TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[tlY TKI.r.C HATH—cun piiess association]

WOOL SALKS. CHli ISTCH fl!( 11. Jan 03. A feu tun.' of th. wind sale was a very st roily demand for the pieces which showed a eon-iderable advance, -up, r merino and imif-hred lieece wools tvrr. up a half-penny no the last Christ eloireh -ale-; medium line wools were Ia r inferior. Kine were inclimd to !>,. ea-icr. All 1 la-sec of c ross hreds v. ert in keen demand up to a liallpcanv and penny advance. Top prices to luncheon were: Merino AlSpI. Corrii ■- | dais Cold. lialf-lired 2i’L tliree-o 11a ri.-r -Jil,| .i-r.'sslus'd LVhl merino pieces 23!d half I,red I fid. Corriedale I‘Oi.IT TCAI. PROTEST. MCNKMIN. Jan o;i. ; At a met int: of the Dunedin Mono : !,ranch of the New /.mi la ml Labour I Party to-nieht. tlm follow iny r.’solu 1 was , arri"d : "T! at this hratu h

at ilc- i a hoor Party rccoi ii- its d 1 - 1 ;-.| a"l imi with th' l continued exorcist . of -VI oiti power by the Ml's-ey tor vernntent. and the neylect of tin Prime .Minister to rail Parliament toyeilicr m spile ui the la-f that '.ln Government. has !;c,m defeated at Lbs . poll--" \ NOTH KR SHOCK AT HANhIOIiA. Cl lit ISTC! I!' l!Cf I. Jan 1.3. i AiioHier sharp -Imck of eartlapiakr Iw a - t xpei mitccd last iiiy.Lt at L.in--11, oenrerd about t h re" int " l past 7 o'clock, and was -u di-tmet as ' i,r can-.'' monieii la; dy alarm li.aitit I eaitsiny ilamae"- ! TKLJ'I’HONK f 11A i;f: KS WKI.LINO I ON. Jan. 21. j A o,.net-id tueminy m Well 1 11 Wf 11 Chamber of Oommeico was held yesteidav .if'terimoii at wliieli there were about twenty pre-md to discuss the ipiosLiou oi ~ .- ■hedtlle id l.elepuone chnryes. .Mr A. T. Alnrknum (lirst-As-sistant Secretary), and All I'.. A. ishiimplon (Chief i< • I i-pc 1.1 ]1 *: KnyineeH were present by iiivitali.ll to o\|hnti inaiteis to the meting. Di.riuy the course of tile disetissi, n. Air .Markmall sa.id all tic' Government Dep rtnients had now to p'snlme a business I .dam. I' slit el evi l \ . r. 'I i e nlijr 1 o! toe o -s.-li. :! 1 !e an- 1 1 r make the l laphone department scll-s.ippm tin. after pay ill*; about four per cent mi the capital erst. The Pnst.J I) paomont was redheiny the e -I of leleyr.im.. . ml letters, yet would -how this year i: v ■ payniy inteiest on the capitml mist. 'I hey exported the Teh phono O paltnient to pay Us way Iu t i! it walound to he earninp more th.lll re- <( 11 i Ifd. the policy of the Department would he to 11 roe Government to ducc the charoes. The me-,mi polic-. was that each dcpaitmcnt sic aid nm. Its Way with a nu'ryin of say (jPI.OOR no more. A motion approviny ~f the inmcased f ion of the Cha irina 11 it wn> w dim ‘Mil WII. till' ( 'll.l 111 1)01 de.'idmy ill ilrciiss idle mat (or fort cm at a fat lire meet illy. PALAIKKS'I'on x. j,,,, A meeting of tin Council o' the ’ Cha Jit he 1 of C m ... mm-,.,! a res. la- . rn.ll viewing with dissatfsl'm-t imi the proposed increase in telcj hone ch.uyes. Arem hers spoke emphatically ayainst Lie proposals, the President- stdiny If pl'oeeeded with many j:eop|e would cli--I'onsy w ith telephones n|| iwet her. Al I NTSTKIfS INTERVIEWED MI'NKDIN. dan •_>■!. i .Mon J. G. Coate-, ipiest iom ,| ~n criticism of the prop,-,| telephone (haryes. stated the ipm-tion was |,.|'f to various orya 11 isations and the p-coi - ns a win»li* lor a decision. \o peyulaMon.s are lieiny preparerl. The \linjster hinted that lie had messnyos show- 1 iny a eon.siderahle section of the j uh- ; lie were not aat ayon istie. Hon Dow me Stewart interviewed on . the literary censorship staled his interview at \\ eilinytiin had yiven tin’ public a diiTrrcnt impression from what he load .attempted to convey to an interviewer. Jhe !;m! that \vn- apparent was that the remedy of the present system had been overlooked l>y critics. -Mr Stewart lelt this moruiny for IDverton to attend a htiiiijtict to Alt'! Hamilton. ox-AI.P. I'm- Wallace

EMPIRE FAHIIUTroN. WEI.LIXOTON. Jan 21. ! By last mail the I’linie .Minisiei received from ihn High Commissioner : some information regarding the Em pile Exhibition. Sir .1. Allen -aid the site eliesen for the Xeiv Zealand couri was a most excellent one. i: coin a ined nliont three acres and was faced bv a long. lake. it was in the middle of the exhibition ground', and was eotit'ltiguolis to the main tratlie avenue of the- exhibition. It was vi.savis also to the site of the Court of India and was near to the entrance for all visitors coming to the exhibition in private motor ears, tramcars and motor omnibuses ran! anyone of the most ini-j portant railway systems. The land of the New Zealand site would provide a. : further two acres over and ahovi the: area mentioned and in addition to this again was the land which had been made available for .New Zealand dairy factory. At the request of the Govern-i menL Sir J. Allen had made appliea- i tion for from a thousand to two 'bon- j sand feet of Wall spare for displayingpaintings and water colours by New ■ Zealand painters, but had received •>" 1 , feet only. He was making further rn- i presentations for additional .sirce. j X.Z. .-EX ATE. 1 IM'XEDTX. Jan m!. I Al t in* Senate meeting resolutionswere larried Unit the committee to consider the question of accrediting, he empowered to consider also the qties- i 1 i->u of holding ma.triculatiou examine- p i ions more than erne aninialli. 1 RECORD PRICE. i CHRISTCHERCII. Jan. 21. | Ml previous Christchurch records foi merino were broken when six bales fi-otn Ruapura. Asbburlon. made 29.5(1.