TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

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INQUEST VERDICT. HASTINGS, April 20,

At the inquest of Mary Alexandria Frame, who died suddenly yesterday, a verdict that deatli was due to extensive degeneration of the heart, was returned.

POPPY DAY PROCEEDS

AUCKLAND, Apiil 29

The fact that portion of the proceeds of the sale of poppies is to he sent to France in payment of flowers received, created a oonsideiable discussion at a meeting of the Soldiers' Mothers League. A resolution was passed that the meeting strongly opposed the sale in New Zealand, of flowers made in any country outside of the British Empire, in commemoration of dead soldiers. It was emphasised that the full results of suck on effort as was made on Poppy Day, should be expended in New Zealand for the benefit of New Zealand men.

A SERIOUS CH ARGE. ' DUNEDIN, April 29.

Rev Edward Andrew Axelscn. widely known as a social worker of the Presbyterian Church, appeared at Court this morning, charged with an indecent assault on a hoy, and was remanded till Friday on hail of one surety of £4OO or two of £2OO.

MR HOLLAND AT CHRISTCHURCH.

CHRISTCIIURH, April 30

Mr H. E. Holland. M.P., Leader of the Labour Parliamentary Party, addressed a public meeting at the Choral Hall last night. There were three hundred people present. Mr Holland said that in the New Zealand Parliament to-day there were two main parties —the Government and Labour Parties. There was also what had been the Liberal Party, about I t ill all.

The Labour Party, he said, would support any motion of censure on the Government, because it had no confidence in Mr Massey, but that did not mean that it supported the Liberal Party. Mr Holland predicted that, as the elections drew nigh, Sir Massey would sav there was no need for a cut in wages, hut if tho Labour Party failed to make any material advance, he predicted one of the greatest offensives against wages which New Zealand has ever known would he launched right after the election.

He predicted that the roming session would ho one of the most strenuous sessions ever hold in New Zealand. Tho one outstanding feature of that session would lie the fact that the real Opposition lay in the Labour Party, and that if the Labour Party were not there, there would he no bar whatsoever to despotic, legislation, which the Massey Party, generally, stood for.

No matter bow Mr Wilfard might pretest, no matter bow many Independents endeavoured to stand between the parties, the real battle at next election would bn between the Labour and Massey Parties. Votes for othor parties than Labour would mean votes for the Massey Party. Mr Holland said be wished to see all the working mein, ma.nu'al and otherwise from the North Cape to the Rlnff linked tip in one big industrial union, and be would insist that the post and telegraph workers be included in that organisation. If -Lalwur throughout New Zealand had the same solidarity as its eight representatives in Parliament bad last session, then they would soon make their strength felt on the political field. Tt. must ho recognised that the Labour Party was the only party of the future.

Mr Holland received a hearty vote of thanks and confidence at the close of his address.

£SOO IN FINES. GISBORNE, April 29. Ninety-six summonses against the freezing works’ employees of the Poverty Ray Mea t Company in connection with the strike which occurred at the works on March 16 were heard before Mr Barton, S.M. Twenty-three eases were struck out on the grounds that the defendants did not participate in the slike, and in the remainder of the eases the Labour Department claimed the full penalty allowed under tile Act (CIO) but did not press for it. On the defendants admitting the offences each was convicted and fined £5 with £■2 5s costs.

THE COAL MINERS’ AWARDS.' DUNEDIN, April 30. With regard to the Arbitration Court’s order in the coal mines awards it is important to note that this order has no effect whatever on the general issue of wage reduction now before the Court in Wellington, being merely an order giving legal effect to a special provision in the coal mines awards, made six months ago, whereby a revision of wages is to he made upon statistical information wielt the Court has received from the Government Statistician, and which is announced in the order now made.