TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

I [llV 1 KUifiliAPB —t'KP. I’IiKSS ASSOCIATION

(IKNERAI. EJECTION. I ROTORUA, Juno 20. .Messrs Clinkard, Rickards and others have received a letter from Sir Joseph Ward thanking them warmly for their appreciation and kindness in- asking him to become a candidate for Rotorua constituency, hut after fully considering the matter lie regretted he could not see his way dear to stand. OTAKES AT ROTORUA.

THIXCiS QUIETEN DOWN. AVKJ.DINOTON, .rune 2(5. A message received from Professor ..nrsden nt Rotorua bv the Department of Internal Affairs, states that there hare been no quakes to worry about. Things are reported to hav< been very quiet last night and to-day. The damage is not at all serious. PR KSRYTRRIA X Ml SSION. DUNEDIN. June 26. Cable advice lias been received from the New Zealand Presbyterian Mission in Canton as follows: “The Mission is absolutely unaffected, and the situation is brightening.”

KNOTS'! 5 ! ft HR ANT) EMPLOYEES CONFER. WELLINGTON, June 26. Tlio Marino Engineers a,l< l the Emj’lovers’ representatives discussed the various clauses of the claims and conntor claims in committee. An agreement was reached on some minor points, but the most important details 'tore referred to the Arbitration Court. • STEAMER AGROUND. AUCKLAND. June 26. Tin- Harbour Board tug loft for the scone at 9.1 A p.m. to render inline-

diate assistance. She carried fourteen watersiders. Another tup le,ft at 11 ij.in., with two sugnr lighters in tow. and another with .10 men. A hulk is to leave in tke morning with a pulsomoter pump and a. relief crew. The Ilona was bound from Fiji with 7000 tons of sugar. The weather was showery and there was a light southwest wind. The sea was smooth.

The latest, message timed 10.30 p.instates: “Tlio ship is last on the rook, lid engines are going ahead to Seep there. She is lying quietly and there is no sen 'I ho hatches are Instoned down in case she slips oh at low water. Wo think she is safe for the present."

|{( tN'A'S I'RRIHOAMV-XT. AI'CKI.AXn. -func 27. Tlu- tug Awliina returned this morninrr from, the Romi. Cant. Gardiner of the Awhina said as far as ho could judge there was no immediate danger of the Rona being totally wrecked, certainly no danger to her at present the vessel did not slip off the rock

there wns every prospect of saving a considerable portion of the cargo of .seven thousand tons of sugar. The light above Flat Hock was burning. ft seemed extraordinary that the vessel should have grounded in such a position. The night was very dark and it was dark when the tug was alongside. The Ilona had her bow fast ori Flat Hoek. Tbe sea was as smooth and calm as Auckland harbour. This should facilitate salvage operations.. Lighters are now alongside the Tto-ivi. “Before leaving the Ilona. C'npt. Gardn'er ascertained that water was in one of the holds There was no immediate danger to the other holds. Preparations for unleading were well under way when ho left, with the engines run. fling full speed ahead. There was liitle prospect of the Ilona slipping otf. (."util tile divers investigated, it was impossible to say what is th ( . full extent of the damage, hut indications pointed to a fairly big hole in the hull. The Awahina left again this morning tor the Ilona with a collision net and a naval detachment fioni the Philomel.

THE SCOW RONA. AUCKLAND, June 27

Tie tug Awhina arrived in the vicinity of the Ilona aground on a Hat rock ah:mt I a.ni. It tins reported at 1.15 a.m. that the Ilona was lying quietly, I tie how apparently well fast on the rock al low tide. The vessel is quite safe. .MISSING MEN. TA I’M A R KXri, June 27. The missing I’ublic Works ofliceis, Messr- Kelh r ami CoiY.’tl, have not yet hren found. There is no information so far from Vi’aiiniha search party, hut a party searching from Tattpo saw a. lite filiccn miles distant, hut it was •ih u tun dark*to proceed further. There nu infm mu' ion Hum the party searching from Mokai. ■SALVATION ARMY. WELLINGTON. June 27. Commissioner anil Mrs Hod:l.‘r. wlm I ''ave Leon in charge <>| Salvation Army j v.ini; i.i New Zealand for nearly cigli' i>i ai's. nave reeeived iniorniation that • ■ y are tu he transi'ei red to some teller sfiller. l of npcn.tn us. They will i'nrewi II at the end of August, Imt their i •vv destimit ion is it".', y. t known. '! I name of the Commissier.er’s sue- . , .--.ji in New Zealand has not hcen aitI .nouii'" , il.

YKRDICT OK .M ANSI,A CGI ITER. ’ PAI..M MRS!\).\ N., June 27. At L’;e iii(|Uest on li e I inly of William ’ rivi'lsnn. who died from injuries 10criv'd in a collision between a motor oar and a trap on Shannon Road, on June Kith, the Cormier returned a verdict that deceased died from the gross injuries to the l brain, sustained through a minor car (.driven by Hugh Wilson .Mclntosh) contrary t.. the rule of tb j. ad. colliding wit'b a Imisc and trap. .Mclnlosh was charged with causing the dculli of Davidson, thereby commit ling manslaughter. He was 10mriuled for one week. Rail was allowed. (SAM) CONTKST PROMT. WE I, KINGTON, June 27. • Last summer’s brass band contest hero produced a profit of £!)2S. The prize money was C7Ol . The receipts were C 2289, of which the gate money was €1247 of it. from the (piickstep competiton. It was decided to invest the money in view of another contest, hut if one cannot he secured within five years, a meeting will he called (e consider what to do with it.