TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

j {PE*- PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYUIOHI, ■ ‘ THE BROKEN CABLE ‘ WELLINGTON, March 5. In connection with repairs to the P i cific cable, the General Post Office ie eeived the following message this after noon:—l.3o. o’clock, Norfold Island No hope of landing shore end of cabk to-day. | The G.P.O. was advised from NorJ fold Island at 8 o’clock this morning ,that there was small prospect of landing the shore end of the cable to-day. Y.AV.C.A. FUNDS AVELLINGTON, March 3. A young woman named Kathleen I Elennore Morton, alias Erin Morton, 22 years of age, who was arrested in was- this morning brought before Mr Riddell, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court. The charges preferred against the accused, who bad for some time acted as book-keeper for the Y.AV.C.A. in Wellington, are that between September 28th and January 23rd, she committed thefts of various smms of money amounting to £343 2s of the funds of the Association, and that on December 6th last she stole the sum of £24 from the funds. AA’hen Chief-Detective Wade asked that the accused be further remanded to tlie 10th inst, Air O’Leary who appeared for the accused, made application that Morton be admitted to bail, stating that the Magistrate before I whom the accused had been taken in | Sydney had allowed her hail in the ; mm of £IOO. j The Alagistrnte agreed to allow the iccused liberty pending the hearing of be ease next week on her finding Vail n the sum of £IOO and sureties of a ike amount.

PETROL SHORTAGE. AVELLINGTON, March 5. In consequence of the shortage of petroleum products throughout the . Dominion the Government has decided to take control of distribution. For this purpose it lias set up a Petrol Committee at AA r ellington to act in conjunction with the 'Board of Trade. Sub-committees have been appointed at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin. These committees will deal with all inquiries relative to supplies, and in order to conserve benzine, the needs of essential users will receive preference. All orders in excess of five cases must receive the sanction of the Board of Trade's representative in each centre. Every oil importer will be required to , prepare a list of daily supplies, and * hand it to the Board of Trade’s com- , mittees. .Every of 100 or more cases per. week will be required to sup- j ply a weekly list to the committees of . persons whom he has actually suppl ; and the quantity. , The Prime Minister states the petrol ‘ regulations gazetted on July 12th, 1918 as to distribution of petrol are still in force, and any breach of these regula- ‘ tions as to hoarding supplies, or any at- 1 tempt to secure supplies except through committees will be dealt with as » 1 breach for which heavy penalties are provided. ' The shortage is merely temporary and the stocks to arrive show that the present rigid distribution will not be necessary a few weeks hence. There ” 1 enoucdi petrol available at the present time "to stipplv essential industries, and I there is no need for anxiety on this ac- 1 count ; but economy is essential, and it f is 'to ensure this that the proses cjontfrol of distribution is being instituted. .

•* t ARBITRATION COURT. je DUNEDIN, March 5. j o The Arbitration Court list to-day ;ii was a record one, 74 applications of j various kinds being made complete and j partial recommendations for awards , dealt with. I There was a large number of appn- . t cations for a clothing bonus, upon j r which the Court made a pronounce- j p ment at the end of the year retrospec- j h tively. i l This was challenged by Mr Cook- |j: son, one of tlie employers’ representa-; t tives, arguing that the only power of | d amending awards during their cur-. n rency was conferred by the AVar Leg- j filiation and Statute Law Amendment Act, which limited operation tp the date of the order or subsequently, The judge held tentatively that the | Court’s power to increase wages under the Arbitration Act was not vitiated hy this section, and said that lie would look into the matter. MOTOR FATALITY. AUCKLAND, March 5. A motoring accident, the victims ol ° which wore Harry Stoekley (jockey), v . and E. C. Walker (taxi-driver), both t q(f Auckland, occurred this evening c near Paeroa. A :car containing the » two deceased and Herbert Oogan, and 1 i driven by AValker, was enroute from - Tearoha to Thames about dusk. Th_* | i driver mistook the way, and took too J t ’ Netherton Road. -About a mile and a-,* half beyond Pacroa, the I’uke Bridge, j 3 , spanning the AVairoa 'River, was open.. | ' i ed to allow the passage of the steamer ; ( AVaimnrie. The bridge opener saw the 1 i car approaching, and called out, but j 1 i AValker was unable to pull the motor j up, and it plunged into the opening j F being precipitated into the water In- ( r low. Stoekley and Walker were both : i drowned but Coga-n reached the shore - 1 exhausted. ! c .PROFITEERING TRIBUNAL. | CHRISTCHURCH,, March 5. t A tribunal consisting of Messrs W H. Morton, F. C. Ellis, and C. P 1; Agar, has been sot up to consider complaints in connection with alleged pro- s Steering in Christchurch. •■) POLICE PAY. ‘ f ; AARELLINGTON, This Day t ( Requests have been received from t \ Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin < i police for increased pay. Christchurch ( asks for 4s per day and others for 6s. i I AVellington police have not, so far, join- ( ' ed in the request for one day’s holiday I , weekly, also asked for. Tn April last t ’. year constables were raised from 9s tp i t 12s daily, but this is not considered suffi ? a cient, with allowances for vent etc. An ordinary constable now receives over C 5 s weekly ,and a long service man nearly r ’ £6. * ——— < SS \