DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

•. [ItV TELKOR.trn—PKH I'ltrss ASSOCIATION.] KANCITIKEI LOAN ROEI.. WANT.ANTI, Nit. 7. The Rangilikei Electric Dower Board i loan proposal of £:i7o,(Kl.'» was carried t by DJtJt) to 202. Taihape voted .08 for i and 1 'J:! against. A few small returns i to come earnest affect the result. I.A CNT Tl TCRNS CD NAEEf.Y. j | At 7 KLAN'D. Nov. 7. The meji liloimn'iehl and Dale, who had Iseen missing in the launch "Hunna" since Thursday, relieved the tears lor the safety of themselves and tho launch this afternoon, by a communication that they had landed at Dort ( barb's, on Coromandel Deiiiiisitla. 1 SCNDAV Sl’tlßT. i i CHRIST! HDDCri. X,,v. 7. I I lie ( lit istehiil'i'h Dre-liyte: y ta-day I passed a reselution deprecating the de--eeratimt of the Sahlmih generally. The resolution slated: "The Dreshy-t'-ry. vi'-wiiig. -eiii.msly. the inevea--ing disiv-peet tor the sanctity of the Sakhath. even among -nine ot 'our own people, call- upon all )liniste, s, Sunday School teachers. Bible class leaders, member- ami adluucnis within its Round- to consider carel’ulß Hie basis

upon which SaTilnih oh-ervanee rests, ami by wind and example inll hack all I hey ei'Mi mil ueliee. from a growing disregard of the Lord's Day. Regarding .Sunday -port, which has received prominence la.tely in Christchurch. till' TTesyierv wishes it to !**• distinctly understuod thai it is altogether opposed to sltch Sunday s|ort, as being contrary to the lea: liings and examples of imr l.mil. tegarding the Sahliatli and the spj|jt in wheii it should lie kept. We enmtilelld the action of mu members of clubs w|ui take their .stand agaiu-t any form of Sa ill,a i h desert at ion." STATEMENT' BY SIR E. BELL. TOWN BOARD MEMBERS. WEI.INt ;'(< IN. Nev. S. I n eolisei|Ueii" ■ of the advice and comment on the aelion of the Auditor(l'l'nefal in taking pro'-codings u, gainst t in-tit lie ns nf the Town Hoard in the Am-klnml District, and who were lined £l7-7 fur breaches of contracts, the Altorne.v-! leneral. Sir I'T'almis Hell, has i-siic I a siatemeiit lo the elfeet that the I’.eard. mi more than one I'eea-ion, etnploved one of it- members to p ul irm

certain services and vouchers made out in a lietitmiis name wore passed tor tiayinent. The Atiditoi'-(!eiier.al was ■ advised that each nu tuber was liable I to a penalty of S7'2') am! costs for each oneitec. Both ollicers agree,l I !':‘ l they would fail in their dillv ii no aelion was taken as (Tie oil' was regarded by the legislature a- me-: serious. A .ID I ICE'S CU.MM ENT. DDNKDIN. Novemhi'i S. \i t tie Supreme Cunt. .Jeseph ITinma- t 11 ri-. ti: • was sentenced to a total of lift ecu veal's, and wa- declared an led ilii.al luimina'. on Iwo (Tiarges , I I. . inv. euterine; and thelT Irmn the piemist- of lie Otago l''.irua"s' CiMipera. ti'e. and on.- , -e.. of eseiipilig Horn custody. The .1 edge in sentencing, enmmeiiied on the previous occasions liie prisoner had got hiuisiTl tiaiisterre I frean a gaol lo a mental liosi it.al and had e-et.ped. lie expi'eved a ho: e that the geo! aiil In r: I a - would mil ie -,i easily persuaded ax to iusan:!; . fatu:e. BETTER DRICKS. (TIRIS'HTH'RC 11. Nnv. R. A cable Horn Mis-i ■ W. Weddcl and ( a.. Ltd . I m • 'cads as follow- : lows: I la" i- 11 I'.utl' I g IT! I - glfj (iast "eck •'CI- to POJ- i : N.Z. D.e'ier lillsalted.j (he.! veek •J'tlis to t-’rS. | : N.Z. Butter, salt.c|, ts. ft- to 1 ,'S's (I;-! v.ek I-:-:., to IRQ, 1 ; N.Z. I Itei-e. « llile. DT- (!,| a ■ cl., t : so, N.Z. ( ii", e. IK, •!. |l"'. to I Id- (li-i week 1 Ills to I Idst. .)!a:toady. Butt 1 r w y slow. FT'l.l. CUI RT HE' IEDI.N WEEUVUTUN. Not. d. The full bench Of the Supreme Court gave iudgmeiit in tile Waterside Workers' I edm alimi v. dust ice H;a -a r and memhei's of the Arbitration ( oui t ,():■[. Is— t!i.) ease, in u hit h the jurisdiction of ,he hitler I I make certain im-ms of an award with reier'onv to standing hv of workers wa- railed wt" question. Th ' Court wa- unanimous that the clause objected to was not ultra vires, and that tlm motion shoitlo 1,., dismissed, with costs thirty guineas. EUI'ND HA NTH NT., .xT'.I.SHN. Nov. s. John Alfred Thomson. 73. mal t led. "I Eoxli iII .a til run r. was I,mm! Tinging this morning. He h'aves a giown no family. Deceased was snllcri.tß tram a nervous luvsikilow n. HARBOR BOARD TRIBUTE. NELSON. Nov. S. Nelson I lat'hoiir Board., as an iiidin enient lor overseas steamers to romo -•> Nelson to lift H'tltC I‘its decide. Olfer a ret,ate of ttd pereent. -'ll all dins mi such vessels for two years, pi,unit is legally possible to do '**■