LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1632, 26 December 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thoro is a motion before tho Wellington Presbytery to ask tho press to return to tlio meetings. 'J'hc- motion will como up for discussion in February noxt.

At tho Lower Hutt Police- Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. Chapman and Cudby, J.l'.'s, throo first offending inebriates wore fined 55., with tho alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment,

It is not often that a funeral is delayed by restivo horses, but this was the caso yesterday afternoon. As,the cortege was about to turn into. Upper Willis Street from ono of tho cross streets, one of tho horses took fright at the calico cover of a motor-cyclo. and swerving suddenly collided with the corner telegraph post with tho result that the end of tho swingle-treo was smashed, and tho iron (race-pin was bent. The horses had to be taken out of the shafts, and walked about until they got over their excitement, after which,-they were Toharnossod. The incident caused nearly half an hour's delay.

Tho conference between tho Ship Owners' Federation and the Mariue Engineers' Institute in respect of the latter's demand for higher wages, etc., has failed to come to an agreement. The conference has been adjourned until after the holidays, in order to give representatives of larger lines of steamers an opportunity of being present. Up to the present the. conference has been confined to the institute and smaller ship-owners.

The seoretary of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports the following donations towards tho forty poundß required before the end of tlio month:—W. Watson, £2; J. H. G. Howley, £2; A Friend, M 55.; Mis? Richardson, £1 ls.j R. F. Carvosso, .£1 Is.; G. B. Davy M Is.; Mrs. A. Forrest, £1; Mrs. A. 11, Johnston, "Bate," £\; A Friend, 10s.; Mrs. Christie, 10s.; W. Gaudin, 10s.; Mrs. C. H. Izard, 10s.; Mrs. P. J. Nathan, 55.; V.8.N., 56.; A.C., 55,; J.J., 2s. 6d.; collected, Mr Galway, £2 55.; collected, Mrs. Seville, 2s. Gd.; collected, Miss Richardson, .£3; per Rev. Mr. Reed Glassom F. Mcadowcroft £2, A. M. Lewis £1, C, W.. Smith £1; total, £U 13s. It is hoped that those who intend to help will forward their donations promptly, so as to enable tho society to olaim the *810 offered subject to £Ui being collected.

Thomas Simpson, a widower, 65 years of ago, residing at 20 Gear Street, Petono. was admitted to the Wellington Hospital yesterday suffering with a broken thigh. It appears tliat he was on the Nelson Street chute, watching his dog swimming, and he slipped off, sustaining the injury mentioned. Dr. Harding attended him prior to his removal to the hospital,