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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12699, 22 July 1919, Page 1

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STRANDED NEW ZEALANDERS. WELLINGTON, July 22. THe returned New Zealanders by the Prinzessen complain bitterly of the lack of consideration shown by the NewZealand Government officials in Sydney, and of the iact that cargo steamera were not used in efforts at repatriation. Many say that they contemplate bringing an action against the Government for alleged damages, and others will Parliament. The Public Heai'U Department notified ail that case-, of acute distress would he relieve!. ADULTERATED CREAM. At the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, Peter Watson, manager of the Christchurch Dairy Company, was charged under the Sale cf Pood and 'Drugs Act wiTh having sold cream containing bicarbonate of soda, and with having sold cream not up to the standard required by the Act. A fine of 40s and costs was impos.ed on the first charge and the second being an alternative was withdrawn. ! LONDON, July 21. - Sir Douglas Haig and Admiral Beatty have received an earldom and £loo',ooo each. The North-Eastern strike has. been settled. VIENNA, July 21. Reports of Belakun's attempt to negotiate with the Allies'caused a split in the Soviet directorate. The faction led by Szamuely seized the most important barracks and established a dictatorship. (Balakun is isolated and virtually a prisoner. The miners at north Nottingham have struck owing to the increased . price of coal. Two hundred thousand are idle, Yorkshire and Sheffield factories are closing. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. Seadown has been scratched for all engagements at the Canterbury Jockey Club's Grand National mooting. I i P '" i P { & { M .« &i . «; AN UNRULY CROWD. WELLINGTON, July 22. t A large crowd assembled outside the Returned Soldiers' Club on Lambton Quay last night, when an open-air concert was held. The Watersiders' Band . played, and numerous couples danced to the music. A number cf youths and young men objected to the tramcars passing along so frequently, and made an attempt to hold up vehicular traf- i fie. Several of them climbed on the tramcars and disengaged the trollies. The police allowed a lot of latitude, hut eventually interfered. One man was arrested, and was followed to the Police Station by a threatening crowd. Outside the station two more arrests were made. The police threatened to turn the fire hose on the crowd, and _ the assemblage gradually dispersed. As a sequel to the disturbance, Leslie Oldaker was fined £2, the maximum penalty, by Mr E. Page, S.M., to-day, on ia charge of obstructing a tramcar. Alfred C. Needman was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, • without the option of a fine, for assaulting a constable. Harry Wallace Long, charged with obstructing tie police, was given the benefit of the doubt. 1 ■: