TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION HEWS, •?***?- r * . (FEK PRESS ASSOCIATION. —OOP'E&IHHT. LA no UK M.P.’s VIEW.

CHIHSTCHtIKCH, March 23 ,* Three local Labour members of Parliament addressed a meeting of the electors to-night. They received a vote * of confidence. Mr 1). («. Sullivau said that if this country wanted to maintain free institution and true Democracy, it would have to put in a Labour Government. As thiiigs are, he said, Parliament is becoming a farce. Mr Howard said: The Liberal Party in the House existed only as a bogus party. .M r -M.yCombs said the question of the Prime Minister going Home to represent New Zealand at the Imperial Conference was never fairly put to the House. The whole matter was made a party one, and the real issues were never fairly discussed. He said that when one examined the finances of the country, there was found to be no justification of excuse for creating a scare at this period, and he \yould not be surprised to see another session hurriedly anno..need to remedy some ot the mistakes made during the recent session.

PR ()FI TK KB IN GCHA R G KS. AUCKLAND, March 23. The charge of aliened profiteering, brought by the Hoard of Trade against Ernest E. Leaning in respect to the price charged for a pair of hoots, was continued to day. Defendant gave evidence regarding his exporieme as a survival l)oolinaker, and his work lot the hospital and soldiers, dhe case is. unfinished. CHARGE OK FORGERY. WELLINGTON. March 23 On charges of having forced l nion Steam Shi]) Company’s allotment notes Edward Robert Stone, or Jones, was to-day committed for trial. It was staled accused secured allotment, forms, which ' e tilled in, and received money from a local financial agency. The manager of the latter said Co(K) had been paid to accused. On applying to the company for payment, they were informed they did not know the forms had been issued. Witness received 10 per cent per month on the transactions. A EIRE. WELLINGTON. March 23 A lire occurred this evening in the warehouse ot A. Levy, Ltd., clothing contractors and manufacturers, in the Colonial Mutual Buildings. Customhouse Oua;<. The outbreak was com lim'd to one hulk stock loom and some thousands of pounds worth 01 material was damaged by lire and water. Insurance policies are held in the Noiwich Union office ior amounts unasee,tamable to-night. The cause of fire is unknown.

THE EGG THAI)!*:. ('l l H ISTC'IIU lU'll, Mill-ell ‘2;? At the Egg Tull) Conference, Mr Collins (See ret ary of the Hoard oi Trade) amumneed that tue lolloping decisions had nnanimously been atrived at:—“That the Government »e recoil.mended that the importation of des.-healed white and yolk, and liquid whites* and yolk, he prohibited, except liv permission of the .Minister of Customs, on the recommendation ot the Hoard of Trade; that impoitations ot dedicated and liquid eggs he allowed up to the weight of the 1919 importations. Mr Collins explained that in 1920 the approximate weight imported of dessieated eggs was 3G.0110 pounds, and the approximate weight ot liquid eggs ,j2;j,UO() pounds, In the event of the above reeoinmendation being adopted, importation will be limited in respect of dessieated eggs approximately to O(),()0U pounds, and of liquid, eggs to approximately 300,000 pounds. The combined departments will then ask the Government to limit importations accordingly for twelve months, beginning on April Ist. A telegram embodying the recommendations was despatched to the Tlon Mi Lee, who was asked to obtain the Government’s assent to them. fatal accident. WELLINGTON, March 23. Guy Fullon. driver of a. motor ear collided with a gig oil the Mutt road last year. As a result William HuskinHon received injuries, from which lie has just died. WAHJNE SAILS. WELLINGTON, March 23. After a. hold-up of several days, the - Waliine sailed to-night at eight o’clock for Lyttelton, with over 000 passengers aboard, AUCKLAND MTNEHS IDLE. AUCKLAND, March 23. A shortage of coal trucks was responsible for the closing of the Taupiri Coal Company’s extended mine at Huntly at mid-day on Tuesday. Work at the Pukemiro Company’s mine also ceased at 2 p.m. on the same day. From a. similar cause the ftotowaru mine aas idle from 1 p.m. Work was resumed to-day. Tiie Uotowaru mine, however, was idle from I p.m. again. THE COAL OWNED S. WELLINGTON, March- 23. There is no change in the position recarding the coal mining trouble. The coal mine owners state an executive meeting of their Association will be called at the earliest possible date to consider the Miners’ Federation Secretary’s letter. Vntil this Conference is held, no indies! ion of the owners intended action could be given.