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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1449, 9 May 1905, Page 1

The Arbitration Cpur't was engaged to-day-with4he dispute of thß Maritie Cooks’ and Stewards’ Union,-■<several 1 coastal steamship eompanies-'beiogicited. An-ap-plication,, for a new award; for the Aus] tcalajdan Federated- Seamen’s Industrial Association of' Workers'.was ’struck, out, owind to a defect mode of 'application. ' The same course was adopted’for the Wellington, and Dunedin centres.'’ J ; ,The fire .jat'j the Boyal Hoto!,. 1 Raglan, occurred ;at 1 a.m.. Tfye imildingaj.were totally destroyed, with their .contents. The hotel was previously dn“ fife Friday night,'thb flafubs bfeipg extinguished iii,an incipient stage.- The-hotol was Owned‘by 3j. D; Nathan-and- Company, and insured in, the Norwich . Union fori -£6OO. The owners, lost £6OO aboyeythat earn. The licensee, Mr Ferguson', was also insured for an amount not' available.* Gilmour BrosA stock- G was insured ‘in' 1 the North British: and-Mercantile for £500;

The people of New ’ Zealand . may rest assured -that the legislation of the last twelve years; - for which, 1 with modesty, the-Premiet claims -a monopoly of credit, is as safe from repealby SrheaGovernment that will sucoepd him fihe Be* form Act of 1832*, "ana th'o'meaepres .which have since extended ifs scope, are"safe from attack by Mr Balfour and. hi? colleagues;—Wellington 'Poet. 1 iIf the -Premier 'hUs. three-dudrterh tii a million more KWbncSwS What ■to do with.-tbenpho is unnecjessarifyitaxing the.people. _ Tba .increased nest of living can only have been brought about .by legislation passed, by, his. Government. — Botofua Chronicle.. ‘ ! *., '/ v !'.'.

■'"The reconstruction, feia been so'oiten raised resuklessly during,, the life of the present Parliatnent ttiaii|''w T e : ib«iine'to- the belief that Mr Seddon wlffi'not confbrm'to the wishes of-a 1 large'soctibri of his; supporters, who now-recognise'; that the only way of bringing about a stronger and more satisfactory Liberal Ministry yyill be by tabling a resolution tantamount to a vote of no,confidences, in the Admihistya, tion as at-present-constituted, and inviting that side of the House ; to cut the Gordian knot.—Dunedin Star, : T There seems to be little object in' the Land Commission extending its peregrinations further, fbr.it will learn nothing new ■as it goes on, and, for ail the good that is likely to result, both Commissioners -aud witnesses might as woll go homo aud stop there.—New Plymouth Eteralik' " ••••

The historical statement of Lord Granville that ‘‘England wonld defend the colonies, with-'her "last ship and her last gun ” stiirholdj-good,. We gat her 11 last” ships here—most of .-them pass from the Australian squadron to thß We also get her “ last ” gun—while she adopts a better,-—Bulletin.. It would be politic as well as just for the Government to affirm the principle of throughout- the whole of the public service. If would make the service more valuable to bo "in, and consesequently the best class of rasa would be attracted to it. Further, It would wo believe, effect a considerable saving.—Hokitika Times. ’

Mr Fisher and his friends appear to believe that they are assisting at the inauguration of a Young Now Zealand party. Unfortunately, the name has a familar sound.-It is not the first or second time, and it will not be the last, that such a party has been started with great flourish of trumpets and waving of. banners, but so far do such party has held its own.Napier Herald. -