LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2147, 13 May 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Same keen contests are said to be in. [ prospect in the four .Mauri electorates } of the Dominion at the coming general f ejection. The Hon. Dr. PomaV© is W 1 iierod to be pretty safe in the Western ' Maori sent, bisl it is probable that he i will be opposed by IVpeue, who was his ■ Opponent at last ejection, 'Keritnke, ntttl ■ Mr. Win. Maffatt, the latter a litilf- ; caste.. Dr. Bilck, it k understood, does . l-iot intend to seek re-election, bat it is i expected that the Northern Maori «m» . stituency, which he now represents, , will be contested in tins interests of the ; Reform Party by Mr. Leopold Pulii])!. ' It is, thought that' Mr. Stuart Meha 1 ivill stand against Mr. Ngata in t!i.c Rastern Maori electorate, ami Mr. A. 1 Rorc-i a resident of IJienlieim, well known 1 in sporting circles, is .mentioned as li'ke- . ly to contest the Sovjtlmrn Maori electorate iai the Government interest, At :. present this seat is held by Mr. 0. ■ Parata, an Opposition supporter. There 1 are a number of other prospective Maori ejtndidfltes in addition to those mentioned. Those Territorials who have not com* pleted their training will be assembled at Takapau <jn Friday next, to undergo their training in what is known as the .casuals' camp- It is estimated that about 800 mm, or siiihcieiit to form ofto complete infantry regiment, will participate. They w'll he- trained irpoijprac* tlcally tlio same linos as tlio .men who havo just completed their encampment and will spend seven clear days under canvas. Tlio casuals from the Weffiiigtou city area, to the. number of about 100, will leave Tfooraidon station by special train on Friday morning, and roas.lt «aiv>.p ahoat 10 o'clock thai night. The country casuals will arrive at Ta.kapiH! at different periods during the day, Councillors were, commenting very Btfoiigly against the tra.jn fare dodger at last night's meeting of tlio Karori lioro-flgh 6oWic.il, and how that individual, fortified behind a newspaper, eluded the conductor, wlten Councillor CivniliO rose, and said that he would relate one of his own experiences in ,1 r.af. "1 had been reading," bo said, "and I found the conductor looking very hard at me. 1 felt guilty, and I asked hiwi if I had .paid my fare, and, oi} being told that 1 Wl Hot, well—er— I paid," .' Here the listening coutieil-lors-elawped decisively, but ceased when Councillor Cimino continued: "When I arrived home," lie sfl.i4, "I tontolthnt 1 had paid my fare, twice," (Laughter.) Miss Belle Luke, secretary, to the Ladies' Oaimnittco in connection with the Uppei* Hirtt Disaster fund,, de* ■sires its to acknowledge the receipt of : £1 12s. Sd.j an amount collected by two small bays, Lexio and Frank Taylor, of Tawa Flat,, and 3s. from "C.M.1,.," Atiokiand. Captain G. Lambert, late of tlio Arahura, lias been appointed nautical assessor at the pending inquiry into on alleged collision between the s.s. Pilot' . and the yacht Atalan'ta, The, City loan proposals were to I'mve been- discussed by the Finance Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon, bat owing to the extraettjiiiary length of the order paper, the niost iia■par'knt item was not reaetiel ■ The Mayor (Mr, J, P. Luke) lias decided to call a meeting of the council 1 as a Whole to discuss the proposals (in committee) on Monday owning'- Host. That will' mean that the proposals -will not comeup for consideration at Thursday's' meeting of tlio council, , ■ A_ smart capture was effected bv Dc- ; tectiv© Dempsey yesterday afternoon. Ho was a passenger in a tramcar which was proceeding up AViliis Street, and, ■en looking out of the window, lie noticed a man apparently placing a number of small pot p'!a.nts into a bag outside a. shop, Alighting from the tram, tuo detective first mado inquiries in the shop as to whether the man was na employee or not. Receiving aft answer in the negative, the arm of the jaw atr-oll'cil i round the corner into a side street and arrested the man. Ho was removed to the Lajnbton Quay' Police Station* . Respecting 'the recent strike, the Ohanrber of Commerce annual' report says:—"ln 1913 a dispute with a small body of workers,, tiro shipwrights, milniiiiated in oil© of the most serious general strikes that New Zealand lias seen. For some weeks shipping and many branches of trade were Iwb n.p by the afctjon of the strikers, but tiro advent of the mounted specials from the country and the foot specials ftom the City not oi% restored law and order in the City, but enabled Arbitration workers not conncetea with the Federation of Labour to open the port, 'ftie Council of the Chanibor donated the sum of £100 to tho funds of the Employers', Cit-i----aoiss', and Favjitc-rs' Strike Defence Committee." ' < A meeting took place last evening between reprf'seutaiires -of the cotivmiUcc of tiro W,'t!iri.(jton. Leaseholders' Association and the special committee set up some tinio ago by the City Council to investigate ■ a .vmrnlier of ! concerning corporation'losses. The re- | preseiitafives of the lensoMdtjrs were Messrs. J. Huteheson, L. Q. H. Tripp, awl S, Kirkc.aMie. There Was some informal (tiscassien in regard to the present position of city leaseholds, and finally the City CowKci! Committee .asked that the leftsehol'defs should state their case in writing and semi! it in together with any suggestkms they tnigljt hnvc to- make. So far os it goes the outcome of the meottus is regawltd as very satisfactory, tlio parties having at any rate reached a basis of uei*ij#.itioii, The iiiHiiediate demand of the !ca-sel.iokl-ws, winch they have been pressing for snaw time, _is for a full iiivestiga. ; tien of the- conditions which at present at-la-eh to tlio leasing of city oi.nloWiiients, Prtifcssftr Davis, tieologist, .and recently of Hie Har,var4 'University, wi'li give: ' a scientific lecture on "The Sputptiire of Mountains by Glaciers," at. tho V : i c , ,■ .toila Colle.Ke at .fi km. riti .'flm,vta o „ .'

