TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION J DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE. WELLINGTON, June 29 The Public Service Commissioner announces the appointment of Mr J. A. Campbell, assistant director of the Horticultural Division of the Department of Agriculture, as Director, in succession to Mr T. IV. Kirk, retiring on superannuation. The new Director, 'who takes office at a critical time in tiie fruit-growing industry, .lias alreadybeen prominently associated with the efforts to combat flic serious ravages of fire blight in northern orchards and prevention of its spread to southern commercial orchard districts. He was engaged in horticultural work in Australia prior to eonfing to New Zealand, when lie joined the staff of Messrs Buxton and Company, Christchurch, and was responsible for laying out the grounds of the International Exhibition at Christchurch, in 190(5, He entered tile service of the Horticultural Division in the following year, as orchard inspector, then becoming instructor and receiving the appointment of assist-and-director in 191(5. ALLEGED THEFT. WELLINGTON. June 29 William Little, a clerk in tbe employ of the Labour Department, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court to-day with ihc theft of money amounting to i'lls 10s. His duties were to collect factory registration fees. It is alleged that he collected £395 during 11 months and aid in only £l4B 11s, The- accused, wlio pleaded not guilty, was committed to the Supreme Court for I rial. Bail in a bond of £2OO. was granted. EXCHANGE OF PULPITS. WANGANUI, June 29 The president of (lie Now Zealand Methodist Church, the Rev W. Grigg, yesterday telegraphed to the Right Rev the Bishop of Nelson : —‘‘On behalf of the New Zealand Methodist Church and myself, kindly accept an expression of high ’appreciation of your fraternal spirit in connection with the recent exchange of pulpits in your city.” * POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICERS. WELLINGTON. June 29. Recently, the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association asked the Post-master-General (tlie Hon J. G. Coates) to set. up a tribunal to consider the question of omitting certain steps from the salaries schedule, together wit.ii overtime and other relevant matters. The Minister had previously stated that in view of the adverse report of the Uniformity Committee, lie was unable to arrange for any alteration of the schedules. The Minister’s reply to the request for a tribunal was that the setting up of a tribunal to go into the question of the salaries of officers ot Government Departments was fully considered bv Cabinet, li bad been decided that no further action in the matter was to lie taken in the meantime. CONFECTIONERY. DUNEDIN, .1 uni’ 29. ••There i- HP n a son why tin- whole <4 | this cuniection*-r\ .should not be made in New Zealand, and t.lie import ol it prolu titled* ~sa*! M i Y\ Hurt at a

meeting ..f.ihe Manufacturers’ Assneia ; linn. Ah Burt was enmn fitting on the ! statement lhat, in 1919, 1142,000 I worth of confectionery was imported . into the Dominion, and that last year’s imports had increased to LViOO.OOO. I A MATCH PROPOSED, AUCKLAND, June 29 During Hie progress ol the Auckland Trotting Meeting a discussion arose as j to which was the better three-year-old, | the Great Northern Derby winner, M.r : Craw’s Nelson Derby, or the New Zen- | land Derby winner, Mr Xicoll’s OJiilde | Pointer. -Mr Nieoll said he would he j glad to have the opportunity to put , his filly against the northerner. On j the matter being mentioned to Mr Craw j lie, too, said he was willing to meet j the southerner in November, il pos- | sihle, or in December, if there was nothing done in the meantime. Mi Nieoll said cither month would sun him, and the respective owners agreed as to distance, two miles, and wore willing to race at Addington or Alexandra Park. 1 am authorised hv both owners to say that if one of the metropolitan clubs will put up a purse of .-,()() sovs, they will each put in an equal sum as a sweepstake, the winner to take the !•>()() sovs. The event, whenever held, would he a big draw, and if gives an opportunity for a metropolitan Hub to have a star attraction. H there were other four-vear-olds whose owners cared to race under the sitinc conditions, the owners of Cliildo Pointer and Nelson Derby would not he likely to object, but the object is to get the Derby winners together at four years old. STEELE’S EXCLUSION. WELLINGTON, July 1 At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union last night, the West Coast Rugby Union wrote with reference to Steele’s exclusion from the South Island team. The letter was ;e----ceived and referred to the selectors. ’ FURNITURE TRADE. WELLINGTON. July 1 j Representatives of emploveis and I employees engaged m the furniture trade in Wellington, met in conference at Trades Hall last evening to consider ways and means to prevent Chinese capturing the local furniture mainlineturing industry. The upshot was tlmi il was decided to recommend tic an thoritics to embody in New Ze-ur.nc legislation certain clauses from Aus tralinn Acts' to cope with the positiot that was said to he developing at Aurk land and was well kno t'> exist " Australia, and might at any time he come a menace in Wcllingk.m MAY BONUS REFUSED. , AUCKLAND, July 1. The Arbitration Court refused appli ■ cations by the Carpenters Union an l I,bodies labourers for a May homo • The giomuls were not. stated, hut nr > / rmlerstood they were those given b > tW> Court at Wellington. alleged theft. . DANNEVTRKE, July 1. , Herbert Chate, a postal employe! aged 24, who admitted the theft of t-w * letters containing sums of money, wr li committed to tlie Supremo Court ft s< ntence. )