LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1974, 3 February 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'i'he Secretary for Agriculture, Indus> tries, and Commerce (My. If. S. Pope) wrote advising the Council of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday What the Übyernment proposed .in regard to exhibiting the primary product? and rnsmutastures of the Dominion at tie Panama, Expositioji, as sot out in detail ift tlieso Columns last week. It was decided that the chairman, Mr. C. W< Janes, nhdtho secretary of the Chamber of Commerceshould see Mr. Pope, regarding the setthig up of the committees.

A letter was received by tiro Council of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday from Mr. 3. B. Estell. reprcßeiitsttiyo of the I'prt of London Authority,, stating he will bio in Wellington, on. February 12,. and would be glad to havo . an opportunity of addressing tlio rueiiir. here of' tho chamber, and others inter* ested in tlio pioduetipn of meat,' wool, and daiiT produce. Hβ,was. alsq pared: to give a ■limteiu lectttm dsw scriptivo of tl.ie liaiidlifig of. nil Kinds pf produce in Loiidon. The niattor was left hi the- l.mnds of tho chairman and. tho secretary to arrange- far the meet ings. The Bristol Chamber of .Commerce also wrote, advising the visit in ' the > near future of their comiiicrcjal superintendent (Mr. Mahninj: J/ewis) and Mr. L. ftis.ele.Vi J.P., tp plaee b6far-d tlie cotiiinunity the advantages wllicli Bristol offers for dealing with oversea commerce. Tho almoat eppaliing carelessness of the pitblje vf»,s onee Inare derndiistrated; yesterday sEtcrnopn, when , Messrs. Thompson .Bros, sold by auction Some stacks of go.ods >yhicli had heo.ii. loft- uiv- ■ claimed on tire Cnioii S.S. Go..'s steam"-; erß diiritig the past year* Included among theso goods were slieli trifles as bicycles, go-carts, peraniljulatois,. seyoral .trunks, travelling, bags, and suitcases, apparently stuffed-Ml of clothing., rugs, knit lengths, andt : a great collection , , ■of walking-stickß and umbrellas.; The prices realised were appreciably bolqw msrket price; as far as one could judge. Half a dozen um* bwjjlas a.itd sunshades went for as'ma'ny ..shillings; travelling bags, Jndi'e Or loss fravcl-wcifii, Wont for a, feiV shillings!, and a man's bicycle realise3T:4.s. Some of the purchasers ahtailifid genuijio bargains, and others bought "pigs-in-iiofce." ■■' . ' . ■ _ Hi; had been, playing .cards,in a liotel till tlie omall hours of the nipr'ning.. Ho esplaiijcd to the Court that lie liad bftftrt ii guest of tlie licensee. The jjol.vcoh' .inspedtor in «hafgo of tlio case wished to test this dofenaanl's memory on.'tl.ip. point of , cxplauatifiiis, "Thai-," said tlie inspector to tlie defendant, '.% 'tho pxplaiiatioii you liiivo given tlio GJQiirt. Will yotji tell us what ton said to yflurwife?" ''Weil," mterjeeted Mr.. T. Young, cow.&el in the case, "it might be fai'.Bioro intprestrngto hear what his wife said to Mm."

. A genefjil meeting of the juciiibMs of ■the lte-w Waterside Workers' Union/is to ■be lioiaiiftlio Slcaliitg Rink (Vivian Streo , t? bn'Sa'tiiva.o'y next' at I l>.in . .

