DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3388, 1 December 1911, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

VISITING WARSHIPS

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Nov. 30. H.AI.S. Rowe;ful, the flagship of the Australasian station, arrived here yesterday morning from Auckland on her final visit to Wellington, and anchored in the stream, where she will remain until she sails again. The cruiser, which lias as her commander-in-chief ViceAdmiral Sir Geo. King Hall, K.C.8.. AT CO., will remain at Wellington until December sth, when she leaves for Lyttelton. From the latter port the Powerful will leave for Sydney on the Bth December, and thence go to Hobart. leaving there for Colombo' on 23rd December. At the Ceylon port the flagship will meet her successor, H.M.S. Drake,and subsequently go on to Portsmouth, and her ultimate destination — the scrapheap. The Drake will proceed to Sydney. TAR AXA KI OILFIELDS. Mr. H. J. Brpan, managing director of the British Empire Oilfields, arrived yesterday on his way to visit the Taranaki .oilfields. Mr- Brown is accompanied by Mr. Carter, chairman of tho Taranaki Petroleum Company. WAREH OU S EAI EX ’ S A SSISTA NTS’ DISPUTE. A further stage was reached yesterday in the warehousemen’s assistants’ dispute, when it was suggested that the union should file a separate set of demands for each class of work. It was finally agreed that representatives of each side should draw up the questions involved in the dispute for submission to the Arbitration Court. MORE lAEA! IGRANTS. Over 450 third-class passengers arrived bv the CerintihU, to-diav from London. Of these 91 were assisted passengers. There are. 14 farm laborers, 7 farmers, and 30 domestic servants. STRATFORD. Nov. 30. The Stratford A. and P- Association’s second annual show opened yesterday, ’there, was heavy rain in the early morning, but it cleared before judging commenced. There was a high wind. The entries for the show are 2250, which is looked on as a record for an association of similar age. There arc very large exhibits of pedigree stock, borne industries, and dogs, nnd there promises to be a very large attendance of tlie public. The Hon. T Mackenzie. Minister of Agriculture, officially opened the show. ALLEGED DESERTER. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 30. When an alleged deserter from the Amokura was before the Magistrate Court this morning, a question arose as to whether the Court had the power to deal with the matter. It was stated i bM. the commander of the vessel could deal with the offence in the first instance, and the second offence could be dealt with bv the Minister- The Magistrate said lie had cio,m urn moated with the Secretary of Marine, hut had not received a reply. No action was therefore taken.