LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1961, 19 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On'account of the Victoria having , left Sydney .1 day lato'this'trip she-is uot expected ..to arrive nt Auckland till today.. ; ...lt is-anticipatcci th~at the southern portion of her mails will . reach Wellington ■ by .. to-morrow afternoon's ■Wain-Trunk express.. Under the guidance of the Physical Education Department forty teachers went into camp at Day's Boy on Saturday for ten. days'.training in the Department's . schedule. Provision lias also been made for a camp for ladv teachers at Petono, and this class commenced on' Saturday, During the sitting of the Arbitranest- month the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Wellington branch, will apply for an award based on the claims sot out in the award secured by Otago and South'and. The minimum wages in this award are Is. 6d. per hour, with an extra Is. per day to the man in charge of all outsido jobs when four or more workers are employed. Clause 3 of this award prohibits piecework, except in respect of stair-building, and work shall not l>o sub-let (labour only). Wages for apprentices commence at lbs. per week, rising to 355. in the fifth year., Provision is made for underrate workers and the usual preference clauso is inserted. The picking and sale of oysters in the north by the Marine Department apparently earns profits besides preserving the oyster bods from depletion. Last season the revenue derived from the sale of. oysters was £6124, and the expenditure was £.1828, leaving a profit of £1293. Part of this profit will be 'required for the replanting of depleted beds during tho present summer,' The expenditure , includes an item of £50 for 'interest charges and depreciation on oil-launches used by tho Department in oyster picking at Auckland and ilnssell. ■ A Dunetlin firm submitted to auction on lucsday a collection of coins, by order of,,the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Dunedin,- under the provisions of the Chattels Transfer Act, 1908, and' tho power of sale eontainocl in a deed of mortgage. The collection comprised five gold ooins, 145 silver coins, and 414 ! bronze coins, most of which were cur--1 rent in England and on tho Continent during the early part of last cent-urv. There were one or two silver coins which dated back to the time of Queen Eiisaboth and James I. There was only a small attendance of buyers, and 'the bidding was very feeble, reaching only £10. Tho collection was disposed of to th ° mortgagee, who had recorded a bid of £100. . • ' Over-eagerness-on the part of some men in endeavouring to stop a runaway in Manners Street on Friday was the cause of a two-Jioree van belonging to ; the New Zealand and Colonial Carrying i Company coming to grief. The iwo,ho"rses and the wagon wore standing outside the Fruit Mart in Allen fctreot, when a gust of wind blew 6obhj paper in. tlteir direction, and caused them to bolt. Turning into Conrtonay I;lace, they raced along the blocked roadway m the direction of Cuba Street, with tho driver in hot pursuit, When just opposite Tory Street the driver succeeded in overtaking the wagon, and mounted by way of the hack. At tho j same time tho men made a dash for the horses' heads, kit their net ion frightened them still more, and they swerved from their course ana charged the stoel pole carrying tho j tramway wires. One plunged to each eido, the base of tho centre pole, was ■ smnslisd to splinters,'; the front of tho wagon was eoniewhat wrecked, and tho hotacs broke free. Strange to say, however, upott tho horses being caught they were found... to bo uninjured. ■■ ■' A special feature of the pioneers' reunion at Newtown Park on Aniversary Day.'-.-wiff-. be the "social" or ■ rendezvous tent! "In this a special sub-com-mittee,, of. which Mrs. Rodward.is'the convener,'* will devote every effort to entertain the old folk and their descendants.'. "'-The want of seme such comniit-tce'-'was. felt at last years gathering and ;the-.sub-committee wish it. to be known- that this .year everything possible-, will be .done'to enable early settlerei.to = enjoy j the day in remembrance 'of.'i'Auld Lang .Syne." ■>;,. : . \ ■ -

