TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

. VARIOUS BORON ITEM'I

J . . -C»4fV - i inv rt:i,[;oi!Ai*H—l’Kll I'ItESS associatk DAIRY PRODUOB. WELLINGTON, August 29 , The general disposition of clieose-m: ers especially in the North Island, to consign and rely upon the Ho market having improved by the ti the new produce is on the water a arriving. The present prospects of- i cheese man-kct are not enconragii To-day the National -Dairy Associat received the following cablegram fr ! Bunion, dated August 27th:— “Tl cheese market is depressed and decl ing. White is quoted at 12Gs per c 1 and (olourc flat 1225.” Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have recen the following cablegram from their L ,lon office under date 26th. inst: “The cheese market is very slow. O I adian coloured is quoted at 126 s ) 130 s, white 128 s to 1345; New Zeal a coloured 1265. to 1305.. white 128 s 13 45.” The price of baiter for export November appears to rule at 2s to 2s per pound. A cablegram from Lond j dated 26th. inst. says that the butt market is very slow. Danish is qnot ! at 272 s to 2715. Australian at 220 s | 2495, and New Zealand at 2745, to 27( j unsalted, the same price. ! With regard to the local market it I ! expected hotter will advance to 2s ! to 2s •'id per pound retail lor standa | :hi ends on Thursday. * | FI'ETHER RAILWAY CTT. 9 I -, ! WDM.INC TON, August 29. j In his statement to-night announci '] a further “cut” in railway servici j the Hon. 1). TI. Guthrie said there li been a serious drop in the earnii I power of the railways, due to the slac j ness of traffic owing to financial str< all over the Dominion. The arrant; ments now made to meet this decrea in revenue were such that immediate railway matters became normal ngai they could without any difficulty i turn t.o the full service. “Unfort nately, for the present,” added t' Minister, “there are no indications improvement, but it must be reinoi bored that the present period in ; years is the slackest as far as railwi revenue is concerned. T hope that 1 the end of November things will ha so improved that we may be able re-establish the full service. The fa j of the matter is that there is real only one little run in New Zealni shoving a profit on its working at ti present time. The North Island ma lines at Die present rate would she a deficit of ID 18,000 on the yea; working, while the South Island ma bin's show a loss at the rate of £250.0 a year. These figures clearly demo strati' that there is no other course pursue except to reduce expenditure 'lhe. Minister added that the earnin on Die Nelson line, between Rolgro and Gleiilmpe, were less than .04 " per four weekly period, while the co I of the train service for Die four wee iwas 01241. The earnings on the f’i j ton section, between Blenheim ai i Whammi, were about 0450 per l'o II weeks, and the cost of the services w ! £1571. It, was proposed to curtail ti ■main services on both the scetioi immediately. STlie changes, including the roductii in the Wellingtim-Anckland express will come into operation on Mondi I I REV HOWARD ELLIOTT. IN API HR, Aug. 29. j At a public meeting held to-liigli Die Rev Howard Elliott, was made tl f recipient of a wallet of bank-notes, i appreciation of his good work on In g | ball of (.lie R.R.A. The address ai ■ I'ompanying the presentation indicate | flint it was from professional and bus I ness men and men and women in ever 2 vulk of life. Members and non-men ■ hers of Die I’.l’.A. eulogised the wor S of .Mr Elliott. The address elaime | that lie and the Association were ii _ (lueiicing the Labour world by oxposin S the subtle influences at work, with Ili 3 object of creating industrial unrest. . ’ sane and legitimate policy by which i I improve and control the lies! interest e Die workers had been pointed out b inliueiilial and responsible men of tli , Labour movement,, which undoubted! would haven lar-renehiiig influence. M Elliott, whose lieallli lately has not beei of the best, after a visit to Auckland proposes to visit Australia to recuper ale. HORN AT SEA. WELLINGTON, August 29. I'nur children were born at sea (Inline the. voyage of' the Atlienjc from Southampton, a girl, a boy and twii girls. The mother of Die boy dior and was buried at sen. The four in fants are all well. COATPENSATTOX CLAIM. AUCKLAND. Aug. 30. The Supreme Court to-day heird a claim for £2OO compensation by the widow of George Black, who was killed during shunting operations at Erankion Junction. Plaintiff's case was that ( the accident ocurred through the deceased's inexperience in shunting. In ■ that the Scpartment was at fault in engaging Black for this particular work, the Department contended Black was guilty of contributory negligence, end that bo accepted the risk involved in shunting. After hearing evidence, ..’ustiee Stringer said he was not satisfied that ground for the action had been established. Plaintiff was formally non-suited. His Honour adjourned tho case to Hamilton, so that the question of a non-suit could be further argued before him there. In the event of the non-suit point being sustained, plaintiff could move to get £750 under the Workers’ Compensation Art. SALES ON THE E-TCHANGE. AUCKLAND, Aug. 30. \\ nr Loan 1938 683 15s. soldiers inscribed £9l 10s, South British 365, Auckland Gas paid up 245, eon 2's, Refrigerating 31s. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. AUCKLAND, Aug. 30. Charges of obtaining £SOO by false pretences with intent to defraud, and stealing three sums of £SO and £9 19s 7d were denied at the Police Court by r Henry Patrick Moor. The ei iilonec I showed that accused offered a man a third partnership in a wood and ionl business for CoOO. His representations regarding the firm’s position being allegedly incorrect. He also engaged four men as employees, obtaining from three £SO, and from one £2O, ns fidelity bonds. Only the la.st, mentioned received any money, CIO on his services being dispensed with. Accused was committed for trial. |