TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2601, 9 April 1915, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

PER PRESS iSSOOUTION. "EXPLOITING THE PEOPLE." Christchurch, April 8. The Premier arrived from the north this morning. He received a private deputation and afterwards left to attend the Cheviot Show. To-morrow he will attend a meeting of representatives of the meat freezing industry, returning to Wellington in the evening. Interviewed in regard to the motion of the Timber Workers' Conference condemning the Government- for failing to protect the people from exploitation, Mr Massey said: "Let them bring along their evidence. It's useless to make general statements, no matter how sweeping." Mr Massey stated that ho had not yet made up his mind whether to attend the Premiers' Conference ,as suggested by Mr Andrew Fisher, Federal Premier. OUR EXPORTS. Wellington, April 8. Exports of New Zealand products during the week ended April 6th were valued as under:—Butter, £81,215; cheese, £13,691; frozen lamb, £37,----015 : - frozen mutton, £14,093; frozen beef' etc., £13,543: gold, £10,000; grain and pulse, £7745; hides and skins, £24,969; kauri gum, £1266; flax and tow, £18,179; tallow, £18,----594; timber, £11,252; wool, £169,----999. ' A RUGBY REVIVAL. Eltham, April 9. Rugby football, which has been dead for some time in this town, is to be revived this season. At a big meeting held last night it was decided to enter two or more teams in tlie competitions. Forty members were enrolled.