TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.)

ON THE WATERFRONT. WELLINGTON, Oct. 4

There was no change on the waterfront. It was hoped yesterday morning that a compromise would be effected in the afternoon, hut it was found a settlement could not be arranged and the matter was deferred until a general meeting of waterside workers union this morning.

PRISONERS SENTENCED. WELLINGTON, Oct. 4

At the Supreme Court to-day, William Pope, for setting fire to a house was sentenced tAo IB months’ reformative treatment; John Quayle, for theft at Napier, to ten months; Edward Bonner Collins ,for breaking, entering and theft at Hamilton,-two years’ reformative treatment; James Alexander Willpay, clerk in the Defence Department at Palmerston North, for converting £159 to his own use, six months; Robert Burgess, for theft at Wellington, two years, and declared an habitual criminal.

DAMAGES FOR LIBEL. ( AUCKLAND, Oct. 4

The case in which Henry Green and John, Meikle, watersiders, sued,the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ Federation (Mr James Roberts, secretary) and also the “Maorilstnd Worker” Printing and Publishing Co., for £IOOO damages each for alleged libel, concluded to-day. The jury awarded each plaintiff £IOO damages. His Honour in summing up, said that the case was one of great importance to unions and workers.

WATERSIDE HOLD-UP. WELLINGTON, October 4

There were twelve hundred watersiders idle to-day. No fewer than 25 ships were in port witlu*»r being dis charged. Lack of coal will idle very many workers if the Government does not intervene to effect a settlement The owners unitedly refuse to alter their ‘demand that the Calm shall he unloaded first.

AN APPOINTMENT.. TIM ARC, October 4.

Mr Oliver Duff, 8.A., holder of the Otago University’s diploma in journalism, and for three and a. half years assistant editor lof the fchristehurch “Sun,” has been appointed editor of the “Timaru Herald” from early November. SHIPS COOK DISAPPEARS. CHRISTCHURCH, October 4. On the arrival of the coal steamer Kanna from Newcastle yesterday, it was reported that William Corsa, the ship’s cook had. disappeared. Corsa, who was a native of Glasgow, joined the vessel at Sydney. He was a single man. Ho is stated to have been suffering from the effects of alcohol. It is surmised he jumped overboard in a fit of delirium tremens.