MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE SPANISH TROUBLEMADRID. July \ letter written by General Agmlota Seitor ALinehez tie Tooa. ex-1 resident of the Senate, has earned a sem , :|ll iun. Enormous crowds gatheud the Senate yesterday expecting a \„<rrv conversations occurred beioiC the sitting began, between Sonor tie ■p (1( . ;l and General Aguilera, during which the former struck General Agu1, ~, in the face. The general thereupon challenged Seimr de r l oca to a duel, but he declined to light, deelaimg that tho duel was an atrocity. During the sitting General Aguilera defended his letter. Sonor de I oca followed, denying any intention to offend the Supreme War Count-'l. Meanwhile all the forces ol disorder Spain are taking advantage of the situation, the rovolutonavy elements bein'; uetivo.

damaged steamed. WELLINGTON, July 9. The steamer l*ort Auckland, winch had to return when 1.700 »' ,leK 11)1 , f; wav to England, has her deck buckled from under the bridge to about -•> Wet alt, but whether this indicates slrueura'l damage cannot he ascertained till until slm is mil led. She is not leaking. The manager expects such icpaii- as are found necessary will be done here. hilt MlVl.it* ills! .■m tio.lfrom London. BODY RECOVERED. AYELI.INGTON, July 9. The body of Harold Andrews, the second victim of the Hull river fatality, has been recovered. AI AN KILLED. HASTINGS, July 9. Evias MvKaiil. unmarried, and aged sixty-six. "its found dead on Hie railway Ini' some two hundred yards front the Hastings station towards Napier. Me had injuries lo the base oi the skull and spine, and was evidettly knocked down by an carliei train arriving Imm Napier. T\Y ELY E-VlOri! DAY. NEW YORK. July 7. Speaking at Tacoma, in Washingion State, l’resideiii Harding announeed that Air (larv (the leading magnate in Hie Steel Trust) was pledged to reduce the twelve-hour working day in the steel industry. A- soon as there was a surplus of labour available, the day will lie made eight hours tor the greater number ol the labourers, and leu hours for the remainder. Air Harding said he had written Air Gary, expressing his disappointment at the Steel Institute's' previous announcement that the t w elvc-hntir day could not he reduced. The Rre.-idcnt declared that he uniiiTMooil that the* <1 i Hic-ul ties whirl* the stool indu>try faced at pre.sont wort; due lo an iiiMiHifit-ni labour torce, but lio uruod that in the ovoni <»i a labour surplus arising, the stool industry should, instead of paying off mon iodine ihe working day. .Mr (»:irv was now plodded to do this.