TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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[liV I'ELEGiIAPH —PEit PIIESS ASSOCIATION BUTTER AND CHEESE. WELLINGTON, Aug./.? : Cheese sales have recently l)een effected at 11 Jd per 11), and that price has been offered factories for their whole outj>uts. Some are inclined to accept this, hut others are holding out fur ±:. Failing this, they will take the risk of consigning. A cablegram was received to-day from one big London house to the effect that it was not buying. The “New Zealand Dairyman” offers as a solution of the cheese problem toe cutting down the exports of cheese from the Dominion to 10,Odd tons, concentration (where dual plants xi.i) on butte--making for the first two or three mouths, and then the resumption of cheese manufacture.- The result, ml the “Dairyman’s” opinion, would be a rise of 10s to 12s i>cr cwt in the price l of cheese, and an additional make of oOtlO tons of butter going on to a market in which there is a great shoitagc of this article.

HOTEL WORKERS AWARE. WANE AN LI, August 24. The licenc'd and private hotel keepers* and saloon and toa room prnprietor.s in the district from Wanganui to Napier, have been cited by the three unions concerned for a new award. Thev have just appeared before the Conciliation Council in Wanganui and haye adopted the unusual procedure of declining to discuss any of the new demands ns the employers, and they considered the demands “too preposterous” to hold out any hope ol an agreement. The tinee disputes are therefoie to go to the Arbitration Court, whose decision the employers say. they will stand by. A SUICIDE. WELLINGTON, August 24. The body of a man was found banging from a tree at Central Park this morning. On investigation by tlio police it was discovered to be that of William Gundrod. aged bo years, who resided at Brooklyn. He bad gone away from home during the. night and committed suicide. Deceased, who bad not been in good health, leaves a wife and family. SUPREME COURT. AUCKLAND. Aug 24. At the Supreme Court, Gus Edward Loomb, nge’d •">!), for attempted carnal knowledge oi a girl at Panmude, was sentenced to a year’s hard labour. Thomas Henry l.onwih. aged b 7, for camel knowledge of the same giri, got a year’s hard Inhour. .Joseph Ernest Smith, for theft of employer’s money at Opotiki, was given live years probation. The Crown decided not to proceed in o case against dames Alfred Martin of alleged rape on a girl «f 17 years of age, in April. 1920. At two previous trials the jury failed to agree. BIG NAVY AGITATION. WELLINGTON. Aug. 21 The Governor-General, Lord Jellicoo was the guest of honour at a New /'.calami Club luncheon to-day, where he delivered a stirring utterance on the importance of sea power to the Empiie. In regard to Australia and New Zealand. Lord Jellicoo said that New Zealand was dependent for the whole of her exports and imports on sea transit, and of the imports 80 per cent, came from the United Kingdom, while 92 per cent, of the exports went to that destination. Their total value in 1913 was about £22,000,000 each. Taking the case of Australia, lie said the Commonwealth also imported 80 per cent, of her produce, the values being about £79,000,000 each. Other dominions were in much the same position, being practically dependant on sen transport. Therefore sea transport was essential for the prosperity of the United Kingdom, and to the remainder of the British Empire. Lord Jellicoo detailed the manners of carrying out sea transport. He emphasised the importance to the Navy of having valuable reserve officers, and men in the mercantile marine. One of the most important things that lay before the Empire in future, he said, was the inculcate in the rising generations of a knowledge of facts about the dependence of the Empire upon the sea, both as to prosperity and foundations of security. It must he maintained as an axiom that the sea. was our Life. His Excellency said it was no use having ships and not having the right sort of spirit to man those ships, was the sea sense, without which the Empire could not continue to endure. INFLUENZA. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 24. ; Referring to the .Mayor’s warning of a possible influenza epidemic, Dr Telford, tlio Distinct Health Officer, said: “I have no advice from the general body of medical men indicating anything out of the way. Only three j deaths from pneumonic influenza were j reported ibis month. This is what would occur in any ease.” THE KING’S CUR. WELLINGTON, Aug 2b. The King’s Cup, presented by the King in 1919 to the New Zealand winners of the Inter-Allied Rughv contests, was the subject of discussion at last night’s meeting of tlio Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association. In reply to enquiries made by the Secretary, T. H. Jones of Dnnncvirko wrote slating the King’s Clip in a Challenge Chip and for that reason he feared it cannot ! e presented for competition among secondary schools or senior cadets. It is possible a challenge may be received ■ | from some of the competing teams in ■ J the 1919 Inter-services championship. The idea, was to hand it over to the 1 war trophies section of the Dominion / Museum. The president reported he had received a suggestion that the I* R.S.A. should make representations - with a view to a revival of international contests for which the contest was initiated. The teams that competed in 1919 were the Mother Country, Australia, Sm.lh ' r i'i /, :i, New Zealand and Canada It is suggested C.O.C. New Zealand forces he communicated with m i> me the Government to secure i the King’s sanction. The question of having the Cup competed for among New Zealand Rugby teams was discussed, but it was felt by the meeting, that t inter-provincial contests were already catered for by the Kanfurly Shield. It was decided to take tlio action suggested by the President.