LATE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1919, Page 1

LATE NEWS.

[. I’KU PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT-] TROOPSHIPS ARRIVE. AVELLINGTON, October 2.

The Adolph Wberniann, via Panama Canal arrived last night, and being declared a clean ship, was berthed i.t 10 o’clock this morning. When six days out from Plymouth, a fireman jumped overboard at night time.

Th 0 men complain strongly of tile quantity and quality of tile food supplied on board, alleging it insufficient often poor in quality, and badly cooked. Tho supply of potatoes ran out days before arriving.

BACON FACTORY BURNED. CARTERTON, October 2.

The Wairarhpa Bacon Factory, of which Mr B. R. Raynor, was the proprietor was totally destroyed by fire at noon to-day. The proprietor was absent at Masteron at the time. The employees had left for dinner about I 10 minutes before, when the office was discovered in flames. A gale was raging ah the time. It, was impossible to save the structure, which was insured for £BOO iu the Phoenix Office. Ike plant was covered by £7OO in the same office. (There is no explanation of the occurrence. The loss is a severe one. I

THE CATTLE, TICK. W ELLINGTON, October 2

New regulations for the purpose of the eradication and prevention of spread of cattle tick are gazetted.

AFTER AVAR ECONOMY. AUCKLAND, October 2

The tendency after every war for Governments to exercise economies in naval and military affairs was referred to by Admiral Jellicpe at a Navy League luncheon. Lord Jellicoe had previously spoken of there being a difficult task in front of the Navy League to stimulate interest in naval matters. He said that it was inevitable that there should be a reaction after recent war experience showed that after every war when economies in public, services became necessary, the fighting services usually suffered. It was very tempting to economise in the fighting services at the end of a great war, because it was so easy to plume oneself with the bc- : that war was over'for some years to come. “Everyone in the Empire,” he said, “hoped there will be no more wars.” “But,” lie went on, “when w 0 have a great stake such as the British Empire, I feel, and I am sure the Navy League feels with me, that wc should not trust, to, this hope, but to our strength. Great Britain had never abused its strength. That is why ve should remain strong. The strength we need in the. British Empire is sea superiority.” concluded the Admiral amid applause,

OBITUARY. REEFTON,. This Day. Mr Wm. Hinclmnrsh, one of the best known legal managers of mines, died this morning. Deceased was a prominent Mason, and was author of “Tales of the Golden West.” He was in his 84th year. .