LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2233, 20 August 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Until further notice the present Sunday . morniug attendance between 0.30 a.m. and 10 a.m. for telegraph purposes is suspended, and in place thereof al' officers at present observing Sunday morning attendanoe will attend betwoen 10 and 10.80 a.m. Tho present evening attendance 5 to 5.30 p.m. IB unaltered. , The members of the New Zealand Rugby football team,' who have done so we!! throughout their tour of New South Wales and Queensland, arrived back in the Warrimoo from Sydney last ovening. It was'typical of tho unrest, that exists at the present time that the loam was not accorded a public (recontion of any kind. A few friends of tho members were among the waiting crowd on the wharf, but beyond the ordinary gicet-ing accorded to returning friends there was no demonstration of any kind. The looal office of the Union Company wish to acknowledge receipt of £1, forwarded as "conscience money." Mr. E. Bills, of Otaki, was, badly injured on Sunday through being gored by a bull. Tho animal rushix! him, and inflicted injuries which necessitated attention. Luckily no bones were broken, but Mr. Bills is very badly bruised. Parts of his clothing were tern to shreds. At one period of tho affair the animal threw Mr. Bills several feet in tho air.

During the passage of the Union Company's Warrimoo'from Sydney to Wellington particularly heavy weather was experienced iu tile Tasraan Sea. On Sunday last a big sea came over the vessel's bows and flooded the foreivard part of the ship. Up till recently vessels crossing the Tasman Sea have had all their lights extinguished. In tho case of the Warrimoo, however, those precautions, were not taken. .This signifies that it is. considered t-liat the Tasman Sea is clear of the enemy's warshios.

