LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The .postal authorities -advise that the s.s.-Mahenb, which left Sydney at noon oh October 80 for Auckland, has on board ..an Australian moil, also an English mail, via Suez. The Wellington portion is due to arrive here by Main Trunk on Monday. . The State sohools of Wellington will' "break-up" for the Christmas : holidays on the afternoon of Thursday, December. 19, and. will re-ropen on .Monday, IHruary 3, . . A judgment debtor, who appeared .in the. 'Auckland. . Magistrate's Court on Thurfediy,, m'ado a ■.bitter. _ complaint, against labour conditions in this country,:' more 'especially ' as. they affected. fully' qualified chemists like himself." "Before 1 left England eight years ago," he. said, "I went, to see the Hon.. W... Pember •Reeves, and he. told me. that chemists were' well protected, in this cbunteyv But they . aren't/' he addod indignantly. '.'When here I found all the storekeepers selling and. laudahum-Habout which, they know no- ■ thing," He added that .he was now earning under £2 10s. a week as, a grocer's assistant. "But why don't-you, get employment as an, expert'?", asked. Mr. Kettle, S.M., and mentioned the name of a.well-lmown,firm. ,- "They don't want ■qualified'men/' said the debtor wjth-deep scorn, "they use. boys. They hayeri'fc.a qualified! man. in tho whole show, I'm earning 'less than a wharf.'labourer or. a coal-heaver," he added, jh indignant tones. "Well, you- should get back tb : England if this country doesn't suit you," , said' Mr. Kettle. "That's, just the diffipulty,"- replied the debtor;' "I-haven't got tho money, and don't see.any prospect, of getting'it,'VAiickland.;VStar.' ;:'.:. "It is. always j list after,'tho hotels'close. ,at night that bfe'abhes of peace., occur;" .said 'Siib-Inspeptor Hendrev, at the Auckland Police Court on.. Wcdnesdayi during the hearing of, a chaifge pf disorderly .condiiot.. ■ "There arsj' nuineroiii, open places' about Auckland' where' m.eh.pan go arid settle their differences, without disturbing the peace .of .anyone, 'aid.'.where ' there are no policemen ia interfere,, but they' - all seehi- to want' to fight in the .streets." .. ' /, By yesterday's outiyard' mail "for'Eiigland the secretary of ' ■ the Eastbourne : Borough Council (Mr. j. X): Avery) wrote tea Home ntm of ship-builders, asking them to .quote a .price for' a.ierry '.steamer.■ suitable'.'for Wellington. Harbour, 'with ' a guaranteed; ap'bed greater than'any other 6teame.ri : 'nOw erigage.d ih' the ferry' trade Tfith.iii 'the harbour. On. reoeipt of'a reply. ■ the matter'of tho cost .o'f.thO;6tßa"nier and the probable returns will be gone oarefully into, and if approved the. pror posalwiU. bo put to.the ratepayers, and. if c'arri.ed, the Eteamer'''will 'bo. ordered ■ to be'built bj.pablegrain,.. . \. "'■ .;; The- Ma6i Torello .the "Coriiere : della 'Sera" ."reportsr'a'.straiiße' .event in tho life of a. country wOmiui/who. has reached..tlio ripe age of .87,'' The' old woman is s.tili strong and healthy, but not ■even theso physicai qualities led lier .to ex-. peotanow niolor' wo'th ..torniake ite apher mwith jtas't-'yeax-.' One actually.did grOWi. however,, and a feyr days, ago a doctor-was, summoined to tiiei old peasant's house, She.eomplaiiied ..'of toothaohe, and the doctor yw?. able to anhounce, ofter a rapid examination, that d ■second tooth was just beginning to grow (the London "Telegraph"-"6ays),: Paissengera ..on tho eopoiid." express, from Dunedin oii Wednesday; had,'-ah. iiniisual oxperioiica. At Rangitata, '.■ three''.' miles, south of Ealing,. Word, came thTOughthat a big. slip had Occurred, -and/that tho ;}ine "was blocked at the' cutting. "At s:.o'clobk,-'. said dne rravaller' to" a. 'Tress" reporter last evening,, "wb learned tho extent of the 6eribus. wasil-«utj.and')t. seemed' hardly ppssihlo. that wo- should teach Christchurch for.days.•■ The'tiidin,', however, ; steamed as near as possiblOvto 'j the isrene of the disaster. There,we'Waited wearily. At -9J5 the; relief rived at Ealing, and aftei:,'a time we wjire' transhipped. The scene wos ; .a most,,un'iq , uO cue, Tiiero wore piles of liiggnge oiiid a long lino of passengers', sittdhg and standing about, while the embankment to the cutting itself was scoured and corrugated in all dkections. Tho' railway officials I worked.irith. a will, and the:relief',train finally left Ealing a; tew■■■-minutes' befoife 10, and covered th© 18 miles to Ashburton by 10.20." "It is tho most remarkable thing of its Irind I havß seen/' said ani other passenger who has done a.good deal of travelling. "The cutting-, was one. of the most solid on the line. Now it presents the appearance of a stoned wall after a' heavy .gun fire. Great boulders'.' have been totn away and tho clay had been swrept alone for_ chains. There are deep holes on the railway line into ■vrhioh a'carriago' could be tumbled."An amusing story . .comes. ~from Onehunga, It appears that on Wednesday morning a well-dressed young, man' entered a local tobacconist's' shop and asked to be. given two tins of tebaoco. The pr'oi prietoi' said,, "Certainly, sir," and supplied the young matt with his wants. Thereupon the latter hastily niado ' hjs. exit. Whpn pursued and captured, the young Irian wis asked' lVoiiV too 'politely to piiy. He replied that he had asked for the tebaoco tp.be given hini, rind* tho tobacconist had acceded to'his ' request. However, on beinpr pressed, the ingenious, young man paid the full retail price for his gift of tobacco, and was then allowed to' deparWHerald"

