LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2179, 18 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A pair of Indirm wives and a pair of Indian jackals have bran received by -Mr. Langridge, superintendent -of tlio Wellington Zoo. The nuiitels iviil iiti on view at tlic Zoo to-day, fur ibo first time.

Dctwtiye Ratt.ke. o .f WclliiiKtcn, h to leave far London ta-day by tho *Taimii', to king back to .New 'iioajirnd ft young man tiamwi J. A. .M'Kinnon, ivfe) was arrested nt Home ift connection v.'ilh tlte Chriirtclmrch Customs tends.

Councillor Sf. F. Lnekie lias given tiotiea in move at next- cotiM-il jimeting. aft follows:'--"That all'items pro* nosed to bo inchtded hi tho lafltt &chemilo be referred to the aptimpriak; committees for further coirsielcratlou, and that Bilcli committees report thereon at theearliest available meeting of the 00-uft-cil."

_ Tliirt.V'two _ WeHmgkm unions have signified tlioir intent-loft to ho r-c.pro* a<Mitod at the eoiirorciteo wlifcti h-as ham convened by the Trades Council, to as-* RWnble next week to dismiss tho oust of living.

On tho Motion -of Mr. C. B. Morisoß, It was decided at tho VMoria- College CcnctncU meeting last night that tlie Kiimnue Committee should prepare an application fo tiro Government'for a want far building purposes and improvement to tlio gj-owils.

A man was arrested at about Q.3D last ■oteaiiig, near tin?. l?otoffl Railway Station, b,y iM'cfetivo Cawewn, for al-h->pjßd theft of a quantity of bta.ss, tho iwoperty e-f the Got'crini-ient.

"Support ywl.r eotiiitry" aro words thai ere iona wij} pwba.hl.T bo very familiar to tho public, of Now Zealand, Th&v constitute tiifl lo'tterriijj on f'.hb Svtggestod brand which it is proposed shniild fee affixed to aJJ articles titanufaetnrdcl in New 55<sa}an4 f°r sale. The device is triangular w form, tho word "support" *>eewpyj.i!g tlic 'l)ftse> tlio: ntljer tw words bciiiig pkcort in tins sides. In tlio centre is the letter '%" The letters "NJ?, IS wottW J«yo tscoit rjsed had it feeeii jioFtjiiSsilihj to do so, but it soOHis that under tlio reOiiirefflen'ts of the regn.k'tioits governing the registration e? trade niaik-s tho ftso of swh a comfeisation. of letters is barred.

Mr- T, JHifieaii, of Q'tairi, wear WoO'lt'iltei possesses what js r'eWS'Mkcd as the c!iiuii{)iwi inifloeik -of tfe JJpmini&ii, it liavittg Wn awarded first and eliam-p-iom at the Aucldaijd and stSYcfal other siro-wii, ai'Mit tlH'Oirgii .ftc gojjerqsity of its wn-lsr the anuiia;! will, it ail giows. iviAl, prdva a great foi: ■Now SSjateid .it. the forthcoming Poinih ih? &I.).i'|J!ticm, to Ijo hflid at Sail Fraiir ■fcisco. Sir, Djtircaii Jnteitdwl presenting lira talfo'pjv to th«f GoiVrnniont c&nclitioiialty ttpoji its ncing osiuttltfttt in Syd* hoy and sffei-vrriTds 'shipped Ifonie to tko OM Cettirtry, hat thrnfciug it wo'ivM prove .3 bet-tot- a<Jy-erti?cwffli ite the 13.sniii-i.ißfi if wnt to San Fran-cisSo he I)3s dais.-atod % to & G-ovcftiincnt in order tiiat it reay be slwjviii at tfe jPfthauia

Bx-niolnbers of the former K-eibu-.ni Rifles havfi.decided to form an. «M nieni* burs' nssoftiVtion, ahiS a coranri'tte'e lias been sot tip with lilat enfl in views It, i» desired tliitt as mail}' ■'m&mb'ers as passible sJlonW assenvblo at the wiifllf to-twMTtnv night, t<) giye- a heiirtv se'iidtsff to Mai«ir Jifft€>o)ijfli >v r Z.Sjp., tte first S'oniof sifijajtwii of the lyslhyiim Rifles, who will be passing through WeiHi i.gkm, fto.m Aiielijaiid, t.p take -tip new duties in O'ttvgfl.

Afttiye Jjfßp.ai.--atj.oirs we i;o* ibwivg inaslo iii. tlse variens Anglienn jM.rislios <rf t-!to ; Gitj;|a.iid «tib:uj:3)s .jif>W»|ti»gfa!n for' thi .gWat ni.fe'siojmi'y ftsSHbitiou to be held in ih<>. Td-wii Hji-H early i-ie-st-year in c&iDjo.ctiofl with the Siarsdon Cetitefiwry. The foprOsebtation of the tJniversittos. Slissiwi to Central Africa has been al'lottcd to St-, PaHl's, I'JroniAmt, anfl a committee lias been sot wp to talistlw-jnatteV in linnd. The assis-t----ii-iiee of jit-H parishioivot'S is, I-ioW-eve.r, needed to onsiife tho eoinpietd s;.i-ict«ss of the iindertaltkig, "njjd. those who ifosire- to limn? sftnietliijig *teMt the objeets and scope of the- cslisbitid!) ard Jn.yted.te attend tins leßtnre to ho gi-yeft by Atoh.dea.coii Harper tfl-iDnrroW (Friday) -eyening in the Sydndy Sfrcot Schooird'aHi, lit B oVteeh-.

