TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1918, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] TREATMENT OF RETURNED SOU • DIKIIS. TIMAIIIT February 21. Speaking at a mooting of the St. Joint Ambulance Association to-night the Major (Mr J. Mailing) sharply. criticised the Government’s treatment of returned soldiers in seiuling them to “hospitals nearest their respective homes/’ regardless of whether there was accommodation for them . At the meeting of the Hospital Hoard on Wednesday two doctors, who were members of the Hoard, had spoken of the need for a consumption sanatorium for soldiers in this island, as well as in the North Island, and had said that the crowding of returned soldiers into hospitals was unfair to the soldiers and also to the civilian patients. Tf the was overtaxed now, what, would be the position when thousands of metr returned a Her the war? The Mayor also condemned what he described as the niggardly treatment, of men who had returned on leave, i" refusing them—pay. After what these men had done for the country, the people wished them to he paid, and would not begrudge the money. The “win-the-war’’ policy should not cause local attention to our soldiers to hr neglected. The Mayor’s remarks were applauded.

the steamer, service. WESTPORT February 25. Mr R. P. Hudson, Member of Parliament for Motuoka telegraphed from Karamea yesterday as follows. h'l'ho Prime Minister wires life that he will do what he can to ensure reinstatement of the Mapourika or other suitable boats in the YYellington-AVest-C’oast Service.’’ Mr Colvin, M.P., received a similar telegram. A CLEAN SHEET. WELLINGTON. Fob. 26. For the first time in six years the Police presented a a clean sheet at the .Magistrate’s Court this morning.

EIRE RRTO ARES CONFERENCE TAURANGA, Feb. 26th. The Eire Brigades Conference {-concluded this afternoon. Invitations for the next conference were received from Hastings, Levin, Invercargill, and Lyttelton. A selection is to be made by the brigades. The election of officers resulted :—President, Deputy Supt. Cowper, Oamaru; Vice-President, Supt. Kieth, Hastings, and Supt. Goodwill, Akaroa; treasurer, C. A. Osborne, Oneliunga ; secretary Captain AVatts, Newmarket., A resolution was passed urging the Government not to agree to hand hack the islands in the Pacific to Germany, and that aliens in the Dominion lie employed oil useful work. The retiring President, Mr. Roan, Addington railway, was elected a life honorary member. Delegates are to be taken for several outings ty-morrow and there will he a banquet in the evening. Most /of them leave on Thursday. '