GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11831, 22 August 1931, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

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ODD FEILDING RESIDENT. Electric Telegraph—Tress Association FEILDING, August 20. An old resident of Fedding, Mr E. J. Wackrill, left home this morning for his office, which he did not reach. He was missed at 10 o’clock, and a search was begun immediately. Constable Gillard found his body in the stream two miles from Feilding this afternoon. His car had been left on the side of the road. He had suffered ill-lieaith lately. Deceased was secretary of the Romney Marsh Sheep breeders’ and Hereford Cattle .Breeders' Association. He leaves a wife. ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION. More was heard to-day of the anti-war demonstration tha,t took place oil August 1, when six men were charged in the Police Court with taking part in an illegal procession. Five pleaded not guilty to taking part in the procession. These were Beit Avery, Herbert Edwin Barnsley, James Edwards, Sydney Hougenot Fournier, and John Simpson Hunter. Robert McKay pleaded guilty. The charges against Fournier and Edwards were dismissed. Avery and Hunter were each fined £2, and McKay £i. Barnsley’s case was adjourned. MORE TROUBLE WITH COAL MINERS. AUCKLAND, August 20. •A serious situation developed at Wilson’s collieries at Hikurangi this morning when, owing to a dispute, with management concerning pay, 178 men, including all branches of. the mine staff, withdrew from the mine and removed their tools and. other belongings. As the mine has been left unattended there is grave danger that the workings will be flooded, and that other nearby mines will be Affected. The miners are paid standard wages of 18s a day, less 10 !fep cent, provided that a satisfactory tonnage is produced. When the tonnage is less through no fault of; the men the company makes up the wages to standard, rates. As the decision includes boiler firemen, pump attendants, and engine drivers, the mine is left in a serious position. Unless the pumps are kept working the mine will flood and may jeopardise the safety of other workings in the vicinity. BURGLARS FIRE SHOP. CHRISTCHURCH, August 20. For the second time in two weeks the premises of Guthrie, Bowron and Co., Worcester Street, were entered by burglars and set on fire. Over £ICO worth of goods was stolen last night, making the firm’s total loss by burglary m the two eases nearly £2OO. Tbe premises of the firm, which deals in oils, paints, varnishes and other highly inflammable materials, were securely locked at 5.15 p.m. yesterday when the staff went away, and they still seemed secure shortly before two o’clock, when some men who had been in an adjoining premises passed. THEFT OF GOODS. WELLINGTON, August 20. \\ illiam Alexander Millar, aged 19 years, and Horace Thomas Evans Millar, aged 21 years, came before Ur E. Page, S.M., charged with the theft of goods valued at £lO9 Horace Millar was sentenced to Borstal treatment for three years, and his brother received two years. 11 was stated by Sub-Inspector Ward that Horace Millar was a member of a Communist. Party and that he understood that his brother attended the meetings. Horace was employed at the warehouse of Messrs Mackay, Logan and Caldwell, and his brother was a hairdresser by occupation, but had not been in regular work for the past two years and had been selling goods round the city. It appeared that he had decided that if William Millar could steal some goods from the warehouse he would be able to sell them. William Millar concealed himself at closing time and his brother Horace later came to the back of the premises and helped to take the goods away. All the property had been recovered, except a lew articles, which were sold, at a value of 29s Gd. ’PLANE SMASH. An inquiry into the recent accident at Hood Aerodrome, in which one of the Wairarnpa Aero Club’s ‘planes (ZK-AOD) crashed and was badly damaged, was held on Thursday, the Director of Air Services, Wing-Commander S. Grant Dalton, presiding. 'I be facts brought' out at the inquiry were that the pilot, A. W. Buchanan, took off correctly into the wmd, hut held the machine low to the ground until he had gained speed. He then zoomed up steeply, nearly to stalling point, and turned to the leit, the aeroplane going into a spin owing to lack of living speed. He corrected the spin, but then was practically on the ground. Ibe finding of the inquiry was caused by over-confidence of the pilot and disregard of the regulation fixing 300 feet as the minimum height to be attained before turning. The machine was in perfect condition before the flight.

