TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH — PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] 1 ARBITRATION COURT CANDIDATE CHRISTCHURCH, -March 0. Tl, t . candidature of Hiram Hunter ' for tlm Workers’ .Member of the Arbitration Court is moulded by many Dabum* men as almost certain to be ftuc-ces.-tul. Replying to criticism, Hunter says he was sentenced to lhre< months’ imprisonment on u charge ot a! loged breach of tlm war regulations. Houecc'r. it was a. political olfence and not a crime .and the Act disipialifios from holding position on the Court, only persons who have committed crimes lor which the punishment is imprisonment with hard labour tor sis months or upwards. INQUEST ON .BOX DID NELSON. .March -7. At the inquest to-<lay, K. Wohley, the secretary of the Boxing Association said the linir was constrncteil according to the regulations. Over the hoards *,\as lolling, covered with thick canvas mat line:, which was removed at the express request of the deceased. Olill'ord Thomas, of Westport, the reIcia e. said l lie frmtest had none partly through the B’lh round Taup made a swim' for | {ol n iisoii ' s far. with his j h-:l arm IDii.iiismi countered with a. i short mb*, icm 10 the jaw. Tapp went hack, and full en his buttocks, and then mi the hack ol his head. “You eoiih.i j lainly hear his skull strike the Ilnur.” said witness. Witness immediately ordered Robinson to his coiner, and signalled to Tapp's seconds, lie saw 'l'llOp was out and he Immediately "cot to raise him. He "ns quite lit to continue up to the time of the I do". lie "as the aggressor it 'be moment and was quite capable of winning. I{obinsoii was loading on points. 'The fine was splendid and according to regulations*. Witness had it tested the first even inn. Tapp’s head struck the ling right in the centre ol the ring on the canvas. To .Mr Komnilz. solicitor for the association : With deceased’s mode of lighting he had a tendency to lose his balance. He had no occasion to wfi.rn either contestant diirin.tr the bout for foul play. It was a clean, friendly contest. Dr l/>w, in eharue of Nelson Hospital. said the deceased was admitted in an unconscious condition. Witness examined him. and found lie had a fracture al the base of the skull. The doctor said Tapp never renamed consciousness, and died at I.AO this niurtiine. Death was due to the fracture of the base of the skull. Deceased had a slight hiuisc on his forehead hut lie nol iced no other sum of injury on Ills body. The injury would ' ■um pllti'hle with a fall on the mm,; it ii c* head. At the adjourned inquest uii William Tape. D. W. D. S. .lohnston said: De-ci'a-ed was we!! trained and physically j li* . I 1 stnc-U witness as if tin d*•censed had lost his hnlnneispun 'll lliorir and fell on the staple on the hack of bis bead with ;• loud thud. Death wa~ due to a i’:!|l i n the singe. not a blow '■<" eived "hi!..' lighting. At the con-

clesiou of the evidence, the Coroner. CMr E. Means' ll K.M..) said upon the evidmii' I can on I v come to one enn-elii-ion. that death was due to misadventure. I am not altogether satisfied that the covering on the fleor was as effective ns it mi till t have been for the purpo-e of providing against a eoiilin-

•reney of a inim’s, skull euining into violent contact with the floor, hut I do not propose to exoress any d 'Unite opinion than to say (hat it is a matter, whb h might route under eonsidc-ration hv the boxing authorities. The evi-d-nce shows that the ring was coiistri|et(‘l necordiiig to regtilalions. I sliall return a verdict that deceased died from a frnctur" of rlie .skull and ihat* the injury was sustained by ileceased, while engaged in a boxing ionic i with Herbert Robinson. Tlm contest was under control of the Nelson Boxing Association with the necessary iiohc:' permit. There was no infringement by Robinson of l lie rules governing I*,ox ing and I lie dcalli of diseased was accidental.