GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 June 1924, Page 10

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

NEW ZEALAND EGGS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHT. LONDON, June 13. Mr Merrett, the representative of the New Zealand egg producers, is a passenger for New Zealand, by the Corinthic. He i s satisfied that England offers a big market for New Zealand eggs. NEW’ ZEALAND OLYMPIC TEAM. WELLINGTON, June 16. Mi' Porritt, Rhodes scholar, has been appointed captain, and Mr Little manager, of the New Zealand team at the Olympic games. Accommodation has been secured in France at about £1 per day. HEAVY SEAS ON EAST COAST. r GISBORNE, June 16. The heaviest seas old residents have seen were running along the East Coast on Saturday and Sunday The Manaia, which let’t Napier on' Friday night with 120 passengers, was unable to communicate with the shore, and lay in shelter under Young Nicks Head till yesterday, and then steamed north and has presumably gone on to Auckland. Sir John Salniond is a passenger, and in consequence of his nonarrival the Supreme Court session fixed for to-day has been adjourned. At lokomaru Bay some damage was done to the wharf, and the passengers’ landing stage was washed away. HEAVY SEAS.

r-i. . NAPIER, June 16. llie heaviest sea during living nieni<ii’y wus running in Hawke’s Bay yesterday. The waves carried an immense quantity of shingle on to the East Ooast railway and Main North Road, both of which will be impassable for a day o,r two. No other material damage was done. ROUGH PLAY IN CITY. WELLINGTON, June 16. Rough play was much in evidence on Saturday in both Rugby and Soccer games. In the Poneke v. Petone match F. Bennett had his collarbone broken. In this and other matches the referees had to caution players. In a junior match E. Dimock received severe injuries to his leg, and was taken to hospital. . In a soccer match Wm. Tyson was similarly injured, and was also taken to hospital. There is a demand for firmer measures by referees'. ENGINEERING TRADES. W ELLINGTON, June 16. The last-of the engineering trades disputes, the metal-workers, cited under the Dominion proposals of the Ironmasters’ Federation, came before the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr Newton, to-day. In the trade the parties did not get past the house clause, and they were referred to the Arbitration Court. To-day the dispute was referred to the court for interpretation on legal points. COMMON GAMING HOUSE. PALMERSTON N„ June 16. At the Police Court Mabel Maud Ihorburn pleaded guilty to using her premises as a common gaming house The police stated that the accused had been acting as a bookmaker’s a°-ent and had been taking from £3 to° £l2 daily in racing. She was fined £25 and costs. A STEAMER, DELAYED. m . r AUGKI/SND, June 16. llie Manaia, which was unable to call at Gisborne, was sighted in the Hauiaki Gulf this atternon and will arrive about 3.30.