TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1920, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

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CONFERENCE ENDS

WELLINGTON, July 7

The annual conference of'‘the United Federation of Labour concluded to-day. It was decided that the 1 Federation should cease to ojjist as a national body and that it should boa recommendation to district councils to continue as Trades and Labour Councils.

It as further resolved that an endeavour be made t,o got unions affiliated, so that they might become affiliated with the Alliance of Labour. The question of coloured labour wa - discussed. The conference expressed the opinion that a check should he put'on the influx of Asiatics, as it was convinced that those people were being induced to come here by capitalistic combines, for the purpose of increasing the latter’s dividends, and reducing the standard of living of the New Zealand workers. It was decided to confer on this, question with the New Zealand Labour Party. SUCCESSFUL. FLOTATION. WANGANUI, July 7. At a- meeting of the. Provisional Directors of the Wanganui Woollen Mills Ltd., to-day Jt was announced that the subscription of the first issue of £120,000 has been largely over-sub-scribed. Jt was decided immediately to issue another £BO,OOO in order that tho public might not be disappointed. RATEPAYERS’ POLL. FEILDING, July 8. The ratepayers voted yesterday upon proposals for enlarging the electrical plant, soldiers’ memorial column, tar sealing roads, and purchase of roacf making meahinery. Tho electrical proposal was carried and the others lost-.. DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HINDUS. CARTERTON, July 8. Seven Hindu scrub-cutters from a bnckblocks station, arrived at Carterton last night and took up their abode in a small unoccupied cottage. Some 60 or 70 men, Europeans made a demonstration in front of the place, threatening to eject the Hindus forcibly, unless they went peacefully. The police arrived and warned the demonstrators of the consequences qf any overt act against the, Hindus, but the men were determined not to allow them to remain. Finally the Hindus decided to leave the town and were escorted to the railway station. They boarded a train for Masterton and are reported to have camped at Mastertou Park all night, \ FATAL RESULT, ‘ WAIMATE, July 8. Henry James Sliaw, aged fourteen, died at the hospital to-day as the result of an injury received by smashing into a fence while tobogganing in the snow af WajhaoJ Downs on 27th June.