THE AUCKLAND TAILORESSES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 91, 18 April 1890, Page 2

THE AUCKLAND TAILORESSES.

It will have been noticed that an advertisement has been inserted in our paper, by the TaJloressea' Union, to the effect that at all those clothing shops and factories wliero the lose adoptod by the Union is not ad. hored to, by payment boing made to ib on Saturday next, the tuiloresses omployod are expected tcrleave their employment en the following Monday. -Ib is not apprehonded that any of them will be oollod upon to adopt this extreme course, and we aro informed that the decision was chiefly arrived at in order to protect those factories and firms who adopted the now log straight off and have paid on it since. The Union consider that it would be unfair to those firms to allow othors to postpone the adoption of the log from day to day and week to week. We are given to understand that nearly all employers in the olothing trade have given in their adhesion to tho new log. which appears to have proved satisfactory to employers in Dunedin, where it has been worked for some time. Wβ would, however, warn the tailoregses not to acb impulsively. Our sympathies are heartily with them, but the log is yet new to tho employers and also to the workers, noifcher the one party nor the other have yet fully grasped ib in all its details ; it must take time and patience on the part of both before its perfeob adoption can be anticipated. We are informed that many of the tailoresses have a very exaggerated idea of the rise that they think should take place in their remuneration. Those who have made miscalculations in this respect may take it into their heads that because they do nob • get exactly what they anticipated, therefore they are called upon to leave their employment. If they do this, muoh confusion and a great deal of unpleasantness will undoubtedly arise. Now, where the factory manager or the shop employer openly accepts tho log and expresses his willingness to adhere to it, bub owing to its novelty and the sudden change that has taken place through it in some instances, reasonable doubts may have arisen as to the precise terms and prices, it is clearly the duty of the workers not to leave their employment, but to wait patiently, when all these minor matters will, no doubt, be amiccbly adjusted. The only shops or factories, we take it, to which the advertisement that has been published holds out any threats, are those, if there are any, who point blank decline to accept the log at any price. All connected with the business will, wo trust, act with unselfish wisdom in this matter, co that the disastrous losses to employers and workers and the disorganisation of trade, inseparable from a strike, may be avoided.

The immigration and emigration returns for the colony for March last are not by any means satisfactory, tho balance being decidedly on the wrong side. As usual, the majority have crono to Australia, where there is little or no chance that they will better their condition. Reliable reports s tatethattherearo thousands of men walking about in idleness in botli Sydney and Melbourne,and consequently there isagreatdeal of distress. It behoves tho Government of our own colony to dirocfc tho attention of Parliament, at the next pension, to tho necessity for lessoning tho disabilities under which tho labouring classes labour, and the desirability of opening good lands for eottloment on favourable terms, as soon as possible. Tho returns for March show the arrivals to have been 1,352 porpions, while the departures wore 1,981, louving a balanco against tho colony of 629 persons. Tho arrivals were :— From Victoria, 557 ; New South Wales, 235 ; United Kingdom, 338 ; Tasmania, 247; other places, 75 ; total, 1,352. Tho departures wero :To Now South Wales, 894 ; Victoria, 652 ; United Kingdom, M 3; Tasmania. 56; Other places, 136 ; total, 1,981. Three Chino3O took their ciepcirturo during the month. v

Wo have groat pleasure in acknowledging , receipt of £1 1h from Mr John Marshall towards tho erection of a monument for tho lata Mr Talbot, who lost his lifo in endeavouring to save tliroo pursona from drowning in our harbour.

At the mooting of the City Council last evening a circular was read from tho Mayor of Akaroa asking for oa-ieiance and cooperation in the erection of nn obelisk to commomorato the hoistincr of tho British flag ac a mark of sovereignty ovor tho South Island of New Zealand on tho 10th August, 1010. Resolved to reply that tho Council has no funds to devoto to the purpose in question.

Two or three hundred people gathered on tho Queon-atreot Vvharf about eleven o'clock this morninc to pee the brigantine Stanley and her passengers off on thoir voyago to South Africa. The tugboat, however, in coming alongside tho Stanley to tow her out to sea grounded in tho mud, the tide being out, and stuck fast. Tho departure of tho vessol hail therefore to be postponed until this afternoon. Sho goo< to Port Natal by way of Torres Straits, and the voyage ie expected to occupy about two months.

