LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1731, 23 April 1913, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho postal authorities notify that tho s.s. Jlaunganui loft Sydney for Wellington at noon on Saturday Inst. Tlio vessel carries 72 bags of mail for Wellington and .1:1 for Auckland, mid should reach Wellington to-day. The Tahiti left Sydney for Wellington at p.m. on the same day, and should reach Wellington tomorrow morning. Tho Tahiti has on board four bags of mail for 'Wellington and two for Auckland. Tho lot of the Labour candidate for municipal honours is not altogether a bed of rates. At yesterday's meeting before tho G.1'.0., Councillor Hindmarsh referred to them being hold up to ridicule—ho was ashamed to say it—by their own people. Mr. M. ,t. lieardon got it at question time. "Does tho action pf a 111:111 who sets 0110 section of workers against another justify him in standing for election in the interests of tho workers?" was tho pertinent query addressed to the secretary of the Wellington Slaughtermen's Union. .Mr. lieardon mivmly denied tl.c soft impeachment. "Did you not send 11 -letter to Australia tolling t.lieni riot to support tho Waihi strikers?" returned the questioner truculently. "No, 1 did not!" said Mr. lteardon, "and if you couid sec the letters you would find that 1 said nothing of tho sort—it's an absolute falsehood 1" Two littlo boys, six years and eight years old, respectively, spent last Sunday afternoon playing in a Newtown yard in which was stored a iiuantitv of earthenwary pipes. Yesterday morning the pair wero' before tho Juvenilo Court charged with having done about .f-10 worth of damage. One was cautioned and discharged, and the case against the other was dismissed. Although nothing definite has been fixed as yet, the probability is that full arrangements will bo inado to-day for a magisterial inquiry into the circumstances attending the wreck of the Manaroa. Air. Walter, Lloyd's surveyor at Wellingon, who went over to tho French Pass to view the. vessel and locality of the wreck, will probably return to Wellington, this morning. It is understood that the new slanghteimon's unions formed this season since the strike in January are to be registered by the Labour Department shortly. They mado application to be registered some weeks ago, . and tho Department withheld 1 registration, calling upon them to show cause why their members could not belong to the existing union, and the only existing union having recognition in tho districts concerned—Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay, and Wangnnui—is tile AVollingtou Slaughtermen's Union, now virtually defunct by reason of the fact that 11:0. members of it are in tho slaughtering industry. The unions huvo shown cause which lias been accepted as adequate by the Department, and they will be registered so soon as I'hey have complied with tho necessary formalities. In Wellington an arbitration union was registered some time ago, but the unions in the districts named, and possibly in others, do not care to belong to n central organisation in Wellington as was tho system under the regime of the strikers' union.

11l some quarters great things aro expected to come out of the Labour Confer'ence to bo held in ■Wellington ill July— by the Labour candidates for• the City Council. Speaking at the G.F.O. Square yesterday, Councillor A; 11. Hiiulmarsh referred to the extinction of the line <4 cleavage, and the gradual healing of tlio brcae'li between Labour and "another party" (meaning tlio Red Federation). The difference now only consisted of small trifles, which .he hoped would be forfjottcn before the great principles at stake. Later Councillor Edward Tregcar referred to tlio 'benefits which would accrue from tho two parties of Labour drawing together—if that wore possible. "Try and forget your differences and try and forget that you called each other names," beseeclied the speaker somewhat pathetically. There wore smi lea all round, even from tho Labour-secretary candidates in tlio cart. Mr. Tregcar *>aid that at the July conferenco they hoped to draw up iv .constitution which every working.,man would sign and fight for. Subsequently. Comrade Dowdnll wished to know by what right, they (tho Labour candidates) approached the workers in regard to the constitution.of tlio July conference,, wlien no .one could say what that constitution wfluld be. Tho poser failed to elicit any I direct reply,

At noon yesterday four small brilliant light spots or faculao wero visible close to the north-cast edge of the sun's disk. The observatory authorities think that it is possible that these may be heralding tho upproach of the ordinary sun-spots. As is well known the number of sun-snots vnrics 111 a cyclc of a little more than 11 years. The last minimum occurred in 1911, when the sun was practically free from spots. A few were seen last year ami more may appear any day. The number should increase each year until 1916 when tho next maximum occurs.

The annual meeting of the Victoria Collego Students' Association will be held at tho college this evening. The report to be presented by the committee reviews the events of tho past year. The committee regrets that the number of members is not larger. "Oiit of a roll of over 500 students, it would seem possible to enrol at least 300 in the association, whereas our present membership, is only 215, showing a decrease of 5, as compared with last year. In regard to Capping Day the extravaganza as produced was a completo success from every aspect, including tho financial, a profit of ,£93 being made. In this connection, the committeo calls attention to the fact that tho extravaganza is composed and acted by students, and regrets the past lack of response lo tho opportunity thus afforded for tho production of original plays.

This evening members of tlio Occidental Cricket Club will assemble at tho Occidental Hotel, when Jit'. J. JI. Fairbairft will present lo Mr. J. Carrad a very handsome marble clock to mark tho fact that Air. Carrad made tho highest score for tlio club duiiug tho season—l 37, not out.

CAR, ECONOMY AND THE BAYAED,

A keen demand has arisen in lato years for a light, moderately-priced economical small car. Such a car fills tho requirements of tho commercial traveller or of tho motorist who, owning a'-bif pleasure car, requires a small, reliable, cheat)" running car as a town runabout. The 8 1° h.p. Clement Bojrard is tho car that fiilq the bill. Its price is .£295, inclusive of hood, wind shield, and five lamps. It (•eats three persons. Its weight is l'lcwt and its nominal h.p. .12, practically a hundredweight to ttie horse-power. if 3 petrol consumption is one gallon to 40 miles; lubricating oil, one gallon to WO miles. Tyres to last 10,000, cost',£l7 for four covers. Speed, 40 miles per hmi 011 the flat. Ifill-climbing ability; car can climb the Paekakariki ILill 011 the second gear at 15 miles an hour. It is built bv A. Clement, Paris, the celebrated French automobile engineer, and its ruining expenses, including allowance for depreciation, do not exceed X 52 per annum. It can be had finished in either green, dark blue or French grey, and wo can give delivery in flvo minutes. Adams Limited, Agents for Cieriicnt Bayard cars, Garage, Tunm Street, Christchurch. Depots at Wanganui and I'almerston North. Agents, Tourist Motor Co., Hastings.—Advt.