DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 73, 17 March 1914, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS.

A QUINNAT SALMON.

[Per Press Association.] Tiraaru, March 16

A quinnat salmon, eleven pounds in weight, was caught at the mouth of the Rangitata on Sunday. Quinnat

salmon were turned into tho Waikato some years ago from the Hakataramea hatcheries, hut only a few small ones have hitherto keen netted.

LIQUOR FOR MAORIS.

Rotorua, March 16,

A foreigner who arrived in the Dominion only at the New Year, and who pleaded ignorance of the law, was convicted and discharged for having supplied 'a Maori with liquor oillicensed premises. The Maori who persuaded him to purchase the liquor was, however, fined £25.

THE SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.

Wellington, March 17

A deputation,' representing tlio Citizen’s Committee which acted during the strike,' waited on the Minister for Justice yesterday to draw attention to tlie fact that a number of unions which went on strike recently in defiance of the Arbitration Act in sympathy with the Watersiders and others, had not been prosecuted. .It was' pointed out that there were IS such unions in New Zealand, and the deputation urged that the law ought to be put in action against them. The Minister said that the duty of institutieng proceedings under the Arbitration Act did not rest with his Department, but with the Labour Deparment. He undertook to inform the Minister of Labour of what the deputation had represented.

THE PREMIER AT NELSON.

Nelson, March 16,

The Right Hon. W. F. Massey addressed a very large meeting tonight, dealing with the political position on the lines of" his Blenheim speech last week.

Towards the close he referred to the recent speech delivered in Hawke’s Bay by the member for Nelson, in which it was stated that Mr M assey was now the head of a family which had been left a large sum of money. He presumed this to refer to his father, who had left £2OOO. Mr Atraore, who was on the platform, denied having made the statement, which Mr Massey said had not been corrected in the paper in which it appeared.

When the motion of thanks and confidence had been moved and spoken to, Mr Atmore moved an amendment to delete the word “confidence,” and explained that he had referred to Mr Herries’ father. v He was proceeding to criticise the Government. Objection was taken to Mr Atmore addressing the meeting, but the Mayor, who occupied tne chair, ruled that he could speak to his amendment. After Air Atmore had vainly tried to make himself heard for. some time, the Mayor declared the meeting closed, amid cheers for Air Massey and a counter-demonstration.

, In a subsequent statement to the Press, the Prime Minister said he had intended to make some reply to Mr Atmore. He did not blame the Mayor for leaving the chair. What lev] taken place was the most miserable exhibition he had seen in his twenty years’ experience, and he was now speaking of the interference of the member for the district. Mr Atmore.