TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

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FARMERS’ UNION. HAMILTON, This Day

At a meeting of the Farmers’ Union, Mayor Whyte, stated he. had been informed large quantities of frozen mutton, beef, and rabbits had been shipped out to sea from certain freezing works | south of Dunedin and thrown overboard. He had closely questioned the persons making the assertions, warning them of the gravity of the statements but they persisted that they were cotrect. Mr Whyte added that if it were true it was a scandalous thing that so much food was wilfully destroyed. He siurcrested the branch should get - into touch with some branches south ot Dunedin and endeavour to secure definite information. This course was adoptcd.

EDUCATION AD CONTROL. DUNEDIN, This Day. A deputation from the. School Committees Association interviewed Hon Parr expressing the hope that 1 pressure of education administration the high ideals that should go han in hand with education would not he overlooked. They also hoped there was n' thing in the rumour that School Committees and Education Boards were to he abolished. The Minister m replj lm°d heard of 5 the rumour about abohshin,r committees. He was a strong be ]jcvcr in the principle of local control Z interest believin, » » Of the success of our system uas due £ the principle «nd ho rvonld endee„„r to mni.rt.in it dnnng Ins control.

COUNCIL OF CHURCHHS. CHRISTCHURCH, April 19U a meeting of the Council of Churches to-night, the following resolution was passed :-“The Council of Churches places on record, its pleasui at the action of the Government, inending that participation in iHeg. r,nblfng in which it was involved by the freedom with which bookmaker ncre allowed to operate their illegal business through the public servicesi of the Post Office Department. The Council urges the Government to proceed to declare, by Statute, the calling of a bookmaker to be illegal, and to take, and,use all legal powers for the suppression of the fraternity. lh© Council authorises the preparation of memorandum on the matter, and requests the Secretary to confer with othei centres as to the terms and proposals of the memorandum.”

THE TIMARU AFFRAY. TIMAR.U, April 19. The Chinese estimate that the damage done at their three fruit stops by the mob the other night at about £2OO, besides which £3O was stolen from ncash register. The principal shop manager here ot the three shops is an American University man, who has been engaged as a journalist in Chicago. Two of his brothers with the American Army were killed in the war. He enlisted in New Zealand and was turned down.

INFLUENZA INCREASE. WELLINGTON, April 19. . During the week ended at noon today 038 cases of infectious disease occurred in the Wellington Health District, an increase of 60 compared with the previous week. There was a jump of 72 in the number of influenza eases 207 being reported for the week, as against 135 during the week ended April 12th. Of the number reported 200 were mild and 7 pneumonic. The influenza figures include 32 from the Presbvterian Girls’ Orphanage, Island Bay; and 42 from Wanganui Hospital District-. The cases are pretty well distributed throughout the Public Health District, and are mostly mild in type. / Several schools in have been closed' on the instructions of the local school committees.

PROFITEERING. WELLINGTON, April 19. Mr Massey to-day said he bad been informed by tlie Board of Trade that some seven prosecutions are now pending against traders charged with a breach of the law and regulations for the prevention of profiteering.

AN INQUEST. DUNEDIN, April 19. The inquest concluded to-day on William Henry Gamble, who committed suicide in Dunedin Hospital on March 31st. by cutting his throat with a razor. Tho coroner in returning his verdict, said that deceased died through shock and loss of blood following upon a wound in the throat inflicted whilst suffering from a suicidal impulse. He added a strong recommendation that it be a rule of admission to the Dunedin Hospital to take the razor and everv sharp istrument of a dangerous nature from all patients.

SAMOA’S ADMINISTRATION. 1 WELLINGTON, April 19. The change over front military occupation to civil administration in Samoa will be made on May Ist next.

STRATFORD BYE-ELECTION WELLINGTON, April 18. The writ for the Stratford bye-elec-tion has been issued. Tho polling will take place on May 6th. COAL MINERS’ FRICTION. WELLINGTON, This Day. Disputes at several coal mines have arisen, owing, the men allege, to tho employers not fulfilling tho terms of the recent agreement. The difficulty seems to arise out of the interpretation of the clauses and though the miners arc said to be showing dissatisfaction and a settlement may be difficult, there is no reason why amicablo relations should not prevail , and tho causes of the friction ho removed.