TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

[BY TELEGIIAPn— VBP- VRKS3 ASSOUI .VT" •* MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. CHRISTCHURCH. March l!i. Tile Labour Party has decided not to rlln „ candidate for the City mayoralty but has nominated ten candidates tor the City Council, including Sullivan Armstrong, and Howard M.l . s. MOTOR- CAR FATALITYHAWERA, March W. Two men. Harry Miller, and Waslmd were returning to Manaia from Opu- . mike races on Saturday on a motor bicvele which broke down. The men were puked up hv a cm which after going some distance skidded and the wheel collapsed and the car overturned. Miller was severely injured and ill :! in a few minutes. \\ a-mu'd "as sent to the hospital. Miller was PR years of age. TRENTHAM TRAGEDY. WELLINGTON, -March 10. The Coroner at. the inquest on Trentham tragedy found that Private Lean died from svnoope, following haemarrhaoc due to a bayonet wound .accidentally received in a friendly -scuitle. I may add I have seen Colonel Burgess ! who assures me that drastic; steps will be taken to see no .skylarking will be i tolerated in future.’ ! EARTHQUAKE AT WELLINGTON. i TWO DISTINCT SHOCKS. WELLINGTON. March R) What was probably the most sove-e earthquake noted in Wellington for some years was experienced • few minutes after seven last night. There were two distinct shocks, the first bei,lnr the least severe; the second shock was accompanied by a great deal ot noise, and occasioned considerable alarm in all parts of the city, pnrt.cnlnrlv the churches, where services wore c* ns known no so-voreTlamn-e was done apart from W--1 alien chimneys. LOl . ~, and rumbling accompanied the earthquake. Manv clocks stopped. In set--1 , \ , fainted and had to r'aSstfsrr* irsi rani s'-*' The g ova i Arms on . fortv-five degrees. I Justice Department s buildup

Lamhton Quay crashed to the ground. Fortunately nobody was passing in the ! vicinity at the time. ... j A CHILD'S DEATH. DUNEDIN, March. 19 f Ivan Crighton, aged four, died at Lawrence Hospital as the result ol burns at Roxburgh through benzine igniting. SHOT DEAD. ! AUCKLAND, Alan.li 19 I A man named Smith, employed as a ! seaman oil the steamer Hauraki, was shut dead in Hazard’s,.shooting range, Queen Street, the bullet penetrating bis head under the ears.