TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAPH. —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] POLL AND RESULT. THAMES, Dec 13. A poll yesterday, taken on a proposal to change the system of rating from unimproved value was defeated by 409 to 35. THE FERRY SERVICE. DUNEDIN, Dec. 11. The local branch of the Union Steam Ship Company advises that the ferry service will resume full running as from Thursday next. Arrangements have been made for the Wahine to resume from Lyttelton on Thursday evening. She will thereafter sail from Lyttelton every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; and from Wellington every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. Tho Maori will remain at Lyttelton from Thursday morning next till the following evening, when sho will resume her former running, leaving Lyttelton every Monday, Wednesday aiid Friday evening, and Wellington every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Passengers by the daily second express from the south will ho able to connect with the Wahine and Maori at Lyttelton. VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY. WELLINGTON, Dee. 14. A block of land and buildings in the heart of the city, at the corner of Lambton Quay and Grey Street, slightlv under a quarter of an acre in area, was sold by the Oddfellows to T. and G. Assurance Society for £58,000. The Oddfellows intend to build a ball in Clyde Quay. EDUCATION BOARD’S PROTEST. WELLINGTON, Dec. 14. The Education Board had a discussion on the practice of Governmopt in making amendments and framing regulations without first consulting the Boards. The Directors of Education had informed the Board that no definite undertaking could be given to consult it as all amendments were confidential. Strong objection was expressed to the official attitude, and a resolution was passed to consult other Boards re juint action, and to inform Government that legislation affecting Boards should lie submitted to them.

SCIENCE CONGRESS POSTPONED. WELLINGTON, Dec. 12. Owing to the delay of the Ulimaroa’s lixel. trip, the opening meeting of the Au-iralasian Association for the Advancement of Science has boon postponed till January 10th. STRIKE FELT AT LYTTELTON. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 13. The strike is affecting the trades people of Lyttelton pretty badly, ns the idle seamen, until last week, were receiving no financial support from their union. Tt is understood that the destitute unionists are now being paid their board after they have been idle for one month, or their tobacco and food costs in cases where the men are “baching” or camping. It is estimated the re are between 300 and 400 seamen idle at Lyttelton, in addition to a fairly large numlier who are living in Christchurch. They seem to take the strike in a rather unconcerned manlier, being confident that in the eiul they will benefit, and will go back to work under the conditions of the old award, with the new rates of pay under the recent award.

Naturally some of the married moll are feeling the pinch, and they are anxious to see the trouble ended.

SAYING NOTHING. WELLINGTON, December 13. Air AVilford. Lender of the Opposition. states that a meeting of the executive of the Liberal Party took place yesterday, but until the Party met ns a whole, there would he no thing for publication. The Cabinet met to-day. It is understood the Government’s position was discussed. Mr Afnssev declined to make any statement.

COAIAHTTED FOR TRIAL. WELLINGTON. Dec 12. Timothy O’Keefe and Francis Alieliaol O’Keefe, were committed for trial on a charge of incest. AIDERAKI’S ARRIVAL. AUCKLAND, Dec. 13. The Alocraki arrived from Sydney to-day with 27(3 passengers, and the largest cargo carried by an inter-colon-ial vessel for many months. The steamer orginnlly was scheduled to sail on November 9th, hut the trouble arose over replacing three of the stokehold hands, who were paid off. The stokoholdors who refused duty were arrested, and were sen fenced to ten days' imprisonment. Then 172 of the ship’s . passengers and the mails were disembarked. The remainder of the crew stayed on board the vessel in the stream last week. Volunteer stokehold hands were then engaged, but the deckhands refused to sail with these. The deck hands were then arrested, and were sentenced to seven days’ gaol. Their places were taken by volunteer seamen, mostly unemployed Britishers, kept in readiness for such a contingency.