LABOUR ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1658, 11 January 1895, Page 3

LABOUR ITEMS.

Per Electric Telegraph- -Copyright. Per Press Association. Sydney, January 10. A deputation of Hetton miners discussed proposals with the management, and it is expected that a decision will be announced to-night. Seventeen miners and the manager of a colliery at Lithgow were fined 5s each and costs, or two hours, m the stocks, for working m the Zigzag mine on Sunday. The men pleaded that they had to obey orders, and the manager pleaded necessity, because they were behindhand with orders. The Bench afterwards remitted the costs, and time was given to pay the fines. Melbourne, January 10. The Argun sa^s the simmering condition of affairs m Newcastle is explained by a statement that there are really 2000 too many miners on the field, and that there is work for just half the number of men who want it. It considers that while the disproportion continues there is no hope of ameliorating the position. Resources were being exploited m Japan and South America,and the market m the East and on the Pacific Coast of America which previously was almostmonopolised by Newcastle, is now lost, and it stands to reason that these markets could only be regained by a great effort, and by reducing the price oi coal so as to cut under rivals. This, the Argus says, is a process going on to-day to some extent, and Newcastle coal having lost its value, the loss must be borne by the miners who are m excess of requirements, as well as by the colliery companies. St. Johns, January 9. Eioting continues among those who are almost starving, and there is great clamouring for bread. London, January 01. The Miners' federation Conference at Birmingham, condemned the proposed compulsory board of arbitration as inimical to the trades unions. Special to Press Association. St. Johns, January 9. The crowd fought the police fiercelj when they interfered to stop the rioting The Premier spoke from the steps ol Parliament House, and succeeded ir. calming the agitation by promising worl within three days. The mob wavec flags inscribed " Give us food." (By Telegraph.) WELLINGTON. January 10. The regulations relating to the Con> filiation Act having been gazetted societies either of employers or employee desirous of coming under the Act, wil have to at once take steps to effect regis tration. This must be done and th< board elected within thirty days froir the time of gazetting. The Dunedin Boot machinists anc fitters have decided to apply for regis tration under the Conciliation and Arbi tration Act. cricketT" + THE THIRD TEST MATCH. (Pbr Elkctbio Tew graph — Copyright Per Press Association. Adelaide, January 10. The third combined team was picket last night as follows : — Gregory, Iredale Callaway, G. Giffeu, Darling, A. Jarvu H. Trott, A. Trott, Bruce, Worrall, am Harry ; emergency, Turner. As th latter is now confined to his bed with < severe sore throat, it is likely that an other emergency man will be chosen. ± strong effort was made to include Mosee but business prevented him taking par m the game. It is regarded as strong ii

