TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1921, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[uv TKl.KClMnll— I’Mit fItKSS association. THEFT OF HOODS. WELLINGTON. Nov. 12. At a re-trial in the Supreme Court, Charles Holland and Frederick Walter Rescue, formerly manager and head storeman respectively, of the Empire Manufacturing Co., were found guilty of stealing goods valued at £7O and were admitted to probation for twelve months.

THE FREIGHT MARKET. WELLINGTON. \<,v. fj The Department of Industries mid Commerce has received from the High Commissioner a cable stating that a ivductioii to 1 2 per cent will come into force immediately W ELLINGTON Wool. SALE. WELLINGTON. Nov. II Wool is coining in well lor the sales in Wellington on Thursday, the lirsl of the new season. There will l:e an olfeiiug ill approximately 7l)fi;j bales. Mr Carey, cliairinan of the Welluigtiui W (Milbi okei s’ Asmi; ration. stat' d thin certain reports weie riieulatiiig thrnuglioii t the Doniiiiiini to the efliit tiiat the order or sales was likely to be interfered with by reason of the dillietilty which had arisen between the wool buyers and the banks relative to hills of lading. This, he could stale authoritatively, would not have nnv hearing on the dale of the opening sale, scheduled t" he held in Wellington next I b ll r-1 !:l\ . i here would lie ample shijrpmg span* available in port for the reception of wool bought at the coming sale within tom teen ihivs alter the sale.

REMANDED. lIFNEDIN. Nov. II I" the case of Donald Martin M I'ailgeii. who was arrested yesterday af.erimoii and brought lief,,,-,. ' t |„. Court this mottling oil a charge ol receiving util 10s on account of l.n/aru, Wolfe Italkiinl, and Iraudeiitiy omitting to :i(•>■"!i nt for the same. Chid Detective Rislmp asked tor a leimind loi a week, stating I lull there were M-vcial charges pending, which would inn iu'o at least L'lthin ill re sped 111 I’.ilkind. There were also cliaiges in ics|>c-t of other ■ imiplalilts. In lIS,-, I Muled I ill Ni.veiub,., |s. 110 askcil for bail. The 1 ' id Detective ivf|iicslct! that die atuouiit lixetl should he substantial. Rail was fixed at L'ollil and two sureties of (.e.70 each.

ALLEGED ARSON. HAMILTON. Nov. HI Rceon Ijy lire partly destroyed the piemises of Barnett, Allott. and Eee. grocoi s, anil, owing to the discovery of tout j*i int.s him] ki’rosiHio tins, ii was cunsidorod ihat tlio i-iivumsthih os were suspicious.

An inquiry was held yesicnlay, nftei which a Verdict was ictiirned by the Magistrate, as follows; -••The only coii-•■hi-sion i easonabl.v to be draw n I ron) the evidence i- that the premises were wilfully sul (iii liie, ;inil this cuitclusiuu e:iuses suspicion to l:c c;is; nil tin* ocrllpiers, :iml (heir evidence duos nut remove this suspicion. in respect to two •»l tluin :i ( lon si. ! cm nnul, Imwovor. iind that anv part iotilar poisun m poiS|, i* s <ausod tin* liiv, so ! iind that tho wiiiuc (li 11 if iiro was tho wilful and 1111I;iwiul ad of sumo person unknown/*

I)KAI> lIKLOKS. WKI.UNCTON. Nov. In Alt \Y. !*oits, pi'osidont of tho Wollin.Litnti ijotiiinod Siddiofs’ Assuoiat iun, has i sn<‘d iho Armistice Day: “On this. tlu* aimivorsaiy nf the day when the world’s eru-niy was laid low, thoughts turn to the years that have intervened. Have wo shown onrs(.*|ves Ricai in tho hour •»f triumph 'r llavo w<* taken a w ide view of Iho immense oroldem that victory confronted ,ls with r Have we handled it with (lie calm wisdom of our lathers!’' These (plestions should he pondered hv us to-day. We drew tho sword without hatred or passion. because we were eoni|kdlcd l<> draw it. New Zealand has told U- that sf:e is proud of her (iohtinu: men. The world has (old ns that the record oi these civilian soldiers is uusiirp.issahle. Nave lived up id out new hiithriehi in lendilie a helping hand to those whom it is our duty to help, to the count iy tlnii i;a\v us our life, and for which we loiijjit r Are we standing together today awaiting the older - Stand to,’ in readiness for the halite of our country’* eeonoinie ileliverauoi l Iroin ils uar-hoiu prolilenisr Shall no the deeds of these men, oentlemen all, who !n*lpd us in the and who are no more with Us J Have we realiseil to the lull the solemnity and depth of liio nation'/ mom nine for them)' (leiunals, privates to us they are one. Let us each soareh his conscience for two minutes at eleven (i’d(i<k to-day lor an answer to the question many ol them asked us:

'Will you stand h\ those we left behind h* Let us assemble together here and there, now and then, new links of association and comradeship, p.utueis in imsiuess, prouioi inp; and happier life to widow, o:phan, and u> Dijojrcr ..w ho went down maimed in t lie p;reat li.sjjht. 'Deail iieruemd hatlles on land and sea and in air. we salute you to-day.’ HKIKCTKD BOA li DKH I’SIOS KXIL K. DAN NEY lUK 10. Nev 11. Cornelius Sullivan, while intoxieaied visited tho residence ol I’nhert lames Syrnonds, at AYoher, on Tinirsday evening and requesti’d a “shakedown. M I In* roqiK’si was refused, and Svirmnds followed Sullivan to see him elf the |>remises. Sullivan drew a pocket-knife and made a slash at Syrnonds. who put up his left arm at ward oil’ the blow, receiving an iiich-d« , ep wound. Sullivan was arrested and sentence I to two months' imprisonment with hard lahonr, on a charge nf common asaamlt.

KILLED BY LANDSLIDE. WANG AN FI, Nm 12. Il’he police have been advised of a landslide at the Government relief works at Rounrapaoa, up the river, which resulted in a workman. Thomas Dwyer being killed and V. Rudd being badly injured. RHODES SCHOLAR FOR 1922. WELLINGTON, Nov. 1(1 The University of New Zealand has received advice from the Cecil -llhides Trustees that a scholarship will he awarded this year for a scholar to enter Oxford in October, 11)22. The I’rofcssorinl Hoard of Victoria University College has decided to nominate a candidate, and to call for applications for the position; applications tn elu Kith iiist. PRINTERS AM A 1.0 '.MATE. DUNEDIN. Nov. II

The niiiidgiuiiatimi is. announced as from .laiimuy next of Wilkie ami Co. and C<ml 1-, Culling and Co., leading lirim m printer- of long >l.Hiding. The new rniigmiiv w ill be top: e-e tiled in Wellington, but the headquarters will remain in Dunedin.

METHODIST CM KOI. DUNEDIN. Nwvenib. r 12. Tile annual Otago and Southland sylioil of the Methodist Church is to o| • i in din mi Wednesday. The chief item on the business paper is the centenary celebration trow being prepared fur. The aim is to raise £15,090 for various defined pnroose.s. About C 93.00(1 is already in hand, and the question for 11io Synod will he how to organoise in Otago and Southland, so as to oontiibiite towards the balance. Hume and foreign missions may lie another interesting subject for tile Synod because this year the New Zealand Church is taking over responsibility concern mg tile Solomon Islands, The report will show the foreign missions income to lie a record. The Theological College is engaging special attention just now, and members will probably have something to say about the forward movement which is ill innteinplation. also about the Three Kings College for Maoris, which is about to

move into premises that 1 ' Cl 2.(M>O. MEETING OF GENER AI, ASSEMBLY. DFNKDIN. Nov. 11

The General Assembly of the Preshvteriau Church of New Zealand is to open next Thursday. The last time the • Assembly sat in Dunedin was in 1917. The retiring Moderator, the Rev. S. W. Currie, of Balelutha. will open the Assembly. The first business will ho to appoint a moderator. Professor Tlcwitson. designated hv the Assembly last year, tantamount to appointment, has withdrawn, owing to the state of his health, so fresh nominations were called for from Preshy lories, and it seems certain that the Rev. D. Dutton will he chosen, he having been nominated by a largo majority. The “White Book" does not, disclose any sign of what may be called a burning question, unless the proposal for union with the Congregational Church may In' so reganhsl, and that is not probable seeing that the report on the subject to be presented on the 171 li goes no further than to submit! a basis for union and recommend that if it is generally approve I it he sent on to the Congregational Church, and reported to the Assemble next year. MEN lIEI’i'SE OLD AWARD. CMR IRTCII FRCH, Nov. I I

Foliowinir a statement issued to-day hy the Chairman of tho Freezing Companies* Labour Committee, and in accordance with a xuiraestion made by the IVosidont of tin* Arbitration Court at the eomlusion of the Welline;ton hearing the representatives of tho employers and employees in the freezing •industry met in Christchurch on Saturday and to-day with lire object of arriving at an agreement on as many points as possible in the freezing workers’ dispute, prior to the Arbitration Court hearing in Chi iste.hureh thjs week.

During the course of the negotiations a telegram was received hy the employers from a llawkes Bay works

stating that acting under instructions from the Freezing Workers’ l nion, the workers had re I used to commence work until a new award was made, mu withstanding the fact that in accordance with the Court's suggestion, the rates of pav and conditions at present m existence wore to continue until amended hy the Court. The Secretary of the Federation refused to admit or deny that instructions w ere issued as stated and also refused, on behalf of the Federation, to send a telegram advising the men to commence work.

It was impossible lor the employers to continue the negotiations with the oiiicinls of the Fnion who re!used to lake any steps to advise the men to work and the conference, was accordingly abandoned.