At last evening's meeting of the City Council a ropovt wa< read from tho Inspector of Abattoirs statiner that a largo amount of the meat sold in tho city escapes supervision, and that those who do use the City Abattoirs complain of the immunity from inspection allowed to others. There must be soino reason for those pooplo going to moro inconvenient slaughter-houses at'a disfciuico, seeing that tho city charges are so small. Seeing that eerlain diseases cun be communicated by bad meat, rigid inspection is necessary. Tho report was referred to the Finance Committee to report.

At a meeting of ths Dunodin Exhibition Commissioners yesterday, tlio Judging and Awards Committco reported that their work was nearly completed. There were 36 classes and 203 .subdivisions and 107 jtirios. Thero woro 18 special awards, 1,127 tirst-class, 595 second-class, 204 third, ntid 87 commenced. Thero woro 21 requests to !:ecp open /or sale n'w nighc next week, but they were declined owing to the danger of fire. The result of t!io iintliropomotrical bureau .showed the receipts to have been about; £90 and the expenditure £118. It was decided to present tho instruments to Mr Forbes, curator of the Ciiristchureh Museum, who had organised tho court. Tho President stated that a movemeut was on foot with the Seamen , * Union to buy tho concert hall for a Trade Hull. Tho 6011,000 was paused last nitrht, tho total admissions having now roaeiißil 60 1,000.

Thero is now very liftlo doubt that tho missing settlors, Breroton and son, of Ngatimoti, near Motueka, who went for a few days' fishing to Astrolabe in a catamaran, intending to return on Good Friday, have been drowned. Part of (lie catamaran has been found near Awnrcn by Mr \V. I). Murray, surveyor, and brought to Nelson. The portion consists ot' n eanee with a wreckage which bound it to its fellow canoe. Thoro was v paddle in this canoe, but the bodien have not been found. It; is bolioved that tho two canoes came asunder in a squall on the 3rd, whon the craft was seen from a couster, and missed ufter the FQliail.

Tho annual meeting of the Clifton Footbull Club was held lasb evening in the V.M.C.A., when the following officers woro elected for the season :—Captain, H. Fielder ; vice-captain, E. Thomas : secretary, M; Daniels. Committee: H. Fiolder, R. Craig, M. Daniels, C. Onyon, and F. Buckley ; delegates to Association, captain i and secretary. Tho annual report showed the Club to be in a sound position, financially nnd numerically. A large number of new members were elected. it was decided to hold a practice in the outer Domain tomorrow, wiien sides will be picked.

At a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board of Dunedin yestorday, ib was decided to again write to tho Government re the Industrial School, pointing out that last year the Board spent no less than £1,250 lor the support of indigent children, which they had handed over without having the slightest control in regard to the profient bringing up or the disposal of the children, and without having any control whatever over the expenditure. Thoy again pointed out that this system was altogether opposed to the principles which ought to bo carried out in representative and local selt'-govcrn-menb.

An inquest was held in Gleeson's Hotel, Hobson-street, yesterday afternoon, bofove Dr. Philson, coroner, and a jury of six on the body of John Nickel, known as " Happy Jack," who died on tho wharf on Wednesday. It appears the old man was 71 yenrs of ago, hud bean in gaol several times for vagrancy, and had been an inmate of the Old Men's Refuge, but ho liked the freedom of his vagabond life best and could not be kopb in the Refuge. He received plenty of food from the boats in harbour, and slept on doorsteps and such places. After hearing tho evidence of Pater Sbaal (cook on the schooner Louie) and of Constable McDonald, tho jury returned a verdict of " Death from old age and exposure."

The following is the return of fish sold in the Hobart fishermen's markob during tho month of February last:—Barraconta, 20 doz.; perch, 326d0z. ; rock cod, 105 do/.. ; bastard trumpeter, 402d0z,; trumpeter, 230d0z. ; flounders, lOldoz. ; flathead, 150 doz. ; eels, 2doz. ; crays, 116 scores ; mullot, llOdoz. ; carp, lOdoz. ; gurnet, Gdoz. ; native salmon, 127d0z. ; trevally, 3doz. ; mackerel, lOdoz. ; value realised, £454 8s 6d.

