LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15089, 11 December 1919, Page 6

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

T— — T-l^^^^^- ■) .Per Press Association.} WELLINGTON, last night. The Rev. W. J. Simkin, formerly Vicar of Wairoa since 1918, and secretary, treasurer, and registrar of the Diocese of Waiapu, has been appointed Archdeacon of Hawke's lidy, m place ot the Yen. Archdeacon. Ruddock, who has resigned owing to ill-health. The William ]£. Burnham, American schooner, which grounded m the channel to the inner harbor, was caught by the wind and tide and swung over at 4 o'clock, and was towed safely to the wharf. A diver made an examination and found no damage. AUCKLAND, last night. The Prime Minister, m. the course of , a political address at Grey Lynn., m support of the Government candidate, Miss Ellen Melville, condemned the extreme Labor party, and said the Parliamentary party did not represent Labor. He challenged Sir Joseph Ward, Mr. Myers, or any other Liberal, with the exception of "Mr. L. M. Isitt, to say they would not accept extreme Labor's help to hold office. INVERCARGILL, last night. Speaking at Waikhvi, Mr Howard Elliott referred to the question of exemption of the Marist Brothers from •war service, saying that they had been granted the privilege denied them m Italy and France. "Was it not Sir Joseph Ward," he said, "who moved specially to get them that protection, and was it not Sir Joseph Ward who had been reminded by the church to do so?" In this respect, Sir Joseph Ward had led the House, and the Catholics had sufficient power m the House to obtain the protection of priests an.d brothei-s. NEW PLYMOUTH, last night. At the Supreme Court, before his Honor the Chief Justice, the jury returned a verdict m favor of defendant m the case Laurent v. McGinty, a claim for damages for alleged breach of agreement m connection with the lease of racehorses. The cla-m was for £1083 for alleged breach of contract m respect to the lease of the horses Staccato and Haversack. MeGintv leased the two horses and claimed that during the period of the lease both horses became lame and unfit for work, and Staccato eventually died. For this reason he returned . the other horse to Laurent, who refused to take delivery, and claimed that the. .original terms of the contract should bo carried out.