LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie postal authorities advise -fchnt■the s,&. Niagara, which sailed from Sydney 0)1 Mojidsa? 'for, Attektejil. is tann'j;iiJg Australian mails, and also an Hiijrlisli _ mail, via Suez. Tin* WclliiistoM portion is- duo psr Main Trunk express <ia Saturday 'jnofiiiiig, . Our ani!i?ing . contributor, "Sunny Sam," in hi? skjt. '''Tin? Mian with a. Grievance,'' published last-.. Saturday,, inside chaifmj; rftfei'en.S'ij to Mr, 'David Nathan «ijd io life vigorous light- some two or throe years. ago against what, was coinmoiity dc'-e.rihcd a'& "the Ihittc t: King.'' Incidentally, mention wai, maijo by one of ■ the characters in. the sk-it to til.® circumstance that Mr. .N'aihan had nci Itcbm heard. from lately. Wc wore npi awaro lit- the; time that Mr. Xathnn

had gone iibron.cl on ttccm'tiit of illhealHi. Had thfe fact. Ijeea known to its wg. '•prtaiislv should |w;ve felt- our con■t;rii>uto:r's joeiihi-.r refero'ijce.s |p : ' ,3;fr; Nathan to he out of plate,, anil liavo excised then). I. ... : . ■ Fourteen Chinamen, alt <fvf. si'hom have previously been in the Dom.trdc.n, arriv>;d from. Sydney !?*•' the MoSwiki day. I'isffj \yefs to Sand after haying passed ti'm tost. ■ The number .of those crested: Jit : the li(>U'.:r trade who are to attend .sis a deputation '0 the Prime Minister .at noon 'twit-ay will total about ..fifK). .Bi't numbers ofv licensed vieturllcrs arrived from north and south yesterday, and a j furtlicr' lot are. duo. to arrive front the. 'south by this morning's host. It, is ! niidorcfcbd that .'jj's far 'as the liquor, party is concerned the speeches will be brief and to tho point, and v.-ill include , a leanest to- Mr. Msssev to state what riiamliite he' has from t.ho people ;as a. whole to tamper with legislation atfcotiiiu: the taking cf the National i.Jto/' ■■ ■ License ballot at the general election; : The following additional amount's have. been received hy tho Mayor Oil'. J. P. Litl;p\ towards the Ifpper Hutt j. Disaster-- Ifelii-f Fund .M,".<:ihnitv ■' (list), £il. I:2s. fid.; AY. Colder, 10s. j A, .%L Samuel, £'2 2s. Hy request-.of Mr! Scotland £0 6s,': Dominion list, (additional), £"10, .■ The Post anil. 'feleerapl!Department- .-: has he.en given a, iirsi-i.-l.iiss awainl of , twn'cre'l excellence .for its exhibit, at the recent Auckland Exhibition. •; The e;<- : liiiiit. included 4 fully-equipped ppst and ; telegraph, office. riiaohmcis.' for vending stamps and dir.. rcsistoring ,lei:- '. iei&^fiiig' , ftntt; hg;. .'CQitT' : responden.ee, and c;i.l r ; eulii.t.iiijs, -nirtT ■av'c&loV..afpg'is.te'ivinivtl'-ioX.lj.c.ii--5 ? ihosiiiMfediSte ; od.sjiy! -the Department's working, spcci l ' mens of V past ant] ' present ..'elearaph ' and' telephone, ' It.us, ...and;, mate).isl used in rarr.vi.up; }. out- 'te.lecrapii ena;incorhifi work, model-.;'; •and charts shqw-uis the. increase n;. the Depart mentis business, switchboards of '■ two .system's of automatic. telephony, and- a'wireless, telegraph station. ." !•

.Phd.tocraphs v,:ero nni:;h in e"idencc as oxhiiiit." ir. n c'ti ; se n-liioh was bgin|< arsned bi'i'oVe tho f'.-iurt of Appeal \esterday. The. nuesiior, a-s tp .t;Uii.T.nlup..<,f such exhibits was raisod, .an'd-Jfr;. Jiisiice Cooper remarked thai. his. experio.nco was that liliotogr.-iphs were tiot of a gieat. deal of viiluo in "level c-rossinß eases" because one -cot- .noihiiic .of the. perspective, Mr. Justice Dennifston, after pDint.ins; out- that 0110 of tho nh.oienraphs produced in thc case before the Cotirt ifav.e. a. pcnoral idea of. the scene, said- that eveK-ythin!i <lr : i)ended nnon how the camera ka's manipulated. Tte hnil more ill 1111 once minted a ease, which he himself had dealt, with, where come dirti whirl. ..had been thrown from a diteTi, was. nriiijo to look nuito mcuiitainous.

