LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 June 1925, Page 5

LATE MESSAGES

A’ANCOUVER, June 23. British Columbia fruitgrowers are protesting vigorously to Ottawa against the’proposed treaty, as affecting fruit and vegetables produced in Canada for which there is no reciprocal agreement, and lack of provision for a removal of the apple embargo. AUCKLAND, June 24. At the Supreme Court, AVilliam Arthur Thomas was sentenced to nine months’ hard labour on two charges of indecent assault. Sir Robert Stout gave judgment on the application for a compulsory winding up of the East Coast-Shipping Company, on the petition of John Burns and Co., judgment creditor for £l2O 13s, due for a considerable time. He said that if the company can, without being compelled to do so, pay its creditors, the Court will give it time to do- so. He would order the company to be wound up, but the order would remain in Court for fourteen days, during that period, the debt of thA, petitioning creditor was paid, and also the costs, ten guineas, the order would not be sealed. /If the conditions were not fulfilled, the order must be sailed and come into operation.

LONDON, June 2u.

In the Commons, Sir Mitchell Thomson (Postmaster General) said that he acquiesced in the proposed reduction of press, cable rates to Australia to sixpence per Avoid, subject to the concurrence of the Treasury and the Pacific Cable Board, winch were primarily concerned. Penning their decision, lie could add nothing. LONDON, June 23. At Troon, Kirkwood’s card showed 153, the lowest to qualify being 158 Baird and Gadd were the only notables who failed to qualify. The competitors who qualified play for the championship on Thursday and Friday. LONDON, June 24. At Wimbledon, in the second round Crolerees beat Kingsley, the British Davis Cup representative 3/6, 6/1, 6/4, 6/4. Rice beat Sumner, G/4, 6/3, G/l. LONDON, June 23. Cricket: Somerset, first innings 20G (White Cl) and second 160 (Hitch taking 7 for 43) against Surrey first 477 (Hobbs 111, Ducat 128, Shepherd 133) Creswell taking 5 for 153. Surrey won by an innings and 111 runs. 1 Lancashire first innings 400 (Makepeace G 5, Watson 91, Green . Gl) Jamieson taking 7 for 92, and, second innings, nine runs tor one wicket, against Hampshire, first, 166 (Mead 55, Tennyson not out .53) Parkin taking 4 for 78 and McDonald 4 for 31 and, second, 239 (Tennyson 75). Lancashire won by nine wickets. Cambridge, first innings, 543 (Dawson 140, Bennett 88, Enthoven 75, Crawley 60) and second inflings 24 for 1, against Sussex first, 208 (Parks G 5), Entho’ven-taking 4 for G 5 and Meyer 4 for 48, and .second 358 (Bowley 121, Watson .75,,Newbury not. out, 50). Cambridge won fey nine wickets. For Yorkshire against Leicester, Sutcliffe made 129 and Holmes 194. Macaulay took G for 34 in the first innings, and Kilner 5 for 56 in the second. Yorkshire won.

For Kent against Warwick, Hardinge made 114, Woolley not out, 136. Wright took 6 for 62, and for Warwick Calthorpe took 6 for 17. Kent won.

For Northampton against Glamorgan, Thomas took G for 24, and for Glamorgan Mercer took 6 for 47. Northants won. For Worcester against Derby, Root took 5 for 92. Derbj' won. LONDON, June 23. The outlook in the coalmining industry was drawn attention to in the Commons, after a. reply by Mr Lane Fox, who said that 351 coal mines, .which under normal conditions would be employing 72,000 men, had closed down, and had not re-oponed since November 1, and 122 employing 13,000 had opened or re-opened. Mr MacDonald asked whether the Government was contemplating action in view of the. serious position and the gravity of the situation, which might arise in the event of a- dispute in this industry. Mr Baldwin, replying, recognised that discussions were proceeding between the colliery owners and miners’ representatives which might have important, perhaps serous, consequences, butJie expressed the opinion that, the Government should only ■ intervene as a. last resort. It was therefore_nr»m ,i--ture to Fake a statement. Tl>eTfi-emier admitted that a serious and difficult, position would arise if the trade were unable to adjust the conditions to enable it to compee in he world’s markets. The crisis in coalmining was the sub-

ject of an interview with Mr Baldwin by Mr Cook, secretary of the Miners’ Federation, with a view to the Premier receiving a, deputation to discuss-the subject with the object of averting an immediate crisis. It is stated.that the situation of»the industry is so serior" that there is little doubt that the mini, owners will give notice on Friday to end the present wage agreement.-Mean-while he executive of .the .National Union of Railwaymen will meet tomorrow to discuss an emergency conference called by the railway managers lor Thin sday in regard to the!effect of the serious drop in railway companies’ receipts. .'

■ At a meeting of the joint sub-com-mittee of enquiry into the coal industry, the London owners infonnedjthe miners that t-heyj would give d monEif’s notice on June 30 to end thq present wage agreement, and requesting the Government to pass the legislation necessary to enable a return to the eight hours day. The miners’ representatives replied that they could not consider the quetsion of longer hours, which would not solve the coalmining problem.

WELLINGTON, June 24. A deputation from the Wellington College Old Boys’ Association inter- J. viewed Mr Coates and Sir James ±'arr,£, to-day, with reference to the pro-G' posed Memorial Hall at the College. It was stated that the Association had raised £6OOO by voluntary •. subscriptions, and desired , some of this to be used as a contribution to the - cost of the hall, which'-tlre school badly needed. Four thousand had been suggested by Mr Parr, and approved by the Association, and £2OOO would be spent on memorial brasses. Sir J. Parr said that the total cost of the hall would be £16,000 or £17,000., Mi\ Coates .’Suggested that Sir J. Parr .should bring-thevmattoi’ before Cabinet.,