LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1599, 16 November 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The..postal authorities advise that the. i. s.s. M'tiheno, which sailed from Sydney ■' at noon on the 13th instant for Auckland, has on board,aft Australian, mail,"also, am English mail, via. Suez'; The Wellington; portion is due' to arrive here by Main Trunk on Monday next, the ißth instant.. The new Anglican Bishop of Nelson . (the Bight R«v. YV- 0. Sadtier) will.preach at St. Peter's Church, Willis Street, to- . morrow morning at 11 o'clock, and at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral at the evening Service, . "These interruptions, ought really to be ; dealt with under the regulations; they are internal matters. However.,, thete is power in the statute to; proceed with such oases before the Court."—Thus Mr. W. G. Riddel!,' S.M., in the Magistrate's Court .vesterday, when some .youths were cliargr ed, under the Defence. Act, with, having obstructed military parades. :■ i Sdnie time agp,. at the. request'.of the ! Libraries' Association the Postal' Department agreed to carry book's from one ; library to another,'dr from a.library 'to subscribers, at the rate of one jieiihy j«r pound, instead of fonrpepce ■ per pound. The scheme was to be given a trial for l throe months—which pei'iod expired on ; 'November 1, and during that time no use whatever, was mado of the', privilege, probably because people in-tlje iountoy, and ! in charge of country libraries. had not been, made aware o£ the existence of the concession. A representation to this effect has been made to the Department % the Chief Librarian of the Wellington Library, Mr. H. Baillie, and tho Department has agreed to extend the concession ■ for a further period of. three months. . The Presbyterian . Orphanage it Berhampore will be formally opened this afternoon by Mrs. Gibb,' at :3? o'clock, when addresses suitable to the occasion will be given by tho Moderator of the General Assembly and this, Rev. Br, Gibb, chairman .of the Wellington Orphanage Committee. . Provided the: wither is favourable, the event' should attraot a large number of-the general-public., Extra Island Bay cars, leaving; Lamhton Station from 2 p.in., will run; and for the cr,n- .. venienco of visitors, will stop at Brito- . mart Street. Afternoon tea will be provided, the music, being supplied by a band from the Central. Mission. .. It is hoped that the collection will result in a large addition to the funds qf this worthy institution, : . ,In connection with the issue'of uniforms to the Territorial Force, it is pointed out, in a district oTder just published- by . the Officor Commanding, the Wellington District (Colonel W. C. Chavtor) that the great coat will alsvays lxs regarded. as public jjropetfty, and. b'n completion of Territorial service, must ba returned to tho regimental stote. ; The remainder of tho uniforms will bo retained by tho Territorial for lise during reserve service, on completion of which it will become the soldier's nrivate. property.

■ Wednesday's mail ■brought to Mr. Robert Darroch, headmaster of the Roseneath School, a box of heather and Iwg myrtle from Roseneath School, Dumbartonshire-, (Scotland., for distribution amongst the children under Ids charge! Accompanying the parcel Was a iiiceljvwQrded letter of greeting. Fnough heather and niyrtto was. sent to enable each of the school children to take home a sprig. Rangatara me to draw your attention. to a few mistakes in a ■paragraph in your issue of November 11, referring to tho circularising of the Native chiefs with regard to their subscriptions towards a monument' to Captain Cook. In the - first place, you gay the •monument js to be erected on MotuhaTa Island. This is, of course, intended for Motuara, an island off the . coast of tiie larger Arapawa Island, which is most decidedly jwt .