STRIKE METHODS.

West Coast Times, 13 December 1909, Page 2

STRIKE METHODS.

The strike has reached an interesting phase over the water. The arrest of the leaders has not yet had any marked effect. It remains to be seen whether the proposed Compulsory Wages Board will have any. One thing sems to us to stand ou a deducion from the course of events. That i& the folly or the worker in allowing -a strike to be declared without proper investigation by some central authority. We note that there is in. some labour quarters a feeling that the miners were not jus^ tified in striking. Yet their W**m has thrown out of work many workers in other trades, many perhaps who do not approve »t all of the strike, Labour unions are fallible, as other human institutions are, and when they are worked up by men like Messrs BowJjng and Co they are apt to forget their prudeni* and give rein to their feelings. Kthere >va§ a P^ntral authority, whose approval was necessary before a strike could be declared, there wo»14 be a chance of considering the interests of workers in other trades, and theie would be at the same time a much greater weight behind any thveat of strike. It i* not every grievance which can justify so greJtt a disturbance of industry, and it is possible that the workers will come to realise that in tli© present case.

Messrs Mark Sprot and Co. hold their usual fortnightly stock sale at the Arahura yards to-day. Preliminary operations in connection with the manufael»rfi of the pipes tor the water workp have been <K)mm§need. Th© partial eclipse of the sun ye?terday was iumibje, the sky bejng overcast at the time with d§n§© Qloms, An advertisement in connection with the Westland A. and P. Association s 4.IHIHRI Show which is to be held on February l&fr, appears in another column.

The cost of the nejv pfates an# tjies for prating the last -issue «f thp D*minion postage siamps *'*$ stated in the House on Saturday mol'njng;to 1?e

£700 ' , , 1,. The death is announced of an o^i Greymouth identity, Mr John Hogg, u-ho passed away on Friday last at the (frey«<»»th Hospital. Deceased was 67 years of agg,

Mr Leslie H. Reynold? «?**&§ tbftt work at the Otira tunnel is progressing well and thft* *» PS™ of * he late * rle " tion between master? and men have compeltely disappeared. The Municipal Band, under Conductor R. Phillips, Played a programme of music on Cass Square yesterday afternoon. Tho music was JrigWy appreciated by a large number of tho publlg. Thl? second coach from Otira for Brokeii River on Monday was delayed half an nour jin&e* exceptional circumstances. While th,© poach was at the top of Arthur's Pass, «660 ft »We sea level, a passenger gave forth to a male infant. The other passengers did all they could for the' mother, £hp and her infant wore conveyed ttf the Bealey Hotel.

Messr* Stephens Bros, announce that they are hplding a monster clearing B ale of drapery in the Horticultural Hall. The goods . are <jf £he roost fashionable description and the ladies' hats, costumes and materials are a splendid assortment to choose from. Prices are cut down to zero and the premises will fee opened for the first few days between the henws of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.

At the Princess Theatre on Thurs4ay and Friday next Maurice's Star Vaudeville Company will appear in Hokitika. The combination created a very favourable impression en the occasion of their last visit to this town and they should again meet with a hearty reception. Mr George Sorlie, who is recognised as an exceptionally clever comedian is still with the company, all the members of which have received most favourable press notices in other parts of the Dominion. j

Comparative areas of the four centres of the Dominion were given by Mr T. Balinger to a deputation in Wellington when indicating the *e«ponsibilities of the Wellington City Council in regard to the proper equipment and provision of the Fire Brigade. He said that the area of Wellington was greater than those of Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin placed together. Wellington's area was 10,500 acres-, Auckland 1200 acres,' and Christchurch and Dunedin each between 2000 and 3000 acres. • 1

The Hon. R. H. J. Reeves, the Hon W. C. Smith and the Hon. G. Jones, whose seven years term ias members of the Legislative Council expires to-day have been re-appointed for a further term.

There are 256 passengers due to arrive by the steamer Tongariro from London, and Capetown on Tuesday (tomorrow). Of this number 30 are travelling in the first saloon, 44in the escond and 182 in the third class.

Writing to this paper on Saturday last a correspondent at Runanga says : — The miners are starting on Monday, on the promises of Sir Joseph Ward and Mr McKenzie that the will concede the point at issue, viz., trucking. It has been stated that trucking by miners is done in all West Coast mines. That is an absolute falsehood. Blackball and the Runanga State mine are the only ones in New Zealand doing it. At Huntly, Granity, Denniston and Kaitangata, and the State mine "at Seddonville, the miners do no trucking and never touch the trucks.

