TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[by TEI.EGHAVH—I’EIt TRESS ASSOCIATION] CHINESE LOSE LIOO. WELLINGTON, Sept. 7. A house occupied by Chinese garden(ts ;u Mitnmnr, wns dustroved by lire to-day uuil LIIIO in notes lose. KSCARKK ( ARTCRKI). WKI.I L.NGTO.N, Stqii. : Frank I’age. a prisoner ai Witak" prison. Treiithain, esvapcl yo-ti-nhty . lull was recaptiired this morning in Whiteman Valley. air Mocn.i.oruirs i(e:-k;.\a-TION. ClllilSTt 111/IH 11. Sept. ; l( is understood th.-u Mr Mi-Cul-lougii's resignation i- due In ! satisfaction with the lOcetit - isions of the Arliii rat ion ( uurl. WEI. LING TON. Mr M. .1. Reardon has Leeii summoned to till .Mr Mel ullougli s place on ihc Arhitratioii loan, ill the meantime. SHEARING AWARD. WELLINGTON. Sept. 7 The shearers ami sled hands’ award was filed to-day. The Court was divided hut ultimately Mr Scott eiiiici/ri* 1 with the president's decision. It provides for adding to the shearers' present rates the accumulated him- | uses, and for the deducting of ‘2O per cent, from the total, leaving the average shearer or shed hand with his relative increase, over a period of years on the same scale as workers in other industries, as well as givijig him a reasonable allowance to meet tile increased , ost of travelling and maintenance. If an average shearer’s output is taken as Toll sheep per week, his earnings now will he £~r 18s (id. instead ol £6 lot: a reduction stf 10s weekly.

|.AUDIT. CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON. Sept. An important conference of Labour organisations, convened by the Alliaiiee of |.ahour, assembled at tin, I rades Hall ibis morning to discuss the question of iineiiiploviiient and immigra-

Altogether there were 72 delegates present .representing IOO.DOO workers throughout the Dominion. Mr M. .1. Mack. Secretary of the Amalgamated Society oi Railway Servants. presided. Mr •). Roberts (Secretary Waterside Workers’ Federation) was appointed Secretary ol the Conferenef. The proceedings were not open to the Press. The deliberations of the Conference are likely to last- for several days, as it is intended to frame definite proposals regarding both the subjects uttd'T consideration FINANCE PORTFOLIO. WELLINGTON. Sept. 7. It is probable that the Hon A\ . Downic Stewart will take the porUolin of Finance from Sir Francis Bell early next week, ill older to prepare for the opening of Parliament. Mr Stewart will hold the portfolio only for a few weeks until AD Massey’s return. \V ELI INGTON’S OV ER DP ‘ '''’ WEI.I INCTON. Sou. ' Regardino the finances of the cite. •' Mayot t.Mt R. Wright. M.I’A. explained that at the end ol August the gross overdraft of the district lit ml was L912.-I9S. If 1 1 it- amounts of the tiitttiways account 5i,,d. ; 1.',, and the , leeiric lighting accotint L 9.259) were aihleil, the total overdraft wotthl be C 10(5.1 KL , UNION ('< t.M PA NY’S SI 11 PS. THREE MORE TO BE LAID UP. WELLINGTON. Set. 7 The number of Idle Union Cumpanv's boats is gradually increasing. It Wits stilted to-day .that two mote Red Inunci steamers will pay oil' tl.opcrews nt Wellington within it May or t wo. These boats arc the Kowltai (which i> discharging coal limit (Ireytiiouth). it ml the Kaikurai which is due at Wellington on Thursday afternoon. hoot Newcastle.) I Iti it till i t ion to rltcse. the lit'' I the Kalinina, which is at present dis-, charging coal from Westport nt W -■!- ■ iinglon. i' uncertain. I M ANSI,A I'CHTR CHARGE. 1 CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 7 As .. sound to the Lint nlii I* t >:i ■ I finality on August :lU. Archibald 1 taxi-driver, was arrested on a t-liaig-' of mtiiishiugltter. lie apiH-anal al t Alagist talc’s Court to-day anti wits retuatttlctl tor a week, bail being allowed. SOLICITOR'S DEATH. AUCKLAND. S.-pt. 5 At the inquest on Frederick Jaino~ Hit in ttiin ul. solicitor, the Cotoner lotntd that death was due to an over-dose of chloral livrdatc. The ilet-ca-ctl aa a ■ wtirrictl for some time aliottl business mat tin s, anil siill'eretl from sleeplessness. The evitlem-e showed that the tlt-eea-etl was careless in taking liANOTHER INNOY ATION. TE AWAMUTU. '- In lltt> course of his renin rli.x at t e High School here, M.r Parr, Minister o Edttcation, staled there was a ptnbability of a different system ol post primal v education being adopted. The primary t-otiist- wotthl finish at standard \ . Boys would then he drafted to a technical school, a high school, or an agricultural m-liool, according to their lilo-s to abilities. Girls wotthl l.e drafted to a domestic science school. « Ijen the wotthl receive instrnetions in limn--science, including scientific liuuseliuhl management, household accounts, and the best methods of marketing. YOUNG Al A N S•'!CI DF. GISBORNE. >' -e. An inquest wns held eoni-ct tiiug the death of a young man named Leslie Ed Will'd Singleton, 25 vettrs ol age. He was found dead with a gun lying near him. The Coronet a verdict of death as the result of a oinisliot wound self-inflicted during a In of mental depression. HOCKEY. GREYMOUTII. Sent. Yeslenlay alletiiooli on Yietori-parktl-e Mawhera I,.allies’ Hockey te.' defeated ll.e V'--s(|ttir| High S:' ( ills by 2 goals to nil. KALI. IN' PRICES OF MEAT. AUCKLAND, September 7. At Westfield fat stock sales prices dropped 4(1/- to 50/- per head, being lower than for many years. There was a very full yarding, and extra choice ox sold at 30/- per lOOllt.. prime 28/to 23 -