DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv telegraph— run press association.] FI RKM AN SENTENCED. AUCKLAND, -March 14. Tliomas O’Keefe a fireman on the Port Albany was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for refusing duty on the high seas. Counsel for the agents stated O’Keefe had caused trouble previously and had been one of a group of agitators. Accused after sentence, said he would not work on the ship again, whereon the -Magistrate warned him that if he persisted hi such an attitude he would he liable to a much heavier term of imprisonment. WOOL SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 14. The fourth wool sale was held today, with a. catalogue of 13,000 bales. The stale was really good throughout practically the whole catalogue being sold. Compared with the Dunedin sales wools were up by jd to a penny | Three-quarter bred and crossbreds ■ held their own on the last Chi'istI church sale. Fine wools advanced by hi penny to l.)d, threeqliarter bred and crossbred by a Id. Halfbreed made to 20Jd, merino 20Jd, threequarter bred 18d, crossbred Hid, hall'bred 17Jd. Hf librcd picks went as high as 19d.

VIEWS OF CHINA. AUCKLAND, March 14

Dr F. Hownrd-Tavlor and Mistress Taylor (who was Jliss Geraldine Guinness) of the China inland mission arrived by the Aorangi on a five months visit to New Zealand. Which ever side wins, they said, foreign treaties will have to be revised and foreign concessions will have to he given up to Chinese control. They were not long ago captured by brigands. It is impossible, they said, to hazard an opinion as to which side will win, North or South. The chief danger to Shanghai was lest the Northerners join tho Southerners. In that case Shanghai would he doomed. Really China was at the mercy of Japan and Hussion. Japan was undoubtedly behind the Northern forces '.tod Russia behind the Southern forces. There was no doubt about that. You could see evidences here, there and everywhere. To pay Japan for her .support, Northerners were giving more and more concessions in Manchuria. Russian influences was paramount among the Southern forces. The inland mission with 12IX) missionaries working had not lost a single missionary. A mob of four thousand brigands armed with modern arms and ammunition Captured the Doctor and Mrs Taylor, not for ransom but to compel the recognition of their claim to he taken into the army into which they wore eventually absorbed, the king of the brigands getting a, good job.

DAIRY FACTORIES QUESTIONS. PAHTATCA. March 14. Bush Dairy Factories Association, at a large representative meeting here regarding the recent award resoiutioniseil approval of the proposal to endeavour to obtain a repeal of the Arbitration Act; also that other Dairy Associations in the industrial district he asked to co-operate in arranging a monster deputation to the Prime Minister with a request to exempt, dairy factories from the operations of the Arbitration Act, on the grounds that increases in mamiiutuiing costs cannot he passed on to the consumers, produce having to be sold in open competition in the world’s markets; that the suggestions he forwarded to the director of the dairying division that it would he ill the interests ot the inilftstry if instruction and inspection officers of the division were periodically transferred to clillercnt districts; also that the Association supports _ the proposal of the Manawatu Association to make representations to the Minister of Agriculture and Customs protesting against the proposal to impose heavy duties on New Zealand bacon, and pork imported into Australia, the Chairman of the Control Board to oc asked if any dili'crones of quality warrants the present wide difference in price of Canadian and New Zealand cheese; if not what he considers the reasons hu* such a diffeience: also the reason for the present wide difference in the price between New Zealand and Danish butter.

BANDS HKA DQUA KTERS. WELLINGTON, -March IT. For some years past, the headquarters and principal officers of the North Island Brass Bands’ Association have Ixen located at Wanganui, but when the annual meeting of the Association was held in Wellington recently the delegates generally expressed disapproval of the way the affairs of the Association wore being managed, and decided by a majority of three to one, to transfer the headquarters to Wellington. 'This was followed by tho election of a new president, Air 11. D. Bennett (Wellington), a new secretary, Mr A. Baker (21) Victoria St., Lower llutfi, and a new treasurer. Air T. Goodail. The new executive comprises .Messrs R. Williamson (Auckland), W. T. Gray and 11. Hall (Wanganui), E. Pnlliscr, J. Osborne, .1. I. Drew and IT. Baker (Wellington). E. Coleman (New Plymouth), J. L. Harris (Dannevirko), and H. Eox (flawera). Air K. R. B. Hobhin. the retiring President, was elected an honorary life member. Over 30 delegates wore present, in addition to officials. Tho next contest is to ho hold at

Christchurch, and tho one in 1929 will he at Wanganui.