TELEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 April 1915, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

■—» [PBR PREBB ASSOCIATION.] WASHED OVERBOARD. InveicargiiJ, This Day. Gordon Trail, aged 29, was washed overboard from the cutter Rakiura in Foveaux Strait on Tuesday afternoon Deceased was a splendid swimmer, but fclie heavy gale and high sea made -esciie impossible. DRAUGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. ! In the draught championship Bolderwood beat Boreham, wiio has scored a win and a draw against Hillier. |'he winner will meet Calderwood in the final. DEATH Ol. r 'L\~EX-M.P. Aucklantf, This Day. Mi- Felix Maguire. an ex-member for ligmont, aged 70. died at his residence (t Alt. Eden last niglit. MORE AVHEAT FROM CANADA. The steamer Borndale arrived from panada". She brings from ten to twelve thousand bushels of wheat for laiious ports. It is stated that the Ji-aiii is in a satisfactory condition. RIFLE SHOOTING. Chrifctcliureh. This Dav. The South Island rifle shooting cliam>ionship ivau concluded yesterday. In he final match for the belt, ten'shots it 700 yards, D. Roots (Patea) won 'ith 46. his aggregate being .328. R. 1.. Smith (Opaki). Sergt, Ohing, J. C. -arter (Petone), ajid R. Pi I>e r (Chrfsthurch) with 31U each were second. TIMBER WORKERS 7 CONFEREXOJS. OhristcJiuich, Tine Day. The l'iniber"~V\'orkerii' Conference tolay carried remits that the Government ie urged to give power to local labour lepartment officials to proceed against >ffenders for breacheH ot awards, withuit having, as at present, to first refer he case to the head office for official ianction to proceed, and that the Gov'rnment be urged to grant statutory >reference to unionists. Another ienit carried unanimously was: "That he Government be urged to establish i State farm for grain growing, State lourmills and State bakeries with a "fliew to preventing any further exploitation of consumers."