DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1932, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

ARMISTICE DAY

(per Press Association- - Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, Nov. 4

Last night’s Gazette contain,;/ a notice concerning-, the celebration of Armistice Day on November 11th., requesting Citizens and traffic control, authorities to observe two minutes’ silence from 1.1 a.m., arid the suspenr sion of all vehicular traffic during the period. .*

THE' MEAT STRIKE,

1 .. AUCKLAND, November, 3. Trouble arose,, on the steamer Port GH'.oriie vvhon’the waters ideas refused to. load meat. The Port Gisborne’s dairy jarodubd cargo. was. c'omple’led; and Lie vessel »ag to nail to-morrow without the meat. However, to/night the meat' cargo is being loaded by, the crew of the Port Gisborne and the vessel will; sail as 'scheduled. <

qpQKS’ AND- STEWARDS-/ DISPUTE.

WELLINGTON,. November 3

Representatives of the shipownersand the cooks’ apd: stewards’ Union met at the Conciliation "Council to-day-to' discuss term.*, for- a, new award governing. employment) on . New Zealand' ships; lit the morning a- comparative examination of the two sets; of ' proposals was,, begun. ,Xhe afternoon proceedings were taken in committee. The si-ting Mi to continue in committee. To-day ‘ there was; a, wide gulf- between, the- proposals,, as' affecting wages- -and: hours, tile principal, disputed items.

DAIRY BREEDERS

PALMERSTON NORTH, Nov. 3. At- the- annual, meeting. of> the Da»ny. Breeders’ Federation.''of- farmers, Mr A/ D. Duxfuld, of Horotiu. was elected. President; MnE. M. North, ‘cfrOfnimi, Vit\e-Pre-ident, and Air J. A. Iv.ala.ughprj Secretary. The- Jersey Association; wfote withdrawing its membership which was not accented, a; delegate being appointed to : attend the next Jersey Asm. meeting' With- a view, to soliciting continuance of its membership: considerable useful work was yet to be done.

the; rating; system;

N AFTER , -m vein be/ . '2.

A poll in tlie Hawke’s Bay- County on the proposal to change- fronvoaoih 1 to unimproved value a© the 'basis of rating wife cairned; the' voting being: For unimproved value 1612 Against- 1207 THEFT ADMITTED.

DUNEDIN. 'November 4

•In the Magistrate’s Court, Gordon Campbell, po-tniaster at Aortli Dunedin, was charged* with stealing £79* .sterling, the -property of the Government and was remanded till* November 11th. The police stated, wheii the audit inspector went" W examine 'the books, accused admitted* before the' auditor had! started' his 'wol'k, that he- had : misappropriated the money.

OPEN • CHAMPIONSHIP

HERETAUNGA, November 4

• The golf championships were continued in weather conditions similar to vc-s-terd/v. The‘ wind - -ha's had- the cfl'ei-t of-' leding-Up- the greens which to-dny are distinctly fast. The Test rounds this’ morning, the open championship up till- two o’clock are 1 Silk ; 71, 11, A.i Black 71, A. D. SV Duncan 72, Maes (pro) 72, T. S. Galfeway (pro) 72.