LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1935, 18 December 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■■ . The postal authorities advis-o that s.s. Manuka, which sailed from Sydney j on December 15 for Auckland, lias on board Australian and English mails. The 'Wellington portion/ is due, per. Main Trunk express, on Saturday next at 4.12 p.m. .."Wharf labourers are peculiar people to deal with." remarked n witness at the Magistrate's Court. Auckland, on Monday, when describing how a certain ! shipment, of salt had been unloaded. Ho stated that while superintending discharging operations, lie had requested tile workers to adopt a particular method of unloading the bags, a great many of which were broken, but his request had been ignored. "If tho men wouldn't do as you wished, why didn't you discharge thorn inquired Mr. C. Kettle, S.M. "Oh, Your Worship, if you were to put them oif, yon would cause a strike," replied tho witness. "You have to be very careful in dealing with thorn." ■ What' is stated 'to be tho largest cargo of produce yet. brought to Auckland by ono steamer from the south reached this port on Monday morning by tin: Union Company's big cargo carrier Waitomo. Owing to tho recent strike of watensiders throughout ths Dominion, and tho consequent disorganisation of shipping, enormous quantities of produce and general cargo have accumulated in the south. The Waitomo's cargo consisted or every variety of produce, and included 2(5,500 sacks of wheat. 12,710 sacks of oats, over 5000 racks and bags of flour, hundreds of sacks of barlev,. and many other linos'. Tho vessel has a carrying' capacity, of 7300 . tons deadweight. '. There was a small social gathering. Tho'chairman of tho Harbour Hoard rose.--- "Gentlemen," he said, "at these functions the loyal toast comes first. ■ I ask yon to charge your glasses .and drink tho health of His Majesty tho King. ' Now, as there's no piano here, and Mr. is thu only man who can sing, he will please lead." Mr; —— immediately struck up "For He'slia Jolly' Good Fellow." ;■> . ■ ■ The two estates bought, by the- pre-' sent Government some few months ago 111 the W'aimate district lmvo been subdivided. 1 The "lansdown"" Estate? situate five-miles from AVi-.imatc, hun been cut into nine holdings, the areas of which range froai ISI to 3-i-i acres. 1 ' The "Tara" Estate, at Yuiihaorunga, acquired from 31 r. Is. Meredith, 1 has been divided into eight farms, the areas of which'are between 351 and 521. acres. Tho ballot will bo held at Vaimatc-.iu March next. : -Tho full list; of . the., allocations cf funds'matin at a recent meeting by the Maearthy Trustees has not- yet been made available, hut .apart.? from ■ tho grants already announced to Victoria. College and to the local S.l'.C.'A., it is understood a sum of. £200 is to' go to the l'lunkcl Nurses' 1 Association,. £000 •to St.. Patrick's;. College, and £2SO to tho St. Joseph's Orplmiiiige at Upper Ilntt. "Had it not been for.the strike, the twelve months from April 1, 1 1013, to March 31,-1914, would probably.; have been the most prosperous in the history of tho Wellington Harbour Hoard.". This'was the opinion exnressed by the board's chairman (Mr. !?. Klelci'iei 1 ), .at the'close of last night's monthly, meeting. The first sis months of the year isad; 1 said tho chairman,.been n record. At the 'meeting., of tho Exhibition ripo Hand Contest Advisory Committee (says a Press Association telegram from Auckland), Mr. fl. S. M'Corqniiidale. 1 of Brisbane, .was appointed judge of She band contest, dancing, mid piping championships sil tho Inhibition on .lamiary 12. 1-1. and 17., The. commit tec also decided io held a chamnionsiiin Highland dancing competition fnr girls over 10. and championships,-for juveniles.

