VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

TELEGRAMS.

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TELEPHONE EXTENSION. CHRISTCHURCH, May 2

A new telephone service, linking up Canterbury, Marlborough and Nelson was formally inaugurated yesterday in the superintendent’s office, Hereford street. A little group of public men and departmental officials conversed first with a similar group at Blenheim, 220 miles away, and then with another group at Nelson nearly 300 miles distant. The exchange of greeting and congratulations were carried on without the slightest hitch. Every word was heard distinctly. The service was opened liy the Christchurch Town Clerk speaking to the Mayor of Blenheim. FISHERMAN DROWNED. WELLINGTON, May 2 John Jack, f fisherman, aged 58, when returning to Island Bay with two companions after a day’s fishing, was lost overboard and drowned. The body was not recovered. Deceased was a native of Shetland Islands and lnul no relatives in New Zealand.

FLY WHEEL BURSTS

AUCKLAND, May 2

At the Brick and Tile Coy. works at Avondale while work was in full swing, a fly wheel of about ten tuns, burst. The main fly wheel of twelve feet diameter, followed. One end of the building was wrecked. No one was injured.

CHOKED TO DEATH

AUCKLAND, May 2

The body of T). McDade, a greaser off tbe steamer Matatua, was found in a vacant lot in the town. A post mortem showed a piece of meat had lodged in bis throat and death was probably due to choking.

WORKERS BALLOTS

WELLINGTON, May $

The following arc the results of the ballots recently held in connection with the New Zealand AV orkers’ Union : President—C. E. Baldwin 1392 (elected); F. Hansen 448; Bertie J. Key 391 ; Dan McCorkindale 370.

Secretary—C. Grayndlcr 1059 (elected) ; J. Townsend 952. The following are the results of the ballots taken by the New Zealand Freezing Works and related Trades Industrial Association of Workers:— President—F. W. E. Sill 2455 (elected) ; Hansen, 1902. General Secretary—J. Niall 2589 (elected); ,U W. O’Laugblan 873: Patterson, 820.

In favour of affiliation with tbe Alii ance of Labour—23lo ; against—ls 23.

A LABOR RESOLUTION. AUCKLAND, May 2

A labour meeting in the Opera House on Sunday evening was addressed by I .Mr Holland, M.P., and carried unanimously a resolution moved by Mr Parry, condemning Government’s censorship of j certain literature, and urging an united j working class effort to secure the release of Frederick Johnson, r imprisonment for a breach of repressive laws and recommending works to.resort to every legitimate means to secure a repeal of the law.