" Freeman's Bay," writing with reference to the Helping Hand Mission, says: "As 1 have lived in this district for 20 years, and within a short distance of the Mission Hall, I protest against this locality in particular and tho whole district in goneral being represented as in squalor and poverty. If any poverty existed, the Charitable Aid Board would meet ib, and where then is the want? I can assure you that in one small sbreeb nob far from the hall, thero are no less than six pianos in six different houses, and this is nob indicative of squalor and poverty. We really have no poor in the sense in which bhab word is used in the Old Country, nor do I believo we have any amongst us who will accept for his wife and family the second-hand left-off clothing of anyone else in the city. Miss Blakeley in her mysterious Sittings has discovered a mare's nest. All we want is employment for our boys and girls. We have no paupers, and I hope never will."

A miner at Saddle Hill, Otago, named Hugh Miller, committed suicide by taking "Hough on Rats." Hβ had been ailing for some time past, and lately had an attack of influenza. Ho was a married man, 45 years of age, and a native of Scotland. At the inquest a verdict of " Death from ' Rough on iiats ' taken while temporarily insane," was returned.

Mr Henry Varle}- addressed another large audience in the .City Hall hist evening Tho early part of the servico was taken up by Mr Corrie Johnston. Mr Varloy took for his subject the thomo, " Abiding in Christ; the Lord Shown to bo the Homo and Residence of His People." To abide in Christ, ho said, was to abide in His love, His joy, His friendship, and His choice. These wero like tho four massive walls of a splendid mansion, into which the Christian camo to dwell. The address was oarnest and interesting. Mr Varloy had a crowdod Biblo-clas-3 meeting in the V.M.C.A. Itoomo yesterday afternoon, "The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit" being the subject of his exposition. To-night Mr Vnrloy will lecture in the City Hall on "Amalek, an ancient Scripture character, his history, development as a peoplo, arid hie terrible ond." On Saturday night he gives his second nrldrnss in the Cir.y Hull to rtson only on "Certain forms of temptation common to men." The course of Bible readings on " The Lord's Second Coming" commences on Monday next, and in consequence of the increasing interest in tho ovangelist's services a larger building than the V.M.C.A. Hall will probably be lixod upon. On Sunday evening next Mr Varlay will preach on " Tho nature and duration of tho punishment of the wicked in the world to come."

It is evident that tho Band of Hope annual gathering on Quoen's Birthday thia your will axnol its prodece?aors, Laat evening the Newton Congregational Schoolroom was crowded, and tho more difiicult pieces wore woll rehearsed. Thoao present last evening (378) with the 104 mot at St. Andrew's on Tuesday nearly completes the required 500, so that none but music readers can join after tho next practice, which will bo duly advertised in tomorrow's iss-uo.

A letter w.is read from the Remuera Road Board at tho City Council meeting last) evening, complaining of the nuisance caused by sewerage being conveyed into Hobson's Bay. Tho Board suggests a mooting of the bodies interested to consider Borao scheme ot' abating if not preventing the nuisance. Mr Anderson, Engineer, forwarded a memo, that he thinks the matter does notcoucarn the City Council, butraUier tho Newmarket Borough Council. Only ii Hinall amount of city drainage went to Hobson's Bay. Cr. Lennox said the nuisance was very great, and thore could bo no harm in appointing ft representative to discuss tho matter. Jlo moved that Cr. P.iterson represent tho Council, with tho City Engineer to accompany him. Cr. Davies moved (hi>t a roply be sent that the Council acknowledge no liability in this matter. Cr, Davies 1 amendmont was carried.

Constable Haslott, of the Onohunga Dolico, brought in from tho s.a. Glenelg a Maori prieonor, and lodged him in Mount Eden (tool. It eoems that an old Maori named Kohaia Potuone hud set lire to some ut l J akibi, the property of tho Auckland Kauri Company. Tho fire was commenced by the prisoner to make a clearing, so that he might ditr gum. Hβ told our Onehunga correspondent that no notic:o had been placed upon the land, and ho thought it was land belonging to his ha/rit, or ho would not have burnt the scrub, it seems a hard case, as the priEoner bears a;i excollent character for his hospitality to strangers. Hβ was sentenced at Hokianga, by \V. Webster, J. P., to three months' imprisonment at Mount Eden.

