PALMERSTON ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 8

PALMERSTON ITEMS.

Tho circumstances attending the death of Mis. Eva Gladts AYaclcrow sliort.lv alter. her return iroin a visit to Upper liutt were held to warrantan inquest, which was hold <jii Saturday. U. i, Hewlett, cferk -of tiio. gqurty testified that iu company with tho Magistrate), a ■ police sergeant, -and a detective, lie visited. ' fit the Hospital, .-■w.liqr© the .Magistrate cuestionod fror. She- told the. Magistrate how. she became ill.. and admitted sho had taken a cortain liquid,' Dr. Marim said- deceased arrived at the Hospital in a hopeless condition, with acute' septicaemia, tho result of an illness throe weeks previously. She denied having caused ivei* illtress, but later admitteil having taken a drug given by another xvonian. If attended' earlier she mighthave recovered, but flic made to light 01 her symptoms that ho was not surprised that her husband was riot alarmed. A verdict in accordance with tho doctor's evidence was returned. ■ ,

' Sir. and Mrs.. W. Rctd arrived from a trip to England oti Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Guy -will visit England, leaving by tho F-nedrich Der Urosso this month. :

Tho southward express on Saturday was stopped at Kelvin Grove crossing by a mob o! cattle. Tho -iiH'ta-daughter 0 £ Sir. J. A.. Woodlcy,- of Bohgotca,. fell between, tho sido oi' a cart , and' a wheel oil i'wday, aiid was latally cruslicd.

Amended demands in tlio hotel workers' dispute llavo hfe.n filed. Tho chief improvements sought aro in the. matter of hours and holidays, and ' t.lio main issue is tlio six days 1 week, the union asking that men should he :«qrbod 56 hours and women 52 horns on six days only of tho week, thus giving each hotel worker ono or other ol the seven days in tlio w<>ck as a. full day's holiday from work. Tho employers,, in. their proposals., ia.ro asking for con.ditinns similar to those prescribed in tho 19M) award, and for a weekly half-holi-day as Mow granted by Statute. ; Iho union asks for minimum wages of 27?. lid. for males and T7s. 6d. for females, with hoard and lodging., The ' ighest wage sought is" POs.-'for chefs, '

. A litrgc niiiisber of VogcltiM ■met the Outlying Districts Committee in the Town. Ha|l, for I'he purpose of disoussing the Vtigej'towii survey, and appointing: n. rppro.sontxif.ive to not. with tlio S'.n'vt'Yor-CTCRfral and Ore City Engineer, for tlio purpose of hrirtgwj down recommendations -vs hi the.best. jiieaiis of carrying oat the work, Councillor J. ID., Fitzgerald whs in the elixir. and in. addressing the meeting raid that the residents complained '.hat the survey was iiiacf-ir-ate-,' a-iid th6r 'ffore.--inixi<S»js to get a tcsurvey. He considered that a. reslirwy ffo.s urgently needed, iind 'thp cost (s-boiit XfOfl) should. be. borne by tlie Government. Councillor frost, at the wish of the meeteig, will represent residents on tlio committee t'ha-t is to bring dawn recommendations on the subject.,