INTERPROVINCIAL

West Coast Times, Issue 10537, 22 July 1897, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

tPKR United Press Association], Wellington, July 21 No replies have been received from members of the Furniture Trade and it has been decided to invoke the aid of the Conciliation Board in settling the dispute. Delegates from the Trades Council assured the men the Council would do its best to help them and would stand or fall by them. It is stated one firm dismissed their men and replaced them with non-unionists. Another employer's hands have returned to work as non-unionists ; a third employer is willing to allow his men to resume work as non-unionists.

The Tutanekai will probably leave for Sydney to-morrow to bring Lord Ranfurly^to Wellington. Mr A. G. Johnston, who is marshal in charge of arrangements for welcoming the Inew Governor, proposes to have every available steamer at the Heads on the return of the Tutanekai. These will be crowded with citizens and the vessels will escort tho Governor to the- wharf. On lauding a procession consisting of all societies, Volunteers, etc., being formed, will parade the principal streets to Parlianr ent House grounds', where tie Governor will be sworn in.

The weather continues wet and is much' colder than hitherto. Last night was the first for ten successive nights that rain did not fall but it set in again this morning. '

The Tutanekai will leave for Sydney to-night and bring over the Governor, On the last occasion Sir P. Buckley went over to welcome Lord Glasgow on behalf of the Ministry but this time no member of the Government can get away. The hands employed by one of the firms in connection with the furniture, dispute have all gone back, 35 in number, as non-unionists.

Asiibuutox, July 21. The wife of the Rev. R. Taylor a well known Wesleyan Minister died last night.

Auckland, July 21. Charles Clarke licensee of the Victoria hotel, was charged with employing Alma Remolds in the bar after 11 p.m. on the 4th iust contrary to the provisions of the Licensing Act 1881 and was fined £3 and costs.

An office of R. O. Clark in Customs street was entered by burglars and the safe with a few pounds in it removed bodily. The detectives arejnvestigatihg. The svfe is supposed to have been taken away in a boat. The office is quite neap the water.

Hon. Hall-Jones, Minister for Publio Worrfp, leavjs to-morrow for the. Porotatorao tunnel King Country, to inspect the North Island trunk railway works.