TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

av tki.noil tint—-er.it pttisss association] APPEAL DISMISSED. WELLINGTON. Sept. 24'. The Appeal Court dismissed ihe motion for leave to appeal against the sente,ice of death on To Kahn, convicted of the Ongaroto murder. ODDFELLOWS. WELLINGTON. September 24. in reference to the r'lhle from O'tawa stating ‘'Grand Lodge of Diklfellows sitting at Toronto rejected the motion of Lucas (Australia, to amend constitution to permit the admission of Maoris’’, the Grand Secretary the New Zealand branch, Alanehester Unity Oddfellows, states this does nut apply to that order, which has never exempted Maoris from membership if eligible in accordance with the rules. There are Maoris in New Zealand lodges and they lire entitled to all the benefits and privileges of membership.

err irrs throat. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sept. 21

Fred Cassidy, a retired farmer. ag''i| sixty-nine, suicided last night by rutting bis throat. He disappeared from billin' in l lie al’ti'i imiiii and was found oil the heai'li this morning. He had been in bad health for some moiitlv- and was very depressed.

R.S.A. EX K( l"IT VE. SEEKING INCREASED PENSION’S. WELLINGTON. Sep:. 2! The New Zealand R.S.A. Exe.iri.:' discussed various mailers in c.ninrclioii with the welfare of members such ns land settlement, tlie rentals charged to soldier settlers, the high prices e.ski" l for land, the housing problem, advances to soldiers for home building, etc., businesses and poultry farming for invalid and delicate soldiers. There was a lee.gi' v discussion on a proposal to tlie Government to increase the pensions. It was stated that pensions were inadequate at present, v

-hmilil In' increased. Il was decided i pay a visit In the Moniliots of Pari.a incut, ibis week, and to set up a spec.a! comiiiitlee to go into ways and means mi as to suggest how public money could be saved to provide an increase.’ PROGRESS i EAGUK TOUR. NELSON. Sc The Canterbury Progress ! party are greatly impressed with the possibilities before the fruit imii: They stood on one occasion in the ecu Ire of vvliat ten years ago Was barren land and is now the centre ol thousands of acres of orchards. It was staled that .11)0,000 eases ol apple . would pass over the Molileka whaii alone in the coming season. The .south is crying out fur early apples. Present transhipment charges are a great difficulty. The League was impressed with the necessity of pushing on railway const ruction and linking up the isolated sections of Nelson and the Rest Coast with the Soothern system. The work of the Cawthorn Institute, in scientific resell nil, especially in soil survey, was specially interest ing to i!" ■ members of the party, who leave tomorrow for Mailhornugli.