LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1576, 21 October 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho steamer Maheno arrived at Auck. land yesterday villi English and Australian mails aboard. Tho touthorn portion of the iiinil should reach Wellington by the Main Trunk train this afternoon. The Prime Minister on somo members of tho Opposition party: "Those sham Liberals, those spurious Liberals, everyone- of whom owns a freehold himself, ami will not extend the privilege Wo ovn freeholds, and we (ire willing to oxtend the privilege we enjoy to our fellow citizens in every part of tho Dominion. "— From llr. Moseey'.s speech oil the Land liill on Saturday morning. The Greyfown Anglican Churcli held its patronnl festival on Friday evening last. 'I'll© Bishop of Wellington (Br. Sprott) and the Revs. Ashoroft, Young, and I'ogc conducted the .service. The choir was augmented by members of Jlafiterloii, Cnrterton, rVatlierston, and llortinborou;,'h choirs, and the organ was RVflJed by the organist of St. Matthew's C'liurch, Jla«terton. After (ho service a meeting was held in the schoolroom, where refreshments were handed round. A subsequent meeting was held under the- auspices of the C.E.M.S., tho Bishop giving an interesting address. Another "liquor" raid was mode in Wellington yesterday. Sergeant liutledge find Constable ll'Kelvie entered premises in Vivian Street and seized a quantity of liquor, and. charged the keeper of tho premises with haying committed certain breaches of Iho licensing law. Tho Auckland "Herald," referring editorially to tho Public Works Statement, says:—Tho distinguishing "note" of the Statement is prudence and caution. It bears unmistakable evidence of tho flannel n.l stringency and political uncertainty which prevail in the world at the present juncture. It is a striking proof of tho close interdependence of ail branches of the human family that tho slate of tho London money market and the situation in Uio Balkans should nffect tho making of roads and railways in New Zealand. Wo have had Ministers for Public Works who would have waxed eloquent upon this point, but the present Statement is devoid of anything in the nature of sensationalism. It is a plain, straightforward document, and a fair and reasonable attempt to meet the requirements of the Dominion as far as ways and means will allow.

The following resolution passed at the monthly meeting of the Fetone District High helical (Jommittee, held on Friday evening: is to be forwarded to the Minister for Education :*-"Tlint this District High School Committee views with alarm antt apprehension the contemplated taking away from State schools of certain free books that are now allotted to them. InEtead of curtailing (he number of free I books we have expected to see pupils in the infant, primary, am! secondary departments provided with nil the necessary books and materials so as to make it free education in reality. Educationists in the past have striven and have gradually built up a free system so us to lighten tho burden that is already far too heavy on working people. We therefore strongly urge tho necessity for a universal set of free books, that none of the existing free books lie taken Rimy, and that the school journal be retained on account of the good work it is doing." One Wellington citizen received no benefit by taking advantage of the reduced prices for pictures at the new Empress Tlieatre on Friday night, In the great crowd which fought for admission just before 8 p.m., his hip-pocket was lightened of a leathern purse containing twelve or thirteen sovereigns. 1 The residence of Mr. James Robertson (son of Mr. Unyid Robertson), in Austin Street, was entered last Tuesday nftcrnoon, in the absence from home of Mrs. Robertson, and a lot of jewollery was stolen. Tho police have tho matter in hand. To-day, being the anniversary of tho Battle of Trafalgar, the local branch of tho Navy League invites all citizens to display bunting on their premises, in honour of Nelson and what ho did for England. The Government offices are to be so embellished, and a picture matineo for the Navy League juvenile members is to be given at the King's Theatre. In the evening brief addresses are to bo given by members of the Navy League at the Theatre Royal, Empress, Sliortt's, New, and King's Theatres. Tho celebration of the occasion at tho schools is being left to tho headmasters. A accident took placo on the Bolmont Road yesterday, when a collision occurred between a horse and a trap.- As tho trap approached the Lower Hutt Rnilwav Station, it was met by a man riding a horse in the opposite direction. As they drew near the horse swerved and collided with tho trap, throwing the occupants on to the road. Miss Dorothy Connnetti, who wa«? sitting in front of tho trap, was thrown under tJio wheel, being rather severely injured. ■