LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1674, 14 February 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The .offices of tho City Council will bo cic.sod to-day, the occasion being the annual picnic of tho staff at Day's Bajv The weekly rehearsal of "Carmen" will be held at bt. John's Schoolroom to-nior-,row night at 8 o'clock. Mr. Baniett will bo in attendance at 7.30 to test new voices. It is stated that 6ome important announcements will bo mado to the choruscs. ... ' ' _ In response, to an appeal from the Weiiiiißton Hospital 1 authorities the Miramar Municipal Band w'ill play in Scatoun Park on Sunday afternoon next when n collection in aid of tho Hospital Funds will be taken up, _,

At 8.30 p.tu. on Saturday week (February .22) his Excellency the Governor will unfurl the Standard of Scotland, which has' been presented to tho local Hoseneath School by the floseneath School of Scotinnd in exchange for a New Zealnnd flag sent to that school.

: Examinations were held recently at Auckland, Chrislchurcli, Dunedin, : Eirham, Gisborne, Greymonth, Hamilton, Invcrcargill, Kohuknhu, Masterton, Napier, 'Nelson, New Plymouth, Pahnerston North, Tauranga, Timaru,"\Vanganui, and 'Wellington by the examiners of the Inspection of-Machinery Department, Of tho two hundred and eighty-four candidates who sat for examination hvo hundred and fivo were successful. Tho examinations wero for the following classes of certificates;— First-class marine engineer, second-class marine engineer, third-class 'marine engineer, river engineer', marine engine-driver, and engineers of auxiliary powered vessels - other than steam (both for sea-going- and river trade), extra firstclass engineer, first-class stationary en-gine-driver, spcond-olass stationary engmo driver, locomotive and traction-en-gino driver, winding engine-driver (for mining . certificates) and electric-tram driver. . /

A ! large number of firemen passed through Wellington. yesterdav en route to \Vanganui, where the . United Fire Brigades Association's annual demonstration is to be held next, week. The demonstration: will take place in Cook's Gardens on Wednesday and Thursday next. I Somo Brooklyn passengers on their way home by tram Inst evening had an extra ridb for their money, owi,ng to the conductor holding strictly to tho regulatipns ,as to over-crowding, in what they termed an arbitrary manner.' As the car was leaving Wordsworth Street corner for the hill, there was in one seat of a compartment fivo passengers, which is a matter of frequent occurrence, although, a tight squeeze. The conductor demanded that oiia of tho live passengers should leavo tho -car, which was resented, by all in the compartment, and advised tho one requested to leavo to defy tho conductor. The conductor immediately switched the trolley-polo on to the down line, and ordered tho car to bo run to Manners Street, and upoii arrival there a constable was called, and the passenger's nam© taken. The car then returned to Brooklyn, and when' it reached the 6topping-placo opposite Councillor Frosfs residence, about twenty or-more of thoso who travelled in the car and witnessed tho incjdent interviewed 3lr. Frost, and complained of-tho treatment of tho conductor. Councillor Frost advised them to wait upon the Tramway Committeo and place their grievance before that body, and this tliey decided to do.

At yesterday's meeting of tho Reserves Committee of tho City Council it was resolved to recommend the refusal of tho request of tho Koseneath jßatepayers* Association to erect bathing sheds on tho beach in Oriental Bay at the foot of Grass Street. ' It was argued that tho erection of bathing sheds at that point would establish a Mo bathing ground for everyliody within a few hundred yards of tho Te Aro Municipal Baths, which was, from an economic point of view, hardly advisablo. ;