LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2139, 4 May 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

3 All English and Australian .mail ari rived M Auckland frrtin Svdnev by Hid - Manuka at 10 a.m. yesterd»v. ' Tire . southern portion of the vessel's mails . will arrive at Wclli.i!s;toii by tills afterl j noon's Main Trunk express. ; ■ reference to a statement pYih<i listed m a cotrtcniporary to the effect that tho B.ihk*in-Sohools league will i rhako '.'strong cnfc«voftrs to. capture the : committees nexii Thursday caning" in ; connection with the School elections, Ca-nah Garland desires ug to' state, that tllis is pure imagination, The BJMo-in-Sehools League has nut n:o "ticket" directly -or indirectly. @n tho cote ! tra.ry, states Canon ' Garland, when asked by any local branches of tho ioagrj.e 'or by any of its Workers as to t-ffe league's attitude towards the <?:gliocj ■ elections, ho has given ■ icmipitatiV instructions that the. league is not taking part- in them. Tho reason., he aays, is. surely obvious; that the- league lias lßtwle its appeal, and means f» continue majiijig 'its;.appeal, ijot to Miy,.sectjqit: of t-hij ob'inhiuiiitj', hut to the whole people. «.s one trttatnal • voting c.gliectively mi the. one iesna—'not as in the ease of school committee. elections in-' rolrcd with a number of oilier issues. Tho latest dwnatio-H to Thb Dbshnv iox's Upper Hutfc Disaster Fund is 10s. from. "J.W.'J.," making the total to date £112 3.95. fid. "Argiis'_' Writes; "It is not of ten. that your evening contemporary is Satirical towards its i'l-iends, but this week-, in announcing the appointment of ah or-. ganfcdr for the National Schools Defence ' ieag'iio, the very nest paragraph, without any break, Was headed;. 'Boys iji Trouble,' and contained, aft account of sis boys convicted that day of breaking awl entering; and. steaiji.ig mon.ey> j for frhkih two of them wwe ordered to receive corporal punishment, and a third committed fc> a Government iiisiitiitioii. : Is it possible that your eoiiteinpoWry was- a.n&ieKs to show tho work which is awaiting the. organser of the Befeiice League, if ho is to disprove the name : $e aptly-given to it by Sirs. Coleridge,: that it is ft- '©estnictioti' League ?" A petition in baiikriiplcy has been filed at tho offices of tho "Official Assignee, by Alesaader Thomas M'Wfllia.n>, lively staWo-koepctj al ,Weiiiug-. ton. Tlio first nieeiwig of creditors Will tab© place oi>- Thursday next. On arrival at Wcllingtoft basi Lyfctelten on Saturday morning, tho EeW Zealand Shipping Ooinpaiiy's iner 'Reiriuera was unable to fe berthed* at tho Glasgow Wharf on acc-owi of the strong southerly wind which was blowing, Tho -weathßr alone *as not raspoii&ihfe ittr tho delay, however, and had tho Glasgow Wharf been intact co'uld have been carried out,' but repairs and extensions to the structure are. being dieted, aiid, tinder the wrawhistaiioes, it was thought advisable ■■ that tho Borouwa should' remain at anehoir hi the stream till the afternoon. Whoa tho weather moderated she w.is '■ berthed at tho King's Wharf, awd was shifted to tho Glasgow Wharf yoster* day jiwrnntg, Tho scbemo for establishing a JBSjiKflit staff of wharf onipioycos is still being considered by the executive of ; the Wellington Wharf tabourets' 1 l/iitoii, and in all probability a dopu'ta- j ti«i in connection with tho proposal j : wit! wait on the i'riino Atiniatcf (tho . Bight Hon. W. V, Massoy) this week. Full details of thb new arrangement tnade between the Government and tho Union Steam Ship Company hi rrferenco to tho San service are not yet avijikble, but tho Primo Minister wlion ho spoito. on