TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[UT TELEGRAPH —I’EK TRESS ASSOCIATION] VERDICT OF NOT GFI LTV. HAMII.TON, Alareh 3. At the Supreme Court George King, n former overseer of the Public AAorks Department in King Country, appeared five charges of alleged forging of vouchers totalling £l3l 10s 3d, and three charges of stealing money totalling till ) while employed as all officer of the Government. His Honour summed up in the prisoner’s favour and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. A FATAL ENDING. NELSON', .March 3. A fifteen round light weight professional bout for a purse of CIOO under the auspices of Nelson lioxing Association at the race week tournament last night between William Tapp (Ohakune) and Herbert Robinson (Wellington.) was ended at the eleventh round bv Tapp receiving it blow on the point of the chin. He fell heavily, striking his head on the floor and was rendered uni on-eiiius, and failing to come round was removed in the hospital whole death ensued at about LUO this morning. The contestants were medically exa-niined prior to the light. ihe ling was properly const ruel ed according so refjoir.unents. \ DESTRUCTIVE EIRE. AUCKLAND, March I. SI. .IoM-ph’s Orphanage at Tsikiipuim, a. .sixteeii-rouincd structure, including four dormitories. wax destroyed I>y lire alter midnight. The inmates, of whom the re. were 101* including I! infants, escaped without injury. Tliev have been accommodated temporarily in the neighbourhood. The lire originated in a bathroom, and it is believed to lmve started from a gas jet. which, under the regulations, had to ho ke] t lighted ill night. The building was erected about seventy years ago by French Mnrist Missionaries, under Bishop Pompallicr. with the walls in solid masonry, and it was used as a college for the education of Maori and European youths until 189:1. when it was taken over by the Sisters of Mercy as an orphanage.

The insurance is £SOOO, in the South British and Pho-uix offices.