LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2134, 28 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The postal authorities advise thai the s.s. Ultaiaroa, which Baited from Sydney oft April & for Wellington, is bringing Australian mails only/ ana is duo pii "Wednesday morning. An aniusijig ascoaat of bis first e& perionces of country life in New Zealand was giv'oii by the Rev. A. M. JohnsQij $b the social gathering he'd in the Sydney Stroet Schoolroom JasS night to wish, him boil voyage', iii view of his approaching visit to England, Mr. Johnson said it seemed aa if flic whole township had turned put to witness his first attempt to harness a horse, and be did not 'know Itovr he escaped being killed.. On another occasion, horse, trap, and himself went clean over a hank. At this stage Mr., .To.hn.soii tiwn.od to the Bishop of AVelliiagtoii (Ijr, Sprott), who presided ovei last night's gathering, and S-skc.d hiit if ho {Mr. Joliiisonj had ci-er ta.keii him out for a. drive. The Bishop said no, but did Hot seem ill the .least offended at tba neglect, and inada som« laughing remark, probably to the cf' fact that ho owed: his life to t-bij thoughtfti] oversight ou Mr. Johnson's part. I.ii his aii.ijUßl.'"call'*' toji'is old comrades of the. 6th New 55ialivnd : 'Contingent (South Africa), Lieut, f. A, Beamish' says that "this year the foregathering (on June 2 nest) is of greater interest than usual. Colonel tolvin, our old corps commander, has most generously given a trophy to tho regiment, rem&rktttg that, 'it was to show our olc friends that ©lie <h>:e« roniembsr tritl: gratitude all the jjood *vork thpy die! and tie loyal spirit in. \vbieK it was done.' General Godley {Of-C., N.Z : who is tlto pergonal friend ttl Oo'ionel: €olvih, lias v-ery kindly consentfld to mako the presentation on Ms beiialr. Colonel Andrew, civ ,old cornmanding officer, has just arrived iron India on f'ijrfcm'gh., and -will occupy the chair," A cheque for £14 has been received by His 'Worship tlie MM'Qf froni the Masterton Caledonian Society Pipe Band, for the tipper Butt Belief ,' , ,„ , The kinematograpli bflsin.css in. Wolliiigton Ms radioactive qualities . thai make for change and There am at present' eight picture shows in the oily, five of wmc'h are of the eoiv tinuous order, and tho remainder open their doors of aft evening .(Saturdays excepted). At an early date the- stage of the old Opera 'Bouse, winch lias teeft trodden by so miuiy flesh-and-bioad aotors, good, bad, and indifferent, will bo occupied by the big white screen, which is all tho picture actor needi? to make his presence felt, end tenders ar« to be- called this week for tho building of a Very fine picture theatre on flic sito of Fielder's furniture niarekntso in aXaiiivers .Street. The work of demolish-' ing the old promises will- commence within a few days. Sight opposite is the Ne-'W Theatre, now controlled by. Mr. Charles MacMaho.n, who Ims closed up the. theatre temporarily for extensive alterations and decoration. The latest news ia local picture ewefes is that Messrs. Coleman, Diylryinplo, and Stiff, proprietors of the 'Empress Theatre in Manners Street, liavo disposed of tlicb interest, hi tta> lease to Mr. (3. L. Johnsou, of Auckland, Tho deposit has .already been niade and fts soon as tlj.fi ti-ausa.cfcieft is completed, tho stow lessee w HI take over .and continue- to; rim l.hc theatre on siSftii&T lj.n.es to those now followed.. There i» sorbs talk of another picture theatre being erected in the vicinity .of -tljat Tapidly-'growing. oughjsre, Courtenay Place, but as far as can b> gathered, the. proposal lias rjot assroted arty definite- form. Mr. ft. Waid, tlio l.c't.tflr carrier who was taAW iftjuwd throiigli tlie s.u'dclelt stoppage of 4 tramoar in Wifjjs. Streei a, few days ago, has recovered sufficiently to leavo the Hospital Tho faßittl grounds, lie sustaitt<i(l are healing satisfsetoriijv , Brigadier Hoaro left yos* tejday for fakapsu in ebargo <)f the Salvation. Army's mafqueo s tlticli, in com'mon with toother cojitttss, has been, iestab&lied by tho- orfganU'aiioii for the uso <?f the Territorials, At the various coutfes tho tcMt.s have, boe.n nwailed of to tho full, tlve reading, wri.tiivg, and reeroation «w.ms proving voxy .poptilftr. At KOwai over V>oo. letters hftd! beeti wriiten tip to yesterday at lioon. This bramolr of tho Army's activities > tiuicli appreciated by tW m.ifi'ta.ry. niertW by the rogimootijl officers for tlift■eomfott and., noeommodation Of, th;o Ariny'a chaplains ar? niuoh appreciated., and at natioftnl : hcad(iiia,rtors: yesterday it was statocl. that, tho £fmfs r.optteseutatlv<*s wore. cv«'ry «if kindness Met consideration. < At t'lieit annual co:itfer<?n.co last Weak, tlu. Druidic Graiid New South Wales decided to abolish the long, w'liito. fatso beards. These beards liijyb long 'lioon inseparalilo f.roni tlu? raicbllt cerciuonroa of tho Order.. _ Tho arguments used by the. Bruidrft members against the aso of tho beards wore, mainly that they wej'o usp.eeia.%, as was usually the- e.jiso, when, they were tr-soa! cftsuallv a'iwi ii.idi.scri.ininatoly. Tnsta.«ces wore given of tho trai.isriiission of di.fiiase, Sud tha -a'bolrtion of tlie foniid general support. Already tijqy Ivavi*-_po,©n done nW4.v with in Victoria a;id tasjhiiftia'n ■lodges, wli.il» tlVsif us« is "'.ptibivai in Q:uoo.nsFa:nd. Apparently th» tiriia is notfar distant in A'u'atr.alisUn loijge'i., wieil. the bsarc! will bfe no imore,

