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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 4

What are known as reduced benefit^ for members of friendly societies wer^ warmly advocated by Bro. Hodgins. a. Lower Hutt, at the Hibernian Socie< ties Conference yesterday. He suggest*' ed that it would be a very good thin^ if representatives of the society made il? their business to go round to the Catho* lie schools when the annual breakmg-u# ceremonies were taking place and address the boys, particularly those wlicf were just about to leave school, on tha^ benefits of membership. If the lads commenced as reduced benefit members^ they could become full benefit member^ later. ''No. 1, Oterangi," one of the threat submarine cables running between Ote« rangi and White's Bay across the Straits^ has broken down. A fault was discov? ered on Thursday, but the exact poin^ of the break has yet to be ascertainedIt is believed to be from five to ten knota out from Terawhiti, where the rough-» ness in the sea bottom is responsible for} the frequency of trouble. The disabled' cable is the oldest of the three, and ha* been often repaired. The" Government steamer Tulanekai will be despatched?' probably on Monday to the scene of thtf' trouble. In his inaugural address to the stu« dents of Victoria College yesterday afV ternoon, Professor Kirk referred to thai Rhodes scholarships. He said that the* idea was getting abroad that men werar being specially selected for training asi candidates for the Rhodes Scholarships Such an idea was exceedingly pernicious-, and he sincerely hoped Victoria College would never attempt that land of thing!? The real gain to the college was not th£ number of her students who carried off, the scholarship, but the number of men; who were well qualified to enter for iW When the steamer Navua, which ar« rived in Wellington from Fiji, via Auck-, land, yesterday, was leaving Suva the hurricane that did so much"* damage irj the islands was in sight. The Navuai "dodged" it, and as her course laysouth^ ward, and the hurricane was whirKn® northward in the distance, she cams' through in comparatively fine weather.; The Navua brought down a large quan-* tity of bananas from the Fiji Group, and, these were marketable to : day. Enquiries' made among those interested in th& trade went to show that the "blow" inj the Fiji would occasion a temporary, shortage of banana supplies from thafc quarter. The plantations, however, re^' covered very quickly, and there would' be besides the Cook "island and Tahitiar^ groups to draw upon. Sir Herbert C. Perrott, Bart Secretary td, the Chapter of the Order of St. John o£ Jerusalem, and chief secretary of the , St. John Ambulance Association, writ-, ing to Mr. W. B. Fisher, a member of the order here, says, inter alia : — "WdH you be kind enough to convey to the lionoraiy treasurer and secretary as well as to all the ladi-ss and gentlemen -whoso kindly assisted, and who were respoaJ f=ible for the great success of the lpcenl; Nursing Guild Bazaar, the very cordial •thanks of the Marquis of Breadaiban^ and the Central Executive Committee., The committee recognise with Much gratitude the gocd services of Mr. J. W^ Jack during the past six years, and ba\^ passed a special vote of thanks 10 hjrn^ which I will send to you ;n; n due coi.rfej It is always a great source of gratiiioaJ tion to me to rsport to his Lor<]--iip aid tho committee the admirable financial - state of your centre which I o'ten iiold up as a good example to tho«e i 1 olhf-i\ parts of the world. I have al?o lftely, drawn attention to it as an object, lesson to Canada, where a gerat incieafe of out; work is now being organifed." Some early histoiy connected with tha^ West Coast was referred to at the HiberW nian Conference last evening. In urg* ing that the next big conference should be held at Westport, Bro. Dennehy men-! tioned that the nr&t branclv of the Hibernian Society in New Zealand was estab^ lished at Charleston, away back in t.ha days when Westlund was the one placa in New Zealand, where all was gay and everything roaringly prosperous. Subi sequently, Charleston became the Ros* branch of the society. Mr. Dennehy said there were still ali\re men who wera connected with the society in those far distant days, but they might not be, say, six or nine yeais henea*; and he thought it would be a fitting compliment to theso old supporteis of the society to hold th« uejtt triennial meeting at Westport. Another delegate stated the men who formed the first society had put them hands in their pockets and paid the expenses of bringing the district delegate; trom Melbourne to open the bianch. The* next thing they did was to buy a ban>< ncr, costing £90 In a vote on the ques« tion as to where the next conference should be held, however, a majority of the delegates decided on Napier, which also boasts of a very old branch of ths order. Mr. E. Semple, president and organiser of the New Zealand Federation of Labour, who has recently made a tour of the Auckland district in the interest* of the federation, left by the Arahura for the West Coast to-day. Regarding the recent trouble at the State mine, Mr. Semple states that two men were accused of having fired a phot in the mine, and as q. Tesult they were discharged by tho manager (Mr. Bishop). Mr. Semple says he has evidence to prove that the men were innocent. When he was last ia Wellington he interviewed the Minister for Mines, and asked that the men be prosecuted in the Magistrate's Court or the offence alleged against them, and he understood that proceedings would be taken, but the manager declined to bring the matter befcre the court or to reinstate the men. The miners, saya Mr. Semple, are determined to see justice done to the men, and there is every possibility of trouble unless they are tried by the proper tribunal and given a chance to defend themselves. Enquiry at the Alines Dopartment goes to show that the matter referred to by Mr, Semple is still under the consideration of the Minister, whose decision will b» announced in a day or £wo. After, a strenuous debate yesterday morning, the delegates attending the ■Hibernian Benefit Society's Conference decided to remit the question of the removal of the headquarters from Auckland to a special committee. When the conference resumed about 4.30 p.m., the committee reported that the following resolution had been adopted : — "That this meeting of the District Executive and delegates from the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedia branches affirm the principle of unity, and pledge themselves to use their best endeavours with their respective b^Hes in the cause of unity, and that a «ma'l sub-committee be formed to go into details." The affirming of the resolution by the delegates, as a whole, was heartily agreed to. At the evening sitting it was decided to allow the question of forming two districts in New Zealand to stuui over until the next triennial meeting in 1916. The president expressed the hone x that by 1916 the formation of two d't * trict would become imperative, owing to the great increase and development of the society. Subsequently, references were made to the services which the committee had rendered in healing the breach, and particularly to the timely biiggestion made by Bro. M'Keowen. The latter said he hoped no one woi'd fo away with any ill-feeling. (Applause ) le felt sure that the society would go on and prosper as it deserved to do. Be prepared for the Winter Dance* and Theatres, by purchasing your Even* ing Shoes at Kirkcaldio and Stains, Ltd. Newest and daintiest effects- ap.d colour-. i inge. — Advt*