LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1600, 18 November 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Union Steamship Company's tur- , tone steamer Maheno arrived at Auckland - from Sydney yesterday afternoon. Sho had I on board English (via. Suez) and Austra- _ ban mails, the ■ Wellington portion of which is to reach" Wellinjjton by the = Main Trunk express this afternoon. . The postal authorities advise that mails from America and Urtited Kingdom, via San Tahiti, and Barotonga, are .duo' in Wellington on Decoihber 5. _ At the conference of local bodies, which 5 j is to be held at the' Town Hall to-day, 1 tho following motion will be moved by E 'Mr. T; T. Moore:—"That the cost . of j construction and maintenance of the Hutt .. Road be met by collecting tolls from all , users of;this road, and that steps bo taken ' to empower the Railway Department to " «rect toll-gates, in order, to meet tho . liabilities*uiider the Hutt Road Empowor- . ing Act." A branch of the Political Reform League ( was formed at Wangnmii On Friday. A _ correspondent, in announcing the event, ' .states that the prospects of the party in ' Wanganui are good. The Government waa i congratulated on the work done in the ' session, and Mr., Allen's visit Hotne was , considered a right step in the 'best inI terests of the Dominion.' The Anglican Bishop of Nelsin (the ■ Right Rev. W. C. Sacflier) preached to a ; large congregation at St. Peter's Church, •. Willis Street, yesterday morning, and in • the evening he addressed a congregation , which crowded St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral. In the course of his sermon at St. Paul's ho referred to a remark recently made by I the Archbishop of Canterbury to the effect ' that the 'Church's need to-day was not so 1 miich a recognition of the strength of the i forces arrayed against her as a keeiier ■ consCiousi!o93 of her, inherent powers of , riieeting the difficulties ,of th 6 age. The , Church in New Zealand, said Bishop Sadlier, had several, great problems to face, 1 but tho greatest of them was the spiritual problem caused by the fact that a large : section of the people stood aloof and in- ■ different. If this situation was to be , effectively grappled with the Church must ' learn to really believe .in herself and her mission. The address was n striking one, 1 and was listened to with very close attention. Ittue new tramways shelter shed at the end of Courtenay Place—tho terminus of half-a-dozen sections—will be over forty feet in length, and will encroach about 10ft. on to ; the plantation immediately to the west of the present shed. The crec--1 iron of this shed should to a very great extent minimise the crowding under the i shop verandahs on tho other side of the street. . •. Ths team of' boy scouts whioh came down from Napier to contest the Dresden Shield for "first aid" at the New Zealand Competitions, in Wellington, were 1 during their stay bore billeted among scouts of the ICelburne troop. They return to Napier to-day (Monday). i ~ "The next performer will sing 'I Dreamt i Dwelt in Marble Halls' and 'I Know Not Why,"' was an announcement made by Mr. Alan M'Elwain. stage manager, at the Competitions on Saturday afternoon. Needless to say, there was a roar of laughter. . 1 ' A DEMONSTRATION OF "TRIUMPH" POPULARITY. The "Triumph" motor-cyole 'has demonstrated time and time again, here in New Zealand, its t presession 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 these things in actual competition, under competitive conditions, ana it has demonstrated thorn less publicly, but not less effeotivoly, in every-day use at the hands of thousands of motor-cyclists. Ever since we, first introduced the "Triumph'' to the New Zealand market the machine. has grown in popularity until to-day it is tne standard motor-cycle in the Dominion—tho machine by which all others are judgml. If additional demonstration is needed of the popularity of the "Triumph," we may mention that we have entered into a contract for the supply'during the next twelve mouths of 500 "Triumph" motorcycles, the maximum number available for shipment here. The total retail value of the order is .£4.0,000. The first shipment of 85 "Triumphs," arriving per the s.s. lonic, under the new oontract, lins n retail value of .£7OOO, and is the biggest shipment of motor-cycles of one make over sent to one firm in Australasia. That is a demonstration of our faith in the "Triumph" and our belief in its nhenomenal popularity. We can t(l=o show the accepted contract to anyone interested. The new model 1912-13 "Triumphs" sell as follows:—Fixed engine, .£7O; free ingine, .£80; three-speed, .£B7 10s. . We havo fixed and free engine models for immediate delivery. Adams, Ltd., agents for "Triumph" motor-cycles and cycles, High Street, Cliristchurch. Branches at Palmcrstou North, Wruignnui. -Agents, Messrs. Sutherland and Rankine, Mercer Street, Wellington, and the Tourist Motor Co., Hastinjzs.—Adyt \

