LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2173, 11 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

9 --.7trt oflr report of tlifc proceedings -oi' a • Magistrate's Court en an (Lh-Sut v. Yomifi) p-uMisliod in yt xtcrcko's issue, a foolish kit fwtuaatcly obi-ions error «ce»tw4, _ T?w apt-ion was one arishus ; out <;f ;i iiii-'jii-ro, e&vieefiiilig the refflavn-l of uirniiistf from a howso ii-i winch It kid been stared, and in tlio. course of our report the lVllrnrinsj seiiteiicev appeared: "It- Was alioged that on. this tlaio Mr. Voting wietr»fvt]'!y took t,h<3 fiffftjtnre «rat of the room, thereby coinmitting perjury,'' The wort) "'perjury". v?as plainly ji-is error, and should liaVo read "in-spassj" the .illoga-tiou bc4.ijg that defendant lia-d coftmu'ttsd an act of trespass. There was, of course, 'notthe slightest s-iiggCß-ti® of perjury, Tins Board of Agriculture will hoM its first nie-cling to. the Parliamentary Buildings t<3~cla;V at 11 a.m. Dr. A. K. Newman, M..P. for Wellington Bast, will miclress his con(.iiitients at the Xoiv Century Hall, Kent IVrraoo, on .Monday next,' Juno 1.5, -at s! p.m. The contract for the purchase of three Tilling Stoves piotoi'-btjs.ps by the City Cotiheil from Messrs. -Riduvriswa ®n3 M'CaJvo -has., a« stated yesterday, bivn ei-gwetj, and. particulars of tiro tenders aro now available for patiUsatiosi, The livirehase price under t!l<> accepted ten* iter for tho ibrte cmnnlH.etl buses is £3045. flu> !iv;» also submitte-el- an j atiernativa iemier of £3013 for chassis only;. Following were the iiiis-woees-M tenders, the names of the makers of tho vehicles offered being shown u:- pa-rci'.tJvO.vt'-s:-••-!la! rick ami Co (Thome rcroft), £8905 Us. 3d.; J. j, Kiyi® awl Co, (Strata- Squire), fls. (Id, j (<tan«'s awl IMcy iAlhic.ii), £821.0 if he-flics built locally, XTl"i97 V<sr imported bodks, with Thomas trajismfes-k-n, ■Cll-! 1 195., chassis only £3;} on; Inejis RroMiors (Dennis), :£3H3 25.: >1, A. 1 i.'.z (Helix), ait' diatiso renders £33U i 115... £3754 Ills,, ami £3814 10s., for importer.! bodies, £3.091 10s. JoeaHvbuiit bodies, chassis only. ffiKS2o: 6. Hei-iSii-iig _ (Daimler), £3(351 for bciili.yfruili bodtei, £3691 fqf imported b«ji<rs: G. W. Woods and Co. (Argyll), £3030; Daktetv iif-id Co. (Hal'oy), alternative , tenders, -£-3055 ,w,d £8312,

''Good morning, everybody," was too fllici'iy lim/lin," •«' a witness at tin? Upper Mutt CVmri , when .mi',!ed 011 to give ithlctoo. fk'iMu il.iffioijtty had I.wis expfrieiMsKl in niieailhiui this clioery y.iii'.oss, ti;< «j;h ajofc bramse the tipper Htltt Court, is a very tast building. The coiistabto who htmls the Mitws of Court- orderly, Hork, prior, etc.. h-a.S but- to -on,si, lin -eye rniiiu! llic room to light 0.11 anyone he ivklses to find, hat it wts only after Sfmndins witness-s iM.iiio iijtislly