TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1919, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PK» PUWBB ASSOCIATION . OOPYRTRUT. .' CHINESE IN TROUBLE, AUCKLAND, June 25. At the Pdlice Court to-day Yee Kun and All Mon, two Chinese, .admitted that they had failed to register under tlie Aliens’ Registration Act. SeniorSergt. McNamara stated that the defendants smuggled into New Zealand about October last, and remained in hiding for some time. Eventually, however they were hunted up by the Customs authorities and paid up the poll tax and such other penalty as the Minister of Customs thought fit to impose. The defendants then went to work in some marketgardens, but they had not registered as aliens. Each defendant was fined £5 and 9s costs.

LAND FOR SOLDIERS. WANGANUI, June 25th. The Wanganui-Waitotara Patriotic Association to-day unanimously endorsed tho resolution of the Ivaitike County Council, urging the sub-division of the Wanganui River Trust endowment of 5000 acres, of easy, rolling country, for the purposes of soldier settlement. Practical farmers familiar with the land consider that it is admirably suited for cutting up into 250 acre areas. ANOTHER FIRE. NELSON, June 26. Another.lire occurred at Wakarewa Orphanage, Motueka, last night, by which cowsheds were destroyed, together with a quantity of fodder. This is the fourth fire at the institution in two months most of them in outbuildings, which have now been practically all destroyed.

CURTAILING TRAIN SERVICES. WELLINGTON, June 26. The Minister of Railways, referring to the curtailment of services said tlie reduction would be very heavy. He could give no indication as to where the curtailment would be made most heavy, hut there would be t no more through trains to Auckland in one day. The journey would perhaps occupy three days. . The Minister said he thought it might still be possible to run trains from Christchurch to Dunedin in one day, although the service would he much slow-

He could give no information as to the extent to which surburbnn services would he reduced. IMMORAL MOVING PICTURES. WELLINGTON, June 26. At Education Council to-day tlie following resolution was carried: “That in the opinion of this Council many of the picture plays now introduced into the Dominion are such as to tend to weaken tho moral fibre of the people, and are especially injurious to young people and that this opinion be communicated to the Minister responsible.

TIMBER WORKERS’ CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, June 26. Tlie Annual Conference of the New Zealand Timber Workers’ Federation opened to-day. After a debate on the One Big Union scheme, a motion was carried affirming tlie principle of the One Big Union, but expressing the belief that the first thing to be done was to bring about one big union of the timber workers, and, with this object, the secretary was instructed to communicate with all uinons of timber workers and others, asking them to take a vote upon the matter. The Conference affirmed the principle of a six-hour day. It was decided to urge tlie Government to increase the duty on imparted doors, sashes, mouldings, and all manufactured timber, and also on Oregon timber under the size of 12 by 12, or its equivalent. Ail Advisory Board was appointed consisting of Messrs O’Byrno, Phelan, Turley and Hunter, to review all applications for new awards,

POLICE HOURS. WELLINGTON, June ’6. The eight hours day in the Police Force, which lias been in operation at Wellington, on trial, for some months, is to be given a trial in the four chief centres. before THE WAR. KNEW IT WAS COMING. .WELLINGTON, This Day. General Richardson told the New Zealand Club that in 1012 a confidential lecture was given to the Staff College he was attending, bv the Intelligence Department stating war would break out in the Autumn of 1914, or the spring of 1915, and that the deepening of the Kiel Canal would be the deciding factor. The German Fleet would not come out but they hoped by means of mines and submarines to destroy one large British vessel per week, so that in a year they would be able to invade England with some chance of success. On land, the French were expected to have to fall back, and that Paris might even be taken, but this would not end the war, because enlarged British forces would then come in, with assistance from India, and Hie Dominions. It was anticipated that conscription would have to bo introduced and that the British must maintain a million men in France. They therefore knew that war was coming, and he thought he might reach New Zealand and nssist. in her preparations. ,

UNION COY. EXPLAINS. DUNF.DIN, This Day. Regarding the press telegram from Wellington yesterday re the detention of the Moeraki at Auckland, the Union Coy ltoncl office states every effort was made to secure a full New Zealand crew for the vessel. Tl was only when these efforts bad failed that the services of the original Australian crew wore re-engaged For the run to Sydney, so that a, large number of passengers who have been delayed at Auckland could be taken to their homes in Australia. I/Y TTEI /IT) N WI IA R FIES. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. In connection with the Coal shortage. 1 ■yttolton water-side workers decided to forward a letter of protest to Sir James Alien, that the Union would not be responsible for action taken by members to supply then- requirements. It was also decided that all work cease at fivo o’clock on Saturdays, operating from to-morrow.

HOSPITAL BOARD’S PROTEST. HAMILTON,- This Day. Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board passed a strong resolution urging the Minister of Health to make compulsory the notification of venereal disease; also suggesting legislation refusing the issue of a marriage license until the contracting parties produced certificates showing they were free of disease. Dr Douglas, medical supt. for Waikato Hospital, strongly supported mem- j bers and stated it was time tlie gloves wore taken off and secrecy dispelled, as the disease was a deadly menace and this the latest figures had shown. !