TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2887, 6 March 1916, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

THE A.S.R.S

-EH PBKBB ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, March 6. The secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants forwarded the following statement to the press with the request that it be publisheel at large: At a representative meeting ol railwayman, held iv Duneelm yesterday, the following resolution was adopted: "That this meeting deplores the attitude of the present Government iv not having taken immediate action to restrict the hands of the exploiter, who is aocuinuiating wealth regardless of the struggle of tho worker for existence at tho present trying time. Seeing that they have miserably failed in their duty to protect the worker from such exploitation, they have only left ono other- way open to us to meet Ibis onward grab ol tho exploiter; consequently we strongly support the (U l - nianel made by our executive for an increase in pay e>f not less than one shilling per day, and we are prepared lo support them in any reasonable method adopted by them to secure- the same." MAN A WAT U R IV E R TRAGiED Y. Foxton, March (i. A drowning fatality occurred in the Manawatu River at Moutoa- yesterday afternoon, when Mr Ambrose IJowe, 21 years ol age, son of a woliknowiiD settler, lost his life, Hej was on a raft, when he slipped, knocked his head ou the rail or ou a. snag in the river, and never -rose again. Two other persons witnessed Iho accident, which ocourred in a deep hole. The body was recovered about two hours later. A lange bruise was noticed on his forehead. BIG FIRE IN TAIHAPE. Taihape, March U. On Sunday mourning, at 2.30 o'clock, a, fire was discovered in Green's ha.irdressing and tobacconist shop. It quickly sxwra-d to Nit-hull's piokne theatre, Connor's fruit shop, Davie's solictor's olliee, and A. M. Ryan's old offices, al lot" which wore totally destroyed. Bute-hart's (baker and confectioner; promises were badly damaged and J. P. Aklnidge's office and Gibbs' mo tor gar-ado were _liijzjhtily damaged. All the builelirigs destroyed were owned by M.r l. Elliott Wilson, his total .insurance being only £400, i.v tho Government olliee. Mr Nieholls had £200 insurance on the pi ten replant iv tho New Zealand Company, Mr Green £100 oa his stock, Mr- Davies £200, ilr Connor was uninsured, and details e>f the other insurance are unobtaiiliable. Mr Da vies' strongroom is still sit a riding, and if is belie ve-'d bis documents a.re safe. The piW.iii'n f.lKvat.rp will bo i-'deuilit- iniinedialel.y. Mr Wilson's loss oveir Ihe iiiMira-nro exceeds £loot>.