LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 916, 8 September 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mails, which left Auckland per s.s. Aloura, and connected at Suva with the Vancouver snails per s.s. Zealandia, arrived in London on September 5... It is understood that a younger son of a well-known Wellington citizen has been missing from his home since Monday last. The lad, who is about eighteen years old, left his home, as usual, to proceed to his work about 8 a.m. on Monday. Since that time nothing has been heard as to his whereabouts. It js understood' that the case is ; beiug investigated, and news of his return is anxiously looked for by his relatives and friends. ■.-.'" \ . A Press Association message from Sydney last night stated that the Nellie Stewart Company sailed for Auckland, on the Maheno yesterday.. ''■■■.■"■' '. ' Mr. Arthur Rosser, who is among other things secretary of the Auckland Grocers' Union-and is at present in Wellington in ■.connection ' with'' the/ Tramways Bill : now before the Labour Bills Committee, attended the meeting of the Wellington* Grocers' Union on Tuesday night arid strongly advocated the formation of a federation _ comprehending the four or fivo existing Grocers' Assistants' Unions in the. Dominion. Mr. Rosser contended that in the interests of tho workers in the tradeit was necessary that a combined and uniform effort. should be, made in. the direction of securing a general award for the industry in the several centres of the Dominion: The union passed a resolution fully approving the scheme of federation outlined. It is probable that the Christchurch and Dunedin. Unions will fall: into, line . with ' a meeting : subsequently held to. bring the federation into existence. '' - . . -.'■■',,', At Tuesday night's meeting of ..tao Grocers' Union a sum.of ten shillings was voted to.the Boys' Institute.fund as a .unionrfecognitibn of the -aim of its : promoters aud the purpose- it will! serve.' A sum of£l was also : voted to- ! wards the. . Labour Day ; celebration i fund.' ■ .■■'..' _. :: ':: '. ■; ■•■'".',; .■,-;.■■ Labonr"unions, at their meetings, for the -past-week'-or two, have' been asked to; accord financial support towards various charitable and. other, objects.. At .present there are in ; .circulation among the various unions appeals" from the Trades Council for subscriptions to r wards the funds of. the. ; . Labbur'Day: celebration and. also towards,,tho;; ex-, pense.of running Labour in tho municipal by-election.'. The Shiughtermen's Federation is inviting monetary .assistance for the Glebe -Island strikers in New. South Wales. "Still another appeal comes -;from ; -Mr.: Trdup, .who invites moral.andfinancial'support, for the Boys'!lnstitute extension.movement. ': -:Vv-. : .-.■:;'..:'■.■.. : ' \,;> Construction of the surface: reservoir to supply Newtown- is'now ; well .under way.':; Tliat at- Wadestown started , and- the: Reservoir 'atßoseneath will :be available for use m 'soon- 'as pumps ! and ; motors, to-be obtained Almost, immediately,^.have: .'been installei. To the, juvenile.member ;of. the local branch of the>Navy. League:whb■ sold number, of tickets'for -the league's demonstration■ ■at the■ Town ■■. H'all last evening,':there was'.presented; a handsome-bound: copy of "The Life of Nelson,". ; and a: special, copper-iinedal (from H.M:S. Foudrpyant). This v. was won :,by Master. Frank- Battersby, .of: theJWadestown/School.;.-;.-; :w. h'l. ■ Defended .civil cases will, not be heard in the Magistrate's Court until :2.ie; p.m:' ;.'.■■ ■;■;;.■ : ;-,.- ; t; ; :-;vp■-■ ■.■.■vA' ; meeting'pi : the:-\7ellihgtbn.'-PhUoso'-,' phical Society was held at ; the Dominion Museum last night, ?Mr. .A., Hamilton, president, -in the chair. '. After a" discussion ■'on-eugenics, / as'reported- eto. where, some notes by-Mr. : ;! J. /-Grant, .8.A. , ,. of - Nelson,.;, on the -.discovery: of. Dactylanthus Taylori \vere read !by the president.'. A'paper on "Fungi:of._New Zealand, v. Epiphytic -' Orchids," ; ' iUusr' -trated by.. specimen's : . and diagrams,'; was read by Mr..T; 'L.- Lancaster;: Ex-: hibits were; submitted;.' .as-ifollowj-pA helio-chrpnometer, or unirereal .sundial,, by, Mr., M. Cromptoh '.Sniith: an ancient' stone bowl ...from' the' - East Coast; a'-.'carved .'• stone ■ from . '.Rabbit Island,' Nelson, probably - used;; as :' N a. kuniara god; an.ohewa, or .bla'ckstorie mere; photographs of insects :by :' Mr.. Div^es/-6f\GreytQTO.' i ":.-.Mr':..-;-Hi : ,.;".K , : James's promised Shakespearean, paper was'.postponed :on account of. his ; . in-' .■■'.'•/}-- : :. : '■-'. .;,■ ■■■■..'>.:■/■, ■'■■'Aitt unpleasant, : discovery was'. made by Mr. H-. Spear' when",he arrived 1 at his shop: in King's. Chambers;yesterday morning. ' According,'to ; . a ' report .fur-. nished '■■{■ to the! police,: Mr.' Spear .found both doors of: the, premises open and £13 or £14 and some optical goods.we're 'missing.:; .-,-•. ;';" , ''..;i'-:' : -"' : .' ■■■!;■■•■• :■•'•./ ■ A stowaway.was; discovered on :< the: during the voyagQ from Sydney .to Wellington; He was handed over to. the pblicß when .the '■ vessel- arrived herd; yesterday."- . ;■".. : , .;; ;S • ■•■ ,- ;