LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1921, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Recently a local resident found a stick of dynamite, some five, inches long, among a consignment of coal delivered at his house. A similar occurrence happened in another delivery of coal only a few days before. In view of this it would he well for housewives to keep a sharp look out, when handling coal for use. The explosive apparently is contained in the coal through a charge in the mine failing to explode.

Among the commissions which Mr \\. 1. Jennings, M.l*., was asked at the farewell social tendered to him at Auckland to undertake on his coming visit to Europe, were two on behalf of the returned soldiers. Their spokesiiianinan, Mr TV Long, asked the guest to investigate the question of immigration, as to which the returned men were not satisfied, and to nscertun what was being done in regard to the suitability of the immigrants coming out, and what they were going to do on arrival. Another request made by Mr Long was that Mr Jennings should ascertain

what measure of care is being bestowod ° I upon the graves of the fallen New Zealanders on Gallipoli. Two or three of the speakers sent messages to the Irish people through the guest, one, Mr T. Witheford, going so far as to express the wish that Mr Jennings might go to Ireland as a peacemaker, tjtill another request was that Mr Jennings should induce Sir Joseph Ward to return to New Zealand to again take uji the leadership of the Liberal Party. In replying, Air Jennings said that there might he some chance while? he was in Britain of Mr Massey and himself trying to do something to bring about a rapproachnient between Ireland aiul England. (Applause.) As to Sir Joseph Ward, he was too useful a man to be out of the political life of New Zealand, (Applause.)