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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11818, 16 November 1901, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1901.

\ Lady Taucrejd, widow of the late Sir Thomas I^anered, died at Carter ton on Friday, aged 83 years. Captain Edwin wired -at noon to-day : — North-east to north and west gale after 16 hours from now; glass fall; seas heavy; tides high ; indications for rain. The Wanganui Rifle Club has decided to wind up, owing to lack of interest and poor encouragement extended to such olubs by the Government. The attendance at the Palmerston Show on Friday was estimated at from 16,000 to 17,000. The gates »nd stand receipts for the three days amounted tb £1160. An earthquake of unusually long duration took place ihis morning about quarter to eight. Telegrams from Weatport and Wellington say it was also felt in those places/:! ".'"■■ After the Harbour Board concluded f heir ordinary business on .Fijiday afternoon the mtemberrhad a conference with the Board's solicitor, Mr, with reference to the ironsand leases. ; In this issue tenders are invited by the Public Trustee for section 103, Egmont. This is a handy section, on a good road, and, as it is for closing the estate, a reasonable offer will no doubt be accepted. Information can be obtained from the District Argent of the Public Trustee, to whom teuders have to be delivered before 5 p.m. on Wednesday next. The foreman reported to the Harbour Board on Friday that during the past month the Harbourmaster's office had been shifted back fromT the line; that two piles had been prepared for driving and that the work would be done as soon as -some repairs were effected^ -that gratings had been laid down to keep butter boxes clear of the rails; piles fad been coppered; a new suction pipe had been put in the floating dredge; the windmill bad proved a failure and was to be replaced; the Board's plant hud been generally cleaned up. Many a woman is rendered irritable, nervous and cross by the frequent occurrence of a nasty headache Sfaorus' Headache Cure is prompt and sure. 0 Whiteley Memorial Church, Sunday 11 a.m., Bey 8. J. Serpell, subject, " Scriptural principles on giving:" 7. p.m., Mr W. H. Poole, subject, " The boast of a veteran." 0 Shareholders in the Equitable Buildiag Society (Starr-Bowkett) are reminded that fortnightly subscriptions aro payable on Monday next, up to 9 o'clock n.m.°

Mr Healy has an advertisement in this issue, quoting reductions in groceries. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board will meet on Monday. We remind all those interested that entries for the Egmont A., and P. Show, to be held on the 27th and 28th of December, close on Monday the 18th. A party of ladies and gentlemen assembled at the Old People's Home on Thursday afternoon and arranged to give the. inmates the annual social. After tea had' been finished music, both vocal and Instrumental, was provided for the entertainment of the inmates. Mr G. Anderson, manager 'of the Christchurch Meat Company, thinks the frozen meat trade has virtually only just commenced, and is inclined to b lieve iwill not be very long before Canterbury lambs will be going into the New Vprk market. • j Unless the weather breaks in th.c South' there will not be much difficulty wit^ regard to the exports of oats to Australia this season, tariff or no tariff, for reports say that without early and abundant rain, very few oat crops, except those on heavy.^ lands, will be worth cutting. , - !,

The Conciliafciori Board's award in the local printers' "dispute" has ( been given. The week's workfor compositorc. either machine or hand, is fixed at 47 hours and the minimum wages £2 5s for day work and £2 12s 6d for night work. The Union's demand was 1 for a 42 hours' week and a minimum ' of £3 and £3 £s for machine operators, . and a 46 hours' week and a minimum of- £2 Us and £3 for case hands. One apprentice to three type-setting machines is allowed instead of one to five as demanded by the Unfion, while for hand composition two apprentices are allowed for eccb journeyman in- j stead of one apprentice to" three jourj»eV- j men as demanded. The term journeyman is to include compositors and 1 machine hands over 21 years of age yrho'< have been engaged at least four yeaijs at , a newspaper office or jobbing work. ' For' piec" work tbe rato is fixed at lOd 'apd^ lld per 1000 ens for day and night Work feßpec'£rveiy;teSVeaa'Sf lia^od Is as!j demanded by the Union. Females may be employed and paid 25 per cent Ijbs than the minimum m^.^fr^jo^Mj^Sfenjatlo; apprentices, j&djphirifats Jplges are f|xed at .iZ 103 and £llSs''fW^ssult_mS -twp t:] ,apprentiQes IftraSallowed to each, nifvch^^ riii^^en^pel^ wages are fixed, :'at6y^tj^flrs|tyear,%with an annual 5s I rise. The 3emauck ihat operatora| o/.' type setting iaacbines.^&^ be qualified, compositors who have^Sj|f served their mdeutures is, struck outL.*j',h6''Board re • commends thatthe award tat* effect from January Ist, 1902, and remain in force for two years. ;„.•'' >■>■< In many colonial" houses the lady ofthe house does all the work of the household. All honour to ihemv : It is' tbe ' true spirit of Anglo-Saxon colonisation" which animates them, and Ihere is nothing derogatory in honest labour., Whatever minimises the disagreeable, effects of such work mny be regarded as a boon to the fair sex, and of this nature > is Wilton's Hand Emollient, which, regularly used, keeps the hands white, soft and cool Price, 1b 6d per jar: Sold by A. K. Fykes and all chemists. Wholesale : Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.°, •