difiwii the. t.h;uii street tJujii the lit.it.fi:- lia'pjjrntid awing. As lie matte the salutation "Coed mowing- «yeryiiody,V )i<j beamed with ckticrfulncss, tic strolled over, took "Tlio Bonk" ontieriv in his hand.. and' Jis--tesied with a wide sluiln to tiro tofistaMo administering the oath. AVkon th© formula. had oonctedtti th* liitppy one was wot satisfied with the ttiStoiSiFafy "I do ir ; lie varied it with -i tlrtindcrous "Amen." The Hiuie wairol, ho«erc:r,_ when the constable i: 1 i staru voice called: "Say, I do," atiil this was not the only rebuke, Laier he ifsts to ijoolt for over-rfabM'-ation of details in evidence, and, M:i«fer tho aecaranlatkm ef stresses and adiiiifeiiiti&ns, tlio j'limty siniki \>.i;i) which fio jm.d entered the Court slowly faded Kiva.y. TJi® .regulations • providing for the ttv-staliiitio-n erf wivrifi-s's apparatus oil Zealand constat ships, which 'were .gazetted iii Oetaber !:ist. c«tjinj into force ofi July 1, Mr. 0. Atljjort (Secretary tor Marine) told a -reporter Ickst evening that th© regulation would col.no inki forto practical!?-' as they were (jit* vK-Ucl. Tha «v.ly dnnr.tt is cno made last Week which ptfovidfts-fliftri; the J)i«istei' of Marino may exempt any skips eiigafssd ill -piU'titsular riiiis wWij it is considered that wireless is u.ot nrce?.saty. This exemption is intended to iso .strictly litijitad in its apv-Heation. X<: slcanHU's iiar:i yet hem extniptrd wider the mrx elans®, and the- only si;«iio.vtmn in this d-iractioft "which has yet b.'eit made is thai: iho exemption should apply to t!ie Manaia, a steamer on this r») brt.U-ei! Auckland and Whan,turn. Tho v-oyajio is a. short •>i!c> about seventy .miles and steawrt-rs makinj; i,t aro in the Hauraitt (lu'if praeticaUv all tho v.'ay. -']rif v-irtless roijiiiatioivs ;ip)ily to a)' ;>as='.'ii.'!er ships om tha K6W SLo&taisd coast vbiitii ate ticonswl Ifl carry 130 passont'ors or iiiofo. Tlie sTiijv piui; firms Connerned Art tho Union C'liaji-ony aisd. tlio Kortfietft Sterim Ship Coinnai'v. ti m boliwod that, atl thr nli'Ps th ivlvsfit the re;rri!;itir;ii3 ajialy ivil'l hi) iKi uipjic'tl b;y july 1.. Xev: '&eiila.mj coastal steps equipped witJt wifeless svt!l not •'>»! rcfitiiffHl t« perfona any re.'vdar '•lisie.iiint; servia.." Siipeaatisfe was ilisciissed t a of the Jowisii I/itdfiify and Debating Society hokt Oil Tfflflsilay ovefiimj. ®r, A- H. Jhndraalsli, .M.P.. opfiifld the fl}WUs.sion, nfrd. Wi-iJinbers ■ took an Jif'ii'T- part in tlio deflate. A. very eni;:stinietive eveuiinj rpRUlfeil, • Nest week a lefitttro vri.tt he Snm by Air. J. Af. Geddis. t Chn.riK—some ]ia(.f a <3ozo.ii or jo— tfet on show at the Anekh-iul. Kx iiiliiiois 71.0W adwi.l the waMs of tlii Labottf De}jai'tmei.it's- oilco .in ChiwiuH ©tteist, ilie charts AVoi'e pro-ttoreij in Wo l.a'iour PepartuwiH' awl /iriiwii in cfs.louf at tlio PovermiMnt iViiittnp Cjfltetu They are s;>tei!d:d samples of the 'ti-.i.nghteraaii's art, ;>iirtl are desipv ed to imlicnte tilts groivtii of inihisttv ii! Sew Zeatanc} <inri:.irr. iiie last 2( years or ihoreabouts.. BiiiVrent chart.; deal willi strikes and limy ihoy wgjf settfod froiri. 