TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

j VARIOUS DOMINION ITEM I '.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ABBN., COPYRIGHT. I A SAD ACCIDENT. HAWERA, This Day. A. C. Stunner, a crippled man, discharged from Trentham Military Hospital, fell from a staircase to the ground of the Empire Hotel yesterday. He was removed to the hospital when it was found both thighs were fractured. He died from the shock. A POPULAR MASTER. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 22. Mr Bevan-Brown who is retiring as headmaster of Christchurch High School, after 37 years’ service, was fttrewelled last night by the largest gathering of old boys ever assembled, successive generations being represented from the foundation of the school onwards i

SHORTWEIGHT BREAD. j CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 22 j At the Magistrate’s Court, Mr Mc- ! Carlliv S„M. imposed-fines of £ls on Stacey and Hawker, and £lO on John Gilmour, bakers, for selling underweight loaves. The Magistrate said the loaves were seldom found overweight, but frequently underweight. Consumers were paying a high price for bread and must he protected. THE LATEST NEWS. | WELLINGTON, Feb. 22. The situation on the waterfront is still unchanged, Mr Roberts, Secretary of the Watersiders Federation has re- , turned to Wellington, but lie dec lifted , to make any statement. j Although no fresh labour has lieen j engaged since Thursday last between 600 j and 7(X) men are still working ships. j About 600 watersiders and 18 ships j arc idle. The report that tlu* shipowners have decided to pay off the j crews, is premature.

AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, February 22. Affairs on the waterfront have no now feature, except that the crew of the steamer Tnlune were paid off. The list of vessels anchored is being , added to by the arrival of the Hartford. ! with 1500 tons of coal. The Tofua is due to arrive to-morrow night from ! Sydney. Her return trip has been ( abandoned. J CIVIL ENGINEERS CONFERENCE, j CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 22. J The annual conference of the New Zealand society of civil engineers open-.

cd this morning, Mr Cyrus Williams presiding. The .Minister of* Public Works paid a tribute to the engineers cl the Public Works Department, who had controlled the Department without a single scandal. The profession should lie placed on the highest possible standard. He was prepared to help in this respect. He recognised the development of the Dominion was dependent on the calibre of the men who controlled the country’s public works. Me hoped before long there would he some gener- , at agreement as to legislation that ( would help the engineers, and be a lasting benefit of the country. | The annual report stated the member-! ship was 276; that the Council would! continue its efforts to have a suitable j : act dealing with the profession passed,! ■ ajul that a property in Wellington had j I. been secured ns <1 bouse lor the society, i Regret was expressed at the small respouse to the invilatmii made by members to take up debentures to pay off the loan on the property, .Messrs Mason, Rush and Stavelev were elected members of the Council. CHILD LABOUR. AUCKLAND, Fob 22. j The Arbitration Court in application for a new award lor dairy employees, tliij question of child labour was raised. It was stated it was common to see voting boys and girls delivering milk in the early hours of the morning. It was stated nothing could he done to stop it till a clause was inserted in tho award preventing young children from being employed.. The Court was asked to draft a clause to that effect, restraining both employers and employees. ’l’he employers representative said he had no objection. Judge Fraser said the suggestion had the entire sympathy of the Court, it could be safely left to them to draft a clause to block the employment of child labour as .far as possible. on"tour. GISBORNE, Feb 22. The Parliamentary Party lias returned after a 250 miles motor tour of the East Coast. This afternon they visit ' Ngatapu and inspect Gisborne southward railway and proceed overland to Wairoa to-morrow. ,