TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1919, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PBi. PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHt- 1 STEAMER KAHU BEACHED. WELLINGTON, October 2. The Secretary of the Post Office received a wireless from the Chathams, stating that the steamer Kahu sprang a leak at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, approximately 50 miles west of the Island, during a heavy south-west gale. . The water put the fires out at 2 o’clock on Friday morning. It was impossible to launch boats owing to the heavy sea. By strenuous efforts after the weather moderated the crew managed to get die water low enough to permit the fire s to be relighted, and the ship got under way again at 4 o’clock on Friday afternoon and reached Whangaroa at noo n on Saturday, where the vessel was beached in a sinking condition The passengers, crew and mails are safe.

WELLINGTON, October 27. The steamer Make leaves for the Chathams to-morrow night to assist the Kahu.

'STEAMER REFLOATED. WELLINGTON, Oct. 28. The following wireless has been received by the agents:—‘‘The Kahu has been refloated, and is discharging at Whangaroa. She is not leaking liow, and is at anchor.” . A later message states that the Captain discovered a- leak into the engine room through the telegraph casing being smashed. He is now ascertaining if the hull is leaking.

'-.•Tr»>m TTg CHARGE. OAMARU, This Day. Lewis Reilly, schoolmaster at Livinglone was charged before Mr J. R.

■ me\v S.M., with assaulting indecently, on separate occasions, two senior pupils o fthe school. He was remanded on bail of £IOO and two securities of £SO.

RESUMED WORK. DUNEDIN, This Day. Taratu miners resumed work to-day in both mines. '

GO-SLOW POI/CY.

EMPLOYERS PROTEST. WELLINGTON, This lav

Referring to the coal crisis the Employers’ Federation states that the parties to the go-slow policy have already committed a breach of the Arbitration Act, as go-slow policy is the most dangerous form of a strike. Everything possible has been done by the employers to secure a. satisfactory settlement to this dispute. Government itself bad said the employers offer was i fair one, and was not one of those responsible for the trouble . and the deliber ate attempt to still further -.educe the already insufficient supply can’t have in any way been called to account. Surely the time must he, however anxious Government may be to act when the law must intervene in the interests of the general public and prevent the industries of the Dominion being held up In such a way as is being attempted m this dispute. The repor l oppose® the nationalisation cry, saying that altogether in view of the tdvantages -nd certainty of evils which follow the nationaliation of our industries, it ‘s advisable the Federation should declare definitely igainst is adoption.

FIRES. WELLINGTON, let. 27. A fire at Otaki on Saturday destroyed a block of four shops owned by Mrs Inill, including a billiard saloon, a hairdresser’s saloon ,and two other shops. The insurances are small.

GOAL MINER’® STRIKE. NELSON, Get. 27

At the Collingwood Magistrate’s Court, Mr J. S. Evans, 3.M., entered convictions against the members of .he North Cape Miners’ Union who were charged with being parties to a ■(trike. Tho Magistrate said the men struck at a time of coal shortage for something they knew to be wrong. Twenty defendants were each fined £5 and costs; six .others are to be prosecuted later; one man, who refused to return to work,' and who was the cause of tho strike, was fined £5 for having broken a clause of tho agreement

SALVATION ARMY. SELF-DENTAL WEEK. WELLINGTON, Oot. 25. The Salvation Army’s self-denial effort this year resulted in £50,71:7 being raised—an increase of £1392 on last year’s total. ' The divisional totals this year were: Auckland Central ® Wellington Christchurch Dunedin 7 ’ BBB

WHALE AT PETQNE. WELLINGTON, Oct. 27. Potono was excited yesterday by tbo appearance of a small bottle-nos-while near the wharf. Several shots from a rifle wounded the cetacean and then it was 'Secured by boatmen and hauled ashore. The carcase bears scars, apparently the result of adventuie, with harpoons.

GORE, This Day. Alex McClachlan of Tutarau has been selected as the Labour candidate for Mataura seat.