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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ono of the English immigrants who arrived in Sydney by tho Geelong a few days ago—-a Leicester man—speaking to a "Daily Telegraph" representative, Raid that just now in iingknd Australia looms larger than any other British colony overseas, "Th-6 British," ho said, "are tired of Canada; there is no room for them in tho United States j they are not wanted in South Africa; and ..such good reports are coming through from tho Conimomvealtli that this is the place we are now looking to. 1 am of the opinion that t'bo immigration boom from Great Britain to Australia and New Zealand will go on for years."

Complaint is made that the wire fence blocking the end of the longproniiscd approach to the llutt .Pipe' .Bridge from tho Day's Hay Hoad has been removed, although the roadway is still incomplete. Motorists returning from Day's Bay to the City antj seeing the fence down across the entrance to the new road have not unnaturally supposed that a through run is at last available. Instead, they find themselves in a cul-de»saoj ns tho roadway comes to an ettd in a mass (if loose river shingle just the other side of the bridge across the Waiwetu Stream. Although only a few chains of level turf appear to lie between tho end of tho new road and tho old carriage drive «t the back ot tho_ Hutt Park, all further progress is blocked by some very securely nailedup rails, and the travellers hive perforec to return as they came alter a vexntioas delay.

I say that it js entirely against Catholic principles for men to speak of war between class and class until one clap is_ oxt-inguisjhed.'' Tiitm Archbishop Kelly informed his audience at Sydney last week when opening tiie new premises, of the Catholic Club. "Class must help class," he insisted, "and if one class does evil to another, that cl.i.sb must overcome evii by good. A inftn has no right to say to another: 'Give mo work.' Pray to God tor work, and Ho will send you work,, but you nmst make your work profitable to your employer. A man who would not give a fair day's wages for a fair day's work will stand in lawful judgment before Oodj and I say that a man who will not give a fair day's work for a fair- day's wages wiil also have w stand before God in judgment.'-"

There was landed in Sydney last week a vessel of the type dttar to t'he boyish render <?£ talos <s! adventure. 'l'lio Vessel, which has been named the Kis* met. is a speai-proef ftiotor launch) specially .designed for adventurous voyages a amongst" the cannibals- of Papua. She is to carry Sir llupert Clarks and his expedition to the Fly River, I'apna; and as on her journey up the Fly River she will continually bo within range of the arrows and spears of hostile na* tives on the banks., a strong wire screen of Sih> wesh is being stretched right over her in erdcr ta protect those oil the deck from any sudden shower of missiles. TJie brass ports of the little vessel way fee opened for shflstiiig. but the portholes will also be protected by a similar wire screen.

At tho preliminary booking for the Harry Lauder season in Melbourne, the price for seats was ono guin&u-.

A movement whioh seems td bs gaining in popularity is that initiated some time ago by Mr. H. Maxwell Clark, of Melbourne, for tho construction of a national highway linking up tlio capital cities,of Australia. Mr, Clark, wlw is organiser of the Good Ho.skls Association of Victoria, is «fc present on a visit to Sydney. In an interview with a representative of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" last week, he said that his ultimate object was to secure an allfed motor route artmncl tho Empire. Starting from London iii 19Q9, lie has travelled through Canada and Australia by motor and cyclft times in furtherance of his ideal. The first two trips v.'Oro devoted to purely preliminary work, but 011 the third trip 110 busied himself with the formation of societies to advance the. schemr-. Mr. Glark says that his efforts have been attended with highly successful re*, suits.

