LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2008, 16 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The. Riv-ertna, with an Aus-tralten mail aboard, arrived at Auckland a.fc if) o'clock yesterday morning; T'ho southera jiort-ioii of tijo mail is expected to (iif-h-e in Wellingtsji by fim aftenioou'it Alain Trunk tfaiu, HeJieariiig of tiro ease "Now fteak»d Kmca" V; Tub Doai.NW, an action for ilainagos for alleged libel, litrs teen pto d-Sioually fixed for March 25. but this date ho.s yet i<? he* con famed by His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir BpkcfV stout), ; i Detectives M'llvejiey and Bailey atrost-' 1 cd a roan on. Saturday on a charge of theft of £1.6 f-roni the bedroom of a iooal Iwadi-ig vstuWifihraenti Ho will appear iii tho MagistaaWs Optvrfc this ■inoriiingte answer the cWfte. fie banks are to ha closed for holiday tarporroiv (St. Patrick's Day), At Friday 1 * ineptling iflto, Eaeibounio Borough Coiineil passed jri. lioarty vote of thanks to, Mrs, SI. A,. Williams for }iof goiiepijus donation o.f £1500 towards ttio acquisition <s$ pay Bay btish as a national park, and to the Mayor <Mx. W. J. Organ) for K$ dfttiririg efJcirts to secttfo the property. 'fho offices of .the- City Council will W closed for holiday to-riitirrow (St. X'at* ■rie : k> Bay). Arrangements ftayo been ina&) for' th<j mteiS and electrics Hfjljt: offices to remain «.})en for thtt receipt ■ of money. ■ At ft. mestuTg of delegates froni different- parts of 'tho eleetflrato at gitat- : ted on ftitfcx night, Mr, W. ft. Wvl«ns., ex-M.P,, was, s'a-ys a Press Assoeiitl.veA .tclegFam, uiiSttirnou.Bly selsdcij 9s tho Prdgressivo Liberal 'Party's can* didate at tlie> coining election. The Alexandra t.s\\,' ASA Sraitli Street, was welj filled a ; ll..day yesterday, when "fouftg People's Day"' was ofa served by the 'Salvation Army. : sliS Jheetwigs wefo led by ,Lt.ei.i:te(ianfc-Gol-dnfej Powky ( : chipf.,B.edfctafy). j and Coin* inissi6iWSf Richards delivered a geries oj addresses. Jn%J?spersed with .anecdotes. His. obsei-vations in thfe inoriiing TV.orQ based oft the (is'perfcnce.s Of the /citil* dron of Israel, whieh ho applied to tlio, lives of each luJivitbAl, liiciilefrtftlly, tiro .GQijjmissiQiier rfefcf.ro'd t<j. tho -cigar;' cttc-sfnokinpf habi'ff, *hich 3io dditoOiiced! .as destruetive "to liodj', soU'I, ijnd ipirit,the past-'ycar -fiierb. liave been lafßo tr) tho- f-ariE's of tho "yovinst peopli/' iiirbugho-ut tho Do-iH-iiiion. One- of tlie plaivßs of -the platfottn *f the. HowJivformcdiNW; Jsca|and ; Natives' As.ioei'aiiori is to ujjfeid ttio clrtinis of Now Zealand jiattvcS for iifoper. sidcfatfon mi d\ sifteres of life, as agaiitjst ilio feOii-stairt- s-trcanv of imniigfatits that are (touring liito fts SdilMtry by oyery stfedifier." It is ' aUofeett that there are.wsQs on record, that ■irliicrfi all .o-fso is oqua.l Mio imir)ter ; a)i-)! Ims bMn soloctc4 fm 1 ,ehi.'pTc* : jTfteht when" there wcVf. .Ndir Zc-.i)artders .avsMahlc, aiid in tliis -njji.ijner ceftairt .rfoinployinoiii nfo lieing do'sqd i* , tho ]iatit«-botn. U is also stated ttiat. agnfat nurnhar of tlio iiniivigfants wlio..Sfd aissiistcd. to come 'to the .Pojainion bv tho Govertiiti.opft in the Lejref tlrat ■ tiioy on a-trftaj wijt offer i-he'njs.o'lvgs .for work Oii tho, : laji| -coii:gregat.(>, ju the cit- ■ ies, and opeiily' cotivpe-ie iho§o tvilio: nia-V tro ih tpm.pprttrj' eircp.io.yirichi ,v of,: waiting eiflpioTnioftHs iji'-ce'Tlafc jr-ade'S--Jt is- tho iretontipn <>f tlj.o ISMsy Zfialari.d. ; Natives' to ei.)dpai;pur to pegthat tho ffe.w Z.pdarid-.lioTn .shall: R?t ii I "squafe ds-?:!;,-'-' and "n-fen tite- ■a.ssoctat'ip.n. : afitjiures- rooms of its own it .is intended' i :to keep an ©mpl6y*i.Dii:t tots}?, c.oi'.cr.inK ewery aven'ue- of 'einpiovhient, ea tii.iit: ' piaipioye : r$ vfflj i)O.t ho .able to say tji.ife: there ivas , no"incsiis.'cf; between-tlie iiniffigrant and. tlio Jf.e'w ! ' ■Zealaiidef. ' , - ■; 9-4?''teiJleifctid feSliibU/ioffi W ; flyine lyas by Mr. Seotla-nd m SatuWaj* a : f«' tertwoii (sayg 3 .Press tele-. Kraft, fve'ni He- ro.se. at, ttie sfiefr g-rfeuiids and platted' -over , the eity to Jjaneas.ter Park and lien . returned, ■ , . ' . -On aeeot-mt of the woodAlockinp w>watioiis in letter-Cuba Street, Wakpfipld, ■Street East lias ■been iaryicaiSecl M, p\d ■■ foi- ,a fen , days longer traffic bn.jHtd ; ftat toy will either liaVO to :devii<t.o into Cuba Street or nroeied Tii Jc-rv'tiy. -Quay ■and. connect ivith Wak-pfi.eld .Stiiort ait. its junetioii with "Lower Ta.raM'fci Str-ect. ■ :Iu Goanietttion *iilt to w'e-oikb.lMaii}; ■oporetians, tlie concrete.ga-iip liavß .progressed as izx norfji (oiv ih** :cast«ii ■ sidf of Loiwer <Suba Streit), t»s Hall, and oscavatroii is fiiv cither side of tjie pA.tdh of' old weo.cl-; blocking opnosito : thc main eirtMiWe to-: U» fom β-alu WJien tliq. ■hlofi'k-s.nre' laid down oiip. side of tl-.fe- stfcf.t :'th : ?.-. traffic Will lie divj.rled: to that; sidfti WW' tire' other half will' tie treated-. . , ■ At -a meeting *>f the -Ojflrrch -of $mjiCTd' Sfcn'ij Sopsty (AM Kilbiriiie), a- resolution. w.as Uifenijhious.ry, Urm& to ike effect t|]at : of tfie people- should.be faksii on the. ''BTUW-m&liopts questjon. ' ' .

