DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

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ONE BIG UNION. AUCKLAND. Sept. if. The Trades and Labour Council passed a resolution pledging itsell to do everything possible to achieve National industrial by co-operation by the Trades and Labour Councils and Alliance of Labour; that the proposal of the open conference convened by the Alliance provides lor one industrial organisation and the basis oi aim is an organisation that will effectively bring about a higher social standard ol living for New Zealand workers.

AFRICAN AVAR VETERANS. WELLINGTON. Sept. 0. The South African war veterans conference is being held to-day. Mr .1. .Simpson, the Dominion President, presiding. The following cable message was received from Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig:—“Please convey my sincere greetings and best wishes to all South African veterans.” A suitable reply was sent by Mr Simp-sin. who raid the Association was forging a head thanks to the efforts ol Mr A. Dove, secretary. The principal business would be the selling up of a deputation to wait on the Prime Minister to urge that a military pension by right he granted to all South African veterans at the age of sixty years, similar to that granted to the Maori War veterans. If their representations were not successful they would keep on plugging away till they got what they asked tor. A remit was carried deciding to ask tlie Government to give prelorenee to nil members of ihe South African War Veterans Association applying fur loans under the Advances to Settlers and Advnees to Workers Act. CARGO BY lIOBOBATA.

DUNEDIN COMPLAINT. DUNEDIN. Sept. 8. '[’lie following is a copy of a telegram received by Mr W. Cow. secretary of the Otago' Shippers’ Association, from I lie Overseas Shipowners’ Committee in reply to the association’s complaint in the matter ot the New Zealand Shipping Company's altitude regarding delivery of the j lornrnin's cargo for Dun-din:-—‘•The attention of the committee has been drawn to an article in the ‘Otago Daily Times’ wherein unfavourable comment lias been on the action of the New Zealand Sopiping Company m eouiiect mu wiidi deny to Dunedin cargo on the llnrurnta at Lyttelton. which is held up on account ol the seamen’s strike. Ibe attack appears to us. under the circumstances unwarranted, and we desire to advise that the New Zealand Shippng Company’s ropresentatvc ((insulted this committee before replying to you! telegram, and the reply had the entire approval of the committee. The enormous losses which the shipping companies are meeting in the strike appear to be overlooked, and in the stand ill which they are. taking to maintain the

; .sanctity of agreements they ale lighting tile battles of all employers of labour. We shall he glad if you w ill give this explanation the same publicity accorded your lomplaint referred to above.” i CHARGE OF BIGAMY. WELLINGTON. Sept. 8. A case of alleged bigamy was before the Supreme Court to-day. ('ousel lor the prisoner. Charles f* Indian, raised a legal point that prisoner bail not seen bis wife lor ren years, having parted from her shortly alter marriage in l!)| I. lie bad pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, not knowing that if be bad not seen or beard ot bis wife lor set cii years be i ,ndd not be convicted eu the charg". Mr Maensscy: Aicnrding to police reports. prisoner stated that be knew bis wile was alive when lie married again. The prisoner, a lame man. was re- ' mamled till to-morrow so that the matter may I • cleared up.

MURDER TRIAL IN GERMANY. DUNEDIN. Sept. 7. An interesting letter lias come from Cologne from Mr \\ . (>. Clark, the young man from Dune Ini w’"> went in Germany to give evidence at the trial I" Swab-nla. the German youth j who was charged with the murder of an Otng ldier after the Armistice. The date of the letter is July 2t>. 1 ■■After a very mini trip." states Mr Clark. “I reached London last Sunday, and reported to I be High Commi'-i'mci en i 1 ■■ l \f" i;. 1: i \ From then "li II uns .1 l.il ut MhS a- I bey Here going to sen,! nie over ■■;! Hie Wednesday, but ai ibe last minute the Commissioner of Poliie refused to allow the inspector IT,ini S""l la lid Yard who was to e-a ort no to leave the London area. 1 have a plain-clothes polic all from Aldeishot Barracks with me. lie has jo go wherever I go. I l"li l.onodii on Thursday, at. 2 p.m., ami arrived here at six o’clock on Friday niorii- ! in';, via Dover. Osicml. Brussels, and I A ix-1 ,u-( hapelle. I was met at the station by a piniu-elollies man from the Special Intelligence Branch, who was lomdliiie the case, and was rushed "II

to the hotel. ! •■They knew 1 was coming, so the j special court had been i invciied. Alter a hurried Lrenklast, they rushed nm i,|f in a military car to go over the ‘ seem- of the murder and Ireslien my meniorv un a hit. The special com l was sifting hv this time, and I did not go there "till after twelve. However, "they did not. want me till the aitcrnnon. along with the girl Cromar. who was with me id the time. _ She had to come from Krberleld. io cut a long story short, and as I am managing to get from the Judge Advocate a lull copy of nil the proceedings, they found hitii "iiiltv of murder, and lie was sentenced to" death. The sentence has to |,e considered by the military commandant. There will, no doubt, he a stroim ret onuneiidal ion to mercy, and it. is pret l v certain that he will not l,c hanged. They have arrested the other chan tvho got away. Rail is his name. It was the Herman < lovernment who had him arrested. they iviiise to ha ml Hitii over, hut will try linn themselves at a place called llagcn. and they are now awaiting word trom the High Commissioner as to whethci he gives permission for me to go.

SIH'NTINC FNQrritV. I’AI.MKRSTON NORTH. Sept. <). < At the R a iUvay luqit iry Mr .Maca culled evidence in re-btiltnl ol the idlegat ions made in the evidence of Foreman Sn’ooney. that several local employees had allegedly incited the shunters to disregard the orders oi the foreman. Train Fxaminers Kekorsley and O’Donncl. and Signalman Lucas, gave a positive denial that they had told anvono not to obey Ins foreman.

WEATHER IN AVC VST. WELLINGTON. September

'The following is the (lovernment Meteorologist’s weather summary tor ! August The weather during the j month miis generally dull and uvt. j though on the whole it miis fairly mild j in the north, hut very bleak at times, i especially in the south. The rainfall appears to have been below the average in Auckland Province, and on the | Most coast of both islands, but greatly ] in excess on the east coast, especially of the South Island. A storm ol someM'liat local character occurred in Canterbury oil August (i and 7. with heavy j rain and snow. A cyclone passed in I mirth hctMeon August 12 and 10. accounting for tiie high cast to southeast Mind' and some heavy downpour'. Ain i-eyclonic condition' loilmved. and the highest reading of the barometer. 30.1177 inches, was registered at A\ ellingtou on the morning of August H. An intense westerly disturbance passed in south with a barometer reading of 2 ; .11-7 inches at Plulf on August 2.2. and Mas preceded and loilmved by verv unset tied weather. Snow, hail and thunderstorms were reported at \nrious times on the high country of the south, and some sleet at the lower levels. The wet weather was a

great hindrance to farmers’ operations in Canterbury, and the growth of grass Mas delayed by several Irosts and dull M-eathor in many parts of the country.