TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1919, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED. WELLINGTON, September 29,

A shocking fatality occurred at the Jcomer of 'Davis Street, Thorndon Quay at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Frederick William Jollands, William Gunter and George Sullivan, were returning home in a motor cycle after a ride to Petone. Gunter was driving and Jollands and Sullivan sitting behind.

When endeavouring to turn into Davis Street, at a high speed, Gunter lost control of his machine, and the three men were thrown to the ground. Jollands was killed almost instantly, the other two were badly injured and rendered unconscious. Jollands is a married man, 49 years of age. Gunter and Sullivan who were removed to the hospital have not yet recovered consciousness.

PICTURE COMPANY FINED. DUNEDIN, September 29. At the Police Court to-day the Empire Picture Company was fined £5 and costs for opening its theatre between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

YOUNG MAN MISSING. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept 29. A mystery surrounds the disappearance of Sydney Hobbs, aged 20, a University student, who left Dunedin on September 16th, for Hamilton. A steward on the Maori says the missing man’s ticket was never collected, and to the best of his belief, he did not board the vessel at Lyttelton. His trunk carno to Wellington by tlio steamer and, being unclaimed, was landed here.

Mr Hobbs, Senr, has ascertained that bis son left Christchurch by train on his way to Lyttelton, and the assumption is that li e must have reached there and placed his luggage on board. From that point, however, all trace of him Inis been lost.

The Christchurch police, with these Is to go on, are now prosecuting further enquiries.

TROOPSHIPS DUE TO-MORROW. WELLINGTON September 29. A wireless message received, states that the Cordoba .and Adolph Woermann, with troops, expect to arrive here on Wednesday morning.

SLUMS NOT WANTED. FEILDING, September 28. Under the Workers’ Dwellings Scheme, it is proposed by the Government to erect two houses on one quarter acre section here. The Borough Council is protesting against such, as it is the introduction of a slum area in Feilding.

DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. WELLNGON, September 28.

A deputation from the P- and T. Officers’ Association, waited on Mr the subject of the continuance of the subject of the continuance of the war bonus, the general question of salaries • relation to the cost of living, and also the matter of compulsory retirement. The deputation further asked for a full right to appeal.

Mr Coates said that Sir Joseph Ward when in charge of tile Department had undoujbtedly made tlio promise. lie (Mr Coates) would do what he could to put it into,operation. He could not see why the staff should not have the right of appeal, but he coulrl not give them a definite answer yet. He promised to give the requests careful consideration and was anxious to do what he could to remove the cause of the grievances.

PRESSMEN PROTEST. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 29

At the Annual Conference of the NewZealand Journalists Association, which was held at Christchurch, and at which journalists from all parts of the Dominion were present it was unanimously resolved: “That this Association places on record its strong disapproval of the practise which is growing up on the part of the public speakers of making general and unsubstantiated charges against the Press and pressmen, alleging unfair reporting and bias; that action of three Wellington reporters in withdrawing from a recent meeting in consequence of such an attack, is approved; and that it is desirable that newspaper proprietaries should, for the protection of their staffs from slanderous attacks, support their reporters when they were forced by such attacks to withdraw, or otherwise protest.

It was stated at the Conference, in justice to Wellington newspapers, that th e withdrawal of the reporters in the case referred to in the resolution was upheld by the proprietaries of their respective newspapers.

A CHARGE DISMISSED. WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. A youth, Ernest Vantel, was charged at the Magistrate’s Cort with being an alien, and landing in New Zealand without a permit. Vantel was born at Singapore and arrived at Auckland on the ship Albemama. He left the ship there and applied for a permit to join another vessel. He got a berth on the liner Opawa, whose captain wanted him back. The boy declared he deserted the ship at Auckland because be could not live with the crew. The Magistrate considered there was no evidence to show the youth an alien and dismissed the charge.

