TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1918, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

Jimil i-ntiss ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] DGNEDIN July 26.

'l'lie -steamer Breeze arrived to-day, after a tempestuous voyage oi nine uays from V, ang..nui. Tne vessel encountered a Heavy southerly gale in Cook /.trait at t.io .uk ot ...st

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Campbell. The voyage, was resume.; . Sunday, widen the vessel again •>*£• countered a terrific southerly gale, and had to put into Pigeon Bay on Monday for shelter. The weather moderated on Thursday, and the Breeze then resumed her voyage. Although buffeted by heavy seas, tho ship sustained no damage.

MINING. AUCKLAND, July 26. The Wailii mine shows a return of £26,311 for July.

PROTEST AGAINST A LICENSE. WELLINGTON, July 25. The New Zealand Alliance executive had passed the following resolution: •‘That the attention of the AttorneyGeneral he culled to the fact Ibat the Tnneatua license was granted in spite of the strongest evidence against it tendered by such unimpeachable and unbiassed witnesses as the Public Works Engineer, the assistant engineer, and the police. The Alliance protests against this frequent defiance of the clear intention of the Licensing Act. The Alliance asks that a searching enquiry be made into this and the Ohewa licensing cases immediately.'* WELLINGTON July 25.

The Minister of J iistice stated .to-day that as soon as he noted, about ten days ago, that a license bad been granted by the Licensing Committee at Tanealua, lie referred trim matter to ti:.> Solicitor-Genera! for his opinion as whether anything could he done. The Solicitor-General is at present awaiting further information, which is being supplied, but the Minister should have hi-: report on the case in the course of a few (lavs.

A COURT-MARTIAL

AUCKLAND, July 20,

Private Kgerton Gill was court-nisir-tialled to-day for wilful disobedience of an order given by a superior officer to parade for medical examination. Accused refused to plead, lie claimed that he was in no sense a soldier. The power claimed under the Military Service Act, as far as sending soldiers out of New Zealand was concerned, was not within the range of the Constitution. He claimed that at a trial entailing tlie possibilities of a sentence of hard labour lie was entitled to a jury. Accused was found guilty and the sentence will be promulgated later.

REQUISITION OF WOOL CLIP

“POSITION ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.”

DUNEDIN, July H>.

At a meeting of the executive of the Otago and Southland Sheepowncrs Union held yesterday, the question of the Imperial Government’s requisition of the coming season’s wool clip came under consideration. It- was made quite apparent that there was an entire lack of sympathy among the sheep-farmers of this part of the Do : minion with the views put forward recently hv Mr Lysnnr, on behalf of cor tain growers in the Poverty Bay district. As the result of the discussion, the following telegram was sent-to the Minister in charge of the Imperial Supplies Department:—“At a meeting of the executive to-day the following resolution was passed : “That this meeting entirely disassociate themselves from the sentiments expressed at various meetings by Mr Lysnar on the question of the Imperial Government's purchase of the wool clip.” My executive considers the present position very satisfactory.”

WELLINGTON July 20

Tbo Board of Agriculture has passed the following resolution:—“That from thy full information that has been placed at the disposal of the Board of Agriculture regarding the wool position, the Board wishes to express its satisfaction with the terms offered by the Imperial Government, and to state that it considers the acceptance of this offer by our Government is in the bast interests of the Dominion.’’

STAFF CHANGES. DUNEDIN, July 25

Many changes are pending in the Justice Department staffs, consequent on permanent appointments being made to seven or eight positions. These positions have been vacant for some time, certain officers having acted in a temporary capacity up to the present time. Among the positions to ho filled are those of Deputy-Registrar of the Supreme Court, and second clerk of the Court, at Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington ; clerk of the Court at Ashburton, Fielding, Tauranga, Stratford, AVailii, and Reef ton. Besides those positions there will in consequence of changes be many other vacancies to he filled.

AN ENGINEER DROWNED.

AUCKLAND, July 28

John Fraser, aged 03. engineer on the trawler Chantoon, fell into the linrlwnir on Saturday evening when boarding his vessel alongside the wharf find tt’es drowned. The body was rtwoveiv.-i >;pen jift-sp,