INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14984, 11 August 1919, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL.

i (Per Press Association.) ELTHAM, this day. ; Persistent rumors are current that Mr Wilkinson, member for Egmont, wjill .not be a candidate at the general , election. On being approached he was ' reticent, but it is generally understood that he will shqrtly convene a meeting of his supporters and announce his intention of retiring from politics. : < CARTERTON, this day. ; Indignation is felt by the Wairarapa Rugby Union at ; misleading reports issued about the . . Dalefield-Star match at Master ton, on> Saturday. The Dalefield team was not ordered off. One player stood on the line for rough play. The referee hag, reported the Dalefield team to the Union for misconduct. The case will be heard on Saturday next. : , WELLINGTON, this day. ■ The Minister of Internal Affairs has received a cable from Admiral Jellicoe, stating that he is leaving Sydney on August 16th. He expects to arrive m Wellington on the 20th. CHRISTCHURiCH, last night. The action of the president of th,e South Canterbury A. and P. Association m countermanding the order for printing catalogues for the October snow was approved, as it is recognised that the show cannot be held unless the railway resumes- its normal running. tThe South Canterbury Patriotic Society has increased the salary of its secretary from £200 to 250, as the amount of work m assisting soldiers financially m businesses and on farms, etc., has grown qnormously and exceeds the work of the Government repatriation officers. *' • ! OHRISTCHURCH, this day. A meeting of representatives of city aijd country districts to decide the form of a memorial discussed several schemes, including a town hall and hall of memories, and appointed a committee to sugigesfc a scheme acceptable to town and country.