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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 237, 15 October 1901, Page 3

The Chinese pigtail is doomed (accord- i ing to the Evening Press San Francisco correspondent), at least among the Reform party. From China has come the edict, ! issued by the Chinese Reform Association, that the queues must go, and the word of ! tlie Reform leaders is law to thousands. j

Mr Collins has given notice to ask tin ’ Minister for Railways whether he wil [ give effect- to the policy enunciated by him | at the Labor Day sports in Wellington, ; when he declared that the workers should combine from one end of the colony to the other to obtain eight hours' work, eight (hours’ play, eight hours’ sleep, and twelve “• bob ” a day, by at once introducing this reform among the workers in the Government railway workshops ? Mr Willis wants the Premier to explain why he stated in his speech on Labor Day, “ That the amendments in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, as made by this House, would destroy the principle of the Act by ‘ wiping ’ out conciliation,” when clause 6 of the new Bill enacts, •• notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, it is hereby declared that in any part of the colony, whether included in a district or not, and whether a Board of Conciliation lias been duly constituted or not, a special Board of Conciliation shall, on the application of either party to the dispute, and in the prescribed manner, be constituted from-time to time to meet any ease of industrial dispute,” and further, that in case of uonagreemant the dispute can be referred to | the Arbitration Court by either party ?