1894 to jS-lSi, wubbw Vl fatter!© registered i-.?96 to 1-913, iHiiuher of workers :u i'.utories fooft 1895 to ISIS, {iic4ivhp.fsli.ip ■ef inte'tjia' unions Inrta 1360 to' 191?,' tost of I>vfe. mils, ,eic. Mr, Ij. D. Wilkinson, an AMsrrii.linii asithor.'tv oa dyke, formation juil-eyat'fi.d: iiig, arrived by the Mi-unuaimi ts take cliariso of the Terawliiti -Dykes intere'sti at 'JV.ftiu'hii!. The mrsiimg pj.niit is 4uc to arrive in a few days, and it- is expected that resttßs will lie available shortly. ' A caWefvraiu fteeivfd from PorHt hi the s.ecrot.-ary of tlier iJiHte.il FfdeiatiM of Laibtnir states that iJRGCi iuwi as-e <rtii of work as tli-s result- of the ''lookout' in .tho bni.lfiii.><T trade, Tjio iliess:ig( added that fr.nih wcro required: . ffofliplrtin.l.s .irbbftt tho uns/ittsfnehirsnrronndiiigs at th« a.pi>.ronrh to Olmv Road from Aro Street wew irade b>- s di-pitiatioiv of residents of Ma.rrair.a Creseo.'it, ivJiO. 'svaited li.pnn tjio Jtnyo yesterday. Theii chief r;r:ovru'ico wa-i tllat, an section in. the vieinit' svas frofi'-'cnted at nigh!, tvv HiK.h-sir iiiites, whose, coiitktet was f ri-()uon.tlv -of fensivo. The.y asked that tiio ground bi pfoprfy foHo'ed, aiid lit-so ttet SOmo iiii piv)ven!fiit.<; bo mado iii i:!;c draiiia.ee d t!io_ tonality. 31 r, \Y. It. Morton (<::!; en;:iuaer), \\%o was present at tW in terviow. and tho Mayor -are to visit tki lecnliij', aiul Mr. Morton will innko t repwt to tiro couiieit. The secretary oi' tlio Hotel Workers Uiiion (Mr, E. J. Carov) states tha tiifro is a good cloal of ijjk.nvplojmcu. anions workers in the limnst rj nt tin present tiiflo. Yosierday no fewer t iia'i ■a dozer, women ivorkifis falM at t|M offico o.f the Uliioit in search of (.in pioyliiSnt. Bis an;oulit of the g-cTarani.ee rtqiiirec to enable tlio North Island Band (:on tost to bo 'hold at yciv lias been la'rgply 'OVer-sitbs.eriiie.ti, ill tho Hiipieme C'otiii to-da.v befon His Uoiiour tlio Cliir.'f Jius-tieo ai'iil s spetiijil jury (if twelve tlio ease of liani say M.iedoiinld t. J. W. Cliapman ctoiwjn.g £B£l.DO for alleged ropre seniiitjon, will be lieartf. A .sitlinu: ot!» Divor-e® i'umt wi'lt be held at 1.1..1 M. to hear several undefended ap.jili fcatimis for divarec, j liivestigafioi} into l:ho 'rce.'oii't disfrp pearanc(j_cvf ®aij hags fisoin a W;viii ha twe.oll Wilngjliiti-i an-1 rainier.