LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2183, 23 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te-ilay is tW lifiMaj- of the. Prinso o.f Wales, and aiid<s%r places of .bMSiufls.s'haiVe iecrlarei] a. liotidiiy. Tito GfWijrowstit offices ftill wot %6 closed. . '• Tliij djnojwit .β-f- fho tJppcr H«£t iMsn-e-ter fteftof Fund i-iavr in' me tads of tho City Trensaror is £1348 10s. Ifld, In. aclditioii to tins there are t\v.<s asKMifte total%g £ss' t<l come From Ppppi Rutt, tJjfi. feotaf ®f tlbe ftfMd t<? itatft £140f.' Tilery are sjiH sotne jists wiwcßpxinted ffrj-, tet tlicsro ftTO beiftg ciilicii in ii? tli6 Mayor. 1-t is ifnpfiD-bnbfo that t ; he nraftej-s cofeM on tiifeSo »!,f<>t;nfnt<{ lists wfU add ■ e<inelderaWy to tho .fu'ntf. "Sftsfter or latef ft.?.-provision of ii sorvioo of aviatioiV iii Now Zortiand will licccsme Mosssaty/ , ' ■ -CJonojal &'« lan Hnmfltott States' fe. his fepart. *'MiKtaty aviation Is sttil to-day in iJio esperimefltal stage,, nircl expftrirofivti! <jm fto scalo that wOilW -be financblly siblo iij ttiis cpimtt.t would be rnilildy to lend far, PW'ttieniWrc, ti-jo aw anil landing eeaS'tiious in Uib .0o:ni-t)iin.ii nra Jiot sw«li as tji t-empt iMstilo aviators. For these I -ivfmM jcco-mnjpiwl ft. MiitijTg t)tjT.i«y. for the. presertt B«t it. nift.y lift w-oH tfl. sella' -flfio of two; offers to learn iiyi.tig .olsc-wlverei « ortOf tbiit rnay lie Jit . tlie dispfl-snl oF.-tiw l),6feiwo Bcpftxtmeiit to Assist ift its s>4Hit'}- , rf fn-ni ; in otl-if-r cßuutrros," ' " ! The cbah'tHaj) of thv Ktibirnie Kiitcpaynj's' Assucintißfl :&k. J. J , plwkti).' .prfidietetl ,it last night's wnoting of rato|Kiyei\s that (ho prossnt IJo:it Har-. tmvu , at Oriental Biiy would one d«y ho flosorted «f pica sure cVaft. u-iuj t-hirt tlic boats vMinld he gflthercd togetiior in Eralls Bay. wltisli, he ©attsWctfpiiil. W«S ! their natural ancborasip. tjltjiniil-oiy, in ] his view, ti.ip fnsffiis wUI rtivi rwMid frnm ] i Ori-siH-al Hhy jisit tlw I'atciU Slip ijiri l_*a to Kiibiiuie.

