TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN'., COPYRIGHT. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. MOTOR CAR DASHES OVER CLII'T . AUCKLAND, Jan 18. \ miraculous escape from serious in--j„ry took place yesterday forenoon, when a party of Aucklanders, motoring from Cornwallis to New Lynn, were thrown over a cliff. The car was being driven by the owner, Mr Arthur Thode of Thorne Rios, who had been spending a holiday at Cornwallis, and was returning home. Shortly after setting out the vehicle got out of con- , trol, and before anything could be done it dashed over a high cliff at Lie iji.de of the road. The car turned three somersaults before crashing to 1 10 mound below. Thode and bis two companions - Frank Needham and Hunter were burled into the air. Fortunately all of them fell clear of the car, which ‘was wrecked. None of the occupants bad any hones broken, but all of them wove badly bruised, and suflered from shock.

INFANTILE PARALYSIS. AN AUCKLAND DISCUSSION. AUCKLAND. Jan 19. The danger from an epidemic of infantile paralysis such ns exists in Christchurch was mentioned at the Auckland Hospital Hoard’s meeting, when questions were asked as to the readiness of the hospitals to meet a possible outbreak here. The. Hon J. P. Nerhenv called attention lo the necessity of doing something to cope with an epidemic, and Mr Savage urged that the Government should be requested to treat the disease as if it were one to he dealt with in a national fashion. Tho chairman (Mr William Wallace) said that, when they got the. massage department they looked for they hoped, to he in a better position to deal with infantile paralysis if it did come. Mi- Maony spoke of the necessity of the Government facilitating the treatment of children at Rotorua, in order to induce them to go there in greater numbers. The question was left in the hands of the medical superintendent for a report. BAKER AND PASTRYCOOKS. ANNUAL CONFERENCE. AUCKLAND, Jan 19. A conference of bakers and pastrycooks of New Zealand, which will he opened in Auckland to-morrow, will be important from the public point ot view for several reasons. The conference itself has been arranged by the New Zealand Master Bakers’ and Pastrycooks’ Association, of which membership at the present time consists only of various associations of different centres, but the question of admitting members of the trade who are not in any asociation, and also of the allied trades directly interested will he discussed. But the most important discussions are to centre on the question of daylight baking, the price of bread the desirability of amending flic legislation governing the price of bread, and the importation of eggs. SCHOOL BUILDINGS. SCARCITY OF MATERIAL. WELLINGTON, Jan 19. The Minister of Education informs me that his Department has had the greatest difficulty in getting supplies for school buildings. Two contracts aggregating £30,000 for schools in the Wellington district, have been hung up for six months for want of cement. If the go-slow pofiey in tho mines is to he renewed, a further handicap will he placed upon school buildings. Mr Parr states that, the Board of Trade has done all it can to help him, but it may become ft question whether some preference should not he given to his Department, so that the sick who have to go to hospitals, and the children who have to go to the public schoole should not suffer.

YOUTH FINED £SO. DUNf-DIN, dan. 19. Leonard Gordon Davis pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court to-day to, a charge of bookmaking. Accused is about 20 years of age, and had been engaged as a hotel porter. He admitted making a double chart. A fine of £SO was imposed hy Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.

RATEABLE VALUE OF GREATER AUCKLAND.

AUCKLAND, Jan 18

A statement prepared by the City Valuer on the rateable area at the present time, shows another substantial increase in values for the past year, the figures having jumped from £1,‘252,618 to £1,388,758 in twelve months, exclusive of Grey Lynn area, the rateable value of which now stands at £100,510, bringing the total valuations for Greater Auckland to £1,498,268.

THE WAGES BOARD. WELLINGTON, Jan 18. The naimes of tjio Railway Wages Board which is to consider the demand of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants for the 3s bonus are as follows:—Messrs J. Macdonald (Assist-ant-General Manager of Railways), A. W. Mouatt, and G. McCarthy (representing the Departcnt), Messrs R. Hampton (president), M. J. Mack (general secretary), .and Richard Moore of the Railway Workshops, Newmarket (representing the men). Mr George Elliott, of Auckland, who acted on the previous occasion as chairman of' the Railway Officers’ institute salaries conference was chosen chairman. The date of the first sitting of the Board has not yet been fixed. Mr R. W. McVilly (General Manager of Railways) states it will meet at an early date.