Fjstsmg a* the .woutb-imf Ww Kangitata tew last lyoel?., ]tfi\ 'ftisfc *f 'Lpiigbeafjh. landed !i ■ ; tWM 33 Michsi* toftir afl.d mh. in. weight. The iijjsfc •which wascafflglifc on it ftv,. is, 3.. record for the river $0 far as. is laipvyu loMtly. * , . ■. $

.It is ; ji.e'porM tjiai , seyertii ihor,?' saigp fi-prkers who aro lrot'mc.nibcxs.Qf tireWhatfitabqurcrs'liitioft'lPFerfr disrttissfefl wliifc at. <iii fli6,wliarve.s On .Saturday. A intpibpf of :.displ.)a;rgfil ippii ' itaW ttafetf. piii #fe EaboiiF Department awl complained "that they. have beb'nv *roflfisly dismissc'd , . They relvon (Clause; S3 <f{ the .agreement, Which, i( A.iiy lwu-urifen Mipiif ■■«*isiiisv to uftkni : i.B.l)d.ur .riot l).e:ingi available ?Mll' ho- npfßtittod tp, Jinjsit jthe jvliidn the* :ar<j. cirgapcA .iiicfii-b«-s oif whipn :a}icl; .nyii-Tiie.nihprs .ar.(i -fein'jjioyed togedie.f iher* sKall h'p jto (Ustiivetiqii lietvpnen racrnbetß and .non-me.m-Ivcre, fliid' both .sl'iitli receive, ogu.al ptiy tor (jqitfii work, ami both shall wptlt tog«tl}br ia harnjoiiy.." .. ■■..'•.'■

The- "'W-cstwu* Sinifts ,,, stntfrsr. tliat the fine wedWwr probably lifts «- gpotl ■deal to rjtv wi.tji.-ttro p!wsti{fll|ivosß ot'flsli iiHbe lhilter i-p.rt«ls:tead at the- j>respnt time. -Some fisljcfjiioii., ascfibfi tho iiiereiisß to the destruction tif seals at the Steeples. F*r. te.o Wtftftljslast year thoi'o'ttits aii open when nvany Sea-Is -woi-o tellod. .