TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1918, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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CONGRATULATIONS

WELLINGTON, Nov. 26

When the news of the armistice arrived, General Robin cabled to General Godlev, congratulating the Now Zealand forces on thc-ir success. General Godlep replied: “All ranks of the N. Z.E.F. heartily thank yon and the New Zealand military forces for your .generous congratulations, and for all the help you and they have given throughout the war.”

RARATONGAN SOLDIERS

WELLINGTON, Nov. 26

A draft of sixty Raratongan troops arrived in Wellington a few days before the signing of the armistice, and have since been billeted in the drill ball at Lower Hutt. The men have been kept practically in isolation, and their health has been good throughout. Long marches have helped to keep them fit. The islanders are to return home by the Moana on Thursday next.

AN EXPLANATION

WELLINGTON, This Day

Niven’s representative here says the cause of the accident at Gisborne was not correctly, stated. The bottom did not, drop out of the cupola. It was opened to remove a slug and then tinexplosion occurred, tlio cause of which ?•; really unknown.

PASSPORTS FOR, WOMEN

WELLINGTON, This Day

The Secretary of State for the Colonies has advised that all restrictions for the use of passports in the embarkation of women to United Kingdom may be removed, but passports are to be endorsed with the statement that the restrictions on the use of passports for the outward journey from United Kingdom, are still in force. The Minister stated 344 applications were on record from women to be allowed to proceed to England. Probably now that the evacuation of soldiers was being carried out, the wives and finances of soldiers would not be so anxious to leave Now Zealand. CITEESE AND BUTTER OUTPUT. WELLINGTON, This Day. j The Dominion Butter and Cheese j Committee received a cable from London this morning stating the sale of the Dominion’s butter and cheese output to the Imperial authorities was completed. The prices are cheese, 10]; 1 butter 181/-. This completes the deal > held up for , some mouths. The usuai ; formal ratification by the Treasury is expected immediately. !

A LABOUR REQUEST,

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day

Hiram Hunter, Secretary of the Federation of Labour, has written to th e Prime Minister urging the right of organised Labour to be represented in the New Zealand delegation to the Peace Conference. He has received a reply that the letter will b 0 placed before Cabinet which is now considering the question of representation of New Zealand at the Peace Conference.