LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1931, 13 December 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie postal authorities advise that 'the R.M.S. Moaiw, which sailed from Han Francisco for Wellington on December 10, is bringing English and American mails. Sho is due in Wellington.' on January 1.

Colonel Hammond,'of tbo Salvation Array, who lias returned to England after miio months' absence, bus just given his views on the Army's work in New Zealand, says the "Otago .Daily Times." In the conrso of his remarks be stated:—"The' success of our work on behalf of inebriates is something to marvel at. I visited the islands of Pakatoa and Roto Roa, and discovered that 40 per cent-, of the cases treated in the institutions situated there are positive cures. There aro many who leave the islands and paws out of our ken; but this figure is based upon those people- who can be 1 raced. The Women's Rescue Homo at Auckland, New Zealand, is one of the finest 1 Ssave seen. We have two excellent, homes for hovs, and there is a- yroat demand for others. Then tho 'People's Palaces.' which have been established in all the large centres of the Dominion, have Droved to be an unqualified success. They aro much used by commercial travellers, and I noted ill my .journeying by train and boat that the Army hotels were a frequent source of conversation."

Detective Bailey arrested two men, Henry James Winter and Frederick Ahern, yesterday, on. charges of stealing a suit of clothing valued at £5 »»., the property of Win. Council, employed in •the stokehold of tbo Ivimutaka, Another man named (icorgc ISrvaut was arrested by Detective Abbott, awl is to be charged with stealing a brass casting valued at £2 13s. 9d., the property of C'rabtrco and Sons.

' Twenty-one entries have been received for the plumbers' examination's now taking place in the Technical School, The theoretical examination was held last oVening, tho supervisors being Messrs. •T. Vfynham, H. Hansen, and .1. Meyer. The practical examination takes p'aco this morning, at 9 o'clock, in the plumber's shop attached to tlie Technical School,

Hitherto in Australia wireless telegraphy has been confined to the coast line, and for the most part, business linn boon restricted to ships at sea, (says I he Melbourne "Age"). In the near future residents of tho country districts arc to be given the privilege of sendingand receiving messages bv this up-to-date .method of communication. The expense of erecting poles and lines lias prevented the linking up'of a number of outback places with tho telegraph system, as much as £2000 or £3000 being involved in such a comparatively short extension as 100 miles. On the other hand, means . of communication could ho provided over tho same distance by- wireless for £2000. The Fedoral wireless expert has assured tjie T'osi-mnstei'-General that the system could lie operated in the country just as economically and eflic-ieuily us the ie.U<graph, and Mr. Wynne lias dcckM that- future small extensions shall be made by wireless. Some difficulty is anticipated at the outset in ohiainin;* trained operators, hut this is o.Vfctod io disappear gradually.

it was recently annomicftd that a iirin of Australian merchants, acting as agents lor Messrs. Armour ami Co., of Chicago, the world famous meat packers, were collecting information on behalf of their principals concerning the meat export possibilities of Queensland, li- is now. definitely i understood thatMessrs. Armour intend actively engaging in business as meat- exporters fiom Australia. Mr, Heskisson, whs is a member of the firm of Armour and Co., is now in New Zealand.

.. A young man named Owrge' Evenson was arrested by l)ctcctir« Dempsey yesterday, and m to be charged with tlio tiic-li, <>f six pairs of bouts from various shops in tlio city. JM accordance with a recommendation irom the haths Committee of tho •\ \ it lias been decided■ tnat tin- Boys' Institute be granted adrei; Kiipp.-y oi water to their jjcoliosed ImUis a!, Tasmau Street during «'«ht mouths of the year, and that they be supplied with water during the remaining four months at tho rale of i)d per l(KK) gallons, subject <o such conditions as aro !ixed by tho City Hiißiiicor, the agreement to remain in force for live years. It was further decided Hint provision be made for a charge to adults of not snore than Oil., and for children under 15 not more than 3d.