VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

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[BY TELEGRAPH —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION] THE A.S.R.S. RESOLUTION. WESTPORT, April 12. At a meeting to-night the Executive of the Westport branch of the A.S.R.S. a resolution was passed expressing indignation at the treatment received by Mr Mcllvride in the Railway Department’s refusal to grant him leave to contest the Pa tea seat and in subsequently dismissing him, -as being’ contrary to Mr Massey’s promise in Parliament that the railwaymen had full civil and political rights. The resolution urged the A.S.R.S. Executive to use every possible means to have the embargo immediately removed. YOUNG MAN DROWNED. THAMES, April 12. Charles Kendall, a single .nan, aged t ■ 28, employed in the Lands Department was drowned at Piako, this morning. Dragging operations were unsuccessful. LOCO DISPUTE SETTLED. WELLINGTON, April 12 ! The engine drivers’ dispute has been settled for the present. Whatever trouble there was is at end. The Prime Minister stated that he and the Gene--1 ral Manager for Railways nad a long conference with the representatives of the E.F.C.A. After a lengthy talk, an understanding was arrived at. The whole thing was really a misunderstanding according to his point of view. Anyhow, putting it another way, it was a mere difference of opinion as to the intepretation of a clause in the Agreement. The difference of opinion was not with the Prime Minister or the Gen mm! Manager. but with the officers of :be Deport ment who had other matters to deal with. There was no fear >f triable. A PROTEST. WELLINGTON, April 13 The Council of the Academy of Fine Arts, passed a resolution which will he sent to Government and Taranaki local bodies protesting against the destruction of Puritutu which, from its historical interest and great natural beauty, should Ik* regarded as the pro- . perty of the Dominion. Its destruction will be an act of vandalism comparable to Reims Cathedral. BIG-THEFT OF DI AMONDS. WELLINGTON, April 12. Mr H. Baron, a dealer in precious stones, of Sydney, who lias been travelling in the Dominion with jewellery, had £2OOO worth of diamonds, opals, and pearls stolen from his bed-room in a hotel to-day. The thieves gained admission, and cutting a hole in a bag, stole the jewels In their hurry they overlooked others. The police have a small clue at present. They believe Baron had been shadowed. OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC. j WELLINGTON, April 12. ; • At the Magistrate’s Court to-day the police proceeded against the proprie- . ors of [he evening paper here cm char- j gos of obstructing the traffic in Willis j Street, as a result of posting up crick- j et and racing results in the front win- j dows of the newspaper office. Counsel for 'defendants pointed out that the latter’s act was really a public service. was given by the Mayor ot Wellington and the Chairman of the Rugby Union that they had frequently requested the use of the “Evening Post” windows for announcements oi public interest. Agreeing with Council for defendants the Magistrate, Mr Hunt, said that he did not think the case was one for a conviction,- He dismissed the information. R.S.A. DUNEDIN, April 13. The Returned Soldiers’ Association executive decided to ask the conference to consider the advisability of removing the Association’s headquarters from Wellington; also to request Government to instruct picture theatres to close on Anzac Day.