TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 February 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[RY TELEORAPn—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] FATAL ASSAULT. WAIBI’KURATJ, Feh. 20. Linda Maihi. wife of Pulii Maihi, who assaulted her and suicided at AA’aipnwa mi January 2nd, died at the AA'aipukurau Hospital yesterday. An inquest was opened and adjourned to the 26th inst. HALF -H O LID A Y BR E A CH. DUNEDIN, Feb. 19. The Magistrate gave his decision 1 hi-, morning in a ease in which a fruiterer was charged with selling honey 011 :he weekly half-holiday. The Magistrate held that honey is outside the scope of exemptions provided by the Legislature, and defendant was convicted and ordered to pay 7s costs. ILLEGAL OPERATION. GISBORNE. February 10. After several adjournments, owing to the illness of the principal witness, the charges against Frances Quinn, a married woman. 30 years of age. and Albert Ernest Harris, aged 41 years, of having unlawfully used an instrument for the purpose of performing an illegal operation, were proceeded with at the Magistrate’s Court. The ci'-e against Mrs Quinn was taken first. The principal witness said -he had been some weeks seriously ill in Cook Hospital. witness Was prignnut. Harris took her to see Air- (,* aim. where an instrument "'as 11-ed. A week latei an instrument was again used. Witness paid a third visit, ami there was the same operation. -lill with no eil'erl. (In a fourth occasirni, witness visited Mrs Quinn, but there was no operation 011 account ei' vi-ilnrs hying present at Airs Quinn's. Mr- Quinn sanl to witness that she "as fixing up a Aiiss O’ Deiiogluie. Eater 011 Mrs Quinn said shy was tailing Miss O’Donngtine out ill a taxi. Shortly before eight that night witness and Harris drove 111 Harris's car to near Airs Quinn's house. They -aw ?.!rs Quinn and Ali-- O'ibaioghn.e in a taxi. Willie-- and llariis went in the same i-xi. When some miles out in the cniuitry. Airs Quinn asked the driver to siop the ear. Witness and All's Quinn got nut. ami an operation was performed by Mrs Quinn. As a result of th • operation, witness bad to go to a private hospital and then to the publie hospital. Medical evident' ■ wa- given to the effect that Cue y mg woman wa- suffering from Mood poisoning, ami had apparently been tampered with. The pul ice stated that, on arrest the accused said the girl concerned had never been in her house. Accused reserved her defence, pleading not guilty, ami was eommitted for trial. In the charge against Harris, evidence was given on suin'" inn similar lines. The principal witness -aid iliai the accused became intimate with her. She told accused her condition. He gave tier some pills, and then said he would make arrangements with Mi's Quinn to lix her up. Detective McLeod said tbc license'!. before arrest, stated he knew the gill but no improprieties had taken plm e. Accused denied the girl told him her condition, and -aid he had never taken her to Mrs Quinn's or given her pills. The accused pleaded not guilty, mid was committed for trial.

QEIXXAT SALMON. WELLINGTON, February ■ The Marine Department annum,,., that it intends to make an ellorf ;•> catch and market quinnat sal.,,mi frmn new till the end id April- A ch -e season will be observed, from the end ~| April to file end of September, when the Department will again tai-e fish to the market. Facilities are ago being afforded To fishermen to take and sell salmon. MAX ARRESTED. CARTERTON, February 19, Al the Roliee Court here this alt r,lOOll. William Stevenson, aged about ;{(, was charged that he did al Cambridge. on December J 422. vilfutiy detain a. postal package, m wit, a registered letter, containing £94 3-- the property of the Poxtiim'-lcr-Gonomi. Stevenson wa, a’rest; <1 a, Carterton by Detect iv • tVoNii and m in-mnnrl-eil to appear r.i Wellington on Tuesday. February 2d. TAXES ON RAt INCWELLINGTON. February 19. The heavy taxation mi small raring; clubs ami of mucus wa- the sunjwt of representations nuule to the I’iime Minister to-day by Ale Vfitiy. do la. Rerelle, and i.ye. V.R. >. 1 he> stated that main o! Hie -mallrr iluos had found it impossible M carry cm under the existing coinlilmu- and t-<'> looked forward to inin-edmi" o. Otherwise some ut them wo ■ b' '■ liged to cease operations. 