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Oamaru Mail, Volume XV, Issue 4688, 7 June 1890, Page 2

The Secretary to the Oamaru Bakers' Association has received a letter from the Bakers' Association in Christcharoh stating that there is a proepeot of a general strike of the bakers in the cathedral city. The reason assigned for this is that though the Master Bikers' Association agreed to pay foremen L2 15a, second hands L2 53, and other hands L2, a majority of the master bakers refuse to carry ont the arrangement, which was agreed to as a come to a compromise on the suggestion of the Canterbury Trades and Labor Council. The me a are determined to fight the matter out, and in doing sp they are strengthened by a knowledge of the faot that the threatened strike is due to the breach of faith committed by the employers. The monthly Inspection parade of the headquarters corps of Volunteers was held last evening, under the command of Lieut, - Col. f umpter. After the usual inspection, the Navalß and Bifles, headed by the Garrison Band, were marched out, and had some exercise in a variety of movements under Majors Gordon and Headland. The I Battery of Artillery were put through big gun drill by Sergeant-Hyde, gunnery Instrucjor, on the old cricket ground.

We remind all interested that Messrs Parker and Bidmead, President and Secretary of the Canterbury Trades and Labor Council, will deliver addresses on the benefits of trades unions in the Public Hall this evening. The Mayor will preside.

The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, have issned a new rule forbidding any officer in their service having a salary of less than £l5O per annum to marry; An officer of the Dublin Bank sends a spirited protest against this to the Freeman's Journal, in hope that the shareholders will Interfere, He says that the rale means life-

long oeHbaoy to the bulk of the officials, as Ll2O la the maximum p»id to clerks. He Bays every olerk Id the bank from the lowest junior pays L 4 a year to the widows' fund, which under the new rale will be money lost to them, as the directors seem determined they shall have no widows. In addition to this, any man cf forty marrying pays directly to'the fund a marriage tax of L 3 per year for every year bis age exceeds his wife's. Thus by their own law the directors prevent a mm from marrying before he is forty, and then tax him far not having done so. The official mentions the oaae of a clerk eighteen years in the bank, and receiving LI2O, who has been engaged to be mimed for the last three years, and has saved 150 towards the consummation of his happiness. It seems hard that it should be postponed as it now seems to him sin-, die —at any rate to a very indefinite period of years, and when the best of his life will be spent. Mr Rhodes, the member for Gladstone, mide no reference in his speeoh the other night to the subject of land administration, This circumstance is attracting some attention, though why people should expect Mr h nodes to Bay anything about the land we cannot tell, Mr Rhodes 1b a shrewd man, a son worthy of his sire, and, though particularly outspoken on many subjects, he perhaps thought that a large landed proprietor might, in regard to land settlement, let well alone. Or, is he, as a Government supporter, so disgusted with the present land administration that he would not trust himself to speak about it ? If "Unitas" wonld be good enough to reduce his letter to one-half its length we would be able to find room for it, &. number of properties were offered for sale by anctoa to-day. A farm containing 200 acres, with house, stable, sheds, and other Improvements, the property of the late Mr W. Richmond, and situated near to the beach at fiiohmond's, was sold by Messrs Fleming and Medley (In conjunction with Mr A, fl. Maude) to Mr Mathle at L 7 la per acre. The freehold of section 8, block 68, situated at ths top of Eden-street, was sold by Messrs Bruce Uhristie and 00. to Mr A. G. Creagh for IS. Seven aores at the Fortification, offered by the Bame firm, was withdrawn at L 125. The house and grounds in Ouee-Btreet, the residence of the late Mr John liemon, were offered by Mr G. Sumpter, and paaod In at £6OO. The Sydney Museum oontains a fine display of metalliferous ores from every colony except New Zealand. Our Ministers have been too busy in avoiding settlement of the lands in this distrlot to find time to tike part with the other colonies in a display of those resources which contribute to a country's greatness. Ministers have, however, found time to send our neighbors many thousands of specimens of onr fine young men.

