LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2167, 4 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ilie iorofflotivo which km wveekeil at. on .Wetlnesda.V Hjoruiiiß v,'o,s restoiiiil to tiw track,on Sun-: ilay, and ha.s been iakwi to Auckiniwl for repairs., Owing ta tlie swampy tare of the ground into vvlitch tljSj en* giiie overturned, a li&avy itooring had iii hs laid to carry tiro two {iprricJfS by ■svlskii tlio oiHiiße * a s lifted. I'ewoi ivas Qlitained iroin a stonin-tvmch aivd a sfeanvcraiue, iind Joy mea:iis ©£ tlie goat trie locwiujtive was graduivHy lifted nnfl up until it w.as litia-Hy placed on the ii-aek. Onp cikl had to J>o jift-* cd about 9ft. and tlie o'tW iJft. of 4ft., vvinlo the wliok- mass of 72 tons had la Ue ttirncd during the lifting opMu4tei» iii difder to restore its jiwjtoj , position. The tender, westing' 23 tm>s, wa.s aJ« pweed on tlie rails again, the Wliole operation ooeuiiyiiig about twelve hotra-fi. Very littk rtamago was Sfl&vcd by th« loco-motive, but it wns jto-t able to tnivta tinder its awn pcwcf.

The Wellington College Cadets liave J every fcason' to bft prcutt of ftefrj acliiwettuats dvirbg tlw past yeiiv. In ■ cona.pOtHioii with oAcr ■pisftijwnic-s tJiej liftre gniiMtl seven cups. Tff© <« ttem , ai'o ctiallouge ■enps, held fov tlie sseeM year fe successwii. Onfl ci'f.t'hc-so is tlift: eui)■ presented by the late J\li'S..Mwde? ' iw tiw elwmpion cadef carps. in New XoalaH'L fiie other is a cup fot railte inarpiiiiis. Thcvb is aiso, a pa.rtiaiJMb' liattdsem'e cup. s>reso.irt«! by >lrs. :Cellius ami Mrs. Pcaw-o, «Uck tas nooi ivoii li.v No. 1 Comipony, Mother cup, von n't Hw irccoiit oartiival, lias boeft <rii4ned for comiiaaiy drill. Tlrreft odvea■kips-, ftrosfflited ffem tlie fiiiid organised hv Mrs, Gcdley, .lwvo also toil . wan. These acMevcrncTOS reflect tte lnjflrost cireilit on both the offers and tlie wys of the Caxlfft Corns. :

Whilst ti-am-cav Xβ. ©, « thftfae of Motomvan. No, 104, was grocecdins: into toe-n vestc : r4ay at aliout «,35 p.m., ihero *?s' a v-wv a-UxiOTs mwmMt.isi the vieiuity of TaraunW Street. • Tlio ■ ear, wlsicli' was crwded, «'»s rtaki-ng jseed timo ata*S Cauttenay Place past iW timbw yard, %vhan, Alady who was walliinj: 50u:%ftmvds-, ic-,, toivartliS tire cas-, stepped oi> to 4lie ttaefc in front- of the oii-efti.mng o-afj lvhten was then taro.iv four fetit aw.i.y. Actioß on the paft- of Jlnt'orwan Nα. IM wss inst»fltaiicoiis. 'Ac- <sm*rftetioy teifce fives awilind in a flaah and tljo Jjeaty fiai' t<l a start. wkiliiij. six 'huelws of tiro aW.ist-miiKfcd iacly. Tl.io Biotar.m-ftu lisd , a ncrv«.-lfyfng cSperiencs;, tufe lie proved himself qiiife equal t<s tlia owa 4 sioii, ai'm'ting tfliftl J.wd every. aWg.n.raiiee of Iscifig a cpttein tragedy." Tito oc.cßpants d the train fccelve'S a riftlo jar, but Ijeyend thii'ti ihcico was no iiieftiivßilieinoe.

