If the vessel did not slip off the rock, there were all prospects of rescuing a significant portion of her cargo of 7,000 tons of sugar.
It is said that when the Rona hit the ship’s parrot, who was enjoying a comfortable afternoon nap, he woke up and ejaculated: “What do you know about it now.” The bird was very chirping today, and when he did not scream with laughter, he cheerfully exchanged baguettes with everything and anything.
Civil reception for opera singer
There was a very large attendance at City Hall yesterday afternoon when a civic reception was presented to Miss Rosina Buckman, the New Zealand artist who has earned a place among the leading singers in the world.
The mayor gave Miss Buckman and her husband Mr Maurice D’Oisly a warm civil welcome at the city of Dunedin.
There was a special reason for the appreciation, for what was called the Scottish Conservative city of their rule, because the people of Dunedin inherited the property of honoring only when they were asked to honor those to whom it belonged. . (Applause.)
They were particularly proud to think that throughout their great Empire they had many who distinguished themselves in their respective professions, but that day they were especially glad to know that the one who honored them was a New Zealander.
Southern farmers face court
Wellington, 27 June: A complaint that farmers disregard the arbitration law was laid this morning by a deputation representing the New Zealand Workers’ Union before the Minister of Labor (the Honorable GJ Anderson).
According to the deputation, the farmers of Suidland made it difficult for the unions not to take direct action.
The Minister assured the deputation that his department is prepared to prosecute in any case where a breach of the law can be proved.
Mr S. Boreham said he was prepared to declare that the farmers of the South were out to destroy the Conciliation and Arbitration Act as far as it affected them.
Many of them refused to pay the wages set by the Arbitration Court to the thirsty millers, and they were apparently able to maintain this attitude with impunity.
They involved the whole country in a loss through the practice of thirsting out of the stock, with the aim of reducing the wages of the workers.
The difficulty, Mr Boreham explains, was that the Southern farmers last season refused to pay the 1 shilling 10 pence per hour set by the Court to the thirsty mill hands.
There was joint action on the part of the farmers to enforce the wage to 1s 3d or 1s 6d per hour, and pressure was exerted on individual farmers who were willing to pay the grant rate.
Similar steps have been taken in Otago. – ODT6/28/1922