TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1919, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

iPEK PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] I CLEVER FORGKRY. j { BANK OF N. Z. 10s. NOTES. WELLINGTON, February 27. A clever forgery of Bank of Now Zealand pink ten shilling note has just, been discovjered. The forged notes are on pink coloured paper, but the printing has a chocolate tinge and is not nearly so ellear as t-lic genuine notes and the paper is not wa-ter-marked. All the forgeries which have come to light so far bear the same number—ss,l7l —and they purport- to be signed by “L M. LitfTe,” with the date “June Ist., 1917.” The public can easily protect themselves by refusing to accept any pink Bank of New Zealand notes unless they bear the watermark, “Bank of New Zealand” which Is readily observable on bolding | the “Ote up to the light.

ROY SCOUTS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 27.

I The Presbyterian Assembly read a letter from Lieut-C’ol. Cosgrove, Chief Commissioner of the Dominion Boy Scouts, bringing under the notice of the Assembly the value of the Boy Scout movement, as an adjunct fo the Church’s work. The Assembly decided to bring the movement under the notice of Ministers, Sabbath School Superintendents and loaders of Bibb) Class.

After adopting au address expressing the Assembly’s loyalty the Assembly finally closed.

OVERCROWDING IN SCHOOLS

AUCKLAND, February 26

Overcrowding in the Auckland schools was discussed at length by the Education Board to-night. In the course a. the discussion, Dr Reekie said that about a fortnight after the re-openings of the. schools flip began to develop aj] sorts pf ailments. This was entirely due to overcrowding, 'card, decided to telegraph to the Director of Education, requesting him to attend to the •-otter as quickly as possible.

FLOUR MILL WORKERS DEMANDS

DUNEDIN, February 26

hi the Otago Flour Mills Union dispute, before the Conciliation Council, in which an average increase ju wages of about sd, an hour is asked, the employers did not submit any counterproposals, for the reason that the dispute was initiated not by the local union but by the Now Zealand Federated Association of Workers and that a conference at which a partial agreement was reached lias already been held at Christchurch, between representatives of that body and the New Zealand Flpuriiiifleis’ Association of Employers. The respondents, ijjhere‘'*re -’••oided that the matters in dispute lie dealt with at Christchurch by a Dominion OoneiHaiton Council representative of the two Federations. The respondents also asked for an assur ■nee that any agreement arrived at by j that, Conference would run throughout the Dominion. The Council adjourned to enable the workers to appoint assessors for a conference at Christchurch at which Dun••din Onmuru and Canterbury are to lie represented.

RETURNED SOLDIERS' VOTES.

WELLINGTON, This Day

The Chief Electoral Officer has issu--1 ed a statement to the effect that every member of tlie Expeditionary Forces Who has already returned to New Zea- ! land slioukl make application for en-' rolment on the regular electoral roll of the district in which he resided be- , fore lie left New Zealand. He has not ! lost the right- of enrolment by reason I of having been absent on active ser-' vice. He can obtain an absent voter’s j permit if lie expects to lie out of his . district on election day. Men already discharged, or whose! discharges will become final before 10th April can only vote as electors of a district, and cannot have votes recorded under the special provisions of the Expeditionary Forces, of which . lie will then be no longer a member. This applies to all men who have arrived, or who may arrive before the 10th March next.

TECHNICA L college . WELLINGTON, February 25. Tlie Wellington Technical Education Board to-day appointed Mr John 11. Howell at present director of the Christchurch Technical College, to be director of the Wellington Technical College in succession lo Mr La Trobe wlv* is now. Government Director of Technical Schools for the Dominion.

DISAPPROVAL

DUNEDIN February 20

At a meeting of ih« Gardeners’ Union, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: “That this union places on record its disapproval of the disloyal utterances of Air R. Semple, AF.P.. in liis speech at Christchurch recently, and entirely dissociates itself from the spirit shown by Mr Semple in • ' ' • i-host* utterances."

GOLD AIINE OWNERS. AUCKLAND. This Dav

At the annual meeting of (lie New Zealand Gold Aline Owners’ Association tlie following officers were elected: [’resident. .Mr C. Rhodes; vice-presi-H. Stanfield; committee Messrs Banks, Lenli, Hopkins, Lee and the manager or acting-manager of the Consolidated Goldfields; auditor, Mr Stephens.

II was decided t.<> suggest that Government offer a bonus for the best design for a respirator to he worn by miners, with the object of eliminating {he liability to miner’s complaint.

EPIDEMIC COMMISSION. AUCKLAND, This Day. Before the .Epidemic Commission Dr , Mackelar urged the desirability of a scheme to train women in home nursing. by attendance at hospitals and St. Helen’s Hospitals. This would bo of special value in time of epidemics. .Major Pettit, who had been in charge of the quarantine: station at Motuihi, said the island could accommodate from 110 to 120 patients. His opinion was that the present buildings 'Wore 'suitable for quarantine purposes.