TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[nv TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION SCOUT PATROLS. CHRISTCHURCH. March 9. Tli" Dominion executive of the Boy Scouts has received a letter throughLord .lellicoc from Sir Baden Powell, the Chief Seoul., suggesting that contingent- ol ..eon's from all I lie dominions, colonies and protectorates gatliei at the Empire Exhibit ion. Such an Empire i,iniberce would have lar leaching effects. The Dominions concerned would have to find the expenses and maintenance, hut the English authorities would provide camping sites near the Exhibition grounds, and give a Seoul show in the stadium which would he available for a fortnight in August. The Executive endorsed the suggestion and decided to wait- on Mr Massey for assistance. Ge.ucral Andrew suggested two patrols of six hoys each, with patrol leaders and one officer, al a cost of C2A per head.

COOK STRAIT SERVICE. RLEN'I* ELM, March 1. The local manager oi the I " ( ompany has returned from < v-G U> bra'! office and officially fit I r::r! a r.pe-| t that the Vii' hnr Sb';,|.iu:' (nm pa ov had aeqoiied I I"- steamer Wa, lIIIi for the Nelson service and would run the Pictnii-Wellington service with the small steamers Kaitoa and Nikan. He added that if the Marlborough people took steps to see that a fair proportion of cargo to and Iron; \) ellingtoii was placed in the company s \\u\ the company was prepared to withdraw the Wainuj and install the Araliur.v a similar vessel next week. He admitted that the cargo offering for shipment to 'Wellington now was satisfactory. hut there had been no improvement in the ofiorings Irnui Wellington to Marlborough by the Wainui. Until business people insisted that the Wolling’ton houses from which they purchased shipped per Wainui. nothing could lie done to improve the service. A MAN’S DISAPPEARANCE. INVERCARGILL. March A. A drowning fatality is Icarcd in connection with the disappearance of .lames Gillie Paterson Spence, a married man, who left home oil Saturday afternoon, oil a fishing trip to the Oret.i River. He was seen in the neighbourhood of the river during the aftetnooii. and when a search was made his bicycle was found on the Lank, and a fishing rod further down the stream, hut no trace oi Spence was luiiml. Dragging operations were commenced at the river yesterday, hut so tar the search lias boon restiltles-.. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. TK AWAMUTU, March A. To a large deputation of eitv.ciis today, Mr 11. G. Armstrong, who for four years has been Mayor, consented to contest the Mayoralty again. SWIMMING RACKAUCKLAND, March G. An invitation race ill tepid baths, 33 1-3 yards, resulted- M. Kirksoy 1. E AY. Carr 2. G. Krogitess 3. KA soy just heat, ( air who was mclies ahead of Krogness. ’lime ALLEGED breach of aw ard. GREYMOUTiI. March C. Stratford Blair and ( ay., m r millers were sued by t»o i mot. i nllc;.-

0 d breach of award, by failing to_ p '.v wages within the stipulated three <la\s. The defence \vr. that t.u* claii.e v, ■- impracticable. Magistral ■ Mvldrun upheld this view and judgment was given I.t defendants without c. -t . SHOPLIFTERS SENTENCED. ( HRISTCHURC’H. March 0. j-7js.lt* Alav t Jinny, ag (I ; Frames y li- : t nil im, 39 ; I’r.m v- Rear, e --' Si:,nicy Allan Miller 22; David Gordon Miller 19; were each .sentenced to one months’ hard labour on each of three charges of shoplifting from drapers simps, the sentences to he. concurrent. Tlie two elder women were sisters while the .Millers were sons of Mrs (aims and I‘earce was engaged to one of the Millers. All had pleaded guilty last week. When sentenced the two elder women Dinted ami were carried cm. while Pearce screamed violently. Magistrate Widdowsou said the punishment might seem severe, but a deterrent was necessary. Shoplifting 'hi' a mean, contemptible theft, difficult to detect and bringing suspicion and discredit on innocent persons.

SUGAR SUPPLY- < iIRISTC'HUIICH. March 6. Merchants connected with the sugar trade have received information that, the Government lias purchased consignments of Java sugar at £3O per ton. the wholesale price ot Fiji sugai c°'i 7* 1.0. h. Lyttelton. The purchase* is said to he necessary because New Zealand's requirements arc (•!> 000 tons and lhe Fiji crop this year o-'lv totals 50.000 tons.