TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

BY TEI.KGKAI'II —t’RKSS ASSN., COI’YItIUHT. LEAGUE ADOPTS MANDATE ) WELLINGTON, Doc 22. | Sir James 'Allen has notified the , Prime Minister that the Council of the League of Nations has now finally adopted the Class C mandates for. New Guinea and Samoa, in tlio form previously drafted, and it is expected they will bo in the possession of the mandatories shortly.

EIRE AT HASTINGS. HASTINGS, Dec 22. ( A fire at about 5.30 this morning, do- j stroyed a six-roomed hotiso owned and occupied by_MrS A. M. Jones. Only a few effects were saved. Mrs Jones and son suffered slight burns in getting out the grandfather, Mr John Collins, toimerly town clerk. The insurances on the houso totalled £550 ; and on tho furniture £2OO. *

XMAS GREETINGS. ' I WELLINGTON, Dec. 23. j The Prime Minister to-day received j the following cable reply to the Season’s greetings to the Prince of Wales. ; “Very many thanks for your telegram of Xmas and New Year greetings, which 1 heartily reciprocate, Kia Ora.” —Edward P. ! HOSPITAL BOARD’S VIEW. | WELLINGTON, Dec. 22. j Tho AVellington Hospital Board to- j day discussed a letter from tho Otago | Board asking it to support its protest against the proposed training of women

to carry out the State dental scheme. Tho Chairman (Mr F. Castle) said that he hardly felt prepared to support tho protest, as the scheme might prove j a beneficial, one, for all they knew. j Tho medical superintendent (Dr 1 Woodhouse) said ho was inclined to differ from, the chairman, as he was of opnion that tho scheme would affect the hospital. He wept as far as to say that it might deprive the AVellington Hospital of some thirty nurscs ( as it offered a shorter course. (two years, as compared with tlireo at the hospital), greater remuneration, and less work. Mr J. AV. McEwan said that though they had secured a number of probationers they were still short of their requirements. Now they stood the risk of th Government Dental Department taking those who would probably take up hospital work. It was agreed that the Board was not prepared at tho present juncture to support the protest of the Otago Board. FIRE. AVELLINGTON, Dec. 22. A two storey wooden apartment house on AVellington Terrace, also a small earago which was used as bachelor quarters, was completely destroyed by fire to-night. Many of the occupants escaped in their night attire and practically nothing was saved. The fire was quite spectacular while it lasted. It was feared that the adjoining houses would he ignited, hut apart from, slight damago done to the roof of one no harm was done. The house was owned by A. A. Ma.rr.vatt, and occupiecf by J. Trim. The insurance on tho house was £BOO in the Atlas office. AVATERFRONT LABOUR. WELLINGTON, December 22. The Wellington Harbour Board tonight passed a resolution recommending tbie Harbour Boards’ Association to iconvene a conference inviting reprejsentatives of all' Harbour Boards, Chambers of Commerce, and representatives from other institutions and interests, with the object of fully discussing a new policy dealing with operations on the waterfront of the Dominion, with a view to a standardisation of policy, and its general improvement, l>oth as regards the interests of the public and the workers, such conference to he open to the Press. FREIGHT ON CHEESE. AVELLINGTON, December 22. Representatives of the National DftipTy Association which is a North ■ Island organisation, and of the South Island Dairy Association to-dav considered the offer recently made through the High Commissioner of a reduction in tlie freight on cheese. The tonnage committee of the Shipowners’ Conference asked whether a rate of 1 3-16 d plus 10 per cent would 'be satisfactory. The Dairy Associations decided that the offer was not satisfactory, and that a greater reduction should be asked for. They brought the matter before the Primje Minister this aftfernoon, and Mr Massey promised to communicate with the High Commissioner again.