At the conclusion of the meeting of the Dnnedin Licensing Committee on Wednesday last, the chairman (Mr Callan) said :—Now that the business of the day Is completed the benoh would like to make some remarks regarding it. It will be observed that we have deprived no house of its license. We have not done so because in no oase have those conditions taken place on tha occurrence of whioh the Legislature has laid it down that a license shall not ba granted. It is true that the act allows discretion to a committee in the granting of licences, bat a committee mast exeroiae that discretion justly and honestly, and must be conversant with some good reasons before they deprive a house of its license, The not makes provisions for allowing objections to be advanced against the granting or renewal of licenses. Corporate bodies can object, ratepayers and residents oan object, owners can object, and even any adult male or female in the neighborhood of anhotel oanobject personally at any licensing meeting. Notwithstanding these ample powers of objeation. not a single individual hiß oome forward to-day to object to any license. Regarding the question of reducing the nnmber of hote'B, this benoh would require to be furnished with good grounds before they deprive any house of its license. This question is a large one, and on aaoount of the many interests involved a complicated one. In many oaseß much capital has been sunk in hotels, and often as a condition to ba required by the Licensing Banoh to be performed before the license would be granted or renewed. The licensee in moat cases 1b the person least Interested. There are the owners, the mortgagees, and others interested. In fact, the whole question of redaction of hotels is in the opinion of this benoh one for the Legislature of the country, and not for the local and temporary benoh of commissioners. I cannot conclude my remarks better than by quoting a few words of his Honor Mr Justice Rlohmond, in the case of Hamilton v. Fraser where he says : " It (the Licensing Bench) 1b also a court whioh, though not empowered to inflict penalties in the teohuloil sense, can yet deolare virtual forfeiture whioh may involve the loss of large sums ot money, and even the absolute ruin of licensees and owners. It is, therefore, a tribunal whioh ought to procsed with the utmost oantlon and discretion, It is to be hoped that those who have the execution of this law will realise the difficulty and delioacy of the posittoa, and give as little oooasionas possible for just complaint: It is certain that the cause of temper.noe, holy though it be, cannot be advanoed by disregard of the still more sacred olaims of justioe." The usual monthly meeting of tha Waltaki Branch of the Waitaki and Waimate Acclimatisation Society was held yesterday afternoon at the County Council Chambers, Tyne-a'treet, when there were present Mr John M'Lean (In the ohair), Messrs Butt, Crawford, de Lautour, 6. M. Procter, and Stock. Dr de Lautour reported the result of his investigations as to whether trout were existent in the upper streams of the acclimatisation district to the effect that he found them all well-stocked with the exception of the upper portion of the Aharlri River, and it was determined that means should be taken to have trout put there. Dr de Lautour also said that he had made inquiries about the red deer In the same looality, and that the result of them was that the deer were doing well and increasing: Beports were read from the police in reference to the reoent coursing meeting, and whioh were in the main satisfactory, and the secretary was instructed to write to Inspeotor Thompson and thank him for the trouble he had taken in that respeot. It appearing that the owners of greyhounds had taken care to comply with the conditions of the game laws, and farther that the Coursing Olub had made a rule compelling owners of dogs competing at any meeting to have a license, it was resolved that the Acclimatisation Society present the Courßing Club with L 3 3s for a prize at their next meeting. The attention of the Counoil was then directed to the fact that only seven shooting licenses had been taken out this season whilst it was well known that on several occasions there had been shooting parties in the neighborhood, at whioh persona not having licenses had joined in the sport. The secretary was dlreoted to call Mr Thompson's attention to this and to ask him to report thereon. Pome months ago, as Prince Bismarck was passing through the Royal Palaoe at Berlin to interview the Kaiser, he came upon the royal children romping and dancbg to the mnsio of a terrible plebeian barrel organ. " Come and dance too, dear Belehskanvler," cried the two elder boys merrily, and each seizing a hand; "it's such fun." "I am too old," quoth the stiff and stately septnagenerian, '• but if the Crown Prince would like to have a dance, I'll grind the organ for you for a bit." The elder boy, nothing loth, joined bis brothers, and all three boys were presently enjoying a fine game when their father entered. He smiled broadly at the spectacle of the redoubtable Chanoellor meekly grinding out " Two Lovely Black Eyeß," and after a word of greeting to the youngsters turned to his old friend in mook displeasure: ""Sou begin in good time, Prince, to make the Heir Apparent dance to your piping Why thiß is the fourth generation of Hohanzollerns to whom you devote yourself I" Becent events make one wonder whether this playful observation was quite so playful as it then seemed, or whether the Kaißer wished to convey a note of warning. A football match was played yesterday between the Middle and South schools on the Chelmer-street ground. The matoh was well contested, and resulted in a win for the Middle school boys by 11 points to nil. This morning a team from the Waimate school met one from the Middle school, when the Waimate boys were defeated by 3 points to nil. The visiting team were entertained at the Criterion.