The atirtasphoro of tiro Supreme Court U-»s not by any incaiis fipsji about lifioii j-ester&.V; What with tijo crowd of waiting jurors, witnesses, m'erribiers of the fiar, and court officials, the caH* lined flies of Hie coAirtronm was pretty fondly congested, and iis the temjppratnro was fairly high, the ■ conditions (ve.re tlie reverse of pinsasonts During tJie tHorithijg one of tlio ■ wiiitewa Was kept vi'de open to ektcli any puff's of air tliab vcjitured across the ro.of of tlio ,£otii:t bnilctingSj but (taring tlio af.tcr•noen this ai.r vertt was practically robbed of its value by of a clothes line, en which , iv Httiiibcr of toH'efs frere suspended dur'injj the drr» ing process, A letter tfas j-eceived a.t tho Labour Department yesterday from a ■fariner at' Mount .Lintoii, enfifosing tlio banking beok of qiio of t'lie fcj'edjpyick boys.. The fatmec stated that the boy had pleted his three yeflrs on t.te farm, olid was etayiiig on. Throughout the., whole of his engagement he had ma-hitivi'ned the ijiost oicmplwy caiiduct, and, accordhig to Jiis employer, his steady jiid thrifty habits would farm iiri eSa.nipio inany Now Zealand boys would fiiid it hnV(( to follow, i'hfe yoiijig hinu. was iw one of the most useful hajids on tlio foni)., rtiid could t'urn v to any work. Tlio currespoliddut evidently tJioUglit tlio liabotir Department's experiment good, for lie conehviled Ins. letter by stating-: "If tho Bepai-trueiit had SoniS more like ■him they would suit me." About twenty booklets *ero received β-y the Council of tho QhanTber of Comiiier'cq yesterday from the Hull and Bar.H'sicy railway, containing infot.tnation as to ppi/t feliarges, sel'lmg charges, ftiid ; rail -ates on Australian products, etc., at Hull. ■ 4 mc?ti;iig O.f tlie 'WclMngtp.ii Education Boatd will be held next to consider recommendations;..regarding appomtnienfe of teachoT6 majife by school eominittees, A:n early wiijter is predicted. Kew fteaiartd. is' to have ii short autttmn (says our Auekland correspendoiitj if 51t. Devereaus, I?.R.A.Sv, of Vfnilw, reliod ob for sn addftrato forecast, Ho , states that at present a .gfeat anti- ' cye.loiiiq storm, is taking :placo, and ail etriy winter is foreshadgrt'ed.;

The- railway dupljcjfitiqn wirks .be* tween Dniiediii and Mosgielivill bfe finished at an .cai'ly date; An ■ iihpOFtant link has jest bceii; cp.rrt'pletetl in the piercing of tho Dhain Hills tuMiel, whiek is ov£r half & mile in length. On. tho Bailedin side of the Chain Hills twivnel everything is well forward, and as there is lid work of arty siV<e Shsijd, the dqublo lino should bo available for traffic in about throfe moiitlig.

INSTANTMEOtJS .SUCCESS 01* THI! 4.8.P. TBITJiIMI AT CHBISfCVJBGffi . • . The fi.f.st shipment; of tli& new , J914 tufiilol f 'lYitim:pV ln.otortiycks, tbusi'sfc il)g o£ forty-eight siandanl iAup. thtes'Eeed mciahihe*, itrpved in phristdi.urpli en Thursday lust, By i p.jiij, .on, Satiirdnv 110 tpss than tweftty-thiee MA bpeft sola, and orders are still ilocKng in. We had been led to expect soiafttjtini* of especijil merit in the 19-14- niodeU'bdt tho l-oalitj- has euvpasSdd betli ffiiv o\v-ii o.\!.i"ctntions en.il. those of out flieiite, sßiey runntiig <tf the n«ir 44i.p. ipodel is a peri feet revelation, -even fa) thoso who had &c----iwfiehee of tlio flexibility and..vi;.ad i v response to contirtil. of the 1918 -three-speed rririmplis." The increase iii ' engine power provides n very big reserve af ptite'ei I'or tlie sjtle-Cftr "se,r, nnd. excelle.n.t iis th« 91-U.p. "Triiiinpli" was as a sjdc-Sn : r ■ mn-chine, the 4-Jj.p. model is still -licttei , -. As a snio ninnhine it rctaiiis- all the » tucs pf the lßfrer-powered trtodois, mi embodies several imprOveMents, wliilq. if, is also eapoblo of a higher speed. Of : "Triumph , ' '-lHqlity in cenernl wo need: pay untiling. It has bop-i* iwovtv-l in ojiwi cnmpetitioii in Ne\v Zealand ou sedres : ni' occasions, the M-est of \y-likh. n-js Uio ivini-rtiig.of the North Wand Fifteen Jfilos Chamiiionship I'aCtv, mndncteil liirder tl-ie ftus-piws of . the Mmunvhtii Motou Cjflii*!' Chtb on January Si. Wo. enn give imniediAl* delivery of !:)ie IOIi 4-h.p. "TrisliiViiih" fitted with SN.-'eif-brated Stnrnii'y-AiThi>r (hroospepil and alffl of tli? fomo'iiß "CaHoelet," sid*. ■ rar, Adams, LM.. A'iPhts fw "Triiimph' , MiOtflr-cycles, Hlsh Stro*t, Christchufch. tltpoU at YTaiTfcunji unA T*alraer«Toti. A|«aol&, Bvithsrlana. sn.d Ba-nHine, W*l> lisjjtes, mi Tcimit Motor Co,, a^sttagi ,

