TELEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10286, 14 July 1911, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

By Telegraph — Press Association.

A DROWNING FATALITY.

WELLINGTON, Last Night. An inquest was held to-day concerning the death by drowning of Robert Humphries, who arrived by the Corinthic on Tuesday from London, and was seen straggling in the water near the wharves on the same night by two Greek sailors, who assisted i seaman on a ferry steamer to launch a boat. They got the man out of the water, but were too late, their efforts to restore animation being futile. During the inquiry, one of the Greeks was asked if he did not think of jumping in to the rescue. He replied that he could swim, but the drowning man might have pulled him down. He did not look for the life-saving apparatus. The coroner returned a verdict of death by drowning, but said there was no evidence to show how deceased got into the water. Ho oould not say that any blame was attributable to the Greek sailors for not jumping in to the rescue of the drowning man. It was entirely a matter for the men's own judgment, self-pre-servation being the first law of nature. Deceased was married, and S3 years of age, and his wife and mother are due to arrive ;rom England by the Arawa next month.

A COWARDLY ASSAULT,

CLYDESDALE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.

FOOTBALL ACCIDENT

DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE

AN IMPERTINENT YOUTH.

AN OVERCROWDED THEATRE.

WANGANUI, Last Night. Particulars of a cowardly assault were ventilated in the Police Court this morning, when James Kennedy and John Gunn were sentenced to two months' imprisonment each. [fc appears that a man named Vincenb went into a local hotci and displayed a £SO note in the presence of accused, who followed him to ihe back premises of another hotel, where they set ■upon him, knocking him about and kicking him, causing severe injuries to his face. He was left senseless, and was subsequently picked up. He had, however, deposited the ?iote with the hotelkeeper beforo going to the back premises.

DUNEDIN, Last Night. A meeting of the sub-committee of Clydesdale horsebreeders, appointed to make arrangements for a Conference to take place in the first week in August, was held hre to-day. A number of letters were read from prominent breeders, offering their cordial support in the proposed formation of a New Zealand Clydesdale Horse Society. Ihe Egmont A. and P. Association has decided to fall into line with Otago in the matter, and other Societies have vromised hearty co-operation in the subject.

ASHBURTON Last Night. An accident occurred during the playing of a third-grade football match on the showgrounds to-day, by which Keith Dee sustained a broken leg, and two other youths were slightly hurt and bruised. Dee's break was not a particularly serious one. CURLING AT NASEBY; ' DUNEDIN, Last Night. A curling bonspiel was held at Naseby this morning in beautiful weather with keen ice, when 56 players participated. Several of the morning games were well contested, -lasting over four hours. Towards midday the weather became milder, and the ice dragged in for the afternoon games.

DUNEDIN, Last Night. The Magistrate at . Kaitangata decided to-day that members:of unions acting ;as delegates for their union at conferences have not a legal claim to recover by legal r'orce payment from their unions for their services.

TIMARU, Last Night: A youth sixteen years of age, who wn" prosecuted for filling up a defence registration form impertinently, was let off with a reprimand and the payment of costs. The Magistrate said he would inflict fines in future cases.

TIMARU, Last Night. The manager of Fuller's Pictures was convicted and ordered to pay costs and solicitor's fee for overcrowding the theatre on King's Birthday, The Magistrate remarked that in licensing such buildings, tho number allowed in each section should be stated, and not a single total, or the circle might be dangerously overcrowded within the limit of the license.