GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 19 March 1927, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

A Press message from Hastings states that free labour Is earrving on at the Whakatu freezing works, “amt everything is working smoothly. '

Xt a sitting of the, Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr D. McLennan, J.P. Hiram Cox was remanded to Christchurch on a charge of disobedience of a maintenance order.

A Napier message yesterday said : The statement from Auckland that only 800 bales of wool will be available for the next Napier sale is incorrect. Already 1177 bales are in store, and this will be added to. Probably the total will bo 1200 to 1400 bales.

It- is understood that Mr J. FArnold will be a candidate for the Mayoralty of Timaru.'

There were no fewer than 61 country schools from within a radius of 45 miles of Titnaru, at the reception, to the Duke of York in Timaru on Wednesday last. There Were approximately 4,500 school children at the function/ Refreshments were provided- after the ceremony for 2200 country children, and in addition, about -100 were provided with a cup of tea at the South School, in the morning, those being the first children to arrive from the country. All the catering arrangements worked out very satisfactorily.

A general council meeting ot the Timaru Scottish Society was hold in tlio secretary’s office last evening. Present :—Chief W. S. Young, and Councillors Hume, Emslie, Thomson, J. Duncan, W. Duncan, Damage, Dickson. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs Home, Atkinson, Miller and McKay. It was resolved to send a letter of thanks and appreciation to the manager of the Boys’ Home, Temuka. for the excellenli programme given at the February concert. Arrangements are well in hand for the .Society’s visit to Oamaru on April 9th.

A Press Association message from Westport says:—J.n a Press Association message on Sunday, giving a statement by Mr H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, affecting relief work wages, part of the message was omitted in transit. It should read: “They (the Government),” on the problem of unemployed, “had made no attempt to understand the changing economic conditions abroad, so as to make prevision for their effect on New Zealand.. They had utterly failed 'to appreciate the internal changes taking place in the Dominion, and they had accentuated the problem by . their own immigration policy, and their failure to deal effectively with the importations of coal, timber, etc.”

The North Canterbury Wheat Committee met on Thursday, when the refusal of the Government to take action with reference to the dumping of Australian flour was discussed, and also the reasons for this which were advanced by the Minister of Agriculture when he made the statement. It/ was considered that some of these reasons were inadequate and misleading, and that the Minister had not appreciated the whole facts of the situation. It was decided to respond to the numerous letters and telegrams from wheatgrowers’ and other organisations, and individuals, by asking the Prime Minister if he would attend a representative meeting of those concerned on IBs next visit to Christchurch, and if possible have the Minister of Agriculture with him on that occasion. It was also decided ihat the committee should offer evidence before the Tariff Commission on the subject, and should also press for an inquiry on the subject, by a Commission.

The monthly meeting of the Friendly Societies’ Council was held on Thursday night. Bro. Gliddon presided over a splendid attendance of delegates. The correspondence showed that an enormous amount of unnecessary work is caused through members of the hospital scheme not observing the rules. Strong exception was taken to the Waimato Friendly. Society for forwarding unchecked tneir February hospital account for £3O 9s Pd. It was resolved to return the account in order that the regulations may be complied with. The returns show that the sickness experienced at Warniatc is excessive compared with that experienced in Timaru, and every effort is to be made to see that there is no exploiting. Matters in regard to the approaching 'Hospital election were thoroughly djscussed, and it was stated that, as the result of placing the work done by Friendly Societies before the public, Bro. Itobt. Griffiths, the F.S. candidate would considerable outside support. It was resolved that the candidate’s nomination paper be signed by the president of the Council and the secretary of each ot the Friendly Society branches. Accounts fpr the four months ending 30 January were passed for payment, namely, Waimate Hospital £ll4 3s 9d, and Timaru Hospital £95 14s.

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