TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

Ini' TKI.I'.O It Al* il -I'Kll I'UKSS ASSOCIATION. GRAND JURY RKCOMMENDS FLOGGING. WKLI.INTON, Oct. HI. When Hie criminal 'sessions ot the Grand Jury, in returning true hills in thirteen eases submitted to it recommended “tint in view of tbe large number of sexual oifemes lately, and without a bearing < n cases on the ealenda" we are of the opinion that a more severe penalty should he inflicted il, |he form of Hogging, if necessary Mr .Instils' I lushing said he would note the recommendation, which was quite pro] or. It indicated the extent to which public opinion went in regard to s ,ieh cases, and would also assist the C url to decide a difficult matter in •in,King Ho- punishment til ll>e crime.

SUPREME ("H'RT. WEI I.INGTHN, Get. 31 - In the Supreme Court to-day .fames fain .'leaded guilty to stealing £W ; uii| William Hammingtoii pleaded trujiiy p, indecent assault on a boy five years of age. Both prisoners were remanded for sentence. Harold Andrews was found not guilty on a .barge of roliborv and assault, and was dis.lianred William Murphy pleaded not ..ujllv to a charge of stealing Os from old man in an hotel, lie wifs ac'i ii i it oil.

THK OIL INDITsTHY

AUCKLAND. October 31

The prospects of the oil industry were briefly discussed in an interview bv Mr C. A. Moser of New York, a through passenger from America to Australia bv the Makora. Mi Alosei . who is a director of the Caeiium Oil Proprietary and of the Vacuum Ui| (mi v. is visitinir roimlt it's where blanches ol the eonipauies hare |,ren established. The demand for all -lasses of oil had diminish"!! and duiing the‘last twelve month' there had Iv en a good many idle smoke stack'. An increased demand had been manifested recently, and there had been a 'light advance in the p-mv of n ude ,„l. indicating that the eo-m-r had be e turned.

I n regard to tin lut in'- ~f the oil in,|„n. , Atr Alo-ei expressed hi merit opt imislieallx “Although tie geologist S (ell os that the existin'.' oil 7„,-os will he Short-lived.” he said, “nobody really knows the extent of them. |„ any ease, there mv enonnous shale liolds to he developed, and motor spirit "ill eventually he grown." Relernng

to the great possibilities of fuel oil. Mr Moser said oil-bniming ships were increasing. and then' was still a I'l'g" Held for develonni.'iit in this direction The Use lII' oil for fuel on railways would deneiid on the cost of t rnnspert. Generallv speaking, he though'. coal would he used in eoal-orodueing e"'inj lie'. 11l .America fuel oil was used on railways 111 the Western States, from which much ol the oil supply of the country "as obtained. I'urtbei east both elect l ieily and coal "ere ik! 1► v tin- rail" ay companies 'd'liir la tile ,"sources of di't l i t' served l.y the rail" a\ s refene.l to. Air Moser expressed optimism that coal "ould ml he superseded by nil as I m i ft r Hr- : railways fur iiiant yeti is. owing I" ' fact that Hit ain was a great coal-pro liming country, and the cost oi tra.i'porlitig oil to Hritain was to,, - osll\ l ' allow it to compete with eiial. coal miners deadlock.

WELLINGTON. Oetoh"r 2:1

Regarding a telegram !' nim Dreyuullll li stating that a deadlock had occurred in the mining dispute. Mr 1. O Ri'-hop. technical adviser to the Mine Owners" Association, stated today that at tlm AA’i stport confer■cnee ihe following alternative' were nfiered ], v Hie min,, owners' delegate' : i ! i That Messrs Davidson and Bishop should I mu' at one. for Southland to make til" best 111'!':: 11:. elnellt [ u 'i b | regarding the I" • id!" mill"', ami 1 hen arrange fin a meeting "f the Otago and Southland panics and mini'!'.’ unions to make tie" agiveniiiils lor 1 Ini'" dist riel . the West Coast meting In stand adjourned m the meantime.

(•_>) That the present negm iation - he allowed to proceed, and that immediately alter their eollelllsioll M e"l ' Davidson and Hi'hop should m' t" Soul bland and endeavour to i-'ioeiii" a sat isl’a.Tory '-el t lolm-nt of the d.is pules th'-re. The proposals were declined by tlm miners' delegates, who suggested that Messrs Davidson and Bishop should to Southland to try to Ining about a resumption, ami il smeessl ol I . relipn and resume the AA’est Coast , oufci "lie". To ibis (lie mine owners' delegates declined to agree on the ground that it was simply wasting line, as it mad - provision for reaching finality. Mr Hislmp says it is impossible to think otherwise than that th" Miners’ I'Ydcrnt ion officials attended the V. esi port meeting with the fixed intention to break otf the negotiations before (hey were really eommenei'd by refusing t,, Ink,, the Otago and Southland district agreeimdits into eoiisidei •'I mil immediately, and refusing to o"g"li:-l" ivgnrdiug agreements in any other district until the Southland didieiilfy "as overcome. They IlnVe ill effect elllerll id the ano n*emen t e for holding dis trii-t conferences. The owners’ do Gion regarding fullire slops "il l prnli ably he anuouuerd in a lew days.