1 Far same time past on* of tho Has* > bmjr Board's divers has been at work ■ . laying the concrete bod ami fixiiiji the. j , piles for tiles neiv beacon light nefti' Ward ,j , island. Tk; light is fcmiflg elected as.! the outcome of a recoimneiicMion made .! ' by Caijtain Jotoiseu, Ijiirbonj'inaster, ; soma time ago. i A rmsd-nakiug party was wori not ; . 100 niiies .from Tmiinartuini (kij-s tiro , "Awklsml Star"), it ivas Suntfuy , mm-aitig, and the '"two-np" school was ■ in progress; Otto of the mjmi wag jsinjj to the ereo'k with his wa.stog cejttiiingS ■' j in a ke-resftito iia. Hβ was a.si«d to late : I a hand in the game, but at first do , -, ' dined. Hang pressed, 'howfyvoii', ho put 1 down hie tin of noshing by the .roadside i and jqincd. Ho had ivontlftrfuj lu.ek, .and ■ ■ within a few htwrs had Jiropped. up t'lio: ! currctot cash "his hiittos possessed.—* : ' sum ®f £89. He iansctliatslv packed life' > swag and made for tho fimfoss Tuflwiiy station, whence lie took traift next morning for Auckland. Be spun* a six ■ ivijrfcs- holiday, which included & visit * to Wellington, end then Mturiiocl tf> his ' old oamfi" wills nothing left, found 'Me 5 tin of soiled l.hinu where ho Iw4 left it, ' took it to the oreek as Jre ha.d. i&.toKtl* i eA, washed it out, ani} droppccl into the t old existoiifco as if .nothing fed hai> 3 pascd. I "it is in tho interest nafc only of the Army but the nation that til* ■attention ' an 4 'sympathy et territorial -officeM ;- slwuld ffStawl bevo'iul the fjjrce. In being i- to tho New Zealand s<?Wiei;s of tho . future," remarks Sir Jaji Baaiton in f liis »j)ott.- (I So I trust that every ef--1 fort will b.a niads to draw the ft.adets f closer it* tSift Tcrriteial Porpft, aird :to I that ■(.*:(! I Kioijtnmeid the. afftliatioa ,of s ciutot t& Tisrriterini lUWts, . i tijo use l)j- cadetiS of reginionM ■awl Buinfers, w.ud the ■notifetfen of " ca-ctet officers, imliwS on fte sii-rac p*i?'e . of tho Army tat fts that whieh contaspis tlso iiatHos if the olßoieiSs of fteir a:f|iji- :, o,'ted' Tefriiorml unit,' 1 Sufth a eonnefr- ; tro« will, it is ltty fifiii belief, oneute t i eventually at teasi a.s riftich to the J J benefit fif the ferriteria'l force generdily j as of tho cadets them stives." \ "The egfeffloilial %'ofh that I Sa* Was l " goneraJly wotl done," remarks! Sir Iftn ! " Harjiilton in bis report on ■ the . 'Ne)y i Zeajaad military fercce. ''Aft-cr Sowh f Afriea thfire were -sotwo \Vlio eflfrsiftewl - the days of ccvomoniail over; siiiffi tliai' J , there lias- been a reaotioiiy aiifj it- is e acknowledged that W its . [ vises, There k the showkler-io-shoukkT i J feeUng tJiat ■riien niiss nowadays in feir . c3fteu(Je4 Work; the.fe is alsi> the s tage of giving the «m4l popvlfltiOii a.: '; gootj -slj&w; and, tWnlfy, 'au insjcclifeg ■ ■g<?»i-ii.l caii. form an , i.mpi-esgiori ffoiii carQfnHy watflliiftg «er*motifer work-"-not of field, tratnwg.j of -coftrse, tot of s Spirit'and dfeeipliixe, -TJid.t 'impressiati. f I may say, was ijfniy ca-so a very happy t Wj.o I'ank aitvcl. lile arc of gcjfst? (? pliy-siqije aufl bear tfeiftselves Wefl. t 0 am cSiindent they tirse etcac'y fello'frsj