LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1475, 25 June 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

With .referonc-3 to .'tlie c-emcntingf,iiip of a fire-plu.s at Hata'ita'i, theliiliscovery;' pf, which was mode during .'the; progress .cf /a recent firevin' Wnipapa : it ; ?eerns; 'ls;it the plug in oucstion not. the .bnO'.jnea'rest '.tft.ith^ iyere,_ in'fact, iwo firc-pliiijs nearer (n the •burning building,'.me of which was dircctlv ' 6'riposite," These were, both used by the ■ . :; .;Thr>' ~reascii;: sfho.-'bri want as well fe/the^niprft that ecr.iontcd . tip—to secure an m.ddi.tipnn'f Vater•Vsupply'■ :, ;wai^'th'i^t; a different.ntaiii" and ;o wo'.ild not infer;fcvo' 'kith; ./the .liressurp/frpm? tt already beinVdraiyri upon. ! .

/■'Cahiiot; :tiici/dCaljoui^'liieiiarjEiiieiif afford ■ ;to. pay. cbiinsel. '.o appear; in its'cases:-" asked Jlr. .Justice Sim in the. .Court of \^r^ijtration:>;j'^aterdnx-?-^-^.hiFaJ_qu«stnoii : -'.wa , s; ■by v soffi&°.r'- , 'of\'th'e'' Department, 'yi:as)ito appear :in',aiv.;app.eal. easevfrom' Paiitiirston '-North/ which Mr. T. S.-Weston have set down for hearing- in Weilinfi;- | 'lon. TnMeply-'to hfs'H6no.jir;. , ;MriJWestori: hintiniatedftthnfeho 'was' 'of'-ithe! Department's ability !o"p,-iy or otherwise.

'J'he rlloii'. 'n./'G/ K!l:; (Postniastcr-Ocn-erflD' paid a visi t o? inVpectiph tu the hew rost' Office'iycstcrday.iv: Questio]!-. 'ed'.'by'iJi.'-DoMiiiipN..'.Teportet;, .Mr^.E'ljsaid 1 that ho (!id-r.ot expect that the new buiM,irig'Would; bo ;>«ady^for; ; .uso: iuntiliabputitliq: 'bcgianinjf oflSeptmberi;/' ' ,v' h v;'

; stallntion. on (lie. Government. : ssteamer Tutaiiokai .will take place aboard that . vessel .;at..2;-p.-m;''' to-day.-' who was- Pobtmaiter-Geneial when (ho wireless; Systeni'.wasu^ Zealand, has'booir invited, by tho ;for.T-Mai;i'ne''>;(the/;Hon:: : "Gi-Aliurehson),-rtoi 'jierfofirf "the; suitable tho Tuianekai will mako'a short trip round. tho harbour. ' : "f~.

. A grocer's assistant, in giving evidence .''.bcfordith'e'.iCourt.^ stated, that -he. was- a-.niarriedhnan- with '/four children; mid was ■ working for .a >;^2;5P v :V.He;; grew..; nearly:, al! his OTCa;- :i «ge'tables thb: !bobtsof ; :hiriiiembks;:ofi'.thfi';faii)ily;as s far? ps:;ho%as:.able;v, Hexwas :paving" in,' and expected.that it would be his own some day—about 25.years.hence.-' r "'j

;.:'"A2deputatipn''.f^om'• : tKe^Pla I st^r^^U^jon■ , 'is^tb'.'wa^ :(M.iriU'tdr- : '.for ; ''Labour) : ';.'this';:'mornihg'.:'

....■ Tlie.'' 6ffice/af'"Wadesto'wi«haS' ]x*n closed. " Telegrams for 'W.idestowu. 'should bo addressed "Wellington Korfh;-" A : J[o.r.ri's. day eve-ling last betwN'n teams represrating' .the': ;)yellihgfoiiv.GaX\C.6mjpariy : :(]3: -.aiid .'i'"wintor tho' f6l.lo'yv:ihg\.wc're>.'i.he\-be'st.'.' .scor'ers.- ,'fot- 't!io' : winners :-~T:!'rnbull,. 3:i; Topp, 32; lib--berts, 32;.- AViliianis, ■!)! ;- Gisborn'e, '.'Chastystf.';- 'aii'ds IS.'!; Strod, 31; Lcconifs, SO.; Salt',':2B':: ::M;Gfeg6r';. : 28;. '

On July 3. tho Wellington branch .of: •tl-:a Kew' Zealand Eost aiid ;'TelegrarihOiiicers' Association will ..entertaih Uio liklegatss'to Uio: flssQciation'.s cbrif'eronce. At..the function Sir Joseph AVard, ii.:srt.. is to receive a presentation. ■