Vihmi tlio .Prirnc JfiMister , tiisited Kiiscby Mae othur day the akyoi Wt fticser) fefdfKd to tlio attr'aetions .of that town as i> resort tar itrinfer ,pa.stitaGs, cbW snißjiig iviiidi -was tjfijs.otd and tisiio-hoHoiircd g.aJM of ■curiiup;. Osi behalf of the Joeal clubs, lib estosttit•cd a corfliai iilvttafcfoti .to M*-. sjtp:s.(«_y io γ-isit thp ice-jjojid and h&fojusb ■initiated in Hie inysteries bf flic %rt, Jlr. (!O!!:fossci) fjM .iUihis TCSf)tHt tiia fldivcsition. fed been JYdg:jbc-ted. J: taitlie said tiiat lie iva.s williiig to .make ' ! !W a«ftuai:iitan6o iyitti {lie, gjiifte. Oji i'eaclraig the grwfflid, Mt. siasso.y s4i.6ivc'd n men irii-qrest;. in t|io_ *poirti. and, according to fte OpSo "Tiiiics," liiifler the ablb tfljt'ion of the lo:cai bs* pds'fcs, quickly dtsplxi.vetli a- sßUjfrisSjig atmniat of ..faet-,-. one of hfe slroi's lomitt thft '"htjß's-oyc." and ivas CaiMiuMastfeally appUHidcCl. bj thd spee.* tators.

Aii i : fff;6Tc s sti«:j* lft>twr« jras deJiviwM' at tlit Hoistef. tSteta-atotiv itnft iiiglit m "thm swA Time Sißnals/' 1)y ft. ■ 0' l' Adams,, X|.%,, Sir,.; Adams <?osteib.c(i tlio ofe'rireatoj-y sufl its <?(j!.ijpiiti.ni:t, and tins iiictliqcl.s of .de->' toiiDinMp; timo oil Hip tiwtsii jiistruftiWvt, Vie theft cxplMaool tlie 'jnowftl, of undine e»t tlwtiiiw \m>i\y to -tTio. Geiioi'ftl P«St Offlfe, , ■ vflvfefc I*Nrß>j*s ' it -ail over the Beroiiiittu. Aceuvato he rpvjfhi-tefl oivt, is tclniifJtfMd Wteniati<?aliy lw tlio clocks..-.irtwiv ivskoil ■ for bv sliiiTiling in Baliodin -or /iiiefc- ■ himij, * Ekfttio lights <vi tixe head ftf Hip ftagiWliS 'ft* -.mdi , - t»te tive cevtcct tiWiti cvjisry CVcivirtg. at Mm feHif sof?i 9. Iβ, ana. H- : ■ Tfc Am Selio&l -Commfttc.e ijas ofltwed ijtto a year's contfa'ct■ p vSffclj- a , local firiii. for'tljfl'«ten:iwnt anil saTiitetSdn ;of -ttf-o Kfeheds itw4«?r its ! )ft wvta? jfisi Rliiijiiitfi? Street. Tiro JSfc ditt-iofl Boaed to wls-a- jijwfc sinic'tu-rtl nltp-Jiitbite alrf i'mpvovcrofeiits ~to tub Wiifis Stefefll TJffiso MprtoS■iaeiits, wWclr ««*<> cawjotl o« tiie vces-nt *Treati(sn ;f m, :?«m«n«Kk-tw«-ai){l' liglvtmg of w I Ech^oljoOTii. ■Tlii? 4-iiddanil GaMl and- WitfcrWayS -Sriti JioljJ ;■&.. ary ineetirag at AHolsljsiid ; flns inoEWmjt public, as ft is .-ifle-rijly % Mifi iMirjipSe of ouaMhis; MOT'bws of -v&p to. asnertaii] wlVat:d'«a is. a]ycn% .fvaijfllvln ftiid iviiilt ivffl- tfe so4.wir.l3a ilMr to , fcir cQiiwicnciiig p*lfc at t a Utev date. ■ ■ '

