DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TEhKBBAPII—PHKBS ASSN., KirYlllOltT. \y yt’F.KSI UKI.S DISIMTK. NKW IM.V.MOITII. duly 20. Four (Bull's of men di-elm r.lini' the Steamer Tairoa. teased work this inorn--1,10. disputing the liumher of lull's ol s|,.p to a .-lintr. The men claimed 12. ami the Company Hi. 'I lie matter «areferred to the l.oeal Di-pntc-’ Committee. without elfeel. It is hoi lip reI’eretl now to the National Disputes Committee. TIIK P. AND T. DISIM'TK. STATK.MKNT ItV MR (DMMS. WKI.I.INCTON, duly 2J Mr Cotilhs, secretary of the Post and Telegraph Ollieers’ As.-ociation. commented to-day on the n.« schedule. ptihlish.nl in last night’s (jiwetie. He stiid there was no dottht ahout it, the rank and file of the Association would he disappointed. The disappointment | was justified, especially in view of the representation that had Iston made by the Association. The l’ostmaster-Oon-eral had lteen asked to establish « puhlie etufiury. hut this was rettt-etl. The cttlv eoiielusioit was that the ease made out hy the Association was so -tri.no that the Department did not . i.ii-i.ler it convenient, to allow the \-soeialinii to present its ease m pub--11.. The schedule and the re-pradmps 1.. oiven a .substantial increase to tile llililler orade ollieor-. UANK !!<Htl’KIiY A l l KMI’TKD. TIM AIM'. July -’A. , Som.ol.mp ol a -en-atiou was caused . in Timartt to-day a- the re-ult of ■’ 1 report made to the polue by a clerk m the National Hank of New Zealam " ,l, iU „ Imrelar broke into the hank it

~„rl\ hours ot the morniup. Ihe i lork in* .ptest ion sleeps on the prom- | i-e-. and. on l.oinp awakened, at •• i am he hurried downstairs with lit' rnmlver when a -entile took place between himself and the intruder. Ihe puu-r is said to have thrown a chair ■,t the clerk’s head, and the chair struck the clerk’s revolver, cans,up . lo e„ off. The intruder then rushed •,t the back door, and the clerk fired but did not bit him. The mao escaped without securmp any Jimp, police arc investipatiup the aflatr.

\ MOTOU COLLISION. WAN'D ANTI, duly 2->. A Ford car was wrecked in Carlton Avenue this evening through a heat on collision with a Chinaman’s cart. Hvc occupants of the car were thrown violently on the' roadway. '1 wo were admitted to the Wanganui Hospital— Alexander Sykes, tally clerk, suffenup from it fractured skull : and le ei Hartshorn, a member of the \\ anpanui Chronicle reporf.np staff, suffering from severe bruises and shock.. T 1