TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[BY TELEGRAPn —BEB PItF.SS ASSOCIATION^

A SUDDEN DEATH. HAWERA, February 27. While trimming a hedge, William l’cdlor Giles, seventy years old. a resident of Taranaki, collapsed and died from heart failure. SUPREME COURT. NEW’ PLYMOUTH, Feh. 27. At the Supreme Court, the jury disagreed in the ease against William Lamb, charged with carnal knowledge and indecent assault. The retrial will take place to-dnv. INVERCARGILL, Fob. 27. The Chief Justice opened the quarterly session oi tin- Supreme Court today. Only three criminal cases were up for decision. James Augustus Stnnawny pleaded guilty to theft. William Evans was convicted of carnal knowledge. George Cross was found guilty of assault. Sentence in all Uncases was deferred until Thursday.

CHINESE AND OPIUM. WELLINGTON. Feh 27

Six Chinese appeared at the Court this morning on charges relating to smoking and the possession of opium, 'file detective evidenced that one Chines! when the raid was made olfered £ls as hush money.

A Chinese in the wit-m-v- hex maintained that the detectives, when offered £ls. said that it wu-t not enough, they wanted (J. 50. file case was adjourned until th a fternoon.

PETTY THEFTS. CM RISTCI i t'R( I!. Feh 27

Patent shoes, with Louis h.cls, stockings of silken texture, two rubber dolls, a bottle oi shampoo, and other tilings like that, were arrayed on a d -1; at the Magistrate's Court today. I her wire spoil—shoplifting ..poil. Iwo young men and throe women were charged with shop-lifting. The party v, |-j, |i consisted of a mother, her two son-. In r younger sister, and another \Miiig woman, had descended on a number of drapery establishments oi f,,, iitv. 'i he reason. as-!g:e d for iholl'cneos was poverty. All l lie aci-u-ed li'eaded guilty. Alter hearing the evidence. Magi-t rale. Mr Wiildovvsim said: ”1 should be very sorry to learn that things are -o bad in Christchurch ami Lyttelton that people beeome so poor that, through their poverty, they I cel they have no other rc-omsc but stealing. I can quite understand that, in certain i ircuin-tai" that do not ape’s- so much in V - Zealand, poverty may lead to tli l ft <>! to*icNuiil*. should he very sorry ... hear that, reason for a tl.eli of this kind. or instance, what has shampoo to do with poverty, unless such article hr tor '-ellin,, am.iu. Then there i, a lady's companion. The accused will he remanded mu week for the report ot the I - lion Officer.

MEAT' BOARD MANAGER. ( UKISTMII IH'II. Fob. 2, Mr Robert S. Forsyth has I-eo appointed manager at Lmtd-.u i n 111 New Zealand Meat Prod'i- "7 - I’oaitl. Mr Forsyth is at present manager ot | National Mortgage .Vcem. ' ■' Timaru, and is well known m -m-inc"; ui,cles throughout Canterbury and Otago. He was born at Dunedin I . years ago, and revived hi- education ill that city, joining the stall o, ho Natinonal Mortgage Agency ( n th n ■>7 years ago. Mr Forsyth lias had an exceptional training in shnmin and insurance business, which ' stand him in good stead in represeiuing the interests of New Zealand producers in London. He leaics Zealand for Loudon m about tl.iei mouths' time.

A FATALITY. MASTERTOX, Eel). 28 Frank Barclay, married, who 'rethrown from a horse near the hospital | tl!H l evening, died during the night. K\ix IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH. February 28. There "as " downpour in the cil.\ to-dav following fairly heavy vain overnight. which makes the resumption cl the Plunki't Shield match doubtful, unless the weather takes a sharp turn for the hotter. The rainfall up nil noon makes the February total -■< * inches and the total for the year /.btl inches which is almost a lecord for January and Februaiy. A ermt,nuance of rain will have turthoi sciions u suits Oil the root crops, especially potatoes which are already suffering Irom Might- and second growth. Thirteen thou and bales will be offered nt the fourth Christchurch wool sales which will be held to-morrow. SERIOUS CHARGES. WELLINGTON. February 28. Daniel Richard Conner and Martha Elizabeth Cooper were remanded lor a week on four charges of unlawfully detaining children and on a charge ol murder. A STRANGE EAT AI ITY. ASHBURTON. Fob 28. Clarence Vivian .M-llardie. aged 26 wars, a telegraphi-1. met with a lata, accident last night. !!<‘ had ’a "" iug a cycle, and mi. \m" tedlv cairn to water race just, outside: the i l " ,i ' . W,s thrown oil' hi- machine arm the impact broke hi-' nose, nod he lay siunn o in about eighteen in'dios of water. > was found dead this morning by a carrier. Deceased was transferred Iron: Wnm'anni threr. weeks ago. and was to 1„ married on Tuesday. An inert's' is tu be. held.