'I hi:r* owners found that ' hen the ummrg expenses tins and laxatnu v.us pud tiiero was nothing leL lioai the t - The Prime Minister rej/litnl that, in accordance with an arrang.mein niatso ■ v iili the Racing < inbs two yoai s a ■ lie propoed In illinalllee legislalmii during lu-M i ‘s-ion, v.inh \,mi!d .o cert ain extent, relieve the clubs "i taxation, lie had u> he '".ided oy me financial position, but he could not forget that the horse owners had voluntarilv offered in a time of stress to submit' to a per cent tax on the stakes, on the understanding that that would be reviewed after two veal's. He would adhere strictly to that .r----raiigement and would ask tlie Mouse to legislate accordingly. athletics. WELLINGTON. Eeb 14. \t the last meeting of the At filington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association an application for .reinstate incut was received from T. IVCallnghan. the well-known professional r,inner, who has been tor a number of years one of the toreiuo-t cash sprinters. In making application he states that lie has always resided <m the West Coast, and. as there are no amateur clubs tlure has been compelled to take part in protessional meet '"(V Callaghan is now 31 years of age. and first appeared on the. track on Jantiarv Ist. 1909. During h,s career ho lias won over C2,!!) in cash, nml It u I>t of performances includes eighteen >t • ; nine seconds, and five thuds. .. > j year lie ran second to Jack btrcl. t ! An Black, in the New Zealand piofessional championships, but has °n previous occasions hetn successful at these meetings- forward a favourable recommendation to the New /en--1 land Council.

] BAND CONTEST. RUNANGA PLACED DUNEDIN. Feh 19. The contest under the auspices el the South Island Bands Association comnienccd here to-day nnd was continued to-night. The results decided so tar are as totlows : .. ... B Flat Cornet Champion isolo. — •• ! Goodall (Wellington Tramways) 97pt.s 1 | w. Ecenian (Redfern Band, tsydno.v ) ! 9(jpts 2; AY. H. Osborne fist Caiiterlnirv Afounted). 95pts J. Trombone Trios.— Invercargill H>hei'iiian 96] its 1. Wellington I ram wavs Olpts 2. Redfern (Sydney) bbpts Quartettes.— St Kihla (Dunedin) No 1. Oflprs 1: Runanga Al lUiuup.'iE AHpts ruvercandll Hiherniaii. 97pts b. DUNEDIN. Eel, 20. j !■; Flat. Tenor Horn Solo. —AA . Smith ; (St Kilda) 91 pis 1: L. Ornun'd (AYel- : lington AYatersiders) OOpts 2: J. Adamson (Runanga) 89pts 3. THE POLITICAL TANGLE. j ayelhtngton. fm, 20. 1 It is understood that members of the Reform Party hav« been unofficially discussing with memtiers of the t.iheral Br.rtv. the possibility, if not oi a fusion. at least of a working arrangement to enable the business oi the country to tie carried on satisfactorily during the next session of Parliament. The Party leaders are said to have mi objection to these conversations, but negotiations have not >-t progressed far enough for either leader to lie concerned in them. A BURGLARY. WEI.I.INOTOX. Fell 20. On Sunday evening', th ■ secret a ry. of the AYeilington AVoolhm Manufacturing ('• nipanv roci'ived a telephone message j I]l e. t his motor, which he hail let l at | Hie factory had been borrowed and ; would be found at Island Bay. How or : where the message came from., could j no tbo ascertained. I P"ii investigu--1 tinii icing made b.v the poiiie it "as : found that the motor ear, and also two ; rolls of 11 avv blue worsted cloth, and i eight parcels of silk were missing. The burglary was of a most daring nature. ! as it was perpetrated in daylight. Ihe ! value of tlie missing material is about I £l6O. Up to the present nothing has . been beard of the stolen goods or of I j lie motor car. \ MINER'S DSAIISSAI.. j WFKTUORT. Feb. 19. > The West purl Coal Coompany's Alillo 1 1 011 mine is idle as the result, ot the I dismissal by the Aline Manager of a miner. The latter is alleged to have used improper language lo the manager. It is staled tlie company”- nianagerinent was wilting to reinstate the miner, provided lie apologised : bul the miner refused lo do so. stating he did not 11—0 the words complained of. The Union ha- insisted that the - • |,e reinstated n neelidit ionnltv. In I ennseqiietire t he mine is idle.