LOCAL AND GENRAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1968, 27 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENRAL

existence of , Hie. City Fish.'.3iarket,"'October -l,' 1912, '.td'SOetober ■ 3, 1913, the total •'■ amount oiSlish^KohU;realised £1!M 18s.'.' lOd., \tlicStbtal.!nuinber. of sales being-,33,622. lmhis:.last;rc[)ort;Uhe' manager states: at.which fish is sold'in the ;niarkot~ is - from'; 25.. to < AO pel" cent; loss than itliof price, chargcd at shopsi;-.; Taking tho'price at V-i per cent, ies's,* this shows' a '-saving "to the public of £482 on the prici• paid -for ..their; fish. For the',period August 16 to December 10 last,:, there . .was a 'balance of approximately': £19 'over.' working expenses."

; S' "Look! 'Look I.' Oli, how wonderful! How beautiful I'.' These soft Words were really) tho ■'cause of 'tho break-up of a Salvation Army meeting that was being hold .1 at Uhc; corner of. Shortland and Queen Street's, Auckland, on Sunday week. The expressions of" rapture •we're froma 'young lady in white,'bound for' the,-bays.-She'had looked up on hearing'tho'''chug'chug",of the Doiniiiion s, airship.! Britannia, just .as Mr. Hammond sailed above.QneenStreet ''or, the lasv-pacing clouds,itllout any further.; ado. the Salvation Army's ring became disintegrated,-the hymn s.nnk to silence; and' Soldiers"and • lassies' gazed spellbound oil-the newest ■ wonder, until it passed fnun yic-w..

■ The men's baths at Clyde Quay were paid si-surprise visit yesterday aflerneou ov■. Dr> J'latts-Mills, who is taking a considerable interest hi swimming. Dr. Platts-Milis drew tlie attention of the members of tho Reserves and Baths Committee of tho City Council, who were also present, to the facts that the suti was•'ishining ■ all'ever tho men's area, whilst the ■ women and girls' bath was in the shade during tho whole of tlie afternoon. Sho also commented on tho bath being inoro than twice the size of the ladies' bath, ntitl that it had a, shallow end. which the ladies' area had not. Dr. Platts-Mllls is of opinion that the races for ladies should ho helcl in the men's baths. Indeed, she thinks that for one day in the Week at. least the men might bo chivalrous enough to change baths w-'iSi the ladies.

. Commander H. C. Cariv R.N,, the senior naval officer of the New>Zealand Division, has written to Uro local lien, secretary of the Navy League acknowledging a letter of sympathy in coimoc» tion with the recent" loss of submarine A 7 in the English Channel.. In his conchiding remarks, Captain Carr writes: — "On behalf of the whole British Navy, I request that you will be good enough to, convey to ; your local executive our very deep .appreciation of this kind expression of sympathy in the sad disaster in which so many of our fellow-officers and-men have lost their lives," .

."A confounded nuisance" was the emphatic description applied .by the Mayor (Mr. J,. I». Luke) at the City Council-meeting Inst night to the tramway, poles in t-iie middle, of most of the city streets."' ■ Councillors Barber ■ and .Fuller had suggested that the poles were dangerous, and that it was very easy for people to meet with serious accident by looking over the side of a double-decker or...looking" through a 'window of i> car ■ami--being "struck on the head by n pole. .The Mayor urged that tlie City Engineer should prepare a'report setting out the eosst of; removing the poles ■ from the centre of the : road, and this suggestion was agreed, t0... .Consequent upon tlie rider at. the >■ inquest on the mail recently killed by striking a pole when looking over the side of a. decker, the council had already taken in liand the putting up of a notice warning passon-Rers-against the dangerous practice of leaning over the side of a moving ear.

Tins annual retreat of the clergy of the Catholic archdiocese of .Wellington commenced ;;t St. Patrick's College 3'esterijrty. ~Th?, r.qtrpatl.isiheinj? conducted by the liev. iTattier Eoaclie, C.S.S.R.

. 'Recently the Hon. T. W. Hislop, an ex-Mayor of this city* presented the City Council with a large portrait ol" liimself, and last night the Mayor unveiled the picture iii the Council Chambers. Sir. Hislop was Mayor in .1395,1uid time he suinriilted himself lie was elected.

The Easibourno Borough Council ferry ! steamer?, were well patronised during; tho- week-end, upwards of '2000 passengers making the trip across the harbour. ' Sunday's glorious weather tempted so many visitors to Eastbourne and Day's Bay thai an extra boat had to be commissioned for . the-, return' journey. ""

- The returns of the' voting for the positions of workers' representative on the Arbitration Court are now complete. Mr. J. A. M'Cullongh has been reelected by a comfortable majority. There were eight candidates for the position. Mr. H. J. Carey displaces Mr. W. T. Young as deputy-workers' representative.- .in. this contest there were cloven eanditktes. The employers' representative ' and deptuy-representntive, Messrs. Scot t and l'ryor, wei*o re-elect-ed unopposed,.

