LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• Tho Mahcqo, with- mails aboard from England, via Suez, and from Australia, arrived at Auckland hctwe.en 8 and 9 a.m.. yesterday. The Wellington, and southern portions of. tho mails will arrive ]iere by ijlain Trunk express this afternoon.

Tho (Mr. F. W. Flanagan) c-s.pecfcs that the revaluation <jf. tho City of Weiiiiigton will be ■csijn*' pletcd early next month. iFoUf valuers are engaged, aiid every endeavour lis being made to complete tho writ, so that- the new valuation may bo used by the Git-? Council when it is .striking its . rates-fer the ensuing year. Funds are hoii.tg Jftiscd with a view to 'forming a drum "and life uaind far tho Senior Oadots of Wellington City and. Suburbs, The Territorial regiments already have their bands, aiid there is ■little doubt, it is -considered, 'that a cadet band, such as is now' pro]>osod, will tend to make the ftadets tako a greater interest in their part of the universal .military system of the PominW.'ii, and .issjslfc t'lio defence scheme generally. In .order to ensure- tho .s.Ucfeess Of. the movement, it is .necessary to raise, a considerable ftiii.d, and alt Peal for eqiitrfbutioiis is made to all who pre in sympathy with the .scheme. The .State cannot give .■fitenoiai assistance, Tn.it three members of the Cabinet (■the Haivs. J, 'Allen., F. ; M, B. Fisher., and W. fit. fferrics) havo made tions to the fund. The ■secretary tenant Ruck; Bos 112, ■Chief Post Office) will he .glad to receive ■contfihutloilS.

■Ilie Tutanefcai, which left port last rii : u.rs.da.y week to engage in cable repairing ill Cook StfcaH,. had * ■particularly bad run of. iuek, ;bu:t although, the ■Wqtk hasbeeii de.la,yfi.fl by bad;, w'eathe'e and, i$ not completed, a- goad deal of cable that Teqii.ired Attention, 'has been, overhauled. The vessel came to the is-liarf on Friday t« take in & fresh, supply Of waiter, and sailed again ..at 4.5 p.m. She anchored in Wofs'of Bay to await a favourable opportunity to pfacfiftd with her work. " Since "last Thursday Week tho futtfnekaj has had to put into Warsor fray on a number of oecasioiis.

Me third-class cruiser PyramUs, which lias just csmplete'd refitting at Auckland, lVtiftied to leave the northern port at 7 a.m. to-day for Wellington.

Of late, tliore has lieett a.good deal of ■dfseyssi.-q.il about the iiSe o"f b.a.rges for the conveyance of |ro:zqn meat from glip to stare on the River T'ha.ihos; On Mturfay a .cablegram wits received W Mr. w, G, from Dr. Robertson, repr6§eji.tmg tlie Island Associated .Freezing Companies in .iondon, in the following terms:—'\A;fc the .urgent MMest af . Noiy Zealand .Agents' Association., J'ott of .London Authority, ■will exercise its powers, to. compel, ■meijt harges-vto, pass -Lloyds Jtegister Survey." ' :' " ■'''■■"■■ p -

fefiiiig that.t'here is;dvcry. possibility of a largo .and growing .volume of bust mss between this coUlitiiy and tl'to Western States of ihs North..Amorieaiv cantinpijt," says tlie Auvopte., apropos, of a recent Siigges-' tion by a member of tlie United States 'w Cowipwsjmi, "the trade shoufe Warrant the appointment 0 f a .pe. r . ma ni . out fl-rado Camniissloner there to safo:ftltar.d the interests of our producers^

A rami ' named. Geo, A... Togg was. .arrested by the, Petdnc police-. lafo:bii gift. ■wyay evcujiig pn :Si -charge -or assaulting' his wife; W)tlj;a.olaw-l):amnier. "'■ KoAvris wrrcrsted.. m Jacked .'gtrefc'.t. with. *hb hammer in his pocket;, and will oWn'rough t Before the Ppfe Court tMs ,; 'mdrniH§'pii wo one. 'of befog .dirwJk'- .aiid disorderly, and tho otb^f,.alleged l'assault. •■■■■■■*>,■.

. , Bajitist 'ghurcli «t Vivian'. Stree:t ■ lias tor several wc.elss 'been .preparing lor a revival mission its bo held ih'Slav ■Jio&t. ._ A, t*. Bratesbv, lia£ been invited tp conduct' ■teer.al iiifs-' fioila-iu d'lffierciit of'the' DdrtihV wn, J,lio Ghxireh &s .sfct sft; Miiisby tr.eo to ajeppt two <tf these iittitatibps, fIM besides coiMutfinc tlib tiiismm : a$ v 'V'aij Mrept he wilj. goto- A'uckiau'd ■ and to Du.iicdiW.

On.fl fttet tte.htioited by tile; Amefiaaii irade U).nimi.s-3jo!,feFs iii tins cdiiEsc of "iiir interview jestetfla-y Was. that a number' ■of itouorieau iiveui. hihts heHj'auoiiiwij*' ft pntey of spiting up bmiie'h dstaipfislt; mcjrts abroad.- -life movement .oweS its' ■orrgjii lauii tho fac|, tli.ii.t- tlio TJirited States has reiibheld its iiiiilt in meat : production and jssilbokiiig-iridi&wiid lujipiq : g> foroign cdijiitf iei fbtf ■ Swift s.nd, C 0..., .'ah. Ame.ri.eaii n'fritj a're: putting up q bruiic'h. jiiarit i'ii .Brrsba'icy aiid others: may .p-SS'Sloiy:. follow' 'suit iii different parts of ..Au'stfala'sia.' .It rnehtferiea' to thd CJohiiiiissibiiiers that hi some quartets in :Atistr.c:l'ta,.a:iid'N.ew. Zealand 'thp prospect of aii hivasioii bV the Atjieriteaii lleef'JViijit iviis' regardcftl with a ■cdTte.iii. arn.puiit. of: ;app.rel|eiisidft.. Tb'ey stated 'u.iihesi:tatm|ty that suchapprfclieußipiis we're .groiind.less s 'ahd' thai■tho «% result of the ; etit£rh:r'jse, df tlie Aiirerica.il Meat firing 'iii tin's/part .of tho world wbuM be to. provide a .better niarket far produsers. In Aiiierifia. thea.dcledj. sbijie/ tr'bilb.fe hijd bfceii ovporiaiced., it:ji'er.B, soinctjhios" the ca'se, th^ineatcp'riijinhies: controlled; the i'aiiroairls oSer which, stock had to he tl-aHsported., butthd State bjvn.ersjiip of raiKvays in Aiistrcilia aiid Kovv' Zealand was a siiilibie.nt Eii'afaiite:o: against iiny lileo itojjMe arising 'iiv these ediinti-ieS..