LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

readers of. The Dowic.n--\UII no, douot b.V piea-ij (o hear that oommenejM on Monday next, July l, the papci viil ho delivered in tho-towns ndliCo^i^,, 'train-:i;ou(o;niu'c]t:cnvlier-■than^at r present.-:; ' f o . >llNlo^v>v ni:'lc(i v e. AV.oliiijglon'/ at f: 1 ' a -' n -« - and. delivering papers, cn rinlto th rough... -.t.he.v/Huttv'V.allcy; ...will. 'arrivoVafc .Cross Creek ; shortly. beiara .3 o'cioc!;,' S ' 30 > Qreytcwn :and;. Carterton' i.lO, Clareviiie 9.18, Jkitertoii ?.-!s...Mai;r--.loev ille; 10.45, Kketah\ina;.;ll.'2o,'':Hukunui : .'about.noon, .Mangamairo-.12;15'p.m.'- Pahi- : atua 12.30, and.-;,Mangatairioktf^l2.4s:-' '4gen? ..cies 'remote tlie6raiiwav^lin«i ; ' willreceivo. their papers'in accor'dnnee' wi'.h: .tho;.prrange.d- ti.me;table.;of iiiaiL.eofeii' •■twotors;."'.'.;

WiMr;:-.JVjlford--i8 -for ;EaHways':iv\ykGthcT};)i'o : , vil! complete the i'loplicatiori> o fcHhoV; r ffrbiri ...lower pper'Hptt.;in;.order, to effectual; .J.Twith:, - ; the.':subur.bari ■a'ni through tramc'which ia much congested. ■ . Acquest-ion lis- to whether -tliO' foundation* now twins prepared for the newParliamentary- limldimr? aro in .conform, li.v with any. of the .pia'ii'j .'suir.niitod ■to Parliament last year:" and,. if sc : , midor which; pliiiiithe'-worli- is.fipi'ti? 'carried .out, :is; to'fcov'piiti-'.tp the: 3lin;-.ter for i'nbiic •U.prlts. by'.the member for .'StraWoW.-fMh Hine).

:... liv : ;co«ii«clicii \i'itlj .the r.epor.t. wt^icli 1 nppcaved- in T.uk Dosunio;-; yosionii-iv of a isr.o wiiicli occr.rrtd at No. 1) Lip.riiaii' Strenl, it -w.r; sta'od 'hat i'iio ran-o of ilio lire was a'dr'fottivo. ehiioroy. jlr, 'i'atlio ■iKlspse'' wife-owned .iho ho,: V.-l sta.fo-s" Ui'ht •tt'.o iVro tnu'd no:, ii.-ivo. r<'-uli';d from -a (it'iV(;livc rhiminy. 'a::d aiitls t.hai Iho ppiiiibn .of scvoilal bxpfris' who, woro 1 in =• yi.'ed. .by him (p in'spec-t tho' iiou-r. ivl.l .affrefe/ilia't the tro'u.blb -liuiit li.avo ! origih.a.t'jd ol.A'wliorj.

A s'tntb.iiiehl pro<r;i!.i-d (n Parliament yo-1 or'ci.i .-'.Hnys iha! the iiiil oil lit -faiid-:'-i iiST; Jo ;thb v'l'ror!it' Iff* :(3(!ifo iijavjligs- -Uinl;? .' of the TJ6ini:nio.ii lofaU. ,il-).0.i;i.1,N!. ' 'I'.lio ■ruiiiibej: o! ;;c----oomils opfii a!, tlie- c-nd of !OSI ivii; lO'-.'iC l !. tnb.p.vf'rrtji amount >t'a;n;liu9;. to. fKo..rvxi.Ul! of- oacii depo.-i'or hein.!: P.-. .0:!. Inf.oro>t paid duriiii the* -voar -.ano'iiitt'd to' ■ Tlift :riuro'«f -o.f'.'. liiiuks ."opfu At- thi ssii. .of -t-Ua row;: iVM 68TJ-"

The monthly meeting .of the Welling-} ion Technical /School ;Boar<l .ivas held last; 1 evening, iheio in'ing pve.-mi.:—Mr. Wm. I Allaij ..'and .. !Mes=rs, 1). I G. Ki'ott;. ,1. I'.. anil J, AY*. Aiik.en./ Tho. y'afombnt of j fuia'nqo.s xiiswofctl a .balance 'oi X 8 .jP>. Sd.; for t J>r- period of ! the pi'ovin;!? yr-ar thsro ivas a debit: bu!> I ftneo oi ;)?. Sii. I

'J'ho l;.ca! siiljiigs-cii the Court of Arbiftatio'ii. co.ncLu'ded ye.-twy.Hiy, The Court ■will lr.'xt sit 'at- t'liripteliiiiieh, aiid Diinedtn.

