TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

I ;iV TKI-nmtATU— PKR I’IIKSK ASSOCIATION']

M K Af A SSKY ’ S RETU R N

WELLINGTON, September M So Far as is known at present, . u Massey will arrive at Auckland on Scp-t.-mlier 30th.. when Parliament has been i„ session a week. He should, therefore, be in his place in the House on tho following Tuesday, and mav yet 1)0 in time to speak in the Address-m-Koplv debate, although it is not «- pectod that the speeches in this rebate will be numerous.

BANKRUPT SOLICITOR. AUCKLAND, S e l' L u a meeting of the clients and creditors of Hammond and Cn.ck.Hl. solicitors, held on September . and at which eighty persons were pie* • \rthur Crnckncll. the suryiv.ng . » *- ner stated that the firm s Labilm were £«,000 CPo.OOO and CTO,OOO. Ih,s dak m ; vas repeated to Air Justice at, f|„. Supreme Court to-day o> - " Kav. land agent, in giving evidence in support of his petition to have C rac.neil adjudicated a hankrupt. There was - , appearance on behalf of the debt...Kav deposed tlmt a ehep.le be re. yen from the firm having been disbommi, 1„. issued a writ and received I'ldgment , f.uv hours before Hammond died At the. creditors’ meeting Cracknel stated that ho joined the firm in UU 0 ,„1 that the firm was insolvent. 7|is Honor niiule an order .tdj'idienA j„o the debtor a bankrupt.

OAItACE PROPRIETORS. AUCKLAND. Sept. U. The fimrth annual general meeting and convention of He Motdr Canige Proprietors and Cycle T Riders Af.o----i-iations of Now Zealand was one, ml this morning. Air D. Cromer, of Christchurch (president) was m the dnir and the members present were representative of many districts of the Dominion, some coming fioiu a. south at Invercargill. Mr Crozier. in his opening ad.l-ess. Stressed the increase of motor traction and the importance of watelling the interests of the trade when the now 1 a riff came up for consideration. During tho course of the convention members will meet in deputation all the local members of Parliament on Wednesday afternoon, and will discuss with idem the following points:- land matters, arterial roads bill. uni-ersal traffic regulations, registration of cars ;,,1 ] transport of petrol. A„ open meeting of all members and 1 irends, and all parties interested m the motor trade, will be held oil I bnrs■dav afternoon, when an address upon

l ;1,,, subject.: “What motor traction n I doing for New Zealand," will he do j ijvered by Mr R. R. Rogers, president .~f 11 )0 Wholesale Motor Traders’ As'O- ■ ■iatioii. Mr A. (i. Cate, of the j Vacuum Oil Proprietary, will abo i speak on the petroleum situation. The balance-sheet showed receipts amounting to C 3978. and cash in hand i;:ud. . , The assets amounted to £ 1 29’_. and : t!l . liabihi-s to £997,. There wa- a ! |. |t r,-servo for possible defaults in i payments and siibs.-ript ions.

1 ESC'ARE FROM CUSTODY. ;j : BAI.MERFTON N.. Sept. n. «j i Charles Henry Roselmrongh. who ■ was- arrested in Hawke's Bay ' few 3 | days ago. after an exciting chase bv the police. Oil a charge oi theft- at | Tokoiiiam. escaped from custody at ■ Palmerston North yesterday. He avk- ; ! eil for a drink of water, and wli-n it was given him made a dash past th" j |.,,iisliihle and put clean away, lie is i si ill al large. ! p\ v ON IM'ltl.lC WORKS. DENEDIN. Sept iTiihei- LI. Mr Steve Borcliam. union otiet.i'v • u:h :idvise<| this aftmionn Dial :iEn »( ; ejehty in* n mi the i? ti >n w nrk •. ; <iiiii,i 2‘i from Cromwell. nnc.*t •:( st •< 1 work. iiuini' to poor pay. Pc . pr**s**nt povno nt h» , in , _ r < > o*l. Till-; DRY Si'i’.l/1.. ; WKI.UXCTON. S'ptciniter ;m i The Jnnjr spell of «Irv w.Mlh.-r th i j X"U X*•. 1 1: 1111 1 is ex net I in**: loth I‘isl oi;ilists and sij'rieiilltir j some eoiieern. Shouhl it continue for sum** ttin** then* will lie a M-ai-city «.f iirass. and a <-niiscipn*nt dim in i>Jn d •uitput of Imtt'-r and fmxon lane*, 'which are likely to In* our most val iahh* and -most saloaldo exports <llllln the <•online sesison. Haiti is dso nec ssai'y to ensure a wheat crop. DASSKNtIKK SKUVH KS. I) l X K DIN, Septum her I I. New a iraimcmonls in tin* in tor-colon-ial 't’l'V ices arc animumed hy the I nion Steam Ship Company. 'lli’ec amcrs are t*> h»* ptovidtal for i lie Sy<lm*y-A nekland and Sydney-Wellinj;-lon su, vices. These fire tin* Malietm, in allernate trips, ami maintaining the pi-esi-iii intervals. The Manuka in- . aiigurali's the service, sailing from ) Wellington on Oeioher (j. A I‘PE A E FOR lUTFS. . DA IDEA \ I ELI*., September I I. n- a nieetine; of the Borough CVuineil ck l;ist the Mayor. Mr ilornhhiw n‘f<»rre<| to the prosperous condition of IS, bin rough and said that Die appeal to the ratepayers <1 u 1*111*2: the first : ’ew days fuel resulted in C7OOO out of a total of £IO.OOO owing for rates beiim collected. He said t-hat was a record for the Dominion and spoke w< 11 for » the financial staliility of the town and district. TT Bcl'erring to unemployment tlie all Mayor stated that they had only one no application since the last meeting. The or local (loveriimoiit Ealxuir Office luol in received no inquiries from unemployed.