TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

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LOST OVERBOARD.

DUNEDIN, Jan,. JB. . 'A fisherman pained. John McMillan, fell ■ eve [board from.a fishing boat four miles off ,o'taigo jHe.ads this mprning. ile had gum hoots on and sunk at oiice., VagE^. 'HfM'INCiT'aN, dan.'|s. The executive of the Seamen’s 'Federation met yesterclav to consider a 1 letter from tlie'Smp Owners’ ’Federa- ’ tifcii aslvfng it liot to enforce clause 43 of tih'e "agreement whether for , or against the seamen/s, organisation. The 'executive'therefore Cannot see its. way '\o r accede to ' the shipowners’' 'request, 'liieshipowners have hfccii asked .to direct'a\l boats'to pay the increased ‘scale as from December -1 last..

I&DITDATION ACT. (frIRISTGHUDOVf. Man. 18. 'A secretaires find ibpreseW'tAbYt'ds held t'o consider .the y,frfchised .Aiiiefulnicnts to the Conedmtioii ami lArbilfrtion Act decided to recd'm'ineiid : the ! GAWWibufy 'Tva'des hud LaKoArtibifhcil'to Summon a' meeting of. Which tables oh SAlMrdAy. It was also retilml that th'is' Mie'etfng views the proposed amendments traves ,v on democratic principles, and tj the Government persists in forcing its l>ioposals. we are determined to oo an. justice for the men we represent by all means we can conifnand.

TIMBER FOREMan killed. TE KUITI, January 18 Oscar Worm, foreman at Ellis and Rur'narcEs . timber Jj, was found: on lbe Wt-i&An'a VteHr >6Yne machinery • It is supposed that he was cdiu'bt in the belting. He was badly injured and died on the way to the hos pital. He was married with one child.

TOURNAMENT RESUMED. DUNEDIN, January 18. The Dominion Bowling Tournament which was suspended yesterday owing' to continuous rain, was resumed in fair "weathdr this morning. 'By reducing the Mhnies 'to 21 heads, the Executive Vnahdgetl -ho get three rbiihds off insted’U of two, the 'rinks competition hiivihg iW progressed to the end of •the "fifth round, the same prbeedure will be followed to-ihbrrow thus completing section play. The weather to-night looks as if it had set in fine.