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NZ Truth, Issue 87, 16 February 1907, Page 5

The movement for "closer union" m the churches and elsewhere is much approved by mest women. The trembling "Times" headed its report of the cowardly murder of poor Pearl Axup, "Alleged Murder." Alleged ! and the murderer was talfen red-handed and acknowledged his crime ! ' ' - An exchange wonders whr Tea E. Taylor allows a picture of Gee Gee Stead m his paper. ,It isn't. T. E.'s' paper at all ; Tommy sold out and now edits, which he probably finds more profitable than ownine:. If anyone doubts the. democratic spirit of this country let him take note of the Hutt-Wellington railway service. 'The Hutt toff gets catered for every time, but the 'orny 'anded coon from Petone must 'dp a freeze on the platform for half-an-hour after, he knocks off, waiting the Department's pleasure m sending along a train to take him citywards. Somebody advertised • m Wednesday evening's "Post" for 80 hop-pickers for Nelson. "There is no lack of employment m New Zealand," say the employing class. Nix to that chat. Over two,. hundred applied up to 10 o'clock on Thursday. Many of them girls and women with broods of children, and married men who want '■ a Ghance for themselves and their ! motherless bairns. No lack of cmi ployment ? Here's where you smile 1 sardonically/