Thursday last at a ' luncheon at Kether'toli, in tho Aticfc- ' laud distfict,' which Was attended by t ■Mais two hundred and fifty farmers, i stated that the new arratigomciti hi- '. volved a considerable reduction in huttor freights tho season which is 1 r.ow- coming to an end, and a still ] nroi'o important reduction.' in t-ivo years < from now. Speaking to a reporter iin i Saturdfty,_ the Prinvo Mfei'ster ststerj .) that a slightly increases! subsidy Was , to be p?,icl by the Government," One < fact of importance is that tho redite- . tion in f roigiits is to apply to tW Va«- : cnuver as well as to the Sail: ' l!'rancis«o service. The Vancouver sub- J sidy, contract- still has some y'oara to run, hut the ratec-finn in has * been brought' about as a rcsuit of tho iwgotiatioiis over the San jValieisc.9 * TOiitraet, a It has Irotii stated by the local anti- t Reform newspaper that tljo result p'f t the Ma.mM'l ofectiftn at Gr-eyhiotitii,- " whore Mr. Perkins,{sitting Mayor) got. 1054 votes and defeated Mr. Teniteni, who gelt 10DS, rnprqsented ft victory c ' Rained over the Beterm party by th& T Liberal-liabow: factie.ii, ' otherVvise !' Jqiowr, as the "Progressives," It is fe- ■' poried oil good nittijoritv, hofrptei- ' i: that both Xh'. Perkins ail Ur. Tenwent aw sofiparters of tha ißsfohn - si patty, • ; t j Anxious jjiqiiirics are being made for C the in coiinefitioH with the -ni fcoiioral striko ftmd established at tho w tiiiKs of flic recwit iiidustrial (ipltenval i'v in the Bomkiion. Its appearance is w being, awaited with partie'nlnr iiiterest ft by menilffr? *>F some «l : (lie niiions, «im f.<" voted -sums of mu-Uuy lo the general T i'und. w

Up till noon on Saturday 'the Cm i Treasurer {Mr. Collins} had received t • sum amounting to £038 Is. Id. to wank . tho Upper Hutt Disaster Fond. WHI . moneys that are known to be eutstaiid- , 1 tug, it is estimated that about £]20£ has been subscribed to the fund up t< ] date. . Employment for thirty m«n is to Ik found by the Labour Department at th< railway works at Raeti-'hi, the first loi of ten will probably loafe to-morrow and the second batch towards the one of the week. Before making final plans. ' however, tli.o Dejrarfnusffit is nwaitinr. : definite' advice- from the Teshj&lit en ■gineer. Work is also being found foi A number of u'n<?mployed' mod by bitf-l, the Auckland and Christchureh brajiebei of the Department, and when proseni arrangements are completed a total oJ close on 150 men will have been sail to public works within a period of twe months. Hours of closing lit the port butchers' business have altered as fam Slay 1. Shops now dose at 8 o'doel on four nights in the week, at 1] o'clock on Satmxlay night, and at ] p.in. on the day of tlio half-holiday. According to law, these hours obtain until November. -■ The lad 0. Stake, wiio was taught fr ■ a.J;ift- at Messrs. F. pdopm-'s warehouse Willis Street, on Tuesday last, is .re ported from the Hospital to be dotaf as well as. can be expected.. The following is quoted as an instance of the igilorance iii some Siato schools ■of tho meaning of flood .Friday S"-"Ili a -school in the W&irtrraps, prior to tljfr Easter holidays, tn master invited to show hands tlioso who knew why tliey ■ had a holiday on Good .F.Tiday'.Qiio Master. Tho first answer was, ''We keep ■tie-ad Friday because Captain Cook dis« covered New Zealand then,' Tho second answer was, . 'To • commemorate the South Island Iking foiiied to tho North feted,' .Tho third a;nsiyer catiie from a little girl, who said: 'We keep Good Friday because (llirist wa.s critcmefl mid rose from the dead at EaStei",' There is no Sifflday Sshool he're:, and, of course, no Bible in schools." Dtirin.