TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11403, 21 April 1899, Page 5

TRADES AND LABOUR.

STRIKE OF MINERS.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,

BRUSSELS, April 19.

Twenty-two thousand minors employed at the collieries at Cliarleroy and Mons have struck for an advance of 25 per cent, in their wages.

CANTERBURY CONCILIATION BOARD.

(Per United Pbess Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, April 20.

Messrs Thomas Gapes and Albert Palmer have beeii elected unopposed to represent the employers on the Board of Conciliation, and Messrs William Williams and Charles Taylor unopposed to represent the workers.

During the month of March the number of co-operative workmen engaged under, the Land and Survey department was 1367, of which no lees than 1107 were employed in the North Island. The number employed in Ota-go was 73, and in Southland 71. Under the Public Works department the total number of co-operators engaged was 1110. Of this number 5 artisans ami 262 labourers were employed on the' North Island Trunk railway, 28 artisans and 223 labourers on the Midland railway, 3 artisans and 82 labourers on the BlenheimAvvatere railway, 3 artisans and 62 labourers on the Otago Central railway, 4- artisans and 32 labourers on the Inch Valley railway, 2 artisans and 28 labourers on the Forest Mill tramway, 4- artisans and 64 labourers on the Seaward Bush railway, and 3 artisans and 4labourers on defen.ee works at Dunedin. The total employed .by both departments was 2499, of. which 1611 are engaged in the North Island, exclusive of that part of the colony's share of the 72 engaged on public buildings generally. • The following reports appear in the Journal of the Department of Labour for April, JU.SIi IO IkllKl . Dunedin.—Building trades: Carpenters are as busy as ever. Bricklayers, painters, plumbers, and plasterers fairly buey. Engineering trades: With one exception, nil brandies are still very busy. The exception is the moulding trade. For a brief period halftime prevailed in some of the shops; but, Sarge orders having come in, all hands are How fully employed. Boot trade: There is little or lio improvement in the trade. A number of hands out of employment. Clothing trade: Factory trade has been fairly busy during the month. Shop trade very busy, also dress-making and shirt trades. Retail trade (general): Very good business being done in every branch. Miscellaneous: Cardboard-box, hosiery, sash and door, confectionery, and printing factories very bi.it.j-. Unskilled labour: The number applying for employment was about the same as for March. A large number was sent to Government and private employment during the month. Invercargill.—Building trades: Still busy. Carpenters, bricklayers, etc., working full time. Engineering trades: Busy. All hands fully employed. Boot trade : lair. All hands fully employed. Clothing trade: Good. In some cases, tailors and dressmakers working overtime. Retail trade (general): Fair. Miscellaneous: Sash and door factories,' sawmills, and woodware factories. :ilro flax, rope, and twine milk, working, full time. Unskilled labour: The number of applicants for employment has been less this month than it has been for years. In fact, some contractors cannot get men at. present, as threshing is now in hand., There are men who will not leave town to go to work in the country; but these are very few indeed.

A WORD TO THOSE WHO MAY BF, SUFFERING FROM COUGHS OR OOLDS. Mr Robert Strong, watchmaker, of Naseby, expresses himself in enthusiastic terms in regard to Tussicura, and considering; his experience, he is amply justified in his opinion. Like many elderly people, he lias, on rising in the morning,' found that a quantity of phlegm has accumulated in the throat tubes, which is very difficult to discharge. He finds that this can be removed by a dose of the mixture, while a cold that has taken hold of him at lliis season for many years was completely warded off. There must be many old people; in the colony whose experiences are precisely identical with those of Mr Strong, and they should lose no time in securing a specific that has proved to be so successful. There is no necessity to deal with these testimonials in further detail, as they speak for themselves, and show clearly that Tussicura will do all, and more thau all, that the manufacturer claims for it. Wholesale Agents: Kempthorno, Prosser, and P. Hayman; Sharland and Co., Wellington.

— Cocoa-nut shells moko excellent fuel, especially as fire-lighters, the enormous amount of oil "they contain causing thorn to take are ivt OP.C 3.