The annual meeting ot members of the I'onsonby Musical and Literary Society war< held at the Oddfellows' Hftl), JPonsonby, last evening, Mr J. Dacro presiding. The balance-sheet for tho past year .was Hubmitted by Mr John Stewart, and was adopted. . It showed that members' subscriptions amounted to £47 ss, proceeds of moonlight excursion, £4 3s ; sundries, 7s 6d ; and tho expenditure being £50 l'2s, there lemnined o credit halaneo of £1 3s 6d. Tho election of olficers and committee took place with tho following result: —President, His Worship tho Mayor (Mr J. 11. Upton) ; vice-presidents, Rev. W. Calder, Dr. Knight) Messrs Sppitrht, Boardman and Tolo; Committee, Father Lonihan, Key. J. D. Gilmore, Messrs Dacre, C. Macindoe, E. T. Hart, J. Edmiaton, Thos. Mahoney. O. Carder, J. X, lianna, . Ballantyne. Two vacancies were left opon to bo filled up after ballot of new members. The rules were revised, and an alteration was made in rule 10, by which a member may introduce a visitor by tickob to the meetings of tho Union on payment of Is at each meeting. It wive also resolved to limit tho membership to 200.

The Committee of tho Chrysanthemum Society aro endenrouring to make the exhibition arranged for Friday and Saturday week attractive to competitors and spectators alike. They accordingly have invited the ladies of Auckland to furnish them with 100 bouquets made up of chrysanthemum flowers only, in any foliage, for which a special stand will bo prepared at the. Exhibition. There- will be no entrance feo charged made for those exhibits. Entries of chrysanthemums for competition are required to be sent in to the Secretary, Mr Dewes, or to Mr Wildman by 5 p.m. on Monday ovening noxb. A special class has been arranged for children's bouquets (boys and girls under 14), which will be made up in tho Exhibition room under supervision. In order CO lend additional attraction to the exhibition there will be a concert on Friday evening, find on Saturday evening at 9 o'clock there will be a sale of bouquets and cut flowers by auction. Nearly nil of the exhibits thus" disposed of will be sold for the benefit of the Society's funds.

The Wellington morning journal in a recent issue says :—Nico picnic those excursionists hnd to Tiritiri Island ! Wenb out for a day on Easter Monday and got bank on Wednesday night! Interesting predicament for families to be placed in ! It never blows in Auckland—well, hardly ever—we use up all the wind down here ! At any rato Auckland papcra would have the world believe so. Another occurrence like that and ib will be necessary to compel Auckland ferryboats to be provisioned for long passages when on picnic journeys ! When Auckland again pokes fun at the vagaries of Wellington weather, it should only be necessary to utter . " Tiritiri! " If that doesn't silence her, nothing will!

Ifc was our pleasure this morning to visit Mr Wright's studio, Victoria ArcadeThe studio consists of two rooms which aro well rilled with a charming collection of works of art in oils, water colours, sepia, charcoal, and outline, etc., showing the whole course of instruction, from the simplest freehand copy to the finished-work. Tho works are tastefully arranged on tho walla and show to great advantage. The collection comprises about 120 studies, iuid is the result of tbo last year's work. Among the subjects we noticed many very excellent studies of fruit, flowers, still life, etc. Prominence is given to this class of work, which is considered especially valuable as the beet method of acquiring a facility of correctly imitating nature. We understand that this system is adopted in the best schools in the Old Country as a preliminary to painting from nature. Charcoal studies aro a feature of the exhibition, and show what can bo done with thab simple material. A new departure was introduced on the oponing day, when the lady pupils entertained the visitors at afternoon tea, which was greatly appreciated. On the opening day visitors we>e propent by invitation, but the rooms were bo crowded that ifc was impossible to carefully examnso tho works.

At a meeting of the City Council last evening a letter was read from Mr J. Bridgewater, offering a picture by T. B. Reed of Florence, 1851, to be added to the Art Gallery collection. It was rosolved to accept tho picture, with thanks to Mr Bridgewater, subject to the approval of the Hanging Committee.

