper and ’tween deck hatches of ihe No I hold, (in the following day. whilst an efinr| v a being made to repair the damage a group of men ivi-ie struck hr a Irc tiu'iulons sea. A Brow nett (lamp trimmer was fatally injured. Chief Officer ( . Riche,- had his thigh broken and Dure ether men were injur'd. The weather improved on the billowing day. Tae Laly ot -fb'uwliet L was buried at sea. and Rilcher was landed at: Rnrtn del Ginla. in the anchor, a- tile whnllns- was disabled. She proceeded Lo Colon arriving on •launary 8. The cargo in No I hold was unloaded ami re-tow d. Temporary lopair- were elß'Cted tip- work occupydug three .lavs.

; -'ECOXn.'i !!V TEAM I EKE. { Ai'OKI.AXI.;. Feb 7. Ibe in: tii quaey of sal: re, >i -e 'ind ! ary school teachers, as compared with tho-i i,l tho job ma ry -eh,ml teachers. , aas ili-cit: set! by the Edileat ion Board i Hie Secretary said that the relative ina,h qua, y fo the former salaries disI eouragic.l young men from entering as ! secondary teachers. The responsibility i for any weakness in the stall’s resulting from these must ln> borne liy the Department. The Secretary also drew attention to the fact that, occa-iomiily when primary schools were advanced a era,!*', principally through an iucrea*c ~l -.indents in the secondary departments, the salaries of tin primary teachers wore increased. Yet no increases could he given to secondary teachers. The Board resolved to urge tho Department to give encouragement t,, young people taking up the profession. DFXFDi.X CARNIVAL. DCXEDIX. Fell. 7. At the swimming carnival here tonight, I). Alurrcil , Wellington), ro a -peeial exhibition race, over .10’, 1 metres, lowered the Vow Zealand ro•ord front 7 i sees to 7t) sees. Miss M. .lepson won the If! 2 3 ydladies' handicap lrom scratch. LIBERAL PARTY. WELLINGTON. Eeh. 7 A meeting of the Liberal Parly, after honouring Mr Forbes, who was the Party's’ Senior Whip, elected Mr .lames Horn (Wakntipu) Senior Whip, mil S. C. Smith New Plymouth) as Tumor Whip. A .1 TRY'S SUGGESTION. WELLINGTON. Eeh. 7 An important suggestion was made by the jury at the .Supreme Court today, when bringing in a verdict of guilty against a youth charged with assault with intent to commit rape, j Tho rider "'as as lollows: “The' jury desires that it be brought very 1 strongly to the notice oi the ( abinet that immediate steps he taken to . firing in legislation to de-al ollcotivoly i with till persons convicted of sexual crimes upon women and children. This is very necessary in order that our women and children may he .safeguarded , front such miscreants, who ought not ; to he let loose again upon the com- j munity in a state likely to repeat their oft'eneos.”