LATE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1920, Page 1

LATE NEWS.

(By Electric Telegraph-Copyright.)

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE,

(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March 3

Giving evidence at an enquiry into dockers claim for 16/- per day, Lord jDevonport declared (the Government was responsible for the congestion at Port London. He stated there writ 150 thousand tons of meat in cold'stcrage, and also a. hundred thousand a waiting discharge. He declared by proper organisation the cost or meal could be considerably lowered. .Then there -were two million tons of wool and while there was for many months a supply of tea an England, Government had sent a flotilla, of ships’ eastward to bring more. The diversion of teaships from other ports had made the situation worse ,because tea had to be brought back to London by rail Government were also bring Ifty thou, sand tons of sugar in April, although the Port of London was full of 'ugar. Devonport suggested that Government should market the stocks of meat in order to relieve the congestion.

CONSCRIPTION OF LABOUR. (Received This Day at-8 a.m.) PARIS March 3.

Many German journals advocate conscription of labour of both sexes for twelve months to facilitate Germany s resuscitation.

THE EXTRADITED. • • PARIS March 3. The official gazette summons a 1! whose names appear in the extradition lists to notify their addresses forthwith. SHOTS THAT MISSED. BUDAPEST March 3. Two communists attempted to shoot Frederieh the War Minister, but missed him. 'Die assailants escaped. WOOL SALE LOSSES. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. General Lassetter has returned from England. Referring to the sale of Australian wool by the British Government lie said the Federal Government’s' contracts to Great Britain resulted in a loss of £60,000,000 to growers. DROWNED IN FLOODS. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.' SYDNEY, This Day. In Young district, as a. result of a storm which caused heavy damage, two children were drowned. Light to heavy rains are recorded generally throughout the State, except in the north-west and parts of tli^north^^districts.