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Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 137, 11 June 1898, Page 5

The members of the Wellington Painters' Tnion at an o|>en mtvt ing la<t $ght, presided over l)v Mr. A. Watts, were, a'dxlressod by Mr. I). M'Lireu and Mr. John ifutcliosici, M. 11.1v. Mr. M'Laren dwelt upon the ethics of trades unionism, and the possibilities attainable by combination, lie said that the best interests of the tradesmen and l.ibmuvrs of J,he community would be served not by lighting a lone, hand, but by organisation. It was desirable that they should strive to make social and industrial progress, Vvhich would elevate themselves and benefit their country as a whole. This could be achieved by education, which was an e-vential factor in bringing about that end. -Mr. iJ'Laren considered that the workers had a vory poor conception of then- power. Mr. Llutcheson expressed the hope that the Painters' Union would become a stronger body and affiliate with the Trades Council. Dealing with the abstract principle of Unionism, Mr. If utuheson advocated as the education of tho working classes: — A study of the ethics of social life; what were the different influences that concerned their daily lives ; the question of wages ; the question of the conditions of labour; the hours of labour; nnd myriads of other matters in which the)- we.ro interested, and which were reduoiblo to an interesting study. The speaker gave some wholesome advice to those present on tho management of their Union. Messrs. Uutcheson and M'Laren were accorded hearty votes of thanks for their addresses. The fourth annual meeting of the No. 1 Co-operative Building Society of Wellington took place last evening. Tho directors reported that the society, had had another prosperous year. Mr. Kitto, Chairman of the society, presided, and moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. This was seconded by Mr. J. Jackson, and carried uuanimously. The report showed that the subscriptions received in the year amounted to £1329, and the repayments to loan account to £674, making for tho four years of the society's existence— subscriptions £5315 17s !)d, and repayments £1231 6s Bd. The balance to tho profit and loss account for the four years is £228 9s lid. The society has in the same time appropriated in loans to members the sum of I'G7OO. Messrs. Frew, •Jamison, and MvEldonney were declared reappointed to the directorate, aud Mr. F. P. Warnook was unanimously re-elected auditor. A hearty vote of thanks was given to the directors and officers. Two more of the Cable Company's operating htaff at Wakapuaka— Mr. H. G. Gray, son of Mr. W. Gray, Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, and Mr. R. D. Webster, son of Mr. M. M. Webster, a well-known- Nelson merchant— are beiug promoted to the Singapore office, the headquarters of the Company in the East. They leave for their new station, v\d Northern Australia, in a few days. Mr. Gray is an old Wellington College boy, and his many friends in Wellington will be pleased to hear of his rapid promotion in the service of one of tho largest cable companies in the world. Mr. Webster's eldest brother is superintendent at the Singapore statioq. News has been received in town of the sudden death this morning at Christchurch of the wife of the Rev. William Morley, Connexional Secretary, an ex-President of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in New Zealand. Mrs. Morley was esteemed and beloved by a large section for her philan-/ thropy, aud her loss will be greatly deplored. She leaves a family of six, three sons and three daughters, Mr. W. Morley, of Briscoaj Macneil, and Co., being her eldest son. Mr. B. Buttle, local manager for Arch. Clark and Son, is her brother. Mrs. Morley was the only daughter of the Rev. George Buttle, one of the earliest missionaries who landed iq Auckland in 1839. The deceased lady is to be interred at Christchurch on Monday afternoon. Gold to the vnlue of £(3056 was brought from Greymouth by the Mawhera last night consigued to the National Bank. The work of repairing the damaged portion of the old cable between Terawhiti and White's Bay (Marl borough) will not be commenced until Thursday morning. The steamer will not be ready to leave port until Wednesday, as she has still a lot of new cable to take into her tanks. Captain Gray, of H.M. Customs, arrived from Port Chalmers to-day to undertake the" nautical part of the work. Air. J. K.Logan, Superintendent of Electrio Lines, is to direct tho operation of laying and splicing the now length of cable, and will lie assisted by Mr. May (Telegraph lUectrieian in Punedin) and Mr. John Black (Storekeeper or the Post and Telegraph Department). If the weather is fine tho whole work can bo done in a few days. The Minister for Lands and Judge Ward were passengers from the South by the Takajiuna this morning. Tw o first-offending inebriates were the only delinquents brought before the Stipendiary Magistrate this morning. The friends of Mr. W. V. Jackson, at one time Chairman of tho Wellington Harbour Board, will regret to hear that owing to the very berious state of Mrs. Jackson's health, his contemplated visit this year to New Zealand is indefinilnly postponed. Mr. and Airs. Jackson are still residing at Southampton. Mr. Cook, accountant at the Oamaru Branch of tho Bank of New Zealand, has been transferred to Wellington. The Society for the Protection of Women and Children has received the following subscriptions :— Lady Jtanfurly, £5 ss ; Mrs. h. Rawson, £1 Is; "Mr. Aitkeu, £1'; Mrs. Fell, Mrs. Stafford, Mrs. Blnndell, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Ewen, Airs. J. R. Bliiir, Air. Coleman Phillips, Mrs. Kreel't, Airs. Fleming, Miss Watson, Airs. Leckie, Airs. Hanna, and Mrs. Butt, 5s each ; Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Hoggard, Air. James Brown, and Miss Fitzell, 2s 6d each. In consequence of Mr. Bell's business engagement!*, , the debate "Bacon'v. Shakespeare," to lake place under the auspices of the Southern Cross Society, has been postponed for a month. Dr. Chappie has consented to deliver a paper on "The Public Health Aspect of Tuberculosis" before the society on Monday evening, in the Dresden Company's room upstairs. The public are invited to attend, and a collection will be taken. The committee is requested to meet at 7.30 p.m. The Chairman of the Patea County Council will act as delegate for hit Council at the County Councils Conference, to be held in Wellington during the coming session of Parliament. Mr. H. Okey will represent the Taranaki County Council. An interesting paper on " The Extension >f the Municipal Franchise" was read Defore the Workers' Union last evening by Airs. O'Sullivan. The union passed a resolution expressing the opinion that the franchise should bo granted on the lines of the Parliamentary election suffrage. Mr. F. Sidey was nominated to-day for the vacancy in the Kilbirnie Ward in the Alelrose Borough Council. A new musical organisation, to he named the City Orchestral Society, was formed last evening, with a membership of 20. The following officers were elected: — President, the German Consul (Mr. Focke); conductor, Herr Lehman n ; Secretary, Air. A. Eller; Treasurer, Mr. il. Oakes; committee, Messrs. (i. A. Alaw-on and A. A ['Donald. The first practice, is to be held on Friday next. The Hollis Cycle Agency will have their usual Saturday night display of Hollis Bicycles to-nij<lit at their premises, 48, Willis-street. Inspection of this well-known machine is invited.— Aim 1 . 4*4 *