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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2325, 19 October 1908, Page 5

Trades unionism (says a AVollmgton exchange) is an excellent thing up to a certain point, but beyond that the ridicule that kills is easily engendered. The story has been told that a man who gave.a dead-beat a job to whitewash his fowlhouse was remonstrated with by the representative of a union, who protested that if the man was not paid painters’ union wages there would he trouble. Being ia mail of peace, the employer put “AVeary Willie”'off, and whitewashed the fowlhouse himself. Becently Superintendent O’Brien, of the Fire Brigade, set some of liis men t< work to paint a patch of red on those telegraph poles which have attached to them an electric fire alarm to which attention is desired to be drawn. 11c was rung up by the secretary of the AVellington Painters’ Union, who sau! that in allowing his men to paint the poles he was committing a breach ol the award. Finally the secretary asked him if he intended to desist, and lie replied that ho certainly did' not. Subsequently Mr O’Brien toy the trouble of looking up the A' and ‘ascertained that the Fire 7 gad o' and any work in conny •• with its plant exempt fiy, such restrictions as the unioy tary would have imposed. / IN DESPERATE ST 'f Are many who could V . Dr. Sheldon’s Ne).v,„ Coughs, Colds, andy -■ , Price Is 6d. ami 3. f oat A- W. W -