-.ton ha. hot, yti revealed a civie-. Our Palmer stoii correspondent states i.l;nt tho |)o lieo consider that the eaup was. we! pianned by po.r.sti.us a'cijuajnted with wode of carrying liic. r.iaits. A toeiuie was uiven lii-s.t evening i< A Section of the. .No. 1 l-'iokl Aatalaiici I)}' -Major Mathew Uolmes. Tho com this year been divided jii,ti Itii-eo aiift an pro |fa,iinin : '. I'.n?. 1-iccb c-iiawn uj) .for cac'l In plaefl of tho -six fiill-d'av nat ides , it- is the iiitc iit.ion of tlio (I.C. it '.old n weeJv-oiMl cani]). ]t> JaiUTasy. At a niivtin,'; held OH Ji»n> 8 tit. FeMii.ig and District Miiiisiers' A-sso station, passed a uininimt'ns rest-luiioi Fflaifeftiing tho adhorei'ce of tlio a-sso-*iatio;i the platfor'm of tho Bible-ii: 5c4n?.01s 'Lc-a.gti.iJ, aivd upo:ii tin .Jovoriimeii: tho .necessity for imp.'.in; tire v-flfpnynduiri a-skod iW by the kngW Uopresonuilives. of the WeltiHgtoi Brewers and the Bi'mvc'r.y tJnials meet: in cdnforoneo on tnesdanext !o see if an a-g-reemeiit e.t.n bj i'eaehed ill tlio industrial dis.puie bo iwetsil the jjavtids-. Ac cas» ecines he. "ore ,a Cfflioitsation Ccuncii oil Fridav /nno 19. ' Tho birf of pa.radiso plumes -wliicl tro so'.iie.tiiisfs se&ii <tearatiitg woltifln'i ieadgear in Now Zoiiiand, inaptly jt Vrtelsliißtl, conic to this eolvntry jiy a inrioiis route (says an e.voltangi'!. 'i'h,'iojiifait Jli:s4:ianar,y Soeioty iier'io.iilicaljj iisp.ite'ies lira lies of nalive mission arj •iaeiuus from Uarotoinnt. and otijfti slan-ds in tlio Ci>cj; Uroup to nsfitst ir fee wo-.flc of evangelising the Papuans Hid v. troH tkeso brci\ n Apostles rfltiwr .o their homes they- in-iiijc with tlio.ft iDxcs jfnil of bird oi piiradisfe skins '■arofully preserved. W'iietlier tlioj j.ay iiiei.r- dark drseiplos to kill the bird': •r wlietiiev tire Win parti oS .hs iy,im!ay eoHeclii'.ns is not quite tear, bitt at any rat# they coinn haini oade-ri ivlt.li tare .pluiiiagfi, oik} ' tlr; rhnreti paraelo of the Caal? .Island! a-die-s cOnseqiiaUly is quite a l.iri|jknl .psc'tiiele. Many-of.the rfiins are pat-iiase-rl by traders ill- R-nr»?.t'«r.®i anc itlier oaitying islastfis, .•n-a -so they [in--. Jicsr iray ts> the heads flf .ikjsij wlk nv -.- nothing of this de-veiop.iiiont n-i aissicniary enterprise.

T.h-0 mimijOT of patient* ifi iho lWgteii i'--.'VCr liospitaJ is fj/ntinishhiy:. Ijasb month itfera wro <ev-ci ii : 0, tv eliilijron, ;ii:dt.'i l-roaUniiKt far' scarlet fowr, and yesterday U.iM'o \i-cr,> , )u |y 'lb iio ! ''n:iii!o whether ft man is d.hinlc ■or is suflVi.i'iiig fWHi. ii fit o,r. »,i#»r<? of son") liinsl is not always an <om. i'uM.tcr (says an .Aiickhsi'd " .A man w.luj Wfts iiiTcsted isi.i Smi.d.-ty f/j't i'joinfr drttKik any charged id tho JVlir.c Court <>" Jlowlnj' slatod jnosi.- (mplmtii-aily that he .Itafi n-erfe tns.tocl ifii.y i'isrj'iior .at, all OJI Sunday, ai.iti (Ira {. .ho ii.fi) tisftcn fjjvly two glasses on. jfetwdgjr. lie .111 a;n.tained tfeit at tiie tiu'io <vf .tiTpst ho sifori'iig from a lit aiiil ilia; '!:<> had often had fits 'bofere wliioh had iws:-.i-%te4 Iris reiiioyai (o ?ho 'h.os])it,y, Tho c.