MISCELLANEOUS WIRES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 30 September 1907, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES

[Unhbd Pbess AssojLiTioij.--Cori-BIQHI.] LONDON, Friday.

Mr Denham represented New Zealand at the centenary celebrations of tho Geological Society in London. Sir Archibald Geikie, in his Presidential address, paid a high tribute to miners as pioneers of geology. The Royal Mail Company's new' steamers of 12,500 tons has been launched at Harland and Wolff's yards. She sails for Australia on 24th January. The Cunard liner Lusitania on the homeward voyage averaged 22.60 knots. The captain is confident that she can do 26J. NEW YORK, Friday. The New York "Herald" states that out of 126 Congressmen ami Senators consulted, only 27 favoured America retaining the Philippines. VIENNA, Friday.

The marriage of the Countess Montignoso (otherwise the Princess Louise) is not recognised as valid in Austria, Germany, and Italy. MELBOURNE, Saturday. M. Scott won both the open amateur golf championships. The bakers are on strike. About three hundred have ceased work.

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. Sailed — Casabianca, for Auckland. SYDNEY. Saturday. The cyclist Sylvana journeyed from Melbourne to Sydney in 73 hours 37 minutes, lowering the previous record by 1 hour 34 minutes.

AUCKLAND, Friday. At the Municipal Chambers to-night the Mayor presented Mr Laurence Frost, chief engineer of the Kaptuui, with the Royal Humane Society's medal and certificate for gallantry iii connection with the collision between the Kapunu and Claymore in Auckland Harbour on Christmas Eve, 1905.

By the steamer Nairnshire" there arrived to-day Mr Ben Tillott, the prominent English labour leader, and one of the Chief organisers of the great Association of Dock Labourers in the Old Country. Mr Tillett, who visited New Zealand about ten years ago, has come out to the Dominion again for the benefit of his health, and incidentally to inquire into the social condition of our people. He addressed a meeting of wharf labourers this afternoon, and he intends visitim* Wellington and some of the other larger centres, leaving the Dominion on his way to Australia in about a month or six weeks. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The boating season at Christchurch opens on Labour Day, with tho Mayor as Commodore. There will be a processioll of boats; Dominion Day passed wiThout a single arrest for drunkenness, and no Court I was held next day.

DUNEDIN, Friday. At a meeting of the Otago A. and P. Society to-day, it was reported that a letter had ben sent to the various Metropolitan Associations, asking their cooperation in bringing united pressure to bear on the Government to have New Zealand suitably represented at all the chief A. and P. shows in Great Britain, and that Auckland, Manawatu, Wanganui, Hawke's Bay, Wairarr.pa, Marlborough, North Otago, and Southland Societies had replied tendering hearty co-operation in the direction indicated.

At a meeting of the Harbour Board to-day Mr Bullock tabled a letter showing that a meeting of shipping company representatives had recommended that "a reward of £100 be paid for the detection and conviction of anyone pillaging or broaching cargo, payment to be divided between the Harbour Board and the shipping companies. The Board decided to lend assistance in the matter.

A cablegram has been received flora Mr F. J. Sullivan, of tho Pounds, well known in the trawling industry hero, stating that he has completr-d the purchase of an up-to-date trawler fir I'iiirl waters .