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South Canterbury Times, Issue 6259, 4 July 1890, Page 3

Messrs T. and J. Thomson are now opening some choice new goods. Mr James Granger notifies in another column that he has several town properties for sale.

The weather to day was quite wintry, a cold damp southerly breeze blowing, with occassional showers, and a rough sea running. The weather telegrams report similar weather nearly all over the country. Puff, in the Wellington Press, states that the object of the Railway Commissioners was to remove the railways as far as possible from the control of Parliament. The Commission would doubtless succeed in its object wore we to remove the Commissioners as far as possible from the control o r the railways. Mr Mitcheleon has a Bill in print provid ing for optional Prohibition. It proposes that poll of ralepajcrs in each licensing district shall be taken every three years, and if a majority vote that “ ticket ” no licenses except wholesale licenses shall be granted for three years, when a fresh poU is to be taken.

The present unsettled slate of the weather demands that everyone who is concerned for his health should see that his footware is in the best possible condition. Delay in seeing to this is false economy, as it invariably means increased expense in other ways. For strong wear and comfortable fit try the boots made at the Timaru Boot Factory. [Advt.] Mr Downie Stewart has given notice for leave to introduce a Strikes and Arbitration Bill, which, provides that whenever a difference arises between an employer and a union or member of a union, such dispute shall be referred to four arbitrators, two chosen by. each party to the dispute, and an umpire to be appointed by the four arbitrators, or in case they cannot agree on a suitable umpire, the Resident Magistrate for the district shall act. The object of the Bill is to prevent the necessity of strikes, resulting in great hardships to workmen and loss to employers of labour. A rather remarkable plebiscite of the readers of London Tit Bits was taken in March last. In eveiy copy issued of date 15th March, was a voting paper like a post card. Oa one side is a place for a penny stamp and ‘ Tit Bits, London,’ and on the reverse is printed “ Voting paper. Poll opens 13th March. Po" closes 19th March. Have you confidence .in the Government. Here insert ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’” The Central Hall, Holborn, was taken for counting the votes in public, which occupied two days; 35,972 votes were given, of which 17,086 were ' Yes,’ and 18,886 were ‘ No,’ giving a majority of 1860 against Government. The result was much nearer than expected.