NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 935, 30 September 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telcgraph.-rPre'ss " Association.) « ' LORD KITCHENER'S SCHEME. ■ . : . Christcliurch, September 29. ? At a meeting of the'central; committee r;;. of the National Defence. League to-night, y>; : -C the following motion, was carried unani-'' inouslyThat this, meeting' is most em--; I ',- 1 phatically of opinion, that all".suggestions". made by' Lord Kitchener during h'is're-. '.' lcent visit .'to' New; Zealand .'in regard to . . ;theC organisation' and: equipment ".-.of ;■ the defence; forces for tho Dominion should' be addpted'in .all'eskntial; particulars:by; ' ParUSmtent how 'in session,. particularly; \ in .relation to 'the- extension ,of"£ompul- y '. sory military training to tho age'.of 25-/. ■;■, years,'inclusive.. • PASSENGER DISAPPEARS. New Plymouth, September 29. -..During the passage' of - the steamer: Ea-. . 'rawa from Onehunga to 1 New 'Plymouth-' i.rf ■ last; night," a .steerage; passenger,;'.: named ;; Joseph Thomson disappeared mysterious- . ly. The' steamer; had., a smooth passage.. ~ Nothing- is known here: of the man', nor ;' . how ho left tho ship. •■ ', HELD ON SUSPICION. Greymouth, September 29. In comection.with the recent' jewellery- v':,y robbery at'- ia . .understood 'that-two firemeii on the s.s. . 'Kiiii at Xyttelton were -arrestedjester- ; ; day. ; The Kini _ left 'Greymoutli ac 2.30 on _ the morning. of the ; robbery. -■' TEfl'-- ; police, are reticent. •'•' • ':• PURCHASE BY U.S.S. CO. Dunedin, September ■ 29. . The Union Steam Ship Company hag- • ' bought at'Home;a steamer of 115 tons ' dead weight to , work light-draught, ports. BRIDEGROOM LOST AND FOUND. - ■■ Auckland, .September 29.. , Bobert Walton, aged 22, employed by a coal , merchant at .Newmarket has. beea reported missmg-since Tuesday afternoon.;Walton was to -have been married yes* ■ terday afternoon. Later. >' . Word was received this evening that tho mi^ng-bridegroom,"'Robert Walton, /; was No- explanation of his ' visit; thero is'given. , ' ALIEN HANDS ON SHIPS. Dunedin, September 29. • <. -The . Metal- .Workers' ■.Union- passed .»•••' resolution' endorsing, the sentiments . of. ~ the New Zealand- Seamen's Union 'in : 'r»ference to tho employmentofalienlaboiir.on vessels engaged in the intercolonial -v;--trade. THE MAIL IMBROGLIO. : Napier, September 28. • At a meeting of the ; Chamber of Con* mercc a resolution!• was adopted declin- •ii mg to support Auckland /in' regard to the■ Oceanic > Company's • proposals. -'Mem-.- ■' ■ •here recognised, -tho 'need ior a .faster. '' : service, but considered that the • disad-., vantage, as to trade. restriction out-weigh-. '■■■•' ed tho advantages offered by tho Ameri» . . can; company. :. ::,V>-i>- r ii ■' ''■■