(it Poverty Bay, «s you State-, but in the Queen Charlotte Sounds. If this island Were in Poverty. Bay, mariners sailing in the "great oiamn Ruakawa" (as you call it) .would have difficulty in picking up the monument'At a of some few hundred miles, as 'TJ-auka-wa" ■ is the Maori name for the narrow strip Of Water separating North and South Islands, known as Cook Strait, which is ■hardly a "great ocean.." The annual meeting of the Kilbirnie Ratepayers' Association was held on. Thursday evening, but tho attendance was not very large. The opinion was' expressed that this lack of interest was not good for the district, and that residents should bestir themselves in the association's affair .and become active members. 1 The report and bal.ancfr'Sheet were read and adopted. The following' .committee was elected for ■theensuing year;— Messrs. P. Robinson, B.'. T. Taylor, Fielder, W. A. Miller, Andraw* ortha, J. J. Olarlt, Worth, A. A. George, and T.- M. Boston. It was decided to support the Hataitai Ratepayers' Associa-' tion in its endeavours to obtain an independent survey for tho proposed now tunnel through Mount Victoria. . Jurors summoned for Monday nest are notified by advertisement. that they will not now be required. ' During the summer - months the MoneyOrdtir and Savings Bank Office will be closed at noon instead of 1 p.m. on Saturday. An official announcement by the I'. and T. Department states that tho alteration in closing time will commence to-day. "Tho Colonel's Birthday," as the Or-, plans' called it, .was enthusiastically .celebrated in .the Masonic Hall last night* It .was a gathering of the . Orphans Club specially arranged to entertain for the evening Colonel R. J. Collins. The evening was. an enjoyable one, and tho music was .delightful, as tho following progtamrne indicates: Overtures, Mr. M'Laughlin's orchestra;-; vocal solos, Messrs, Coustney Molir, Carr, Uickniotc, Hamilton Hodges, and Speed: monologue, Mr, Rankin; piano solo, Mr. Baxter Buckley; qlarionet solo, - Ml"; '" Simeuo; banjo solo, Mr. Counore; stories, Dr. A. Izard and tho Horn F. M, B. Fisher; and medley, Tho Suffragette Band. . Dr. Izard presided, and among the guests were: The Mayor (Mr. D. M'Laren), the- Hon, P. M. B, Fisher, and "The Crimson Gamblers.". ' The Union Steam Shijj Company has decided to giant a concession of 10 per cent, on all fares of men and freights of'horses travelling by their steamers to' compete at the New 'Zealand military tournament, to be held at Clirislchurch at Christmas time. The' General Offioar Commanding the New Zealand Forces considers that officers of senior cadets should go into a camp of instruction for sis days, at least every other year, and preferably With an infantry unit at its annual training camp. If this is not convenient, a special courso will be arranged. Officers should apply to Distriot' Headquarters More December 3i nest, stating whether they will attend the infantry brigade camp to be held in April, 1913, or a special course to ,bo' held probably in February, 1913, Pay and (allowances arc as for officers of the Territorial Force,. The names of Territorial Officers desirous of presenting themselves jit the examination for promotion -to be held on February 18, ~'913, and. following days, ! a» to be forwarded so as to reach District Headquarters not later than December. 20, 1912. ' The Hon.'.F. i;L B. .I'isher (Minister for Marino) is trying to get a qualified and experienced, shipmaster, to accompany .tlvo Hiixemoa on her trip to the Three Rings next 'week;, so that, he will be able to go into the practical sidd oi the question' of erecting a lighthouse on that spot. On Monday,.- at Qhakwjo., a most successful meeting of tho supporters of Reform politics was held.. Mr, C,-P. Lmdergrqeii, the R.efoi in.-. League organiser, addressed the meeting, wliieli was presided over by lir. D, ll'liityro... Tho ' O.ha* kune Times'' reports that .Mr, Lindegreen's address aroused considerable finthusiasm. An Ohakune branch of tho league' was formally constituted. The Rtv. Canon Garland delivered a short address on th'e .Bible-in?State-sehools question at' St. Michael's GhuTch, lie.lb'urne, last Evening. Mr. ..It. T. Tos&Will presided. Tho Bishop of Wellington and Archdeacon Harper, and .the Rev. A. . .IL Oomptqn were also present. Ino -speaker's, remarks were on the lines of previous addresses.