TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[BT TELEGRAPH—TER PRESS ASSOCIATION] -MoCLEARY-McQUARRIE. DUNEDIN, September 14. At a special meeting of the executive of the Otago Boxing Association, held this averting, the following resolution was canried : After hearing the opinions of Messrs W. G. Hal, and J. B. Cnliart, which entirely agree with the opinion of our own solicitor, Mr B. S. Irwin, this committee is of opinion that the New Zealand Boxing Council had. no jurisdiction to come to tlie decision it did in the McCleary-McQtiarrie contest for the heavy-weiglit championship of New Zealand, nnd with a view to removing any possibility of friction between the council and this centre, the council he respectfully requested to reconsider its Ueeision. CHRISTCHURCH TROTTING CLUB. CHRISTCHURCH, September 14. The Canterbury Park Trotting Club lias received the sanction of the Minister for Internal Affairs to the transference of its headquarters from Sockburn to Addington. The Minister has also agreed that the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club may race at Addington until its new course at Riccarton is completed. This suggests that both clubs will hold their meetings at Addington for some years. WATERSIDE DISPUTE, WELLINGTON, September 14. Evidence in the watersiders’ dispute in the Arbitration Court to-day dealt with stop-work meetings.

Thomas Afunt, carrier, said that three-fourths of his driving staff were idled by such meetings, which cast master carriers of Wellingflm about £6O an hour.

A. AV. Press, said that they delayed the discharge of fruit, causing sales to he missed and serious depreciation of fruit. They also dislocated and curtailed business generally.

BUTCHERY AVQR KERS. DUNEDTN. Sept. 1 1. A conference of the New Zealand federated Butchers’ Association workers was held here yesterday and today. The following resolutions were adopted:—

That the Union endeavour to secure legislation to compel wooden floors U> he put on top or concrete floors in those shops where concrete floors are laid dowii. That the Federation take into consideration the securing, by legislation, of a compulsory half-liol'day from 12 noon.

That the Federation should immediate!' got into communication with the other federated and unfederated shop assistants, with a view to forming one federation of shop assistants for the Dominion. That the Federation should consider the question of the publication of a “Butchers’ Journal,” either quarterly, half-yearly, or ns the Conference shall decide. BANKRUPTCY FIG PRES. WELLINGTON, Sept. 15 The number of bankruptcies registered In the Dominion during the. eight months ended Angst 31 was 490, against 200 for the same period last year. Of these farmers account for 28.6 per cent. The number in Alay was 80 and in August 33. which is a record.