LATE SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 123, 23 November 1908, Page 8

LATE SHIPPING

THE INWARD SYDNEY BOAT. • Cabled intimation received bj the Union Company states that the Wammoo left Sydney on Saturday at 4 p.m. The steamer is bringing 9!> saloon and SO steerage passengers, and should arrive about "Wednesday morning.

Before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., at Petone Court to-day, Steel Trails, a baker, was charged with under-paying an apprentice, Edward Victor Mills. The Inspector of Factories (Mr. Le Cnen), who prosecuted, stated that he had been informed that the boy had only received 7s 6d per j week, and at the same time was made to sign a paper stating that he received j 10s. This fact was at first denied, but ! afterwards admitted by Traile. Defendant, who did not appear in court, tendered a written statement to the effect that the arrangement was mad© by agreement with the boy's parents. Ho. was fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment. A railway engine ran into the Hon. W. Hall-Jones this afternoon, and the incident pleased the Minister, for the engine was a little gold one, the gift of the Wellington Industrial Association. A deputation from the organisation interviewed Mr. Hall-Jones, and thanked him for kindness received at his hands in connection with the opening of the North Island Main Trunk Railway. Mr. F. T. Moore writes denying that he ever promised Mr. Fitzgerald his support for the second ballot. "I cannot understand how he can possibly imagine I did it," comments Sir. Moore. Councillors J. P. Luke, J. Godber, M. Murdoch and J. Smith- have been elected to represent the City Council on the Wellington District Hospital Board. Councillors D. M'Laren, W. H. Morrah, F. Cohen and M. Murdoch have been elected to represent the council on the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board. For the representation of the Miramar Borough Council on the latter body a special meeting will be held on 25th November, when one delegate from the council will be elected. The address of the Prime Minister to-day at Harcourt's Buiidings was largely attended by prominent commercial and business men. There were aleo present the lions. vV. Hall-Jonee, Dr. Findlay, and R. M'Nab. The following games were played on the Kelburno Bowling Club's green on Saturday: — Dinnie^ Cup (pairs) — Dinnie (skip), 29; Morrison (skip), 12. Gannaway Feathers— ißlake, Know les, Carter, Williamson (skip), 31 ; Waddel, Gannaway jun., Gaana-way sen., Kelly (skip), 21. Other games — Church, Duguid, Jameson (skip), 28; Gannaway jun., Johnston, Campbell (skip), 13. Macarthur, Heywood, Butt, ' Williamson (skip), 21 ; Anderson, Batters, Reardon, Good (skip), 21. Some mean thief stole a hospital box from a counter of the Albion Hotel last Saturday, broke it open, and abstracted the small change therefrom John David Speight was charged with the offence at the Police Court to-day. He pleaded not guilty. Accused was around the hotel on the day in question, purveying soap, and on selling a cake to a barman could not produce more than two coppers as change. Later he left, the box disappeared, and accused was arrested during the evening for another offence, and when searched seven threepeany-pieces, sbven sixpences, eleven pennies, and a shilling were found on his person Speight told a long story to the Bench to the effect that the money was the procaeds of the sale of soap. His Worship convicted acqused and sent him to gaol for a month. Penis O'Sullivan, deemed to be an idle and disorderly person, was remanded to 27th November. Performances were given yesterday by the Newtown Band at Newtown Park, and the Garrison Band at the Botanical Gardens. Bot ; i were much appreciated. The Labour Depaitment has informed Mr. Grenfell, secretary of the Employers' Association, that it will bo quite sufficient compliance with the Shops and Offices Act if the business places in Wellington Central close on Tuesday afternoon instead of on Wednesday, as they are requested to do by the Mayor's advertisement appearing in this issue. Mombers of tho Wellington Choral Society aro notified by advertisement in this issue that practice in connection with the performance of Christmas Carols will be held this ovening in St. John's Schoolroom, at 8 o'clock. _ With the growth of business specialisation necessarily follows, and directories are no exception to tho rule. The exhaustive directory expands yegt by year until one needs almost to* have a portable crane to handle it — and then the time has arrived for the sectional directory. A good example of this kind of work is Turner's Directory of Manufacturers of Australia for 1888, which is compiled in conjunction with tho Chambers of Manufacture in the respective States, particulars of which were advertised on Saturday. It is printed in legible type, strongly bound in blue cloth, and is liberally supported by advertisers. It covers the whole area of the Commonwealth, is strictly confined to manufacturing firms, and seems to be very complete. The names appear under the respective trades, which are sot out in alphabetical order, the States as subordinate headings. A few pages of introductory matter give statistics showing the progress pi manufacture in Australia. The proprietor is now in Wellington, is preparing for the second annual issue, which is to include New Zealand ; and wo understand that the cooperation of tho Industrial Association has been promised.