DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TELUGRAm —l'Elt CRESS ASSOCIATION.] NO CAI'SE FOR ALARM. WELLINGTON. April Id Questioned as to Mr Skew's statement as to the jiredietion of eartliquakes, Mr E. R. Field says he lias been for a long time past in correspondence upon such matters with Mr ] Skey. who lias recently examined his j solar writings licit, incidentally, form tee new basis for explanation and prediction of earthquakes. Mr Field believes that earthquakes of more modern times were at their xvorst about the time ot Ihe Lisbon earthquake (1755) and that they continued severe until 1855. He sees no reason whatever lor alarm now. If he did. he would feel it his duty to express a warning. ALLIANCE OF LARDER. WELLINGTON, April 17 The Wellington Trade- and Labour Council decided at its meeting to adopt a recommendation made at the recent Christchurch conference of Trades Council delegates, that these organisations throughout the Dominion should approach the Alliance of Labour with a view to seeing whether it would be willing to alter its constitution in order to permit the affiliation of Trades and Labour Council.- with the Alliance and become n district. RKERING TOMS AT INVERCARGILL. INVERCARGILL, April 18 At the Magistrate's Court. John Ryan was sentenced to two years’ reformative treatment on a charge of being found at night in the Southland Hospital grounds. The act-used made a st ateim-ui to the police that at 10.1)0 p.m. on April 11th he climbed a cabbage tree overlooking the nurse-’ quarters. lie remained there some time, and then got down and climbed amithei about 12.15. A lady doctor heard a rustling noise in the tree, and informed the police. Ryan lay Hat on the tree, eluding detection for a considerable Lime. 'flic police staled a considerable amount of the same thing had been going on iu Invercargill. hut they couldn't connect the accused with the oilier ea-es. The amused was not mentally or pin sieally st l ong. KKVEXTY-lIOCR WEEK. STRONG AUCKLAND RID 'TEST. AUCKLAND, Apr il Is. Nlivng exception is I akwi by the wmk'-r- i■liueerned to the award gixeu till' oilier day m eon licet; m with the briekmnkillg (mill try in Auckland ill regard to the lioiiis mr kiln burners. Tin- morning tin- Pillowing telegram Was dispatched to the Minister of Labour by M.es i - Hnvtram, Savage, Lee, Barry and Jordan, M.R.'s: “We w i-h to draw your al t cut inn to the award recently delivered by the present si 11 ing of the At bin a t ion ('ourt al Auckland. The award in question provides foi a 7H-hour week for certain worker- in the brie flunking industry. In view of the fact that tlm union xvas prepared to agiee to a oli-liour week, we eoti-idcr the award is unjust, and that the time lias passed in tin- country for workers t., be sent cured to such unjust conditions. Vo further wish to point out- that the same award docs Hot provide lor overtime rates for .'•tune winkers, who are called on to do night work, after having worked the whole day. Your attention i- directed to elan-e 127 of the Renee Treaty, -ignel by the Rrinie Mini-ter, which endorses llm principle ol an eight-hour ‘ day. ( l;,u i - !27 ol tlm Renee Tiealy. relerrod to iu the telegram, -ets out that (ertam principles for the regain-j rmeil a I in all imi 11 - I lia 1 eem in nni t ie.-, | -o tar as tlieir special eiiclimslaiiccs e. (ill Cl jn-rini'.. and Dm clause rt'eulomends the ;:«i<i)>ii llll of the eight bourn c lay and el’ the fert y-eight hours reck, as the standard to he aimed at viiere ii has no! already been attain'd.''

TiIEET CHARGES. { TRAINING FARM .MANAGER. P WELLINGTON. April IS. : l-’redri' k Al cravat. nutmiger of the [ 1 AVer:, roit Boys' Training: Karin, was ■ j charged this meriting at the Police ! Court with the theft oi money totalling j £ As: II- 0(1. There were six charge, nl- d I togdlier. The lir.-t one concerned a ! -urn ~,■ L’S :is lM wliieb was forwarded VI j t". itei-n-ed to S' - i tie an tu-i omit for an j accilent tit which one oi the inmates I v, a-■ eoia-i rued. It is alleged that lapaid the motc-y into Ins private tie(■.tint, lie pleaded not guilty and was committed lor trial. Ibe bearing of s j lhe other charge- i- proem’ding. w DAUGHTER GETS STOCK. „ (Till iSTC II LIKT I. April 10. Probate of l ia- will ot Alexander Boyle was granted to-day. the. as-ets being sworn at unde’- L li),(!(K). The to-tutor bequeath- to his daughter. .Mr- Algar Williams, all his thoroughhied stock subject to a provision that -lie will not race inn of the horses, either her-elf or by leasing them, except v.ith the approval ol the trustees.