DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1919, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

PUBLICAN'S LICENSE ENDORSED. By Tolegrtph.—Press Awooifttioa. 1 Dunedin, Jan. 27John Douglas Warden, of Port Chalmers, had his license endorsed for supplying liquor 011 the Sunday that tho Tahiti, with returned soldiers, arrived. WAR RISK BONUS AWARD. Wellington, Jan. 27Tho award of Mr. Harold Beaucßamp, chairman of tho Bank of New Zealand, as arbitrator in connection with the ilaim of the Marine Engineers' Institute for a war risk bonus from the 'Union Co. gives £'2 10s a month to engineers on boats trading on the New Zealand coast and to Australia and £5 a month in the case of engineers of steamers running ir* the danger zone, the payment of bonus to he as from October 1 last and to "ontinim until a new agreement is nnvle. It is hoped other shipping companies will come in'-o line with the Union Company. ; RAILWAYMAN'S DEMANDS. 1 EXECUTIVE SUPPORTED BY CANTERBURY. , ) _ 1 Christclmrch, Jan. '27. i The Canterbury branch of the Loco- | motive Engineers', Firemen's, and Clean--1 ere' Association passed a resolution ex--1 pressing confidence in the executive and ■ pledging to support, them in any action I necessary to obtain redress of grievan- " ces of tlia association. The branch also oppressed objection to the restoration of Sunday trains and if required to work same demanded double rate instead of timo and a half as at present received.

LABOR CAMPAKLv Wellington. Jan. 27. Tho New Zealand Labor Party Conference decided to launch next month a big organising and educative campaign covering the whole Dominion. A series of meetings' will be held in various centre! and it is hoped to form many now bi'<vnche3 of tho party. The Hon. J. T. Paul, president, states that every endeavour will bo made to remove misconceptions as to Labor's ideals-

'AHE SHIPPING DISPUTi,, Wellington, Jan. 27. A general meeting of the Merchant Service fiiiild to-dav rejected the Union Company's amended proposals with regard In it new n freemen I, and decided that if an anii"al>le settlement was not reached by the end of the month a conference of members would be held at Wellington on February 3. Captain F. A. MeTndoe stater, that alt-housh the offer to the officers is within a mensurable distance, the masters have not received the consideration anticipated. The masters and officers ti-n.'linti nut of Britain have received war ri.ik monev, hnl. lbs Union Company did not concede this until October 1.