WATERSIDE-WORKERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 141, 11 December 1902, Page 6

WATERSIDE-WORKERS.

The influence of the waterside-workers of Australia will have no small effect in the case of a, strike. The Watersideworkers' Federation of Australia, which includes the Wharf-labourers' Unions of the several States of the Commonwealth, had a membership of 10,000 when the returns were issued in, June last. A member of the Wellington Wharf-lab-ourers' Union, who has just returned from a trip to Sydney, says that tiier'e are now over 11,000 members in the Federation. [BY TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, This Day. Mr. Belcher, Secretary of the Maritime Council, interviewed by a Star reporter to-day, said that should a strike, occur iii Auatralia he does not see how it could affect New Zealand. In face of the Arbitration Act in New South Wales, Mr. Belcher bays that a strike s=o far as that State is concerned is impossible.

Another large batch of building sections on the Miramar Estate was sold at auction by Messrs. T. K. Macdonald and Co. to-day. There was .a large attendance of the public, and good prices were maintained, the land selling at from £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d a foot, and at from £150 to £400 a section. ,

Mr. P. J. O'Regan, who unsuccessfully contested one of the Wellington seats at the recent election, will be presented with an address and a purse of ■ sovereigns by his supporters next week. The Premier states that in addition to the Government paying fi eight on fodder for relief of sufferers by drought in Australia the Government will give free railway carriage to such produce to the chief ports in this colony. This afternoon the Chief Justice heard the appeal of Edward Conrick against a conviction recorded -gainst him by Mr. Haselden, S.M., in March last of frequenting and using a public street for the purpoiies of bookinaking. xhe conviction was affirmed, with £6 6s costs. Mr. Wilford was for appellant and Mr. Myers for the Crown. The wedding was solemnised at St. Mark's Church yesterday afternoon .of Miss Connie Briggs, eldest daughter of •Mi\ C. A. Briggs (joint manager of E. W. Mills and Co., Limited) and Mr. Henry T. Marshall, of Wellington. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. Coffey, M.A., in the presence of a large number of friends and relations. Mr. L. Watkins presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore white silk trimmed with silk chiffon lace and insertion, and a lovely veil of tambour lace. Her bridesmaids were Miss Clara Briggs (sister of the bride), Miss Mary Marshall (sister of the bridegroom); and two little maids, Miss Doris Briggs (sister of the bride), and Miss Isora Gibbes (cousin of the bridegroom). The two former wore dainty dresses of pale blue cashmere, beautifully tucked and trimmed with Paris lace and chiffon, with pretty hats to match. The two little ones also wore prettily frilled pale blue cashmere frocks trimmed with bebe ribbon, and white chiffon hats. Mr. Austin Briggs (brother of the bride) acted as best man. The presents included a valuable one to the bridegroom from the employees of Messrs. E. W. Mills and Co., Limited. A reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, Berhampore. The bride's travelling 'dress was a navy blue tailor-made costume, with becoming hat. The Anderson Dramatic Company has taken Mr. Charles Holloway's dates for his tour through New Zealand, and will open here on Boxing Night,, arriving by the Warrimoo. The company is a strong one, and has been performing at the Palace Theatre. Sydney. Mr. Harry Plimmer, well-known in Wellington, is the leading member of the company, which will open in "Night Birds of London," and also play "Mariners of England," "The FaVourite," and several other popular melodramas. A meeting to form a School Committees' Association will be held in the Education Board's rooms next Monday evening. The attention of members of committees is called to nn advertisement on the subject.