LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2135, 29 April 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

*T nr. DeMfSms list in aid of the Ujirxf Hutt Disaster now totals £111 ?s. Sci,, ilw latest donatie.B. beirtg £B 7s. 9(3., the proceeds of a saercd concert given, by flio EkdaliMna Brass Band. The leading antiv'Refora nc*sps:per in Clvristchureli published a statement on Siit«rd,iy last (on the Buthprity of a private carrcfaiowlc-nt) that the Hon. Vl'. Fraser would nai he a eandMatc for the Wakatipu sea* at nest efcctiaH. When the matter was mentioned to ->f.r. Frasef yesterday h<? said that th& story. was too ridiculous for dsnttidlclito, : "ft is only siiotlicr Gp-positinii fairytale,." he remaAed. "I inteijd to epn" test the \Vn : katipu seat against;. &}U ootners." Democracy has its rcstrictia'ns eten iii : Ajjwrica. .Pwfesijof T,. H. Laby, of tlio ,V«Dtoritt XTjHvefsity ■CoUfig'ft, dweovered ) this whilst recently travelling .across the I Unltecl *tetes liy'tbe' Santa Fe'route. On tbo feainj wKcb was iv very, {usurious (jne, tlMij- had a ttiost affablo- conpHrfor, fclro equivalent to this guard on tfic Jfcw feataud railways. Ep was so a.ffaWe tliat ho sat and iii\ld:& -with then)., all nnim-ited, d;ined witii tlicJii, and dejnon.&t.rnt<?d in a variety of ways how democratic his eliarwiug was. Wfei tliey readied a small -mining town in Colorado tjiwe liad heeii $ome. Tj-ttle tnwiblo with t]io greaser (Wf-brced Mexican) eaininunity, wlio lived vcty liunAly in oW sbantfes, niid holes in. the iiilis. and" there h'o found it *as quite faslrionftble, la tlrfloi tiny of tl»Si> pompeople dawn at tljo least sign of any truculnicy, a* it h '■o&tumrei .gwd form Iβ iltqot. s, Ckinanran on sight in Ari»t»a. Their ajniablo CoiiductoT venhired the Qpiiiioii that the custom was quite a right aijd proper fine, &s_ they. were a pesky i)uis!mee f or saiiicthing to that effect, ' i' Questioned by a reporter yesterday, as to the ftresent State of affairs atIttokitika wliera the sea i?ecpW:tJ.V wade such serious inroadsj tlw! jloii'. \V. . Fraser fXtinister of Public Works) said, that, worts was proceediiiß upon tlw aroja-ios 'and those, .would' be ebniplc-te-.d Eottro diiy fUrthnf wwks were planned. The groynes ivcro consWered adequato tor tlie present. Ihis morning- the Cburt.ef Appeal will: Fit at 10.30 to hear tho cfteo of WWUnni ! Nichells v, fhemas Aganp. At 9.30 His Honour Mr. &fstl<w will sit in Chaniliere to (leal with the Ivapwr lttattflj- of Fry and; ftsnpehvell v. Cassitt, a- t'aninioflS to join .1 defendant. It has been decided to koJd a mflßifr terial inqwjry iiito t-hc cirpuift-stancfes conncEted with tlio alleged collision be tween tlio Bnrbotir tug Pilot and Wio yadit Attaiita. It is Stated tlitft uish a- eoHisiott took place on Master Mon-. tlivy. Tlic date of hearing has not been fixed and two nautieal assessors ha-to; yet to be appointed' Wliiio geiitral interest will be taken • in tlw result of tlm Mayoral cfC-Gfcioji ipliiglit, khotit eircfes V;i\] ate ho fa* torested iit the resuilt of the ballot for. tine etetion of secretary of tiho Bli.ild- : ing Trades Laboumrs' tJnion. Tho voting is to bo announeed at a nicofctefe: to-»ii?ht. Tlio euuijidates are. Messrs, A Agiiew and E. Kennedy, si'd tho voting is looked upon really β-b n test ot parties. Sir. jttihncdy has been s.csretnrj? of the union for tho pa-st (iva yeai*". whilo Mr. Agnew was formefly ■pvosideitt and was sliairmnn o:f 0t&. . hiftiii strflte cominittoe during tijs ?e----tent industrial VpheavaJ. It Is &st!