TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEOKAI'it — PEit PKEKS ASSOCIATION] COOPER AH'RDER CASE. AVELLtXG'I OX. Altuvli 10. 'file charges against the Coopers acre continuer!. Beatrice Irene Beadle (Ik»i'seiii;tifl> said -In- met Cooper at Dunedin a!.out fo- r yen's ago. Later she went to lire at Cooper’s place at Island Bay and with the knowledge of Mrs Cooper was familiar with him. Mrs Cooper saying sire had no objection. Witness had a child in Lyttelton in 1020. The child was left in Christchurch. Cooper saving he would pnv for it. The child later was brought track to Wellington and then Cooper said he had made arrangements for someone to adopt it. Witness said she went away for an hour and on her return was told the people had called and that she was not to worn- it was quite alright anti Che best had been done on the circumstances. Since then she Had not seen the baby. A NAVAL VISIT. WELLINGTON. .March ft. Word has been received that the United States ship Ontario, attached to the naval station of American San mna is to visit Auckland towards the end of nest month for the purpose of docking and overhaul. Il is quite possible that the (ioverrun- of American Samoa (Captain Edwin Pollock' with several naval station otlieers. will accompany the ship.

( I .(ITU CS CATCH El HE. U'i'AKl, March !). A fain lit; ha-, been re| orled to Ihe Oraki police. b\ which a Maori woman named Ksrauna Tiemi Poach met her deal'll. She uas smoking and threw down a match. Her clothes caught tile and she was severely burnt about till body before the liana's were extinguished. She was a married woman aged I'orty-fhree. At the inquest ; verdict of accidental death was returned. steamer trial) re. WKLLINCrOX. March !>. The depanirc of the Huddart-Parker steamer Elimaroa for Sydney ro-dav. was delayed for three-quarters of an hour because of the refusal of the crew to work until they were assured that some of the Australians who as-

sisted to make a crew to got Ihe Mot-rid; i from Australia to New Zealand. were not on hoard. They said they objected to the ship taking ‘'black leg" Australians hack to their homeacres." tin Tasman S'eu.

UNKNOWN WOMAN KILLED CHRISTCHURCH. March II A middle-aged wom.-in passenger on the second express Irmn A-hhurlon last night, fell oil' the platform of the train at Mealheote Valley ami was killed instantly The body 100 not la-.-n nh'ji I f lied . The luggage -how--IHe name. "Mi.-.-. Bennetts." il hear--Ashburton and also Carterton label-.. A presentation brooch found on the body bore the name of "Eifield.” I la-re are indications that the woman was a chooi teacher. St'l)l)EX DEATH. CriItrSTCHCBCII. March 11 Wm W. Ward, aged 70, a bricklayer's labourer, dropped dead in Latimer Square this afternoon. Ho had been un.ler a doctor’s care for heart disease, ■MOTOR FATALITY. AI'CK LAND, .March II A fatal accident occurred at Mange re on Saturday night, when a Chinese, Chong Kwei fvee. aged AT .'-ears was killed by a collision between the bicycle he was riding; and a motor ear. 'The deceased was a Maiigere resident. HON VNDERSON IX HELLER. WESTPORT, .March It Hon Mr Anderson, .Minister of Mines and Marine, arrived here on Friday from Xelsott. He visited the Westport Coal Company's mines at Dennistoh, and he oliieialiy opened the ■School of .Mines at Oranity. lie also visited Charleston. On Monday morning the Minister makes a tour of the local harbour works, later conferring with the Harbour Advisory Committee. He leaves for Reefton in the afternoon, reaching Greymout'h on Tuesday. EIRE AT COLLIX(!WOOD. NELSON, March 12. A serious lire took place at C’olliugwoocl this morning, and destroyed the premises of E. Miles (hootmaker), E. T. Riley (store), and W. E. Warnos (draper). Practically nothing was saved, except some of Riley’s stock. The lire is believed to have started in Warm's hade premises. The Post Office n:n row iv escaped.