TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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A FATAL ENDING. AUCKLAND. June 12. Norman Brough, injured in the lift fatality, died in llu- hospital. SENS ATI ON A L 1' H EFT. WELLINGTON. June 13. A .sensational theft of a hag of money containing about £l5O was committed under most daring circumstances last evening. W. Gamble of the firm (of Gamble and Creek, was travelling

(homeward on a Wallace Street car, sit- j (ting in an open compartment nf the ; tram. He placed a bag on the floor j between his foot. Suddenly a man sit ting behind him reached under Gam- I file’s seat and snatched the hag off f the Moor. With remarkable agi- | litv the thief jumped off the ear. j which was travelling at a considerable j speed and ran down Cuba Street. Gam- j lile immediately gave chase, but the fu- j gitive managed to elude capture. The j police were promptly communicated with, hut so far no arrest has been made. The police have a full descrip- ; tion of the man who is apparently fa- j miliar with Gamble’s habits.. “ POSTAL MEN’S PROTEST. , PALMERSTON. June 12.. J A meeting of the heal branch of the I Postal and Telegraph officers passed a ‘ resolution to-niuht strongly protesting against ihc method adopted of bringing .

t forward the petition to Parliament ask- - [ iug Parliament to prevent alfilicrien ! with the Alliance of Labour as they ■ j contended employees are not being giv- * , en a, fair opportunity to consider the i | petition before signing it.—this apro- ; pos of the action in presenting the potlt i<- I :simultaneously in all the offices <; .in New Z-nln.nd at 10 a.m. on last \ | Thursday. i DEATH THROUGH BURN'S. HAMILTON. June T2. Clarence Arthui Burgess, who wa- I severely burned ill a benzine aifideiit j at Gorgon, died in the hospital last. { nighl. HON DOWN IE STEWART. DUNEDIN. June 12 llun Downie Stewart delivered a ; p:e-sc«sioual address to his const.i tn- ! juts at Dun. din West, I! 11 - evening, re- J <■■ iving a splendid reception. He dealt p irtietllarly with the C'lls— ;■ toms iiirifi’, detailing the met hods h\ which the decisions in the icvision of | the 1 irilf have la en arrived at. As. ; a proof of Urn general justness- of tie- • measure, he po-ntod out the ease with, j which it went through the House, coni-j paring ibis with the great dilficillty the-j Governments nt other countries and D' - ; minimis had experienced in getting thoi • •_ proposals through. The speaker dealt fullv with the Go- j

vi i niic ii’'s immigration policy, giving the direct denial to the statements that the (mvoriiniout was Hooding the country with la hour ior the puipose of reducitig wages, lie .li. n outlined the (in-.t-i'i’i!--'i''- i-1 tit tide in legal-! to itii-

eiiiplu\ment in i oitiuiK l ion vrit" i"v in cessilv lm keeping down •uibhc e>. p mlilti'c. and -tilled that file Public Works Department had. notwithstanding a lestiieted programme, spent more on"hydro-electiicily irrigation and railwavs than at any previous .period. Mr Stewart dealt also with til- housing question and whi t tie Government bad done to assist 'etui noil soldiers. lie defended the financial pul it v. and concluded with a icforencc to the state of the parties, stressing his opinion that the issue at u.e t.exi general election would he the same as last time. The Libera! Party was fast going out oi existence and en the previous i.■•casino tiu- choir ‘ was hetwe-ui ti e stable Government and the Labour Parly, which, despite its contention that' it had never been tided, had been Sound wanting.

POUND DROWNED. AUCKLAND. June 12

The body of a man was found floatjij .j;. lii thy harbour, it is believed to ,t be that of Claudes Robinson. a flax- . mill hand, el Mover, who has been mission for about a fortnight. i dominion Alt MAM FATS. !, \VKI/IJNOTON. .June 12. \ A. sei i ills warning respecting tlie out- j tine down of Defence expenditure was j given h.v Oelieral Sir A. FI. Hassell, j Speaking at a returned soldiers’ gath- i eriug on Siiturday night, General Hus-J sell said that one cannot but feel that ! in the face of economic difficulties the j country is cutting its insurance so tar ] as defence is concerned, down to the j absolute, if not below the absolute minimum. At no distant, date it ; would be necessary to reconsider whether the youth of this country was getting that instruction to make it safe for them to take up the Work of figlitiiii;. ‘‘l don’t and you don’t- want to see vonr vnungcr brothers, or it might be your sous, going into a show with just that small amount of instruction and knowledge which will mean that • they are advancing into what may ' prove to lie butchery.” It AII.AVAY OFFICERS. WKMiTNGTOX. .June 12. The local branch of the Railway j Officers’ Institute entertained the delegates of the various brunches at i lending the annual conference of the j Institution in Wellington. Mr Gallagher ■ chairman of the local branch, who pret sided, .said that the utmost good feel- : ing prevailed between the management ; and the officers of the Institute. Mr James MacDonald. Assistant Geu- | oral Manager of Railways, spoke of tlio 1 the first time in recent history the Department had to face financial diffieultv. and was behind in payment of the interest on the cost of railways. A railway system, whether managed by the state or bv a company, was a great and complete machine, which it was impossible to adjust immediately to the fluctuations of the business of the country, particularly such as the experiences following the great war. That ; was the cause of the present financial j position of the Department, and it ■ was the position of every great railj way in the world.