-iiistliMo wl:o nw-'o ite arrest said that tlift neewSiH'lj svliflst- ticiifg drifton ;t» tho pohco statif.n. ijdinyrd in ft c:!;ik!ish :i:ii'ii!cr ; a:i<! not ai. ail Tike :• tail ;>irffomig from a fit. Other jwticp officrrts Jiiifiijjji givoji ciffeicites trt t)io cfuvi fji.it tiio nwn wns irnd.in'Mt.'dly nisder the inflwt).oij of ijquflfj a ..eaiiviotiaii. wits re-enrdi.-d. Jspg-otiatiaus liaro just: I.wen fcr/ii>p;|o'' cfl. by Jlcs&ts., j; 1.1. Jk'tbiiiU! .ant] fc't), Jii tuiiMocii.in. ivil?> tlip saio of Mr. A. H. Tui I'sbull s residential properly lit TO ronifi of Tho Terrace iiiiu iimvon btred;,. oaipris'iu.i; bmi in ar.oa just imaj.'i 5 1 acre, and '.i'iUi Ivvo-stbry d>yel- ■ l«« tlifti-ffon in fociMipritioii of Air. liltifoull. J.'iio M'liVjle oj' tilt; jirojK'l'iV-j V\.iUj. tho o-X(?c;|)iiioii (if ®re seßtioii in ; Jweii hi reel, whic:ij lias tam rosurvoc! '■V tlw of '.-n-, lias V™ .sold, til® pnr■wnsdr |lbii(.ft Dr. \Y. S„ ficrlTOri of th) - city. Tlio prfec is not dise'f.oscd, Imt is ; Stated tb bo in ewry way s satirictory one. Tim lxisitkm in regard U> iiiic club's enn'.jxaitiims tjiis' snasoi;. . ca | t ho ny.iidpd as . ur.Salisfp.cUv.y (sa>.s the lUlmsa] i.opoi't <jt ilia .N'cy.'to'A'jt Rjniiug Mi»). i'hcio sTins, Wis rojisrt adds, W ')« too liianv cttflpetilTOJSj inwfis, iiiUr-i'lr.li niriU-lvr-s, 0k.., hrld m ' il'.o MMS'Jii, for wh.-i:, as in tiio j.| h i, throngli, a. bad t:n;i of matlipr Msi.-r----rcros wijiji ilea 'pvogsajUsie- a:rra : .ist',t i 'd gaiivo's get, liapp'lpssly Wmwl. inr.!iv'~hF<> ?wt pla.vot! art fills, and iiuorc!< ;'n r.v sii'lts flag's Saiiimta'ily. Tim whoh? sitbjoefc ,of oluh ;uul iivtfiihcljii) o.i!i)j>oli : tiotis tiijii panics .should bo t'hot(j«;iiify ,;oi,o iftto by tlio iiico.tisir.ii <i;rfvtors Viih a viciv to |i ri- ii :ti i the iiectas'sity of to ■iniiiiy ' 1 Ivftiiig giveil in fiortlo.ii I'la.v, fstt oVpreoini-* the siai'koniii;i (if i).v» tcTftst, .in tlio jiiay, aiid to c;:licditp tlio giitting t]iroii|:ii o! tin' varioils coniesis A lnocting. of the Johusonvsllo Tow n Baiitil was held on Tuesday 'Hie TvorUiiiji and ;-haiuiollii:i; of t'pjier ]{ai!way Tor.ruro was lTporto.! upon by a .spcc.ia! c.cumiui.ieo, \v]-:di stat<xl tiliiVt t'l'ii> ivor.!i Was si«t A'ory urgent., and tho biiaril doci-ipil to hold over tin. 'matter. ■On the. mntion of Oiinnu'KsioiH". li.r.tir], ii -fs ■dfiijicleii to iirstntet t?is Imai'd's ■■.V, /rtars to take Use iK-oPssary logaf ; i t:"ps to roonvor ali a'rroar,-; o.U !ito i'c■cre.ttio.n grism.ul .sales iiiiA teases. It was i'nli'ortgd that tlio board's jnSlfeCi oii tho fcteiwatita had bc«n )!hv givfly ?.f.vtfired iiv soipo perpous, and,'on niotion wf Co!iimis«iom.'r May, it 'vns dreido.d to piano Itio.matter in tlio hands -of tire lurai constaWp.