Late News

Northern Advocate, 24 June 1937, Page 8

Late News

BADLY FOUNDED. ■ .. , ■ ; . ;■ -.. f , Deprecating confusion over the question of general support of the International Labour Organisation with the, particular support of the 40-hour week proposal, the Minister of Labour, Mr Ernest Brown, said in the House , of Commons, that he could not go to Geneva and pretend that the British. Government agreed to a policy, which was badly founded and which was incomplete in itself, and contained proposals which no joint' council of any industry in the United Kingdom would accept. > V ■- V - l "; -- DAIRY REMITS. ~ The New Zealand Dairy, Federation this morning considered that any surplus in the cheese pbol should be returned to the cheese companies.-: It was generally conceded that it would be a mistake to encourage winter milking. AVERSE TO WAR: “All this high-sounding talk by Hitler and Mussolini does not amount to much. My. opinion is that, so far from being a danger, it is a safety valve like orators in Hyde Park,” said Briga-dier-General C. H. Prickett, of the Imperial Army, retired, when interviewed on arrival by the Wanganella from Sydfaey. • r ‘T have travelled all over Europe in the past two years,” he said, “and the general feeling among the masses is definitely averse to war. That -is so, despite evidence of militarism' in Italy and Germany.” ROUGH TRIP. Over 30 hours late, the Wanganella arrived about midday today from Sydney, having had the roughest Tasman crossing in the steamer’s history. The j vessel was ,hove-to for 40 hours. The! forepart of the ship was continually under; water. GAMING HOUSE FINE. A plea of guilty to a charge of keeping a common gaming house was entered by Mate Peko, of Dargaville, in the Magistrate’s Court, before Mr G. N. Morris, S.M., this afternoon. He was fined £2O FIRE. , j Fire this morning caused consider-1 able damage to the Municipal Opera! House, Wanganui, a wooden building! erected in 1899, and opened by Mr! Bland Holt, the head of a once wellknown touring theatrical company of that name. The building is insured' for £2,250, and accessories for £1055. It was used last night for the Blom-field-Riimberg wrestling bout.