DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

jRY TELEGRAPH —PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] JOURNALISTS’ ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 27. The eleventh annual conference ut New Zealand Journalist.-' Association L-oiK-luded at Christchurch to-day, when delegate- were present from tile our cent re-. A motion wa - earned expres-ing loop regret at the death el America's journalist president. The que-tion of providing retiring allowance- to newspaper eiiiploy.-e- ---- discu-M'd. and n wa- decided to isk the e,--nperai ion ot Uimire,! organisation- in the newspaper trade-. Alter hearing tl. A. G. 11enderson. lecturer cm journali-m at ('aiitorbury College, who attended by invitation and explainee IDm -cope and intention- ■ i the- gilt of £.■;{(;*K) n.ede in Cr.nter--1,11 ry College !.y Mr Robert Bell. end a!-,, the eon-lit ion - i-e.-e--.iry for the at taiiiiuent of dipt-.ma of jo'irtiali-iu. ihe e-- 111 e|-*- 11 ---- re-elve-.l to make strong represent at ion- to the Government again--, the- e--n; i lined iadur-a to pay a -nlisicly on Mr Bell's gilt. 1 Ti e retiring officers were i m-m, . ami it w; i s derided tile In a ri., ua :t --is ■ remain at (liri-t church. E-CAPEE It EGA PTE RED. CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. 27. A pri-oner, Thomas William Ellis, when bring conveyed from Invercargill to Paparoa Ga-. 1, esea].-ed at Clii-i-lehurc-b railwar station -u Salu n lav nig!,!. On Sunday afternoon. Con-table Miller of Paoanui rang up the ( diri-t c-hu rc-li station, staling that a man an-weriag tin- de-erii-t ie.n of KHi- had pas-c-d through Papanoi in a taxi cadi, going uortli. ( '--list al-les wore sent out bv taxi, and lotttnl Filial tlie Pier 11-del. Kaiapoi. Elli- was -i-rving five %- :ir- for iorgery. ’I hr jvihee eoti-l-ler he had Irlellds in Cl 1-i-tehtiM-h as ho was aide to ,ly for the taxi to Kaiapoi. Mi! MASSEY EAREWELLED.

AUCKLAND'S GOOD WI-lIK-. AUCKLAND. Aug. 27. Owing to the Heeling nature of Mr Ma - -et, ' - vi-ii I here v, a- no oppor--111 >ii 1 \ I-I a rraigc- a public lai'ew mil prior to hi- depa rt tin- 1.-r t lie I iii-ieria I ( cinfi-n tie.-, but a rec-rot ion was given him by about 2UH repre-en: at-vo eiliz.ens. headed i- \ .Mayor Gun-on. who a - -eiii! ilc-d on the platform iu-d before the depariun- m the expre-s. 'I he .Mayor -aid Dial in going to the ( ',oi fer-'iiee Mr M:i--rv wa- eon-ytig the approval of tin- rbizen- of Auckland and the heart v goodwill ~( the p-o:,le ol the Dominion. t-a i-ehaif of ill-- litm.ons .Mr (imwiti wi-lmil .Mr .Mti-sey a plea-ant i rip. emit inure! good health and a sale return. I Iran v cheers were then given for the Prime- Minister and Mr- Mn--ey. Mr Ma-oy Dianked Dm Mayor fol hi- rennirks ami tlm eiii.oen- for tlieii c niirti'-v ;in:l kindim-- in ;-: ! emlnig; ni sin-h numbers m bid tar-well to him on what wa- r--all\ the lir-l -,'ag*- ol hi- iourney to England. lie litul manv ro»p-.n Ji.ilii ies and ,iin e-. but he had eo:m- to tin- eotmliision ! had tlm bu-iim-- (d the e,moil Com' -reiiee Wiik Car more imjiarlam , is>r rii n migii! depend the State ef tlm Briti-h If in) ,1 re i u main year- t e ine. IBImped the ('oil I rri n- ■■ w- m!' I be able to do some goed and ’ . In mi -hi be able to a --i - i hi- eoun -io ami -he Emi'i'm j Ait -r the \a . ! A. 1,11 ,-t.i -,.e| b.a-ti played, t lit- cheer- were gn n fc-r the Prune Mim-i-r and a- the' expre-s pulled oil! "A U'd lat Itg Syt-e'' ’• a- j played In tin Band.

Till-: REPORTED LANDS!.IDE. WELLINGTON, Angu-t 27. Tile Till am-kai'- VI-it- to East- Ca j " -•II-IIII'I-I- ike rej-01-t -■! i.ke I' I) I L-11 B.' nil the t -1: iI H t. Tlie ill -tore t- now only 1 w eui y Bet from the edge el the clitl' wherea- both lie- .-ton- and i lie light -him-- ii-ed to I-- well inland. I! o old -tore and lower I- now ; l-o . h-e to tile, edge -o t licit their removal Bthe ma inla ml sonic 12 mouth- ago vowel I timed.

A I.ABOt'K PROTEST. AUCKLAND. Aug. 27. A large gathering, a-bin-mecl by I .aDull lit near Die railway -lali.m on Sunday nighl. i-nue-led again-! Dm ,-i; j. 11 of the (!u\ t-I'l!lneii! in lint r ire ■- jti-.- to send a l.abi-ur di-legate lo -lie (!, -leva ('on i t—*i" net- and ivutiesimg ihe Lab,.nr Parly in 'Parimnu-ni t-, m-H'-wall the proceeding- uni il tin- re.on- • Was given elle-'t In. WAREHOUSE ENTERED. AUCKLAND. Aug. 27. The warehouse of 11. If. Partridge Slid Co. was burgh! rimi.-ly eiiu-red on Sat tirdav morning. Ihe --iiier and inner -ales were broken op -n and a quantity ol e--i- and -nine < h iH’c--i.den. '