DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(Dy Telegraph—Per Press Association

PROHIBITION ORDER ISSUED CHRISTCHURCH. April 18.

•Magistrate La wry to-day issued a prohibition order against Arthur Hines, a labourer, under unusual circumstances. His wife made an application, •stating that Hines made his own Leer, brewing it in a copper. He was at his worst on Friday night, hut he was continuously drunk. Ho often slept in a shed near the wash-house. He frequently slept in his clothes, and at Christmas time he kept his clothes on unchanged for four or live days.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. WELL!XGTOX, April 17. , The annual conference of the United Travellers’ Warehousemen’s Association, opened to-day. The chairman Mr James, presided, and Mr Coates. Premier, was in attendance. 'The .-liairman spoke of the high regard in which they held their patron, because lie was in fact the (list commercial traveller in Xew Zealand, having represented it at the Imperial Conference. and having delivered the goods. He did not intend to ask Mr Coates for anything at present, hut a request would probably he preferred for a charter for the Canterbury Assoeia-

Mr C’oates said Xew Zealand was only a small country, but was able to produce many commodities for which i demand might he found in other parts of the Empire and of the world. An opportunity had risen for delegates to visit several countries, and an understanding been made possible in both political and trade aspects of tariffs and other matters which might have hampered trade. Ground work had been done and a practicable scheme been made possible at a fairly early dale. It was essential that the commercial and trade community should he in close co-operation with the political side. When the favourable trade balance had had time to operate they would find the effect of the economic depression would lie less felt in a gradual absorption of many worthy men who to-day could not see any end to their difficulties. The total British trade during the year showed an increase in excess of exports from (.‘7,485.117 to CI(),HS9,:)B(i. The total foreign trade showed a reduction in the

-xtess of imports from £9.995,-119 to Ctijinti.7l2. The total Xew Zealand trade, therefore, showed an improvement of L'RLOSo.fiOfl. which was a record from the adverse trade balance.

DIED FROM IXJFRIES. OAMARI’. April 18. George Monzios, aged 17, who was injured through a circular saw Hying apart on Saturday died this morning in the hospital. ANCHOR. SHIP RAID OFF. WELLINGTON. April IS. Trouble with the crew of the Anchor Company’s cargo steamer Totara, culminated yesterday in all hands being paid off at Wellington, and the vessel will remain here indefinitely. It appears that an engineer considered the services of a tin-man misal isfnetorv and discharged him. The other men oil-tick. The vessel was t > take cargo from Wellington to New Plymouth a,ml Nelson under charter to the Union Company.

STAGE HANDS AWARD. WEI LI XGTOX, Aoril is

The Dominion stage employees' award has lie: n li'ed. h irst me: brni'-L (touring) iv-.i-iv:' £7 17.- Pul per week, first media,ni-i'.s (resident permanent ) receive £li 2s (id, first pmperlymuu (touring) £7 7s fid, resident perm,uncut £5 12s CJ, first electrician (touring') £7 7s fid. ward-robe mast, r

(touring') £-7> 17s fi I. resident (per maiienli £1 12s (id ward-rub- mi :

L‘s 17s fid. stage door keeper (i —-ideal lu-rmain lit) £| o s p;,| stage hands (permanent) £4 7s fid. These are the minimum .salaries for the grades mentioned, and other grades and casual hands are also provided fc-r. The award provides for payment for overtime for hours in excess of fortyeight weekly, worked by touring employees, and specifies daily hours for other workers.