DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1916, Page 6

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

LABOR FEDERATION SNUBBED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Greymoutli, July 17. The Port Watersiders' Union held.a meeting ycsterdaj to consider a letter from the Federation of labor asking whether the local union was in favor of a general strike to protest against the National Service Bill. It was decided that the reply be an emphatic negative., and that further communications from the Federation be placed in the wastepaper basket unread. FRUIT CONDEMNED. Auckland, Yesterday. AViout fourteen thousand eases of bananas from the Jslands were corr demneed by the inspector on account of being largely alfeeted by scale. The value of the bananas was about £">!)50. Instructions from the Agricultural 'Department headquarters are awaited as to how the condemned fruit is to be dealt with. A SERIOUS CHARGE. Tavmiarunui, July 17. At the Magistrate's Court, .Tame* Clark was committed for trial at Hamilton on the charge of committing a serious offence against a boy. The evidence of the parents, Dr. Mac Knight and Constable Acheson was taken. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £250 and self £250. ALLEGED SEDITIOUS PUBLICATION 1 Palmerston North, July 17. At court this morning u charge of alleged seditious publication was preferred against P. C. Fretli, editor of i the Manawatu Daily Times, for publishing a letter signed "Shirker," which wa* alleged to contain mutter indicating (i. loyalty and to be likely to lnterti-tc with recruiting. Counsel for the Crown said he wanted to disavow any suggestion of disloyalty on the part of Ereelh or the managemciit. The letter was taken exception to, however, as it contained sentiments verging on rank sedition. The defence admitted publication, and said it was published in order to "slate" it editorially. Judgment was reserved.