TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1921, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

• PttKKl* aSHOCIATKIN. —a OPVtUOHI . STOLEN BANK NOTES. / NAPIER. May 12. Several bank notes of a bundle stolen some months ago have been in circulation here during the last couple of days. The notes are some of 500 Union Bank of Australia unsigned notes, which disappeared some months ago from a mail,hag between Wellington and Gisborne. It was believed at the time, the bag was opener! on the wharf here on the Mararoa at the breakwater. The numbers are from 4 over N 131501 to 132000.

THE FLAGSHIP. NAPIER, May 12. The flagship “Chatham” is sailing at 9 o'clock in the morning for Tiinaru. MASONIC LODGE. AUCKLAND, May 12 The Masonic Lodge concluded to-day. The time for the annual communications was altered from May to November. A new rank of Assistant Provincial Grand master was created. The question of centralisation of the Grand T-odge office was deferred until next communication. The Grand Lodge adjourned to meet again at Christchurch in November 1922.

R AILWAYMEN SACKED. AUCKLAND, May 12 A complaint was made to the Hon J. G. Coates by Mr Savage, M.P., that during the last fortnight members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers have been discharged from the Newmarket Railway Workshops, and other men have since been engaged for the same work. He states that the men discharged were engineers from England who had a verbal understanding from the Government representative here that they would get six months’ employment at their respective occupations. Mr Low, the engineer, denies knowledge of any agreement, and says men are discharged from time to time because they do not give satisfaction, and others are taken on.