GREY MINERS’ ATTITUDE

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1917, Page 3

GREY MINERS’ ATTITUDE

No Compromise

Greymouth, April 20, At a meeting of tho the)mouth Labour Pt»r : y biacch, in connection with the Muuioipal election*, O’Brien O’Rorke, speaking on hehv.lf of <he coal miners, orated the strike was against tbs Compulsory Service Act, So far as the miners were concerned

there would be no compromise whatever.

They asked for support aud co-oper-ation in a practical way, it cheating that the miners themselves could only hold out for five months without outside assistance, but if the people wanted the Aot repealed, it was “up to them ” to back up the miners, who were called upon to do the work of the people.

Mr P. C. Webb, M.P., &t the same meeting, stated that all hough the miners of New Zealand are seventeen per cent less in numbers than prior to the war, the output was 25 per cent more, and th 9 output per miner was a world’s record. The meeting passed a resolution of eympathy with the miners, and calling on Government to repeal tho Act. Sir James Alien saya h 9 was courteously received when addressing the mioers. Hs believed the visit would have good result.

A Presentation

Greymouth, April £0

Yesterday the Acting Premier presented the late Private Geaney’a mother,with tho Military Modal, v/oa

by her son

Sunday Golf.

Wellington, April 18

The Fall Court delivered judgment this morning in the case Doyle v. Whitehead, the “ Sunday golf ” cafe. The Court was unanimous in upholding the deoision of the Magistrate that the by-law which prohibited (he playing or practising of golf.on Sundays upon any reserve vested iu the Wellington City Council wae ultra vitea and invalid. The Court held that the by-law was to enforce Sunday observance, and it wai therefore contrary Section 347 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, Tbs Court also held that it was invalid as being unreasonable. Tho anpebl was therefore dismissed, with £lO costs.

German or British.

Auckland, April 18

The Supreme Court was asked to make absolute a decree nisi for a writ of habeas corpus to the gaoler at Auckland to procure the discharge of Albert Joseph Arlow, convicted at Samoa and sentencod under German law, while Samoa was in tbs occuption of the British, Th 9 contention was that tba Court at Samoa was improperly constituted. Judge Stringer said ‘hat be supposed that until peace was proclaimed or until the annexation of Samoa was proclaimed, German law was the only law that could be recognised in Samoa, and reserved hie decision.

Collier Still Unloaded

Wellington, April 18

Another attempt was unsuccessfully made to Becure labor for the coal boat this afternoon. The shipowners’ policy is not yet known, but the Government has been advised of the situation. It id reported that the Union Steam Ship Company is considering further drastic curtailments of the coastal services to economise coal.

Komata to be Laid Up

Wellington, April 18

It is stated that another important steamer *'b to be laid up on arrival at Wellington. The Komata coal carrier pays off her crew to-morrow, and will be laid up at Wellington.

Gaol Breaker

Wellington, April 18

The prisoner, John Dome, who recently escaped from prison, and was recaptured on the Otaki beach, was to-day sentenced by the Supreme Court to two years’ imprisonment for breaking and entering and a year for escaping from custody, the latter sentence to be concurrent with the ether. He was declared an habitual criminal.

Miners’ Exemptions

Dunedin, April 18

During a sitting of the Second Military Service Board at Baiolatha tc-day the military representative asked the chairman to make it clear to the manager of a coal company, who was appearing on behalf of eevaral miners, that exemption was granted only on condition that the men continued to work full time at the mine?. The chairman replied that the managers should be aware of this, and abo of the fact that they’were liab'e to a heavy penalty if they failed to report any of the exempted men who did not carry out the cond.tions.

A Shipping Scheme

Wellington, April 18

A large and representative meeting of delegates from all parts of the Dominion was held here to-day in reference to the Dominion shipping fleefc pnposa', when a committee was ap. poised to collect information to pre. sent u a future committee. Sir James Wilson is chairman of the committee.