TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

I PER I*lll.Bß ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] • / CRIMINAL SESSIONS. ' D'XEDIN, Oct. 26. in the Supremo Court to-day, John Mclntosh and Llewellyn Hickey, on ehnrgps of -breaking and entering and theft, were admitted to probation. WiL liain Arthur Mickic Kitt, charged with a breach of the probation . conditions,' was ordered to be detained for re form a _ live treatment not exceeding three years. TLWARU BAND AT BALLARAT. DUNEDIN, Oct. 2G. I No word has come by Press cables as | to the doings of the Timarn Band at Ballarat last week,' but private messages report minor successes by .Mr Archie Sclmack’s men, it being stated that members of this band won the trombone trio and the B flat bass solo; also that IT. Osborne was second in the ' amateur cornet and Ted Selmack was second in the soprano solo, and that Timarn secured second ( place in the test selection, and scored most music points in the quickstep, hut it is not known how they stood in the aggregate. COST OF LIVING. , WELLINGTON, Oct. 26. In the House of Representatives today, replying to Mr McCombs, the Hon. G. ,T. Anderson said it was not possible at present to give the latest index figconnection with the cost of living. There was no undue delay. The Departments concerned were methodical and accurate, and he advised the lion, member to exercise liis patience. WATER SI DERS’ GRIEVANCE. NAPIER, Oct. 27. The watersidors indulged in a fourhour strike this afternoon .when an oldstanding grievance was ventilated. The strike was precipitated by the Harbour /Board refusing the men permission to use the rope shed in which to have lunch. The men’s grievance is in rc- ' spect to lack of accommodation. A conference was held between the men and the representatives of the shipping company concernd, with a rcsultt that the latter agreed to assist in inducing the Board to consider their demands favourably, and work was resumed on this understanding. SLUMP IN HIDES. - •AUCKLAND, Octeta 1 • 27 “The hide market has collapsed,” exclaimed- a- speeator excitedly at the Chamber of Commerce to-day when practically the whole of the- catalogue was passed in at prices whjch wer--pence below those ruling for sour; time past. Only on© or two sales wermade. The drop in the offers was estimated by one of the auctioneers to b? fully 50 per cent. Although prime bartering,- which will take place tomorrow, may bring buyers and seders nearer, nothing avas sold for o.xpoi" to-dav, and thy? was stated to have caused the “slump”. One merchant described the market as hut a reflection of the trade crisis throughout the world The position is not viewed as ve ? serious in view of the fact that hides are a by-product, upon, the revenue from 'which producers are not relying wholly. The butcher is said to be the man who will feel the pinch most. It is anticipated 'that the price of cattle, dead or alive, will drop-in consequence. Cut, damaged, and \inferi:>r hides that have been selling at very low prices lately are now almost unsalea 1 L To-day 8s was offered for a big hc-se hide which six months ago would hue brought 24s to 40s. The offers fer calfskins were 4d lower than last jveoVs prices. One merjehn.nt expressed’the view that manufacturers throughout- the world were making every effort to bring down the prices of all raw materials, and the effect of that was already being felt in the hide market OTAGO HARBOUR BOARD’S LO\N DUNEDIN, October 27. Quito a number of leading financial institutions, no doubt influenced by the recent legislation fixing a fiat debenture tax rate of 2s Gd in the £ on all local bodies’ debentures are .taking up parcels of the Otago Harbor Board’s 51 per cent loan. -m' fatalities. CHRISTCHURCH, October 28. A body was found on North Beach. New Brighton, yesterday, and lias been identified as that of Frank Jarvis, formerly cook at Warner’s Hotel. He vna single and had no relatives in New Zealand. A verdict of death by drowning was returned at the inquest. Henry Robert Turner, a, married , man, aged 71, dropped dead this afternoon while carrying a. sofa downstairs at his home. At the inquest a verdict of death from heart failure was returned. THE POTATO EMBARGO. WELLINGTON, Oct. 26. A cablegram regarding the Australian embargo upon the import of potatoes from New Zealand just received from the Federal Prime Minister (Mr W. M. Hughes) was read in the House of Representatives this afternoon by the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. W. Noswortliy). The message read as follows : “With reference to your telegram of October 22nd until the report of the Australian expert comes to hand and has been considered, I regret that no action in the way of lifting the embargocan he taken.” It appeared, said the Minister, as if there was very Little prospect of anything being done, for he understood that the result of the investigations had been cabled over to Australia some time ago.