DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 56, 30 October 1912, Page 8

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

THE MONEY MARKET. (Per Press Association.) Wellington, October 29. Information lias been privately received in Wellington by cable that an immediate rise in the Bank of England rate, now 5 per cent., is freely discussed authoritative financial quarters. THE PRINTERS’ AWARD. Wellington, October 29. The Arbitration Court to-day delivered its award in connection with the letter-press printers and machinists’ award. It stipulates that work in the cities and larger towns shall not exceed 48 hours weekly, and night shifts must not exceed 8 hours each. Journeymen letterpress machinists in these places are awarded a minimum of £3 os weekly, and in smaller placet £2 15s; night shift men get 5s extra weekly. . Employers are not bound to pay for holidays, but no deductions can be made from wages, except through a worker’s sickness or default; employers to have discretion in the management and arrangement of work and machines. The holidays are Nov, Year’s Day, Anniversary Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, King’s Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and for a machinist printing newspapers, Christmas Day and Good Friday. Work on Chr strnai Day, Good Friday and Sundays t; count double time, and other holidays time and a half. Apprentices are to lie paid lOs i week the first year, 15s the second. 20s the third, 25s the fourth, 30s tin fifth, 40s the sixth, and overtime 6d per hour the first year, 9d the next three years, Is the fifth and sixth years. The proportion of apprentices to workers is one to three, or fraction of three. Provision is made for undei rate workers. Preference to nnioncis is to be given. The award expires on October 15, 1915.

WESTPORT TERRfTORIALS. Westport, October 29. The Westport Territorials to-nighl refused to attend parade, the reason given- being the non-enforcement o. the clauses of the Act compelling absentees to attend. With a roll o: 95, the company has had an average attendance of only 30 to 35, and thost who have attended regularly resent the immunity enjoyed by absentees The Millerton men have refused to parade, and no action has been taken, it is understood that the Denniston men will follow Westport’s example. , STABBING AFFRAY. Christchurch, October 29. On a charge of having, at Sydenham last week, assaulted Mary Donovai and George Boyce, with intent to do them bodily harm, ,'tames Madden was at the Police Court, committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Evi donee was given that the accuser stabbed Boyce on his right wrist witl a pocket-knife. A FIRE IN DUNEDIN. Dunedin, October 29. A fire broke out in Dr. Howard’s dsven-roomed residence in Forlmn road. Seven rooms, with their contents, were destroyed, this being tin entire upstairs portion. The insurance on the building was £750 in the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative O.'iice, and the contents for £3OO in the Alliance—probably 75 per cent, ol .ho proper value. It is conjectured that the fire was caused by the fusion of the electric wires.

THE CANADIAN CADETS

Dunedin, October 29. The Dunedin Presbytery to-day ad ministered a sharp rebuke to the Otagc Yacht and Motor Association for entertaining the Canadian Cadets on Sunday with a trip down the harbour. It was urged that when the Association had done one-thousandth part for the Dominion what the Presbyterian Church had done, perhaps it would show more reverence for the Church of Christ. It was resolved to send a letter to the Canadian Presbytery most concerned, congratulating them on the conduct of their boys, and regretting that a private body should have placed before them temptation to break a divine institution. An overture will also be sent to the General Assembly, inviting the establishment of Imperial action in such matters.