MISCELLANEOUS WIRES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, 5 February 1909, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES

[United JPaiss Asspci^iipN.] M*n3<,)« v • L °ND.ON, Thursday. me debentureholders have appointCom a a " CeiyeF *° the Cl y stal Palac * Mr Williamson has secured the Aus,f£ lan "gbts of the sensational drama, ■• lhe Englishman's Home," which has hacLa great rin in England. - Gplonel Chaytor, of New Zealand, has passed the Staff College. . CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. At a well-attended .public meeting 'organised by the Industrial Association/ last night, a committee of a . representative character was set up to prepare a report within one month on. the advlsableness of holding indusI trial commissions in the four centres to consider the question of unemployment and its relation to imports. Mr McComb's election expenses for Christchurch East were £120 8s : '„ PALMERSTON; N., Thursday MrSeifert, a well-known 'flaxmifier interviewed by a "Manawatn Times" representative "on tho subject of -the flax employees' request for a commission to raqmte into the subject of rojyalties point* out that whilst Mr Robinson uibd' ,-to;namo with reference, to a, itatement .made =with respect to flaxmill . workers 5 ;this.J,r statement was .;. called - from f.O .fP^'e- appearing in an AncklajidiWeekly, and written by him r for : %*-i'u ?s l p 'S p^ of 6h °™ng amongst o%er.rthings that, flax land proprietors" -'' ?9*y^ve tp.get at a moderate valuation #&M° n yalt y « or *» *<> tetuia" a l lt V*-s v^- 5 P e r cent on investment ?""=;ffi**^"' : ' m * t *' Haw:to -Bay-'"dcfeat;-- --' -MiP*^ H Bi S^ "goals' Wavk T .