LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1964, 22 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

';;.On'inquiries being made yesterday a reporter was informed that the. work of discharging-the steamer Minimal' was proceeding smoothly, 'ilio places of the discontented men were easily filled, and no more trouble .was experienced. . ■>■ ■ .

■-/..'■Prior to his departure to England last Year General Goclley reported that the experiment carried out with field wireless had proved very satisfactory, hut that the advice of the Imperial authorities was being asked <:m the subject before the Defence Department intended embarking on tho purchase of any plant. ■ To a JJo.mimok reporter last night, General Godley stated that nothing definite had yet been done, in this respect, but the matter was still being kept in view, and they had certain proposals to make to the Minister. ■

The Education Board wishes it.mentioned that owing to a mistake in tho lists of the senior frcc-plnco examination results, three candidates were credited with having secured free, places when they had not tho requisite number of m.'ivks necessary for the securing of free places. Any candidates who had Jess than the- requisite 840 marks failed to qualify for free places. ■'■■■.

VWheu the Prime Minister visits Auckland again, nest month, one of the functions he will perform is the turning of the first sod of the Waiuku branch railway, the survey work.', of which was finished last year. A vote of £10,01)0 was passed bv Parliament for starting tho actual construction work last session, and the Minister of Public Works has given his assurance that tho lino will be pushed along as rapidly as the votes for it allow. The whole length when completed, says tho "Star." will bo about twelve miles, the route going through Patumahoe, and tapping a largo and fertile area which is not at present served by a railway. Another Auckland railway / which will bo started upon/this year is tho one which will link uiv tho present Kawakawa-Whangarei section with tho > North Island Trunk system. Tho route chosen for this piece of line, which , has iong and actively been advocated bv the member for tho district, Mr. P. Mandcr, is bv way of Mancapai and tho Tsuraroa Valley, necessitating about 20 miles of construction, A sum of £15,000 was placed on the last Kstiroatcs for starting-operations on this section, of railway..-. . ■■Tito hearing of the Merchant Service; Guild dispute, which was to have taken, placv. im Tiiesdnv before the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. V. llally), and which wtn postponed owing to tho illness ol ■■Mr'-"\V..-l , rvor.(utie of the assessors for ?)he employers),■ ho.fi now' been postponed, 'ie-dpl'mitcl'v, as the Commissioner leaves to-day for- ■ Wangamii v a ml-.. Napier.; on,. jCnnnilialioiubnsiticss;.;..^-/,;;:.'.'.., %<-'";. *Tl^'No;.3l.'rompaiiy'Seninr;'^adels : |:(Y':M.C.A.), who were recently successful at"the' 1 military tournament in Anokln'ii(l,'.inteiul entering into section omn.petitions for physical' and ■ squad drill •aiuhriile". exercises. Those, will take ''place; in'the - Drill .Hall.. Buckle Street/ Hm I'Yhr'narv'.'S, and it is expected, that tlKTo : \villi,bVa large gathering present : 'lo ; .watcl;- ihe '■ competitions. Captain iPrandiV who'.is : -m charge of this eom-' panv'i with th? other officers, has put in a, good deal of-time training the- cadets, and their drill, has., reached., a, high siajidard,i,,,..,.; f r .-,. ' \. . -;,7 '■■■~ ..,•,]

labourers refusing Oo:j handle' the cargo, the Wil..locliniSarrived? in. yesterday i\vitli|oHlji,^oO;ton.s,.qf..i rcsght from Sjfl- ; ]io^|'pn;rjfoO!H.toiis'^if.'-gopclsJf<n , „!\ , i'clslii^gtoi^ffc'rellcftjlwhiiid^^^fv^i'^vv

ogAHcor'respmidont* made]'.- a' ■ complaint :receiitJy,|iil)Oiit,,.tiio preferential ; ■gcrsj.iii!'regard;fpif>uporannuatidn allowance' ' messengers;,' lie said, relaboii!'- , sf\VitlvasMiiVcli'"s( l rvice.onl.v ii !223.'-6d. ?Ayi;'.c'xpla'nat!p'i.i.!.oCU-l]e l apparciit'aiiomsly; i!waß'giv,c#Yd'a;\ reporter vest onlay' by the, ;P«bliciS;;Sorvicy.jCoinmissioiiprs.-.;>i ; r nw; fsliillodvlabo.HrersV ?>whnt fthcyJi'aWV.cii titled!? to}' irivithtv., ordinary 1 iAVayi;%Tlifi.; provision* recently"'made for fnics.soiig<:rs';;.»'nW;a'-special one,"'made by Many of ;tll<j;v' messengers 'Wrr'o-'filil;nieniwitli'-families,'and^ if they °liad;,l)e'eiij'rc'tircd-.<Jii-'any-lefs' allowance they would not diaveJbecn' ; 'ablc;-fo;live.l;. $■; .-■>'..■■"■-. '■■'

;?,-bc,?.'no'-' daylight 'p'i'radcsiVfor.iTe'nitorials' ; 'tliis month, the be steadily pro-'cecclud;«with;'-»i; Last Saturday A and U ,Comr,:inics ; 'cf/.U)eotli Regiment carried ;out'.foi!!v;practices at Trentbam, and on ■■Saturday;-.next: and--the.;following week G;and:D: .Companies; will ba taken out. interest was mentioned "atjtbe|mceling of tho Southland llkliicaUoiri'lSoard'.'pi)' Friday,■ when the Government in granting jonly-tfsmnsf equivalent 'to''''the Govern'ment'tvaluatioi]'for.' school sites was criticised;/rt'This; 1 said the chairman, meant "that-;boai'ds could never hope. to'Jget-; from Hiio Government grants .eqiial'tb'S'.whatithey paid for sites, and -llio.-balance' had to oomo out of funds ivhich■*should be devoted to other pur-poses.^-Itj'was - : decided to draw tho iVlinister's;;:att<;fition to this unfairness of the 'Government's pdicy, and in this connection the chairman remarked that iffrthe was not satisfied with;tho board's method of purchasing, and,?their own valuation officer ascer-tained-'that the land could not be purchased for tlio valuation, then tho Department,' ' and not tho board, should : pay-..the-difference.

VMr.'-A.' W. joiios.'an Australian aviator, has had a rim of bad luck, says tho Melbourne correspondent of the S'vdney ;"Daily'Telegraph.''' lleceiitly ha fell .from a height of 70ft., when j-cturainc i.to; Cheltenham after a successful flight over Adelaide. His'machine was smashed, and- he sustained injury to his ■shoulder. A few days ago, in mistake for a touic, lie drank a quantity of embrocation, and suddenly became ill. A'jJoctor was called in, and tho young aviator was given an emetic. A day -. or txv<j later he was informed over the telephone. that a cheque ho had handed at the office of the Criterion Hotel was valueless. He protested that he had never been in the hotel, and knew nothing' of the cheque. Later it was found that a man had impersonated the aviator, and- had succeeded in passing off the valueless cheque on a member of tho hotel staff. Sir. Jones's machine has been repaired, and he will attempt more flights shortly.'-: