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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 71, 23 March 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL It has been known for some time past that a movement has been afoot in the city to form a separate industrial union of drapers' assistants. Originally this body of workers was included as a branch of the Amalgamated Society of Merchants' Assistants' Union, the regi»tration of which was prominently before the public last year. Tho employees iv the large drapery establishments and in kindrecl buaineaeee, however, felt that their interest awould be better served by a separata union of their own. AccoTdingly the, idea was energetically taken up, and welcomed, and, after considerable- exertions on the part of the promoters, success has at length attended their efforts. A union has just been registered with the Labour Dopartment under the title of "The Softgoods Assistants' Industrial Union of Workers," including employees iv tho drapery and mercery trades. Over 4QO signatures out of a possible 500 were received in favour of the formation of the separate , union. On Tuesday next the newly-formed body will hold its first annual meeting in the Trades HaU. Reports from the executive will be conesidered, and the election of officers take place. At a meeting to be held about a week afterwards, the terms of a proEosed agreement with the employer* Will c put before the union, for consideration. The employers will be approached subsequently. Tho March sittings of iho Court of Appeal, which commence on Monday next, promise to be fairly lengthy. It is estimated that the list wilt comprise about twenty c^see. The Fire Brigade wae called yesterday afternoon to tho old Star and Garter Hotel, corner of Cuba and Webbstreets, occupied by Mr. Hoawy as a boarding-houte. Slight damago by fire was done to the contents of an upper room. Consideration will be given by the Board of Education next Tuesday to tno following resolution from, the Newtowu School Committee : — "That having iogard to the epidemics of mumps, measles, ole, during the past year in tlio schools, tlu> Education Board bo •requested to approach tho Health Derailment with a view to tho disinfecting, svt kust one© annnully, of all State eohools in the Wellington cU&trict, fico of cost." The commonplace in hosiery is now a thing of tho paht ; to-day ladicb' hunory is leally beautiful, and Kirkculdie Wi Stains, Lid., aift showing thy* faahivn-