DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TEBIXIKAPn —rEIt PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ECHO OF SHIPPING STRIKE. WELLINGTON, July 13. An echo front the last shipping -trike was hoard in the Court when Walsh, Dent and Hart, seamen of Wellington, claimed sums of C-10 to I'll from tho Union Coy. They were* employed on the Mamma and discharged when the steamer reached Sydney. According to the* plaintiffs there was trouble on the voyage between the unionists and non-unioni-l- and sev-en-1 of tho latter were severely injured -and certain men wore put ashore in consequence. The Magistrate held that there was no wrongful dismissal and gave judgment for the Company. THE PAPA EGA DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, July 13 About 129 miners went on -trike, cl-iiming that the. Paparoa Coal Coy. wa- misreading the terms of the award relating to special rates of pay for true!;in/ coal from i-oiatod portions of the *oine and making improper use of ihe provision. The dispute was referred to a eomudllwhich, being unable to arrive at mi agreement, left it to Mr Pnyiljon. the Chairman. I, a a hind decision ii,- Rovntim litis now given an award in favour of tho Company’s intcrpretal ion. ( t i-i.M 1 X!ON A. Pl’t ll NT ED. WELLINGTON, Jniy 19 M,.--i-s Ri■ hlh*. S.M.. Mitrehhanks. and Maxw-11, engineers, have li-en npp(iilll (*,! a oiincii-sion to t iKpiir,- into »In* Oiigarur* disaster. KILLED BY TREE. NELSON. July 19 Arthur iluilseii Ll,in. re-i'ling tit Hampden Street West, was killed lasi evening through a tree being lolled in a neighbour's property falling mi him. Deceased was a ret Mi ned soldier, and was wounded ill Franco, and when convalt -cent he hoc,'.me an in-trueior at an agi emit nral .school in England for X"W Zealand soldiers. II" leaves a widow ain | one child. The widow is a daughter ol the ex-May.ir of Wells Somerset shire, and the only relative in ihe Dominion is :t I,rot her. ('I IA I! 1)-YOU NG LIBEL ACTION. V Eli DM T FOR 215(1. WELLINGTON. July 13. Judgment v.a- given by Justice Snl--1,1,01d to-day in re-poet to a claim for e|() for alleged libel by Allred Henry Chan!, again-t William Thomas A'oimg. Seei'cttiry of the Seamens Federation. Judgment wits given for plaintiff' for 2150, the Judge expressing the opinion that the allegation- against the plaint Hl' were of such a nature as to do serious harm to any man wit!i ambitions i , hold office ill an industrial union. SLY GROGGING. AUCKLAND. July 19. Ai ihe Poiiie Court-, three Indians w* To ii 220 each, one ior exposing be .Moating beer and two for illegally ! -Mlt:*" .-am,-. A ,-nnstuble was supplied will, liquor which he said was: undnubledlv beet*. Ac-used said (lit-, boor wa- "planted" on tin in. bill the .M iglsiiate would it,,’, entertain tins [