r «-tro wotskl MsnS n lot sf hftriiftprihg «ad hardly taiovr they ee bew.g liaaj- * iiibrecl." f Tho Farriws , dfeptite was hoard be- :, j fere tim OoMMiissioner ![ jP, Stoflj , ) .yostefday, An ajireeiiifint . I was nrriFod <it ts'hffird.ijj? thtfee p):a6sss s I Wor.Ws will bo fe?qgms.od, f h.e ■ ' ittg week is tn oansiist fif 46 \mita, Kie* * nwte than feiits aro to he worked 1 in atiy *m<? &0, anil irork -is to .c.eaiso g at noon on Sstttnlsjys, Wftges for fjtor? y men ef b to. ho jtt the f.atc, tif. Is. 3tL jyer - : hftwr, and far sniitits l>s. 4ji , Tbefo al'e provisions hi- flVOTtimo ».n.d. ■, for andpr-rate Workers, Th.o aivprcl is e to remain w fofee fetf two years fi?dta a j date to bo feed by tlio feaitrt «rf Arbftratiati, aw to Mi area of 2S mites r from tho General .Post Office, ' s Mid fcry Board , of the Easlhoiiriip Bormtfii fioiiiicif tfepMoii at last Wn- - 6.' thy's , ' iiiceMiig' :: isliiJii?j ! "Ss iiirticijiiHXjd, j ttefl had been a ■flfteitjetl' in 9 ferry traffic dtirfii.g fek past; 'kosiCii. , 'J'ho wiitlcf time-table jmel been in force a siiwe Jiiiw 1, audhad proved wtis&ctory. For the piif.poses o.f the -oifueil's estimates far the current year, tbe * board sfiKKts.ted tltat tte fcvry receipts shouM ; be pkced at $BW, and iJso ? feri-f cxpVndituM! :at i£?SHO. ( f»« «is-« f tjtiitito ol re.«eßpts, .it wan s'tntc!*!, is s. oOKservattvn one, siwl th.e estiwatfli} cs-' poaditniffi is hiab eno-vsh to input ii.il probable, liabilities. Sjr ifan fianiittffli piake tiic f.p.liawiiig ,* rettarks upoto ''spiritual ■oeftinseftera™ l» ni-s tta mittary forces of ": tiro Dorauiion:—"As -estttfrripucpS feiwfs 1 pi men, thi* clergy of all flrliotijinatinirt s j have beeji piMdt to :«allso fte uiirivftfled •! epj)orttiiMtii?g fftr SOTtlKrtWiffig jiiffeled 5 W a eatap. Tlioro the devil., , dejfiv.efl o.f i his'favwitite weapcjis »{ driafc 'aijd ffliri tati&iv, is ooiwyaita&eTy at a. JSo it happened .that-.one D.igftfo, ipeh.dJ ing to go to a bosiiip; jWvtcli, I felt into s j tho iftidst &f a pfiiij-er-mofiting; fl.io. J j boFs were praying "frith a gj'eat tflal :o|' fevoit-r; and yet, I daro s'ayj at holiiS , ojatty of thmi) rarely : a .-(ihWoh, * GorteiJnly the dergy iii «ittp *ro ii " seetirity {» pttrents -that liiilitary te-jfl- ■' iiig is a sislioijl. of moSalill as well as of J flefeii.ee. Aβ far ite JevePetfa. gOTtlpnien t themselyee, I hops? I may te ipermitt.ed - to report that, secailarly ispeaKug, they y t set a ftsMWli?- to ovctyoiie iji Weat- - j Wg everytMn.iE.that tiinlod itpnitb: ; go.od. - j luMftoflr mid Wilronnß.' , ' - I'll? Weffingioja : icagus lucre - totl Uitflcr cmisidJerattoii a'.sbjieiire Jxj , . bi.ty boxes <i.f was llistehps afict iiis.ert j ■ advortisfiinciitif over the boxfi* T<yga.rd- , i»g the English teSm's visit. At tjie 1" I , meeting ef tto LsagUß Comiiritteo tei ~ iiiglifw was .Tcpo;rt;6d that o, firm of maMlunialsers Wfttifd iiat ■sell ■tfi.f.ir ■' matches to the League,, -fat this piiiv ' po-Sft, its they rtofflj, toflt allow iinvtlß-ftg J tft bo pasted , overt-Ire tees, fflie post^ 6 injj of sli]:)s over tie boxes fiaiisiid a * deteriorftt-toB in the qwality thw t' snaiches, sintl