MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1925, Page 4

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Australia A X.Z. Cable Association..! KI'EHET WOI'XD. i DREY.MOL'TJT. Sept. 20. p r;i nk Mai loch. a voting mall. a resident ol Crcyiimulli was Imspitailed witli a bullet wound in the riplit sboiiliH'i'. 11 is tondilion is not scn'.ms. Ilnvv tla- injury received is uuecrlaiu. JM.M ltiKA'l lON COXFERENC F V. III.LIXCToX . Sept. 20.

An nutt onic oi a conleren' e on tmin i prat in ii was Ibe adoption ol a series of resolutions to I'onn an orpanisalion known as tbe Dominion .Settlement Association with an interim coinmitt.ee ami to ask tbe Cot eminent to appoint an I nimijjrn tioti Hoard representing tbe producers, industries and eoniniercc to deal more elleotivoly with Die reception. absorption and Imnsinp ol tile increasing number "I newsenme!'s ea h vear. In eoil.i inlet mu witb a Hoard. Di'tl'i't Committees should be appointed. It was stated that in tbe j a. t sj\ veals id. 330 nominated immigrants bad arrived. Tbe eoniinillee. which looked into tbe question ol efiieicnoy el tins system approved ol it. if a provision were made lor desirable imuupranls wild had no one to nominate

i belli, undesirables wore excluded, ami Die liiiauei.il t[tialiliealions were render ed le.-s lipid. SHIP ix WAXCAXn KIVKIi. TAF.MARI'XFI. Sentemhei' -Jo. I lalriek's l iver serviee boat was unable to licentiate Die Waii"anui Hive." this moi'liiiip owimp In a slip, wllieli diverted t la' river. Tbe passen.pers and poods bad to be brunpbt back to Tan iiiaruuui. Tbe slip oceiiried at a spot about, six miles trout I aumariinui, apparently la-1 nipht oi- early this nuirninp. A outlier -lin near I’ipiriki ills i blocked the cliamiel there. The -bps were caused by iinusiuilly heavy rain diirin" Ibe pa.-t fort nipilt • 11 is hoped io pet the I tbroiiph on Monday. MR RAMSAY MACDONALD. SEES DAX'CEH AHEAD. | " Sydney Sun " < 'abb's,] I .OX l)ti A . Seplember XT. Mr Hanis,ay MaeDunald. ex-Labour Premier) in a striking article in tbe lU'Wspaper " Forward. ’ says;--" Ibe chid aim of the Cuminuiiisis i> to ha leper tbe Labour Party's pmpress. We will be asked apain at the party confer eiice at Liven I to ivcopniso tlie ('onoiiniiisls lieeaiise they share- our laitii and methods and can co-operate with in in btiildinp up society in accordance with our hearts desire. Ol (oiirse, tl ey cannot! Tiu'ir criticisms of in are more unscrupulous than our sv.urn euenoes. Il tbe Labuiir Party toyed witb revidiltion it would ri"ht!y forfeit Die eoiilidcnee mid resue, t of everyone in possession ol a head to think with. The war appravtite.l in

eouveiiieiiees ol a new indusirial revnlillioii the nreseut problems are so balllinp. If we abandon sane Socialist methods we would become masses ol disturbing entities, iinliilpiup in a brawl in Parliament one day, a. rim in tbe Street the next and a general strike the next. We must steady our ranks, orpaiiise Die confused ciirreiil and preserve consistency." XKW ASSOC lATKIX'. LOXDOX. September 2d. A new assoein lam will be known ns the (! rpnni -a t ion for tbe M ill nt.eiia ileo of Supplies. Ti e ape limit of men tor protective unlooses is fixed at 10. Hepislra!ion is proccediup' ol men inter: sled with omnibus, tube, tramway, railway and elect rind serviies, emlor lorry drivers, mote;' cyclists ami iiiesseiipers I o assist in tbe event of a postal break down, also uitcbissilied occupations, such as clerks. hospital assistants.

Tlepist ration provides to undertake wben an enierpeney ai"-es. to act under (he direeiion of tie oi'pauisal inn i:i r.iaintaininp and pro!ectinp the public service, and if reriuired to enrol aspecial eon'tables.