LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1998, 4 March 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlift ]«istal .authorities n.dvisn flmtj s.s. jlaoraku vyliieh sftilesl ifmn Syfetfy W I'eijnwry 28 for WfiHtngton, is biiuring Aastrftlian mails ottly. Slit Is duo , hero to-diw.

Mr. A. Aisiabic, w«li-ltnow;n in insurance circles, states that lio will be -a oaudidata for tlio Suburbs atid. Districts sea* itt t\va Hoflso of Representatives at tlw next genfcral elec-t-ion in the interests ' of tho Liberal Party.

It is iindorstfioiil that the ballot taken by tlio Merchant Service GtfiM in fcRttrd to the position of Cajpfein D- *f. Watsmi (sccfetary) resulted- fa Captain Watson's favour by to ovcfwlielmjitg majority.

Mr. Lanofr George, of Mcssfß, G«of(*& and George, was waited upon at North« lai)d last ovewilig by a larj|6 clcputatioli of eitizenSi Riid was l)!tnil.ed a rctiMisition asking him to siaatd lot the City Cokmsil at. the next election. Mr. Gcorjio promisedto give tlio-. deputation a cJcfiiiite.rop.ly in a nipi>iii''fi time.

Batliiiiß liprsca a$ Orieiital Bay on Sunday has been seftictliiitg of ft- iiiiisnn.ee to tisefs of the beSon, and steps are now being taken to projiibit tlfft practice after certain hoiifs oit Sunday ntonung. Strangelj , clioti.gh _ not one horse \vas seon in the water iii tint locality last Sujuky, offftara. ajtparejiit'ly being of opinion that tjio prriljiliitioli was Alrcadj in foree. ■ At jjesterday's. meeting of tlu> City Comicil/the inat' tor was dealt witli, and it. >.vaa decided:

"That t-lie council' ooMapemte" wifji the Wfillii!gt-.o» Harbour Bbazi to .ptefeiit horses bathtiig at -Oriental Bnj: iiftcir a Certain hour o« Sffnclaj , -roorii-ihg-s."

Some, time ago a liumiter of young ■ woiiifn In tho Public Service tools; a. ceurso of mstruet-jdn -from JiUss Hedley (the expert engaged for the pjirposo by: Hio Public Service Gommiissitfii<?*is), iu ti'p use of meelmnicnl oflicft. sn ; pliances. Hfy nse of those iwachhm jntJie offices. of tlie various Denartaeiits litxs beetiextended eonsjderdttily lii.thp Jiißjintii.no, swd now all those qualified to Avork tlfeiii have been absdrbe'l iti the Herv*ee. As there is a further -do-ijinpcj for persons skilled iu tlio use <if niachMies Miss Ifelley Jipß, formfed sno-tter ctess, oftd SO' giris lia-vo app-fe-l Iβ be iawjjht. A nushber of the t.olcpliono s<xeiiaiigo girls, wliose eeeitjJstiftH will tJTsapjiear ttlieu the automatic a-yjstims -W& Mistallwij Ijave ejoalifieil as opera* foi'S of the ©fliee ntaehinfts. ■ Wtt'iiiu a wqck or two. fi'aii) now soittd--500 Salvation Irn.iy offipei's will he iii WelKngtoji attohding tW amj-ua.l. eoiigress. Last year this iiiflire of Monists uudoftbtedly CQittributed to. tlw pleisiiie -of the people -a-ijej was qiiito. a -piefuresque feature of tlio city's life for over a Week., 'file liirgest butldiiig'; available- iii, the way of an o'trtsrtte th%, tre was iitilfeed iav tlio sa : !M-Q as ivi-H bo tJr.o. case this yea t—*. and. efowtkid audiences ft-crn prsseiit S.t all Bieetii-igs. yqiif tlifl , congrqss..: will'bo oven moi-6 iiic'tliresque •aiitj'-niorb.-■].iotal>le 3 fnasmwli .is -the 'fine■ .pile of ; bniliiiiffSj to bckywv-n'iis tlie Heotii iMeiii&nal- Traiirfug- €%lip,ge, vM. hi opeiied, ns well as an ijiaimniy 'liosi)itij]; ]ruft.Jioi- tliftu that, forthe fitsi trnro in tlie history of tjib. Aniiy in: Men' Zealand, as a seil-egittanitid- tw*.ritarj'j delegates will lenvts--at the doso:: of the eo-ngress' fef tvfio great, 'Inta.iiatioiial C'oß.g.fcss -in Jjondofl. liast y.Cii.r ■mniiy friends threw opoii .tltcir Wnies in Wolli-ngion and )i*spit.aiity entertain- ■ od ths etiiec-fs attcJitliftft tlio JDonli-niail, Congress, t-liis je.aj- Ccrniiiirs.si.oi.iqT Riclia.rds' would be pleased to heir ij-bm all frien-cls who afo prepared to'ietrtertanv:. one or tsvo or niere gf the .visitipg 6Br eei-s, ConJluttij-katiiMis should be rtd-i tlrßssed to ijim at tlio iSa-tabna-V fead-' quarters, ■(Swrtena.y Place. .

