WORK AND WAGES

Evening Star, Issue 10900, 7 April 1899, Page 2

WORK AND WAGES

KJhe spread of serial democracy is qreating serious labor troubles in Russia. £he trooj s •created hundreds of striken. The suspension bridge across the Waiau, Southland, was opened on Wednesday by the Hon. 16. Ward, for the Minister of Lands. It is 366 ft long and 13ft wide. The Government leasehold lands beyond the river have been loaded in rentals for the construction, so ttiat the bridge, which oott G&iOOO, was practically built bjr the settle) ■ themselves. The Waiau is the second river to the colony in volume, and extremely rapid. * The wife of Mr John Putt, farmer, Parley Farm, Chudleigh, England, gave birth recently to four <Mdren—three girls, and a boy. I Mother and babies are doing well. Let your judgment be your guide, and i* will lead you to use Katie Tea, the purity of wbJebkl^oiiddispirtl-CAQS*:]

Mfojf in .the obaJr. *»*»> pieaidsnts—Meetrs W. Ipiwfck (OtaHrflfl), W. R. Browniie (Htaienft A. Jfc*atd> [lnvemrrillk Thomas Mcm'm (C»ri»tohurah), R. J. Barons (Wellington), ftod JL B. Mamy (WangMw); secretary and/ treasurer, Mr J. laalvey (Gore). Secretaries : were also appointed for the vaTfon* ottoUM. - > It was decided to hold the next tonrnameat at Invercargill, m the players there have taken the matter op in an enthnsiastio. manner. Up to 2.30 p.m. to-day Brodie still ndd the lead. Gardiner, Mnfeey, and Monti baw a poeßibJg ofaanee of wresting it iron him, but J. A. BorehanV has lost iris<show owing to the result of hisjtasjKS thisanorninf with Soonest, the latter winning one and losing-one, and Brodie is sow "a good thing" for theobampiontnip.. Yotung Gardiner yesterday, by excellent play,- snored 6 points oat of a possible 8 from such pbyert as J. A. Boreham, Lucas, Lowe, and Button, and should he continue to sbore at this rate to-night and to-morrow he will be very doss up. }At Leggatt, of Wellington, holds a good chance for second position, yesterday he defeated- J. A. Boreham in both of their games. As to Mr Jordan, he seems to be scoring even better than ever. In the afternoon and evening yesterday he played twenty-six games, and only two draws were scored off him (by Messrs' Lee and Brodiv) At 10 p.m., however, a strong team from-competitors nim, : coniprisetr of J. A. Boreham, Brodie, Mulvey, Lucas, Beecot, Bim, Sonness, and Liwson. This is probibly as strong an eight as Mr Jordan has met in Australasia, but even 89 not a win was scored, five James being drawn and three being wins for ordan. Brodie, Boreham, Mulvey, Sim,' and Souness were the men who secured draws. Brodie's draw was a very neat one. The following was the position:—Jordan (White), men on 8 and 12, kings on 4 and 19; Brodie, man on 3, kiog on 11; Black to move and draw. Subjoined are the scores till two o'clock to-day :

Played. Points. D.-A. Brodie, Dnuedin ... J A Snr.fcfc Rom ..." 3i . S ... 40 S s rsTV'WTTiK^TirrffW^i^^Hl^^^^Bii^ET^^^^^Kz AifeVffKWiffl^ ... 40 i 4 J. Gardiner, Gore ... 34 23* J. Beecot, Gore ... ... 36 2 0. Sounneas, Edendale ... ... 30 i J. Mulvey, Gore .„ ~ ... ... 34 SSi J. A. Boreham, Oamaru ... ... 3* i 1 H. Hornby, Port Chalmers ... 38 i 3 H. Morris, Invercargill ... ... 30 1 9} J. Hutton, Danediri - ... 38 ] 9} Jacob Boreham, Oamaru... ... 32 J 8f H. Montgomery, Port Cha'mers J. Sim, Oamaru ... ... 34 ] ... 3B ] 18 16 J. Lee, Temuka ... ... 38 16 J. Duncan, Ewebnrn A. W. Lowe, Dunedin ... ... 40 ] L4 ... 40 ] 14 J. Hannah, Otautau ... 40 s A. Beck, Temuka S. J. Reif, Palmeraton North ... 40 .'.. 40 7* 2