TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

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WHANG Aim'. April 23

Obituary. .Mr Hubert Thompson, member ol the House (I Hepremsitatives for Marsden from 1 t-'S7 to ]!)02. He bad been a resident of Wbaugarei lor liflv-two years, lie was born in County Fermanagh, Ulster, in IS-!!). 1 FISHING BOAT’S F.XPKJHFNC K. WFI.LiINGTOX, April 22. hour men, L and H. Johnson, Tate and Colvin of Island .Bay, spent a trying lime mi Thursday night in the Strait with heavy nor-wcsler blowing. They went out Thursday morning with other fishing craft from Island Bay to the fishing grounds. As the day progressed, the weather showed signs of becoming wild, and all but Johnston's boat the Xorna, returned. Johnston decided to follow just before dusk bill something went wrong with the engine, and the boat had to be put under sail. She weathered the point at Island Bay, but as it- was feared the wind would carry the canvas away if they tried to enter the Bay, the Noma stood across to Palliser Bay. They found an anchorage off Biddiford’s station. The crew had a good shelter, in a comfortable cabin, with plenty of fresh water but no food. The Norna rode out the gale till nine yesterinorn and then started homewards under sail, j

Other fishing craft had heen out searching and towed her to Island Bay. The Noma proved an excellent boat and brought in a good cargo of fish. One boat, the St. .Marco, in charge of Tate’s broth CM' spent the livelong night in Cue wild smother of Cook Strait, .searching fur the missing craft.

PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES

HOW THEY ARE TREATED

WANG AN Li, April 22. “A lot of people think that the .Massey Government lias no time for tlm workers’'’ said the .Minister of Public j Works (the Hon J. G. Coates) when speaking at Raetihi last evening. “Let me tell you that no Government in the history of New Zealand has paid more attention to its Public Works employees, and f will dclv tba.t statement to lie disproved.” At one- time it was cuMornery when a man went to work for the Public Works Drpai Iment, to give him a tent. Now they endeavoured to make the, host provision for the men that they could. That was necessary in ! order that the men coithl give their best. To-day the Public Works Department provided pol l able huts. hot. and cold baths, and proper cooking and sanitary conditions. Thus, they had a happy little village !mm today and away to-morrow. It showed how the conditions in tegard to ‘1 workers had changed. The root of the whole thing was t> treat, a mm ;u one would like to he- treated himsell. At the nrosent there was n. lot of money lying idle, and public works that should lie completed. The Otira tunnel had cost Cl .2011,()A>: £1.20!),(10!) had heen spent on flic East ( oast line, and imarly 00:) on the North Auckland lino. If if were not for the rn-ed of providing for unemployment, tlise would l>e the three principal public works of the Dominion.