LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1280, 8 November 1911, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TllO (|e!c;;;il i\; In tin. 1'.n.1;-. llllil Wi l ;!'-!-''. 1 I'nion (.■•mliiiui'il their nuileienee ye-lenlny, mill concluded the loutinc 1111~i which aincd In I;■> Iraii'acled. In I lie afliTiionn they wailed a-< :t deputation upon llie lalfiur Department. An understanding v.as nrriw-d at in regard 10 a number of que^tions nlieeliiig t'"' ucliiiro of tiicmlicis of I lie (.'wil: 1 -' "'"I Waiter*' I'niciii tliinuidiout Ihe Wellington industrial ilHricl. Jt wan promi^d, 011 hell.'ili' of I lie Department, Ilia! the lot case against private liotelkeejicl'H ill Auckland, lo delcruiilio their position under exiting legislalion, would lie (alien a-i Mion as pie.-iMe. If wiih nl.-ji proini-"il that incpiiricH wnuld he mud" into un allegation lliat. the provM'.in-; ot Ihe S!io|i*. ami Oliicc.l Act had not ln"ii enforced in rural portion-i of (ho Wellin;(lon indii/e Iriai district. Provincial delegates v.liu have come lo Wellington to attend llie conference return lo liieir homes to-day. Industrial iws have V-cn i:et, down as follow, lo lo heard before Ihe <>incilialion ('^nuinivsinii"r 'Mr. I'. Ilally);--Tailoi os'-c.,' cn'-e, Wellington Supreme Court. November !l; Warehousemen (Merchant:! 1 A'*i",lniilV I'nion), Wellington Supreme (.'ourl, NV.veinlier Kf; llJcii' lieiin Drivers, af. I'lenlieim, November 17. The last «e-e wan adjourned, at the (juei'.t, ill' Ikilli paitic",, from Xovemb")' 1.1, which is (lie dale set down (or the DJwiJieim show. A branch of Ihn Oyewnn Club is in proersi of formation in Wcllintd'in. a niK'lilix pici'ded over liy Sir Ivlv.ard (iibbi'S on Monday evening Hie draft s't of rules prr-'uilcd were approved, with nomo amendiiienl'. it v.ns «ii;.;B"sled that (here are a. great many lnore of tiio club ill Wellington than have l/en approached, and villi a view to securing these and others anolher meet in;; in to (x; held a fortnight hence. From to-day Menace (Ifnwke's Hay) ceases to be the seat of the Jtomali Catholic (Marist Order) Kcclcsinslicul .Seminary. Some time ago it was decided by the Church authorities lliat the soKi'nary should bo removed owing to damage caused by flood waters af intervals at Meancc, and a block of laud was secured well up on the hill lands at Grcenmcadows, where a new seminary has br-en erected lor the training of those destined for the prieslhool. The reopening of the Mount. St. .Mary Keclesiastieal Seminary has broil fixed for to-day. (lis Grace Archbishop Kedwood will preside, and riishop Grimes, of Clirisfcliurcli, will ]Kmti(i«iie. The religious ceremony will take place at 10 a.m.. and at midday (lie visiting clergy and laity will be entertainer! at a banquet. Among the priests who will atlend the ceremony from Wellington are Archdeacon Devoy, Dean lienaut, the Very I'ev. rather O'Slica (Vicar-General), and Father Mahonev. Sunday, December 3, has be;n fixed as the dnle of an important ordination ceremony in connection with the Koman Catholic Church in Wellington. On that date flv? candidate.; will 1)0 ordained priests and several others will be ordained in minor orders at the Jlill Street Basilica. Archbishop l'edwood will officiate. New- sheds for the Railway Works Department are being erected at JCaiwarra, which will mean the removal of the present workshops from Tliorndon. Pink lakes have been found in the niallcs country, Victoria. Sir. A. S, Kenyon, engineer on the stall! of the. Water Commission, lias received a report from a party engaged in .searching for water nenr iCow Plains. Two miles cast of (lie track between Kow Plains and Sunrise, and eighteen miles from Kow Plains, the party caino upon some sheets of water, one of which was of fairly large dimensions, with a large bank of gypsum lying on (tie east side. These lakes are of a pink appearance, aiul are reported to be similar lo the pink lako discovered bv Mr. Kenyon some time ago near Mount Cnarr. Though few of the passengers by 17.M.5. India were aware of it, the vessel had an experience while crossing the liight from I'Veniantie to Adelaide which caused a little consternation among the officers. On Thursday, October 20, about 1.50 a.m., a sharp shock was felt throughout the vessel as though she had struck something. The wealher was line and clear, with n .smooth sea, and day was just dawning. Nothing was seen lo account for the shock, and the commander was unable to explain it except on the hypothesis of an unknown danger, or heavy spar or other wreckage, The sounding of the wells showed the ship was not making water, and the voyage proceeded. Sfellai' observation was made, and the India's position at the time of the impact was fixed in latitude .15.1G1 south, longitude 121.1GJ east. This is on the usual track of liners. The India was not able to dock in London owing to strikes, but it will dock in Sydney, when it will be ascertained if the impact caused any daninge. An ccho of the past was heard at. the opening of the newly-formed Sehvj-n Bowling Club at Auckland, on Saturday. Mr. S. Hesketh, a vice-president, in making the formal opening speech, said tho officials had ventured to take as the _ title of the club the name of the great Bishop whose memory was esteemed and treasured among New Zcalanders, and for whose great qualities tlioy all had ail affectionate veneration. Bishop Sclwyn scattered churches all over tliis North Island, and among them lie erected a church on Iho ground oil which they then stood—a church known as that of St. Barnabas— and for many years services to the Maoris were held in this church. Some years ago the church buildings were removed to Mount Eden, and it was worthy of note that tho timber of which it was built was found to bo absolutely sou*;! at the time of its removal. They trusted that in taking the Bishop's name for that of tho club they might ever endeavour to keep to tho high standard he set in all lie did. It is commonly accepted that the decision of tho Wellington Wharf Labourers' Union to join the Federation of Labour is a step preliminary to cancellation of its registration under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. This development, however, is not yet assured. Under Section 21 of the Act it is provided that tho Registrar shall not cancel tho registration of a union unless he is satisfied that this is desired by a majority of its members. When the M liarf Labourers' Union voted on tho question of joining the federation, 430 members voted for the proposal, 27G voted against, and there wero seven informal votes. Tho union has about 1400 members, of whom 1100 aro financial and entitled to vote. This voting would not effectively carry a motion for cancellation of registration. To do this something over 550 votes would 1)0 required. The members of tho Wellington City Council are to pay a visit of inspection to the new Solomon's Ivuob dam at Wainui to-morrow.