LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1952, 8 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington Stock Exchange will ffiopen for business this morning. The results of the State nurses' examinations are not vet available. Ttioro was a large increase in entries this yc-ar, and .tliia delayed final returns in a certain extent. The results should be publiehed within a few days. The polits have been complaining n s;aod deal lately abntit tlip use of bad language in the public tijoroufiiifares. "There seems to bs a feeling onions a certain seotion of men," said Inspector Hondrcy, in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, "that. H is ijroner to use- this language in the Bearing of women and ; children. F©liv language is shouted out in the public streets, and I submit that where a. wan is convicted for tho third time of an offence of this nature the penalty should be substantial." The man in the dock had twice previously been convicted of similar offeiiecs. He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Some excellent v,iieless work was clone by tiie New Zealand Shipping ■Company's Uotorua on tho journey from London to Wellington. During the whole time she was at sea the vessel was never out. of communication with the outside world. Perth was i-poken at a distance of 1000 miles, Capo Town nt 1400 mites, and Melbourne at 1200 milns. . It was ascertained yesterday that tho executive of the Wellington Wharf , Labourers' Union aro making full inquiries mto tlio recent charges of intimidation of new hands by ex-strikers on the wharves. For tho past few days the committee has been sitting continuously, and its meetings sometimes extend far into the night. ;

"If parents exerc'sed better control over their ehildron and saw that they were kept homo at nights and looked after generally, there would be fewer offences of this .sort," remarked Mr.-. Barton, S.M., at a sitting oi' the Juvenile Court at Gisborne, when some boys were toeing trie] for theft " Reference to the influence of moving pictures upon the minds of the young was made by Li-enteuant-Colonel G. U\ C. Maedonald. of Otago, nt the New Zealand Educational Institute cont'eraieo in Auckland. 'I think the time is con:, ing," Iμ said, "when we should require the censorship of moving pictures in tho interests of our children." (Hear, hear.) The speaker added that while these pictures might- bo nrade most instructive and beneficial, there were a number of picture shows which at present ivere : doing an immense amount of harm to the young. : A case that is causing considerable interest in Taran&ki comes before tho Supreme Court on February 81. Since tho last Harbour Board elections, held in April last year, opposition lias been shown by a section of the Waitar.i Harbour Board to the Crown nominee, Mr. W. T. Jennings, taking part in tho Board's proceedings. The rx-M.P. for E"«iont and Taun'ianmui has filled a seat en the board since 1003, being roappointed by the late Government m 1911. The grounds of objection aro that Mr. Jenniitgs's name «"8B not on the roll that was compiled for the election. A request from the Minister of Marino in .lime last for tho nwmbw to resign ins sent was declined. Tiwt exOlinister of Marine (Hon. .7. A. Mil ar) and the present Minister (Hon. V. M, B. lusher) will he subpoenaed by the defendant to the nciion.

Tlio" Union Company's, ferry steamer Wahitie was delayed at Wellington Inst, evening <"i amount of some _ trouble is-ith her stokehold crew. It is imder- . stood, that ilm vessel required two trim-mrrs-aiid as the union conk! not supply the. dciiwid substitutes were obtained. ■It stated that the remaining: members of tlip ■ stokehold crow refused to work 'witVi uoii-unioßists and consequently the ■\Yahinc , vrns over 20 minutes lats in clenrinp (h* wharf. From whn,t could he gathered the trouble was settled beforc4ho'. ressel/'sast-, off- .:' \:.;..-.,.,;

; M;sciiind lik£>anp?expk>siojv which turned;;out- to. , :.lie.ofcaiised,- by. breaking glass,'. slisturbcditKe?Elitinb'crs.'of a resident:; ors;ilMburKli£?Streety'yesterday .iHointiii^'.,. ■>.'J")ie;,brokoji";glass'- .wns his window,'and a search of tlm;rpom show-,ccl-that the damns;'had.■Wei)' , ' done;by n.:si)Gitt i .pßiv-ri)lo; ; .))nlWU;;;,\vhieh.;,miist liiivo passed close by-hisMieadjiSiSfciSft: '. Tiio Hailiviiy Department: haveunder consideration the spcerjiiig-up'-iind retiming of passenger, trains, on the Main Trunk, Nnpier, and other North Island sections. Tlie rearrangement of trains will prove no easy matter, however, for any changes would affect the'making of connections at every junction"/.'-: , ' , Practical hr the' wholp train service "' of the North Island will have to be considered, and the work will not be completed as early as next month. \. ' ■ y ' ~