Klsew'iere in tliis. issuo ,-appeat's the i!.brid;red prospectus of the. frank. Ilanis ':.G6nipany, Etd'.-.,' Tlio.' capital':'. -of-; tho company is .£*0,09!),. divided' '. into 60,000 sluires dl .51 each, of which 21,800 credited'as fully [niidriip are to be' a!dottid iis part coiisidcration. for the 'purchase of the: company's assets and tho i'.balaiibo •' £tre. : ';tq .''.be.' offered' "to, "the/ .public,, •for .subscription Von, easy . tenns:.\ .'.ifTlw' shareholders include ..all the leading granite and <jtor.e."merchants iri. (lie priii'cipnl' cifits of thu North. Island, and Christdiureh in the h?imth 1 sland;.,'-Tlu-. minimum KuW.riptioti on which ti'.e ooiiv-.;. paiiy can go to alloimflnt i 5,13,000. Of ;,'this ainnunt, .t'3!l,ftoo .'. is'-,. ; ii}ready- ;;siil^ : scril>ed, leaving only .'£13,000; to be applied' for. prior to going to allotment; 'i'he conipaiiy at prcsoiit lias: iv'tiiriioyer of .£13,000, showing proiits of .CiOOO .pi r annum. The gi-'amte ((I'.arry at. .Moeiiau, ou the Coror.isuidel Peninsula, is being taken over frimi the Xcw Zealand.Griniito Company, This q'.iarry has already supplied granite i'or numerous .buildings' in Auckland, including, the n-ewTerry Hujld,.iiigS'..;!ii:W Post. '.Qjß'ce;. new' C'ourilioiiSo,, new i'ublie Trust Ortice,. Tochnical College, .JviitJiait and Qik's warcii-oiise'. lian!: ■of "'New Zealand • .bnildin^'^nii'.'Sva'n-soni. : Street, and. other hew premises. Tli'o AY.eHingtpn brokers .ar.e. Messip. J; B. .Har.-. 1 coiirt and Co. '. t

The .1 uiir quarterly . meetiiig. oi the. Sfethqdi'st Gluiitcli in \ow Zealand will be specially ■important-, The lost" eoui'er-. onto set up a special conimiikis to eon.sider tlio welfare of the ('lmreh, to .collect ihforni'afio.H jis. to .its. si>iTi(ii'nl"*h\t\te'j,"aiiilto ex#iin© diflicjiilti'es-. ami: ■suggest ways ,of : dealing ■with, thein. The coiiiiiiiti.e.b his. prepared and issued to aii oilicc-beai'iMS .a tjrcailSr letter setting fo.vth- .in Uieform; of que;s.tiohs a number of imperta»t matters for consideration. ~ Tiio president (Rev. Wm. iie'adv) has issued an ollk'ial letier also, and both wiirnio ilen.lt with at Uie forthcomius .quartoi'ly . meetings througlioi'it ih.o 1 JqilVi ii I ri'n d' ".Star." ""

At the.'. last Methodist Conferer.ee. the: sum of' ,£700() wiiS;'promised ;iii aid', of 'the' building of a new Theological ■College; in. tli.o 'neighbourhood l of Auckland. .3h\ A;« Ci. fcuighs*, tlio irea.-uror, has new pro. pounded a scheme for enlisting i.iie 'cpoperatiou of the 'Siniclay School eiiiidren. Jib' proposes.that t hey sliii'l!'eolleit' the 'for' thebrielis. '!Mi»re..ai;e: ;23,fk)0 :sc!ibl;i.ra, 'ahdM i. Caugiiev thinks that 1000. of. tl.e;.e. 'might gatfieV 'from fe.hit.ivcs.ind friends at ]>•.!?' ii:xnerico per week, in pcnhics or halfpennies.- for a period ei Onw yo.ivs. . An .uppca! if, bp'iiig miid'p to .:ruperihtendents. ai-il t'dncJ'icVa. !o orgatii'is the in ..ail. t!i9 Mctlwdbt. schools of lit Doaiaicu.

.Owirifj to the- gtfcat inc'rea'so- lit -telegraph l.iusihe'ss. recently, the I'o.'tiiK.ster-Oiom'Ml has dcdwl -to nop'Mi flip 'ielegfapii .fi'c.h.qol a.t o,i\iiVf(ri).. roi'tlnvf.t-'ii. A draft ol twenty boys (.moslly Ipl'osiSfpll smXisbngCTs'). 'troth vurioit-. .olficeS. in ltii> Dominion, will proceed to- nliu'c within; t'lit* inoxt fort.■ifiglil -' s'lt. ?K. 5.1-.. At-liftosjr, of has. been selce'lci! as in.sti-.u'ctnr.

_ Profi-sor H. 15... Kirk, M.A., is fo dc-iivt-ir a led urn (ill the subject of "Ho'eltPbrii". lyii'c" bifuro the mr-mbc-r.s of the Wcl'iiiirfniv Teachers' JliVsUtiito-' ot Vic'toria 'Collcgo. P.it 'Kriday ''owsiiinSs week ■(July .">). ■ ■

. .tb. a. ga.tHprinj- -ofi. .last evOnii'.g, (.icneral l.'iodiry 'took, tiifi opportunity to defend the uniform blour« which '.lias been subjected, sinci? it's first .!pp:>araiieo, to sonic cVilioisin! 'J'hn Cnniniuiidc.r j'tho-; '.idea th;it.. ciUlcis -should -Iks ..clad {itv i tieiitiittinjj tunic, which would hinder their fr'ee'do.m', of niovoment, ;nn<l Jwhich ti;>.'y would grow too bin .'{or- iu si; few wwi;'. After Reltinj; it. . "You wo at. loose, cowtor! able things," the ''General":' told the cadets to wiiom I'ljS was bpenkiiig. "My coat is as "loose .its'. ..one. of your blouses, and you want something (Hat you can 'do your drill in and. that yon .won't grow out of.. That \vhy yoii -liave.'got it;"