&6& f.jiat wlisn tho ftfewres are mftdo ftno.wri . to-night tliey w.ill be much in- ifavo'UT df Jfr. Kennedy. The Hm &alanci Nntircs' Assbcjav tion is at pfesei'it encaged in ina.ld.iig' : very complete arranpeWonts far an ussenibiy at the Grrahd. Bowse on Friday, July 3. This writ Consist of an entertainment W'Mift some, rittkcr novel featwres. One of these will be the- cnactniont in tvrovihg tahleans 6l a brief history of New Zealaaid from the cohii.ag of tli« Jfaoris in tho of tlic Treaty of "W-nihtHgi. Te Heii .Hcu %-'. kino, the well-known Tiiupo cWel, niid Mr. Charles Paratd, M,1?., are assistiiiK k tiro ari-angcnwnt for tiro presentation in proper ojiar actor of tho N«tiro clirstnniSj j+anlos.i aird dii.nc.es -of tlio period, "the assoctiHan will be as-gist-«l by a team of s'taoH .men .aiid ni-nids from Otnlvi and Porirun. Tlipi-e wjl) also ; lit* a concert progremiiic to whicll only Natives of Now Zcaliittci wi'il cqntrlbutc. A meeting of the Welling-ten Emplej'crs, I'lVnoers, a'lul Dofcltcei C'oifitnittoo_ WiU liß.hisM to-moiTmv nioramfx iii whfcb several complaints obneernhtt; the worts oii Wellington wharves Will bo considered. Speaking iii tlnj town Bnll last cvw,iitg Mr. P. H. Hicfcey said tlijif; i'cppiv scnt»tives of tho Atis-tralijui iknb'our movement, as well as N*w Zefrlaiul delfeg;it«s, would be invited to attend tlift Bon-fpi'e.Hco wiisdi is l«ei«g emivcutd by iho Federation of Labour fas assomblo i» Jtijt.v Best. Thoy wero going to link tip with Hie workers of AuetrgUa and ihon, ho wanted to. know, wlint were tltij w-oitcrs of Wel'fiiigtajt jiitd of New Zealand goiiig t-a do ivitl! tlie. "Liibmir rats" whis onters>d the field to sine-sli the solidarity af Irab&iir? Tfm Ija.bdiir Dophrtmont aujjcipntfß that the ircgiatatfcits in *otooolten wtih tli<S Ijabmi-r Msrinws iHVnstigatJon Act will bo gaafctted 'at tho cjkl *rf this vnck. 'J'lw dispute between the Holni "Workers' Union and the private hotel, rostaurant, and kinchcon roeni pj-oprjeters lms been te sj. Cioilciliivtioii Council for investigation, and tlm pspcfs will ]>fl fi.li-ct te'diiy, Messrs. 0. Thornton, fl. G'Malhiy. ami E. ,T. Carey hii.yo l>cen appniutcd assessors for tho wfofl in ,-iIl seotimts <Vf the tfraiJ* covered by tha (tomnnds, nnd the other sirto tills Sreoii asked to appoint three assessors i;u pvßrj* Section. The bound rolome of tlio DiMinion's Rtatis-tScs for 1912 was issued y-estepfcy. The volum* , . oofitaii.i« Dgu.rt , ?. vto to Mftrefi 81, 1313, in many instivnees. Tho rpff-renfo to the of pfopviotorsbip of Uμ? Emf-i-ofis 'I'htjiitw .mcHftoj' oil yestflhlav was nienrrc*t-, Ttn> thciitrp wliich is ajwi.vt to chtoi*) lmujs is tfe Mritnimin Theatre in JlantiwS Slrefti. Tiie ca-b fores by-law passed at iho be(tinnitm of tlio nieitUV wifl semo »p to; confirmation a , - UhhoiTow's mAliiifi of tits City Ocmudl,

A (special. mc<?Ung o.f the Ea-sibmir-ud I.Mji'ougii Cuuiieil will bo ItcM en Moil- , (fay lwst u> -consider the Ferry Board's iwosniwDJwlatioij as to a revision of rntes. A statoncßt regarding kis position i:n rotation io the political parties was »iiitle b.y Air. •.!,(..■. Coatcsj M.I 5 , for Ksjiparn, in tins course <if ft filiovrt flpefich aS. the Prime Miflister's mectliig at ilaiiiiKattiroU) on Fl'idti.y iiight. Mf.. C'eatfis denied t.knt lift 'biuj. pledged lii»rt-sel-f to siiptxirt the Opposition parly foi iw,:lr« months, as. liail been statod, H : .n Wis μ-ledged to support certain prill* : i:f.pics f inehwKng Ci's'i! Service and 'Na- ' j tivn IfltifJ refofiii iijicl the iVeeiroM. Mβ fetwl Uopt Jii-S ]}k<lgt? lo siipport the O^ , .pofifiioil for iho 'first sossinii. b«t. lw i was not U> support tlio Miic k'nzfe f.ioi'ori-iinont, antl lift was imeortliwftly frno to vote" :igai*i«t it jV rocefitly-aifriveci liwniigrsint, while , -femoviog liis Moiiguuss from tiro Waor- ; rimoo at Diinedin <j)i ThdrKlay., lost his ' w-n-Mct odialainiiif; about £00 (Rtatos iho ! "Star"), Sβ Kportwl his lass fl«d "'.is < oV(irjfi.yo(l to karii that the poclwt-boffk » had lieiMi foflml b.v a wharf labourer, - The pwsw/r cxp'fessod a <Jesi.ro to reward ) ilm filler's hffiicrtr, and cferf tor hi:; 1 acceptance ft tferccpcnjiy pioco. Need > 16..s io say the gift frits promptly d&- \ clincd.