M n*ci'Jeilt liappenefl:. -at Rotb:ixijti- qil ■ Sunday to a lad liwticd Eetivard' JiaHs. Soil of Mr. Frank Ha.ll, Jread gfrr(|ener : in t.ljo KMirtdfki-m grtVinds. Tlie boywas standiiijg near the- main w.ljielj oar-' ■ri.es HHn wste.r jfjem Che ikcWl pciol. to the itew batji builttkifo whoii tJift cnist of ertrth gave way ■ throiigk the. pipe fei.rrfiti.ftgj 'Ulie , boy ■■was badly seald-: wl up to tlis knee on' one leg, "j-'iio care a ■ taiißr-.liapx)Bi.ied to fee iii tlife vicinity and , . extricated; the boy from the soiling' hde. The niatter was repartod io-the-[head ga-rdeiitr wlw iiijiHfcdiafel.V '-pi'-cb-■ I ceefled to ins-iseot tko suraQaiifnigs wjie-e. tire aceidfiii-t omitted, 'When j'ip-. Was jt-earkig tlio 'sooto of fhe .ae«ideu-.t I the eartli Kare way with. Mm and he. bacl .-jiis foot scalded. Hall sgve-d hiinself by cßnging te sonic Moadivork alou^ ; side- .Both fa-tlff-r and- sb-n vverj. pro!.gFoi>sii)g favourably at last advices, I C<snvifiis.siottOF N, J. Beniilngtoji, of; tbe Upper Hutt Tmvn JSoai'd, acting oh. TOftSien.! a-dnjieE, at Jleiirl-a-.y's.' meetiiig : fe-nderetl his resigita-ftea. In- d.ging so; ho eSpresßetl deep disappßi-te'trfliefit at- lite fiict that tli-o boafd?« oiforts to pfqtliot-e t-'JiB iutefests of the- district #ere brfng m stroixg-Iy β-irposetf in a quarter whow> I they «x;j)cc-tea lliosfc assistance, 'flic I board passed a j-cs.oiut-Joii asking: Comii infes-ip-ner Beiiijiitg-tou i® .r-cnoißidcr his decision, and ■lirm leave of :abI seirc-D, Iwiv this be declined, .sbiting -tltiit ho t-liougli-t- tho tjiiie o-piiortiino lor a-u c'lcßtion. • ' .

It is stated <m gpod nflftortty, says a Press AssociatioM teleE.ram him 'fii* htl-po, that tlio Gove-r.iMii.6nt- intends to ecqu-ifo sos-cTal ti«ijdre.d awes.of isndi\) rtlie yiehiity of To-'ftga-rifo KilfioiialBark for Hie B.ttrpase of est-a-hfehJUR a •prison camp fit eiMi-nection wjjth tire SeJteni.e. of afforestation by prison }abew, It is. iwdfiMctjd tliat acSomrtiadatinn will b© pidvided for twieiity--fivo man.