TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1919, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

' i'l'-K rilf-SS ASSOCIATION.—OOPYBIH^T. MUNICIPAL COAL ENTERPRISE. CHRISTCHURCH, -July 30. j Tho Coal Committee of tlie City Council this afternoon decided to recommend to the City Council that the Municipality should go into business as 'coal dealers permanently. It. was decided that none of the coal obtained by the municipality should be sold to dealers. It was also resolved that the municipality should control and distribute tli.; supplies it obtains. The necessary officials were appointed to carry on the business.

DEATH FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS, CHRISTCHURCH, July 30.

Eleanor Oonvontry, aged 11 years, who bad been temporarily left alone in her parents’ house at Sydenham, was found by a neighbour suffering from a gunshot wound in the abdomen this afternoon, and she died shortly ; fter admission to the hospital. At tho inquest evidence was tendered that the gun had not been used for ten months, and was unloaded. The cartridges were kept apart from the gun in a sho.ft in a cupboard. The inquest was adjourned till to-morrow for medical evidence.

THE RAILWAYS. WELLINGTON, July 30. The General .Manager of Railways, Mr McYilly, made another statement to-night on the matter of the train services. He said that before very much could be done or proposed in removing tlie restrictions imposed on the carriage of goods by rain, bis Department must bo able to get a considerable quantity of coal—say .1,000 or 20,000 toils every week for a period of six or seven weeks and must then have a regular supply in sight, for some further time ahead: Coal was, be said, dribbling in slowly at present, and very frequently, tlie amount arriving was not equal to the consumption. Air McVilly added: “We are hopeful the people will accept the invitation that has been extended to them lo stay homo in order that we may carry more goods. If it is found that the people do nob accept our invitation then the Department will be forced u> take more drastic measures. Wo. shall have to restrict the number of carriage* put on the trains. We cannot go on carrying unessential passengers traffic because the haulage is needed for the carriage of more goods, which arc necessary to the industries of the country, and to keep a large number of men in employment.