At the distribution of prizes in connection with the Sacred Heart College, Auckland, the educational system was subjected to some from the Roman Catholic standpoint (states a

Press Association telegram). Brother Clement,, the Principal, in. referring to the disadvantages, the institutions laboured under, said he thought a protest should be made against the injustice Catholics had to submit to in regard to scholarships. Catholic children -attending Catholic schools were not eligible for those State bursaries which were paid in part by their hea-vily-taxed parents*. Bishop Lenihan, who followed, said that Catholics were treated shamefully in respect to educational matters. - *

A correspondent writes asking whether the "genus" of "Pelorus Jack" — the well-known fish of the Sounds has

been finally determined. "Jack's" identity has been the cause of numerous arguments. In the opinion of one of our leading naturalists Jack is an

"albino" whale. His isolation goes a long way to prove this 1 , the custom of all animals being to drive albinos from their midst. A theory was put forward in the Sydney Bulletin some j years ago, that in the 50's a Scotchman on a trading schooner dropped a sixpence overboard, and that "Jack" is the re-incarnation of the "Caledonian stern, and wild" whose mission will only be accomplished when he recovers that sixpence. This latter theory lacks confirmation. The practice of making dogs run after electric cars on long journeys is decidedly cruel, especially in hot weather. Speaking to a "Press" representative in. Christchurch a tram conductor stated he had noticed many bad cases: of this nature. Dogs which were manifestly in anything but a suitable condition for a long run attempted to keep up with the cars and. although greatly distressed were coaxed on by their owners at every stopping place. He instanced one case in which a big long-haired pet collie, in a very soft condition, kept in the wake of a tram journeying to the seaside, arriving about 'five minutes later than, the car, in a terribly distressed condition. Im-

mediately on reaching the terminus

the fatigued animal stretched itself out in the side channel, panting painfully and a few moments later took a fit, during which it d>4There was a time when members of Parliament were paid their honorariums by the session, and not by the year and in -those days there was not the same disinclination on the part of the representatives of the people to spend their time in doing the work for which the country was paying them But of late years the House seems to consider that it is being very hardly dealt with if it is asked to sit for more than foup. months in the year. As a matter of very ordinary fact, members are paid to serve their country by the year. a,nd. while nobody expects that Parliament will §it the whole twelve months round there is absolutely no reason why it .should not sit as long as is necessary for the passage of the Government's legislative , programme— Christchurch Star. Our own aeroplane men ,though not Bleriots or Wrights are moving— a little. At the Palmerston Show Grounds on Tuesday afternoon, Messrs Barnard Brothers, formerly of Auckland and Dunertjfy made three attempts to ascend in th'e^c aeroplane? A"t the third attempt the machine rflse ten feet from the ground, an{j' progressed about thirty yaftte? when something went wrong with one oi the Wings, and the trial had to cease. A horse was used to give the aeroplane a start,, but it was found that sufficient speed could not be got up in that way. The inventors (says the Dominion's correspondent) nevertheless expressed themselves as satisfied with' the tw»| a§ far as it went- ' These wa§ an affepting spene (writes a Xfondon CQF*espQn4p»t uncjer date 29th October) .at 'the Congress Hall at Claptbn, when the veteran chief of the Salvation Army announced to a vast audience which had assembled to welcome hin] "back to public life" after his recent ppecailung, $at he had quite lost the sighiqTone 7 eye, and was not sure of the other. General Booth spQkp Vtf* the greatest cheerfulness for an hour and a kajf, merely Japping for a few momenjbs as he made the fta? thotie annuoncement. "I have Iqstthe sjgk£ of my TIS,U> e y e >" Wlth tFemu}ous 4 *'vQic.e. «$ foas. gone, never to return,. The other <eyp is imgarfept, and it is Hkely, they 'tell mp, $o be r come more and more defective. Any way, they cannot teflf. lasked the doctor about it when I saw him a few days «go. He said it might last 20 years. A pafaraefc has formed on the eye similar in natm-e io #ie one which developed on the eye I have lost. BiOI gan discern that there are- individuals at the end of this building, and, if the light wag. ta Uttte feefteF; perhaps % might be able to recognise faeas P that quarter." The audience cheered, sympathetically. With his long hair an 4 §ti>agg]ing beard he looked every inch the old waiuriQi' that he has been and he described with opif m j^m and Vigour his plans for the future. *Hp ? ugh he is not sure whether the other <»ye would last, he is in good physical health, and has been assured by his doctors that he hft§ ten years of life still to fee lived.

Back up a sewer and you will poison the whole neighborhood, clog up th© liver and bowls and your system is full of uHiiigfisted food, which sours and ferments— this wusafls indigestion, headache, bad breath, Yellow skin and everything that is horrible. Chamber-. lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets quickly stop fermentation in the stomach, and they make tha liver lively, tone up the bowels and set the wholo machinery going. For sale by J. Dhesney and Co., wholesale and retail.

Messrs J. Chesney and Co announce that they have been appointed agents for the celebrated South African Wines including Port and Sherry in bulk, and Claret in small bottles. The firm hold large stocks, and solicit the numerous patrons to give it a trial. — Advt.

The " Speedking " is the finest £18 worth in the cycle world— see it at F, 0, Wada'i,