NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1870, 2 October 1913, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By TelszraDh.—Press Association.) CEMENT STRIKE OVER. Auckland, October 1. .The strike of cement workers, at Warkworth, affecting about 120 men, has been settled as the result of negotiations by Mr._ W. T. Young, president of tlio United Federation of Labour, after a fortnight's ■ deadlock. The original demand was an increased wago of one shilling a day all round. A compromise was reached at an..' increase of sixpence a day. BURGLAR'S HAUL. i Napier, October 1. During the absence of tho occupants at the pictures a burglar visited tho residence of W. T. Limbrick, Clive Square, and stole fawellery to the value of £150.

FEILOING LOAN POLL. Feiidlng, October 1. At a ratepayers' poll to-day the 'proposal to borrow £10,000 for electric light and power was carried by a six-to-vonc majority.

Public-spirited Orphans are determined to equip Wellington's Town Hall with a imich-needed clock. The sum of .£SOO is needed to instal the time-piece. Tlie amount collected for this purpose to date has necessitated very hard work on tlie part of the Orphans, and they solicit the warm support "of citizens to make the entertainment, to be held in tlie Town Hall on Wednesday,. October 22, a success, and thus to considerably augment tho fund, as the whole of the proceeds will be devoted to this purpose. The drawing for. the gold nugget will also take place the same evening as the concert, and the result is to be announced after tho entertainment. All holders of books of coupons are asked to see that they are sent in by October 15.

The 1 effects of State competition on friendly sociotieß is to bo brought under the notice of the Government by Mr. G. Slialdrick, District Chief Hanger, and Mr. R. Darlow, "District Secretary, of tho Auckland District of Foresters, who aro visiting Wellington for that purpose. This, competition, Messrs. Shaldrick and Darlow pointed out to a reporter yesterday, is felt through tho National Endowment Fund, which has attracted friendly society members, and has also limited the field from which now members can be drawn. That fund was taking away "good lives" by attracting tho younger portion of tho community upon whom friendly societies relied to maintain their stability. The general taspapor contributed one-fourth to that fund, whereas the friendly societies funds aro wholly contributed by its members, who pre also taxpayers, and thus compelled to pay a quarter of the revenue of a competing oiganisation. Messrs. Shaldrick and Darlow suggested that tho friendly societies should bo subsidised as in New South Wales, and that in cases where meni-' bers had beon drawing sick pav longer than the period allowed by the rules they should bo helped by tho Govern-i ment. A member, after receiving two year's sick pay, would bo contributing from Is. to Is. 3d. a week, and only ceiving os. in relief, and tho State should help such a man at tho very time when he most needed it. Tile fact that ho had madle provision against those contingencies that friendly societies wote instituted was evidence of the need for State help in such cases.

Madame Spada, the. well-known singer, is ill at Auckland, and her medicnl adviser has ordered an operation) ijvhich .will be aerformcd this week.