TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

TPKI. HHESfI ASSOCIATION. —COPYHIOHT- 1 MEETING OF LABOR MEMBERS. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 7. A meeting of all Labour members in New Zealand will be held in Wellington on Jan. 15th. BREACH OF AWARD. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 7. The Inspctor of Factories lias laid an information against several unions for breaches of awards in industries. These unions representatives state that the union members refused to work overtime unless the war bonus was computed on overtime pay. This is claimed to be a contravention of the Act.

K.C, DEAD. WELLINGTON, Jan. 7. Mr Charles Bruce Mprrisog, K.C., died to-day. PROMINENT MASON DEAD. DUNEDIN, Jan. 7. Mr Robert Hawkridge, director of the Dunedin School of Art and a prominent Mason, being provincial grandmaster, died to-day. TOUR CANCELLED. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 7. Owing to Norman Ross, the American swimmer being unable to reach New Zealand until the end of February and to be obliged to leave on March 6th. the New Zealand Swimming Association has communioated with the Australian Union abandoning the arrangements made lor the New Zealand tour.

A SAD SUICIDE. AUCKLAND, January 7. Thomas Corcoran, a single man aged 42 years, cut his throat at Onehunga this afternoon, and he died from his injury. Corcoran returned from the front about two years ago, and suffered from shell shock and pneumonia. DAIRY PRODUCE. AUCKLAND, January 7. At a conference of representative of the dairy producers of Auckland province was held to-day, it was resolved “That this meeting of representative producers affirms the principle of a free market for dairy produce and insists on the same at the exporation of the present “deal” on July 31st next.

CATHOLIC SCHOLARSHIPS. CHRISTCHURCH, January 7

The result of the inaugural examination of the Christchurch Diocesan Catholic Federation, for four scholarships of an annual value of £35, tenable for three years at St Bedes College, l’apanui, was:—John J. Fitzharris' (Waimate Convent) Humphrey Gcaney (St Bedes); Raymond G. Boland (Darfield Convent), and Donald Mathoson (Waimate Convent). The last-named wins the Waimate Parish Scholarship.

PETROL SHORTAGE. WELLINGTON, January 7,

Steps have been taken by Mr Massoy to abate the acute shortage of petrol that is felt throughout the country. Mr Massey’s aim is partly to relieve the dairy farmers in the Waikato j who need petrol for their milking machines. 'Arrangements have been made to forward them supplies. Mr Massey has also arranged to divert to New Zealand from the cargo of the Waihora, now at Wellington six thousand cases that were consigned to Melbourne. The distribution of this is to be controlled by the Board of Trade. It is anticipated that reasonable supplies will be available at the end of this month.