An unusually large afm.vof inebriates' filed through tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, Tfie total was twenty-four, whifili is j. reeofd (ismhericftjly)' for a considerable tmio.

The prisoner JMph Peterson, who leaped from a train at Tawa Fiat wlicn aenig brought to WoMiiigten, j s still afc large.

Iho breeding sc.isnn for wild gflnie in ■ Uio ChithsL district appears to liavo' been an nmrsuaily good one. Numerods ClHtelvos 6t yoiiiig grey <}ucke, teal, and swans are to bo. observed in the swami) land, aii-r on the borders of take Tim, Wtoto rtnd Kaitangatn, and also on theMotyiicux Ktvcr banks. A very favour? itc breeding spot seems to be. on tlio banks of tho small erepk •vliich runs from tho lakes to Kaitan.gata aiid empties into tlio MolyncuXi

A plaguo of floas is at present making life- almost unbearable on a couplo of back-block runs in tho Noitli Canterbury district. Townspeople may smilo at tho idea, but the thing is a very pravo reality. Tlio flcn« nro stated \>S tho' - Pie6B" to bo presont in countless millions over tho whole countryside, and swarm alike in rivor-bod, tilssock, and bush Workers on tho runs have been terribly tormented by Iho plaguo, and one person who visitod an. hotel far back this last week had been so badly bitten that to all intents and purposes a pin could not toucii hie skin between tho flea-bites. Old-timers in tho district recall a similar visitation tomo twontv-fho yer.rs ago, and pnint their experiences in very descriptive language, indeod. v -

llesidcnts of Oi'epuki arc still viy hopeful of the shalo works staiting ngain (says tho "Winton llocord ,, ). It is understood that there is just the possibihtv of sufficient capital being subscribed in tho near future to permit of a stiong company being formed. In other quarteu it is stated that a Ohristchurch syndicate has an option over tho property. All things point to tho revival of an indushy which mu6t, ultimately, jield profitable returns to. 4 company) and, moreover, give \employmont- to many. Tho valuable plant 'is in splendid order, and it would be a thousand pities if it wero over dismantled. What is practically a rerord season has been experienced at tho Hanmer Sanatorium this year. Tho attendMien, according to the "Press," has been above tho average," and has thus shown a decided appreciation on the pait of invalids of tlio curative qualities of the various springs and baths. The grounds, in spito of the very d'y weather, have* throughout tlio season been pleasantly 'fresh and green, wl-ilo the golf cour.so adjoining has now got into full working order, and is pro\iding healthy eserciap for a gieat m.nibor of vsitoia. .An inquirv will be hold at tho Hospital at 0.30 this morning into the circumstanniv, suriounding'tbo death of Mrs, Bridget Dela Right. o f 25 Lorno Streot, who was i.itnlly burned on Satuidav niglit, *s tho lesult of a lamp upsetting. At a committee meeting" of tho main branch of iho United Labour party latt night, Mr. D. M'Laren foimally accepted the Labour party's romination ;<s their candidate for the Ma>oral seat at tho coming elections Geneial campaign business was attended to at last night's meeting, and a lepoit will bo presented at a special meeting to bo hold on Thursday night. Tho common jniors who did not appear at the Supiomo Court josterdav— John Donaldson and Alfred Voimell— were encli fined -10s.

