LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2127, 20 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The English and Australian wiails reached Ausklind by fho Maftuke, ft* 8 a.m. , yesterday, will arrive ip WolliHgbnt hy ihis afternoon's Jlain frunk mptess.

I A meetim of the Wlm# Labourtra 1, Uiiion w:tia held oh Friday a.nd s»tt(*day,. and a report surnsliod officially to Wip/Prtss AaUs that the ostcutivo eon* the msiimor in which the secretar>'_(Mr. C. A. B< Purd-y) War con- . ducting %k -dotifcs. After eiime discussioftj states tlio rchort, the Eceretary was suspofldpsd lyj- tho presideiit of the nniiUß (1% J. I. Radcliife) for refusing to obey ilia .president's orders-. The'Mas-tcrtjm .Borotigh Council is, saya otir sfjecial eorreepondent, ■ Jaytug down a rnunicbal :botflmg green, croquet lawn, ; ind)» tennis court in the : PuJxlic Parb. These will ho *eady for uso nost season. The Central Mission. Silver jfapd, which Las been visiting Auckland' fishiljitioft, retwfied to Wettiugton oil Saturday. The Irani wa-i> '&. great sue-' ces? in the Ticrtiiern city, aiiit «n ofta. ecciifiion Jjluyei before soma pets-' pie., tho largest crowd drawn t&pther, siilfitv *be 80.,Val Artiflory JjJand wes^n'

Auckland. ''Hie ktiissumtf,. He*, 6, Knowles Smith, hae received a. number of letters of appreciation of the band's work, more than one of. tile writers, %& Says, gflijjg. Iso far As to ststo thai they consider the band the best they liavo heacd, next to the Royal Artillery Baiid. As the result of another very SUftcessi ful year's operations the directors of tho Sink of few. Zealand decided, at a: j meeting held oa Friday to- pay a bonus' [of 5 jx!f cent, on all salaries for the past financial year. The ■fortnightly mteeting of the City Council tint was postponed from Thursday last will ho held this evening. A good deal of etoap advertising capital' is being roado out of tho reported oifeulation of spurious £10 notes .in: Auckland and. elsewhere in the Borflin-' ion. To draw attention to his window j one tobacconist attached two £10 notes" to a card, on which was written, "Worth a i's tlio forged note?" §o successful Was tio fus.e that H became- difficult to got through the crowd on the footpath that wore trying to piek out tho defective signs on the spurious note. Some wore very busy explaining how either one or the other was the fato note ai)il why, but' ag a- matter of fact both Were gojnjino notes. Anothc* tobacconist also exhibited two ."tensors" with' the- announce* went. "\Vo offer a box of oigsirs to the one- whs can pick the cdi.vnte.r'feit." It is safe to assu-ifie that the tobacconist g-av*? away no eigfifs on Saturd.a>\ Tli.d vitality 6f some folk is a matter fer Wonder. Yesferday morning, (shortly beforo noon, through softie confounding of the rules of the tobcls a bicyclist ■and a- niotor-c,vciist eam.o into collision in Willis Street The cyclist was kn'ooked oft' his bicycle, but the motorist kept his equilibrium. The fallen one was quick!;? helped to his feet, and ho then mado a careful examination of himself lor apparent- injury. There wfi's none, and he reniarM to the bystanders that to experience suoli a fall and yet sustain no injuries' when one had seen 83 summers Was not so bad! "During the regrettable strike of last year (Bays' the annual report of tlio Hatnitni Municipal Association) a very largo number of residents' of Bataitai yolunted for as s-pxan-I conotftijlesi and your committee o'ifieWly tenders to those gentlemen its. hearty 'thanks for their' realy response in the cause of law awl order." A settie,rrtottt was arrived..at on Saturday ifight, before the Donejliation Cotottissteuet 1 (Mr. ?.• Hally).. in the dispute between the Pullers'' (Freezers) tttion and tho Gear Meat 'Company aud Welliiigtoii Meat Export Company. A new agreement was deemed on* practice ally on the lines of the old agreement. The sneak thief made his appearance at Karon jParfc on Saturday afternoon, and several hockey players had their pockets rifled of small sums.. Tho; decision of the Lyttelton Harbour Onaf't to ciose tie signal, station nt &tttbiier has been responsible for some adverse comment. "On Thursday an eiflgy, meant to i?o that of tho. secretary and engineer of tho board, wti.a n'ftn.ii~«svldenfty' by SAtrio o.f tho youth of tlio pTftt!*—4-t the end of ifco yard' attn on tlio signal station. Ths. effigy was "dress.e(i in grey clothes, and was wearing a high white collar, alu'l a soft paiiattm. bat turned up in front, and bearing on tho front the letters "L.H.8." A big notice-board, over the head bftro the inscription: "Cyrus Williams/' aud a. shipping notice, "Not ' woftUsJ." The oiiiv ineai.vs of access to tho yardnfm is fey a wiro i'fi-pe, Which fia* iiwrn smenred with tallow, lard, or ilrtppiijß. ...

