TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

1 [PEII PBEBB ASSOCIATION. —COPYBIOHT.J P. AND T. OFFICERS’ CONFERENCE i AVELLINGTON, June 11. I The Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association's Conference, sat in committee | to-day to consider the Association rules), which were subsequently confirmed in open conference. Briefly put, they altered the constitution of the Executive Committee to consist of a President, General Treas- , urer and eight delegates (four from each 1 j Island), to be elected by Conference, the 1 A r ivc-Presidents (2), to be elected from : thy four delegates, and, on any ottier oc- j fusion, where necessary provision was : made for intervals in the case of death or resignation. , I After next year thp conference need . not he called together for at least once I in every two years. The scope of the Distress Fund.was widened to include payment to the relatives of unmarried officers, and the allocation from the Gen- I oral Fund was increased. The constitu- | tion was altered to allow of a referendum ! on any question of importance. The Conference agreed to confer with the three Railway Societies, Public Service Association, and Educational Insti-' tute, on matters of common interest. :

SUPERANNUATED CIVIL SERVANTS.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 11

At a meeting of the New Zealand Superannuated Railway Employees, and pensioners of the Police Association of Canterbury, the following motion was carried. “That inasmuch as the Prime Minister lias expressed himself as being ifi sympathy with the claim of the superannuated railwaymen for additional superannuation allowances, rye call upon him to translate his sympathy ifito practical temps.’ s

The meeting decided to respectfully ask for an incyease of four shillings per day for members superannuated before the war. and since, who have not participated in a war bonus before retiring.

RHODES SCHOLAR. AVELLINGTON, June 11

The Rhodos Scholar Selection Committee met at Government House to da v and selected Harold Gladstone Miller, Victoria University College, np the Rhodes Scholar for Now Zealand, an place of H. A. MacKenzie (sou of Professor 11. MacKenzie (son of Profgessor H.\ MacKenzie) who lias relinquished the scholarship in order, to keep the New Zealand Expeditionary Fofce Scholarship which he is now holding in France. Miller is 22 years of age and was educated at Masterton. The only other candidate was a graduate from the Auckland University College.

SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS INVERCARGILL, June 11.

Tlie finals of the Southland Boxing Championships resulted in wins for the following:--‘Bantam, AV. 11. Leckie, (Dunedin); Feather-weight, A\ r . H. Leckie, (Dunedin); Middle-weight, H. AAUthic, (Dunedin); Heavy-weght, E. Whitaker (Invercargill); AVelter-weiglit H. J. AA r ilkie, (Dunedn), by default.

CANTERBURY NOMINATIONS TIMARU, June 11

The followng will represent South Canterbury at the New Zealand Boxing Championships at Hastings:—Bantam, G. Gunn ; Feather-weight, H. Gunn; Walter., C. O’Connor; Middle-weight, F Parker.; Heavy-weight, J. McKenna, MOTOR ACCIDENT INQUEST. CHRISTCHURCH. June 11. An inquest on the body‘of Sydney Caleb Shall, whb was killed in a motor accident qn May 28th, when in Christchurch on his honeymoon, was continued before Mr S. E, McCarthy, Coroner, to-day. A verdict wqs yeffirdpd that death was due Jo a frqcturpd gpiflp and internal injuries, received frqm tjte overturning' of \\ motor c*p f. Shortly before the accident the cqr was being driven at a high rate of speed, but the evidence on the point was inconclusive, though the fact that the .ear skidded in going through a water hole and the failure to reduce speed in time to prevent skidding would seem suggest excessive speed apd jack of yiirjiant putlgok.

CHRISTCHURCH WAR MEMORIAL CHRISTCHURCH, June 11.

The question uf a war inemovia) has been exercising the citizens of Christchurch foy sqme considerable time past. At a public meeting some months ago it was decided to erect as a war memorial a Hall of Memories, this being in accordance with the/wish of returned .soldiers.' Spme 'sections of the community did not favour the idea of a Hall, and advocates of a Bridge of Reni eip bra nee over the Avon in Cashel Street and a column in Cathedral Square held meetings and decided to push these projects. ' Negotiations wftli the Citizens Committee followed, and at a . joint meeting held to-day it was decided to drop the scheme for a Hall of Memories and <m ahead with thb other two schemes. .MAN KILLED BY BUS. . AUCKLAND, June 11. Sydney K, Wright, aged 48 years, a Sergent-Major artificer in the R.N.Z.A., was knocked down by a motor bus at Devonport to-night and killed. Deceased was a married man with three children and had been in the forces for 24 years.