LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2300, 6 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Honour Mr.' Justice .Hosldng will preside at a Chamber Bitting ol the Supreme Court at half-past) 1Q o'clock this morning.

The officers of the Union Steam Ship Company's steamer Moana report an undisturbed trip aoross the Pacifio from San Francisco. "It was solvents, less," said one officer, "that I believe even the sight of a hostile cruiser would have been welcome by some people on board. You see, some of the passengers came aboard almost convinced that something would happen, and when absolutely nothing happens thero is a sense of disappointment. When we got to Papeete on the run up, the mountain of ooal was still burning, but it had just about burnt itself out when, we called there on the way down." Owing to numerous cases of cable messages containing code language composed of words from more than one authorised code ) also messages containing words from codes other than the authorised codes, causing confusion and hampering traffio, the-publio is notified by the Telegraph Office that the use in any one cable message of words from more than one of the authorised codes, or the use in any one oable message of words from any code other than the one authorised, will result in stoppage of the messages. The "glorious fifth" was not responsible for any damaging fires in Wellington last night. The brigade received one call to a solitary gorse fire in Maranui. "The sergeant is making a mistake and an erroneous one at that," was the statement of a witness with an Irish name- in the Magistrate's Courb yesterday. "Tho increases paid to the police this year amount to £18,000," remarked Mr. R. A. Wright, the Reform candidate for the Suburbs at a meeting at Worsen Bay last evening. Similarly, he pointed out the increases P a) d to school teachers last .year amounted to £29,000, wliilo further increases to the extent of £51,600 arc made wider this year's Education Bill. Railway servants benefit to tho extent of £94,564 by tho, increases arranged last year. And yet tho opponents of the Government had the eurontery to assert that it had no sympathy with labour and the poorly paid.

This week's Gazette notifies that the Stratford Loan and Deposit Conipany, Ltd.,- has been approved os an institution for tho purposes of Section 3 of the Trustee Amendment Act, 191 i,

The Motma, from San Francisoo, brought 1162 bags of malls for New Zealand and 880 baga for Australia. Christmas holidays to be observed by the Government offioea this year are: Friday, Saturday, and Monday, Decernber 25, 26, and 28. At New Year, the Government offioes will' be olosed on January 1 and 2.

In a rich Irirfh brogue aman named Michael O'Shea protested his innoccnce in - the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning of trying to "beat" the Unioii'. Company out of tihe boat fare between Pioton and Wellington. The pu&er on the Arahura had discovered'; O'Shea on board tihe vessel without his ticket. When questioned O'Shea offered the pursor two 2-shilling pieces and a few coppers in settlement of his passage. Tho purser refused to _do however, and handed him over to the police. O'Shea persisted to the Magistrate he had lost ".'■lis tioket, but his story was disbelieved ana he was fined lis, (the amount of the boat fare) in default . three days' gaol.

• The reoent ballot taken among memibers of the Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand on the question of the looation of the head offico resulted in favour of Wellington by a majority of -423 votes. The headquarters of the union, which have been- established in Dunedin- since 1883 (when-, the union was founded), will: be transferred to .Wellington accordingly forthwith. Ihe change will not in any way affect the branches. As a result of the ballot Mr. .W. T. Young, secretary of the Wellington Branch, also Becomes general secretary of the New Zealand body, and the local executive becomes the administrative executive council during the I recess of the executive council, ntoich is composed of three delegates from ; each or the .three branches. TWigh jcarrying additional responsibilities, ;Mr. Young's new appointment does not involve any increase in, salary. Mr. . Young left for Auokland by the Main Trunk train last evening;. ; On account of the growth of population in the southern ond of the Roseneath School district, the. oommittee of that school have found it necessary to provide school • accommodation for 'the younger children nearer their homes than the baso school at Point Jerning- ' hami Acting on this determination a house has been secured in Grafton Road, near the Hataitai boundary, and; has been rearranged for the accommodation of from .40 to 50 oliildren of the •. infant, and first and second standards: This provision is likely-.to , prove a great 'convenience to tho! district. The Hon. W. Fraser (Minister of Public Works) to'd a . reporter yesterday that during the next few days he would ba engaged in completing, arrangements for roads and bridges and railway works to ,bo carried out during

