LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2311, 19 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The 'Administration of Chile notifies that it has prohibited internal and external transmission of telegrams in code language, or cypher. Plain language telegrams must not contain news of tho position, movements, or operations of warships of the belligerent nations. Mr. Fisher, to an interjeotor: "You think you can make a good point by charging the Administration with murder. You would charge anything—oxcopt a special I" (Laughter.) The Hospital authorities .reported last night that the boy named Frederick Card who had a leg and an arm' broken on Tuesday last as the result of an ao» cident was doing fairly well. A special'meeting of the' City Council will be held on Monday next to deal with matters concerning the management of the electrio lighting and tramway departments. Consequent upon.the death of tho late tramways manager and engineer, Mr. Stuart Richardson, a rearrangement in the control is contemplated. This, it is stated, may take tho Form of doing away with the Tramways Board and appointing a general manager, who need not necessarily, be an officor altogether new to the work. ,

"The country has no time for the Opposition Party: Even the Red Feds have no time for them. The Red Feds hate the Opposition Party as much as. they hate us, but they are going to pake use of them in the meantime, and it is just as well that the public of this country should understand tho position. You can't get any Administration except our own unless you submit to this alliance between the "Liberals" and •the Social Democrats.—The Hon. F. M. B. Fisher. ;

A collision between two tramoars occurred at a quarter to 4 yesterday- afternoon at the'points st the corner of Lombton Quay and Molesworth Street. A oar driven by Motorman Michael Morris to Tinakori Road collided with ft Lyall Bay car, driven by Motorman William Worthloy. The latter car was put off the line, but the.damage to the car was slight, and they were able to proceed on their way after a short delay. The glass fronts of both ca/e were damaged,'while Mrs. Madeline Seller, -a passenger in the Lyall Bay car, received a cut on her face from a splinter of glass and also suffered from shock. She was carrying a baby at tlie time, but fortunately it was not hurt.

Speaking at Dunedin last, night, the Prime Minister eaid there was one point he would specially like to refer to: He bad noticed in the Press thet the pensions to be provided for the. widows of men. who might be killed in- the war were said to be inadequate. He was hot able to say off-hand whether that ■was so or not, as the Aot covoring the point was passed at the conclusion of the Boer War. If, however, the pensions named in that Act were not sufficient the Government would do the right thing. (Applause.) , The war has not affeclied the trado at this port, says a Press Association telegram from New Plymouth. In the. ten months ending October the cargo handled totalled 94,590 tons, as against 82,603 tons for ten months of last, year, and 92,467 tens for the whole year. There was a marked increase in direct imports from overseas. "Wβ know to-day—and I believe the people of this country know it, too— that it is nothing but a. crime to put British seamen to sea in ships of tho typo of the Philomel, Psyche, and Pyramus. We do ask for at least one up-to-date, ship instead of three wtten, old, out-of-date, vessels that can't catch up to and oan't even run away."—Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, at the Town Hall. Two old and very feeble men, named Michael Cadigan (aged 74) and John Danderson (aged 82), were each charged in. the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning with being idle and disorderly persons, in that they had insufficient lawful means of BupportA. The former was discovered a weok ago wandering about the st-eets of Ngahauranga. He had previously been in tho Ohiro Home, but made himself very troublesomo because, as ■he police stated, he objected to the luxuries of soap aud water. Accused signified his willingness to go back to -the 'Some, however, and so was discharged.' Danderson was discovered in a doorway, in Nowtown on Tuesday night, and wao in such a condition that he was unable to give an account of himself. He was discharged, on the understanding that ho went to some home. ■

At the conclusion of the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher's meeting last night a request was handed to the speaker that permission should be to auction a doll presented by a little, girl, in aid of the Belgian Fund. The consent was readily given, and the doll, which was presented by little Frodn Miller, was put up to auction by Mr! Batger. There was spirited bidding lintil the doll was "knocked down' , to Mrs. Lachman for £13. It was at onco put up by the buyer's instructions, and it was eubsoguently sold again four times, the uyers being the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher £2, Mr. D. F. Skinner £1, Dr. Newman £1, and Mr.G. Shirtcliflje £1. The total proceeds were therefore £18. The Rot. H. T. Stealey, yicar _ of Levin, states in connection with a'recent correspondent's query:— Any Anglican clergyman in New Zealand can issue a Bishop's license at any time of tho day or night. The marriage license fee (ten shillings) is payable to the Bishop through the felorßfman who issues the license. The clergy are authorised to dispense with the tees provided they boo just causo for such action. The licenso only does away with the- publication of tho banns of marriage." Very peculiar excuses are at times made 'by solicitors in the Magistrate's Court why thoir casos should not be taken on a suggested dato (says the Auckland "Star"). A really novel excuse was given on Tuesday morning when the lawyer remarked, "That-date Is my birthday, and I would not like to jLntexrujßt that, 1 '- ; ' : . '

