MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 3

MEETINGS.

SUNDAY-SCHOOL AK.VtVKItSARV. A. VEtty pleasant *vetitti£ "Aii* jiwisl it tl»* trtt- , i /7\ denco"ol Mr. Roberta. 1.1 a? Roarf, Utwonporl', m --Thursday, being the jtitiuicjfarj- ot. th« 'Sunday* school whifth Mr and. -.Robert* li«!rl « tlv-i----residence. Tjip recitatums by Hie children, **sU» •; by Miss Oillisgbam, «ud «'twtteim • vii tbe b»rp '■'' by Jit. .-'Gdddartt were tctte-ti MpiHcviAtett.'' / A very pleasant. function ■• W*» ju-rfcj.iit'il ty *.-.* ladies (parents ami friends -at the chiWrrn'," *?'<,* presented Mr. and Mr*. Roberta .with AtiJvrrUi- >'[' ■ set as a token of a|>|ir('cialiMit of the gtvjt J»i«Jncs» of Mr. and Miv«. Roberto in »]»es*l»jf th»»t house for the children and .tei'£iflus them. , . "■■ .'* ONEHUNUA UTKRARY CbUtt, ; The fortniKlitly nvctiTit; of tts>* ua.'hun-;* Literary Club' wag held last -'night. The »uhjeft l woa a paper on "Tim Hi*lwytt)t : One-Tree Uitt" , • -■ ' by Mr. M. H. Wynyard. 'flic «i»e»Ker dtalt with VS| a number of Mtsori legends and ancient , lore in ■ '. .■ ■ connection with this tniton: mount. ntc'iwj«» - ..- : ;:'afy| waa most intcrrviiuir- "-'"''. , '; '.' i i ■ TIT) -- i -x 1 TUB LABOUR, MOVEMENT.' An interesting lecture was delivered ** thfc - - Tftilorcuvg* Hall, CoolWreet, lift even by Dr. Rudolf Brodu, professor of iswiulogy at this University of Par!*, 011 untUMi vnili"-.!-"(! w.Rti the ». ' international .labour 'movement. A w«iwrfi* , • . summary of Br. urud£> \k*a w«* iw»lkhed.,in ;"'. ':'i'' r 'lM a telegraphed ■ Interview, from ■ our NVetllngEeu v«i ■ „.,' i-e*lJoudent last \Vedne«d«y. . The. lectuiet,, who is on a tour of the world studying the *nct&l life and political movements of various* i-Muirue-*, arrived in Auckland ywtrtd»y,f»mt hi* Southern i - I .- tour.- In the course nf his lei tun* bo referred ♦»>' the great advance m.vln by I'm* Labour party m ' England at Ji-t election*, in th» leieut f'»-n«eb ciectiorw, and in Oermany and Austria, and wA.-. of tlio great, value .of r co-OfKirwlion anJonjttt ! -v./iy;,'';^/i; worker*. He believed that New, Zealand would have, eocUlUhi'before-any" other nation in tint World. He would ii-w the knowledge he. wis* g*i«.. ing of the colony's wk-ijil Mid labour legi*l»tioti for ecientiflc and .practical pwrpwei in th» politic* * - of Krance. He■ conimendea the system of arbitrjlion and spoke strongly in favour of the preht- . , ,v bitiow movement. He - ate'j de»U with the pregress of modern : scientific ? . thought m religioue mid other matters, but hi* remarks were generally directed to the furtherance of the united labour movement. : ■:■.'-', "':■-:;'. -~.__ - ■'.':;■'.'"■■ ;-£,"]/ ''':/./?/'^; 9 : ; '//"/^S:|sff| ;■:''■■:'' : '.'.: ' ■ .'■"■■■ -'■'■ ":* : '" ,: -■"'.;■.; ■■ ■:'■:'■■('■■ ■ ] >'<'-^V :: :^&0t0l^ AUCKLAND SAILORS' HOME. ' , " At the*' ordinary meeting of the council of tb* -Auckland Sailor*' -Home laiit evening there. «e> * nreeent: The President (Mr 11. Peiike) and Me«w. Tt-Ibirlo Giles, (i. Jligginn, X. Oivuham, .1. U*Be««, K. II; Potter, K. I'hlvn*, and Captalti. Caumbell. secretary 'reported that the debit balttriMt to date was £141 Ilk Id. Tho boiwc ■ wrouH. showed a debit balance 0f.£25 V>» lid, an increase of 31 6fl 8d for ; the, put month. -the .