DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1919, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

THE.INGA'S COAL. , Jig Telegraph.—Press Association. Wanganui, July 25. . A special meeting Of the Borough ttovmcjl wftg held .to-day to consider the ' which hae arisen at the gaaworjcß owing to the watersiders refusing ' to unload the Inga's cargo of coal. The ' sUpply' of gas is only sufficient to last ttyl Monday at full pressure, and there - U no prospect of obtaining further supplies of coVuntil the end of next week , Unleu the watereiders agree to unload the vessel The council decided to reduce the pres- ; mire of gas from 7 o'clock in the evening. i .. PA BOX DESTROYED. Carterton, July 25. 1 4 postal pillar-box at dreytown was blows up at midnight on Saturday last. It is surmised that a plug of dynamite, With lighted fuse attached, was dropped in the twa, which was shattered to fragments. - ■ > CONCILIATION COUNCIL. Napier, July 25. *fhe Conciliation Council eat here today to*consider the bakers' dispute. A . eettlement was mehed on all questions, ♦jtyopt wages ana hours, which were referred to the Arbitration Court. The , Overs' dispute; is being heard, and it is anticipated that a settlement will be reached on the lines of the recent AuckUmi agreement. j&RITISH POLL TAX ON WOMEN DENIED. • ! Wellington, Last Night. Sir James Allen, has received a' cable from the Secretary of State for .the - Colonies regarding the statement that a poll tic has been levied on women enter- j fag Britain, and declaring the statement to be ; DEFAULTERS LIST AMENDED. B i Wellington, Last Night. In the original list of military default- . Mr wW are being disfranchised for ten yeafs there were 2373 names. Its publication wu followed by a number of protests against the wrongful inclusion of individuals, and all -these cases are being investigated by a small committee set up by the Minister of Defence. The first month's investigations resulted in eighteen'names being removed from the list ond three being added. Another intending list Will shortly be issued skewing alterations to about ,tbe same '. •itfeiit, BASQUE'S ROUGH PASSAGE. Auckland, Last Night, th* barqne Raupo- arrived at 5 p.m. frotrjNapier, after a stormy passage of 16) days. The vessel left Napier on' July . 4, ."and experienced light head winds for the first three days, then a succession of *orth-we«t gales, necessitating the ship being hote-to altogether for ten days at one till*.' She wis 350 miles off the coast, and did not weather the East Cape until July 24 That day, at 5 a.m., the Tes»el Was struck by a terrific squall, and was on her beam ends, her foresail, fOfft lower top sail, fore and main toppliant ..sails, fore royal and flying jib Were blown, to ribbons, some .clean out of the bojt ropes, and also split the mainsail and thh spanker, and the parted bob- ■ stav sails blowing away saved the vessel front] being dismasted. . Before the squall wind had been light, but was freshen- ' ihg, and the watch , was engaged in taking }n the/royals. The squall lasted two hours, and. then moderated to a light wfnd. Tilt crew bent other sails, and witfr a fair wind the Raupo reached port ' 3<f hours after. ' CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FAILSChristcbvuch, July 24. . 'Hip' in which, Maude Elka Felton claimed ssoo.fl)images and asked for an •ihjrtnotion. against the Aldington IronJwfljng Mills, Ltd., was concluded in the Court to-day, judgment being given foi the defendants, without costs. Sfuch'evidence was given that the operattriiii of the defendants did not cause iifhovance, and. in giving'judgment Mr. Justice Herdmaij said it had not ,been 'prAvpil that' plaintiffs property had de'tpHnrnted. He Was satisfied that the Wi.li.tV was not a residential area, but an industrial part of the city, :;v-; ■■ ■ .... ,