DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[llY TELiXHArn —PEII ritF.SS ASSOCIATION,] "WATERED WICKET” ENQIIRY. WELLINGTON, June The position of tlie Wellington Cricket Association regarding the watered wicket enquiry was discussed at tonight's meeting, and it was decided to publish the Association’s views. Summarised. these are: (1) The members of the Canterbury Association or the Lancaster l’ark Hoard were ineligible lor the enquiry committee; -) that i -weeping and rolling the wicket is not | a universal custom and was a breach I of tin' rules which should not he con- | dolled. | li was decided to ask lor an apology j and the withdrawal of the offensive 1 expression' in the committee's finding j regarding Collins. I THE 11 it'XSON MISSION. - A ICELAND, June •">. “ D reparation lor the healing mission ]| to he conducted by Mr J. M. Hickson I! was urged by Bisiiop Averill during =j the course of a sermon delivered at "j the anniversary service at the A tick“J hind City Mission last evening. The .1 Bishop emphasised that the mission _,S was in the form of a religious revival. J. Mr Hickson, he declared, is not merclv coming here to heal everybody, luit to help us to realise that Jesus is alive among us to-day. If people J came to Christ to-day as they came to “j Him when He was on earth, why, ~| asked the preacher, could they not re-

[U reive now the same love as at the r'l earlier day ? Bishop Averill said his □ hearers would remember that Jesus □ could not perform His wonderful worKs j at Xiymretli because people were unbelieving. It served to show that tv:- ~| to-day must hold out the same belief J and willingness to bring Ilis lile into touch with our own. Religion consisled in each Christian being a wit"j ness of Christ to other men, so that j each could show to others the example ~I of the living Christ and prove that lie J had walked with Him. "1 want Hus -I diocese,” concluded Bishop Averill, "to =» prepare for tins spiritual revival, for that is what it is.”

\X EXCIXKKirS- IM HR ENSIGNSWt:LLINGTON, June 5. A striking ex]:erience of the rapidly developing demand for electricity was quoted by Mr Evan Dairy, lormor Chief Electrical Engineer for the Dominion, during a talk to the Wellington Rotary Club on "The Electric Era.” lie suggested that this era was here, and the difficulty would he not to secure business for electric supply boards, but to cope with the domain nt the pace at which it would develop. As an example of what was gi ing on he said that in l lii istehurch l:e found that blocks of buildings were going up without chimneys. They were going to rely wholly on electricity for power, light and beat, and they seemed so confident about the supply that the local authority was never consulted about these plans. The Electricity Committee of the Christchurch City Council had been so impressed with their experience ol indications n! lutuiv demand for electi icily, that they (o::tcmphited opening up a further supply of t!0.(ll)0 to ao.ootl horse-power independently of Lake Coleridge, although plan- a .-re in preparation for an xe-tcn-ion. at Lake Coleridge. Oniilorlitm people, milled Mr Darrv, evident--1 v lhoindit that the Xolth Island had

uuU-e pull, and that consequently lui •hoi hyd'n.alo'-lric development rnighi !,a i- i pug |’i: sl l '.lin’d. I In- poim v. as that they foresaw a demand in tlsimmediate future tor !li.COO to tIdMCO hoi sr-pnw ef. WHITAKER'S DEATH. AI'f'CKLAND. June 7 The death of C\ril Whitaker. the boxer, resulted mini a del o; M. id on the 10-ain. Alter the figlii with Tom lleeney, lie was removed to Auckland Hospital, and there unilorwrnt an operation for the remoral <>i the clot from Ihe brain. His condition remained very serious, and death rvenlu'dlv ensiled. lie was wellknown in sporting circles, lie engaged lor several veal's in amateur bruits and secured championship honours in his class, lie was also a prominent Rugby football player, and represented the West Coast against the Spring-i-'ks. The late Mr Whitaker was born in Lout bland, but subsequently for some time in both Creymntilli and Xew Plymouth.

WELLINGTON DR-OS ELTTK )N. WELLINGTON, June 7. A dispute which involved the in rk

ecnnectii n with the working of overtime alter 5 p.m.. on Saturdays, leached an important- stage to-day. «lieu Hu- 1./dauir Department proceeded against II c-..a| and caign workers, on the ground that they had defeated Hie provisions of the wateiside wcrKer.s' avvaid, by refusing to work overtime, ft was de; ided to take tlie ease of one worker as a test ease and decide the other cases on it.

('ll April -Ith., the T’nicii Cumpniiy’s Marania was delayed on (lie trip from Lyttelton. nriiving at I p.m. When advice of the delay was reCyived, the iiiun engaged, at l p.m. to work tin.'

of completing tae bunkering and the cargo discharging being pointed oat, and work would bo no. essary alter o p.m. It wits pointed cut the ease was exceptional. Tile men alter taking a 'ballot declined to work oveitinie and knocked of! at d p.m. Hid the men worked, the vessel oonld have got away some In.in-.s curlier.

A reprrseiitriiivo of the [.ahour Department quoted the award and law to show that the men must complete one job before taking another, except under certain conditions. Decision was reserved till Thursday next. | 1,1 BE RADS AND REFORM. | A FUSION SUGG FSTKD. CHRISTCHURCH. .June 7. i Referring to the political situation Mr IV. W. Mulhollnnd, the retiring Uresident of jclw .North Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, in liis presidential address at the annual provincial conforenio cl the braneli to-day. said that from the fanners' point of view it is most unsatisfactory.

As things stand at present." he said, ‘ no party has a sufficiently strong position to lie able to legislate satisfactorily, and we are not likely to obtain anything but compromise legislation. The administration is also likely to suffer, and the Ministers will l.e unable to take up a firm attitude on public questions. There seems to me to be only two ways by which the present Parliament can become workable. Either a fusion of the Liberal and Reform Parties must take place, or some of the Liberals must join the Reform Tarty. There is very little difference in their policies, in any case; and while it might wrench their feelings to abandon the old party, I do net think it would be hard on their consciences. Failing these alternatives, n general election should be held as early !, s possible, and the electors be asked to cut tho knot which they have tied.”