LATE TELEGRAMS.

Evening Star, Issue 17367, 1 June 1920, Page 10

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Wellington.—A stop-work meeting of the Seamen's Union to-day passei a motion .requesting the Government "to raise their policy of vindictiveness by immediately releasing all conscientious objectors and other militai - offenders, uml that tho defaulters' list hiv.] law under which it was mad'*' including the War Regulations. I>;> at once repealed. Wellington.—The Soldiers'' Conference- pasVd the followi:-,.-.- remits •-- "That a Bill be introduced u> Pjsrliam.v.i ::.-x( >-.'y : ,Uui i;,m\ id'i-■ ;'i( Vn/-, Day he a statutory holiday: that m tlie nnim-:! :,.-• {';■■ -. '-oeiiii ■ ';'■ ■■r- .--' s' l '' l ' ll "f proiierty. the excessive prices ii},i'.H.L and ~f scaivH, ot building operations are largely the direct result of the wholesale exportation oi building timber by most of the'iante timber co-operations throughout New Zealand, and that the Government be urged to stop such exportation and commandeer all available building material for the erection of homes.' : A resolution was passed to the effect that an efficient defence scheme In essential to New Zealand. " -