TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

iM-whs association-copvriglit.] A SUICIDE. HASTINGS, October 21. A verdict of suicide wliilo temporarily insane, was returned lit the. inquest on Henry William Gosling, about fiftythree, found yesterday hanging by a strap in an outhouse of the where where lie lived. He bad a peculiar disposition and was out of Work for some timo. There was fine weather and a record attendance at Hawke’s -Hay shotv today, c ' Sill BRING GUILD. WELLINGTON; October 19. At a well-attended meeting of members of tile staffs of shipping companies a resolution to establish a guild was carried with enthusiasm. It was decided to make the new ' organisation Dominion wide, and to this end to proceed at onoe with the formation of branches. A strong provisional committee was set up to prepare a constitution and secure registration of the goldguild under the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908. \ __ GRADING OF TEACHERS, i ' DUNEDIN, Oct. 20. The Education Board resolved, subject to the grading, of teachers, to forward the result of the ballot of Otago teachers to the Minister, with a strong recommendation tjiat nothing can be. done until a similar ballot has been taken in all districts. The chairman remarked that. the result of the ballot showed, in his opinion, that those running the Educational Institute did not represent the teacher, hut the aristocracy of the teaching profession. He thought the Board should impress upon the Minister that a Dominion grading scheme did not appeal to the Otago teachers. I The Otago Board has accepted the gift of five acres of land at Paliakopa, for school purposes, presented by Dr King and Mr William McLaehlnn. I i HEADMASTER APPOINTED, j CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 21. j The Rev. E. Crosse, D. 5.0., M.C., ! Croix do Guerre, ALA, (Oxon), has been appointed headmaster of Christ’s College in succession to the late Air C. E. Blanch. Rev. Crosse is at present assistant master at Marlborough College, England. During the Great War lie was attached to tlie Bth Devons, and was Senior Chaplain with the Seventh Division. He is 33 years, of age. j | THE DRILL TROUBLE. | WELLINGTON, Oct. 21. r sfllie Mines Committee to-day reported to the House in favour of tho Mineowners being given up to December 30th next to put in telescopic stopping machines. The Committee also reported that since the mineowners were responsible for the non-compliance with the law, they should pay the miners’ wages for time lost during the cessation from work. 1 WAR REGULATIONS. WELLINGTON, Oct. 21. A deputation from tlie Waterside Workers’ Federation interviewed Mr Massey to-day and protested against tho continuance of the war regulations pertaining to the wharves and the ship ping. T'iie speakers pointed out that these regulations were the cause of supicion and discontent among the watersiders because tlmy seemed to be so very biassed. Their retention appeared to be directed against o no section of the public, namely the watersiders. Tlie men felt sore about the matter. The Prime Minister asserted it was I not true that regulations had been aim_’d at the watersiders especially. He admitted there was no need to interfere with British citizens. The case was different with foreigners. They were not known. He did not think the Government had gone too far. In connection with these regulations, the Government, lie considedred, was simply doing its best to ensure that matters should go smoothly on the wharves, and that nothing should happen to make the country report having let the foreigners in. He said lie believed the watersiders were magnifying the trouble existing over regulations. He declared men who “kept within the four corners of the law” were as free in New Zealand to-dn.v ns thev had 1 ever been.