TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

(liy TEI.KCIUPU TENDERS BOARD. WK.I '.INGTOX. October 28. The Tenders Hoard of the Public Works Department lms received tenders for plate and girder spans required for the Tarawera and Rangitailii liridgi'. That of \V. T. Johnson and Co., Wellington, has been recommended to 110- Cabinet for a|- : pi nyal. Tlie price is £'V52 I. Jobn- • soil and C'o. are representatives in l lie Dominion for tbe Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co. DOST OK KICK SAVINGS RANK. RKTKRXS. WELLINGTON, October 28. The quarterly Best Office SavingBank returns at September 6(11 h. a'"' as follows: This Year, hast Yea'', t £ Deposits 7.0:11.891 B.ri'hl.ffiO Withdrawals 8J087.72A 8,070.10:1 The excess of withdrawals ever dr- ) posits is £ !.V).BJ-I. whereas !.i»l the latter exceeded the torn, -t .■>('.8,092. | A SERIOUS OIIAKGK. TIM ARK. On. 29. ,|, 'lines It. Mayor. chemist of Duin- 1 din, was charged at the Magistrate - Court with unlawfully using an instrument on Violet Ada Atkins, a married woman, living apart from her husband, with intent to procure a miscarriage. The woman's! evidence taken in hnspi- ; al Inst niolil. Alter being warned, tbe' wimess inade a full statement, going into details. Accused was remanded to appear at Dunedin on Saturday next. Apphea- * lion for bail was rrtused. INO I'EST YKUD.ICT. I TIM ARC. Met. 29. At tbe inquest of Thomas llawkins. ‘ ft 111 lid dead ill bed yesterday, a verdiet of death from natural causes was returned.

HOSPITAL I'INANCE. j KKIItDIXG. net. 28. i t'eolity Councils contributing to ibo , Balmorston North Hospital Board "*‘i'<* j represented at a i oliferelire here to- j d.i) A .lotion "a. fas cl. ol u ||{, th,. I'..Mowing is the substance : fi'liis meeting protests against. the |l,eise adopting the suggested schedule I i, which the snb-Hv on levies jwi«l j bv Ihe Governmenl is based, as emlor-j sell hy the Hospital Commission. The whole'system hy which land only and, not. material wealth is charged with the upkeep of hospitals is most uni'ist The feeling of justice is intensified by il„. proposal to reduce the subsidy ill some cases ~nd to increase it in others, j which amounts to one hospital district j snbsidi-iiio another. With diminishing subsidy country districts arc penalised. \y 1 1il,, there may he some justification to increase tbe suh.sdy to main base hospitals there most lie some more equitable form of raising funds for .V spiials. which will lake into mtisideraiioit patients from the several ci ot rl.til ing districts, either l.v rotu’-n to flat rate of subsidy or power to differentiate between outlying districts amt centres of population. MTI.I.TNG WHEAT. m'NKDIX. Oet. 27. Mr Arnold W. Smith. Assistant— Wheat Controller, was in Dunedin this j week. ll<' did not give the millers any! com fort, in regard to their request, fori permission to imnort Australian wheat 1 for mixing. The Department evidently J I believes that there is enough wheat in New Zealand to meet requirements, j and so there is but it is a l , question of ! a sufficiency of the bard sorts. It is said that the quantity of floor ill the . Dominion al the end of September was ' 10,0(10 ions, and that on the same date ' New Zealand held one and three-quar-ter million bushels ol' wheat, which will produce BO.(WO tons of flour, if it is all milling u beat. NEW D< >T A TORS IX DUNEDIN DI'XKDIN. Oet. 27. New pofaloes, grown on the Otago Peninsula, are now marketed in Dunedin. To-day the first of the new < rop was seen at tlm unctions, and they brought wholesale AM per 11.. Kairly good simples from Auckland have been arriving during the past lortuiglit. scl!_ Lug up to Id per 111 wholesale. At CKI.AXD EAST SKAT. AUCKLAND. (let. 28. If (he lion (t. W . Russell does not win the Auckland East seat, it will no|. I>e for want of assurance- Yesterday, the “Herald.'’ in pointing out some of that candidate's shortcomings, referred faeci'ioiisly to Mr Russell's talents as “author, financier, orator, statesemaii, ainl donor of generous arid noble pensions.” these lining among the many claims for support enumerated in the candidate's own eleeion leaflet. The reiuct for Avon is. of course, all. old campaigner, and lias sufficient humour to realise the little- gibe at him, but. lie endeavours to go oil" Isdier. and bums Ibis criticism to good account-, lifts election advertisement this mornjm, reads: ote lor Russell, w (mis the “Herald.” in ils lending article, describes as .author. luiam-ier. orator, statesman, and donor of generous and noble pensions."