EFFECT OF “GO-SLOW” WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. Mr Pryor, (Secretary of the New Zealand Coal Mine Owners’ Assn.) ; n a letter to Mr Massey, gives the reduction in the output from the mines for the week ending Friday last, as follows : Westport, 1657 tons. Taupiri, 1650 tons. Westport-Stockton, 943 tons. Blackball, 914 tons. Pukemiro, 669 tons. Hikurangi, 665 tons. Waipa, 192 tons. Nightcaps, 307 tons. Paparoa, 180 tons. N.Z. Coal and Oil Co., 148 tons. In addition, the reduction at tho State Mines is estimated at 1000 tons, making 8324 tons. ( The,total reduction of the output for the four weeks during which the ‘goslow” policy has been in operation is 32,583 tons. . . -j, r "V

ROBBED OF £4O. OLD MAN ATTACKED. AUCKLAND, Sepjfc. 29. A sensational story of how he was attacked by two men in a back street at Parnell and robbed of £4O on Thursday night is recounted by William Waugh aged 60 years, who lies in the Auckland Hospital suffering from concussion of the brain. The victim of the assault was found lying in a pool of blood and unconscious, in a dark corner of Selwyn Terrace late on Thursday night. Mr Waugh had a wallet containing £4O, the proceeds of a business transaction in his pocket. He states that he was set upon suddenly by two men; he" remembers feeling the blow on his head and some one going through his pockets. His assailants were strongly built, but owing to the darkness, he could not see their features.

' CANDIDATE FOR BULLER. - WESTPORT, Septemebr 29. Mr D. Q. O’Brien has been definitely selected as the Liberal candidate for the Buller electorate. Mr O’Brien took an active interest in local bodies, serving on the Buller Hospial and Charitable Aid Board, and on the Buller County Council. He was chairman of the latter body in the early stages of the war, and resigned from the Council to join the New Zealand Tunnelling Corps which proceeded to France, his Corps being the first Colonial Unit on the Western Front.

Mr O’Brien held the rank of Lieutenant, and ho served in France for two years.

Afterwards he went to Palestine and served as Lieutenant in the Raratongan Corps, and was there until the clean up in that country, when the Armistice was signed.

A MEMORIAL. FEILDING September 29. Yesterday General Meldrum unveiled a. monument to fallen soldiers at Colyton, near Feilding, in the presence of a large assemblage. There were twenty names on the stone. This is the first ceremony of its kind in the district.

STAFF APPOINTMENTS. WELLINGTON, September 28. It was announced last w r eek that 48 candidates had been selected- to undergo there months’ qualification course at Trentliam prior to appointment with the New Zealand Staff Corps, which is now much under the peace strength, owing to war losses and on account of age, medical unfitness etc. It is now officially stated there is a delay over the question of nominating the few officers required to complete the establishment of a Royal New Zealand Aritillery Engineers aind Army ’Service Corps, the three specialist branches not considered by the Board of Selection which recently assembled at General Headquarters. This matter will be considered at a later date when the requirements are more fully known.

COURSE IN JOURNALISM. CHRISTCHURCH, September 29. The Canterbury Board of Governors to-day adopted the following recommendation: —(A) ‘‘That lectures in practical journalism be instituted at Canterbury Colelge at the beginning of the 1920 session;” (B) “that the course be as prescribed as for a diploma in journalism under Sub-section 8 ( of Section 11, chapter 23, Page 175 of the University calendar, 1919-20, and subject to any alterations that, may bo made by tlie University Senate; (c) “That applications be nvited by advertisement, for the position of lecturer”; (d) “That the practical course comprise two lectures a week” ; (e) “That, in addition to the course as defined in clause “b” above, the Committee recommends the appointment of suitable men to deliver lectures from time to time, on special subjects pertaining to journalism, sucli as training special correspondents, training of Parliamentary reporters, illustrations training of interviewers, and Professor J. Higlit be appointed to act as general adviser of students of jour lialism.

Tlie Canterbury College Governors to-day resolved that. preparations for establishing a chair of Education be set afoot immediately, and to advertise in England for applicants for the position of lecturer.