TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PKK PIIEBB ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] TAILOIUNG.TRADE DISPUTE. CHRISTCHURCH, June 22. The Canterbury Tailoring Trade- dispute was before the Arbitration Court to-day. The Union asked for 44 hours per week and wages at the rate of £5 per week for male workers, and £3 10s for female workers to receive Is (id and Is 2d per hour respectively. After hearing the evidence His Honor said that at New Plymouth evidence ■was given that under the'team system workers were able to earn 50 per cent higher wages and also to produce clothing at reasonable rates. Mr F. It. Cooke, for the Union, said that the system robbed workers of their individuality and made slaves of the women. Mis Honor said the women didn’t look like slaves. They were strong, intelli-gent-looking, who resisted any interference with the conditions under which they were working./

Mr O. Cooper, for the employers, submitted that-it would be disastrous if the Union’s demands were agreed to. They represented, as regards males, an increase over pre-war wages of 109 per cent, and in respect to females of 133 per cent. The Court reserved its decision.

CHARGE OF BROACHING CARGO AUCKLAND, June 20.

The police arrested five members of the crew of the Arawa, which arrived from (Southampton ion. Thursday on charges of embezzling the ship's cargo. The articles stolen were >ix bales of cloth valued at £IOO effMi, 26,000 cigarettes, and a quantity of liquor. Search of the vessel at sea, ami also in port resulted in some of- the articles being Recovered.

FEILL INTO HOT SPRING. ROTORUA, June 21

A Maori boy, Hone Heke, 11- years who fell into a hot spring at Oliineniutu, nine days ago died in the hospital to-day.

A SUDDEN DEATH,

INVER,CARD-ILL, June 21

>j- Charles Todd, of Todd and Co., auctioneers, died suddenly in liis office to-day from heart failure. He had been prominent in football and rowing circles. He leaves a widow and seven children. 1

AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT. GISBORNE, June 20.

Much. interest was manifested to-day in the first Gisborne to Napier flight, conducted by representatives of ,lhe New Zealand Flying School. The aeroplane was piloted by Mr G. B. Bolt, and carried as a passenger Mr E : . M. H'utehinson, of Gisborne. IA special bag of mails for Napier was also -n board. At 11.39 tbe machine ascended to an altitude of 3000 feet, circled over Poverty Bay flats, and,then headed south. At 12.30 the machine passed over AYairoa, and a little later was reported from Molinka. -News received from Hastings stated that a large crowd was awaiting the arrival of the ’plane there. Then came word that an enforced descent had been made at A\ raiknri, midway between Mohakn and Napier. A message by telephone from Mr Hutchinson stated that a mechanical trouble bad rendered a landing necessary. The pilot brought his machine down safely in a paddock at AA’aiknri, svbout 30 mill's from Napier. The machine landed without, nn v damage.

FIRE FIGHTING AT SEA. AUCKLAND, June 19 The Federal Shire liner Westmeath has arrived from Liverpool, via Panama. On May 28, about 9.20 n.m., smoke appeared from the ventilators of No 4 hold. The fire was located in the ’tween decks, and the smoke penetrated the freezing engine room and the bunkers. The deck and coamings of the fore part of No 4 hold started to crackle, aryl the captain had acids and other dangerous cargo in the vicinity jettisoned, and the vessel was put head to the wind. Two hoses were used to extinguish the fire, which shortly after midnight was well in hand. The captain estimates the damage to the ship and cargo as small, but until .the cargo in No 4 hold has been discharged it will be impossible to make a reliable statement. •