\r<'Ki.ANP-iXYiw\i;r:iu. FI,TOUT. wki.i IN’(: ton. Oi 1.. :m. Tlic aernpla tie D. 11.0. arrived at. Tivntli.im at II o'clock this mornino from Auckland. via llawera. where a slay was nude. Tin l machine made a splendid journey, anil leaves lor Tnvercarpill to-morrow innrniic.r. The iero silane is henrine a messaee from Mayor Ciiiisom fAnekhimP to I lie Mayor of Inverearyill. I , Oi!TFH‘S IIF. ATI I. nrxFivix. Oeioiier no. Frederick Marks, a railway porter, married with two children, while enoarn.<| in shnntino operations on i-kitnr- ! day afternoon at Sawyer's 15• iy. was '.knocked down liv a truck rml ran ■ over. Tie was removed to Dunedin j Hospital where hoth his leys were ainj painted. Tie died at midaii.dil from j shock

MirdTARY CANTEEN FUNDS. WEDDINGTON, October 28. | A pointed and very definite remark was made by Air Justice Husking this nmr.ning during the progress of an action in which the Commandant of the Trentham Military camp and the Canteen Committee of Featherston and j Trentham are suing Thomas Balfour Mason for the recovery of Cl2oo 1-ls Kid. “It seems to me.” said ii is Honour, “a most speculative action. I do not see the least indication of any fraud on the part of this mail. As cross exammitiun of the defendant had not concluded, the hearing has been adjourned, to a dat" to be fixed, as Justice .Husking will be engag, d with criminal eases next week. KDAG SALUTING ORDER. W EDI J XGTOX. Oclolif" 29. 1 A eireiilar is being addressed to all the schools in tile Wellington District b v tile Kdue.atioii Board, inquiring whether cll'cet is being given to llm require liieiits of flic regulations regarding in-ciih-al ion ul patriotism, j ‘ The Board further w islKCs to be iiilornicd. confidentially.'' states the cip diir. "whether von have encountered a m difficulty in connect ion with the 1 ,m-i.rm l ioli coiilained in tin- last I lii • cineiicc ■ of tie '.\lrai-i. »ii'i if any • i iili, a 1 11 \ lias lie'll eiieouni'ied. its miI ne i la! bow ym. have d.-all with it." WKDUNGTOX. tictobei 2” | It. i- la te* 1 linn one siJ.iirlmn -clmol in which ertain cliiljreii have , 11 fused to salute the Hag is the Nor- , im.iiliv S|.|ii>"l. near bower Hull ' ; - i R EDI KY ING TEACH ERS' SALARY. ] AUCKLAND. October 27. - : The refusal of the Education Do- ' partJUent to pay the salary iq a rcli'-v- 1 ing teacher at tho Girls’ Grammar 1 School was the subject of Indignant 1 comment by the Board of Governors. The teacher ill question relieved a sick 1 I teacher for one term. The department refused to pay her salary on the 1 ground that liic school was already 1 over-staffed and the relieving appoint- I ini-ill made contrary to the "'coolly 1 staffing regulations. * ' The beadmist ress reporied tlmt when 'a substitute v. a» appointed -die eoulil ! not foresee a reduction in the n"ni!i'-r c 11* pupils Tin i'. g- it la t ion dlovid ..clmol a |ci mil of four molllli t" lll.’k'' . redud ions in stirlf. tint (lib period had ■ not elapsed j The eliainnan (Professor Thomas! I said the department was merely sheltering behind the regulations Tloboard had not the money to pay the salary, and the only thing ]ef! was to pay ii out of their own pocket-. Several members suggested that tlm I only course, ip the event of the dopart- ! ment persisting in its attitude, would lie 1" resign in a body. Kindlier consideration was deferred.