DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 38, 29 September 1911, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

WELLINGTON COM !»ET: , JON'S. (Per Press Associa tioo ' Wellington, September 28. i The New Zealand Competitions Society received 1300 single entries for it:; competitions next month. If the extra number of competitors in choirs, drill, character sketches, etc., are counted, as in other localities, the number comes up to 1703, which is considered a remarkable lino entry for the first year of the society. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Wellington, September 28. .The number of persons who arrived in New Zealand during last August' uas 20-32, compared with 2108. fertile corresponding period of last year. 'lho departures t •railed 2331, compared with 2326 r or the corresponding month of last yens

THE SHIPPING AWARD

"Wellington, September 28

About thirty members of the Merchant Service Guild met to-day to consider the recent Arbitration Court award. , The mooting considered the award unreasonable and unjust, and decided to make a protest to tiie Minister for Labour. Ship-owners state that offices are receiving higher wages than men in similar vessels in any part of the world.. The owners say they will abide by the award. They point "out that it is not likely they uonld take an unfair advantage of any phase of the award. WANGANUI TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Wanganui, September 28. The Wanganui Technical College’s handsome new two-storeyed brick building was officially opened this evening by Mr Geo. Fowlds, ex-Min-ister for Education. Mr Fowlds made an interesting speech, describing the progress which the Education Department had made during the last five years, and of tire advancement which had been made in education. The new building is one of the most complete in Now Zealand.