■|i»feTbY city; organ;is:>Hf present 5 receiving ' rej Saturday ■ ?)iifrlitji; ; aiidi?|lic: orga ri 5 will Vn q t bo : avail- °: t^Wo^ai^us^until.thd«id ofstho'-month'. ' HiA : tho ' :poiicemanjoiishisr;beat, : and thos* who ■ ,sri\v|^H. ; f tho ! of..three ' ■.veairsi.aloiig.'LambtonQuay on Saturday could n"ot resist embarrassment of : ; : thoJ:'.'!av\- ! 'J^]3i)ubtlcss. ; .the child '■had stm.Yfldifromjhome/but its happy countcnaiicoldenoted thorough, trust in its ; »ow:-fouu(l , protector.v..j-v..i.fe'';'.: , . '■■."'■ ■• ; fi|A , ■publi6a>H i is , "'to? bo ■"pro- ' eoeded: ; the.,i Magistrate's , .■C'ourt ; ..to-c]iiy .on a charge of his having ■e\ji|)!oycd; v, air»S:,unregistered , barmaid. This is the -first caso of tho kind taken lor some time..;,; , ;,. ■;.■; -, _- . ■^A'party of Indian coolies, 69 in number,, arrived, here by-the Wahine, oil their way to join tho Navua, which j loaves Auckland for Suva next Wednesday. - :< Tho coolies were brought down from Calcutta to Ljtteltou by the Aparima.. '■■?. On arrival, in Wellington they wero transferred to the Oormna, ill which vessel they wont on to Ouehnngn., where they will entrain for Auckland. Fifty-seven of. the men have been engaged to work on the sugar plantations at Fiji. ~.■ The remaining twelve- will act as servants'in .tho lwtei which has been erected at Suva for. tho Union Company. Tho question of whether » uiftii may be found guilty of "drunkenness" as the result of being under tho influence of ft drug was raised at tho Auckland I'olieo Court on Friday. Mi , . R, A. Singer, who was appearijig for a man accused of drunkenness, statc-d that his client bad had no liquor, but that ho had been taking breinide, which he had secured from a. chemist.' "1 Was. just wondering myself whether drunkenness is confined te the result of taking of liquor, or whether it extends to the effects of any other drugs—for liquor is a drug," remarked Jlr. B. C, Cutten, in reply; In this instance, however, the police swore that tho man was drunk, and therefore the subject was pursued no further. . For the first time since tho Vancouver mail steamers have Been calling at Auckland both the inward and out:ward bound vessels w-cro in port together on Thursday, and occupied tho two premier berths at the Queen's Wharf, Tho presence of both vessels was due to the fact that the Marama wrs two days behind'time in reaching Auckland from Vancouver, while the Niagara arrived from Sydney about twelve hours ahoad of usual time. Frequent application has been made of late by Indians from Fiji to the traffic inspector of tho Auckland City Council for hawkers' licenses. Iliere arc now no loss than thirty of these men operatlsiß as hawkers in Various parts of the city. A day or two ago, tho "Herald" states, the- traffic inspector's office was invaded by Indians to tho number of about So, all wanting hawkers' licenses.. The- Mayor (Mr. C. J. Piirr) was questioned in regard to tho applications, and bo instructed the traffic inspector, before granting furtlwr liecrises to Indaiiißj to prepare a report in regard to the applications,.for presentation to the City Council; v ~.:. . .. , ■ Tho bullion refinery at Paeroa erected by the New Zealand Mines Trust is nearly completed, and will commence operations in about a month's time. Tho iutention, the Auckland "Star" soys, is to rpnne tho bullion from the various minors in tho district, separating the precious mctnl, instead of having to export the bullion for treatment. Tho plant, which cost between £3000 and £4000, is a substantial structure of forro-ronereie, and is up to date in every way. ... ■ '■. ;■■«■ Aknroa is tho latest borough'.!to contemplate an electric light, installation. . At a mooting of burgesses of the borough a proposal submitted for a loan of £1000 for the purpose of putting an additional water service to tho reservoir for electric lighting was approved, and a poll will be taken on February 3. Sir. D, M'Dayitt, an old resident, of the Grey, writing in tho Greyroonth "Star" on the subject of old-time wrecks, says, after describing how beer barrels were often . used in refloating vessels stranded on the Irars: "Many will remember the wreck of tho steamer Koramii in tho French Pass in 1898, t'hrmlffh striking the rocks known as 'Beef Barrels.'