LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1474, 24 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, Tho Post 'Office, authorities advife.—s.S. 'ypestr.aii.a.i with a small Kn^lish-and Australian mail did r.ot reach Auckland, till 10 ■■o'clock last' (Sunday) night—too lii'to to eonucct wi'h. the Main Tn.i.nk express, i't will consequently be Tuesday afterneon l:efoi;e. flic .southern portion of the mail reaches Wcllinatori.

.Tho jW.ellirig'.crri. Stpet.Eichtirige, will bo cSo'scd to-day 'for holiday.

.In connection with the openine of Parliament on Thursday next, a district: or-' der. by Colonel' E. \Y. C. .Clmytor. (ocmjnaUdi&Jl^.'^elljngtoO'.m a ilitoi']r.'4>stric'l) ■ 'st'afes..tliat' :t.ho : ,Gbyernor'sjcsc6r.t':will. : b#t furnished, by the. .Sixth ..Nojvv. /Zealand 1 "Mounted- ,'Eifl'es: (iln.yawotu. Regiment);, tho Epyal Salute will be Sred by D Battery, .while the Fifth Xew Zealand Infantry (We'.'ington. City. Regiment) will furnish the guard ; of honour, ' hi other: words, the . entire- parade will 'be furnished .by the ing change from previous custom,- whea the Roral New Zealand Artillery fur-' nished Both the saluting party and the.-g'.iard-of-hoiiour, nd 'on. 'ni least enc; p'c'cas.ion. the es.cprt: as well. '

A .firo occ'nrrcd at Loivry Bay on Saturday ovening, batwe-eu .8 and 7 o'c'ook, and' resulted m. the destruction, of Mr, C. I'. Kkirrett's garaao, in which wcr« two motor-c.-i.ri. The b'.azo . .was ditiinciiy visible in parti of 'tho city. :■

A dcpiitacion. i-cpri'seiiting the jlaririo. Engineers' TiVstitule, is to wait up.cn tho Boa. G'. iau.icifioii o;ii. : Mouda'y moriiingi.

~ Tiro new ;«ngs by VYaingtcA canipo.efs, uo'iiiior of which havc.o.vor boon sung iir pnhlio hero Ijelprei figure in ttif gramme of the eor.cert to bo 'tenderer! to .Miss at 'the Town Halt this evening. .. Qiie is th-i n-ow sons'"AVai-. Ala J!n! ; ri," by Mr. Aiired lIi!L(now of who is tho only. so:ie : v;.ri<er who has tinned tp gpoji accpiint: tho- 'lnclody •and' rhytlim . iiiher'eiit. iiv tho - IVlapri':- . ...I.t: is diiclofe'dMii i"')V'§iataS. ••Mjiprii!' '.(f.ijljic'h'. love, peae'e, and wai are iuaile romantically ami dramfitieally ,-it;ii!lieam, by e:iibr'aci'iig. >i well-known Jlaori melody,, mad l.y c-levcrly .adapting; t'ho eld haka , oj weleoiv.p "Kiimato, Kaniate. - ' .. It is qui'e a hot';s'bl"c song; and e-.-ep'oys 'a tiuartM, (ycca:) aeeoninariimciit iii 'ono passage. Tho ot'ur iocally-wnllen 'song: is "Buy L lglish Po'-i" "bj M \£*>dk> (. t ■Kolburaft The lines aro by: :Eudyard; Kipling,. svhnsp, music -Miss ■lS : iiV ; l)o!h'se:ijs will be given ■by' -Mis.S iipsi.iia Bv.rkraan.

.A petition in Ijariki'iiptcr-'jia's ;been; filedby Artiiur : Xornian .William's, plumber," pi Tc-rv Street. A' meeting c: creditors in the estate' will- bp. held oii Friday, July S- : - A military board. consisting' of. Lieut.Cok'ncl A.. '.I'riii.glis (fixfli.- >''eiv.',Z(iri'l,a;id : M'laiiied Kifies), Captain' ,).. H. ■ W'hyta .('lir.igaclo-ilajor-,. Wtliiiisrloiv Mounted Brig-ad-c-), and Captain .1. T. -Ibsivovtfi (District Adjutant); l»e fised, tr deal Sviih ; i a!l : ...'elaiuis. ; .for : iTa'pitationyfoi'-.-.tlieVycar: ,19ii-191'.'. ■ Xo claim will .bo . considered until tt--statement! ! -oMiabilities^"' i h'as.. : b.cen; ; received: it'.pui the Atnit-i.eoi^cerned.-... ' "It will be (ho duty "of the officer or n<in-co!umisiionedvoflieov'":in'chaigc : :ot\ :; a : ; parade o; senior cadets'to'soo thai every- : lad. lesL\;fs. : tho; buildiugiiffi'mediatclyj.'nfter,' the'' parad<i./i.-j ;: dismtsscdj'''' i sUtes'aidistriets order bv:C6!oi!er:]S.^ : U r .''C.-; (jhaytor; ; ;olfievr« Commanding.tli'cWelHn.qton:-:;dist;rict. : V"li\,: .jib; case- -'are lads to bo ! allowed, i 0 .loi tor about the 'tall or parade ground- - ; KailsV .'wliorb, iip caretaker ;is ;:'cmployed; ;i the officer - or nonrcommissioned- . -officer will seo that the lights aro extinguished and the dco.rs locked." This order is .thd sequel of cei'taia recent eases of vandal:ism"in. .school .preuiifes.

