TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1922, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATIONJ ARBITRATION COURT. WELLINGTON, August 30. Before the Arbitration Court' in tho shipping dispute, Norris Falla, traffic manager, and the Union Coy’s, prinei pal witness, stated that trade _ had fallen off and that several vessels had to be laid up. It was impossible to lind employment for all seamen if freights were reduced. He considered that business would improve. He declined to give details of the company’s business.

The Company’s case has concluded and the Union’s ease opens to-morrow. RATD ON CLUB.

CHRISTCHURCH, August 30. At Lyttelton to-day the eases arisng out of the recent raid on the premises of the Lyttelton Club, when a quantity of liquor was seized, were dealt with.

Thomas Gelletty, Thomas Victor Tuoliy, Peter Hamilton, and Daniel Barnford were each fined £5 for having sold liquor, and Walter Toy and Charles -Frederick Smith £1 each for having assisted in the sale of liquor.

The cases against six others were dismissed. Confiscation of the liquor was not ordered, the Magistrate saying that the Club was a corporate body and had not been convicted.

CHILD'S DEATH. DUNEDIN. August 30. Stewart Cecil Harland and Heatherbelle -Harland, his wife, who were acquitted at Dunedin criminal sesisons recently of a charge of murder of their infant, were airested to-day on a charge of concealment of birth, and were remanded to appear at Dunedin on September 5. Bail was allowed.

WOMEN’S NATIONAL COUNCIL. CHRISTCHURCH, August 30. At*tho conference of tile National Council of Women of New Zealand, the Dunedin branch forwarded a remit reaffirming the non-party, non-sectarian nature of the Council. Tt was explained that'the reason for the Diinediin branch bringing for ward the remit was on account of the fact that t.he President of the New Zealand Council (Miss Melville), was a candidate for Parliament at next general election.

The speakers pointed out that tho President was a free agent, and in any case she was standing as an Independent, and was attached to no party. The Council was not responsible for political or religious beliefs of any of its members. The remit was adopted.