• The writer was at the time in Cooigardic, Western Australia, and the telegram announcing the disaster appeared in tho 'Miner , as follows :—'The steamer Kovanui was wreck, cd i.u tho French Pass through striking a number of beer barrels. , " At tho annual meeting of tho Widows' and Orphans' Society, in connection with the -Wellington District of Oddfellows, which was held on Friday evening, tho following officers were elected: —President, Bio!' A. Perrin; vice-presi-dent, JSro. W. S. Press: secretary, Bre. W. H, M'Carthy; auditors, Biros.'A. C. Blair and J. Hollis. Bro. I. Clark wns elected a. trustee in place of Bro. R. Smith, who has resigned after years of service on account of failing health. Bro. W. H. M'C'arthy (secretary) stated that during tho past year four members had died. Ho gave the following particulars in order to show tho benefits de» rived from small iuvesthwmts, each member having paid 6s. Gd. per year in contributions: "A" belonged to the society for thirty-seven years, and paid in all £12 os. Gd. Tho claini paid at death was £75 10s., being £63 !>s, ft], in oSccss of bis total payments. "53" was a member of tho society for thirtyniiio years, and paid in £12 13s. fid. The claim paid at death wa.s £78 10s., or £65 16s. 6d. above his contributions, "C" was in the society for forty-two •years. v Me paid in £1S 135.., and tho claim paid was £84, an increase of £70 7s, "D" ateo bad a membership of forty-two years, during which time he paid in £13 13s. The widow received £84 105., which was £70 17s. more than the total paid in. These payments total £322 11s. 7d., yet tho benefit fund sfiows a credit balance of £2384, which is invested at fi and 6 per cent. "TMUMPaS" SCOOP THE POOL IS , THREE DAYS , TRIALS ATCHBISTCHUKCH. Oro of tho firongest points about tho "Triumph" motor-cyclo is the consistency of its performance. Other "long suits" of the "Triumph" are reliability and economy. Wβ are in tho hsppy iws-iUon of being able to offer abundant proof of these assertions. Lost year when the ws'llte o£ th» North Canterbury Motor Cvcling Club's aiinxial relinbility trials wire workfld out it was found tti.it tho "Triumph" riders wero first in tho private owners' class, first in the fcriMlo clnss, first in the petrol consumption test, and first in tha teams' competition, swooping, the board. In tins year's trials, 'run on January Ist, 2nd, ami Srd, ovor a 46,'iinilo fonto, inchiding tile steop hill at Okain's Bay, and the Zig-zng, with tho wads in bud condition, there wpa a fioW of twenty-sevon riders, and nil the ltrciju ing makes of motor-cycle wcto represented, . Tl\cre wore bo. fewer than nine <if tliose fe'R twhi-cyliftder maeiiiuoßi TJVo liaTß ljecn told rec<?Tit!y that those twins ■ nro inijhtv oconamical on petrol, but, on this occasion, tlw "Trimnfih" upheld tli-6 honour of tho eloglc-eylinder brig-ado bv getting lowest Mtrol edneuniptrou. You see this. ti*n-e tu«re was an oflioial to.vt for potrol consumption. Tho result board runs us follows:—Fritate Ownorfl' Class— V. Couchmiin, "Triumph," 1: S. Penrec "Triumph,".2. 'ftade Class— 't. HaWorili' "Triumph" 1 j GB Brown, "Trhimpli," 2; J. H. .Michael "Triumph," 3. Toams* Competition—F. Haworth, G, 13. Brown, and J. H. Micliacl, "TrhimpUft." 1. -Ppttol Consumptitui—F. Haworth. '"Triumph," 1.. It is unnecessary to point tho Atom] or adorn tho tak. Thore is a W(r shipwent, of ika latest "Triiimphp." iirriflae shortly, and intending purchasers will be well advised to book'their orrWs ftsrlv. Adams, Ltd.. Hish Street. Christchnrcn; Depots at Palmerston Kortji and WntojalMii,, also Toyfist Hfotor Co,, Hastinw; and Sutherlaiul and Eankiiic, Mercer St., ,; Hi . ..,, V