LATE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1917, Page 4

LATE NEWS.

/FEB FEKBB ASSOCIATION. —DOPYBIGHTj. Labor Disputes. LONDON, May 10. The Press Bureau announces that a conference of representatives of fifty Trade Unions connected with engineering and shipbuilding Hon A. Hinderson presiding passed a resolution that all disputes! during the war _ time should be dealt with constitutionally. They deeply delpored the existing unauthorised strike and appointed a Committee' to confer with the Minister with a view to suggesting possible amendments to the Munitions Bill.

The Rotorua Loss. LONDON, May 11. In the House of Lords Lord Meath said that the Rotorua’s Captain had not to be informed of any danger. Lord Lytton said that where neoesß. ary steps were taken to ensure that ships with valuable cargoes should be discharged at the first- home port. He only knew of one other sinking -juTder similar circumstances. It- was impossible to unload food-stuffs unless storage and handling facilities existed. If cargo was landed at Plymouth the greater part would have been lost.

A Cuban Bomb HAVANA, May 10. An attempt was made to assassinate President Menocal with a bomb. Nine persons have been arrested. Coal Conference? WELLINGTON, May 11. The Coal Conference sat all. day, but agreed that nothing should ho available for publication till Monday. Seed Wheat WELLINGTON, May’ll. K gazette notice fixes the maximum* price for machine dressed seed wheat at a shilling more than the maximum for milling -wheat.