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Evening Star, Issue 14962, 23 August 1912, Page 4

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Employers' Attsociation __ last night, the- retiring president (Mr K. F. England), referring to the industrial unrest, said it was unfortunate that in New Zealand there should be a small section who delighted in industrial war, and who did not hesitate, even on the slightest pretext, to cause damage to the industries of the country. It would he necessary in the near future for the legislators to introduce restrictions to act as a- check upon unjustifiable strikes. It was remarkable that in a country such as New Zealand there should have grown up what might be termed a broad, distinguishable line between the employers and employees, Mill marked determination on the part of the worker to look upon the employer ae a natural enemy. If the employer had to deal simply with the actual union workers there, would be more, confidence. It the workers would ouly get rid of the idea that they were necessarily opposed to the employers, and if they "all made use of their 'beat endeavors to introduce that friendly relationship that should be between "employer and employed, then only could they hope to get rid of industrial unrest.

The late Mr Eugene O'Conor, of Nelson, bv his will, of which the Public Trustee is executor, after a number of email legacies to his nephews and nieces and an annuity to his eister. gives the residue of his esi-ate to three trustees (comprising the Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, the Mayor of West.port, and the member of parliament for the district in which West port is situated) upon trust to establish an institute at Westport, on deceased's property at Nine-mile road, for the rearing and training of destitute children of both sexes and all denominations, and to take char-e of old people. Such institutions are to be under the charge of the Little Sifters of the Poor or such other Roman Catholic religious order as approved by the Bishop of Wellington, and eubpet to no religious exclusivenefes, and open to all denominations. The residuary estate in the hands of the Public Trustee for such purposes is about £IB,OOO.

Writing to a friend in Wellington from Pert Darwin, Mrs Gilnitl), wit* of Uip Administrator of the Northern lerritory, save that die is still charmed with the hie there, the climate, so far, being far less trying than that of Melbourne at timce. They have all been perfectly web, and take exercise everv day in the lorm ol riding and tennis. They were jii6t leaving for a week's trip, camping out. It is lovely in the evenings in cam]: —bnjat moonlight, and only the tinkle of the hon-e bells and the eongs of the birds to l>e heard Mr Giiruht at the time of writing had gone after buffalo, a very rough trip, during which they depend entirely on tneir guns for food, except for a, little flour they take with them for damper. Government House is situated on the point of a, smaji peninsula, on which the town he«, and the views from ita windows are lovely. Every day is perpetual sunshine, with hghu breezes in afternoon and morning, lhe nights are quite cold. The Mexican Government troops hare been defeated in a series of encounters with the rebels in the- Tenancingo district, eouth of Toluca. The Lisurrectos (says a cable in the Sydney -Sun') displayed ferocity of a kind rarely witnessed even m Mexican warfare. They entered the village of. Ixtenam, where they are reported to have killed 300 of the inhabitants, including women and children. Every building was razed. Following all th.e slaughter aud destruction, the rebels had a four hours' fieri t with the Federals, which ended in tho latter being routed and lea.vi.n2 80 dead on the field. The rebels r.re now ir: possesion of all the villages in the Tenaneingo district. "How can she marry a man with hardly & thing to recommend liim but his money?" " I suppose the lias made up_ her mind to take hiin for what he's worth.*'