A farmer in the Patc-a .district supplies some 'ijitQ'r.ost'ingj figures ~:'rclaUv6\ to tho ■:coinparat'i.v.d.'.profits, pf\dairyi antfipotatafarming, says the 'patea- "Press,". ■" Tlic-s«. figures, ''.'taken over -a'..liumbo'iy of;, years; show that ail aero ot potatoes will produce as'' .cows'... As it is exceptlonal'dairying country that w'iii rim a qojs- to one and a' half acres, ■tiic figures' illn 'that ;potato.-gro\yia'g.'''i.S' twelve times ;iiicrc lucrative;' , ing. . ' .*/" | ■<;?.... . ; .'' /;■'

At. the Mount Cook, ppli^ unlay, before Mr. 1\ Lissinglou, J- J, Win. ,M'.])onald,. foj i (h;uuk«.ine.ss, : was. fined 55., with tharilUiiuitive oi , t\\;oulyfo.iir. Hours' imprisonment; and for. a similar offence Geo. Hn'rley was penalised in like manner. ~ Nicholas. Crawford was .cotivicted and discharged for drunkenness, as was a first offender.

There appears to lie ..little/, possibility: of the benzino . shciitiigo,. becpmi.nV. at all ■serious in Auckland before the AngloSaxpii arrives from' Jsqwj. "York se'nrly .'in' J.'uly wi'tii ; a 'iul.l .cijrgft- .of'.:c.asaf situation was 'further relieved .'last' weck when tho. Union Company's, big.. :carßo stoamer Waihoi.a arrived from NcweiVstlo; and leiuied 1150 cases of' benzine. |

A Maori toluinga made his appearance ■rec.'o'iitly' at a: Natiye ■■'settle.inc.nt':in .Hatiy. •ralii. Plains, e.rrivai ho received an intimation that his rr-oni. was preferred to his coiupanv (relates tho Auckland "Star")., lie entlcavou'red to i;ractise his on ii youth who was suppose;! to Iw sufferin;; irorit cqii'suiii jUpiii but. hi? overtures, wera net received in .a t'rieiuUy'.spivit?;andvlie/ s:':on tiesisied. It is said that one of the ii!ireseiil : r«t'<!' youths' t;l the veteran by rraarkirj! coa'temp!uoissly. "Get :i move mi out of here;we're ■rfoii'o■Villi that sort' -of' '.frivMi. Tf" the yo'iing' fellow's eie'.c. we'll see that he gets, proper medical attendance! and we don't intend to let .xou;;!jjr'. iany pother; ,quack: cxperimenf;.'wiffl .Kim., So, smoke, ' yo'iirisclf:!'' . 'And :'the.. o)dVmim« -\jitK ''4--6«ornii ■ful" io.o'k: a); t.ho plain-spoken voiithfv.l sceptic,'"tet'ook 'liinisolf. PS,!,"

Miss J'osina Hiirkiran, liecriiripaiiied l>.v li>;p iv.'n sisters a lid Sjijiior Triidii. ■(ii'auJ'rst) icfnnii'il ■.Ijlehhc'i.J!) hiYiJ Nelson by the \!;.ii'HitirjJc'if. ye.-lciilay «.fI'c.viiS.on, .Su.c'.ce.ss'.l'id eoncei'ij wore?- gl-vfii in boili pliie'cs.

Mr. ■(.'» 11. J'ooic, formerly M.l'. far A.urkiit.n.l ■ West, w.iil; <i i.ng iiint in America iit un eariy <ltjI<•. 'Ihi ■pvpjHJ>t;S' i'a. giyjo lOrt lii'turcv in Mm days. It is '51 sr. J?ooio'<? fiHoiViiou lo i'<:l,iii'iv to fin> Upsii.iiiioii: in' Novembnr, ami. deliver- it ■Series .of .ndVlrcsscK,- ;iftcr whin!) ill) will, leiiyp repair, for Aniir-i icii- : lif!'o.r<> iif!i.vijitr Auckland Mr. .J'oolo !(-I't a signed iiimiiiiav ti.o'rr paper w.itii.llls ejection commiiteo in case'. of .[(. rli'sKoliiiioii;, .riii'ii liiis oxpH.vcd his iiitf'.ition of ccmU'sting this again if iTrjue.-.ted to do so.

Mr, Ilenr.v Woiherslt, -wlmv after, actine for toil yens's. ,iri. ;tho, jVpsitlpii* qf ehi'ci inspector .of machinery;. surveyor oi ships, a (ui examiner of yn'jiincors for (he Auckland d.istn.c.ty is .fijlirjiig -quHupcrnniiuftfion, was presented 'lit fh« Customhouse!' y&Stird'ny .'witfi a:, gold watch,. iiiv .fi'erjb'pili .'l'liiV prfsenjalipn" wasi'mado. Isy jiliii I'i. Duncan, 'chi.of inspector for. tho :i)6ininib'n, who nHlto'd Sir. W'Sherilt to: accept I hi.i mark of apprc-ciiilion i'ro:n his .c'o.llc'iig.uss of tho Inspection'.. Dcp'nrt■niciii: of tlii; Dominion. .The retiring pfli'cia'.l is very popular in shipping circles,