tho tifiii were ■Sttfiig njl i Iliey eowltl to tliscOuraiio any tike 5 scheme. "The etofrmftts (lir. W. Iljeff); ~ "'Oil, I |CO, nwisteo in iViafebps.. oir j the ]iftac-i.pfe of water in imkerV'' 'O.ijd . ■■ittem'sei- '.tli.ongl.it thrt "a very I.ijiro ■exo.aso" .liaij %sit gtvoiji IJc , did net- , tW.iik tiha.t tlio hioisliir.fe..en a siiwlj girin label coviicl affect a b:es stf nratelifts. J ; ii any ease, safcfy ni?i'iel»s woirtd .smt them just a-S Well. Ths- '''raiiiclj-bas" , seheme ftas clropped.. a.nd ft Was dc- . Icklcdsto tnafa? inquiries witl.i a _ciovf to ', advertising titie j.afti« <vj ; t:lt tiio Jvis/»l!ish* I, juqft, Vi-Jiieh, tekes place oil Jiily :l'Bj eii tte tfti-smjars ; j 1h« Wellington Aflclimatsisaiitm gfe. i ciety yestercilay seftt out, toes parties to tlriii «ilt W$ de&f h.e" : rds. iii the Hftw- : \ rairgi Reserve, and tlip : eoiintfy '. , eurroundiitg. Th<i fteor rtro tsflnrt«!:J ie ; , bo i-BCj*a«isg too riipidly, atj.tj iri oi'Ar: [ that ifio ■s.t*ii<la*d of the liprds m-fty be i kppt isp tho parties, have ton insirivpt- ■ j ed tt, aiioot out tiie-poor .alvc! iiisfefffleS : j heaik and. ftj» Msenlter aiiima:ls., ■ Tho gciiGJwl iSianagcrijf the feiirist Dopwtwiejit &, 'M. iVilson) lisa revkiveA a iet-tfj' frflfii tli-R- secretary ; iif ibis .Aitoidantf EsliiiJiiJioa sWtJiig tliafcih* has tmeft .gi'.'inied! a fi'rst- i . c.l-As:i award of gewerftl issolloiwc ivt its i , and oxvSEteP)3ig tlvairia fcr i fn» display li-mA?. Tliie letter ssyS,i.hn,t j . 'dm fifls )jo<sji iw uWiimHM J ■ .Bi : icc«ss, fittauaiafly and otherwise, j The proposal to ere.fit a . wuiciijal ! [kp&t, throigh wliieli rtll milk fer tli« idif fltos-t -pass ie stilt : boln : j; eonsfetocEt by the oijtnriMtteo of t\w ediiittit hfts t-0 do Witt JftiUs ?Mpply, XPmltfr ejM of ft<! italis oil the Iftaii sdw'diiJe vatopayofsarh to i?o i)ske<l te atit.hprfeo tliq tormwtiig of an amortwt xM> oScfGcMftg £15,000 For the .ereetiott at the irtSil.dmg., tmt, hoforo to tffoiiay ssoiijd he tfsed .(jissttniiHg it tfcfe SMtJisiristts)!, t.ljD ; fiQAiii- . cil xvwilsl still bft faced h'itlj tlib $fl)tttlty ' ■ol proeffriiig a fiivttnMo site, ft h .citaeidafed that .if the doftot is to liii of service to the cofli.iiron'itj- k ; liiMst bo ■liiiijt a[J.]oiniiifi : Uvc railway, ami. M.io'coiii-miiti-ti fiavft fippWaslißtl tire Sfiijfsfp.r =of Public HxMt.llb twliin.jj Jii« : t<? vd-CiiiiiMifiiil the (JovwmiWlvt ; tf> firart a site sjefei^iii; Ito tlw railway s-W-ioji. if tisi-s site is ! Hot granted it is pogsibk ttert. U.i« .ce:ii;ij- { ril « ; i!l not proceed J'urthej- with thn I Bcheme.

■One \vlja iiioiy r.esideg on tl-ro jujMrnia Sste of Jtffunt ficUina. said tiha-is |t cost lifon £? to shift- Ms teliitiir? Wiat way froyi thft cJjy-> wfoetese ssiiie. yeaiß immausly lie had iftovod it (torn Ha weft to WdJ.mj*ta!., partly by Bni and ipartty hy feoaj, &>.r a fcttlij insro llffitt lialf tlin!t SUtil. Mr. A. J}. Jtejl was . iniauirflously ■plpctorl at a meeting of tlol.pga.tes of 'tli's J4J>Waj Lsag-ues an the WiipaiiVa- £l<s- - tsf> contest ilie Scat in tlio Oppor ■'sition interests, ; al; ifw gciWrfti e'leßtign. "'ft'rcss iV&saeiatian,}