d batting, buf m bowling is not too good c At the Cricket Council the question^ d finance m connection with the visit o d the last Australian team to England wa sr revived by a letter signed by McLeod Brueej Trott, Giffen andßlackham, whiel contained the following :— "Twelv , months ago the Council required M Cohen to deliver proper accounts o c the tour, and produce his books. Afte s some delay accounts were rendered, an< n the books obtained, but vouchers am c other papers did not accompany them consequently it is impossible to have i !1 " proper audit, and we request the coun n cil to have the vouchers and papers pro duced. In justice to ourselves we thinl * the Council should be made aware tha -• the new accounts rendered by Mr Cohei fully bear out the allegations mad< 3 by the team with reference to inaccura B cies m the books and accounts previous^ furnished. Mr Cohen strenuoush denied that any inaccuracies existed, bui 7 the fact that a sum of £150 claimed bj 3 members has since been accredited tc * them, over and above the amount previously appearing on the books, suffices ' to show that good grounds for complaint ' existed. An inspection of the vouchers * will serve to clear up matters of impor" tance. There is an item of £75 m dispute for an alleged discrepancy m petty cash. No authority was given for the spending of this m entertainments, nor was any account of it submitted to the committee. '" We think that the Council would be justified m requiring Mr Cohen to refund that amount." Though Mr Wragge forecasts squalls " of rain, the weather was fine and bright 1 at 10 o'clock to-night, and promises well ' for the match to-morrow. i Sydney, January 10. ; Mr Cohen explains that he holds final receipts from several members of the team. He had not at first intended to charge the £75 against the expenses of the trip, and proposed to bear the charge personally, but when he found that some of the team began to act m an unpleasant way and annoy him, he decided not to pay anything put of his own pocket, which could fairly be charged. The amount was spread over a period of five months. With regard to the £150, this amount was posted to meet contingencies. When all accounts had been squared, the money was handed over. There was nothing to justify the expression " refunded," to which a sinister meaning might be attached. Melbourne, January 10. The local University defeated Sydney University by an innings and 72 runs. The match between the employees of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association and a team from this office, played on the Caledonian grounds yesierday afternoon, resulted m a victory for the former team. The weather was all that could be wished, but the wicket was a bad one, the ball coming off the hard and bumpy ground m most bewildering style. With the exception of the Boys' brothers, Alf with the willow and Artie with the leather, the form shown was rather poor. However, the match was veiy enjoyable, and the hope was expressed that it might lead to more friendly games. The teams have to cordially thank Messrs W. King and J. Turnbull for so kindly acting as umpires. The scores are as follows : — Herald Staff. Brown, b Boys 5 Wiggs, bßoys ... 3 Campbell, b Boys 7 Boys, c Worsley, b Rapsey 6 Cameron, b Rapsey 6 Jones, b Rapsey ... 0 Roper, c Jones, b Boy 8 0 Powell, c Worsley, b Rapsey 0 Kerr, c Worsley, by Rapsey 1 Bell, c Rapsey, b Boys 3 Sullivan, not out... 1 Extras:.. ... ... 4 Total 36 Farmers' Staff. Boys, c Boys, b Campbell 35 Worsley, b Brown 3 Shirtcliffe, b Boys 0 Fraser, b Campbell 1 Jones, c Bell, b Boys 0 Rapsey, b Boys 1 Waite, bßoys 0 Johnstone, c Boys, b Campbell ... 4 Kelly, not out 2 Creemer, b Boys 0 Glasson, b Boys 0 Extras... 6 Total 52 The third test match begins at Adelaide to-day. A boy named Richard Hayne, aged 11, when playing cricket at Broken Hill, fell on the handle of the bat and received such injuries to his stomach that he was not expected to recover. The Gregorys are a cricketing family. The father captained the first Australian team that went to England. His son Sid. Gregory's doings are well known * m the test matches, -and now we find his two daughters performing well m the field. In the ladiea' match, Bathurst v. Llthgow, on Boxing Day, Gertrude, for the former, made 7 and 40 not out, and her sister Alice, for Lithgow, scored 66. Much disappointment is felt at Home t in the poor success of Richardson, the , best bowler m England, who was so ref markably effective against the colonists m England last year. If there were one i thing about which nearly all English c cricketers were confident it was that I ".Richardson would bowl down those colonial chaps' wickets like ninepins ; you see if lam not right. Sir." But he hasn't ! And so the cricketing pundits weep sore and refuse to be cqmforted ! Mr W. L. Murdoch is organising a . bazaar at Brighton m aid of the Sussex County Cricket Club (says the Star's London correspondent), at which Lord | Sheffield will, for the first time, exhibit | m public his remarkable collection ol cricket curios. These include the balls used m all the matches played by his " lordship's team m your part of the world. To a philistine like myself there doesn'l seem to be a great deal to look at m 17 or 18 cricket balls, all manufactured bj i the same maker. The thought occurs tc - one indeed, that some difficulty mighi ■- be experienced m distinguishing " t'other from which." But that, I sup pose, only shows how little one knows. It was a deep comfort to English peoph (says a London correspondent) generallj to receive the news of the two successiv< victories gained by Mr Stoddart's cricke team over Victoria and New South Walei respectively. It is really surprising hoy sore people here feel at a cricket defeat They regard it as a sort of nationa stigma, or as a symptom of national de cadence— an indication that the strength skill and endurance formerly displayec d by Englishmen m outdoor sports, am , deemed to be the special characteristic! which had made England what she is *' were gradually fading away. It is i a great relief to them to hear of their re c presentatives being victorious even ove a their own stock m the colony.

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