TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1921, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[llY TELEGRAPH— PER PRESS ASSOCIATION RKMUERA AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Oct. 1. The Remueia brought oSB passengers, including 218 nominated immigrants. The southerners go by train leaving at 7.10 o’clock on Sunday night. Mr 11. D. Thomson and other officers of the Immigration Department met the vessel on her arrival. Among the newcomers are 3o adult first and sec-ond-class passengers, and I 13 man and women travelling third class who are hooked for Auckland, which will receive the hulk of the intlux. There are 138 booked for Wellington, 103 for Cbristeliurch, and 3"> for Dunedin, while seven out of the list will go o. to Australia. Of the whole company, “40 are men and 2">! women, while there are also SO children of a tes between three weeks and twelve years. GAMING REPORT. SIR GEORGE CLIFFORD AND NAPIER PARK CLUIL NAPIER, Oei. - Sir George Clifford (president of ' Racing Conference), in a letter to the president of the Napier Park Club, states his intention of submitting to the Prime Minister his opinion regarding the Racing Commission's report. Sir George Cliil’ord is wholly in accopl with the report in its main features, and considers any minor 'points on which hesitation is possible too trivial to lie allowed to sacrifice t' e substantial advantages ol the report. lo requests that in order to add lone (<■ bis representations the Napier Pai 1 Club should communicate expressing its accord with or disapproval of his opinion. The president of the Napier Park Club has replied: “We regrot that on account of the injustice to Napier Parr, arid several other matters, we cannot agree with your opinion as to the commission's report. lire rceninineurln lion to abolish the Napier Park ( lub while continuing tie is-eo id permits to small districts practically surrounded by courses Inis aroused the indignation ol the whole ol ibis district. A DENIAL. DUNI'IBN. Oct. o. The Union Coy. stMes there m no intention of withdrawing the Niagara from the Vancouver service. SHEARERS’ DISPUTE. AY ELLINGTON. Oct. 3. In connection with the statement bv Mr Grayndler, secretary ol the Workers' Union, to the fleet that the shearers’ award applies to the Wellington district only, the Labour Department states that this i? incorrect. The. award applies to Northern Taranaki. Wellington. Marlborough, Canterbury. Otago and Southland districts. The case was heard throughout the country, Mr Grayndler representing the unions, and jit tlio request of both pjirtios it "ns decided to make uniform awards. This was done and the award is now in force in all the districts mentioned. The old award is completely superseded by the raw one. ami any sheep owner not bound to lire new award is not bound bv anv award.

A Gl Itl, KIGGKft. IH'XKDIN, Oct. I. A sad fatality occurred at- Warepa yesterday afternoon, when Maggie Murary. 13 years of age, the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Win Murray, <:! Cartel-hope Station, was killed by a fall from a horse. The girl was riding home from school. A riderless horse was seen galloping past a neighbour’s place by some of the womenfolk, and going out they found the girl lying on the side of the road in mi unconscious condition. She died shortly afterwards. The verdict at the inquest was accidental death from concussion of the brain.

SENTENCE 11 lOK THEETS. WELLINGTON. October , At the Supreme Court. Nnrimm Rule , William, ex-secretary of the Nelson , Education Hoard, came up for sentence , oil 20 charges of theft of moneys Imm . tile hoard. The total dealeations set j out amounted to LT>2.->. I i lie was sentenced to two moiilhs | | imprisontnent on each charge, to l.r | cumulative. i . ROTOMAIH" MINE EIRE STIEI.EI). AI'CKLVND, October I. • , The Secretary of the Tanpiri Co., states the Rotowaro Mine lire is stiflvd and cannot make any great progress, as the air cannot get at it The fire will now Imni it-vlf out in a confined area. - : THE BY-ELECTION. ' 1 AUCKLAND. Oct. 3 Since it was rumoured sonic* days a;'" that the Hem Arthur Myers was likelv | . to relinquish the Auckland East sc*n 1. 1 ( there lias be< i n a good deal ol specula-' tivc guessing about the identity cd I. j successor as representative o) the oon-j, st ituency. Those must Irecjiu ully men-, tioued as probable candidates have ■ been the Hon G. W. Russell, formerly' M.l*. for Avon and l.ifiernl .Minister *1 | Public Health and Internal Allah's in, the National Cabinet, and Mr (luihuj Mackenzie, who contested t'lce seal •• the last general elect!,m in lbc* llclo'in Party’s interests. It is practical i c certain that. Mr Bussell will In- u cun.li- j date, standing as a Liberal, but * 1 Mackeiii-.ie has nut yet definitely stated I whether be intends to «laml again. I is also prcltv niuc!i a ceitaiiity that I there will be a candidate selected by the New Zealand Labour Parly, but the Party’s choice cannot be settled until the’ local executive lias considered l!:c matter. . « * TliT 1 now partv, oi which r Slatham is leader, lias been considering the prospects of csiptiinno; iln* *<‘at as us iirst politit al triumph, :»ml its nominee uill in ail probability he aniiouiKvcl en rlv. MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT. AVELI.INGTON, Oct. 4. Herbert Markham Wright. Inspector l of the* Colonial Mutual Insurance Company was killed at (’> o’clock to-night 1 near Lower Mutt, through a motoi-ey--1 cle lie was riding crashing into a fence. An unidentified man. who was in Iho • sidecar, lies unconscious at Lower Holt I Hospital. Mr Wright’s widow resides f I in Lyall Bay remanded. y! 01IRISTCH UR OH. Oct. "• » | .Tames Scott Main, the Aua-limatisa-i tion Society’s Ranger, was again re- ■ ! liianded on a charge of attempted murtier was preferred against Main in rcs- :'. pert to Bernard Nuttall, who.was shut | through two fingers duriftg the fracas.