TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10443, 20 August 1895, Page 3

TRADES AND LABOUR.

(Per Uhited Press Association.) Wellington, August 19. Two hundred aud eleven men have been taken on the relief works, and no more can be accommodated. „. . „ Brunnerton, Augnst 19. • ihe rates ior hewing have been reduced 3d to <kt per ton. A notice intimates that this has been done to enable the mines to compete with coal now being imported into the colony. The annual meeting of the Otago Typographical Association was held in the Trades ond Labour Conncil'. R ooms on Saturday eveuing, wheu there was a large attendance of members Mr R F ergU6CU( president occa . pied the chair. The report aud balance sheetthe jotter showing a satisfactory increase in the funds-were adopted. The following were elected as the Bo.rd of Management for the ensuing year:_Mr G. V Maybe«-, president? Bir J. b. Ash, vice-president; Mr A Walknr secretary; Mr Adjudge, treasurer; Mes s S. Sankey and A. Wilson, trustees - Messrs F T Wood and W. K. Richardson, trafe reprfsenl w B-,v MeSBrB A- Jud^' H- 'M'Coneeh^nd A, Walker were to represent the association on the Workers' Political Committee. ; It was resolved to place ou record the association's appreciation of the services ren dewsd by the retiring president during his two years of office. :, . Our Auckland correspondent telegraphs that at a meeting of the Eight Hours' Demonstration Committee there were present representatives of the Liberal Association aud Employers" Association. The delegates oE the Typo graphical Society objected to the presence of representatives of politic il associations, as the matter was not one of politics, and they'accordingly withdrew from active part in the pro^ ceedings, uuder instructions. The Rev. Shirley Baker, of the Liberal Association, was ultimately elected chairman of the committee.

O. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff of Tyler Co W. Va., appreciates a good thing and does not hesitate to say so. He was almost prostrated with a cold when he procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He says :" It gave me prompt relief. I find it to be an invaluable remedy for coughs and colds." p or sale by all leading chemists. _ — Siberian peasants clean, stretch, and dry Sic gfein of the turbot for leather bags and as & substitute for glass window panes.

CAVOUR CIGARS.