MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1925, Page 3

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUiTUALIAN ASD N.Z. sAßl.fi ASSOCIATION, INDIAN TRAIN STRIKE. DELHI, April 28. More than twenty thousand workers on the north-western railways main line of communication with north-west India, are now involved in the strike. The. leaders threatened to continue the strike until the system is brought to a standstill The management alleges there is intimidation of loyalist. 'I ho mails are still running. THE LOYAL TOAST. (Received this day at 12.80 p m.) LONDON, April 2L Catenian’s Roman Catholic Society at the annual St. George’s Day ban(|Uet iu London, following the Catciiiau practice throughout’ the country, had the first toast “The Pope and King.” The Lord Mayor who is a Homan Catholic, made the .statement fo-night that, “ I was invited to attend, hut wlmn 1 heard the loyal toast would he honoured after that of the Pope, I refused to go. I won’t attend any banquet in the capacity of Lord Mayor, where the loyal toast is placed alter the toast of the Pope.”

ENGINEER IXG TRADE. LONDON. April 23

Replying to the engineering trades union demand for twenty shillings increase the employers submitted proposals to the forty trade unions concerned, suggested increased hours in nil attempt to reduce the cost of production, and to counter foreign competition. At present the men work forty-seven hours week I v at a shilling an hour, phis a bonus of ten shillings. The employer!! propose fiftv hours at a shilling with a bonus of 12s. Night workers are now receiving time 'and two thirds, wlnel will he increased from forty-seven It liftv-two and a half hours. A sill,-committee of the trade unmm was amazed at the proposal, which is being submitted to the full executive. 'lnis was adjourned till May 20th.

'A wifi: msKiTu'K.m LONDON, April 23. Samuel, Hudson, used -10. » |" nl ‘' r ' prior to Heins sentenced at the Old Bailey to four years imprisonment foi throwing soil Lurie acid over Ins " ito, whercHy she lost the sight of one eye - -.ml was otherwise permanent dishgmK. c ,l dra matieally declared: “What happened was the climax to two years anguish. When 1 threw the and 1 had no control over my physical action. M\ mind was tortured, heme oonoontrat„,i on mv wife. -M.v predominating thought was tlmt 1 must take away what 1 made her attractive to other men. I thought I would then have her myself and did not think of any of,her consequences.’’ Hudson asserted that soon after the u marriage, his wife began « J dances with other men and lie llWamc *k IC 'rhe Ju<lge, in summing up, said the most trivial reason of jealousy in a terrible action without a shadow „f justification.”

y THE KIDNAPPER COMMI NISI

(Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 23.

Afr l’ollitt, the Communist who was on his way to nddrcM n !% 10 etiuL said that lie w the -om- | muniift who addressed the trade unions He admitted he had been com . ted h i seditious speeches in 1921 «ml M ' UL “ lon had made similar speeches throughout th eoiintiy. Counsel: “You might he described m fnnioUß. ** I’ollitt: “Yes and I'm only you g Pollitt admitted that he ' hands with his captors preparatory putting them on trial in order to sec h °Howiiu.dson Rave evidence that neither the Fascist! headquarters, no ' branch, authorised the kidnapping Of Pollitt, Who left them good -nends. Witness gave I’olhtt £o. Pollitt: “You’re liar. Accused were found not guilty and discharged.