IS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1921, Page 1

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COAL OWNERS’ MEETING

CHRISTCHURCH, March 30

Mr William Reece, president of the New Zealand Mineowners’ Association stated that his executive will meet at Wellington on Friday morning, when the miners’ demands will be discussed, and a reply forwarded to the Miners’ Federation. On account of the holidays, the owners wer 0 unable to get a meeting before Friday.

Samoan affairs

AUCKLAND, March 29

Mr C. Roberts, late Chief Justice at Samoa, who has arrived from Apia, says the boycott instituted by the natives when the purchase of all goods from tii# whites was banned, was now broken, and the position was more satisfactory. He spoke highly of the work done by Mr N. 11. McDonald, Secretary for Native Affairs, who knew how to handle the natives, and also understood their manners. TRAM FATALITY. WELLINGTON, March 30. Madge Mountford, 28 years ol age, stepped off a tramear in Manners St. and was caught underneath. Betorc tho uiotorman could- pull up, the car passed over the woman. One log was cut oil" below the kilty and the other badly crushed. Her body was also mutilated and her face cut and contused. She died early this morning. Deceased, a married woman, was a resident of Wellington. She leaves three children. No explanation is forthcoming as to the reason. 1 lit* woman was on board while the car was in motion.

EMIGRANT JUMPS OVERBOARD WELLINGTON. March 30.

A passenger, James A-tlam Sharp, aged 23, j limped overboard Irom tin* Waimamt on its voyage Irom Southampton. Tho tragedy occurred two days before Colon was reached. Sharp remarked: “A line, morning for a swim.” and jumped overboard. A boat was lowered but a search was unsuccessful.' Sharp booked for Dunedin. His sister was waiting on the wharf at Wellington when the vessel arrived.

SI.YGKOG FINES. AUCKLAND. March 30. \ccording to a statement by the police in Court, drunkenness during the holidays was abnormal, liquor being procured from slygroggors, and charges being laid against live men. Joseph Alexander Winters was lined £."iO ami Andrew Johansen L3O lor selling in the street on Good Friday, and Norman Alexander Nicholson L3O loi a similar oll'ence on the wliart. FINE OF £23. AUCKLAND, March 30. At tile police court, Thomas Styeh. a labourer, and Alexander Slicrrook pleaded guilty to a breach of the law which provides against the importation of certain classes of inflammatory literature. One had twelve copies of Bed Europe and another 21 copies of a book which police felt sure would be prohibited when it reached tin- censor. I lie accused stated literature was thrown from the Maliono b v an unknown, man. They admitted they gave the Customs officers false names and offered an official ten pounds to allow them to throw the parcels off the wharf. Tile Magistrate imposed a line of L 23 each. MOVIES PICTURES. OTAKI, March 30 Considerable interest was displayed in a public meeting held last night to consider the erection of moving picture studios here. Otaki is considered by experts to be the Los Angeles of New Zealand and to bo admirably suited lor the purpose. It was decided to float a company with a nominal capital of L 23.001) to establish a studio. COLE CHAMPIONSHIP. WELLINGTON, March 29 The Auckland golf championship was won hv L. D. Hurst, ol M irnm;ii\ who boat Tetley (Wellington) in (lie final, two up and one to play on (lie last green. FORGED BANK NOTES. CHRISTCHURCH, March 30 Twenty-one forged National Bank pound notes passed through the totalisator at Riecarton yesterday. ’Hie fraud was not discovered till late in the afternoon. Until a thorough cheek is made of the money invested at Riecar--1 oil and Addington il will not he certain if Ibe fraud is limited to L2I. TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. WELLINGTON. March 30 Mr Massey announces that the terms of the settlement in the recent wharf trouble as reached at the conference at u bieh be presided were (1) The Federation, through its president. agrees to recommend members of its component unions to accept the employers oiler of one penny per lmur bonus made by the employers to the Federation in December last. (2) That the Federation, on behalf of the unions and members, and the employers sign a re-affirmation of Hie industrial agreement now in force between the parlies. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS are acknowledged everywhere.