TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION J R.S.A. DEIHTATIOX. WELLINGTON, Siq-t. -3. A deputation from t!it* Executive of tin* N.Z. R.S.A. waited on members <»f Parliament and placed before them the Associations proposals for increasing pensions of all men suffering from ”>(.) per cent or greater disability and dependants. Major-General Russell (president) briefly outlined tin* objeets, and reminded members of the intention underlying the War pensions Act as outlined by Sir .1. Allen in the House* in 1917, when lie used the following words -‘‘What wo have attem] ted to do is to consider tin* working man in receipt of good wages and under our pension scheme to provide that he should be. if he has a wife and children, in most instances better off under the pension than he was when he was earning his daily wage.” Riis<c|] reminded members that the men for whom lie was speaking were those who through disability wore unable to take advantage of tin* soldiers settlement and repatriation benefits.

Messrs iTi-Donald. J.endley. Long and Smith, (members of the Executive) went into details as outlined at the Conference and the members of Parliament thanked them for their clear exposition of a vwiy good ease. WELLINGTON'S .MILK. WKLUXGTON. Sept. 2T An important civil action, regarding the supply of milk to the City Corporation by the Wellington Hairy Karmers* Co-operative Association is being heart! in the Supreme Court to-day. TW* Association is claiming sums totalling LAO3S Ss Sd, upon three clauses of action; (1) that the Corporation had ►paid lower rates than agreed upon ; '2) that one of the scales used in weighing milk at tin* city depot was incorrect inasmuch a* I- gallons were recorded as 41, and (3) that the Corporation had wrongly made a charge, of LAO Ms for tie* e*-**. of cans employed in supplying miß\. The third claim was not actively disputed and the sum claimed with costs Inn* boon paid into the Court without prejudice. AN KSCAPKK ('ALTERED. PALM KPSTOX X.. Sept. 23 The tale of ('. 11. Roxborough’s captun* was told hy Constable () Doiioghtie, of Koxtnii. “1 reached th< Mangawhatn district, and was informed hy a settlor that two old coats had been taken from, his cowshed ll*e night previous. Picking no this due. the constable made his wav into the hiuterInnd. which is thickly covered with lupin. After searching round, he picked up footprints on the sand, and followed the tracks for a considerable distance, and also sean-hed the lupins near the bridge. The tracks had vanished. He made iW n» eminence, from tile top ot which he e-pied a where, about a mile distant, which he had not previously seen. It was partly hidden in the lupins.

Hot racing hi, steps, tie* roil •■table stealthily made Jiis way to a shelter, and, peeping in through a doorway, saw the* wanted man lying down oil some sacks. He was immediately arrested and handcuffed. 1 pun being son relied. Roxborough asked the reason, and was intormed that he was an armed prisoner. He denied this, and said that if he had been he would not have been captured. Ho informal the constable that lie was starving, and had bad enough of it. He also said ho was making his way to I'Vildmg. lie said he had spent a very miserable night in the open on Tuesday, ami « looked knocked up. INQPEST PROCEEDINGS. eiIKISTCtirPCH. Sent. 28. Tin* names of the victims ol the liie at Lyttelton yesternight won* Olivine ten years, and May .lose;, bine, three years. The iuq’ost was opened tM* morning and adjourned till Wednesday after formal evidence of identification |,y David Dodds, the father of the children.