Tlie arhitr.'.torf, after sitting for two ■days is.' the miittor ,of..,affixing .a: fair rental, of'; th» ii.l.C. city leaseholds, ,hav« iixeil the rent at .tfi per foot for tho new ..pprio'iii ' Tlß' :ar.bit :were Mr. G.. ,H. Smlos ;n:d .Mr. 0. 15. orison, with -Mr. Justice .Sim a-: umpire. "

..Sfi*'.' 2C.l ; ette;-,..'"seci;etiVr.v' to fli.e . A ' tio-H'.;n:, r ary Consulate.a! liio de Janeiro, and fp'nneii'y of Aueichmcl, wi'itcs to (lie Tourist; 'nop ; ar{iiY-:Vni.\.on: tl)Q: fiu]ijcct .. of' 'the oliambi-. herd liberaln! sn.no year.-* in.'i hr.; Aißli "In order; t]y.it; tiio:chan\oir; '?ho-iil ; .l.well established in; llio HonUiern Alps." ho writes, ''it will l)o..iiecej?axy to. .'blood intQ 't'ho ! sniait lion', caul for that purpose T wiiiihl '■efrong.ly' ",a'tivis'date>;th'e ; inip'ortp.tioni <ir Uireii bueks and 'as maii3 - hir.ds, which shouhi give ti:e cliamr.is a- fair charipfi pf b.ramiii:2 "firmly; aeeliniatised and v.-ejl.es-ta.'uiis'ied;. Think of the now n.ttractio'l J.ew„ Zealand v;i!l..u)o;(ab!e, : iiis yoavs::.to.. coiini to viaUsportsmen;: '.tli.g-imuiiljc'r. pf-jthdLtKamoi«V'rfll; : KaTCta : : oL. tlie hovel,; ifasoiiiati ng> and: .vorvr bxcitin'g '.sport./.thati Now. iaiul;.E.nglish'Hiurists\^^ : w : aridS,ihdalgb..'.iu^aVsii4Tti''which; : ;i Jpf tho. British .Doavnion?,. except.in ■ the almost iiiaeoessibio ..hcif.'hts .oi' the ]I:inaliiya.s, r:i\iliere,.'ho:,veveri , wifch'frreat ?difßcnlties;Sfori/ : tlie' 7 chamoi3iliuiitor«'v-to ißet.;to;'rfi;lt ''will>bej;.tliorefoi - t';'neoc-!Barv,'to, ;;acqvdre , ' , iio.v4stock.*T ; .::T!ii3 .shoiild : be done ['asisooii nsjp6s3ible;i;X<ani afraid-that the i herd.. wiU'iotherwise- 1 deteriorate '■-.thi-ough ■.in'-brecdins.'. attd,ftnally'dio out altogether. iPnXaeeoimt."of npu-resistanxo."■ s'f

Million birds came prominently' before jtho^HougoJof.,. :: Representatives' yesterday, 1 when . Jir. T. -I'ar.ita intimated . .that,;;he would ask the Jlinisfcr for Customs to plnco a.duty-' ttpoa' imported muttoii birds. .'.Che mutton birds '.imported.: from 'mariia-Tattd^eisew.hiere,•••according '.to-.the arO'much : inferiorv to article, iar.d .he ■.'alleges. that; these'.birdsi'are often', put • ; in '■ -Maori; kits^and. palnied;pffi ':,as" ; New Zealandbirds.;:,i

' I)r. Newman, M.P., will be" tho'.speaker: ■!nt tlie'Pleasant''Sunday■ Afternoon gather-', .'ing of ithe Brotherhood iu the New Thea-. tre- to-morrow!.".,His;subject v.ill be:. .."ThD' Early. Eeligipn. of the llaori." Special nnisio 'will be : rendered.-.: By wannest the.'.mceting.;has been., made open to.Wth. men and ■womenA^W':: , ::;" ! ;' ; iv^.%