[s'yfronie* while; ago (writes Mr. W. Stainrtouy , Mvff : -Gi.vavas':.;,,Stutinn,;- Waipawa, homer Lup-'il'-liasMlioi'iiuiiibor. 381 'ami initials, j:T.ll.oi:oiiSi:iiigsS'":iTiiouij;li ; !: given-■■ its ■;jiberfcy ; 'evcry : i'day it.returns to n.closed- ■'. I .shall. be. .pleased-; fo ; ;retuni =: it : , to .jtlic,- owner; 1 so .sy<i!!-as'-I;iiear- from liini*g.- : -"J , £ . ; -The ■ to L >' the : - Wellington Hospital 'am! Charitable Aid Board desires 'to.,'ack'nowled[;o/-with llisuiks, tho {-donations' to"■ the Christmas 'fund'-atr'tlio'.:' Wellington •■' Hospital :— Mrs;-: M-.;> A.-AVilliams, -Mr.- S. Gilmer, 'Messrs:* M'Leod,«\Yi>ir, Hopkirit, ami carii; "A.8.C.," Messrs.^-H."--C. Gibbons- and Co., ■Mr.",G: : : Winder, Stewart Timber Co., N.Z.- Fruit: (uid -Produce Co., Union Clolhiug-l Co:; ; --Messrs.. Wardell Bros., ■10s._,jliil. : car}iV Messrs. W. J., fiamlin 'anil": Son- Messrs.''l'\- Moring, M'Lcan .land' Archibald;' Niren and Co., 10s, :oafh;Mr. 11. Crciigo!,:-Miss Tingey, 'Mr,;'lt.' H. Wilson, ss.- each,-': For Children's- Hospital—Pupils of- Standards, V,,a ml.; VI, Thorndon School (per Mr. V. Jones), "135.; pupilii of Standard IV,; Normal..School (per Mr. If. Cairns), afid -goods from Messrs. Abbot; Oram, and Co., Cadbiiry and Co.',-11.'Hudson and Co., and To Aro House. ■ ■:,,..-■ : '-' : :!t was reported at the meeting of tho Victoria College Council last night that Professor Laby had received a donation or £32 from a friend for apparatus for the physics laboratory. Tho council's thanks to tho donor were passed. ■' A social hour.was spent in tho Harbour Board's meeting-room nt tho close .of the usual. : -monthly meeting last night, when the chairman (Mr. It. Fletcher), entertained members and heads of departments. In the course of a few brief remarks at the opening of the gathering, Mr. Fletcher said that be bad ■ invited thoin all to be present in order that members might become acquainted -with the heads ■ of departments, lie' wished all those present a happy.Christmas and a prosperous New Year,'arid expressed tho hope that the coming year would be a very prosperous olio for the'-whole of Now "Zealand, . A toast list-was subsequently honoured. 'Mendicants are not uncommon in Wellington. One rather well-known character, who is busy only in one respect— in the invention of Hew plausible stories of need—has been operating in town now for months. Last evening this person accosted two young men in a back street, told-a pitiful tale of being unable to obtain work, and exhibited n letter giving alleged proof that he had bad to pay for medical treatment for an ailing sister. , Tho story about being unable to obtain work seemed rather ridiculous,; considering the industrial conditions in' Wellington and elsewhere during the past- two months, but tho young men were just about to give this impostor'a,'few shillings when one who knqw him fot\ what ho was gave them a judicious hint, and negotiations were promptly broken off, the professional alms-seeker disappearing with dispatch into the gloom of the night, probably to scorch for others. :A. few years ago a movement was started to augment tho Snstcntittion ■Fund in the Otago section of tho Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. At i he" time the movement becttn the minimum stipcisd was £197 and a manse. Tho "Otago Daily Times" now states that as a result of better organisation in weak congregations, and more generous givings on the part of some of the larger congregations, tho minimum stipend has risen this year to £224 and •i manse —tho largest minimum stipend in tho Southern Hemisphere. The Defence Department has not yofc solved ,tiie problem of bringing all those who are eligible for compulsory military training under the operations of tho Act (states tho Duncdsn "Times"). That this is sa is borne out by Captain Hiekey, who states that, in the light of last census returns, there are 1000 more young men in tho Otago district liable for service than arc registered under tho Defence Act. ;... Tho by-law . which ■ camo into force iii Auckland on Juno C, providing that drivers of private motor-cars and motorbicycles should prove their ability to drive to tho satisfaction of the traffic inspector, has kept the city traffic department fairly busy (states the "Herald"). Many certificates have been issued by tho inspector, but there is still a number of private drivers who have not qualified in accordance with tho bylaw. . The Canterbury Automobile Association held a church parade to .East Oxford on Sunday. Many cars, in one of which was the president, Dr. Simpson, left Christchurch about, 9 a.m., among the guests being the American athletic team. After service at th-p Anglican Church the members motored on to Ashler Gorge, where luncheon was served.; ~;.'