LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1381, 6 March 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advise that the s.s. Moeraki, which left Sydney at noon on March -, has on board an Australian mail. She* is due to arrive here to-day. The s.s. Tahiti, which left Sydney at 1 ■p.m. on March 2, has on board an Australian mail. She is als,o duo to arrivo here to-day. ■ ; At to-morrow evening's meeting of tho City Council, Councillor Dr. Cameron will move: "That tho Board of Management of the tramways bo instructed to prepare the report concerning the linking up of Constable Street and Kilbirnio tramline as promised by the Mayor on March 9, .1911." The quarterly meeting of the Hutt Licensing Committee will bo held iit tho I Lower Hutt to-morrow. The following resolution was discussed and carried unanimously at a meeting of the Brooklyn Anti-Conscription League last evening: "This league expresses its indignation at the prosecutions and persecution of young Harry Cooke, of Christchurch, a boy only 1" years of age, who was sentenced to-day to three weeks' imprisonmontifor resisting conscription, and calls upon Sir Joseph Ward to redrem his promise that 'no more boys should be gaoled, , and we further point out the injustice of prosecuting this boy a second time whilst other boys have uot been punished." On Sunday next a lloinan Catholic mission will be inaugurated.in the Thormlon parish by Fathers O'Connell, Kimhol], and M't'arthy, three priests who for nearly twelve months past have been engaged in mission work in Tasmuiiin. Tlie mission will be conducted in sections— firstly, a mission to women; secondly, to elfildven; and thirdly, to men. After completing their spiritual labours at the Hill Street Basilica, the .mission will be conducted at Wadestown, Northland, and Karoii. It is expected (hat the missioners will be occupied until Easter in tho Thoiiuton parish.

"What we want is Payne-less politics." —Christchurch "Evening News." A meeting of the Society for the Pievoiilion of Cruelty to Animals was held yesterday at'lenioon. In accordance with the rule of the society, providing that anyone who donates £!> or upwards (o Hie fluids shall become a life member, it was resolved to inform Mr. AVatson that ho has been made o life member. It was decided to send a letter of sympathy to Mr. Brown', an active member, who is nt present in ill-health. The following subscriptions-to the society were acknowledged villi thanks:—Kirkcaldic and Stains, Is.; A. S. Paterson and Co., ins. Bd.i Mrs. Miles and Mr. J. M'Keuzio, ins. each; Mesdames Aniliams, Grace, and Konayne, tho l?ev. A. M. Johnson. Dr. Henry, Messrs. E. M. Griffiths and Co., J. J.' Curtis and Co., TV. V. drivers, D. A. Abcrcrombie, H. F. Allen, and the City Printing Co., ss. each; Mrs. Fisher, Messrs. A. Bruce, A. Hempton, C. Haynes, H. ]?. Tolley, Cederholm and Son, Crease and Son.-ami "A Friend," 2s. 6d. each. Total, £6 6s. Gd.

.Since tho turning of the first sod of the East Coast Railway at tho Napier end little time has been lost in pushing on the work (states the Napier "Telegraph"). A small band of men have boon working industriously on the necessary preliminaries before the work is commenced in real earnest, and tliesc have made good progress in iilling in the lagoon at West-shore. A few days ago we announced that 10,000 tons of rails had been ordered for the line, mid to-day we are informed that tenders are being called for 25,0(10 sleepers. The date for Hie closing of lenders is March '-.I. H will lie sonic time bet'ire the construction of the line will be commenced in real earnest, and it is not probable that a very large stalE of men will bo engaged till the rails and sleepers arrive. The Labour Department havo now over 1(10 applications for employment on the line.

Several youths who aro accused of having taken possession of, and camped in, an old building in ,I'ho vicinitv of Old Customhouse Street will bo before the Juvenile Court this morning charged with petty (heft.

The following circular lias bren sent out to various tradespeople in Gisborno by tho liisboine Chamber of Commerce: "'l'o whom it may concern.—Dear Sir, Direct shipments, London to tlisborne, — As you are no doubt aware, the Uisborue Clumber of Commerce recently communicated with the Xew Zealand representatives of the shipping companies trading to this port, viz., Now Zealand Shipping Company, Tyser Line, Ltd., and Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, and supplied information as to the volume of direct shipments f»r the preceding year, making a request that tho lines named should combine and put on a steamer monthly from London to call at this port, thereby saving transhipping charges. The colonial representatives of the companies named seemed favourable to the proposal, and transmitted the request to their London houses with favourable recommendations. Wβ have since, however, heard that the companies named, in conference no doubt, havo turned the proposal down meantime, on tho grounds that tho volunio of tonnage did not warrant their complying with our request. Wo are particularly desirous of not permitting the matter to rest in its present position, and have thought that, the different importers might; give us an estimate of tho probable tonnage they would be prepared to inlluence in (lie manner indicated for tho next, say, three years. In order, therefore, to assist tho object, we have in view, will you kindly comiiiiinicato with the Chamber your views on the matter, and stiltc> the amount of tonnage you would l>t> prepared to indent direct from London if Hie course which we have outlined hero is carried into effect?"