Labour.

Temuka Leader, Issue 3743, 23 May 1901, Page 1

Labour.

! fSvnxF.v, May 20. j Ono thousand me u have struck at Mort’s I dock. The labourers demanded a minimum j wage of 7s, aud tho mechanics, sympathising, joined the strike. Wkllixuton, May IS. Some lime ago a ballast trail;; employed on the Government railways near Palmcr- ! sfcon North struck for certain con sessions ' in wages. The a.ding-Miuister of K-uhvays j has decided that in view of the nece-sity jof maintaining discipline in the service. • tho men who struck cannot be again taken j on and replace t hose '.vim weie afterwards I employed., !n considoration, however, of j tbe fact t hat they may ha. e been injudi- ! ciously advised, they will not; be debarred i from employment hlieu fuluro vacancies : occurred. May 20. i 1 The Conciliation Hoard recommends in j i regard to the building trade labourers’ I I dispute, a week of lb hours ; minimum pay : | J2d per hour ; double time for Sundays j and holidays : (line and a guaricr and I | time aud n half for overtime,; not more] ■ than one boy to four labourers : preference j jto unionists on the u uiai term:;; cm- | i jdoyors to have the right to employ ono or | two bauds for bait an hour before Iho j regular time of starting in tin; morning I without overtime rates applying. It is I expected that both sides will accept tho recommendations.

The Servian Excitement.

London', May ID. Keillor’s J ielyrade correspondent says that the rumours abe me Kin" Alexander's nodicalion aad the Queen’s banishment are without foundation. I' lie Vicuna anil JJuclmrest specialists declare that the Queen is sutl'eriu" from metritis. Hki.cuadd, May l'i). Some accounts represent King Alexander of Serna as furious at the disappointment ; others slate that lie accepted Queen l/raya’s protestations of innocence and is reconciled.

SUPREME COURT.

Auckland, May 21. At the ‘-■upronio Court, the Grand Jury made a presontmen; to the Judge, drawing his tionou ’s attoiuiuii to the frequency of oll'cnces against women, and stating that the puui-.hmenta hitherto inflicted did not appear sniliciently severe to act as it doto; rent. LVor on, ilobort Llenry Aubrey’ was found gni !y of attempted tape, ami was sentence'i to ten vstj’ hard labour, with two il nrginga of 25 lashes each, OjiiiisTCULTßCir, May’ 21. George Shtmy, charged with tho theft of two .-hecj'iea of £4 aud £llO, respectively, pleaded guilty, and was placed on probation for six month--, ordered to make restitution of £-1 of tiio money’ stolen, aud to pay £lO costs of the prosecution, at £J par mouth. George Newman and James Down wore eftarged with robbery’ from the person in a hotel. Bown "as found not guilty ; and iiewman was convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ hard labour. Martin JSdward Lock, a y’oung man charged with indecently assaulting a girl under ten years of age, was found guilty. Walter IS at bey was charged with sheep .stealing at Akaroa. The case for tho prosecution closed, and tho Court adjourned till to-morrow.