25 YEARS AGO

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 17, 14 October 1933, Page 6

25 YEARS AGO

Main Trunk Railway Line (From “The Dominion,“ October 14, 1908.) It is now finally decided that the two days’ railway service from 11’01111181011 to Auckland will be commenced on November 2. The train going north will stop for the night at Ohakune. and the train coming south will stop at Tauniarunui. Mr. I'urkert, engineer-in-charge of the construction works, who is now in town, states that everything is going on well up the line. Ordinary weather has been experienced and there will be no difficulty in initiating the two days’ service by the date fixed.

The National Convention, representing Cape Colony, the Transvaal. Natal, and the Orange River Colony, appointed to draft a federal constitution for the South African colonies, has opened in Durban. Tlie Rt. Hon. Sir John Hy. de Villiers, Chief Justice of Cape Colony and president of the Legislative Council, has been elected president. King Edward’s message expressed deep interest in the convention, and conveyed cordial good wishes for the success of its deliberations, which his Majesty is confident will bo animated by the wholehearted desire and unswerving efforts of the delegates for the common good of South Africa. • • • Sir Christopher Furness (head of the shipbuilding firm of Furness, Withy and Company, and Liberal member of the House of Commons for Hartlepool), offers the employees one year's trial of his co-operative shipbuilding scheme.

Cretans at Athens and Piraeus have petitioned thp Powers to sanction. Crete’s Union with Greece.