TELEGRAMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

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MINERS’ PROTEST, j WELLINGTON, Nov. 2 j The General Secretary of the New Zealand Coal Miners’ Federation (Mr j Peter O’Rourke), who returned to Wel- . Liigton (his morning from Puponga, ! states that lie had received no further ■ information regarding tho strike at the I State Mine bevond wluil had appeared in a telegram ree'eved from Greymouth. He had no official advice of a strike. A reduction in wages has been ordered by the Arbitration Court us affecting the miners, ft came into operation yesterday. It is understood the State miners have already carried a ■(•solution in favour of a strike, by way of a protest, on every occasion on - which there is a reduction in their wages ordered. It is not known for what period the strike is to last. POLITICAL. WELLINGTON, Nov. 3 T. Forsyth iip form enr.did.ute for Wellington East) delivered his first address last night 1o a large and appreciative meeting. He expressed himself as,a struightout supporter of the Massey Government, whose programme ho approved in Into. A vote of thanks was accorded. P.S.A. VHTH'DE. WELLINGTON, Nov. 3 Returned Soldiers' Association I : icily discussed the question whether members should s’.-in-i for Purli lmen'. Mr Graham who introduceM the subject, mlled attention to General Russ II Handing and to the fact that the constitution of ike Association laid <’ v. n clearly that Hi body was iie.upuiitical. A delegate pointed cut that ji nei-il Rus-ell was not standing as President of tho As-c-riatior. It wes suggested a motion he passed making it clear that General Russell, and Mill laid awl other ex-soldiers candidature was not in any way connected with the Assaciatit.il. Eventually the mi'tier was talked out. the opinion k ing expressed that it was luide-ir:-b! ■ to draw further attention to it. TiGBESS FOR WELLINGTON ZOO. WELLINGTON, Nov. 3. London Zoological Society has offered to present Ihe live year old tigress t.: Wellington Zoo, and the Shaw Savil! Coy. carries the animal free of charge. The City Council has accepted He gift, which is regarded as a valuable one. .MEAT EXPORT. WELLINGTON. Nov. 3. New Zealand .Meat Producers Board has been making inquiries regarding 11-- probable shipments of lamb from Australia to United Kingdom, during the present season and has learned an!lmritatively that Hie most reliable estimate is one and a half million earcases .compared with one and a quarter million last season. Already 11.1.090 carcases of the I t millions have hi on shipped during .September and October, so the estimated balance will : not he a formidable competitor when shipments from New Zealand commence. Shipments of lamli from New Zealand last sua-sati amoitiiled to four and threequarters million carcases. ; DOPED HORSES. IGISBORNE, Nov. 2. j No further light has keen thrown on ! . the alleged doping of the racehorse; Persian King before last Saturday’s races. .Mi-Flinn. the riiler of the j horse, stated in evidence before the | slewards that Persian King didn’t ap- ; pe-.i ,I,'igjth- Lvi was iinahle to go after i i.t'Uik ibe first, furlong. Witness had | L> ride hjs mount hard to keep up to , . -• M. i 1 -aid he thought the horse | 1 >ed. rnhull, lhe 1 minor, said, me m stable hoys reported that- j . u the previous night three men wore : i'-i near the stable, and strange fool- ! prints were found in the yard. Wit- ' in *: thought the horse was doped on j He night previous to the race. Wen/,1 Scholium, owner, has offered . J fifty pounds reward for inlormation I 1-ailing to tite conviction of the person j who doped Persian King. COAL OWNERS. , WELLINGTON, Nov. 2. j The annual m.eti'og of the New Zen- ! I Mri Goal Alice Owners’ Association ’ was ‘•-•Id in Wellington to-day. The j cl etion of officers resulted as iiillows: j President. Air W. A. Fluvell (Hum- - (in); vn e-i'r. siiient, Colmel W. D. i : olgale- • Auckland); Executive mem- 1 , her-: .Messrs ,S. A. Wright .Auckland), j and T. S. Weston < Wellington.), Sir f!e-rge ( liilord and Air William Reece 1 iChristchureh), Mr R. Lee ( DiiiuiliiG, ’ m.I Mr M . J. AL. Gregor ~Southland). { I.ABOCR WORLD. 1 DGNEDIN, Nov. 2. • A He meeting of the Dominion i ; h imli.es oi Cimmer.-' tin- following 1 -omit from Canterbury, as amene'e: , j .eas adopted : Thai this conference pr. - ( i s s si reiigiy against the long delay ili.-it I'ieqiicntly occurs between the -- .:ring til a dispute Lv Hi" Arbitration :urt and the pronouncement of the ■ '•.nil's judgment. The delay .reprintly is so great that it is a hups: i!, pos- ihl. in some eases that judgment i (i■ iLI lie , - it. ctl based on Ce : -, i- ! me sulimiUed at the hearing i his i inlerruoi' believes that the work if the Arbitration Court should he so . : -r.ing -d that each dispute brought he- ;... e i - t'.itiy Le i-u rd and adjudi'-ated ' »; (>-fore the next ease is brought Le- f l I'.-n- ihe Court, mid ii itiges the Go- | i i-ment to legislate in a direction , i-i.-kuig it compulsory for tho Court v lo deliver its iudyllieilt within a lea- ' vile time tsay, one month) of its hearing evidence ill any dispute. The qilestion of :t minimum w’age was ( discuss-, it and refer! rd to the executive t for eonsideralioii during the coming ] year. The executive is to consult with. { tho advisory Council of the Employers Association, especially with regard to { !rd NEDI N SEAMEN’S ATTITUDE, j 1 DUNEDIN, Nov. 3. ; ' None of the steamers in port are af- 1 footed by the northern trouble. Tho I Wanakn mid Kauri s-igneil on new 1 crews early in the week without hitch, i It is understood n recent meeting of 1 seamen from ships in port and ashore workers decided by a large majority to accept the new award wages. It is ! stated also that the men were advised by the official of the local branch of the • Seamens’ Union, not to participate in : any strike at present. , A prominent shipping official -states a large number of seamen and stokehold hands are ashore workless. “AVe signed two full crews for recently recommissioned ships this week and judging by the men offering could secure crews i for two or three more.”