LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1610, 29 November 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thirteen -Wellington .police .who had been doing special work in. the Auckland district during the itrike troubles returned to the city yesterday;. Regulations for the award of bursaries for the purpose of promoting the study of the subjects comprised in the home science and domestic arts, course of the. Otago University are gazetted/ The Abattoirs Committee submitted to the City Council last night the" following recommendation, which.was adopted without discussion r—"That the'fact that no pigs have been slaughtered during the month of October at the municipal abattoir is a'matter, for, very; .serious consideration "by the council in the 'interests of the community, and the committee recommends that the Minister for Apiculture be communicated with'and asked to bring down legislation placing . pigs on the same footing as other animals.. To-morrow (St.-' AndrewV Day) will bo observed as a. .bank holiday. , " -j ' With reference to the* notification published in the Gazette, of November It, 1912, that the Commonwealth of Australia had prohibited the introduction of straw or Hay for fodder purposes, ; advi.ce has now been, .-received that-this restriction has been modified by permitting the introduction into Australia from New Zealand of straw, or : hay for fodder purposes.

At the next meeting 1 of the Tramways Committee of the City Council, .Councillor Frost intends, to move: —"That a,sixpenny excursion, ticket to Lyall Bay, tho Botanical Gardens, and Island Bay. be issued on alt lines within the city, isuch ticket to allow 'the holder to make one transfer to and from tho destination, the tickets to be available only, on' cars. leaving their, respective termini between tjie hours of 10 a.m. and 11*30 a.m., and .the return portion ,to be available only on cars leaving between the-hours of 2.p.m. and i p.m.". Councillor Frost will propbso also that the journey should be. completed before's p.m.,' and that tickcts should not be issued on, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. . Conditions under Vviiich., .the sum. of 'jMOOOwill be" distributed'.to.rpublio Hbrar : ies in the shape of subsidies aTe set forth in the current Gazette. The distribution will take place on February 3, 1913, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that'shall hot have been sent, in in due form and received by the 1 Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before January 25, 1913.- , 1 ■ A bonus of' fourpence per pound on tlie production of the first one hundred thousand -pounds of. quicksilver from a, New Zealand mine, is offered by the Government, on conditions detailed in. the current' Gazette:- • ' . • '

■ A proposal was submitted to the Tramways Board some while ago suggesting that tliey should report upon the desirability or otherwise of providing an'observation car for use on the city lines. Ihe board recommended that this car should not be constructed for.the present, in_yiew. of the fact that the combination, HongKong, .and double-deck cars aTG in a sense observation cars, and the work already authorise- for the construction, of additional cars and - alterations to 'existing cars which is now ; in hand mil keep the car-shed ■ employees and' plant fully employed . for some' considerable time. The council adopted this recommendation with an addition to the effect that the proposal be reported, upon at some future date. Notice is given in the. current' Gazette that the' registration .under the Conciliation' and Arbitration Act of the following slaughtermen's organisations' will be cancelled, six-weeks .after .'publication 'of the notice, unless, in the, meantime, cause to the contrary-is shown;—Otago, Poverty Bay, Wellington,, and Southland Slaughtermen's Industrial Union;, of' Workers.

' The City Council last night'deoided that special excursion- cars be 'run to the seaside'at L'yall Bay and Island Bay during the summer months, commencing", about 'the- middle of' December, such- 'cars to leave the Lambton station daily (weather permitting arid excepting-Saturdays,-Sun-days, and holidays) at about 10.80 a.m.; return, fares to b3 4d. for adults, and 2d. for children,, and ticketa to 'be available for return by any-cars between 2 and 4 p.m. The object of this proposal is .to increase the ■ traffic during the slack hours of the day.. AN OPEN CHALLENGE FROM THE . . • TRIUMPH. , ■ Just recently in Christcliurch the air has been thick with motor-cycle challenges and counter-ohallenges, allegations of bluff, excuses, and explanations. The time has ■ come to show where the Triumph stands in this matter, and to put- an end to an unprofitable controversy. ' The trouble started with Mr. Q: B. Brown's open challenge to any make of' niotorcycle, irrespective of h.p., to a hill-climb-ing test on Paekakariki or Sumner' Hill. That challenge still goes begging. Then a 'firm of motor-oycle . agents .issued a counter-challenge to .pit one of their machines against a tourist trophy Triumph on a speed test from 'Christcliurch to Kaikoura and back. That counter-challenge was promptly accepted, but the public are now:being treated to a number of explanations as to why the contest has been, declined -by those who suggested it We are, however, delighted with the suggestion given in that counter-challenge that there should be a contest "of some use to p'rospective buyers—a • challenge of reliability."-' ,llad wo thought of it we should have issued such a challenge long ago. - Such a test- should give the general public an excellent • criterion as to the comparative merits of. various makes of motor-cycles. We hasten, therefore to avail ourselves- of the very valunbU suggestion given by our good fnonds of the J. A. Philp Motor Company, and' on behalf of the Trumph Motor Company, Ltd.. Coventry, we hereby issue a .£lO challongo to all makes of motor-cycle, •8| h.p. .■ or under, for a contest, .Christchurch to Kaikoura, via.. Cheviot, returning ' to Christcliurch via Waiau, against time. No restrictions to be madu hs to riders or equipment by either side. 'Ilie. Kaikoura run is not . our selection. It is the course, chosen by 1 our competitors, but we agree that-it is a good course for a test of reliability. Wo havo issued a'sporting challenge, without reservations or restrictions, and as evidence of our desire to make the test a purely sporting conccrn, we undertake to hand over any money we may win to the Christcliurch. Beautifying Association. Ato there any acceptances for this cltal* ■lenge? Adams, Ltd., New Zealand agents for Triumph motor-cycles. Branches wanganut and Palinorston North; ttiul agents Tourist Motor Co., Hastings.—Advt.