the next two or three months. On . Monday ' n iglit; the Minister will leave for the south in order to make a tour of his own district.' He will return : to Wellington in about a fortnight and after spending a few days here will go i south again. Mr. Fraser is confident that; his Department will be able to .prosecute an.active policy. "I am going to see that the work goes on," was His concluding remark. It is expected that one result of the ■war will db to induce a considerable number of people from Australia to visit New Zealand during the tourist season. If travel in the Pacific is rendered safe, many Americans may come to the Dominion as well. Speaking to an Auckland "Herald" representative v on Tuesday, an official of the Tourist Department stated that every year ' many hundreds of Australasians go to Britain and the Continent of Europe,

but tie war will now adversely affect T any traffio in . that j direotion. : Conse- " quently, much of'.'the '"tourist traffic whioh annually passes from Australia, the United States,- and Canada to ' ' Great Britain: and' Europe may. be diverted to New Zealand .this tourist sea- ; Bon-. ' The second shipment of butter to Vancouver this season was made by the Makura on Tuesday at Auckland (states : the "Herald"). It comprised 4850 boxes, which ia worth approximately | £12,500 f.o.b. at Auckland.' The total iquantity of butter.shipped from Auckl land this season, including the eonsign- • j meots by the Makura, ;is 86,323 boxes, (comprising 70,753 boxes shipped to London and 15,570 boxes shipped to Yan'•couver. The export of butter this sea'fflon already exceeds double the quantity shipped during the corresponding period .jof last , season, during which shipments '.were made aggregating 41,166 boxes, comprising 22,336 boxes to London, ( 17,778 boxes to' Vancouver, 762 boxes to the Pacific. Islands, and 290 boxes ' |to South Africa. The approximate value • of the exports of - butter this season is ! £240,450; ' • - : ■ . ,■

> Regulation 85 under the Government Railways Act, 1908, has been re'voked, and in its place , the following '!has been substituted: —"No member who fails to avail himself of the annual /guvo when due shall entitled to a more lengthened leave in ( any subsequent year, except under, special circumstances approved by the General /Manager; provided that if a member {desires to accumulate leave he may be ' allowed to do so for two years only, . subject, however, to his giving notice to the. General Manager at least six months before the leave for the first year is due that he does not desire leave during that year. Such accumulated leave shall not in any case'exceed forty- > two working' days." ' ' The Yorkshire Society has abandoned its annual dinner this year in order to 1 Bubsoribe to the Belgian Relief Fund, and a cheque for £35 has been forwarded to tho Relief Committee by the Treasurer (Mr. J. Flotikton) on be/half of the society. • v , ■ Th© Secretary of the Department of j Agriculture (Mr. F. S. Pope) has re J ceived the following cablegram from I Mr. Manson, New Zealand Trade Commissioner at "Dominion 1 merchants will be glad to know intern'«d German steamers leaving. Greifswell on her way to Sydney. Thuringen leaves for Geeloug .and Sydney. Al■tona and Lotheringen ; depart this week (for Sydney. Cargo 'first two vessels, i Dominion southern ports discharging jind goes forward by Warrimoo 11th. 'Arraaigemenis made immediate transhipment at Sydney. The Warrimoo is due at the Bluff on November 17, Dunedin November 19, Lyttelton November 21, and Wellington November 22."

"If jus Hoe is done the Prime Minister will be the first to stand his trial."—The use of these words in the House of Representatives on Thursday morning by Mr. P. 0. Webb, referring to the Huntly disaster, led to the suspension of that honourable member for the rest of the sitting. Immediately the words were uttered Mr. Speaker called upon him to withdraw them, but ■Mr. Webb refused. The Leader of the House (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) then moved the motion for suspension, and the motion was agreed to on the voices. Tinned meats are reported to be unprocurable in Masterton, says our correspondent." The early arrival of the mail train from Wellington caused by the speed-ing-up of the express is, says eur Napier correspondent, being greatly appreciated all along the line. At the conclusion of the Wellington season the membors of the Leroy, Talma, aud Bosco Company will leave direct for San Francisco "by the Maitai.