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Evening Star, Issue 17367, 1 June 1920, Page 4

Speaking generally on applications for increased wages and bonuses before the Arbitration Court this morning, Mr Cookson (employers' representative) said that since the Court's last pronouncement some industries had had to close down. Others had -reached the breaking' point. If this caused unemployment it might have a serious effect. - The President said that no doubt the position was a difficult one. The irony of the situation seemed to be that the workers were assisting crreaily in the increased Cost of Living against themselves. The one remedy* of all economists was more production. The workers were insisting' upon higher wages and shorter hours, and the production was less. He did not know where it was going to land them. At a later stage ¥ r T '. . ]Paul saicl tnafc tne increased Cost of Living was bearing just as hardly on apprentices as on journeymen. They were in the majority' of cases the son's and daughters of the* poorer classes. The President said that the-difficulty was to interfere with contracts entered into for a period of time. He appreciated what had been said, and the Court would look into the matter. Mr A. Martin (representing the tailoring trade) ea-id that the apprentices did not come from the poorer classes. In some cases in the tailoring trade the apprentices had a High School education. There was a great danger of Ws and girls getting too much monev. -\lr Paul remarked that he had addressed the Court on the general question. Mr Paulin telephoned this afternoon: South-west to north-west winds; thHc and foggy weather.

A Wellington telegram says: What is believed to be a record price* for any land fold m this city has just been paid bv the Lmon Bank of Australia—namely, "£503 per foot. The land has 45ft frontage to L.ambton quay, ivith a depth of nboui'sOft. Before Mr £. D. Moslev, R.M., Percy Newmap was charged, in tho Police Court to-day with, at Cromwell, failing to provide his wife with adequate maintenance. His Worship granted a separation, maintenance, and guardianship order, and ordered the defendant to pay £2 10s a week for future maintenance, besides ordering him to give security of £IOO for com p lit ancs with the order, with two sureties of £IOO each. In the Police Court this morning, before Mr H. Y. Widdoxstfn, S..M, a ffest offender was fined 20s for drunkenness, in default 43 hours' imprisonment. Henry Miles and Thomas Graham, charged with assaulting and robbing Jame3 Jackson of £1 17s, were remanded until Friday next, bail being allowed each accused "in the sum of £2OO and two sureties of £IOO each. _ Mr H.- Y. Widdowson, S.M., presided m the Magistrate's Court this morning when judgment was given for the plainby default, with costs, in the following cases:—J. Lindsay and Co. v. John Duckmanton, claim £ll 14s 6d, goods sunplied ; P. L. Ritchie v. James S. Valentine, £lO, money owing. There is a shortage of coal at the gasworks. The immediate cause is the heavy weather during the last 10 da.vs on the West Coast, which has inttffercd with shipping movements, but for some time past the coal coming to hand has not been sufficient for requirements. In the meantime the supply of gas will be limited, and consumers may bo pub to some inconvenience, but the corporation are doing their best under the circumstance* and it is hoped that the position will eoon be Teheved. Mr D. H. Rogers was last night appointed secretary to the Dunedin centre of •the St. John Ambulance Association in succession to the Mr J. E. Bone, who retiring from the position after many years' service. It is proposed to establish an offleei at the rooms of the association, from which the work of the centre will be carried on.

The employees of Messrs Neill and Co.'s Crawford street store last evening presented Mr 0. K, Gooch, who is leaving to take up a position with Lipton's, Ltd. at Auckland, with a writing outfit for Mrs Cfooch. The presentation was made by Mr T. Miller, who expressed the regret they all felt in saying gocd-bvo to Mr Gooch, on the good feeling that had always existed between tho two departments and the general office. Mr C Fmdlay, on behalf of the tea department' wished Mx Goooh all success and the best of good things in his new sphere of action. To these remarks Mr Gooch suitably responded. snl%$ n l% of B °ys' Gaines: Scallywag; Bs 6d, 18s ed; postage Is. "White Housf/' George street.—[Advt.] Watson's No. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, but is worth the money [Advt.] J ' Use the Brandy your men enjoyed in France—Maxell's.—[Advt.] J y Dunedin grocers cordially invite all citizens to join city and suburban glee clubs to practise singing appreciation songs of - No Rubbing Laundry Help, "Golden Rule" Soap, and the famous Keep Smiling Boot Polish.—[Advt.] Sugar Cane Bacon.—We have secured tha services or a specialist in bacon curing. We now claim to have the very best bacon procurable in the Dominion. Prices, as.usual the lowest. Barton and Trengrove, corner Prince*-Manse streets, Ootagon, and' Prince? street Sc-uth.-rAdvtJ M "Whisky, please! Watson's No. 10'" "Very good, sir. It's the best whisky in stook/'-CAdTt.] I ' Use the Brandy your men enjoyed in Franoe—Martell's.—[Advt.] Ladies recommend Martin's Apiol and Steel Pills. Bold by all chemists and stores See you get tho genuine.—[Advt.]