"Your committde cotisWera it. dosirahlo(sa.vs the aiiiiunl report of tlte wolliHgton Boxing Assocrattou) to pttintflclly direct attchfioh to tiio danger that ban for soirso time pafct thrcutoicil the spert iii ollver parts of tho Duuimioli oiving to tho repcaind ail&miits oi n syiadrcato of spccitiatars to pet s, coiitrollins influence ever tiro opcpiitlqiis of at least <mo aseaciation in tte Dohiinion, Fartimntely tho intention? <>i the syridioiii* \wm friiKtratcd, but tbe ■ incident emphaeisce tlio Mte'Wiity that exists for at on«o takffig Actiwi k> oti* Btu-o tho eottinft u.p of a nroperly constituted controtlSn.K body"/ b.awng full powers to govern ih& opqratipnii of tjio various aßsociations in regard i/j the genernl policy, whiio at tiso eaans Vma leaving iisseeratsms fttoperfy 'kfinc-'l bowots to control lotal acfinEnrnriiitii, Such 'control, rnugt n6t, hqwovor, be in conflict wM tb,o policy liiid dekwn. fbh project has been utirfor conisi'Jt:.raiiort tor sow!) years, Wt ottirig to diffcrpncj; of opinion and waist of 00-oper.a:ti<?n. <il tho iisssskiions ft has flat bfcen brotigbi to a fiftal coiiclßßipn, Tiio Incidofits that htvvo ocourre'd 'luring ths pajst twelvo months ha-ve, however; read© tjio eubjoet ono of vital importance, ami a thq sport is to cont-inuo to floutmh throtighoiit the Dominion tofnedia.tc steps be taken iii tho direction: of «onsti'tuti'ng a proper governing body for tho Dominibn."

At a mooting cf delej.itea of fhe Greater Wellington Mimieipal Liertorh' Asßoci.'tion and tbo Instituto of Arch , - trets matters m connection, with tho coming of Messr , !. Davidgo and Rctde. •o» l n-planning lecturers, were- discuspcd It was leportod that tho Town Hill would bo available for tho leeturnß, fioo of charge. It was decided that tho Governnipnf bo to frank tlio \ "itors o\or tho New fralund railwaj lines Other than this no Stato aid is to bo sohntfd Tno policy of tbo comnnttoo is u> ro!} on tbo people of Wellington to provide for tno expenses of tlio visitors whilst in. tins district The fares to and from New Zealand aro hmng borno by tho Town-Plnn-nmg Association, but local expenses aro expcftpd to bo- borno bv tho pooplo that aro likely to receive benefit fiom the cimpaigii

A3 a consequence of tho notice in the last issuo of tlto Gauetto, vesting tho control of the Ilutfc Road in tho "Wellington City Council, iho Mayor (Mr. J. P, Luke) hns derided to call a mooting of tho local bodies affected to discuss tho position as it ii to-day. The Mayors and Chairmen or other ropresen'tafivos of local bodies concerned , are invited to attend fln> meeting which will bo held at the Town Hal! this eftomoon Sohßerjuontly a conforenco will 1.0 held on tho question of tho completion of the approaches to tho Hutt bndge on the eastern side. In the course of the annual report of tho Hataitoi Municipal Astociation it is stated , that efforts have been Voado ia have the fares reduced en the trams journeying into the oity on Sunday mornings. It is thought that tho charge of 3d. to Courtenay Phoo i is excessive, particularly in viow of tho faet that they are- now running practically empty. Tho City Council liavo, however, <leclinetl to accede to the committee s request for a reduction. Tho Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) will address a meeting cf electors in tho Concert Chamber, Town Hall, at 8 o'clock, on Friday next.