Yesterday's News.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8573, 15 March 1906, Page 2

Yesterday's News.

4 A SUMMARY. \ Tk« following is a summary of nnrs which ltd B«t appear in yesterday* "Star": — Socialists at Courrieres, after ihe funeTals of victims, made violent speeches, denouncing the mine-owners. Amid criea of "Down with the capitalists end murderers," a full investigation was urged. The excitement is increasing. The men have struck for 10 per cent increase in wages, and the strike is spreading 1 to other districts. A jury awarded a girl injured in " looping* the loop," at Sunderland, £250 damages. Mr Justice -Darling .held that an agreement relieving the proprietress of the theatre in theevent of injury was worthless, because it was against public policy. He commented on the inconsistency of the country forbidding bullfights and tolerating feats 'likely to inVOrvo mutilation or death. . s Mr Herbert -Gladstone, Home iSecjretar,y, informed a deputation of employers that the Parliamentary Committee on the forthcoming Trades' Disputes Bill intended to give all' reasonable protection to everybody in the execution of his lawful business. Admittedly opinion on picketing differed, -but he hoped and believed that strikes and lock- ouls would ultimately become obsolete. He did nol forget that "there were other interests besides those of labour. The Government would view the question, from the standpoint of publio policy.