: At '.'.the ■■ anmial. meeting S. of ' the If el-, ■ burno Boy' Scouts;' held at the Kelbumo .'Anglican-Church' 1 last;.evening two" inter-' :"ostingiaddresses.were delivered on scout-, .'ing,-.by Commissioner, 6. S. Baldwin, and : the ...liev,. - W.. I''. Ilarney, an "Australian. ■Scoutmaster.,, The'''annual,i report''.;' was adopted.';';! Scout-master ; E.''lXrftwson'''■'subemitted a -report -"concerning the building ;of; their local club-room. . The.. report, stated'-that, at the present time, there :WflS. i 30": in., hand which had been raised :by';the. sale- of, their magazine.; . It was '/decided to devote the'amount to. the purchase of materials for the structure and to. build', it. f'„ with •'"self-supplied, labour. Messrs..B. F." Baldwin,- F. \V. 3?utherford, "and- H. liose.were elected as Parents Com-.mittee,'-'lt'was also decided to'dispatch a team ..to compete iri,.tho Auckland competitions which are to bo held at. tho end,of August. - A display'of signalling and ■ telegraphy was by., the senior, troops: and a . display of first-aid by ; the junior, troops. :J : ',... ■ <,y - : ;[ i:., '" ■

A uinn named Kebert Tyler,'steward on -.the '.s.s. 'R-otoriia,- was arrested, by Detective''Mason yesterday on a ; chargo of embezzling'- a'-quantity -of condensed milk from the ship.' - Another man,., named Harvey James Olson,, was alsoarrested on'.i charge of having received- tho same.

According.to a report presented to.Pardiament.'.lyesterday," the new business done -.by- I .the.!,' Government -..Insurance. Depart'ment: for'the' year amounted t0JE871,95-iy■-an. advance- of: <£50,000>.over: the; amount, 'for tho- previous year. The premium in* .como• of,, the accident -branch- showed; a decrease of 'iVAaJ "-.

•Detectivc-Sergeant"' M'limiy arrested ■ a man 'named Fredrick Hornby bn n charge that on 'June 2, having received »E4 on him to account for the ■'same to .Ben. Cunyard .Warnes, manager the h Company,, he.; failed to .;C 'S.' : .

'^•Detectives\-Anderson and.Lewis yesterday arrested ; :a ! man- named 'James Moore on a charge oi' having deeerted from the s.sl Pakeha on May ■'.

■'"Particular's regarding : "'to-morrow's: 'Church-.services s will be..found on Page--2 of, this-, issue. ..'At St." John's . Church, Willis ■■ Streetv 8 (Presbyterian),.-the li«v. Dr. GiWs subject at the ovoning service mil bo "1« War Forbidden?"

• 'A'meeting is to be held on Wednesday 'next at:B'P.m;-,ln St/ Peter's Hall, Gbuznee Street, on behalf of the-.social work 'of ; :the CJnirclr-of England. There are 'sixteen S homes' and'-.-. institution in Now Zeo land I carrying on'.,workin connection\vritli tlifl'-pflor.vrOf these six aro situated jin the ..Wellington 'dioceso; : 'and- it. Is-for. itho'purpose-oE'giviiis: information regarding. litis .. work, which has been wuried "on-quietly and unostentatiously for many vear.<v;that.,the, meeting' is. io.-be held. His.; i-ExceHericy?' tU©'. Governors has given his. •'.patrpnaep/and- will' speak ..at', the meeting.The growth of the 1,-ondon tramway :Hem.. .-impresses-: the :f imagination in. the .figures . given before'- a Committee .of 'ho. I'-HouseiofJCommoii--;;-''- In six years," from i; 190.4 ..toJWlO,the of • passengers: ..carried ' grew l'rom C'ilGi,ooo,ooo to -, ever .11)0,0110,000. Last'.-yeav'' the. number■ was : '.533,000,000^';-That isVnearly a million and ■U'. half.a day.'iaridtreckomng-.one journey. each way. il. means" that something like three-quarters' of 'c., million ; of' ..the pdyu-.? Nation, of-London', travel'.daily by.-the. enfs.' ;pf : rapid; since';; -the :f crosseds:tho^b«dges;MinkinE/up\tho.;>iorUi'' iand; thsJ.South;:;cflThat;extra ■ half-mile.'of-. inivol-lins' m uie.'ali iho : difference.' .