NEWS IN BRIEF

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22729, 30 August 1948, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF

SYDNEY WITHOUT MILK.—One million Sydney people were without milk on Saturday because of a strike of 1500 members of the Milk and Ice Carters’ Union over an alleged court delay in the hearing of wage claims. END OF RESTRICTIONS.—The Joint Coal Board lifted all the remaining restrictions on coal consumption in New South Wales from midnight on Saturday night. The results will be that gas, electricity and suburban transport services will be normal, or nearly normal, next week. PAKISTAN’S EMERGENCY. The Governor-General of Pakistan, Mr. Jinnah, in a proclamation, says: “A grave emergency” exists in Pakistan. He added that the economic life was threatened by the mass movement of the population from and into Pakistan.

VICTORIA LEAGUE.—The first Dominion conference of the Victoria League since 1938, when the venue was Wellington, was opened in Auckland on Saturday with 17 delegates representing various branches. They were welcomed by the president ,Mrs. J. B MacFarlane. The business sessions will open today.

CROAT TERRORISTS’ FATE.—The Yugoslav news agency reported that the Croat Supreme Court in Zagreb sentenced to death '43 members of the Croat terrorist Ustashi organisation who had been found guilty of spying against Yugoslavia. Seven others received sentences, ranging from 15 years to life imprisonment. LABOUR “TICKET.”—The Auckland Labour Representation Committee is running full “tickets” for the city area at the triennial elections of the Transport Board and Power Board in November. The only present city area Labour member of the Transport Board is Mr. J. T. Jennings. There- are three other Labour representatives from other areas. The only present Labour nominee on the , Power Board is Mrs. M. Dreaver. SOUTH AFRICAN VISIT.—The South African Prime Minister, Dr. D. F. Malan, said the Royal Family was expected to stay only a very short time in South Africa if the Vanguard called at Cape Town after the Royal visit to New Zealand and Australia. He added that if the Royal Family stayed in South Africa* the visit would be strictly unofficial.

LADIES’ GOLF. —After reaching the final of the Hastings Ladies’ Golf Club’s open championship, Mrs. M. Hutchinson. Poverty Bay ladies’ open champion, was defeated on Friday afternoon by Mrs. G. Chapman, Napier, who thus retained the title. Mrs Hutchinson was runner-up in the Hastings tournament last year. The game went to the seventeenth hole, Mrs. Chapman winning 2 and 1. Other Poverty Bay visitors who were successful were Miss Atkins, who won the Flaxmere Flight, 1 up: and Miss Monteith. who was successful in the Ruahine Flight, 3 and 1.