TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

: I . . -^EQUAPU —PEK ASSOCIATION] DEATH AT A FOOTBALL MATCH DUNEDIN, July 3. Thomas Timlin, aged fifty, died suddenly while watching the senior football match Southern v. Zingari, on the Carisbrook Ground on Saturday. Two sons of deceased, Southern players, were taking part in the game, ■ which was abandoned. Dr Linden gave a certificate that death was due to heart ■disease. SEAMEN’S APPEAL. ECHO OF JOCKEYS’ DISPUTE. AUCKLAND, July 4. The Arbitration Court to-day reserved its decision in the appeal by W. Tighe against his conviction for being a party to an alleged strike on the Mokoia at Lyttelton on July 12th., 1920, when, as an outcome of the jockey’s dispute, the crew refused to sail with Sir George Clifford. The appellant’s counsel contended that it never had been .proved that Tighe was a, member of the watch involved when the deputation informed the captain that, they would not sail. If he were, the utmost that could be said was that there was a threat to discontinue work. If the Legislature intended a threat to strike to be' an offence, it. wuold have expressed that intention fn exact terms. The conviction of 22 others hinges on the appeal. j FURTHER PARTICULARS, j WELLINGTON, July This afternoon the Court of Appeal continued the hearing of the case in which Ward and Co., Brewers of Christ church, claim exemption from income tax of money expended by them in connection with the licensing poll in April 1919. Mr MacGregor. Solicitor-General j for the Commissioner of Taxes, njain- ■ tained that the expenditure was not I wholly and exclusively incurred in I earning income for the year on which I tile assessment was based and was ! therefore liable to taxation. This expenditure, he said, was purely a capital , one to obtain .protection against a future change in the law, which would destroy the company’s business. The influencing of electors was no part of tiic business of brewing or selling beer. After Air Blair replied, the Court reserved its decision. MINER’S HOUSING. WELLINGTON, July 5 A further reply to Mr Arbuekle (Secretary of the Miners’ Federation), lias been issued by Mr Bishop, the Act-ing-Secretary of the Aline Owners’ Association. Referring to the quest ion of the lack of accommodation for the miners on the Coast, the reply states that to-day there are 2o more men employed at Blackball than on Afay 1. All these men, it is stated, are accommodated, and there are still several empty cottages in the town. 1

Mr Bishop further points out that in 1920 there were 632 men employed at Millerton and Denniston, while the total employed in 1914 was 1146 men.

fork or shovel. INVER CARGILL, July 6. Freeman, Secretary of Nightcaps Miners Association, says Linton and Wairaki men are not on strike, but have been looked out. The forcing of the men to use forks instead of shovels was an indirect infringement of the agreement, and their use was almost totally discarded in Britain. It is certain the men will never again use the “tortuous” bread and butter robber, the fork. The matter, has now become a federation question and the. men Have the unanimous support of the executive. Delegates are now holding a conference in Wellington. AIR WORK AT FIJI. AUCKLAND, July 6. Walsh of the Auckland Flying School who has been commissioned by the Fijian Government to experiment with a view to an aerial mail serveo in the group, cables that be has made a flight round Viti Leva, 284 miles in 270 minutes, and later circled the island of Vanua and I, evil, Tn the north of the group.