"A teacher nine the risk of being heavily fined when b*ing promoted, ,, said Mr. H. A. Parkinson (Wellington) (luring a discussion at the Kducatioual Institute meeting at Auckland upon a motion that the transfer .expenses of teachers should be paid by the Department. The speaker stated that- it sometimes took a teacher two years to make up in additional salary his transfer expenses. Many other ■ 'instances wore given by delegates, one of whom stated that when railway, servants were transferred the- Department,, bore, the whole of the cost.-; ' - ■' But for the-, timely and prompt assistance of two bathers a- drowning, accident woiikl-liavo been recorded at CastJecliff on Monday (says na ex--. change). , A young man named Walter Dew was swimming at a good distance from the- shore when he, was seized with '■ an epileptic fit. His plight was observed after a few seconds by a young man named Xorman Winstnnley . and Constable Willets, who wore in the water acme distance away. Winstanlsy reached Dew first, and, assisted by the constable, the drowning man was brought to safety. Ho was in an unconscious condition, and resuscitation was brought about after half an hour's effort by his rescuers.

A tangi is nt present being held at Papawai over tho remains of Tuta Nibo nilio, who died in Carterton last w-cok. 'J'iio deceased, who was a chief of the Ngati-Porou tribo, Gisborne, East Coast, states a ' country exchange, fought on tlio British side as a captain in the Xgati-Porou Natiro Rifles, during the suppression of tho Hau-hau revolt, and tho disturbances caused by To Kooti. For .hi, , ; services ho was thanked by the Government, awarded tho New Zealand war medal, and presented with a sword of honour by her late Majesty, Quetn Victoria. Fdf some years prior to his death, tho latft chief, who was an authority on Maori carving and antiquities, was engaged collecting specimens throughout the Dominion for the Dominion Museum. The funeral will take place at Kaisipoi. Canterbury, where his widow and family reside. Tho monthly mooting of tho Wellington branch of the Now Zealand Amateur Wireless Association was held nt tho residence of Mr. Joyee, "Stoaar," Kelbunie, last evening. Mr. Teyclieunc read a paper on receiving sets, and exhibited his model which took tho prize at Wellington College. Another receiving set which bad taken a prize was also shown, and experiments were then carried out in sending and receiving by various members. Two smaU sending and ■ receiving sets were fitted up in different rooms and used for this purpose. ' ' Some good baskets were taken during tho New Year holidays by Canterbury anglers fishing nt the mouth of tho liaiigitata. One Asliburtou angler secured over twenty fish, including somo weighing 81b., 91b., and 101b., while another also landed a lOlb. fish. During the weekv-end good sport was obtained in ■the va-riou9''As'liliiir.t6n"Co«nty rivers, one basket of thirty trout 'being taken by two iislwrmeu in the Upper Ashburtan. There'has been littlo success so far at tlie mouth of the Ashburtotl. River, a« the largo trout have not made their appearance. However, foir sjvsrt has been enjoyed among the herrings and red cod. The point of d«marcaiion between tho responsibility of the parent and tho duty of the teacher was humorously touched upo?i rtt the annual mootint; of tho New Zealand Educational Institute by the president (Mr: T. A. Wells). The parent of a dull yontb, paid the Jotter, called upon a teacher fa friend of the speaker) and cnniylaim-d that lie was »ot making a smart pupil of his boy. Said the tcachfvr to tlio parent: "You are wrong. The responsibility of supplying the boy with bruins was in your contract. I can only do my best with tho material which you havo provided." The statement was laughingly endorsed by tho delogntos.

Out of a total of 386 third-class passengers who arrived in Wellington by the Rotorua from London yesterday, ' 110 were assisted immigrants. Thos'j passengers who wore booked through tp Auckland, Lyttckan, and Tiniaru were sent on to their destinations yestorday. "Assistpds" will be sent to New Plymouth, Wangamii, .Dwiedin. ami the B):riF to-day, while Napiet , and Gisbonw's contingents will be sent forward on Friday by the Monowai. There aro 882 assisted iimnigMiits on hoard the Shaw, SaviH steamer lonic, which i,s dtio at Wellington from London on January 20. They will comprise* 64 domestics, Bfi farm labourers, (and their wives and children, numbering 06), and 16(3 persons who have been nominated by relatives in New Zealand. On board tire New Zealand Shipping Company's Ruapplni, which is due at Wellington, from London ou.February 3, the number of "assistods" is 75. They are made up as follows:»-Tnenty (loniftstics, 16 Farm labourers (togethor with six dependants), and 33 people nominated by relatives in New Xoalaud.