. Npt many Opposition , lrienilierS.afrived jii, Wellington ■y,osf;erd#..yin. readiness for ■the party nie'otjng wliiife is 'to held to-dayj thfc soutlierii meinboi's' aro e'jipfected to; Arrive tins morning. Si* J-osepli Wi?rd .(Licader of. the .'Opposition);, who arrived fwaii Ayickiajid yester4a}Vinforined fl.r,&|io.fie.i',tlia ; t tile Meeting ifa's ei'i'ange.d b'efor:p. ; tho,..<si.rd Of last' tessio/i. Most pi the. .l.n.eniberi of thp" party, ho said, would attend, but 30in® o ftheni equld. iiot be expected to tome to AVdlington ai> this time .of tlio year. Tlio Leader of the Opposition, .declined to supply any ijjfdrwatip.n as to tire .nature, of tho business tjj be dealt vikh. It is belicyecl, however, that ihfi -Weebing" will be- cliiiifl.y .concerned, with laying dawn a.plan of iil ])reprtrafioii.fof tlio general electibn at tlio end of tio year, and tlio subject, of .ganisatioii wilt iiattera.ity : ' receive Utteii' tifliu . ■ '

. flic, fnutj for providing a headstone for ttiD gvave'at Matfaia of the late Mr. W. H. tcre.ker-Bindoii, Inspector # Sctofils under the , WftngarfW. Board feiffl 1884 till ttOft) is increase "mg, tlinftks to the <>E teach' er:s sud <ild .boys who -iiaye been associated with this inspector iit past yciirs. air. L. A, MaeftonaliJ, of- Hiilcfoiibe, is an authorised c&lloeter. Stlio, jvili gratefully small- sWscrip.tibivs towels this object, ;

In coufiiliiiition (if tte ■street-widening schoite, to which the Jlayor lias referred oh ii'iore -than aiio occasion, certain proposals arc on foot as Mlpw:—When .tho AVilKfi Stre.pt huildiiigs . situated "below Jferopr Street (Mr. Eaton's a.nd oMipfs) :are. set faok 1-0 feet it is .pr.oposbd to widflii Stftet by 20 feet, the pßjcet fc.iiig. to divert liiore triifTic to Vietoria Street. Tlvis wiß mean the sacrifice of Mr.. Eaton's shop, aivd the ,«co 4 w* rftioft t)f fl; section faeiii.g Victoria Sfaeofc ivott" iiv/tiho oeciipaiioii of Messrs; Jbhii Diitiiid and Co, To that; end thb. is at pMscnt jiegotmtiivg.. and states .tn.at l}c ljas ■re.aso.H. te ■h.elie'yjj Duihio will tlio eo.iiiieil in the sanio puljlic-spirited manner as lias characterised iiis a.ctiijirp In t?ic pjist. t<l proViflo- ,aix 4 ven in<sfe eoiiycnient svkojf ■round (ho copiicr of . Mercer Street, t!)c, Mayb.r ■li6.i»& to for tlio ac.qnis.itio.iiof the, corner , bnildittg opposite?. tlv.p Pko, Public Blkafy, ffli ! , merly .bccupie d !hf Mess**. .Beeves and' ■?%, "By this nveaiis it iarhoped te lpssp;n the cttngeßiinn of traffic both i» Willis Street aiid Mailliers Street,. and' fo obyints tho necessity of Tvidcntng tlift fetter thofo-ftghfa're. . ■ ;

Ivirkealdie's Great Summe* Sale. Trimmed Hats; » very smart .selectaoii \6i the newest designs, comprising some Wart tagels, all feijitab.lo for Hivmcdiate wear. Usually -'*ss. \ow ISs. !)d. And IBs. 9d, eacli.—AdV't.