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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3467, 6 March 1912, Page 5

TO ENDEAVOR TO PENALISE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. IS IT RIGHT AND JUST? THE STAR ASKS A QUESTION. The Star, in a leading article dealing with the attitude of the Federation of Labor as evidenced by their utterances at Sunday’s meeting says : ‘ ‘To assert that a general strike inevitable and that it is just and right for a small minority of workers: to endeavor to 'penalise the whole community and to throw all the maichinery of commerce and! industry out of gear to secure their ends is a. bold saying, and, though it is always possible to secure applause by rash generalisations of this sort, at a public meeting the Federation of Labor will find that such sentiments, however loudly expressed, are not likely to be endorsed by any effective body of public or industrial opinion. Wo need spend but little time iii criticising syndicalism, for it has already

Messrs. Baldwin and Hayward. Auckland, Wellington. Christchurch, and Dunedin, report that amongst the many applications for patents they have just filed are:—R. A. Rough, Foxton, flax apparatus; H. H. Mcßrearty, Gladstone, vehicle shoe brake, treatment; C G. Hall, Auckland, clock dial ; F- W.‘ Viokermann, Wanganui, casein extraction, and casein drying ARMSTRONG— Prescription Chemist. Prescriptions dispensed from any physician. All drugs pure—all charges reasonable. (Successor to Kane’s Pharmacy). ARMSTRONG—The “London” Eyesight Specialist. Sight testing at any time or by appointment. Qualified services. Reasonable charges. (Successor to Kane’s Pharmacy.)

Tlie Borough Engineer reported to the Council last evening that the top line reconstruction had been delayed hv the heavy rains, but good program was made with excavating the new 1 pipe trench. Arrangements had been' completed with the Spiral Pipe Ctoy for 3000 feet- of loin, pipe at 4s 10a per foot without joints, the joints and jointing material being -ordered separately. The Council agreed to visit tne head works at an early date.

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