TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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COALMINEKS ’ TROUBLE,

THE PREMIER’S MOVE.

WELLINGTON, June 9

There have' been disputes regarding the interpretation of the coal miners’ agreement at certain of the smaller mines, including Tartatu, Kiripaka and Nightcaps. The Miners’ Federation threaten drastic action within seven days if the points are not conceded. The Mineowners Federation suggests a reference to the Disputes Committee. Mr Massey informed a reporter that both parties had represented the position toiliim, and had asked him as chairman of tlie recent conference to take action. He had asked the mineowners and unions to meet him in Wellington early next week, if possible. As the matters in dispute are not particularly serious he expected there would be no great difficulty in bringing the parties into line with the position arrived at by the conference.

FATAL FALL OFF TRAIN. AUCKLAND, June 9,

A young man named James Mallin, who was picked up unconscious beside the Oneliunga railway line at Penrose on Monday night and taken to Auckland Hospital, died early this morning. So far inquiries have failed to elicit an explanation of ho\t Mallin came to fall from thip train. He and a, companion, .Murdoch -Mcl.eod, of Oneluuiga, were found beside the line, both injured. McLeod's injuries were much less serious than those of Mallin, whose skull was fractured and McLeod is now an out patient of the hospital. Beyond a state-, ment that they were standing, on the carriage platform and fell off the train, no explanation has been given of the accident. An inquest will he opened tomorrow. / TARATU MEN RESUME. DUNEDIN, June 9. The Taratu coa] miners, who are on strike, met this afternoon to consider telegrams from the Prime Minister and the Secretary of tlie Miners’ Federation, both of which, urged the men to return to work, and to subfnit their dispute to the National Disputes Com, mittee. / This Committee meets early next week at AVellington. ’ , It was decided to adopt this course. The shift men will start work at once and the miners and all other hands on Monday.

CH RISTOH URCH EXHIBITION. CHRISTCHURCH, June 9

At a meeting of tlie committee of the proposed Industrial Exhibition here, a communication was received from tlie Prime Minister, stating that the Government, after giving full consideration to the proposal, could take no action at present in the matter ol‘ assisting the exhibition. It was decided to send copies of the Prime Minister’s letter to tlie committees in other centres, asking if they were in favour of meeting the Christchurch delegates in Wellington to consider the Government’s attitude, and to approach the Government in the mat. ter.

CHIEF JUSTICE EXPLAINS. WELLINGTON, June 9.

A telegram from Wanganui, reporting the Chief Justice’s remarks in sentencing Mackay, made him say it was an “impulsive act,” and lie is so reported in one of the Wanganui papers hut not in the other. His Honour wishes to say that what he really said was that it “was not an impulsive act,” basing his opinion on the fact that Mackay had placed a pistol in Cresswell’s hand after he shot him.

FREE TRIPS ON FERRY STEAMERS. A CANTERBURY PROTEST. CHRISTCHURCH, June 9. At a meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce Council on Monday a letter " was received from the Prime Minister in. reply to a question as to whether a paragraph appearing in newspapers some time ago that members of Parliament had been granted free steamer passages toy the Union Company to Wellington. The reply stated that the paragraph was correct. The following resolution has been forwarded to the Prime Minister: “That this Council views with the longest disapprobation and regret, the Prime Minister’s application to the Uu ion Steamship Company for free passes for members of the Legislature when travelling between Wellington and affirms the principle that under no circumstances should any member of the Legislature as such, be placed under private and personal obligations to the proprietor or proprietors of any private business carried on in New Zealand ; and that proper travelling expenses of all members of Parliament should ns representatives of the whole Dominion, be paid from the Consolidated Fund.”