■ A. party of twenty-two Swiss people, arrived, ill \V.cl!in?rton by the Jleeraki ve.cti,-.-day. It is niiderstood tli'at 'they ane ii!K;er en»_ r acement to work for the Nestle and Aiii-10-Switis Cendensod Coinpany. Tife party iiioli'ded boib. There, have Veen quite :ti niitn-. her of people of the satpo natidiiality r.rr.ivina in the D'omiiiion .for some time, past to take nn employment in tho manufacture of -condensed n.ilk...

. ■ 'ilip ■. jlaTfcpTSMglt. felons' dispute, whieh Tina o.r«a(-e;! C(rt>Bicle'ral> ! .e_ interest; is Jo eome before the Coneilia(ion Of.ur.eil iii Blenheim to-day or tohuhtow. .The Oneiiintjon Coinmissiciier left for Bionheilii I'asi. ni&W. He. will return 011 Saturday.

3ti>, jP, Hally, who-lias refnrned from Mnsiortoii, reports that hi tlio MasterU.n paiiiiers' dispute ail. Keen arrived at en all points 011 iV lines of recent Arbitration .Court : awards jnndo iii. (!?lir.i.si6.cliurpli, Dunodiii ~ 1

The highest price ever reeeived by Mr. John H:iilUe !'<ir a piduro is stated iii lie -CI-"Oil. '■ Tiiis may appear i\ moderate imure compared with the tioua'.. prices reported now and a Rails iu tho Press, lni-i- it is li.nnii .alcove : the' itVetA-Sfe paid U« nrtst ii):p4eM'i. .ai;ti?tiSi esjwv.ilf.y the youncer men. Mr Jiaillie is of opinion that prices i'or the AV®fl>s 6f coming l-iip'h usually ,riin fx.in CiO fo £100. Outstanding a tints, however, no..mniaiid almost: ally 'iiffivini- up ■<i ;C2()0-') or .ESCiffl- .John S. sariient-, 1?. A., ilie eminent portrait painter, is said to he linu-fllmf* !.ft mint ngn'm unless for a fee of £10.(50tT

"Tne otKstioii of ''.nvuv; .Soiijor C'atlct p.'ii-nl<'S iii tlw 'MHOifry in the tinviiine in tli.e. wrui. <-f coi;.eev v tfatie.lis. •instoiiil of evening iiri'.ls. is n.6w rnn;air'Bvb the attention of fbe ncivirfmeiV." ■said ;!;e- Hoe. J. Alien. X'ieis'e!" 'if Deff'iiee, rej)]ybiß to a (piesiiou in t!:o 13.0M.5e ef l\e]nes««.arives xesterday.

The 1 .abeur report e« ■d;ra Tu."S(lfl.v ihat. fhrieji li'e Inst, threenMiHtbs i lie'v bail ass ; .<ted 01'.'. nieii 'tjj work., toil bctblS .eiid f lie r<«pinirri.ler siaqle. (If i'i'.-> intnl WD have beeif sent .J.O' ■Ci.pver.ni.ue.uvi nv.'.! r '.-i-h jffiviilo. eriO'iln.Vitvcnt. -fy re> sol!, tt.e 'lii-eber of men. itscd to laboni'iii' l . wofls api'lyir.;:. to ihe DcpartiiVont I'm- <-iii.i>l-xv:iibos fnKpii off enVi-.-idrrv l-.lv btelv, Dn.'in.?. tile past' wee.lc tne li"pirt!"en! has beep nnfboriserl by ilie PiiWisi Dcywtttient fe''seftd : art luldi'. ioiml V.').") nifii to railwa'y nml ioac' eniistiiietfeii winks iii variwi* parts of til" Doiiiie.iiii;, the ouotas to lie ri-i.'t fvo.v, l3)t> iliiTer"ij! centres lebiir. fts !•••« Wci'iniiiei!. 10; .. .ViicVtiO'i.. fifr;' f'lii-is l ebiik Vi. ?.!3: Diiiisflm. JSCS; \Viu:.-o'> -fiiii. W. Of ite Wi : !!r,;'ion .qtotsi !? nu'ii have sh'eistly W<?' disJiWtSsrf.' •

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