Before the Sweating Commission at Wellington yesterday a woman complained that her daughter had been employed dressmaking in a'lart;e establishment for twelve months without payment. She was then sent away, on the ground that the firm could not afford -to pay her. A young woman engaged in tho manufacture of shirts for various houses paid she employed live girls in her house, and four outside. She received 6a 6d for making common shirts, 7a 6d for Unions, and 9s 6d for Crimean, and she found all buttons, cotton, and silk for "feathering" and stitching. She supplied the machines and all the material to both inside and outside hands, and paid them 4s per dozen for cotton shirts, 4s 6d for Unions, and 5s for Crimean. The girls worked from halt-past eight to fivo o'clock. The girls could comfortably make a dozen shirts per day. The actual cost of the cotton iihirts to her was ss, leaving Is 6d for her own work and responsibility. A tailor stated that in his trado they were supposed to work from 8 a.m to 6 p.m., but often they began at four a.m., and worked till eleven p.m. They worked these hours each succeeding night. The Tailors' Union had prevented a reduction in prices, and also men taking work home for their family to finish while they walked about. A young shirtmaker said she mado 5s a week working 12 hours making flonrbage. Sho earned the same amount working from eight a.m. to five p.m. She was now on piecework, and for a full week had earned 10s.

Tho miserably wet and unpleasant weather which has prevailed hero for the last week or more has at last passed over and given place to a better state of things out-of-doors. To-day was beautifully fine, except for a ten minutes' shower in • the forenoon, and the weather appears to have eot in fine again. The change of the wind to the westward last night betokened a favourable change in the weather. Sailing vessels which have been detained in port by the bad weather for some days past are now able to get to sea.

Last evening a petition was received by the City Council from 40 ratepayers in Lower Queen-street complaining of the inconvenience caused by tho hoarding in front of the block of buildings being erected for Nathan. Tho Engineer forwarded a note stating that thero is nothing to force the builder to light the footway. Hβ recommended the erection of a temporary lamp. The matter wa3 referred to Streets Committee.

On Tuesday evening last during the meeting of tiio Sir Walter Scott Lodge No. 533 (S.C.)atthe Thames a presentation of a handsome Master Mason's jewel was made Jo Sergeant Gillies on behalf of tiio brethren of the Albion No. 5,005 Lodge (E.G.). Tho presentation was made by Bro. Murray, W.M. of the lodge. Bro. Logan, W.M. of the Albion Lodge, who was present with the jewel, said that Bro. Gillies, who had been Senior Deacon of the lodge had always fulfilled hisdutiesinafaithful manner andhad tried in every way to pi onioto the interests of the Order. The brethren of the lodge very 'much regretted losing so devoted a member, and had repolved to manifest the esteem in which they b< - M Bro. Gillies by presenting him with the token he had brought down with him. Tho pymbols were then placed by the Worshipful Master on the recipient, who acknowledged the gift in suitable terms.

The Boys' Brigade, to which Lord YVolseley presented colours the other day, affords a striking example of the rapid growth nowadays of popular movement*. Originating with a Sunday school, in Glasgow a few years ago, the number' of companies affiliated to the central body in 1886 was 44. In the following year the number had risen to 124, in tho year after to 202, last year it was 292, and now, there are just 400, with a total number of 17,000 boys and 1,300 officer?. Nor is the movement coniined to Britain, the United States, Canada, and Australia having taken it up, while South Africa is about to follow suit. Although the idea of tho Brigade originated with some teachers belonging to tho Free Church of Scotland, it is entirely unsectarian. Its real aim is to afford religious teaching to lads at that difficult ago when they are just leaving school. Lord Wolsoloy, however, more than hinted that the Government might do worse than prbvide the boys with real rifles to use at their drill instead of the toys which they at present cany.

A grand open-air performance will be given in the Zealandia Skating Rink on Monday and Tuesday even ings nextjthe.plac'Q being now under the management of Piofs. Durtieyand Greenwood. Prof. Durneywill perform his great feat, " a glide for life," of a most sensational nature, and will also give an exhibition of skating on his head. These, are two of the greatest feats yet attempted on rqller ekatos. Professor Greenwood, a champion scientific skater, wili give exhibitions of acrobatic and fancy skating. The rink will be illuminated, and excellent music will ba provided by the rink band.

I*o not be "a penny wise and a pound foolish," bub ask for and buy Brown, Barrett, and Co.'s genuine pepper. It is cleaner and cheaper than the adulterated stufl sold as pepper. To make sure of getting our manufacture, ask for tins. Every tin boars our guarantee.—Brown, Barrett, and do., Cotiee and Spice Manufacturers.— (Ai>vT.)