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Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1917, Page 1

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jPEE p&iSSS ASBOCIA'IION.— OOPT«I«a.T| r«i . i {ARY S ’ F.VICiRailway Baiiot. WELLINGTON, May 24. - The question of securing the 150 stn-jt the Railway Deparment was ‘considered to have promised to release was lie loathe Third Wellington Military Semi. i Board to-day. Aider a io..g discussion the chairman read the following staU • ment:— “The mode of understands; has been arrived at. Mr. McVilly lia.i agreed to hand over the result of hi; Second Ballot for 200 men.- The jvno.e 400 to be medically examined as soc .. as possible. The result of the Military exmination will be at once put beforr tlie Board when the 150 men will he t: k«n by the Board for Military purpose • The Department to inform the Boai'u on June 7th. how many additional nun can be spared, and a ~~corrcsno".dii ; number -of appeals to he wtihdrawi. Mr.McVilly will make endeavours to release those who have volunteered and those released to bo credited against the 150 now promised. Scheelite. DUNEDIN, May, 21. So far as Otago is concerned, the demand for Scheelite concentrates has given a great fillip to the industry, and at Glenorchy. particularly, where there are several mines, it has quite changed the appearance of matters financially, and mines which were languishing, or practically deserted before the war, are now working and giving fair results. In other parts of Otago all the known mines are busy, while prospectors are engaged in looking into fresh localities where indications of the existence of scheelite have been found to exist. One great drawback, however, to the extension of the industry is the scarcity of skilled labour for winning and crushing the quartz, as so many miners have answered the call of duty and gbne to serve their country in other direction. , Fatal Gar Accident. TIMARU, Slay 24.—A motor accident happened at Ota-io. A car suicided and capsized, Thomas Tatta ui Tennika being killed and Mrs Hugh McKubchen and Timothy Daly seriously injured. Miss Fallena was slightly injured.

Killed in Action. CHRISTCHURCH, May 24. Mr Bishop, S.M., has been advised that his son, Lieut. A. W. Bishop, of the Hampshire Regiment, lias been killed in- action fn France. Lieuc, 'Bishop was a barrister and solicitor in practice here. Butter Prices. ~ MELBOURNE, May 24. The price of butter has been increased by one penny per lb. making the wholesale price Is 5 and retail Is 7d. A census of stocks held lias been authorls ed for May 26th. May . «