"The Massey Government Iβ no more* responsible for the Huntly disaster than the Liberal Government wob responsible for tho wreok of the Penguin because it did not put a light, on 'longue Point." —Mr. Fisher, at the Town Hall. Speaking at Southbridge on Monday evening, the Hon. R,. Heaton Bhodes, Ministor of Public Health; said 1 that he proposed, as soon as tho elections were over, to oall another conference of superintendents of sanatoria to disouss the best means of coping with tuberculosis, and pushing o'n the campaign to stamp out this disease. Owing to tho difficulty of acquiring iiites, the Government was unable this year to rebuild tho maternity homes in Auckland and Christchnrch, but plans had been prepared, and they had acquired extra land in Christchurch. Hβ hoped!-before-many weeks had passed to bo in a position to lay tlie foundation-stone ofthev Ohristchurch Maternity Heme. A. very successful concert was given! by the Karori Rambling Club in- the Methodist Schoolroom, Karori, last, night. The concert whioh was in aid of the Methodist Infant Sundav School was very largely attended. The programme, a most enjoyable one, (varf contributed to by _ the following:— Pianoforte duet, Miss Nicholas, and Mr. -K. Strackj song, Mr. Norman Berry; comic dialogue, Mieses Cathie, Evans, and Dryden; recitation, Mr. Spencer: song, Miss Nicholas; club drill, Miss Harrison; pianoforte solo, Mies J. ,Mann; comio song, Miss Lonsdale; musical monologue, Miss Mil-' Hour; comic recitation, Miss Arnold}' ragtime sketch, Miss Lonsdalo and Mr< Spencer; reoitation, Miss Cathie. .< "Some person, whose identity we have as yet been unable to establish, attempted to perpetrate a silly hoax upon, tho peoplo of Groymouth," says a West Ccast paper. "Loudly declaring that the King was dead, when the veracity of his statement was challenged, he produced 1 a newspaper extra, which certainly did contain the phrase 'the King is dead,' but which, was issued at the timo King Edward VII died. Of course, a close examination of the extra would have at once' disclosed the fraud which was attempted, but, under such circumstances, most people" read the contents superficially. It was only when the office telephones were kept constantly ringing by; inquirers that we became aware of the! trick; and took immediate steps to overtake tho canard which this misguided individual attempted to disseminate." Ono day last week five children ranging in age from three years to 14 years appeared before the Napier Juvenile Court. Sergeant Curamings said the case was a particularly bad one, and was tho saddest which had come: before the Court for a long time. The. father was working, near ..Gisborne,' white 'the. mother and. children were, living, at Wertshore. Tho': woman had' been drinking heavily. The constable, in giving evidence, stated that the houso the children were in was not fiti for pigs to sleep in.. The mother had, been found lying in her bed drunk, with her clothes on. Four of the children were bootless, and bore a eadly; neglected appearance. ' The oldest girl was one'of tho smartest pupils at-tho, school she had been attending. .The four younger cliildron were committed* to the.Wellington Receiving Home. >

Never within tho memory of > any citi* zens of Wauganui has popular indigna-t iion boeu to freely and forcefully expressed as it was yestordtfy by all clashes of the community. The ' disv graceful conduct of a handful of rowdies of the "Red Fed." persuasion, whose disreputable and grossly unfair, behaviour was allowed to disturb Mr. Pirani'e meeting at the Opera House, was the subject of widespread condemnation. . . . Mr.. Vcitch, who throughout tho proceedings occupied a seat in tho dress circle, is welcome to whatever pride ho may have felt: as the rowdies hailed him as their:-political champion, and incidentally demonstrated the character of that section of his following for whose welfare (and votes) he ie'so jjolioitous.—Wanganui "Chronicle."- . ■