NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 19 April 1912, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

SYMPATHY FROM HASTINGS. HASTINGS, April 18. At a meeting of tlio Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, the president, Mr E. —. Wililams. referred to the loss of the Titanic, and the following resolution was carried, the members standing while it was read : "This meeting desires to express deep sympathy, with the relatives of those on board the Titanic and places on record its admiration ot the gallant conduct, of the oilicers. men and passengers of the ill-fated vessel." A resolution will be sent to the agents of the White Star Company in New Zealand. AN APPEAL TO SAILORS AND FIREMEN. ROTORUA. April 18. Mr Havelock Wilson, general secretary of the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union of Great Britain and Ireland, has sent the following cable to the secretary of the Union. London : "1 appeal to the seamen of the world to give two days' pay each to the relatives of the sailors, firemen, cooks, and stewards of the Titanic. I ?ive £lO, - and will ask the seamen cf New Zealand and Australia to

subscribe." This appeal will be sent to every maritime nation ill the world, as the English Union is federated to the I lite n mional U n.iott, A MASTER!ON RESOLUTION, MASTERTON, April IS. At a public meeting held here to-night a resolution Vra* earied expressing sorrow and regjrfet at th£ overwhelming disaster which had befallen the people of England and America in the wreck of the Titanic, and deep sympathy with the relatives of the victims. A CHAMPION RACQUETS FLAYER. ON THE TITANIC. MOTHER, AND 81STER IN WELLINGTON, WELLINGTON, This Day. I'jie mother rind sister of Charles Williams, champion racquets player, who was on the Titanic, reside in Wellington, the former coming to New Zealand two years ago to join her daughter, Mrs Riggm. wife of the caretaker of the Wellington Boys' College. Williams was in his 24th year, and was the racquets champion of England before the age of 20. rtlld ltif*t year, by defeating Ramsetji, of Bombay, became world's champion. He was the racquet* coach at Harrow until he left last week to meet Jack Soutei', a famous player in the United States. Williams waa married, and it is believed that his wife and infant sailed with him on the Titanic. The mother (who went Home to see him in Septein mer last) only returned by the Corinthic on Tuesday last.