TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

| BY TELEGRAPH —rEU PRESS ASSOCIATION FALSE DECLARATION ALLEGED. AUCKLAND, July 10. As a sequel to the bankruptcy of the local firm of Hammond and Cracknell, three charges of having made false declarations in respect of that firm’s trust account were preferred at the Police Court against James Waring Jamison. Evidence showed that accused forwarded to the officer in charge of the audit of solicitors’ trust accounts a certificate marked “audited and found correct,” with declarations to the effect that the certificates were true and correct reports. Accused had never made a report to the Solicitor-General in accordance with section llof the Act.

An accountant gave evidence that the trust account hooks were kept in such a fashion that it was possible at any time to ascertain the substantial position of the trust funds. I here had been a defieiettev in the trust account since March, 15)10. There were certain irregularities. Money had been advanced to clients out of trust funds without provision. Interest had been paid on moneys in hand, while the hooks also showed that the partners had overdrawn their profits, the overdrawings coming out ot trust funds. Had a schedule of trust balance been extracted and compared with the hank balance at any lime during 15)16 the trust account"-would have shown a deficiency. The Official Assignee said the deficiency in the estate \*is about (Mo,ooo nearly ali laim.s being for trust

moneys. Accused pleaded not guilty, reserved his defence, and was committed lor trial. Hail was allowed in the sum of Cl 00.

A JOY RTDE. TTMARU. July 10 On April 10, Malcolm Smith drew from his employer the money which was owing to him and C2 extra, and went into Fairlie to buy a bicycle. It was the day of the Fnirlie Show, and Smith, having met a number of friends and had a number of drinks, forgot all about bicycles and his obligations to •his employer. He hired a, taxi and had a big trip round the district, finishing up in Tiinaru. As a result he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this mornin*,'before Mr- E. D. Mosley. S M charged with obtaining €2 from Robert Ingram Gillingham, at Fairlie, by false pretences, and also with obtaining the hire of a motor car from Henry*' Saunders by false pretences, the amount of the. hire being C<. Ac- , used pleaded guilty to both charges On Ihe first cliaige lie was "invicU'd and ordered to refund C2 to Mr Gillingham. and to pay lis lid costs, he to pay hack the money in monthly instalments, - and on the second he was placed on probation for a p.-nod ot twelve months, oil condition that he took a prohibition order out agf.ii.st himself and refunded the sum of l.i to the taxi-driver, lie was also oidc-rect to pay Cl Lis costs.

PROPOSED FOOTBATH VISIT. WELLINGTON, July 13.

Mr Wray, the N.Z. Rugby Union’s representative at Home has cabled that an English team will not come • out next year, hut lie will try to arrange a return visit if New Zealand is visiting England in 1024.

FREEZING WORKERS’ CASE. HASTINGS. July 13

A claim by the Inspector of Awards against the freezing workers here for an alleged strike is proceeding. In the case of the Whakatu men, Mr P. J. O’Regan appeared for the defence. He contended that the companies gave notice of reduced wages, winch thus terminated the old contract, and the men were entitled to accept or to refuse the new terms, hut there was no strike. The Magistrate said lie would state a case for the Arbitration Court. HASTINGS. July 12.

Considerable interest centres in the proceedings against the Hastings works freezing employees, for being parties to the strike regarding the os cut. In the case of five of the defendants, Mr P. J. O’Regan claimed that it was the employers who gave notice of the reduction in .wages, bv posting the notice up at their works, and tlitf men had merely declined to accept these terms under what was a new contract-. The men had continued work up to*u>e end of tho old contract, said Mr O'Roga.li, which contract the employers bad torniincd in their notiie. and the men were then to decide whether they would enter a. new contract or not. The men did not strike. . The Magistrate. Air Dwyer, said that ' in view of the fact that the eases were of Dominion interest it would be better to get a. final decision, so be would state a "ease for the Arbitration Court. In the ease of the remainder of the defendants. Mr O’Regan admitted they wero parties to a strike, hut under palliating circumstances. His Worship said that he did not propose to give judgment lor Hie Lid claimed, but the eases called for more than a nominal penalty. Judgment was given against each defendant for .Co and costs. WEST COA.ST UNIONS IN COURT. CHRISTCHURCH, July 10.

The hearing commenced to-day in this Arbitration Court of a dispute between the employers njnd the Waterside Workers’ Union of Grcymouth, Timnru, Westport and Lyttelton. The employers had cited the Unions’ in the dispute a«<l had asked for substantial reductions in the rates of pay, and for important variations in the working conditions. The employers are asking for a Dominion award.

Evidence has already been taken at Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin. Captain Gill, wharfinger at Westport for the Union Company, urged th o necessity for continuous work at that port. Ho advocated the abolition of stop work meetings. Ho asked for minimum payment, ns for three hours, on the night’ shifts, instead of four, and he also considered the employers should have tlio say as to whether the men should work or not iti wet weather. The hearing was adjourned till tomorrow’. SHIPPING FREIGHT CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON. July 12.

A conference is taking place in Wellington between the executives of the South Island Dairy Association,' the National Dairy Association, and the Shipping Companies, to consider shipping arrangements regarding freight for next year.