TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1919, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

iThi. ASSOCIATION.—OapYBIOUI, 1

MUNITION WORKERS. WELLINGTON, November 24. Now that the repatriation of the workmen from the oversea Dominions ■and Colonies |who volunteered their services for the production of ships and munitions during the war is completed bis Excellency the Governor-General has becin commanded Iby the King to give publicity- to His Majesty’s appreciation of the value of the services rendered by the men who volunteered from New Zealand. His Majesty understands that the excellent behaviour of these volunteers and the sustained and steady application displayed by them in their work have earned the highest praise.

TIMAKfU WOOJAEN MILLS SOLD TIMARU, November 24.

The Timaru-woollen mills have been -.old by Messrs Lillico and Mcßae to i Maoky Logan, Caldwell and Co., Ltd., jof Auckland who take over from December Ist. The firm will form a new company of which Messrs Lillico and Me !’ae will Iks the local directors, and their sons will manage the business. The mills -started in 1885, but a succession .•of owners and others from Dunedin took over and made a success of the business, enlarging the buildings, and inI.italilng up-to-date machinery. SULPHURIC ACID, i WELLINGTON, November 24. • There has been a, scarcity in New Zealand recently of sulphuric acid, which is used in the manufacture of nfiosphatie manures, and in the testing process in the dairying industry. The Prime Minister has been advised that the Australford, which is now on her way to the Dominion is bringing 300 ■ases and tile Westralia leaving Melbourne on the 27th inst. i s carrying 270 ■'rt.ses -of acid, most of which is sulphuric. There are a thousand cases of sulphuric acid in Sydney awaiting shipment. Mr Massey states that arrangements are being made for allotment of .-pace on colliers trading to New" Zealand. In this case the acid will have to he railed to Newcastle. A SAMOAN PROTEST. WELLINGTON, Nov. 27. A petition with 130 signatures, ex-, eluding soldiers, civil servants, Germans and Samoans, was drawn up at a public meeting at Apia on Oct. 31st, emphatically protesting against the prohibition of Liquor bv- Proclamation, j as against the white population. Thej natives it is stated, have prohibition by ! their own wish, but white people ob- | ject to being included. The petitioners j hint that it will mean the extraction : of toddy from cocoanut palm, which has proved a curse in other places. • A CONFERENCE. i t WELLINGTON, November 27. j At-a conference to-day between the , tujcimbcrs of .the Wellington District : Repatriation Board, and the Wellington 1 Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, it was decided to arrange for the training of one hundred fit, unskilled returned soldiers in building work. It was considered three

veers’ .training would be necessary to instruct a man in carpentery, joinery and box making. It was decided that all the trainees must attend Technical School. The trainees will 'bo picked men, and their wages will be made up to £3 a week by the Repatriation Department until award and wage is earned.

INFLUENZA. WELLINGTON November 27. Twenty-seven fresh cases of influenza were notified in the Wellington Health District between November 23rd and 27th. With one exception, all are mild cases. Dr Makgill, Health Officer, in an interview, stated:—“These are to-day’s influenza notifications up to noon: Auckland Province, including Waikato. 11 cases of which 2 are severe; Wellington Province, including Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki and Nelson, 10 cases of which one is severe; .Canterbury, including Westland. 6 cases, of which one is severe; Otago and Southland, no cases. Dr Makgill states that the influenza figures for the Dominion show that all through the Dominion there were 27 cases notified to-day of which five are of the severe form. ‘We cannot say therefore,” ho remarked, “that there is any epidemic. Some of the cases recently notified indicate small outbreak of influenza in schools. A few cases of influenza in a school is a common enough thing at all times. It will put up our notifications and cause cause for alarm whatsoever. The decaues for alarm whatsoyere. The department is watehing position closely, and if any reason for doing so arises the precautions will at once he instituted in tlie way of prohibiting public gatherings.