Tho proportion of girls leaving school to eater into industrial occupations in New South Wales is disclosed ill an interesting return prepared by tho Stsito Education Department. Out of 6144 girls who loft the primary schools last year, it is gratifying *9 note that 4830 intend to ooeupy_ their time, -at least for the present, with homo duties, which, after all, is considered by many people- to bo liio true sphere of a woman's activities. It is an arresting fact that a very ranch larger percentage of girls go into the honio after leaving school in the country districts than in town, the figures showing that, wliilo 67 out c.f every ItiQ rjrls in the metropolitan district, on leaving school will thus eeeopy themselves, iii the country the figures are much higher, being 85 out. of a lmwircil. Tu csther t worrls, 33 girls out of every 100 conic into industrial competition in tlte city, while only 15 out of every 100 come into competition in tho country. Mr. Cook, the Commonwealth prime Minister, is girinjr attention to the suggestion of Sir Newton Moore, AgontGeiierai in London for West Australia, that owing to the falling-off in immigration to Australia it might he expedient to secure Southern European immigrants. Sir. Cook said that sijme of the Spaniards would make iHlmirable settlers far the Hostlie-m Territory. They were strong aixd hardy, and were used to a warm climate. He agreed with Sir Newton Mcoro that its was becoming more and more difficult to get immigrants frohi Great Britain. Sweden a?ul Norway were also disirour< agif.jg immigration movements.

"Notwithstanding the prevalence wf various epidemics (measles, _ crou]), whooping cough, niid other .forms uf children's ailments), and tlvo dislocation of many schools by tho smallpttx scare and consequent vaccinations (states tho inspector's animal report to tho Ilawke's Bay Education Board), thehigh average of 88.9 was attained. If in tho Department's method of catenation it may bo relied o.u that the basis of comparison is the same, tho above is a better avwago than that attained in England, Scotland, Ireland, the linked States of America, or tho Dominion o.t target It- is a working average, i.e., excepted half-days—on which less than half tl»o pupils are prMent.—are deluded from the computation. Tho closing of sehools in order that teachers might, undergo a course of physical enllnre caused tho mriMber operating 420 halfdnys to bo fewer than usnal; in fact, ntiiy two attained i*o; 20 others recorded 4(10 half-days and upwards. We consider there arc too many odd holidays, especially in His earlier part of the ycarj whan the school work is liable to bn broken into and disorganised by functions that might eqttallv well be arranged duriug the vacation,"

r -:X* plague''of'.cockroaches in two of tbo eld wooden wards oi ihe hospital was cGiHplained of by_ Mr. i'. M. idti«kay at the lust mooting of tho Anck--1 uiii3 IJosjntal Board. i.t was stated that under tho seats in tho room the insects congregated in small armies. "They aris there in thousands--'hundreds of thousands —am! 1 am not exaggerating," declared Mr. Jlackay. He added that he belioved that a shipping company had the means of clearing its vessels ' of tho post, and suggested that he and the secretary should get into communication with' tho company with tho ohjest of ascertaining if they would be willing to givo thwr assistances in exterminating the insects. The . house ■manager mentioned that a remedy uswl by a "shipping company which had been proved to bo useful ba<l been procured. A maori who owns -a motor cycle took his machine to ti Glsborne parage <} few days ago and addressed tlio mechanic in the following terms: "Hey, roister, this bike no go too fast; you give me anotter liorse-powor for him!" Negotiations are in progress for the building of a steamship at Belfast which will eclipso in sizo and imiiiaire either ths Yatertand or her sister ship now being built in 'Germany.. Ldrd Pirsfe ami the .Belfast Harbour Commissioners have arrived at ail understanding regarding tho dredging of Belfast Lough channel to a considerable depth, and at an early data tho vessel, wliich is to be <inc of 60,000 .tons, will b.® under construction. 'Hie tannages of the five litrgjest existing liners, those of Urn Britannic and Vaterknd being appreiiiiiiate, are as follow (tons gross) Httinburg-Amer. Yatcrla.twJ, 53,000; Hniivlmrc-Aniflr. Imperator, 52,1.71; tVliifco Star Britannic, 50,000; Ci.vna.fd Aqtiit'anifl, 47,000; White Star Olympic, 46,339.

Speaking at Paisley recently, Professor Rait, of Glasgow University, referred to the relation of King Jaittes VI to tlie execution of his mother, Mary Queen of Soots,' as evidenced by certain papers which he is editing. These documents are letters written by Jainds, in which lie gave Elizabeth to under stand that; bo did not object to t.Jio public execution of his mother. This decided Elizabeth to abandon the idea of secret murder, and James received his reward in the English heritage, tho next victim was his soil. "It is not for me," said the I'rofessor, "to Judge him, but I do here and now recant whatever of char it able interpretation I may in any writings of mine have extended to him."

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 4

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