LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 September 1932, Page 9

LATE MESSAGES

Owing to slackness in the coal trade, the Roa mines have had. to dismiss 32 of their employees. Liverpool mine will *be idle to-morrow, hut James mine will work. The indications are for fresh north east winds. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather. Barometer has a falling tendency. Seas and tides moderate. WAIHI, September 19. A stop-work meeting of the Waihi Miners’ Union was held to-day, following the dismissal last week of a dozdn elderly workers, who were replaced by men under 45 years of age. Over 500 miners attended a very or-derly-meeting. The following resolution was carried: That the matter be referred to the Conciliation Commissioner to arrange a conference between the Union and the Waihi Gold Mining Company. In the meantime men to i*6turn to work, when the Waihi mine reopens at midnight on Wednesday. DUBLIN, September 18. Sean Macentee, Minister of Finance, speaking at Cavan, said: “The Government hitherto had been pacific and placatory, but were dropping that attitude.”' priticising the public servants, who Mere unashamed protagonists of ' the Bi4tish cafise, he said that the Gov-

ernment was ending that. “Further manifestations of treason will be dealt with speedily and promptly.” NELSON, September 19. Over the week-end, the safe in the Nelson Technical School was blown open. The door however, jammed, and nothing could be taken. EKETAHUNA, September 19. Betty Roach, aged 5, step-daughter cf T. Aston, employed at Mrs Cadwallader’s farm,, Nireaha, yesterday morning entered a cowshed, and got. caught in the shafting. She sustained a broken leg and arm, fractured skull and other injuries. She subsequenaly died at the Pahiatua Hospital.

PAROA DANCE. The fortnightly long-night <|ance of the Paroa Tennis Club will be held in the Paroa Hall to-morrow night. Cowan’s orchestra will supply the music, and an efficient M.C. will be in charge of the floor. Supper will be provided. Kennedy’s bus will leave the Greymouth Post Office for Paroa at 8.15 p.m., returning after the dance. SYDNEY, September 19. An attempt was made to derail the Brisbane express, last night, when a number of iron couplings were placed on the tracks near ‘Muswellbrook station. The driver felt sharp bumps, but the train kept to the rails. Three men are held for questioning,