Under tlio butchers' employees' award next Wednesday will bo observed as a close holiday. The date i 3 thnt of tho mutual bulehcrs' holiday. lluyors of Now Zealand buttor in London, tho Auckland "Herald" states, are inserting a stringent olanso into their contracts concerning t.li« percentage of water in all imported butter, Butter. exporters in Now Zealand derive great benefit from tho .close watch kept by tho (iovei'ninont produce grader to detect overmoisturo in butter for export. In this way contracts aro saved from repudiation. One exporter recently lost over JJDOO on a contract, his butter containing, a. very slight excess percentage of water. Tho now Kasometor, which is in course of erection at tho foot of JJor-csford Street, Auckland, will, tho "Herald" believed, lx> tho largest .in dthor Now Zealand or Austrnlia. At tho present tamo tho steel framework is practically completed. This part of tho work lias necessitated skilled workmon, who hnvo had wide experience in Iho erection of such structures. Tho total height of tho gnsoinctor from tho ground is 12.1 ft., but it extends for an., other lift, below tho surface. It» diametor is just over IGGft. Tho capacity of tho whole structure will bo 2,300,000 cubic fcot, 'J;'!' 0 fourth number of the "New Zealand Military Journal," edited by tho Dominion section of th« Imperial General Staff, lias just been published, and contains a liumbor of articles interesting alike to experts, territorials, and civilians. Among various contributions of interest, the article on senior cadet training, 'by Licut.-Coldnel ,1. T. Burnett-Stuart, should be read by all senior cadet officers, who will find that .it expresses a very general view of cadet training:, especially from tho New Zealand iitandpomt. There are also four excellent illustrations giving views of tho correct to wear the senior cadet unifolm mid equipment adopted in New Zealand. Captain H. Eyre-Kenny's, pen skotches of officers commanding the forces in New Zealand from 1815 to 1870 are continued in this number, and are excellent reading.' Colonel E. S. Heard continues his articles on map reading. These cannot. fail to benefit tho territorial officer preparing for examinations. Mr. J. F. M. Prater, K.C., has contributed a short article oil "Honorary Territorials" which is well worth perusa.l by the civilian. "Ten-Thirty Train" writesOn behalf of train passengers generally, not to mention women and children, 1 have to complain of the most degrading exhibition of obscene language and pugilism it lias been my lot to witness on a railway platform. On Friday night last a gang of young ruffians made tho southern end of the .Lambton'Station a veritable battlefield.. Hardly one of the offenders, though intoxicated, could have been the statutory age, yet behaved most shamefully. ' To make matters worse, no police were within sight or hearing, and the station officials seemed .powerless to .act in any. way, whilst a number of clergy (ill attehdanco at tho recent conference) looked on dismayed. I would suggest. ,the presence of police not only prior to the 10.30 and 11.30 trains' departure of an livening, but also at Petone and Lower'Hutt— for that matter,: Upper Hiitt as well—as this is not an isolated case by any means. Even tho railway carriages have, of late, become the scene of positively disgraceful behaviour, more especially tho last train on Saturday, to the Upper Hutt and intermediate'stations. On a recent occasion the lurid obscenity in a packed smoker could not have been eclipsed in the foulest den in tho'kingdom, and, again, mostly by. intoxicated juniors...' The wonder being, in tho first instance, how they obtained the drink, and, in tho second, how they were allowed to. carry dn publicly without remonstrance by those in authority. The Wellington Waterside Workers Band journeyed: to Day's Bay yesterday afternoon, and played several selections. Tho weather was. beautifully fine, and this, together with the music supplied by the band, was . no doubt responsible for a large crowd of holiday-makers . crossing the water. .