TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18032, 4 September 1920, Page 7

TELEGRAMS.

(Pin United ?kks Association.) AUCKLAND, September 3. Severe curtailment, of the gas pressure has seriously aifected various industries depending on that commodity for power or heat. The restaurants mostly served everything cold to-day, including drinks. Several of these places announced that they intend closing until the gas supply gets back to uormal. The sugar workers have decided to review the position in the sugar refining industry at Birkenhead on Sunday afternoon. Members of tho local Transport Workers' Advisory Board will be present. Tho secretary stated this morning that the men were still solid in their decision not to return to work tintila settlement, based on the five points at issue, was reached. FEILDING, September 3. The Peilding branch of the Wellington Freezing Workers and Related Trades Employees' Union decided heartily to support tho cablegram sent by the New Zealand Labour Party to the British Labour Council of Action, endorsing the steps taken to prevent war with Russia. rr _ Tr . , CISBORNK, September 3. ihe Hicks Bay Harbour Board resolved that an eminent engineer be appointed to prepare a comprehensive harbour scheme for Hicks Bay to accommodate the largest boat that will run in the trade with New Zealand; also a smaller scheme to provide for the requirements of the district for years to come. WELLINGTON. September 3 Tho ratepayers of the Whangarei harbour district carried a proposal to raise a loan of £120,000 for harbour improvement. The voting was 732 for and 279 against. Before the Chief Justice to-day, Mrs C. E. Mack ay, of Wanganui. was granted a divorce from her husband on tho ground of adultery. Tho case was heard in camera INVKRCARGILL, September 3 Tho sittings of the Railway Appeal Board were continued to-day, when decision was reserved in the cases of J. L. Jacobson stationmasler, Kdemlnle. and W. Barley' goods clerk, liivorcarcrill, against being superseded in tho 1919 D.3 classification list