LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2222, 7 August 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The telegraph office advise that they will accept telegrams'in Maori addressed by 'a Maori' to a' Maori, but not otherwise. The conditions of acceptance in other respects are to be\ as for messages in English or French. At a special meeting of the Wellington Education Board yesterday morning, the following motion was carried:—"That the board will place, uo difficulty in the way of teachers desiring to join any expeditionary forco that, may be established." The Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr.. Sprott) will preach at a special service in .connection with tho war, which will be held at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Mulgrave Street, on Sunday morning next, at 11 o'clock. Special leaflets have been printed containing appropriate hymns, and the National Anthem will bo sung at the close of the service. Fire ..totally destroyed a six-roomed wobderi dwelling, owned and occupied by Mr. Hc.nry William Ray, at Eoseneath,yesterday, just bofprb noon. The house was situated in Crescent Eoad, and Mr. Kay, who was about to leave Wellington, had.his furniture-in a state of removah Mrs! Bay went into the cellar with; a lighted match, and,.-tripping, let it fall on some oil, with" the result that there was a blaze, and, aided by tho. high wind blowing, the house was soon a niaSs of flames. v rho City Brigade were/unable to save tho house, but did excellent work in saving the adjoining houses. The contents were totally, destroyed. It is -understood that the loss was covered by a'policy for £600. . >.' • The Canterbury hockey 'team, which is to meet the Auckland representatives in a match-for. tho New Zealand Hockey Shield to-morrow at Auckland; passed through Wellington yesterday. "'.A man was arrested. yesterday on ".'a charge of displaying . photogiaphs' of an . objectionable nature. Ho will'appear be-' fore tho Court in duo. course. 'Theft of two postal notes, valued "iat 155., the property of .the - New Zealand Government, is tlie nature of the charge preferred against a youth who was arrested yesterday by Detective Sergeant Bawle and Detective Cameron. ■ ■ The annual meeting of the New Zealand Dental Association, which was to have been held in Wellington, on-August .18 and following days, has, < says a Press Association-telegram from Dunedin, been postponed indefinitely in consequenco of the disturbed', state tf .affafrs, ... ; Public.bars and the closing '.of bottle stores were at a meeting'of the Wellington Licensed Victuallers': Associa-. ' tioh : Executive, held yesterday, morning, and presided over by'.,Mr. J. H. Fairbairn. The subject came up for discus-, siori on account of a'Tecent decision of tho Court of Appeal, and tho action of the local police in enforcing the provisions of Section 200 of the Licensing.Act. The executive decided that the. necessary steps should 1 be taken to conform' with the'law. ■ , , :'■;.-..-' A notice in this week's Gazette prohibits . money-order, and .postal correspondence' addressed to William Scott (ot Soott arid Martindale), Wellington. • Cancellation of registration •is notified Mn'.'this week's Gazette o£ the following industrial, unions or associations:—The N.Z. Federated Boot-manufacturers' Industrial Association of Employers, Auckland; the New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Federated Seamen's Industrial Association of Workers,, Dunedin; the Canterbury Metal-workers' Industrial Association of -Workers, Christchurch; the Auckland Saddlery 'and Harness Manufacturers' Industrial Union of Employers; the Greynioufch Master Builders Industrial Union of Employers; the South Canterbury. Master Tailors' Industrial Union of Employers, Timar'u; the Auckland Cabmen's Industrial ( |Uhion of Workers; the Huntly Coal-mino Employees' Industrial Union of Workers. Exclusive of Maoris, the total estimated population of the Dominion on June 80 fast was 1,091,159. The Maori population (according to the- census, of 1911) was 49,841, and the population of, Cook and otlier Pacific Islandsl2,s9B. Immigration and emigration returns for the month of June are published in this week's Gazettes The total number of arrivals in New Zealand for the period was 2480, as against 2904 in June, '1913. The total number of departures was 3452, as against 2775 for the corresponding month last year. The figures for Wellington were; Arrivals, .1351; departures, l 1305. . , The Mount Cook School Committee held its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Reports from the head teacher showed that good work was being done, and the halfyearly report of the inspectors was satisfactory. The treasurer's statement disclosed a credit balance of £23 6s. 3d. Messrs. Fuller, Hobb3, and Barratt were elected delegates to attend a proposed conference. of school committees to discuss the new Education Bill. Arrangements are well in hand for holding th« annual school concert .on September 1 and 2. ' • ■