TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(_liY TKLEOItAI’II —PF.B I’UESS ASSOCIATION

A SUDDEN DEATH. REEFTON, April -3. A miner, Edmund O’Loughlan, died suddenly at Gladstone Hotel this morn ing. He was well-known on the Coast where lie had resided for thirty years He was 50 years of age

I ROW IN RESTAURANT. j I CHRISTCHURCH, April 5. At the Magistrate’s Court, a case against Leonard WillUnson and Thomas Ferguson, of having stolen a sum of money from a Chinaman and a second charge of having stated he was a detective were dismissed. The case which arose out of a disturbance in a Chinese restaurant on Sunday, March 26, had been adjourned owing to an interpreter proving unsatisfactory. The Magistrate said the on b' Cv *‘ deuce against the defendants was the u ncoiTollorafted testimony of one Chinaman, and therefore he dismissed the charges.

WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED. WELLINGTON, April 5. Now that the winter is approaching I' ere is a revival of talk of the necessity of organising to counter unemployment. 1 The Minister of Public Works, Mr

('cates, states this matter has not been lost sight of and men are being drafted to public works. The Government has set aside £250,000 for the purpose of providing employment and this money will he spent on reproductive work. Those unable to do hard manual work will be employed on afforestation reli f work, on a contract system. The payment is to be arranged so that an average man should earn 10s a day, hut some gangs have made as much as 15s (id a day per man. When the last return was made, ho said 5010 men were employed on public works. About 1000 of these are relief workers. The local bodies, he says, nr 1 also providing work. TWO FATALITIES. HAMILTON, April 5. It is now stated that shoes found in the debris of the Hamilon Hotel fire did not contain a woman’s foot, as previously reported. There is little ! doubt entertained however, that the ' maid. Nellie Wood, perished. An inquest was. held on a body found, which was identified as that of Donald, known as “llory O’Moore.” It was identifi'd by the deceased's bro-ther-in-law. The night porter stated that when the alarm was given, he saw O’Moore, who had his trousers and hods m pulling on his coat and vest. He did not see him again. The police said that enquiries tmidei accounted for all the male persons in the hotel except O’Moore. j The coroner said he was satisfied ; the body was that of O’Moore. j Th P inquest is still proceeding. j A large gang of men are going i through the ruins, inch by inch to I find any traces of the missing woman. At the inquest on Moore-.! cues. a. j great tribute was paid to deceased’s ! gallantry. The coroner said that m> doubt he lost his life in endeavouring to save others. ;A (v'ej diet cf death frbm burns and bock was returned.

AUCKLAND, April 5

Obituary--Mr H. D. Heather, of HcAther, Robertson and*Co., merchants, need 57. Deceased resigned ten days ago owing to ill-health from Uho Harbour He was first elected in 1869, resigning a year later, hut was re-elected in 1907. He has sat continuously since then and has been chairman since 1915. He had a double record as a City Councillor since 1913. occasionally acting as Deputy Mayor. The late Mr Heather who was a native of Auckland was a •widower, and leaves a family of three daughters.

BALLOT RESULTS

DUNEDTX, April fi

T !, ere is dissatisfaction amongst many local member:; of the P. and T. Association as a result of the ballot. It is stated several resignations are certain.

TI’XXELL!XL' C()XTBACTS

WELLINGTON, Anri! fi

Contracts have been let for the completion of the Mangahao tunnels. Six parties of tunnellers have s. oanite contracts and an interesting feature of the arrangements is that the average price per foot to be paid by tire Public Works Department is less than the price than would have been paid under the old cooperative contracts, which were cancelled when the miners ceased work some lime ago. Several of the parties, are already at work, and others are about to commence. An exact comparison of prices is difficult o.\ing to the variation of the conditions, in case of number two contract, lie previous price was t?2< per foot ulus 5s for timbering, 'i he new contract price is 54s per fool, plus 5s for timbering. The men may make I etter money than they did under the old arrangements if they increase their pace, Inti the Report meat is saving money on the change of system.