.. The -Wellington- City. Engineer lias been instructed to bring down a projxwal for increased office accommodation at the Town Hall, aiid to include provision for the extension. of the Central Library,

A grant of £50 towards the funds of •the Now Z«i land. Academy of Find Arts wan made by the C-it-y Council last nijjii. . ... 1

Garrison artillery camp!; for Companies '3, o, and 9 will be held at Forts Dorset, Ivclburno, and Ngahaurauga, coininc-ileing on February 20, and continuing for eight, days, Owing to the interruption of the year's Work by the strike ( the programme of. work for the camps has had to bo modified ta a certain extent. Daylight firing will b'o carried out, but it may be found impossible to arrange the more difficult practice of a night attack. At the coining cafliiJ 'the squad competition for the Fairway Cup, won last year by Al sipirtd, will be held,

The City Comici! has agreed to tho recommendation of the Reserves Committee that tho sum of £330.should be provided lor tlw purpose of erecting stalls aiid a public shelter' at. Newto-Wn l'ark. ■ .- ...

"TRf UMI'IIS" SCOOP THE TOOT, IN . THREE DAYS'.TBIALS AT CHRIST. CHUItCH. ,*;• ■■ One of the strongest...points about the "Triumph" ntotor-cycle if! the consistencr of. its performance. Other "Ions: Suits 1 ' of ; the "Triumph" _ are reliability ami ■economy. 1 : AVe are in the happy position of being able to offer abundant, proof of these assertions. .Last year wlnm the to. suits fof the -North Canterbury Motof Cycling - Club's . annua! reliability hiais were worked oiit it ,was found that {ho ."Triumph"-' vid«»s were first in tho private- owners'-, class, first in the trade class, first in tho petrol consumption test, and first in tho teams' competition, sweeping ihe board. In this -rear's trials, nn on January-Ist, 2nd, ana 3rd. over a iGomilo route, including the steep hill at Chain's Bay, and the Zte-zajj, with tho roads in bad condition, there was a field of tiveniy-ssveu- riders, and all the Icailiag makes of motor-cycle wore represented'.. ! There .were no fewer than niue of those big , twin-cylinder machines, -\Vn have : bceu told recently that those twins are mighty economical on potrol, but. on this occasion, the "Triumph" upheld thfc honour of the single-cylinder brigade by getting lower.-!, petrol consumption. You see- this time there Was an official test for■■ petrol consumption. Tho result.board runs as follows:—Private Owners' Class--V. Coachman, "Triumph," I; H, Pea r ee, "Triumph," 2. Trade Class-F. Hawnrf'h! "Triumph, I; G. B, Brown, "Triumph." 2: J.' H. Michael "Triumph,", 3. Teams' Ilawor'h, G. B. Brown, and ,T. H. Michael, "Triumph?," J. Petrol Consumption— F. list worth, "Triumph," 1. It is unnecessary to point the moral or adorn tho Ml-c. There is a hip shipment of the latest "Triumphs" arriving shortly, and intending purchasers "ill l«> well advised to hook their orders early. Adams, Ltd., High Street, Christchureii i Depots at PaUuerston North- and Wanginui, als»o .Tourist Motor' Co., -Hastiftjirsj a.pd Sutherland afld..KankiM,Mercer St., Wc-ihngion,—Advt.. . . .-.

" Tho Government have decided to call for tenders for tlie erection of a bridge over the Waikato Ilivtr at llaugiriri, half the cost to be bofno by the local body, the Raglan County Council. ■ '!;ho snapshottcr is not allowed in tho Auckland Exhibition grounds with his 'camera. The rights to photograph cierytliftg within tho grounds hav« been' sold "b.v the authorities, and bun. drcds of amateurs are preve-nlf'd from taking a picture of any kind within tho grounds. A Salvation, Army Territorial Congress is to bo held in Wellington, commencing on March '27, on which d-at-o it is anticipate] that about three hundred officers will assemble bore. During tho evening a musical festival will bo hold in the Vivian Street. Citadel. On Sunday, March >29, tho Congress services will be held in His Majesty's Theatre. The congress will extend to April 2, and on that date there will be o final demonstration in the Town Hall, at which the delegates selected to attend the International Congress iii London will ho farcwelloti. Theso delegates will have for London on April 3. Their names have not yet been ott' nounced.

Tho Wellington Tramway Band proposes competing at tho hand contest which', is to bu held at the Auckland Exhibition next month. In order to aiil the band to meet, the expense of tho trip, the City Council decided last nighttrt ndvance a portion of tho annual subsidy at once. Leave Was granted tho band to attend the contest.

The taxi-tfab stand on the eastern si-do of Dixon Street, cast of Cuba Street., is to bo shifted to the western side, in consequence of a Complaint.

Tho Wadostowu thoroughfare, _ formerly known as Princes Street, is to be renamed Margaret Street.

Th-eMnyof of Wellington and i-he City Councillors will visit Wainui waterworks shortly-. The Mayor lias been asked by the council to arrange tlw date'.

The City Council last night decided to erect, at the south end of Newtown l'nrk, where t'iio present small sheds now stand, a row of shelters, which could bo converted into six stalls for Uso at carnivals and fetes, at an estimated cost of £360. Tko Users of the stalls will be- charged a fee equal to 10 per cent, of tli-e capital cost on -every occasion. This will ouviato tlie present wasteful expenditure on the erection of unsightly 'temporary structures of tarpaulins stretched over rough frames, which are used now at various apeiinir fetes hold- from time to time on the park, The small sheds now standing are to be moved back, and are to tie altered and converted into public conveniences.

A man who had no right on he?lei premises oti Siuuk.Y entered n Wellington hostelry on a recent Sabbath, and accosted the first niftn Sib met. "Your name and address, please?" said the. one accosted. ■ Ho was sergeant of police, who was doing the hotel round that day. >