TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1923, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[by TULEGKAPH —PEIt press association]

I>orI.TRY CONFERE-NCE. NELSON", March 8.

.V poultry conference, the largest and most representative gathering over held in New Zealand after hearing T. Buxton (organiser of the Farmers’ Union) passed a resolution affirming the principle of federation with the New Zealand Farmers' Fnion, the terms and details to be arranged later. Air F. C. Brown (Government export) gave a lecture on the quality of eggs for export. Owing to the fact that production had been increased, thousands of pounds sent abroad for I Asiatic eggs now remain in the country. while there were indications to encourage the belief of the establishment of an export trade. The procedure was not so simple. Quality was the first essential, and nothing hut iirst grade eggs should be sent, WATERS IDERS SCHEME. WELLINGTON, March 8 This morning a scheme whereby a definite number of men can he secured an assurance of more permanent engagement throughout the year on the wharves was put into operation here. The new scheme embraces 900 men, which number is estimated suHicient to do the work of the port. To-day work was slack and only 2o() were engaged. The scheme is the result of representations made by Roberts (Secretary of the Watersiders Federation) to the Arbitration Court. CONGREGATIONAL UNION. AUCKLAND. .March S j At a business meeting of the C'ongrejgatiiiiial Union, Rev T. \\ . Potts was i appointed Chairman of the Council. The a mud report stated the record for the year had been one of real progress. WAtTDMO ELECTION PETITION. AUCKLAND. March S i 11 is understood the Waitiiino eleci linn petition will lie dropped.

! MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENTS. [I A WEI! A. .March S. A motor cycle ridden by Morris Al- ! gar. with Ernest Roberts on behind, i came into collision with a gig driven |by Mrs Peach of Nmmanhy, la-i ; night. All the horse's legs were hnJ.1 cn and the cyclists were removed to the | hospital. Algal' is still unconscious , and Roberts has his jaw fractured and ' fa.ee badly cut. 1 ] S. Whitehead who wit- injured while riding in a rare ill the motor sports, 1 is still unconscious, suffering from coii- ■ Cllssioll. W.C.T.U. CONTENTION. INVERCARGILL. Afanh 7. j The thirty-eighth annual ccid'c owe of the New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union opened te-day. Delegates were present from all W'l'ls I of the Dominion. Committoe wort- '■ a- ■ carried on during the day. and in U'e • evening the delegates v. ere neon red a poli!jo volonmo. ai which the Al"v r iircsiilei!. Alr< Hon. Dominion nre-n. , n.lel on G-io.if „f l lie .lelcAI I- 8. I>,-e-tor. on behalf of the I |, . J Prohibition League, said that in siiiio of the results of l''o !.o-i poll, there would lie no trueo in the eoelii't with the liquor tra(lie. Whale r logtshitioii m'ghi lie suggested, the liqicr iuteri'-i - would ho sugge-l ing log-rin-lion that would tio the IraffL round 1 our nock’s. He exhorted hi- •ewers to |.-oop watch and lid-e steps La “how the Prime Afinistcr ami members of Parliament that they would m f tolerate ::nv retrograde in legislation dealing ■.■ill' the tratTm. Aim- vn.antic rescue. WELLINGTON. Mardi 7. \t two o'clock in tlio afternoon ol Fchrmirv 2. chc C'orinlhie. which arrived hero yesterday from Soutliampton. sighted a three-niasted selmouei in mid- Ulaiitie, living n- (listless signal. Tile Corinthiv altered, her course and vvceii olc.'o 1.) the schooner a small boat put off from the hitter with the whole of the shin's crew and all their personal I a'lonci mgs. including everything o! Value which could be easily taken off When the crew got aboard the Corinth ie the captain of the schooner said that she was forty-seven days nut Irom rialV with n eaigo of salt. and was hound for Newfoundland. His ship, the .Margaret Ryan, had experienced a succession of heavy gales, u hi, h had Mown all the ••ells away, and she had started to leak. She was about 2000 miles front the nearest land, and he did not think that the schooner would keen nllont much longer. '1 lie .Margaret Rvan was set on lire by the crow, before they put off to the Corinthic. and the rescued crew were “iihsequontly landed tit Panama. INJUNCTION GRANTED. GISBORNE. Ala rob fi. I n the Supreme Court Air Just :ce Reed's deci-ion in the case or G. 11. Lysuar v. Gisborne Harbour Board was , delivered to-day. The plaintiff' sought an injunction restraining too Board from circulatin',: and making use of a plan prepared by Leslie Reynolds, which, the plaintiff i complained, was a copy of his plan. and an infringement of his copyright. : The similarities, his Honour held, had j not been dolilierately copied by Reynolds. and where there were differI cnees there was n good engineering ronJ son lor them. Tie gave judgment for the plaintiff, holding that the duty of the Board, in view of the fact that it was unable to comply with the terms upon which the scheme or idea had been communicated to it. was to return tlie property for which it was nnnbY to pnv. TTo hold that the Boa-d had made use of the idea, inasmuch as it ' had published the idea through the I medium of the Reynolds plan. QUESTION OF A RECORD. WELLINGTON. A larch R. New Zealand Am;.tec- Athletic Association was asked to pass the American athlete Aferehant's long i :’ ' of 23ft 2tin. as the New Zealand record. The jump was done at Auckland under the old rules which are not recognised. The council felt itself in " dilemma, and referred all recent re records to a committee. The council is also taking measures to have javelin- manufactured in Australia or New Zealand. A SERIOUS CHARGE. DUNEDIN. Afa rch ff. Hyman Isaacs was charged that with intent to procure a miscarriage on a certain girl, ho had unlawfully used an instrument, and that, on the same day he had conspired with certain persons ; to commit the crime of procuring abortion. He was committed for trial. 1