Earl Groy'fe "Hfttntiiian IJoflss' ,, Eclipßto is uitda«l) ! fcodfe to ja;ii-. fii-e! to the apMH it tN Hctit, B? 18 , . i)fiUl«Mv -I'refliiti' of "s?vf XsaUviwl ftiul QuecMjshiivd sro- altjsa-qj , «B!h«ittcd to site iii #te Sttamty , H fcraarivwl to β-n AiieKfo.nil :i'Sj?.oi;ter, "ajii.l QiLoeiKlanrt- ffiU oortnteiv- "ivtft stiift. ■\Yest Australia is equally tuililcelS' to Jflfft iji, ai.it} Victoria i.Sew Sottfji Wrf&a aiid the pfTiGiJS- smJKTjp in tiia flftw Cdinmc>mvta\t!> W(|3;mfi., wiiicj-i is grtinS to|) ctos-B f<s Ka-rl ■6an ,i 's s ii;o. The iattef rs. roallv tiM vore_ (!«' sir-aMo from >»!(■" poi.nl-of ■vi-W, as it is ijo.t in sivub of !'.io -itmifi. aphonics nf tr.nffw, awl w? MtvteAiiy Wsfnt 0111 LoJ)^ n offices to iis 'ii n_s jSontijHsftt a ,]Wsittoii is jxaSsifclo. • 'i'jiiiftp si/i th(vsf; tliiites siito (Msideraboft. J s-m afftid EjH Uroj-'a sp«s» iic viijl foil ,ns as (fjfi t'lo trwOTr.irtl Idstitutt ~ 1 80 fair aS Jvi?<y Zkiliiwl is (fouwsijiftj, li-ofvßWr, Mr. Donlirtii). tteps iijit 'sesnt to Ito fully ac;:ri.!i.i;itptt wiili tilio fjicls, 'flic 'iPr.ijMe Mj-H.is.fei- of X-wv Zff.aiflfld slated soare <in:i- 9M t,W tUfc tfWinisftfaj.l })P ttis PujJiiuian of .7. site in the StTanfl vimiM net necessarily -pi'ociitdp tlic possibility ff \H ohtsrina ai. scy* fwtßn? dwb- too Karl Grey's ijc.fjpii.ic. flic StrWrt sit.o. its'. Jlasscy ospbtncij. liti-d bcßn k.TSPBf Hft-ai) sucl] ftclviniacticdis -tivi'ws i'fet- it couM easily bo Tcteasod,, if Morssarjr, at a firefri".

■ A rara avis, in tie sha;|)e <rf n ivbite towkj-has been forwiirdotl to tmj Otaurt distwt a«cnt o.f tte of AKri«:iillnro Ity tlio fiolrts ihsjsOi7tof- at in mounted form by.fto Agifarftiiftj'] Jiepftrtmcftt at the Dwwdiii Winter SUow, A turious a«c;kteivt oeierrcrt on tlvo ilia: about sis o'-cleek, acceriMiig to »-«p "'Hwajd." A , jjiwhlfili; wawdoji tic : k«'l nHte'liftil bcisn WBCtcti i!H! tbo KiHjfc Wterf, fnjijtt wh>(;li ticliots Wore iioiiw; iss«t>(', (d (Ik?sc ivlio vrisjtod to gfi «n to t]jf> ftbnrf. vvsis "mi :i'a.-;hv:> ; y lino, btti was sttpposed to he oii .1 set of rails vvftith Vve?--a (>ot fesiim iisfid. A tiiif.ij,. hofiWW, wjiifili Wns firing slHjritwt came ateng tiro rails flmi ltliGcWd over tlw flffito, ipUni qrras js in Fs.Hjaiatelj , , lie mart inRitte mink s.wH his. (Ss.wve, and wns vmiiiiurod. It ts <>speeted thtit a vies ,6f.J!:liiHn-s-ki's Comfet rfli be oljthinsi^e , *¥» ft<> 3«oar( lifts drertjigearcil, Ittto in' Jlk* mpntlu Mr. B". It Mtamor,. of wlio wfls ttio fa*t sit ife\y JZeytyftd to otiserve tte eonist, i; says that it lias- * fan-s&dprd tail, o*d is in a line af.voV*> Castor nttd Wins. iVh , . A. C. Gifert it iasi liiftlvt, btrt. fl is -t»iisiifcrftd thai it wijl liOi hrt visi'Vifc !o tlii? naJsed o.ve nnt.il tlw ft.tvnSit of the iiKsohJcss hishU. It is woviug -rapi% in a soutli-Mfterfy v-:U be wMiiu sigltt for iotee wefis.