MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1917, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

' A LIBEL ACTION. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'. COPYRIGHT.] c s PRETORIA, September 20. A remarkable libel action has terminated arising out of the late rebellion General Botha sued Wolmarnns, a Na- . tionalist Senator for £5,000 damages | for saying Botha was steeped to the , lips in the blood of his countrymen, j 1 Defendant counter-claimed the same , 1 amount for statements reflecting on i 1 his conduct during the Anglo-Boer war j Both parties withdrew their imputa- j 1 » tions Wolmarang paying costs. ) HOME FREIGHT CHARGES. j; 810 INCREASE PROMISED. (Received this day at, 1.20 a.m.,) LONDON, September 21. Notico is likely to be given immediately of increases of considerably more than one third of tho outward freight j to Australia and New Zealand and an increase of one third to South Africa. Homeward freights are usually higher than outward especially during the war. Tho re-adjustmont moans that consumers abroad share the additional Shipping profits have not been inc.reas ed, owing to the Government’s requesSWEDISII MAIL SEIZED. f This Day at 8.50. a.m. 1 * WASHINGTON, September ill. /-%' Four Swedish mail bags, intended for Ameriofi were seized by British authorities at Halifax. FAVOURS CONSCRIPTION. (Received this day at 12.80 a.m.) OTTAWA, September 21. The Trades and Labour Congress of Canada is dealing with the principle of compulsory mililtary service, and parsed a’resolution that they do not deem it right or patriotic in labour’s interest to interfere to prevent Government obtaining the desired recruits by means of conscription.