DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1918, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

an award MirßaPKEaciaaoiS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, last Night. The Arbitration Court heard *n application for an interpretation of the Wellington bakers' and pastrycooks' award clause, in which the fixed hour for starting woik on a morning preceding a doable holiday is two o'clock. The question was whether Sunday and Monday could be considered a double holiday The Court .decided that Sunday, ' for the purposes of the clause, must be : treated as one of the holidaysMAKBEE BAR HOURS. Wellington, Lost Night, , Cabinet considered the question ot whether mailble 'bars should be kept open on Sundays. Its decision was in agree- ' went with that of the Chief Justice, \ that the law does not forbid this kind ■' of trading on Sundays. _ ' ; BANDS m& WOOL HAMS. Wellington, Last Night The Hon. Myers has received a cable from the High Commissioner stating that no trouble is anticipated in meeting the Dominion's normal requirements ' as to dumping bands for nert season'* wool clip. The Hon. Mr. Myers stateTl that the bands would not be of mild i steel, as in former years, but of shell -, discard steel, but he was advised that ,'• tests of these bands had heea entirely " satisfactory PALMERSTON SHOW. ' Palmerston SL, Last NqgEfc At the Winter Show, the cbampldhV ■ ships in the poultry classes were won,*s followi—White Plymouth ißafcs, Cullen; barred J'Jymaath Rocks, W. '-' Hall; utility whm Leghorn, T. B«p»i ' : pigeon ohampifin, H. J. iMpwrley^