NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 124, 18 February 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAM—PEESS ASSOCIATION.') 1 4 — —• " MR. FOWLDS AT. GISBORNE. . ' " Glsborne, February 17. The Hon. G.. Fowlds, Minister for Educai tion, arrived overland about midday., In. | a speech at Turohaia,' the Minister said that a mistaken idea prevailed in regard to the instruction imparted in native : schools,' which was up to the sixth and scyenth standards, while the proficiency certificates, entitled tho holders of the same to freo places' in. secondary education the same as Europeans. Among the subjects'to bo discussed Tritli the natives is tho proposed erection.of a'-cottage hostel ,to form the • coping-stono of a system of training native nurses. LABOUR UNIONS'. POWER TO CITE. Pahiatua, February 17. ; - At a meeting of tho executive of Pahiatua Central Branch of the Farmers' TJnion, - it was resolved that tho provincial executive' be urged to do its utmost to. get an'.amendment in any now Labour-Bill, to tho effect that a reasonable percentage of .employees mustbe members'of a Union before a Union has' power to cite, employers to appear before an Industrial Court.. : The secretary was.instnicted to communicate with .neighbouring branches of the Union to move in/tho saim direction.. ... CARDINAL MOHAN IN AUCKLAND. ; Auckland, February 17i 1 Cardinal Moron' arrived from Sydney bj the Manuka early on Sunday evening. H< was wolebmed by local clerics, of the Roman Catholic Church, and aji immense crowd,, and was escorted by a procession of. carriages to the residence of Bishop Lenihan. Th« sceiio in the town was one of intense enthusiasm. The Cardinal's carriage was rathei • pushed along'than pulled by horses. On arrival at tho Bishop's. Palace, Bishop Leni-• han mado a speech of welcome, and-Cardinal Moran ■ thanked the people of Auckland for' the very enthusiastic welcome oxtended to him. Such a-receptionj he said, could not do other than cement the union, which, from the earliest days, had welded together tho great; diocese of Sydney and the diocese of Auck< land. v-' Auckland,. February-17. Cardinal. Moran' visited'- St.. Patrick's Cathedral and several otlier Roman' Gatholio institutions to-day. This ovening he opened the St; Patrick's grand Dominion - which is being held in the Royal Albert Hall,' in aid of the Building Fund of.St.: Patrick's.' Cathedral. In the course of . his rematks, lie • oxpressed"his 'pleasuro at'the great: changes -. that had taken placoin religious and - social matters in New Zealand since his ; last visit,: and he • especially referred to the. high dis-: tinctian' of the title of "Dominion" , -which had recently been conferred upon this country. The Cardinal'leaves for Rot-orua tomorrow morning. ' v REBFTON MINERS' -UNION! ' ; ''

Reef ton, February 17.

The Miners'; Union, election"resulted.' in thi return of Mr. T. J. Malloy.as president,.anc Mr. J. Kennedy'as secretary.-. ■ ' A UNIVERSITY' APPOINTMENT. ' • Auckland, Febniary'l7. - •Mr. H. S., Dettman,/ M.A., of Sydney University, -has been appointed' Professor of Classics at Auckland University College. V;