TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

IFEK I‘IUiHU ABSOmmQN. —COPYRIGHT.! AMERICAN 'SMALL-I’QX. DUNEDIN, June 21. Two fresh casus of American smallpox were notified to-day to tho Health Officer for Otago and Southland, making a total to date, since the outbreak was notified of fiftyone; namely, 29 hi Southland and 22 in Otago, s The total number of cases under treatment iu Dunedin is eleven, and fifteen in Southland. The 'Health Officer advises vaccination. Many school children are being vaccinnated. ' THE COAL DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, J une 21. Meetings of tho coal mine owners representatives and the Coal Miners hodoration were held to-day in Wellington to discuss the disputes that have arisen a several mines as to the owners’ differential interpretations of the national agreement concluded, some months ago. There were some six disputes to be considered. It is understood that in three of the disputes the difficulties were all ad-, justed; the other three were not found possible to settle. At the request of the Miners’ representatives; the disputes were referred to tile Prime Minister. The delegates met the Prime Minister later in the afternoon. Mr Massey made a suggestion to the assembled delegates for a settlement. His suggestion was at once accepted by the owners. The miners’ representatives refused to accept the proposal of Mr Massey. The matter stands thus at present. The representatives of parties are to meet Mr Massey to-morrow morning to discuss the matter further with him.

ITNED. WANGANUI TMs Day. Coxon, a baker, was fined £2O for selling a two lb loaf under weight. The Magistrate also made an order to have the conviction advertised. INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY AT HOME. AUCKLAND, June 15. “ America is in as bad a way as England so far as the production of commodities is concerned,” said Mr A. Hurt, of A. and T. Burt, Ltd., 0 n his arrival by the Niagara from Vancouver to-day. ‘‘My own opinion is that tho Old Country "ih recover more quickly than America. So far as iron and steel material goes, such as bars, sheets, plates, and wire, you can’t get a quote for it, because it is.-not procurable in the States at the present time.” He said there were many lines of manufactured goods that Americas were ready to supply. Tlie whole cause of the shortage of raw material was strikes. “ M,y experience,” lie said, “ was that strikes are worse in America than they are in England. The position in'London is improv-' ing wonderfully, and I was ajile to place far more business in England. Just before 1 left, the supplies <sf raw steel materials were increasing.” Mr Burt addded that he was amazed to see the rapid recovery of the large steel and engineering works in England and Scotland, and predicted that in about two years the output from these work's would be considerably greater than it was before the war.

SLIP ON RAILWAY LINE. AUCKLAND, June 21.

An external slip occurred on Saturday on the Kaipara railway, near Hoteo, about 65 iliiles from Auckland. All traffic on the line has been blocked since Saturday afternoon, but it is dnticipnted that the work of clearing the slip will be completed before to-morrow, when the normal service will be resumed. A KETCH WRECKED. AUCKLAND, June 21. Advice lias been received that the ketch “ Violet,” which recently was sold in Auckland, has been wrecked in Hie Haapai group of the" Tongan Islands. The vessel sank in .twenty fathoms. No lives were lost. OH URCHES PROTEST.. CHRISTCHURCH, June 21. At a meeting of the local Council of Churches to-night, the following resolution was calls the attention of the Prime Minister (Mr Massey) to the policy of the New Zealand "Tablet,” in persistentgly teaching Roman Catholics of New Zealand to hate the Empire and Britain, and that this Council believes that such' propaganda postpones a settlement of Ireland’s troubles, and that it is a menace to the public peace.” MINE WORKERS MEETINGS. AUCKLAND, June 21.

The miners at the extended mine at Huntly were not working to-day, as a meeting to discuss the Union affairs was held. Yesterday there was a meeting which few met attended, and it was decided to continue the proceedings to. day. It i« noteworthy, however, that for the fortnight ending on Friday Inst, there was no broken time. It was the first two-weekly period for several months during which work at the Extended Mine had proceeded without any broken time whatever. The minors at Rotowari Mine ceased work at 2 o’clock this afternoon for the same purpose, as negotiations are going on at Wellington affecting their conditions.