TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[nv TKMSOItAI'II—I’BIt I’itliSS ASSOCIATION. DROWNED. AUCKLAND, Oct. 20 Paul Edward Jones, 11, a soil of George Jones, bricklayer, was drowned in a swamp at Edcndale suburb, while playing w'fli a toy boat and frog litiiiiing. SHIPPING OUTLOOK. WNEDIN. Oct. 2d. There appears to he a brighter outlook in the shipping world as far as New Zealand is concerned. During the past two or three weeks several of the Union Company’s steamers whh h had been placed on the lay-up berth owing tn the I'alling-olf in trade, have been recommissioned. This is regarded in shipping eiieles as a very hopeful sign, and the opinion is freely expressed that shaping will be hack to normal in a lew months’ time.

There are still over twenty ol the Union Company's steamer- laiil tip ot rations New Zealand and Australian ports. Koine of those will probably not be i('commissioned for some time, but it is expected that tho serviceable eapjo- , arriets will be placed in the various trades as tliingk imprure. The latest Union Company steamer to be put in active rervixe is the W atkouniti. It is expected tl*it the next Red Eli nil cl steamer to be recommissioned from the idle fleet at* 1 oil Chalmers will he the Maori. Flits \ossei is at present undergoing an extensive ovorhaid and repaiis, and will subsequently re-enter the W'ollingtoii-Lyt-teltoii ferry service. Tlietc are eleven vessels of the Union Company's fleet lying iille ;l < Miu:t Chalmers. ALLEGED EAIAE PRETENCES. WELLINGTON. Oct. 2(1 At the Magistrate's Court to-day a Frenchman warned Gerrard Corvissiano was sent to the Supreme Court lor trial on charges of forgery and false pretences in connexion with an agreement to Inire or purchase a motor-ear on which the deposit had heel, forfeited. :m ,l a subsequent agreement to retail flic ear and sell it on behalf "I an . The ear was destroyed bx hie. and i, was alleged that the accused collected the insurance money hy making a false doclnrat ion.

KOLTH A ERIC.IN VETERANS. WELLINGTON. 0.4. 2The annual conference of tlm Sou h African Veterans’ Association was belli tn-dav. the president. Mr J. A. son (Hastings') occupying the ebatt. , Delegates were present representing »(){)() voionms from Knujiluuvn, to invereargilh 'l'!"' niiijorily of discussed boro upon the question ol securin'' lor men who served in the Boei war the same benefits as were extended to the Returned Soldiers AssoeiaHon. It was decided to approach the Prime Minister bv deputation to-mor-row and ask him t» fulfil bis promise Hint .South African veterans should bo allowed the privilege provided under tho Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Art. Arrangements were, made lor it Dominion reunion of South African veterans in Wellington next year.

A niSITTK SKTTI.KI). AIVKBAND, Oct. ■_>">. Till, ilisimtc between Lliw waterside™ • m ,l (he l'nitiu Steam Ship Company repardiuip tile discharge ol hmicdiist f,-,7i>i the MTiitelimta has been settled. \\’nrl; was resuim'd this mnrninp. H\K I'l’S' Afi'AltJ) BUI'.ACIJ. A rt’KI.ANI). Oct. A’"). Mr II W. Bundle. S.AI. nave .irnlpniiru. ill the Magistrate's Court in tv ~.,v i„ wheh the linkers' and I’asry,.„„ks' t'nion elaimed L'Bl penalty Imm Walter I’.nehaiian, l.td.. for an alien'd I,reach of award. The company employed a nninher of men to start work at il p.m. and continue until . a.m. 0 paid overtime from II pm. till A a.m. hut from 1 lie laHer lime to 7 a.m. in; such hour as they knocked oil' they were paid lor the time actually wwk--1 The company's imumper stated (lii',l the weekly vnpo was paid, less a deduction lor short hours worked. Mr Bundle said he considered that (lie statement made to support the de. fence put forward, and that what had been done, was that, the men were paid s.i uiiieli per hour. 1 lie eoiilpaliv had alwavs carried on iiiplit hikinp. and until duly. !!>’!. t h.-. men worked ~u (ill a hold !• a.in. and weiv paid a weeklv wane plus overtime, tin duly Tllli foi ni;il reipiest hy the workers was handed in the . iimpany that tin' mil nn cement should allow them to work shorter hours and accept payment only lor the lime worked. Air Bundle said the award prescribed a weekly waue. and had heen in force since 101;). Overtime was. in the ease of bakeries, usually for uipht liakint!. We ]„.|(l that this was a. breach of t-ho award, and in tininjp the penally at £.| and costs C2 It’s, took into consideration the fact that the said elliplovcrs employed two extra men to complete the work of the men on short time, ami thus had no direct financial savin.;. Mr Bundle said lie proposed to lie the penalty in respect to the employees al £2 each, hut would hold it ovei pemlinp an appeal. Security lor appeal was fixed lit £lO Ids. a Fiinc. AVKI/ld NfITON, Oet. 27. A lire at Kilhirnio early this mnrninp; liiidly dnninfied a shop and dwelling house of seven rooms, owned iilld neeilpied hy Stewart Brown McDonald. 'I lie building was insured foe £2OOO in the New /calami and Alliance offices, and the stock in Die I'oyal lor £l.‘tt)o. Ihe contents of tin' house were insured for £••>7o, and n cash register for Cant’. The cause of the lire is unknown. (’ll AIM! K At! A INST TFAfTIF.B. TIM AMT'. Del. 20. David Thomas Todd, sclioolteaelier at (’l.mdetiove. afipeared hefe.re .Tustieos at Teiimha to-day charged with carnally know ino a child between 12 and 10 years ot ape. Tie was remanded on hail of foil.

A TEACHER'S SALARY. AUCKLAND, Oct. 20. The refusal of the Education Department to pay the salary of a relieving lonelier at the Girls' Grammar School was the subject of indignant comment by the Board of Governors, The teacher ill question relieved a sick teaehei lor one term. The Department reiusv.l to pay on the ground that the school already was overstaffed ami the relieving appoint meld was made contrary to the recently drafted sinking regulations. The head mistress reported that when l lie substitute was nppoiued she could not fore sue the reduction in the number of pupils. The regulations allowed schools a period of four mouths to make reductions in stall, hut this period had aot elapsed. The chairman. Professor Thomas, said the Department was iiiirely slfltoiing behind the legulntiuns. The hoard had no money to pay the salary, and the only thing lelt was for members to pay out ot their own pockets. Several members suggested that flic only eoliise in the event ol the Department persisting in its altitude would lie to resign in a body. Consideration was deferred. ‘•YOUNG” CITIZENS’ LEAGUE. DUNEDIN, Get. 27 At a well-attended meeting of citizens held to-night, presided over by tlie Mayor, it was unanimously decided to form a Dunedin Young Citizens’ League, on the same lines as those previously formed at Auckland, Wellington and Chi istelmreli. A strong advisory council, represeuiat ive ol citizens. was sel up to further the objects of the League.