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Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1925, Page 3

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dOSTEALIAN AND N.Z. CAIII.E ASSOCIATION CONSTABLES not murdered. DARWIN. April 28. A wireless message from the warship Geranium states both Constables Bridgman and MacNamara are at Caledon Bay. They are both well and have not had trouble with the Blacks. BRODI CK PRICES. SYDNEY. April 21. flats (Tasmanian) Algerians 2s -Id, 8s (id; Mhite -Is (Id: maize 8s Bd. Potatoes: local CL £5; Tasmanian £8 £lO. Onions: Victorian £lO, New Zealand £ls. ADELAIDE. April 21. Oats 2s. 2s till.

MELBOURNE. April 21. Bides arc unchanged. Init firm, excepting kips which tire slightly easier. VERNON ON TRIAL. MELBOURNE. April 21. Vernon, in evidence, said he fired at Rent whom lie admitted killing, hut stated he did not intend to kill him. His object was merely to frighten him and he thought he fired over his head. M'A’LSH TST-AXI) STRIKE. SYDNEY, April 28. A mass meeting of the strikers at Mulsh Island was hold at the Newcastle Trades Hall, and it was decided to declare the M’al-di Island M'orks “black”, and to bs.l; all the unionists employed there to ec’*.-,- wortc. If this decision is , arricil into ollect, over one thousand out' loyees will bo rendered idle. TV A LSI I ISLAND DOCKYARD. SYDNEY, April 22. The Minister for M'orks Mr Ball) announces in ecu-eqnone*' ol the attitude of a section of trades unions at Newcastle endeavouring to paralyse industry at Walsh Island Dockyards it. is possible the Government may hate to abandon the idea ol building a lloafing (hick. The I’cdcra! Government had just agreed to a liltccu thousand, instead of a thirteen thousand toil doc!; and had increased its subsidy from 91211.1.1)0 to £lßs.(it:ti. It was extremely unfortunate, said .Mr Rail, th.iit the men should carry on like that will'll it was lean's,'ll that the Government. for some time pa-l has been endeavouring to plain the dockyards on a much better footing than before: During the pa-I year nearly a thousand men wei" employ.si. due ai lie- I actthat the Government had em.eatourel to find w ork for i hem. lie understood the men were being paid award rates in this .connection and have no complaint. unless limy de-ire by their present methods to oi.iain more than the award provide-'. NEW PORT OF CALL. SYDNEY. April 22. Tin- Oceanic Steamship Company has completed arrangements fur it- mail steamers plving between San Francisco and Sydinvy to include Suva in their itinerary and the Ventura leaving Sydney on third of June, inaugurates the new route: MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT. MEI.IIOI il X hi. April 28. At the trial of Howard Vernon the jury returned a vet'.lie; ot mildslalighter'and the accused wa.- umanded for sentence. PRODUt E PRICES. MELBOURNE, April 22. On I * (milling) 2s Pd. 2s Rid. 2s .d. •g„ Sd ; barley 5s 9d, 9s. (Cape), Is. Is lid : potatoes' 27 ss. £7 Ids. onions £l2. £l2. THE ll.\VO MYSTERY. CAPTAIN EXPLAINS. (Received this day at 11-25 a.m.) SYDNEY. April 2L M'itlt the return to Sydney of the steamer llavo some hghi ua- 1 now a

~ii ili,. 'mv-I. rv ‘a lie ii c.l 1.0 bed I" the sliip. Tim ciiplain explained llnl lie*, wont close in sisosv Ini' ti\o ic..sons, because he wanted to get the strong southerly cum nt prevailing ul the time and been use lie "as mining lo heal the Japanese steamer which stood off the coast in 'thick ol the current wherein lie succeeded. Ihe captain added: “1 have nul a iir.s.is ship in any sense ol the Icrm. |A. cable’ on l'Jlh. Fell. Irom Sydm-y said Eiiqiiirics arc being made Hy Eederal authorities regarding certain happenings at M erewether. At a la.e hour on Sunday night the news agent al M crewel .her was called out oi bed and asked by a foreign unman ques-

tions regarding me depth ol "atcr > u Merewether beach, and whether it would he possible to bring a steal, er close in. lie re],lied that he knew nothing about such matters, ami woman departed. On fucsdcy um.ruiiur the signal master at Nett cast.e sighted the Norwegian steamer Maui. ( (lining up Irani the south uhen sue suddenly turned as if to go mb, wether beach. Ecarilig the ship had mistaken the entrance to Newcastle harbour, the signaimaster signalled “Stand off. you arc m “anger. Q-’ vessel gave no indication ol haynig seen the signals bat she steamed UR llm coast till opposite Nohay s. 1 hmkino possibly that the Have, being a foreign vessel would not understand (he signals, a pilot vessel went out V<> „„. ot Per. hut when within hall a mile ~f the vessel, the Ham s! ill wii nonl acknott (edging H,o " vul l, | 1 steam ahead, ami was soon Ks to si,»hi ill) Uie < • 1*" ‘ views the happenings a* shine tiling requiring He; 1“ -vosDeal ion. it is submitted ‘ steamer laden with wheat lor Jam; as the lluvo was. could not aff.ud .n uastc time in an mspction ol coastline, while the refusal to aknowlcdgc the signals ca.mut b. carded wit hout apprehension A