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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16508, 7 October 1915, Page 6

All operative butchers' unions, except Auckland, have affiliated with the New Zealand Federated Butchers' Association (says the Dominion). At the conference held in Wellington an instruction was given to the executive to take steps to bring about Auckland's affiliation also. Officers were appointed as follow:—President, Mr A. E. Riaoh (Dunedin); vice-president, Mr S. Wilkinson (Wellington); secretary, Mr R. Breen '(Dunedin); committee—Messrs H. Sharp (Invercargill), A. Murray (North Canterbury), and G. R. Price (Wanganui). The headquarters for the first 12 months will be in Dunedin. Mr A. H. Cooper was appointed to appear before the Arbitration Court as agont for the federation in , all butchers' disputes coining under its jurisdiction, that is from all parts of the dominion except Auckland. An instruction was given the executive not to affiliate with any outside body unless the proposal has been approved of by the whole of the individual members of the federation.

A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that at the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court yesterday, Herbert Aiken, licensee of the Wheatsheaf Hotel at Teddington, was charged "with having, on Sunday, September 26, eold liquor during "prohibited hours.' He was fined £10 and costs. WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS is suitable alike for men and women, and is in every sense beneficial