NEW ZEALAND COAL CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 681, 4 December 1909, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND COAL CRISIS.

MINERS/TO MEET AT WELIIINGfOIsi ON ;;^;,'■;;;;:';;' ; ; ; ''-WEDNESDAy.I: '■-.'}■■[ ;;-.;;-.:.-;- I.B».--TeIegrB,phV^'l , r«M 4iancloiloe.i :;'.-.'. •^ : V 7^v; i December X", . ':; The'..Miners': Federation' will meet: at: Wei- . lington ''on --'-.Wednesday.'.'next .to ; deal with v the .strike-^position.- :^:'P\.y\. : :;- :^n[ ','..,- . ;" '■■' '-.'-.. ; ;sl; ; K \:.y. :■{ :.(By^TeleeraphTPressp-^Assbciatlonj:.-'• ;-;'■: v ' v' - i -,'V ..Westport;.. December 1 :3/. w The' amines; in this ; district continue 'busy. - ; .'lnqhiry-ffrom Gascoigno,-general manager of .the'Ssate-.Cbllieries, ;elicits-. the-statement.-.that ;.10ca1..; supplies;'are'being replenished twoior' three'■ times -a' week; from the Seddonville 'State mine,'.and.that 1 there'is no immediate .prospect-?6f■'.■a.'serions.: shortage! Jn, at the Point Elizabeth 'State'rmine., vv* ~ iy '.\\~,. ; : :-:;Kp^soNAL! : ;if Elife; l^^ ■ ;Eilisbn' left : for 'Nelson yesterday' 1 ,'on'.a.-:-tbur,;of inspection of tho; Nelson ,dis-.;trict.-,vi;!;'r',;;;A';?. : '.--■ '".:i v V-.^VSr;--':" v.-ifr.-'John.;T.; l Lawtoh,- M.A.-;'; of : Melbourne,' ■ travellingv. secretaryV of .the ; Australasian'.; Stu-■ : dont ■ Christian "Union, arrived by - the Moeraki la'gt : 'Wednesday, to :■ conduct v the' annual : ' conierence. of ..the \Studeiit: Christian ■ Uuions. to-be : held;Bt,Marton''frbm,pecember.29.to January i. .*. ..Musical people, arid : ft' wde: circle of ;frierids, ; will.rogret.to-heariof.thodeath of Mr.M. J, Eqnis, :whicb,topk-place on Thursday evening. Tor a. number of years. Mr;:, Ennis., was "organist at.;St.' ; Joseph's..Cathedral; Dunedin/' and for .the' past eleven'years|organist;at. St:, Joseph's, Buckle'Street...Ho was : also a member of the •Wellington' Leidertaf el.;. :■..,';...-'.", ; ;.";'.;-.; - : -;■..-..-'.

!••' Mr.■ : George' MasSey,' a: son ' of? the. Leader, of the Opposition,-was a candidate at the"recent :law ■■. examinations in-.Wellington. 'He is: 'endeavouring -toiqualify'for.'-.thevLL.B. : - Degree.' 1 :• Our Wanganni''correspondent' states that the -funeral' of'the- late; Mrs. Bryce (relict- of •:• the Hon. John Bryce) took: place, at tho, Brunswick .Cemetery yesterday' afternoon, and;was largely attended ;by : ;'.hoth": townand-country o residents.' ■«Mr. ;.;E.., J..- Felto'n; general manager; of-the Queensland/Insurance, Company, is; paying, a ;visit-to New-vZealand.' ; 'Ho.arrives-at the-Bluff 'by tho Manuka .'from :Hobart on Monday, and afterwards.-comes north.'. > ,: ,, ."-■. ■'. ,;'. ■ ■.;:,.,/: : 'Mr. :'AlexanVlbr.'l[enryV.Foi'. ; Thomson/ who -had-been; Manager'of:tho Wellington branch ■of. .Messrs.- Macky,-; .Logan, and Caldwell's - business for : .somd years,,'died at his residence' at Berhampore. :- on • Thursday .night. ,The. doceased .gentleman .-.was -: .about -53-' years 'of ;nge,■■/ and,'.had .-'long;,been • identified .-with the' soft; goods,trade, in New. Zealand.; Ho had been ailing for;-a. considerable time,' but did not ,become: seriously ill .until Monday ;last. ''Mr: iTliomson-: was -a-very popular 1 ; man, -and - his death .will';be: generally: regretted.'-'• As ■a' mark • pf.^respect, the: flags .on 'local soft goods '.warehouses ..were 'at;'-'half-mast', yesterday., ;'...,' "'';lt is understood-.(says 'our Eketahuna' correspondent):that ;Mr. H.Herbert,j'of this: town,' has <been''approachcd with -a view, to his'standing:forthe Mastorton seat at the next general :,electiqn .in. tho -interests of the Reform;,party. '; ;'.At;'ft'meeting ;bf: :'the ; Professorial,-Board of the :Otago -University, to-day,, .it was' decided to'- 1 nominate Mr.- Henry y Hnvelock Cornish, . B.Ai, ;'of • Kaitangata, •: as - the "Otago candidate for the Association. ! j;;-Mr;;SpencDr'Gollan,;tho ; ;'woll-known sportsman, intends paying another: visit: to Now 2ealand.'in , -1910 i ..aud,' as .ho'will, miss tho English '.racing':season/, ho: has .decided to sell all his blood'stocky in .England this' month.' '.?.-I)r^-Arn6ld ; -l7irdl;. : president'-'of'the' : 'WeUiW ton;Cycling;Club, who returned from' a visit to - England -recently, was • welcomed' back : 'bv members of • the club last "evening.."'Mr J Doyle presided over a largo gathering. "''■'■ '■