:t .Au -enterprising person, who, it if ■■■ ;, aliened, ha s been removing earth ff.o.ni- ''.j r a road near Day's Hay, and disposing <)i : fc it to oiie of tho local WUcs at the rata ,j *if 30s. per toad, ...is 110 to proceeded a (isauist hy (.he jijitt County Council, "Bettor late than Mover," was per•s haps the adage that tho Mophoijc Bej partment Trad in wind when it we-irt the length of iiiti.inai.ing ta the Ka-rori Mar- ' -ohkli Council nt its 'meeting last wight that "a slot telephone has lioeii erected f- opposite tho Council 'Chambers." As a 0 fcatter of fact, the telephone in q_.h,<s» '- wm is already showing cvideu.ee of in-. •■ g evitabfc woar ( ~nd tear .assnt'ia'tort tt'fth 1 age. It has been installed some* six months or more. An 'appfieatiiiij was made at the. &u> ■ ... pi-erne Court yesterday morning that a, i-1 rmg, valued at £3. which had been tho >- subject »{ a ease of theft, should he jol J' I ' l ' 110 '' to its owner, o.ft tho payment of fi ,y\' tt 6 pawnbroker who bail Wight o *\ . n J t-I* o aeensod person, ft was cslf planted tim.t the pawwhrokcr had aSsist,i ed tho police in sheeting lioihe the ofi, fence. Ris Itonoiff Ui: 'Justice Stasis* s nig, aitjieugli he had allowed payment a to a.pwY-n-b-rotwr i« «'previous ease, re- * I«b>4 it m the present -ease. The ring . had •been, bwiglji outright for tt)s,, his • : - Honour pointed out, and a man who i- would my for His, a ring worth' £3 dhi r not deserve nuich eonskWatioß. '" ~,W ll, i }st prfleeeding along Mauncm ,- feitree4 on Satiirdav evening a yonirr h: f"? ™ s saddenly ajtmainted with the ■t tact that she bad been despoiled Of her ~ hair, wlifeh sho woro in a queue'. A ~ littto t-mlfer in the o-Voulug too atlicif p young kidie* feuiisl tlietusolves in simi--lar pbght, and were at a loss to umjer- ,: stand how subli a thing could have hap' pencd. Inquiries wuto HVado At tiio d poliee statwtl yesterday, hiit the officera R there fiad received no complaint. Howg over, a reporter mot one- of the ladies tfttiicerned, and she confirmed the story. ; This class of offence is not a'Jtegether .' now. In Germany in 190.C! a case fit tho kind Ramo. under the notice of tho pfltice. i A good deal of hair stealing had been going on, ujitil oii.is day the onlpri't was eaiijgnt red'handod., Re was tried and ii- seutonccd to seven years' in'i'pris.o."u : nieirt., j .A. meeting of the WciUngtoil Tcehui" ,_ <sal 'iEihicaticin Board was iio have beoii. •' held last nifiht, hut lapsed for-want of. .. a q.liorU:i)i, only four iiaoinbers- ■rtitciid--' ° ing. tiro we : ro neccssavy to fOIUII .a' t i q'linrum. ;. The conversfeii of sonic of the largo, s drains into navigable; canals, in tiro s Manawatu brabiage Board's district was [» suggested by the eh.avnnaji of the board i, (Sir. Wood) at a meeting o-n jfonday o (says'our Fabnerstoi? ■corios.jiondeiit). H.io i, thought that it eov.iM bo dono on a loan a, of f:%) m$W to £8Q,0Q0." It was (i stated, tlvat ffiewitly the Uaanfflras wore. , ■o-ffcrtd £230 t:o' convert Burlie's"- drain u into a caiia.l. Jfo jjiotiou' was ■moved. i- .. 'live ratepayers and re-siflents of Urn y- I'ahiatiia boi'pugh .aro dissattefod iriih . t tiio p:r,osent iightiivg system with :gh.s. '. At th.o ■meeting <rf the Borough Council o on tfniulay evening LKdejJivtation lirged 'i, that a report o.ii ftii ■ciect.ricdl' sehenie be - pro.fjured. It was decided to engage 'Sir. J. itydffr, olectrfeal esperti of Welliirgi» ton s to submit a comprehensive report d at a fee of £23. ' a A I'ross Association message states 0 that, the Titna.ru Presbytery has pledged t itself to support the p.hittoni, of tho o BibloJ-iv-Stato Schools Leagiic, Notice of. motion has been given tiy : * CdUiiciltor Barber of his ifitenyon to 0 ni-oH-Q at ilmrsday's meeting of tho * City Council: "That proviisioii be ntado f : in tho tramway cstiniates for tho ta-eo r tiffin Of a cabin equipped with ievfer-s, t for the purpose -of altering the .points y. at th'o juno.tißn of Onba Street and Maii- * u»rs i Street, so as to avpicj as far as ■ possible tho .-risk of Rccident to the " poiiittiiian'aiii exp.osiiro to tho weather. ;: A d&pulation from 'tho. New Zealand [ Fufnitviro Fedc'rati.on is to wait ttpon '.' tho Prhiio Minister at an early date to 1 lay before hint Certain matters arising " out of the recent conference- held ii?. " ''Ohristidrureh.