| last Wednesday's election one person is said to. have combined the dual duties of selling a newspaper and giving loudly-proclaiincd. .ad.:iic6 as to how electors should vote. It is understood that tho police took a note of the brief speeches tirade by tjij's- person at in'torvials, throughout the day, .as such action is believed to be $ centra* volition of the taw, Prosecution may ; follow. One candidate .also had 'cards in circulation on election day.. One was presented by a. lady voter to a .Returning ■Gih'eor, who said that she AVisiifti to vote for tho candidate whos'e, name i the card boms, This was dirty reported '.to the Chief Returning Officer, who informed tho police of the ineidoiit- for consideration, as to Whether a prosecution should lie. Friday being the opening of the shoot* ij.VK season, tkef.o were a large- Kunjhqr of s.pg-rtsmcu congregated at the Wai* ra-rapa Lake, states tlio "'Waitarapa .Ace." The weather was not favourable, but some fair sport was gained. Mr. and Sirs. ' William Elliott left Auckland Kv the Matfama. for Honolulu, aitd Will visit Sail Francisco before making, a. tour Of the principal Canadian cities, Afterwards they will travel in tho Emtcd Kingdom and Eitfope, and, returning fey tlioSuez route, will reach Auckland again prob< aaly in tfaireya-rj*. Capital duA-slio'o'ting..'fi.ettther pre* varied in the Eltesfnoro, district 0.11 Sat? ■iirday, the strong sOiH'h'W'est gate .ami rain ■'■bfhtging the dileks closer to innd, and causing them to fly Ipwor. SportWas not very gooct o:h Friday {says the ■"3s T ows"), but solus good bags w'cfo'.se*: i<!urc'd ! on' Saturday-, .inqrii-iiig. Some'■spo'i'feiiK'irat : Lake' Jslle6.mer.& : &li.p.t well ■up to the limit allowed .by the regwlatiops. ofi.gs varying up to .fifty djioifs were taken from poii'cj's, The fact that a "torpedo ltas bee» : floating a.ronntl Whaiigapara'oa Bay is a same-what dfequietiiig fiitet disdosed in :' a "lost" advertiiioiii.ciit inserted dai; iiic tho ivGck by the eOinmaftder "Oi: : H.M.S.; Philomel (says the "New Zea-: tott The qtiestio.ll arises ■ v/hette the missing torpedo ! Would, or wo.ulij ryot eoiTstiteto a dan.oier to :Sh.i(> ping,. P'resU-mablji' it would wat, s'ee». Wig tljat no mi.rii.iiig in that respect lias ■ b.e.en issueij.. At tlie sahie tji'tiß nqrvous people would ieel $afer' asliorfe ' than • oriiising aroupd in Waters where ijieir vessel 'might at ahy iiiowent biinrjv Against the nose- of a weapon so noted;' for its 1 Ikcentiyi, a yachtsman in Au'ckfaiid. trot into tyoiibio for talting 'Oysters out' of season ©id sin'ce. then oyster stories: l>av« been popular in Awkfand. Ac*: cording to one of then}, there is still, resident in the ei.ty a W<>H*)cn;owh .tnclits*: fiiffii Who foirnterly satisfied his appa'tito im- oysters oitt.of season by 'tho use of a wetal cyliiidfrf., fistansibiy a. chart fia-se- Tathflr larger tl.va.ii ivsiial (says 't'to '''Herald'"}. As a niattO'r ,o.f fact, the case did iiot ; ever protect a 'Chart, but it 'made r&giitar w«ed-end l*ips- 'biStwcaii the eity and tlw OYster-bgdSj .rc'tuf.n'iir'r every Sunday filled with, oysters, Tb'e ■ ajithor of this device leveti' .hft3 'a spe* oial liniifg made for tho ease, to pre-, vent motallie Gontftniiiiation. Ou lfiaiiy' oeca:sioiis. the. yactitsmaii. ipet Customs', offieial's on his return to the -city, but. his smuggling operations were never, de*. teflt-ed. The Buildine; dommMee nf tlio Wn* Hganui Club have, authorised, tho architects. Messrs, Rush and .James.' of : SET-ft-stiinrs, to accept Xfessrs. feus'sell and IJwnell's tender of £000© for tho erec* tion of tltei-r new club Tlip hutldtng wjll bo in brisk, ml is to be finished in ov-ory -wny in a, first-class , manner and lie equipped with tlse la'tost sanitary and other fittings, It is ex- : pected that t;!.m bni-hKiic sfctU he ready for aconpatio'ii early j.u tho Now Ifea-r." I'm, tlio Cfturt of Appeal to,day ujc-tit will be delivered in an intferesfiiig tihase tk l -action knowii as the stigar :;ase, Tlio iilafntifTn iii tlijs fa.