TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

LBV TELEGRAPH —X-EB PRESS ASSOCIATIONj FINED £5. AUCKLAND, July 11. John Douglas Eobertson, charged with having sold a pamphlet on Russia which encouraged violence was fined five pounds by Air Poynton S.M., who said although the print encouraged violence it would not cause a revolution here, but the evil must be avoided as much as possible, by preventing the distribution of mental poison of this sort. Leave to appeal was granted, A MASTER FINED. AUCKLAND, July 11. Duff McKay, Alaster of the City Council steam trawler was fined ten pounds for trawling in a prohibited area by Air Poynton S.AI., who recommended that lie vessel be released to the owners on payment of £SO. THE COAL DISPUTE. -MINERS’ FEDERATION DECISION. WELLINGTON, July 11. An important development is likely to rise in the coal mining industry as the result of a decision which has been reached by the Conference of the New Zealand Aimers’ Federation, which is at present sitting at Wellington. A few days ago it was reported that the coal owners had cited the various Miners’ Unions to appear before the Arbitration Court. The idea of the owners in this action is to secure local agreements with each of the unions, instead of entering into the fresh national agreement with the -Miners’ Federation. Practically all the coal miners’ anions in the Dominion have been cited by the owners. The matter, therefore, has been dismissed by the delegates to the Minors’ Fedration’s conference, which has now passed the following resolution unanimously “That this Conference now decides that under no consideration whatever, will the Arbitration Court be ecognised.” It is believed that if the Coal Owners organise!ion carry the matter into the Arbitration Court, the Court will have to make awards in the absence ol the representatives of the'miners. The miners will most likely ignore the citation notices. WHAT WILL COURT 1)0? AVELLINGTON, July 11 Regarding the coal dispute, a pressman was informed that, notwithstanding the attiude taken up by the Aimers’ Federation, the cdal owners intend to take the several disputes that have been created with the local union taken into [he Arbitration Court lor decision. The ['oiirt could make awards in the absence of the Miners’ representatives, I mil the men would then have to work uulor them. Should they refuse to do jo. and should the unions cancel their registration under the Arbitration Act die awards of the Court would continue' i„ operate in the various districts con•erned.

The owners, the pressman was informed. bad taken advantage of the legal machinery available for the settlement of industrial disputes, and if the. miners chose to flout the law or any awards of the Court, the responsibility for any consequential developments would rest on their own shoulders. COUNTY COUNCIL HARD UP. CIIBTSTOHUBCH, July H. Owing to the ■unsatisfactory state of the finances, (the overdraft amounting to Cll.oOO). tho Waimairi County Council has dismissed 12 members of its staff, and those in the Electrical Department have been placed on half time. A PATHETIC SUICIDE. CUB ISTCHUBCII, July 11. At the inquest on the young man. Mayo, aged IP, a verdict was returned of death from a bullet wound self-in-flicted. Ho left a letter to his mother, stating tha he lmd no wish to live, as the father of tho girl he was keeping company with refused to allow him to call at their house, on the ground that bis daughter was too young to have a hoy. bonding QUESTION. WELLINGTON, July 11. The much debated proposal to reconstruct tho Main Hull Road in concrete wa s discussed at a meeting of the Tlutt Road Board to-day and the question ot raising money to pay the charges incidental 1 to high grade roads. It was agreed that a conference of local bodies in and around Wellington should be arranged to discuss the whole question of road policy. TV.-iiTvv.VtVIM! MTTKVtt' ‘ For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Heyward’s big Christchurch tire salvage stocks bought from Lloyds, the big Insurance Coy. nt 33?,% off prices. In consequence one of the world’s biggest salvage sales commences ' Saturday,"July Ist. Water, firo and s moke damaged goods at paltry prices. You cannot possibly miss this great buying advantage. The Insurance Coy » b'm loss is your gain. Doors open at to”a.m. MeGnier and Co., Hokitika and Grey mouth. —Advt.

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