Councillor Buddie's proposal to fill in |Oriental Bay with spoil ,to bo lifted' from the harbour hcd,.and pumped into the shallow waters of the most picturesque crescent-shaped bay , within Port Nicholson, does not meet with the approval of the members of the Roselieatli and Oriental Bay Ratepayers' Association, inor with'any residents of. that locality, outside tho association, who have been consulted. Tho feejing expressed at Tuesday's meeting of the association was all favour of the retention of the. City Engineer's scheme to form a dignified promenade, that would retain the form of the bay, rather than_ destroy the picturesque curve by reclaiming -it and forming thereon a recreation ground. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Dr. Geary, in an address to a large congregation at Auckland, exhorted all Catholics to pray for peace. - "Iho he said, "was urged, on by a political clique in Germany, composed of army officials. Tho British Empiro found itself obliged to defend its rights and the rights of its weaker neighbour." Ho congratulated the Dominion and tho young men who had volunteered to £0 forth and defend tho cherished rights of the British Empire. There were two things ho. would suggest for his people to practise: First, to make some sacrifice and contribute according'to their moans to the heavy expenditure oansed by tho present war; secondly, to that peace might soon be restored, and that the young men who -had gone to the front might return safely. .j\ The practical patriotism of farmers was shown on Monday (says the "New Zealand Herald") the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's Pukekohe horse sale, when three horees were sold on account of the Patriotic Fund. Mr. Pirima Kena, of Glenmurray, gave. two horses. One realised £14 10s. and the other, a.pony, which was valued-at £3, was sold and resold many times, bringing in £68 155., and making a total of £83 ss. for the two animals. Mr. Ivan Motion, of Pukekohe, also gave a pony valued at £5, and again sales were numerous, £bd 10s. being raised, securing a grand total of £116 15s. towards the fund. . Nearly all the farmers in the district took part. Mr. Clement Wragge writes to the Auckland "Star" "A mighty disturbance has appeared on the sun, the whole disturbed - area embracing about 60,000 miles. The umbra'is very dense and black, indicating. Titanio energy. Tliis is- favourable for increasing rainfall in Australasia and the Southern Hemisphere generally ; also for earthquakes and volcanic action, with less rain in the Northern Hemisphere. The sun and the earth are distinctly linked up by wireless vibrations, and there is a connection' as intimate' between the two bodies through 93,000,000 miles as that v which exists between any two places on earth linked up by telegraph. Only by a study of solar physics, in connection with lunar declination, can the forecasting of tho seasons he successfully accomplished. The 'man in the street' can see the big_ simstorm now in operation, but it is imperative that a dark glass be used. The occultation of this tremendous solar hurricane by the moon -will be a magnificent spectacle in Norway, Sweden, Central Europe and Persia during the total eolipse of August 21.'" " • The Devonport (Auckland) Borough Council has approached the Minister of Marine, and has urged that tho regulations at present governing the fishing industry be suspended, for the time being. This, it is considered, will give facilities for a larger and more regular supply of cheap fisli, which should make the problem, of providing food;in war time easier of solution. The Auckland Parliamentary representatives (says the Auckland "Star' ) have been askod to give their support to ( the proposal. ■ ' Our " Otakl ' 'correspondent writes that - Mr. R. , F. , Maun, who saw , active service in • South i Africa, has/again volunteered 'for service, but since his application was siait, it lie lias received word from Mr..-Sort-land, the well-known aviator, asking him to join in. piloting his biplane, which, it is understood, has been accepted by the Government. Mr. Mann leaves almost immediately for Wellington, when ho will definitely' dccide on his luio of action. ; The new waterside workers schema adopted by the' Wellington Employori' Co-operative "Wharf Labourers' Association has been in force a week to-day. t'p to the present tho work has proceeds ed smoothly. The following notice iegarding the times and places of pay- i ment has been posted at the office of tho Wharf Labourers' "Union, in Bran-1 don Street:—"AH waterside labour, exclusive of that employed by the Harbour Board, will in future be paid at the Wellington Co-operative Waterside i Labour Employment Association's offices, X Store (nest to the donkeyroom), on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Wages "will bo made up to 5 p.m. the previous Tuesday, and the first payment under the new system will be made on Friday next. At tho paycounter each man will he required to state his name, and tho total amount duo to him, and to sign a receipt for tlm amount received. In the event of short payment, printed forms will be provided at the pay-counter for the men to make up their timo. .These forms should bo handed to the ' pay clerk; and : wi|l bo dealt with on the following Monday." . If the vocal need of the time be a rousing noldierlv song with a' good swing, aiid words not altogether inappropriate , to the moving incidents around us, then Messrs. Bert- Rcyle nnd Frank Crowther riiay be 6aid to have supplied it in their stirring patriotic song "Britons All." The Song has been neatly printed, and's now obtainable at Chaa. Beae and Co.'s, which firm figures as the publishers.

A' STRAIGHT TALK TO MOTOR-CAB - BUYERS.; The fanner, more pertiaps than any other class of the community, demands value for money when he is purchasing k motor-cai The pnrposo of these few linos is to demonstrate to him that in. the Studebaker car the firm of Adams, Ltd., can offer better value for less money than any other firm in New Zaalnnd. Adams, Ltd., are the largest importers of automobiles in the Dominion. They have had fourteen years of experience of importing cars to this country, and of driving them under all conditions. They know the motor business from A to Z, and they have selected tlio Studebaker oar as absolutely the bost value for money obtainable in the world.- Studebaker quality cannot be surpassed, yet the Studebaker car sells in New Zealand from -£30 to XSO lower than any other oar fitted with the indispensable clectric self-starter, and electric lighting set. Shu'fibaker cars ar« being purchased daily throughout New Zealand, and every purchaser is more than satisfied. The more experienced the motorist tho better does he appreciate the Studebaker. These hro the Studebaker prices for New Zealand:— 85-h.p.' 7-senter StudeUalter, .£395; 25-h.n. 5-seater Studebaker, .£3,'5; 25-h.p. H-seater cabriolet Studebaker, J395; 25-h.p. 3-senter Studebaker (body made to special order bv Boon and Co,, Christchurch), JM7S These prices include "Wagner" electrio self-started, electrio lighting set, hood, i wind-shield, and, in fact, all the items usually charged as "extras." A shipment of the new 25 : h.p. Studebakers has jus<' arrived, and the cars way be inspected at Christchurch. or any of our agents.