-S-o are Masses. Fairbairn, Wright-and' C«n, ami. tlie defendants Messrs. Levin and' Co.i .Wid the point for Urn prewnt to be do, MM, by the Coui't is vrVtJjM' tto staisv Diell-t of claim filed "by tlm plftintiffis dis.a cavise of artiftti. ' During tho lay the Court will contiitue the hdif-: 115; "of th"e Hienltoflfi will caso-'lticliard SVabb Joiikms \: The Public Trustee— in origkating summons to dnkrnriim ivjittws affec'Hiig tlj.e estate of the lato Ur. Sa-iiiue'l Hiig£a.rt, ' The ,?t. John Ambulance A.-ssoftfatwn lad mtentled to t»:ke up a street colootimi on Saturday, Imt tte sfcMv! veatlip-r made 5t Jnadris.iMe- to fro <vii: ■ nth the sehp.mo, iwad-fhe pollecllo'n wilt >e ttiiide next .Snturday. t Buriisß the helglit of the .storm oh 1 >lsttsnlay moTijicig Jfesvs. Barton fii'tr? | tad thij Hiisforiuiio in lisvc llmir lav*t j lttsiis tent at Nowtown bkwii u-Mrtie-. j % to .nieces in. coiisecjiieiice of wliirf.i ■! tie pef-fwuiaupps advertised for Satiir- i ay did not- take nlasc, j A yoatli uiiffied Gwdmi Weston Itiwl ' Ik> misfortwiie to break- one of his ribs ! ml iwJvo JPi-er.il si've-re - iirofigli fallhuf lowii a fibM of skiirs 1 t bis Motlipr's Wtis.e m Upper Disoii s tveet on Friday oveiiiijg last, 1 Sir. R. 0. Bishop, maivagof of tho !: hristchureh Gas Company I' who re- '" Wtly ith-dfi-rwent an oporatfen, is now 5 'ceveriiig from Ms ifti.es"s. Sir. Bishop !j • in a private hospital at present, and .;■ ■ Will .prObalilS' be a.fow week's jieforo: t s is able to resttmo \m duties, i The Rev, Ja.sp.er Caldcr lias ten pre- , fi ilitod With a purse of sovereigns l>y ? so parisiiiane-i's of St. . dolnmba's; 'i lißt-eh, Grey Lynn, 'where lie been ■ j] •ting as ioou'ro. tonen.s. Mrs, Cakler : h as the reeijMont of a siive : r*mous.Hed t: irso. Mr. S. il.okls'wo'i'.t.!:}, people's b lit'dcu. in waking the pi-'osojitation,' *' fcj'fei'l to Jlr. CaMev's work- of gfil> " us into touch with (ho "outside m.iii " ,'.''. :ve itov. W. H. F.dgoll was also wl- {, Uied to the district.!. £

:}• : Akstortoii. sportsmen report that pigs 4 and uoats rvro very n'unieroiis in tie. Is ViciMtv. of the Wharekahau, Oroiigoh srottgo, and Wharepapa. liifs,, states tlio i- "WairiiTrttia .Pai.lv Times." One jtie.'ii 0 of fifteen pigs Was SCCH in tho bed .of 0 the Wo Riyor, and ajtothej' «f twenty-Hpe *m the flrtt at wjip.t is id lttvowji as the "Blna Ivaraka, I '' Goats io aw to Tbo .seen iii. th.cßo localities by \% the sea-re. 'l . "If yflli Wish to suceqcd iii btisihe.si.B _ Q lio au optimist, tor 'it pay's to be cftoer* *> ful and pleasant, aiid' i'i.o task 'KeeSiiß 5 moan to one who sees the bright shlo '" Of things," This wftjj the SppropWate £. O.tivico \vllsh Sir. H. Gordon'Sctfriol»G * Jii.H'6 rqceirflj- to the rnemkirs. flf tSfl -| Optimist Club of Groat Britain. Tim 5 Optimist Chib has Spread, to New :55ea- , land, aiid a large it-uiflbet of WlMtnovV-n , o business ineii to* iptofests't) ■.tliemsekea hi its morciiioirt. A preliminary Meet* :!iig js to.he held on fluirstlftf next at l: 8 'a.m. iii the Accountants* .'CJlVdiriijer^y f .Mins'tois Street, wlrtm Sir. T.. S. .Barton k will occupy the clAjf. Particulars can J Jjo ohtiViijeef from Mr. F. Rascy, .Of £:tr£1 toriihouse Quay, who is s'r.ganfefiig' tliji, '• Kew Zealand ofcHie'ln