TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

| it y ri'.t.KuiiAi’ii — amt r’ttnss association. WAJHi MINE. AUCKLAND, Nov. I-L The AVailii Grand Junction mine lor tlie period ended October -9 th. crushed AID tons of ore for a return of l-BMozs of gold and -IlSSozs of silver. Last year 5350 tons of ore yielded £907;). ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE. TIM All U, Nov. I L Mr 10. D. Mosley, S.M., lottclitdid today the hearing of a charge against two young men, Kerr and Walsh of assaulting Constable Fisher, while he was on night tin tv, at - a.m. on October 23rd. Mr A. E. Hanlon (Dunedin) defended the accused. ’lke charge was one of unprovoked assault. The defence suggested that the const able had previously challenged Kerr to light, mid dill so on that night. Both tin' licensed swore that the constable attacked Kerr first. The constable, and a young man named Hall, wlm happened to lie with him. swore that Kerr attacked the constable. Walsh looking on till Kerr was down and then interferring, whereupon Hall went for another constable. Constable •Fisher said he was kicked in the lace, and elsewhere, and a doctor corroborated this.

The Magistrate decided that the accused were not to he believed. He sent Kerr to gaol for two months, with hard labour, and fined Walsh £l9. the vase aroused a good deal of interest.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. INVERCARGILL. Nov. IL At present butter is returning Hie producer a somewhat better figure than cheese, hut in the course iff an interview with a. “Southland Times” reporter to-night. Mr T. E. Brash, secretary of the National Dairy Association expressed the opinion that farmers supplying cheese factories over the season would receive a ret urn quite equal t" i not better than, the return they would receive for hotter. He pointed out. that although there were large stocks of cheese in England, they were not in the hands of tlm Imperial Government. as were the holler stocks, so it was to he exported that they would he marketed ill a businesslike way. It was expected that tlie stocks on the Home markets would he exhausted hv the end of January, when the fust large shipments would arrive from New Zealand. This count i.v had competitors in Australia and the Argentine. As regards hotter, while, owing to the financial insitino. in Germany, extra stock would probably he diverted to the British market from Holland and Denmark. on tho other hand the Canadian season was the opposite from ours, and it was safe to assume that practically all the Canadian product would he oft the market by the end of tlie year.

WOOL FOR THE .MILLS. DUNEDIN. Nov. 1-1. The (II ago woollen mills have, during the la-1, week or two bought, halllued and merino wools jn keep the mills going until tlm new clip' is availaide. The mircliases of haffhred nearly absorb ihe slo.-ks r.f that nature Dial •were held, loridlv, tor hall-bred was in demand at- the last auctions, and only a small bilanre remained. It is understood that similar npurnfiniis have been going mi at other centres in the Dominion. Though flic Inlying was not very extimsivc. it gives weight to Hie Slopes that are entertained as to improved prospects for the Hock-owners.

vnonroKßS’ wants. WELLINGTON. Nov 15. At a mooting of tlio recently constituted Producers’ Committee. !i lengthy discussion tc«>U place in committee on ;i proposal to form a Producers’ Board to deal with the (|iiostion of markets, and recommendations were framed regarding (lie constitution of a board. also dealing witli its functions, and methods of finance. These will he considered hy a. Sub-Committee witli local assistance to prepare final recommendations on sound lines.

The proposal for file establishment of a producers shipping line was again discussed, and further suggestions wore advanced regarding the most satisl’actorv method of financing a Mercantile Shinping Board. The subject is to he fully considered meantime, and it will he discussed again at the next meeting of the committee.