TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[by telegraph—per press association] IjABOUR AT NAPIER. NAPJI’R. October 25. The Labour candidate for the Nai pier seat, Mr L. Mellvrido, opened his i campaign to-night. He addressed a I well attended public meeting. I The speaker supported the Labour ' Party in Parliament on all questions. : Mr Ilvride was accorded a vote of ! confidence. ! SEAMEN’S TNION BALLOTIN'] I. 1 WELLINGTON, Oet 20. The members of the Seamen’s Union throughout New Zealand are considering the question of whether thc-y will agree to work under the award of the Arbitration Court recently made. Meetings of the seamen were held to- | daiy in Wellington. [Auckland, and Dunedin, and the men at Lyttelton are to meet on Friday. Mr W. T. Young General .Secretary of the Federated Seamen’s Union, left Wellington to-night to attend the Lvttolton mooting. The meting of tin- Wellington men decided to-day in favour o taking • plebiscite vote of the members!lp o , the question of accepting or rejecting I Whatever action is decided upon, it : ultimately will depend upon the result of tlu- voting m other contub.

dairy POOL. WELLINGTON. October 25. Air Myers K.C., in a legal opinion says the Government cannot control the hoard in bringing into force the compulsory clauses of the Dairy Produce or Dairy Pool Act. that are at present before the Hones. The measure wives full power to the Board to act independently of any Oidci-m-Gouncil. He says that if the co-ope-rative coys., have been induced to support the proposed Bill on the strength of the statement of the Alinister of Agriculture, that the Board could nol put the compulsory clauses into force without the consent of the Government thov have been innocently misled.

newsprint PAPER. AVELLINGTON, October 25

The Newspapers Proprietors’ Association held a meeting tc-da.v to consider tile tenders for next year s supply of newsprint paper. The meeting expressed keen disappointmnt that no reduction has been made in the cost of newsprint, which, as disclosed bv the tenders, shows an increase of 100 per cent over the pre-war prices. GOST OF LIVING ROM'S. AUCKLAND. Oct. 2ii The Arbitration Court will hear argument in the matter of the nropos si reduction of the cost of living bonus at Wellington on Nov. Kith. COUNTERFEIT COTNF.R AUCKLAND October 2<>. Thomas Nelson Millars. the coiner (alight red handed by the police at his illegal work recently, before the Court this morning and he pleaded guilty to a charge of having made co'intorloit coin with intent to make it pa-s tor silver. He was committed to the Supremo Court for sentence. Afillars. in a statement read in Court said he was a labourer employed bv Auckland Harbour Boa id. Two months ago he made plaster of paris moulds for shillings, and made 28 shillings which lie circulated in hotels and tobacconists. A month ago lie made a florin mould and turned out 15 t: 17 coins. Five weeks ago he commenced half crown moulds. They did not take the print of the coin very good. He manufactured 59 half < rowns and spent ten of them in hotels.