NO BRITISH NEED APPLY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2320, 18 August 1898, Page 30

NO BRITISH NEED APPLY.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — I see in your shipping news an article from a Perth exchange in which mention is msido of British-owned ships lying in New York Harbour with ft board up, "Wanted seamen. No Britisher heed apply." lam doubtful of it being British officers in command, although I have myself sec-n something ltke it. In 1856 I' wia in Boston, and while I was there there was a ship belonging to the place taking in cavgo for Melbourne. All her officers were Americans, yet they would neither ship American nor British seamen— none but Dutchmen need apply. Even they would not tfcke an Amen car. carpenter, a first-class ti adosman. It was a Dutch carpenter they wanted. A shipmate of nvne belonging to Boston tbey would not hsue. They asked me whcie I belonged to. I said Halifax (though I did noj belong there), but it was no use. II we had said we were Dutch they would have shipped us.— l am, etc.,

August 15,

Poiles have been drawn up for the fedoration of master tailors throughout the colony. In all countries more marriages taico pluco in June than in any other month. Matches to the value of £37,000,000 are annually consumed throughout the world. Great Britain spends on tobacco and pipes about £14,000,000 every year.

A Christchurch telegram states that a glove fighb was announced to take place between J. Pettengell and O'Sullivan for tha championship of New Zealand. When they appeared on the stage at the Opera House the police declined to allow the match to proceed. There was an attendance of about €00.