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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

*lpTjie¥postaraiith6ritie's. advise' that' tho :s!s3Xuigara'-rwhich'.sailed';from Sydney oiiVJa'ii'uary'.]2, is bringing mails - and .-a small English ■ mail.-'via;Sub<'.^-The. Wellington- portion ;isi''diiei:on.iSßt ? next-.,-per,/,.'. Main Think .ifS£«; ; J: , '.-',<'-.." I v,"r' ;>

pSlKxtra; polics. have/bebn.'doing duty on ..the wharves since' the'riotous .meeting 'of i'tho.. Wharf Labourers'.: Union, the. rosult.bf.whieh was'-':tho. closing of the j'donkeyi room." .-■ .'At ;.ordinary ■:times 'very little difficulty. was experienced as regards bad conduct, and.thc'tivo policemen who patrolled tho waterfront were easily able .to ..deal .with any trouble that arose..;--'V : 'V'■' ~■■-. ■ ,

'■'■■About.lo o'clock last night DetecliveScrgeaiit.Cassollsnnd Detective Mason visited''Xb'.'iM- Frederick- Street, and in an. upstams.-.room of the premises arrested : two i Chinese.-^named Charley .Yung.Sing.and Ah Joe. The detectives also seized : .v quantity of opium, This morning = the two Chinese will appear before, the'magistrate and will be charged ; with;;-being-.Jound,.in possession of I'o'pism'and/witu/sjnoking opium. ..- who returns -.from 1 tliß-'-'south this morning, will make ■'iiii.'ihspectio!i;"bf the N.Z.H.A. in drill order, torniorrbw morning.

'vTiiis'fmbrniug'''a.'regular service of 'motor.-'/.busesV- between Kelburne -and Karori'and Xorthlnnd.wiH be commencotl.-;..: Two.of the three buses ordered by the Motor Bus Company are now ready for running, and these two will be used for a... reduced timetable ponding, the . of_ tho third. During the bay and evening the servicjd will vary from a ton-minutes' one in rush hours to' a half-hourly one.

. 'A.typewritten circular issued by the Union Company to its foremen, after ■specifying that labour is only to bo engaged at the places specially selected on the wharves, contains the following instruction :—■' 'It is incumbent upon foremen in the event of any eases of intimidation coming under their notice to immediately suspend the individual at fault and report the matter. . . ."

A sitting of the Conciliation Council to inquire into tho dispute of tho Merchant Service Guild was to have licen held yesterday, but at the request o! tho employers was adjourned till January 20..

The question of holding a special meeting of the Wellington Wharf Labourers' Union as requested by a number of ex-strikers was still being considered by the executive yesterday. An official of the union told a reporter that the oxeeutivo was anxious to abido by the spirit in which the union wns formed and to carry out the rules of the union. It was intended that a ballot would be taken on all questions of any importance at union meetings.

There has been a good deal of talk lately about shearing tallies. One of the latest performances of the kind is that of Mr. J. Hcaly, who shore 273 sheep at Brancepeth (near Mastcrkm) the other day, in eight hours. This is reported to bo a record for the Wairarapa, although much bigger tallies have at different times been recorded in Hawke's Bay and elsewhere.

Up till yesterday afternoon about 500 "preference badges" had been applied for and issued by tho executive to members of the Wharf Labourers' Union, who were entitled to them.

The Public Service Appeal Board resumed its sittings in Wellington yesterday. There are sufficient Wellington appeals still to be dealt with to occupy the board-for three weeks yet. It has not yet been decided at which smaller centres the board will sit to hear np* penis. . 4

Mr. .William Tnrnbwll lias in preparation plans for tho erection of new soap works for Messrs. Lever Brothers at Pctone. He returned yesterday from a visit to Sydney, where he inspected Messrs. Lever Brothers' factory there with Sir William Lever, in order to obtain data for the planning of the works here. The plans arc now in a forward state, and it is probable that tenders for the construction of the works will he called in a few weeks' time.

New Plymouth is fortunate in the possession of a live body in the Expansion and Tourist League: They have just published an excellently-printed and illustrated handbook, setting out Now Plymouth as the holiday centre of New Zealand. "Tho Lure of the Mountain" is well known to tourists in New Zealand, and particular attention is paid in tho publication to that scenic attraction, which appeals to the mountain climber, geologist, artist, and botanist as a field of research unsurpassed for interest, opportunity and inspiration. As a valuable guide to travellers in the Taranaki district the booklet should bo greatly appreciated.

A largo shipment of coal from South Africa reached Auckland .by tho steamer Kilbrklo on Saturday morning. _ Iha shipment, the "Herald" Says, is tho first to arrive from a port beyond Newcastle, and was ordered. by the New Zealand-Government at the commencement of the receut strike. The vessel's arrival was somewhat of a surprise, as not even the'harbour authorities were aware of the fact that she was comim- T,)O Kilbride brought GGOO tons from Dclagoa Bay, and the whole of tho shipment will be discharged at Auckland, most of it into railway trucks. ' Another shipment of 6000 tons of Poutb African foal is also on tho way to Auckland by the steamer Hornfel's, which is due about January 15 from Durban. Tho Secretary of the General Post Office received the following telegram from the Chief Postmaster at Auckland yosterdav:—"Postmaster, Dargavi'llo, 'telegraphs as follows:—'fire rngina;, sawdust heap, Aratapu. and npnroaeliinjr houses near office, from which furniture, etc., being removed.'" The Chief Postmaster states that the Postmaster at DaYpavillo is rendering all tho assistance possible to Save the post office and effects.

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 4

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881

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 4

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