TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 March 1914, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

Ll/CAL METHODIST MINISTERS. (Special Message to The Chronicle.) Moray Place, This Day. The first draft of stations at the Methodist Conference includes the lollowing alterations: The Revs. Abbey and Cottom, Levin-Otaki; Pev. E. T. Harris, East Christchurch; Itev. J. Benning, Eoxton. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ItIELE CHAMPION SHIP. Trentham, lhis Day. The weather was almost perfect at the commencment, but as the morning wore on a light, tricky »vmd from the rear prevailed. Proceedings opened with the Otago match, ten shots at (SOU yards and ten at IUOU yards. ALasefield (Sounds) handed in two good cards of 47 and 40 : ninetythree. Similar totals were also reached by A. Henderson (Sounds) and H. Loveday (Ohura). Oliver (Ohura) made 4U at MJOyds, but fell to pieces at the longer range, rising from the mound with only. "Possibles ' were made at the 800 yds by Pickering and 13all (Linton), Clark (Pangitikei), Carter (Nelson), Elynn (Auckland), U. Loveday (Ohura) and White (Auckland). Principal results : Masefield (Sounds), A. Henderson (Sounds), H. Loveday (Ohura) 9-J, J. W. Ching (Nelson), Dickson (Linton), CarterI*(Nelson),1 *(Nelson), DO; Milroy (Nelson), Bent (Auckland), Hunt (Suburbs), Mcintosh (Pangitikei), Cheeseman (Tuamarina), G. Loveday (Ohura), Shariand (Nelson), Bolton (Opaki), Glassford (Hastings), Gillan (Dunedin) 88.

The following marksmen now are leading: for the licit aggregates Masefield (Sounds) ; >>4 Simmonds (.Blenheim) •>'>! Milroy (Nelson) ->»0 11. Loveday (Ohura) Cheeseinan (Tuamarina). ... 52 ; i Oliver (Upper King Country)

AUUEEMEiXT \\ a.VTED. Auckland, lhis Day. The Conciliation Council considered the application by the newly-formed Coal and Cargo Workers' Union principally representing ex-strikers—-fur- an agreement and an all-round increase on the wages paid under the pre-strike agreement. A further application was made to join the Auckland Waterside Workers' (Arbitration) Union as parties to the agreement. The employers cited declined to discuss the matter, and the case goes to the Arbitration Court direct. In the course of tho proceedings, replying to the employers, Mr Way, on behalf of the union, stated that ever since the strike, between six and seven hundred practical waterside workers had been absolutely refused employment on the wharves, owing to the fact that the uew Arbitration 1 nion had declined to admit them to membership, notwithstanding sworn affidavits to the effect that the applicants believed in the principles of the Arbitration I nion. The commissioner agreed to the Arbitration Union being joined in the dispute. The president 01 the Arbitration Union challenged several of the statements made bv Mr Wcy.

OIL. Xow Tliis Day. The Taranuki oil wells rotary bore commenced to flow oil about nine o'clock this mommy. There is a tremendous gas pressure, and (lie oil flow is increasing' hourly. The indications are very promising and there is no sign ol Hooding by water.