TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

Tin' TEEEGHATH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE CLASSES. GORE, December 28. The 18th. annual summer Dominion Conference of the Presbyterian Church Bible Classes is being held at Go i Over 1000 visitors are in town. A civic welcome was extended last evening. The, mornings and evenings an being devoted to meetings anil nlternoons to sport. Th eeonferonce concludes on January 3rd. A DANGEROUS -MAORI. OPITIKI, Dec 27. After two day’s search in which the AI.-i.ori sassisted tho police, Tamata Tulinerero* was arrested and charged wjtli an attempted criminal assault on a thirteen year old white girl whom Inknocked off a bicycle as she was riding homeward, but cleared out when a passer-bv iiitciferrcd, preventing him carrying his purpose into effect, lamati has already served imprisonmenl for rapo and is regarded as a danger-' ous criminal. .MAORI LICENSING POLL.

GISBORNE, Dec 27. The results of llorouto special licensing poll taken under the Act ot last session to give East Coast Maoris an opportunity of reviewing their decision in 1911 to voluntarily prohibit themselves from obtaining liquor on licensed premises, is now announced. Ihe voting was 1272 for restoration; 221 a gainst.

HEAVY RAIN. GISBORNE, Dee -27. Ruatorea messages state' on 23rd and 24th 9.39 ineires of rain were registered at Wnirongontai station, raising a big flood and extensive da mag. was done to construction work on the new bridge to span the, Waipai livi-r. ALLIANCE OF LABOUR. WELLINGTON. Pec 27. The “Post” reports that _ in 'it eoiirse of a lew days the Alliance ol Labour will take a ballot for which the papers are printed, hut not yet distributed. The paper asks:—-Do >cu favour affiliation of tile organisation and ceasing work as a protest against reduction in wages. The papers are returnable to local secretaries of unions by 15th .Lummy. BISHOP JULIES. CHRISTCHURCH. Dee 27. Archbishop .Julius, addressing the Dominion Conference of the O E M. 8., said the gospel of conversion was not a living tiling in the e.iuireh. II a man wished to he converted. he had to go to the Salvation Army. There was something wrong with the Umistiv when men were not being converted. Ho was in deep sympathy with the