TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

? [PER PREBB ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. 1 fc EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, j WELLINGTON, March 6. 1 It is announced that the New Zei land Expeditionary Force shall cease 1 ( exist as fronv 28th April, when thei will bo / practically no one remainin , on the strength. The principle unde ' lying the decision is to revert all r< , maining members back to civil life a ‘ soon as possible, thereby enablin them to draw their gratuity and part -cipate in repatriation benefits. All patients in military hospital who are inembers of the New Zet land Expeditionary Force will b affected by the decision, and they wil he automatically placed under the con trol of the War Pensions Board. I is considered that the decision wil give general satisfaction to the pa tients, as it will remove difficulte: in regard to the payment of gratuities and the obtaining of loans from 'Repatriation Boards. Officers and men remaining in hospital or being admitted subsequently will be paid the maximum pension for, disablement, according to rank, and will be quartered free and will enjoy repatriation privileges. THE NEXT GOVERNOR-GENERAL. WELLINGTON, March 4. No intimation has so far been received as to who is to be the next Gover-nor-General of New Zealand, but the appointment cannot be very much longer delayed. It is, however, doubtful if the Earl of Liverpool’s successor will arrive in the Dominion in time for the opening of tlie' - session of Parliament in June. News received from a private source by the last English mail suggests that the new Governor-General may be a high military officer. ENGLISH PLAYERS’ VISIT. WELLINGTON, March 4. Two members of the British Davis Cup team, Beamish and Lowe, will arrive in Wellington by the Mo'eraki from Sydney about March loth for the purpose of playing a series of matches prior to their return to England. The '

president of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, Mr Gore, states that the first match will be against a Canterbury provincial team at Christchurch, about March 20th. The visit ors will then go to Dunedin to play an exhibition jnntch against Oilivier, the New Zealand champion, and the best Otago player. Returning to Wellington, they will meet a New Zealand team, consisting of Oilivier and Peacock, on March 27th. A final match will be played at Auckland about April 3rd, against an Auckland provincial team. BRASS BAND’ ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, March 5. The annual meeting of the South Island Brass Bands’ Association was held to-day. There was a large attendance of representatives from all the bands in the present contest. The location of the contest for next year.was fixed for Nelson, in February or March. Dr Thacker, M.P., was reelected president, and the twelve vice/ presidents, secretary, treasurer, and executive were all re-elected. ARBITRATION COURT, DUNEDIN, March 5, The Arbitration Court to-'day dealt with a large number of applications for the clothing bonus, upon which the Court had made a pronouncement at the end of lust year. Tlie retrospective bonus was challenged by Mr Coolcson, employers’ representative, who argued that the only power of amending awards during their currency was conferred by war legislation and Statute Law Amendment, which limited the operations to the date of the order, or subsequent thereto. The Judge held, tentatively, that the Court’s power to increase wages under the Arbitration Act was not vitiated by this section, but said he would look into the matter. The Arbitration Court award in the Wellington Dairy Employees’ dispute fixes 48 hours per week to he worke.l on six days. This clause is to operate, so long as tlie City Council shall allege or pay the distributing companies nil amount equal to the wages of any additional workers required to bring about it six-day week. The minimum rate of wages is £3 15s. LIN ED £25. WANGANUI This Day. A charge of selling liquor to a na T tive for consumption, off the premises in a native no-liconse district heard against the. licensee of Aramoho Hotel, W. J, Williams 'a fortnight ago, was concluded this morning. The Ala gistrate imposed a fine of £25. After hearing counsel on the point, lie ordered the endorsement of the licensee. TRAIN FATALITY. * WELLINGTON, This Day. As/the train from Upper Hutt was entering l’etone station at 9.40 this morning, the driver noticed a man fall oil the track in front of the engine. Before anything could he done to avert the accident ,the engine passed over the man who was shockingly mutilated, and death was instantaneous. Documents found on the body show the deceased was Henry Henderson, a timber worker from Auckland district. He had resided at 66 Cook St. Auckland, and also at Mangapehi near Tekuiti. He was a single man, 29 years of age, a native of Paisley, Scotland. He joined the Main Body of the Expeditionary Force, was wounded at Gallipoli and discharged iu 1915, * A SETTLER KILLED. DUNEDIN. This Day. A soldier settler named James Smit'was killed at Gladhrook, Middleninrch, on Saturday, through a hay fork entering his hack and penetrating his heart. Deceased, whose parents reside in North Otago district, was married only a few weeks ago. FATAL PEA-RTFLE. , DUNEDIN, This Day. A lad named Davis, agerl 15, shot himself fatally in the chest with a pearifle at Enrnseleugli station yesterday. Ho was handling the rifle when it exploded. The bullet lodged in one of liis ribs.