At tli& Dp.e-tepejs' 'CoilletftHee 'vestetday Mr, T\ W, Kitk (!oh:eete of /t'lic Ofchards a'ltd Aj)inrips iDivissibii rff tho ifeijarfeHent of 'Agrieiifiurrfi saii; that h.o had bflen 'fekod ky a liui'iili^i"' o:f bße-k&epct.s wJioiii lie. dot at thp . I'ttlmefStoi Sbow to ■.sijggftst that tlyft '. aiviuta.i efliifefeßco of the .JJfte-'kficper-s'' Assefeiatioji shsnid po lifi'ld) jatlior ,"ot. at tdio sarno t.tae -as tiio :Pskirei'j?toii $!»« o-t at IP-ali'Hbrsto.t duriivg the sliaWv the p,i'es'o.nt o.vi.'a'ngeJiiejji he.e-. .keepers who had to. a'ttoiid tiio show h'joot wiahie te he jjrose'Wt .at the. co3sfoMliCf?.

"The saxtdtety tode is a d.Vlivg tedfl tfcMtijjhovil New Zcalijii'!}, ftnii eaitliot fee as.sfet.oji by any bfitti'dj" sakl ii (Jptt« sate last ivrgiit w-t'-flte mcetjiig i?f tafeh i-eTfl-esciitatives l?o' disease ttje jiii»ttei v of having ft KeV Zoa'tawl tend atWhed to Now goofs. Tlie saiiso specter Staled that irndto- t-hiS exfatiiig ■Customs tariff tt;]iat "'as p.(-ae> ttea.lty eQinpfotbiy BiaifltfftntUifed; iA& dlwy was imported in'tfi "thiS Poiiiiiiirai free' of dirty. Tiro oftiy d|(fc.ro(ice 1)fr» tween tiie wt-icles us t'hoy ftAjiie in aitd ■when tire;*' ivera Sold wftj ttet. the bfeekl.es fed stiff to ho sown on. TftW «wk was alt that lijid tst he done ' ;i.«: Ko\\ Kcatertd., Mid it W Jiot gifo toUeli sc?op6 for em'pte'nveut in the tfa.dcs,

The 'hantened' Who .gafeli-; ors wra.ps in f/fie li.fiiiclj tte progi-aiijijio (as a sewc'HivJ in t-hs? .otliWi and Blatters out just before il'io last Item, fttte«t on cStciiiftK a bffivi, or gctUng n ■Eaod seat- !■« ft tTajft, shordd lravc- heart) souie remark* fey jif>. 'jiattghtm Barirett at t-Jic fljiuii'sl "at. lißiiw'"' ol#:fei AuckJ.'tfld Saetety ftf 3i«sfeiA'iis,, s'ays: the Antktawl "Star." "it terjtest discwil-: fi?rti)ifi, thM irritating eolicessjojv' siircl tbo City Otganist. "I aiu {ju'ito ffivarb' that there ftve cases where people M-vo to ?.Stch stesinars jar tracts. Wli#rcvor possible, I tjiijik a short iiiferva.f.; at a sttitaiale. jAi.ee towards the raid of the- prognuwric shmrld &0 lijad'o fft .ijloijy these people to leave the halt, hilt it is c)uits tixoo this disturbing of. the entire audience shoftlrj ecasfr.'''. 3Vfr. JRarjiett «splaiii*{| t'ka{ the praGtiw ef ■which Hti: <!oi»V)la : !ned was aio'fc pccirtiar to Aiic%iaud. He had iitet ttitii ft in o'fli.w cities. That ahOTOinahlo Uijtssuce, tli« clutttftreT, nest eaMo- to fef scmie 'welli':teen»cil crtt.ietott, "I fail to see. w f hy. r«o0cl mVisitt sWslfl be l0o!«ed vi'poii. q;s ail aid ts emitcrsati.m>," obsoi't'od siy. Bar- «<*(&, wJh* fiavo Bo.mo alimstifg a.Hd ofhor ©.N'pnrkmiytf «f iimaiiviaus 'ivlio had aifl'ertij from the p«apfe who insist, flfi tijliiifjg. One story *fif ahpwt a v,-ffiW-ki!(SW'H iM-tist, \vli*;« effiovt nii tlifi piaii.o was qiuio iHavidiWo in Ao tosw. ifo ivas «»qncstr4 to play again, ajid. ■repcoiott tfe tfkec. A third tiliift ho vcas {islsctl, and grimly wr-iitthrrHiG.il the ■pk-pe vwi> iMOW>r Whew lie was. lrsrvitm; the lioßtess remnrlwd R'S'oetly, 'i'lra«k ym\ ever So i.niic'h, I. piibyart fiyory iiote of it, h*t thp second pteefi mo-p.i 'rf all." Mr. Baf-ne-it's W.wvye.d tWVHa," aM ihiDfofteh]}' apptoVOJ.ttfe; owidtftniwltioii, but Wit t«ii iiiifirit.es ftftor t*o people at thf hnei of the lin-H vve'fp etet'terilK' as lvKV'3 a* Of. tliri "awful oXwnpii's" V Mr. jlarnott.

At Si mcdting of Ww MntfeimJ Stflnkj-Js' iWeH<;fi T.eagiro, lleld kmi pight, ii, \V;m decided t'liit" ti.vs eaufiiclntiii'c of Mr, OeißPiit W.iiwwi, <?x-li(?:MltH-ns : ter of the 'J> Am Srliiinl, iiiKl Prrffossiiv liiuitor, who sir* oeing noHiilifilwl fftr iiw. vi.iiijant so;ils on ti« ISikira'Vio.ii Rosvii, Is? stroaigiy MiWHnciitlcJ U> nil *-cli<;ol toftiKi&leo'mpi.i vt-Sw -3fe in favour.of <ntr free j.ocuhu' amd .iinlaQiigl iwtem.