LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1999, 5 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tho Jtpyaf Artillery Band will a-i-rivs iron; Auckland by this nvoriung-'s exprfess, and will leave lor London "by tli'u Muffjipllli clutiiig t'lto day.

_I'oHfeieftJ. feeling...is .Jncliued :i riD ;:iviirt ! high in Ksi.pars" electorate (says*' tlii>>' Auckland "Herald"),.. Whilst speaking at tlio Sarthnrn Wawoa A. arid I'. As-i so.ciatimi'g social J.ast Wfie'k, Me, J- .6. (Joates, jt.1 1 ., I'dorratt to tlio formation of the North Auckland Main Triuik lifle,') and expressed the opinion that- the! iva-rii slioHltl bo ■expedited. This Jet) to eui interjeeti<>ii ffoiii Mr, R. Hoe-, who. is the candidate of tiro DiMrgsv'iJlo Laboui- ami Libe-rstt Federation ia-e the i&ti- '■ para seat,, that in ardor to improve, matters it Would be iieccss.a.i'.y to oust the Jlas-sey fiovcrftiiieut,, Sir. Cea'tes replied warmly -fihat ho was olio of tire ■. Pfl.i'liaiuoi'itarians -respaiisj'bjk for piacii.ig Jf.j-.-flVlassey in fiowcr and- that hb wa.'s proud of his actioft. A Wave- of .cheering and 'applause, sst-ent, through the crowded hall, and there was ho ■question as to whiolr* side of jioliti.es tho assq-ln* bled settlers favoured. '

it lias been tlio practice in the pasfc for bells to bo fung at Stivticfivs oil tli.e New Zealand railsv-nys five minutes hfir ■fore the ■departure of trains, pwing to the ffl-efc that annoyance has been cjirsod In by-3taii.der:s and 'to residents in the vieinity of stations by the- proloitfled ringing fif these belis the ptt-ctipe is to be cfe,i3oi.i-ti:-moil am and after jjpr-il 1 Jiext.. The l):e.part-ment :tvp had ifflniei'oMs presentations oil tire- nwtter »ado ft) jt ? •inci it, lias abb been pointed' fftit. thict■tho l-inK.i-i.ig of the bolt's -bins inisled peo.plo into thiiilciu-g it sijimfie'd- the liw slant departure of trains instead of beins merely a w-ai-ning- signal, fijstr-ue-Moiis iiavo been issued from the. head offiae of tlio .TPepartinciit in Wcllingtnii. to ciiseoiitii-uif.! Urn riiigfeig> aiid notices have been affixed to tiio eur-m->t- railway timetable's that tho practice is to eeas.t?.

Complaints, 6« the- part of. resident in ills vicinity of the Zoo .it OuAuKrit, of the waring of the lions, 'ili'd otter mnttws in tlH' saniß ■cauiveT&tion, were rotate!.) ift a by-law adopted ail Monday ovwiing's meeti'tt.g/o.f tljn> OnelH'tj.iga Boi'oogl* Council, which Will have, the effect of waking jt ''unlawful 'Star .guy person to .keep within tiio hoiMjiigh for. show or exhibition to profit afty .iurimal,. reptile, -or bird wlj-joli k wild by nature, s"*y& - a«d except in tjip case- of any tftjveTKng circas or jnenageffo which ■may bo iieeitscd at tliG discretion of tliij council, to ri?iiiaiiT in tho 'borough for a period not- £xceedin.K seven days." It was explained that tin} :|iow*r to pass this by-law is derived from au_ amendiiuurt of this M'tii)ici'p.ai :Cftfpqratfeiis- .i<:tpassed i.H the last Session 6f Pjirlifc ■meiU., w'hereby borough ■coVl'Ji.ciis are;, oft* altlcd to makfe for tho control of zoological gardens.