The chah'inm of the. Canterbury 00.1-lcg& lcg& Board of Governors aftuounccd yos» .tcrday, sa y § ft p fcss Association telegram thai the intended for the future to ■appoint engineers ifc* quired for the J'nhljo Works Department from graduates of the School of fcngiuee.rihg in connection with Canter* miry College, When dealing with the question of the settlotticjjt of' jjiiin lau4s, tho I'rimo M mister stated at Waiftu -(savs the Awkfond "Star"), that rather than see land lying idlo lie would favour giving it to accredited setters for nothing oil tiro old- homestead .system. "The comt■try might .do worse than return to this system/' added Mr. Massey, and the femark was applauded.

Alter agjtrang for the legalisation ot the- iommiat ift JTasr South Wales for years, the supporters oi the ohn»j.'o are now asMng t-i-ieniselv-es AVhetiier £otolisaior betting js not iwif legal in the Ststo. Sir Joseph Garnvtkte lias expressed the view thai,- as betting was made legal b,v Act of JJarliument, It did «oS matter in what form this betting was done,, whether through & bao'k-ipakor or a maclrine. fii reply to a question asked by a, "jDftily Telegraph" reporter ■last week, the A-t.torney'G.oncra-1,, jlr. Hall, said he had looked, into the point n, little while osok. lb was an argnnhle position which Sir Jo.serih Garruthers had taken up, hut he- did not think rfc was correct, and until tno occasion arose to test it, nothing farther could* be do-no With tegard to the iiiatter.

_Tho -jiroposal wlueli Mr. Ashford, the New South Wales Minister of Agticui* tare, has made to create, a State ogtaV fishmcn.t for the manufacture of agricultural machinery, is being actively pushed forward by him.. The Minister intends leaving next .Month for Western Australia fo inspect the Ststo Agricultural machinery factory there. Nt, Ashlord said, that bo understood that the Western. Au'stralfaa State factory was supplying the focal farmers at from 25 to 40.per cent, cheaper .rates tfian. they could buy the machinery fot from private firms-, and the State -estaMishv m-ent was being wjft on sou.u-d .Commercial lines.