TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[by telegraph—pee press association.

THE POSTAL PROBLEM

WELLINGTON, April 20.

Further meetings of the executive of the Host and Telegraph Officers’ Association arc being hold. Though no public announcement is available it- is assumed from the outside that the executive is seriously reconsidering the situation in the light of the Government’s attitude, but there has been no indication to that effect from officers of the association, vho have been in touch with Alliance of Labour officials since ilie Government’s attitude was disclosed.

COAIM ITTED FOR TRIAL

AUCKLAND. April 20

Baimiey Ellis, liairdrosser was charged at the Police Court with having sold indecent postcards. A constable gave evidence that lie bought pictures with a. marked banknote. Accused pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial Bail was allowed.

A SCHOOL JUBH.BE. NAPIER. April 20. Past and present pupils of the Napier Boys’ High School have just completed a series of celebrations in connection with the jubilee of the school. Old boys from widely-scattered parts of the Dominion attended and interesting reunions resulted. The function included sports, picnic, football, dinner, church parade, etc., and in the course of the various speeches intere-ting references wer made to the progress of tire school during the past fifty years in both the scholastic and athletic departments, and hopes were exprossd for even groater things in the future. The chief aim at present is a new and up-to-date building, the prospects for procuring which are bright

AN INDUSTRIAL OASI

WELLINGTON, April 20

What was described as an unusual ease came before the Alagistrate’s Court to-day, when the Labour Department proceeded against James Stewart and Co for a breach of the electrical workers’ award.

It was explained by Inspector John Jackson, ol the Labour Department., that tin 1 defendant company had employed a young man named Gardner as an apprentice. Gardner had succeeded in passing his examination for a wireman’s certificate, and had elected to become a journeyman according to his rights under the award. Defendants had declined to employ Garner as a journeyman, and refused to pay him award rates, and this was a breach of the award. Air .Jackson said the present was the first ease of the kind which had been brought.

Gardner said he passed the examination and elected to become a journeyman, but his employer told him that he would have to finish his four years’ apprenticeship first. Witness did not persist with the claim for a position as a journeyman, as he was afraid he would he dismissed. When offered a more remunerative position he accepted it. .Mr Jackson gave evidence to the iHiVet that defendants had explained that (lardnor had promised not to elect to become a journeyman if lie passed the examination, and fur that reason the defendants had declined to pay Gardner the higher rate. Mr W.-G. Riddell. S.M.. after remarking that defendants had not appeared to defend the claim, gave judgment for the Department lor the sum of L'l and costs. BERGLARY.

WELLINGTON, April 21

llurglars visited Mucky, Logan and Caldwell’s Warehouse last night. The office was ransacked, hut nothing of value was secured. THE BADEN ROWELL. CIIRISTCIIERCH, April 21

After being out of commission for the past seven months the coastal steamer Baden Rowell will sign on a crew to-day, and is to sail to-morrow for Wellington, New Rlymouth and Kaipara. At the latter place she will load timber for Lyttelton.