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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 619, 15 November 1913, Page 4

An earthquake has wrecked Abangay, in Peru. Two hundred people have been killed and thousands are homeless. The Irish Milk Commission roundly condemns tea drinking, and states that the common use of bread and tea instead of milk and oatmeal tends to degeneracy. In reference to the sale of Mr H. Jane's fine freehold property, we note that the stock in trade will also be sold at the same time. Full particulars will appear in our next issue. Mrs C. K. Wilson arrived yesterday at Te Kuiti from Wellington. Mr Wilson had hoped to accompany Mrs Wilson on the visit, but owing to the pressure of parliamentary work found it impossible, Mr C. K. Wilson, member for the district, in a message from Wellington, Btatoa that the end of tne session is not yet in sight. Strike matters have quietened down considerably, and the men in most branches of industry are manifesting a defiirn to resume work. We have now on sale a magnificent record showing by picture the astonishing growth of Te Kuiti. The souvenir, "TV Kuiti Illustraated" has given tho greatest satisfaction to all purchasers, and the Chronicle has been eomrrafulated on the result of its enterprise in offering such a suitable ami acceptable souvenir. The price \i: ( inly one shilling, and friends afar v. ill he pleased to receive a copy of your (own illustrated. Suitable wr:tpvr minted supplied on application. Clu-i;-(.m:is mail cioses 22nd Tho opening of the way through the (>.:•;•;:•;■ ;u-ha Slide is tho sole remaining obstacle to the free passage of the sea :hrou;;h the Panama Canal. Rush Woi-l. hj;;;; ppen ROlllg OP SlllCe the ii!iv.v-;-!,e: up of the Gamboa Dyke, and fiio engineers and workmen have been mitiine; forth o,veat; efforts to clear the half-mile ohstniecion. Three shifts of mo;;, ooob working continuoulßy for t io.ht imnvf, have been making the o'r.anricl. :;nd the recent sharp ri?o of to- t-atnn Lake has 80 in-orcn-io ;iu m>:o of the ditch that 17.00e.e00 ,abic feet of water passes daily over the slide, and sufficient h&B now been admitted to permit the big steam dredgers to enter to do their work.

The Chamber of Deputies at Paris by 311 votes to 133 negatived a proposal to extend the Parliamentary franchise to women. Attention is drawn to Messrs Charlton and Willis' announcement|r<>Rpect ing arrival of coal, etc This firm has taken over the business lately carried on by Mpssrs HattaWay and Fitzpatrick, Ltd. Mr Charlton haß been ientified with the firm for the paßt two yeara, and we wish the new firm every success. The warning to electric light consumers with respect to vhe payment of accounts having been disragarded by a considerable number of people the current was cut off yesterday. Consideration was exercised in taking action, inasmuch as the cutting off was performed early in the day, and the forgetful ones hud the opportunity of payirg the account and getting reconnected without inconvenience. When the Government steamer Hinemoa was called on for mail carrying during a strike emergency last week, the crew refused duty. Steps have been taken by the Marine Department to guard against trouble of that sort in future, the Minister of Marine stating in the House this week that no control of the crews of Government steamers would be allowed except tiy the Government. He bad arranged that the Hinemoa's crew should become permanent offir cers of the Marine Department, giving them the usual.Civil Service privileges, such as regular leave and superanuation. A regular crew hßd been obtained for the vessel, and after this was done the old crew wanted to come back, but their offer was declined with thanks. "Seeing the dogged determination that is charcteriaing the effort now being made to coerce the waterside workers of the Dominion to come under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. will the Government," asked Mr Robertson, "bring in a bill to compel all unions to come under the Act, including [the farm labourers and agricultural workers" The Prime Minister replied: "If there is a genuine desire on the part of the workers of the Dominion that all unions be brought under the Industrial Conciliation and Arnitration Act I shall be pleased to give the House an opportunity of considering the proposal by introducing legislation with that object in view."