TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 January 1913, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[ran tuksb absooution ] FEILDIXG OUTS ITS SHARE

FEILDING, This Day

A long spell of dray weather broke yesterday in heavy rain. During a thunderstorm in the afternoon, lightning set lire to some pine needles on a property near town, and the flames spread along the grass lint were extinguished before damage could bo done. A heavy gale blew during the night, and soaking rain cotiti.iues to-day. It will do much good to pastures, turnip and rape crops. TAPPING MILLERS' PROFITS. WELLIXGTOX. This Day. Another advance is announced mi rates for (lax and scrimnied tow shipped to London by vessels of the New Zealand Shipping Co.. the Shaw. Savill and Albion Co.. the Tyser Co.. ami the Federal-Shire Co. Between July Ist and September 30th of this year freights will be 80s per ton tor flax. as against the present rate of 7ok per ton (100s as .against 90s plus 10 per cent, primage in each case). FIRE AT CARTERTON. CARTERTON, This Day. , A Jire at Carrington Settlement, - last night, at 9.M0 o'clock, destroyed' a house owned and occupied by J. C. Allen. .Mr Allen and hi.s wife escaped in only night attire, and nothing was saved from the house OMITTED FROM HANDICAPS. MOW PLYMOUTH. This Day. From the Taranaki Jockey Club's handicaps, published in yostord.iy's papers. the following weights were omitted : ~ Cup—Myron Bst Mlb. Kauma 7st. Royal Simon 7st. First Welter, Stepney. Hst. Hurdles--0t ell a 9s t. SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. MAKING EXQUI RIES. WELLINGTON. Jan. 27. Tho inquiry instituted by the (Government into tho shortage of labour experienced in the manufacturing industries during the past year is now well under way. ft is not- restricted, as has erroneously stated, to manufacturers alone, as the (Government has given instructions that secretaries of labour unions in the trades concerned are to be consulted as well as the loa d ing ma nll fastirrers. Ik this means it i.s hoped to secure absolutely reliable data. The investigation is now being carried out in Wellington by means of personal nterviowh by the officer charged with the work. Mr W. Collins, of the Labour Department, and before long he will have to proceed to other ciMitres for the same purpose. Though tho present, inquiry ; s Imited to manufacturing industries it is understood that other branches of industry, such as agriculture, \vill be dealt with later and separatelv. FAiniERS' UXIOX ATTITUDE. A Carterton correspondent informs the Age that a meeting -of delegates from the various branches of the Farmeiis 1 ruion was held in that township oue day last week, when the position in regard to the crisis was discussed. It was unanimously decided to recommend the companies to concede U> the demand of MOs per hundred for slaughtering but to maintain the other conditions as at present. This resolution has, it is understood, been forwarded to the companies interested. Mr •). C. Cooper told an Age representative that it Is hoped to put through over '2000 sheep a day at the Waingawa works during the remainder of the season. Up ti'l date, about (50.000 sheep have 'been slatigh- ! tered this season, which is fully 10.000 more than had been put through at tin 1 same period last year. It is I expected thai 200.000 more will be put through before the season ends. Last season the total number slaughI tered was 189.8(10.