NOT SPORTSMANLIKE. DUNEDIN, August 19. Regret was expressed bv the treasurer (Mr C. K. Heaton) 'at a meeting of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at the remarks made by the American ' athletes (Messrs Harlow Rothert, George Simpson and Rufus Kiser) on their return to the United States from New Zealand. Mr Heaton said that it was not very fitting of the American athletes to criticise the various centres, which had done their best to entertain them while thev were in New' Zealand. If they had any complaints to make they should have made them "while they were in New Zealand. He was -sorry that the visitors had taken up the attitude they had. I'f there were any illfeeling or rivalry between the centres that was the business of those concerned and not of the Americans, who were the guests of the centre. He was very surprised to learn that the Americans had ventilated their grievances when thev returned home, and he moved that a letter be sent to the New Zealand Council expressing regret at the attitude adopted by the Americans; 'Hie motion was carried. AN ACUTE PROBLEM. WELLINGTON, August 20. The Manufacturers’ Federation conference passed a remit that the Federation favours a review of the Apprenticeship Act, witli a view of removing the restrictions and anomalies which interfere with the employment of apprentices “and facilitating the employment of young people, ’ Mr J. G. Jeffery (Dunedin) spoke of the propaganda being carried on to increase industry m the Dominion so that they could employ tue youth of the country. Parents were suffering great anxiety at the present time as during the last year practically no hoys had been absorbed into industry, largely due to the restrictions imposed by the Act. Employers were loth to accept the responsibility of taking apprentices, especially' in view of tlie liability upon them in the event of not being able to retain an apprentice for the full period. If the restrictions were eased more apprentices would be employed. Mr F. Campbell suggested that file matter was one for employers. ft was agreed to forward a copy of the remit to the New' Zealand Employers’ Federation. WRESTLING MATCH. " GISBORNE, August 20. The match between Tom Alley and Sam BurmisHr was interesting while it lasted, but it ended disappointingly. Towards the end of the second round Alley gained a fall with a crucifix and Burmister evened up with a fall in the fourth round by means of a body press. Early in the fifth round Burmister carried his opponent and dumped him over the ropes and was warned. Immediately afterwards, however, he repeated the performance and was disqualified. Alley appeared anxious to resume, hut was prevented by an injury to the shin. BOXING CONTEST. V ELLINGTON, August 20. The professional boxing contest ior the welter-weight championship ot the Dominion at the Winter Show Stadium to-night between led Morgan. of Wellington (lost 6Jibs) and Reg. Trowern, of Auckland, had an abrupt termination in the second round when Referee Earl Stewart rushed in and hoisted Morgan s right hand in token of victory. Trowern scored well with his right. Half-way through the second round Morgan landed a leit hook which caught Trowern fairly on the point and he followed this up with a left jolt to the jaw' which further rattled the Aucklander. I rou ern keeping his head hung on like a limpet and defied all Morgan s efforts to shake him off. With only five seconds to go to the surprise of everyone the referee hoisted Morgan’s right hand. Trowern at once commenced to prance around the ring with both gloves raised to signify he was anxious and willing to continue. Ihe moderate sized house demonstrated against what they considered was an oyerhasty act on the referee s part in stopping at such an eariy stage what promised to be an exciting contest. RED CROSS MONEY. WASHINGTON, August 19. The Kcil Cross has allotted 100,000 dollars for the relief of flood sufferers in the Yangtse areas of t Inna. It will be dispensed bv a committee at Hankow. HOOVER REVEALS HIS PLANS. M ASHINGTON, August 19. President Hoover lias appointed Mr AY alter Lifford, president ol the American Telephone and Telegriph Company—one of America’s largest corporations—to create a Super-organisation for meeting the unemployment crisis in the coming winter. The President thus hopes to avoid the • threat of Socialistic legislation arising out ol a recent memorial submitted to him. He plans to meet the situation with a policy of local initiative and with the Federal’Government acting as a central. co-ordinating body. The President indicated that ho will fight every proposal tor an enactment of direct relief by the Federal Government.