STOP PRESS NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20832, 16 June 1939, Page 6

STOP PRESS NEWS

ROYAL TOUR ENDS DEPARTURE FOR ENGLAND HALIFAX.June 15 The Empress of Britain saied 9* 6.32 p.m. for England with Their Majesties’ aboard. A stop amounting to only a fewhour* i* scheduled for Saturday at Saint Johns, Newfoundland. A cheering throng, estimated by th<» police at 150.000, roared out the last farewell as Their Majesties left Canada after a month on the North American mainland. Their Majesties hoarded the liner at, 5.27 p.m., after luncheon at GovernIn response to repeated calls cf “We want the King and Queen” the; appeared at the rail shortly bofore t.ie Empress of Britain pulled out. Crowd.* along the 9ea wall began singing “Ault! Lang Syne. ‘ Almost at that moment smoke began to stream from the centre funnel and the strains of the song were one of the last things Their Majesties heard as they sailed. BUILDING STRIKE , STATEMENT BY UNIONS WELLINGTON. Friday In a joint statement concerning the budding strike, the unions say they feel the awards of the Court of Arbitration have been issued against the weight of the evidence and statements submitted, and that the men have had a rough deal. Various anomalies have been allowed to continue, and it is obvious that the court has not given close attention to the important matters stressed by the workers’ advocates. •We are not aiming to harass the Government in its housing policy,” said Mr P. M Butler, secretary of the Builders' and General Labourers Federation,” and if the dispute is not settled it will probably affect other builders. It is just an accident that the dispute has come to a head on a State housing contract.’*