TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1921, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

lOY TELKOKAVH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] g THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT. WELLINGTON, Aug. 8 Mr J. Arbuckle, Secretary of the s .Miners’ Federation,” takes exception to (] the statement of Mr Bishop, Acting- r Secretary to the .Mine-owners’ Associa- ( tion, to the effect that the period of the national agreemen was the most 1 troublesome in the history of the in- ; dustry. Actually, he says, it was not , until Septeniher or October that all the , [ companies honored the agreement. | Since then the mines have been praetuJ ally free from trouble. i CRIMINAL SESSIONS. AUCKLAND, Aug. 8 S The criminal sessions of the Supreme l Court have opened. Mr Justice Adams. I •nldressing the Grand Jury, eongratu- ! hued them on the fact Cud there wen | () ,dv eleven prisoners, six of whom wenunder charges relating to sexmn olfcnees, which was a very regrettable thing. Five of the six were concerned njCf oil' girl, about which the facts ! were 'somewhat peculiar. POLICEMAN INJURED. DUNEDIN, Aug. (i. i ('onstnhlc Hesse, of North Dunedin | sustained a broken arm and nine scalp j wounds in an encounter with a man ! named \itehison. to whose house he j vein in answer to a complaint that j A itch isou was assaulting his wife. Afte I Hesse 'left the house Aiteliison knocked him down, secured his baton, and heal him on the head, lie disappeared and m, arrest has yet been made. j DUNEDIN CITY LOAN AND RATES. DUNEDIN, Aug. 8 The Dunedin City Council dchontun Can of €IOO,OOO is proving populai with investors. The amount taken up last week was about £'lo,ooo. As regards the response which has been made to the request that rate* should he paid early, the city treasure:states that the amount is about double that received at this date last year. I p to the present about €23.000 has bed paid in. PAX-PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS. WELLINGTON, Aug. 8 At the Ban-Pacific Scientific Coiigresheld at Honolulu last year, it was unanimously decided that the next meeting ! should ho hold in New Zealand it the I Government of Ihe Dominion would ox- | tend till invitation to that elloct. lin gathering was timed to coincide with ! the next meeting ol the Australasian I Association for the Advancement ol I Science which is to he held in \N elI lington in January, 1023, and it wont ilinvo attracted scientific delegates Iron. most of the countries bordering on the 4 Pacific. The New Zealand Government has turned down the proposal, and the eoii-equeuee is (ii.it the Congress will h; invited to'meet in .Japan, where tin anllioi it ies are mueh alive to scientifn advancement.

\Y BUCK AGE FOUND. WELLINGTON. Aug 7 Mr R. R. Morris, secretary of the Pod and Telegraph Department, re reived the following information on Saturday afternoon I'lim the posimaste at (‘olli'ngivond : I, Ulowers, a settle ilea, Ivaliuraugi Point li. ;ln iiouse, re ,eeiii-. wire!,age being washed uj near the Turima win i River yesterday Me sugges, s t i;: 1 1 it is the wreckage o a -ailing vcs-c!. as there were a thousand feet oi' timher. CLAIM FOB COMPENSATION. CONFLICTING TESTIMONIES. GISBORNE, August *B. The Arbitration Court gave judgment for defendant in a claim for compensation of Co,fiOO made by Harry Dunjany against the Gisborne Shecpfariners’ Company. The ease presented unusual features. Plaintiff who was engaged in general work, was sent to the blacksmith’s shop as a striker. Whilst using the hammer, -he felt a pain in liis chest, accompanied by dizziness. Since then h,, has been unable to do anything hut light work. The medical evidence was conflicting There was general agreement that the plaintiff’s heart was affected, but conflict as to whether Ids condition was due to sudden strain. The Court discussed the medical testimony with lb FitclielL Dunedin, and state,] that , strong probability was that plaintiff s heart was in an unhealthy condition previously, the presumption being that the hammer found the trouble out bid* did not cause it.

GENERA!. in SSEI.i:. ADDRESS TO R E'ITRXED SOLDIERS. FET'LDTNG, Aug. 7 General Russell, ns president of the Returned Soldiers’ .Association, visited I'oilding yesterday and inspected Kapane and Fairfield soldier settlements. In the evening he was the guest of the local branch of the R.S.A. In a speech General Russell said that XVu Zealand soldiers were treated better than any others in the world, largely owing to the action of the R.S.A. They still had to natch and care for the disabled and dependents of the fallen. They .also had a duty to the country. The Dominion was going through 'a bad time, and needed economy and efficiency. They must tighten their hells and hold on. Men nowadays were only 70 per cent efficient. To make the country go ahead required more efficiency. Referring to the canteen fund, he said lie proposed that this £IOO,OOO should he used for the benefit of disabled men and dependents, lie was not in favour of the Government taking charge. He thought this money and patriotic society funds should be lumped and taken charge of by a small committee having the confidence of the soldiers. He concluded by calling on the soldiers to do their best for their country. “Tf the country owes a debt to you,” lie said, “yon also owe a debt to the country.”