= ~ average number or men in the home during in*' month was : 49.. The :-amountveoliccted; : averaged-.■ ;;.:/,;f*i}jf| about 15s: 5d per man P"i- week, and the nay. - ments were l&s 6d per week, approximately, in* , ineieascd debt due to-.tho. homo tor board w,v*, about £17 for the month. The pi evident reported that the mission;work, socials, and **■> vices were being well attended, especially on wet ~, , r evening*. Tho president further reported that * deputation from the Auckland Minister*' .-AnftPftl*. a Hon had asked for ft few improvement* to the M-issioii Hall. Chpeclilly mole Keating ajasomnjo- ........ .-.-.. diilion,* the homo absorbing Mine "t the cii-s'itt frOm the hall since'the uev> additions were. made. Mr Totter: •'tVll! the Ministers' Association .-cow tribute onvthing or do anything to einrjKUt us?" % Mr. Higgiasr "No." Mr. Il'otter: "T would suggest they should be asked to do «ftmething u> the way of a contribution " A 'Mtinuwrs,' "Toil cannot expect'them to oontribut**."'- Trie ' Pre**dent said ho gave tho -deputation <!e.ir!y -» understand the council were not prepared UK toto anv great expense in doing much more thanthey had already done. The matter was refem.f , to the Mission iCommittee.'/ Tim election of <■>*.--:• miltee* for the ensuing year resulted as follows , , Finance: Mecsm. HI-jkiiik. Potter, and .Pnipptv • , House Committee: .Captain r.impbell and Menertt. Dilee, . dresham, ■ Magee, suid ,Potter., Mission Committee: Captain Campbell and Me«f»r«, life- , s ■ Bins. Pliipps. and Potter. ..The president in en ex. s>J ofticio member of each committee. The State Fire Insurance Office wrote Mivtintr they were prepared to accept * policy for £760 for stun* of j«e property wider the council. Tile sceretsry *»,at' - , they had been naked to insure lor the full m»i. £1400 odd, .but. no i explanation was given , why they only agreed to accept half the nm'iuiii. It was" decided to reinsure in the Commewial l/nl--'i Ollleofor tho full amount. It was decidia t»> write to the Auckland Harbour Hoard re juesting them to allow the same,-condition* to apply to the Mission Hall .allotment a* applied to the; , borne, f."e,c of cost to the in-dilution. "/.'",--" .•..-..-..- ■.■•. -:.', //"//=-" ; '.';^/://:fSl%'fi 1 ROTORUA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, The annual meeting of the members and adherents of St. John's Presbyterian Church, Roto, rua. was held on Wednesday last under, the presidency of the Rev. K illubbe, there being » large attendance. . The report* showed that ther.t - • had been a steady . increase in the membersliip and finances of the church -and; that; the Bundaj - school - was in a flourishing condition. , -Tbft • _ x-. treasurer's- report showed receipts £JJ6 16s an« expenditure £337 17* 6d,-.leaving- J sta»l»-debit balance. In addition to; the Interest paid-or. the'debt, the liabilities of the ron-rrejcaßon nw* been reduced during the 12 months by £HW « lid. Vote* of thanks were paeaed to the vartoia . - officers, and the folfowinitf were annoußeeo■ •»" ': f? the. committee for the ensuing 'year :->Jlr». Ito- r ,/ bertson."'Messrs. Brent, Gardner, Jones, Mebeon* Miller, Reynolds, and Wnisley. /"'.,.■■■ : .;' -■'■■■•'■:': : -: ,' .-■■"'■ """ ; ' : _i;';; l ;: l ; : ;"' l ■■ti : &vW?M?&!skM