TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1919, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

lei-: It PIIESB ASSOCIATION. OOPYKInm 1 , . WATERSIDE INSPECTORS.. WELLINGTON This Day. Replying to a deputation of watersidors on Saturday, Hon. T. Wilford stated that Cabinet had authorised him to appoint seven Inspectors of gear for New Zealand. He proposed to appoint two at Auckland, two at Wellington, one at Lyttelton and two at Dunedin, He also agreed with the suggestion that roe.- should be standardised. The new regulations would apply to bulks and Harbour Board gear.

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

WELLINGTON,' August 16

The authorities of the Bank of New Zealand .state that the Minister of Finance has sanctioned the Bank’s proposal to call up £3 Cs 8d per share of uncalled capital on 150,000 ordinary shares of the Bank at present paid up to only £3/6/8 per share.

It was agreed between the holders of ordinary shares and the Board, in 1913, when the Bank made its last issue ;f additional capital, that this uncalled amount should be called up within seven years and the present time, when the banking institutions in all the leading countries in the world are all strengthening itheir capital, is considered a suitable juncture at which to make the call.

Ihe call will he made in January next, and be payable in one amount of £3/6/8 per share on April Ist, 1920. Vfter payment lias been made, the ordinary shares of the Bank will be paid up to £6/13/4 per share. "

EX-SOLDIERS’ SUICIDE. AUCKLAND, August 17

An inquest was held this morning .nto the death of a returned soldier, Private W. E. Neilsen, M.M., who •vas found shot through tlfe head on Alt Eden on Friday evening. Deceased returned by the Mnraina about a month ago. He was classed as a mental convalescent case, and was sent to Avondale Mental Hospital. He was discharged this week and on being boarded seemed nervy, but that was all. The Board, therefore decided to send him to Narrow Neck Convalescent Home. He did not, however, go to tile home. A verdict of isuicido, while in a state of mental depression was returned.

RETURNED SOLDIERS’ ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, August 16.

The executive sub-committee of the New Zealand R.S.A., has considered a Press statement made by Mr Andrews n explanation of the attitude of the Auckland Committee. The sub-commil-tec expresses it as its opinion that Mr Andrews statements consists mainly of innuendoes, irrcvelancics, mis-statements,

■xaggerations and half truths, and is ntended to completely cloud the real ssue, which is simply that Auckland ia? exceeded its constitutional powers, ).v acting in a high-handed and ilag•antly disloyal way. It is further delurcd that as the Auckland Associa-

ioi, had thought fit “to magnify a ■elativeljy small question of internal lana.gemcnt into the dimensions of a

a ions dispute,” and to make the disH'ocment public, through tile columns Hie press, the Dominion executive justice to itself and the whole of

the 32,000 returned soldiers throughout New Zealand to whom it owes its authority and is responsible was forced to issue * its statement of “the real facts of the ease/' and that statement stands. The Dominion Executive states that,

tile regretting the necessity for its ierance, they have no need either add or substract from it, and co-

in ly do not intend to be drawn into press controversy on the subject, bell would be dealt with in a const itional manner.

THE MAORI TRAGEDY. AUCKLAND, August 17. Further details of the Orajnalioe tragedy show that Ihamera Jlaratu, an old Maori, aged GO lived alone with his step-sister, Mary Ann Takimoana, aged 70, in an isolated where on a hill-side. The old couple were drinking tea. prior to retiring, on Thursday night, when they heard heavy steps descending the hill and approaching the entrance of the whare. The stranger called out “Tvia Ora,” and Ihamera went out and invited hint to have a cup of tea. 'fhe reply was a bullet in the left arm probably from a revolver. He turned hack into the whare to obtain something with which to defend himself. In the meantime, the woman had come to the door t,o see what was the matter and was shot twice, once through Hie heart. Tiro assailant then fired on Ihamera again, wounding him in the breast and left arm. .The night was very dark and tho assailant disappeared quietly in the. darkness.

A CHILD'S DEATH. AUCKLAND, August 17. Frank Hector McQuarrie, aged four years, of Mount Albert, died in flic hospital 10-day as the result <>i scalds ®;'stained by falling into a tub <>l boiling water.