LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 January 1926, Page 5

LATE MESSAGES

CHRISTCHURCH, January 23.

In return for the offer of an increase of an hour, and other concessions, made to watersiders, the employers asked the men to give some concessions, the chief being that they return to work on Saturday afternoons. , A ballot held at Lyttelton on the question resulted against work on Saturday afternoons by 560 to 81. TAUMARUNUI, January 23

High winds were experienced in the district yesterday, and telegraph lines are down between Owhange and Kakahi. Communication will not be restored until midnight. Th? wind ripped the top off a house at Gio- Heavy rain fell last evening.

SYDNEY, January 23.

Fire at Dorrigo, destroyed a block of business premises. The damage was £20,000.

SYDNEY, January 23.

Mr Lang announced that Parliament would be prorogued on Monday next, but a special session will be called within a fortnight, when the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the measure to abolish the Upper House will, be re-introduced. The Government is greatly concerned over the absence of the member of the Legislative Council ,and it is stated, has employed members of the police and detective forces in the endeavour to trace his whereabouts, but so far without result.

SYDNEY, January 23.

Another victim of the Redhead Colliery disaster, Norman Berriman, has succumbed to his injuries.

LONDON, January 22

The National Union of Railwaymen delegates’ conference instructed the executive to open negotiations immediately regarding the wjiges question.