A DEMONSTRATION OP "TRIUMfH" JOPtfLAEITY. The "Triumph" motor-cycle has demonstrated time and time again, 'here in New Zealand, its possession', of such high, qualities as. reliability,. economy in running, efficiency capacity to; stand hard wear, and ability to .climb, hills at high speed. It has demonstrated thefee' things in actual competition,. under competitive conditions, and it has demonstrated them, less publicly, but not less effectively, in cvery-day usei at the hands of thousands of motpr-oyclists. Ever since we first introduced the "Triumph" to tho New Zealand market tho nlachine lias grown in popularity until to-day it is the standard motor-cycle in the Dbminion—rlio machine by which all others are judged. If additional demonstration is needed of the popularity of tho "Triumph," to may mention that ive have entered into a contract for the supply during the next twelve months of 500 "Triumph" motorcycles, tho maximum number available for shipment here.. The total retail value of the after is .£40,000. The first shipment of 85 "Triumphs," .arriving per the s.s. lonic, under the new contract, has n retail value of ,£7OOO, and. is tlie biggest, shipment of motor-cycles, of ono mako ever sent to one firm in Australasia. That is a, demonstration of our faith in the "Triumph" and our belief in .its nhehomenal popularity. Wo «an also show the nccopted contract to ahyono interested. Tho new model 1912-13 "Triumphs" sell as follows:—Fixed engine, J7O; free <ngine, .£80; three-speed,' £8! 10s. We have fixed and free engine models for immediate delivery. .Hams, Ltd., agents for "Triumph*' motor-cycles and oycles, High Streot, Ghristchurch. Branches at Palmer.ston •• North, Wahganui. Agents, Messrs. Sutherland and Kankine, Merc&r Street, Wellington, and the Tourist : Motor';Co,, Hastings.—AdvU

That the Government is npt sending, any financial assistance; to the Au'cHapd exhibition has been a matter of sonib com-, ment. The position was explained to an Auckland reporter ou Thursday morning by the president (Mr. George Elliott). Financial assistance, ho explained, would not Jbe forthcoming'for the'reason that the Exhibitions, Act of 191Q provided that Wkoro an exhibition was subsidised, tlie Government had to take the management and the profits accruing shall be devoted to the. improvement of the outer domain. The gtato will not lie asked for a subsidy. Government assistance, however, will be forthcoming in another direction, sinoe the. commissioners have, been in-' formed that a Government court will' deal comprehensively with the resources of the Dominion.. This display, it is expected, will be one of tlie finest featurbs of the exhibition. _ The elusive pickpocket seems to be plying his calling in this city at present.: Another citizen complains of ebing relieved of money. He was in the crowd which was endeavouring to gain admittance to one of the city theatres last evening, and, won. after he bad got inside) he made■'. the discovery that his purse containing. 30s. had been removed from his nifrpopket. 'When the House of Representatives re- ■ sumed last ovening the Prime Minister intimated that he intended to ask. the ■ House at its rising, to adjourn until 10.80' on the following forenoon • (to-day), to deal with local Bills, fie moved accord-, Mt, at the suggestion of the mem-. ber for Avon, amended bis motion, to : provide that either G oT brnmeni business.' or local Bills should be taken at to-dayte. sitting.. The Prime Minister stated,.however, that .he did not propose to ask the; House to git to-day after 1 .p.m. A special. meeting of the City Council is to De held at.8.30 p.m.. on.Mbtnday to. consider the motion, or. Couiicillbr Barber' .regarding .taking the Newtown, car' route. through 'the Basin Reserve. The text of, this motion and of .another on, a different. question, standing in the name of Conn* , cillor Godber have •been previously pn> li6hedi At half-past one o'clock yesterday morning .a fire broke oiit in. ia seven-roomed dwelling at Karbri, owned and occupied by Mr. W. M, Towusend. The.building, and contents were-' totally destroyed. There was .a. policy for .£SOO .covering the building- in the Commercial Union Office, . wliile .the contents'were' insured for in the National ■Office.