LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2324, 4 December 1914, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

: When the Fijian Contingent arrives in New Zealand, it .will fe .quartered at Twntham, and there undergd preliminary training. The Fijians will probably ac-company-the third Neiv Zealand remjforoementa on the : way- to.the front. ' Dnritw'tiie" past 'iiv daysithererJias been t some differenoe of opinion on tie waterfront concerning the employment ot labourers .of, German; Austrian,, and T/jJtkish' natibhalities', and. as a pfecautioha'tj'', ' medsurd' certain shipping companies have' ;'decided' to" dismiss' these' men. whetherthey aire naturalised' pr. not., A petition-, ihas been cirevdated among th'emembere of i the Wharf-Labourers' Union; asking! the. "■ Ministef of, Internal' Affairs why; casual: •labourers, are'. being put .off-,..while.sojne; 'foremen of .tie same nationality'kopt.on... . .'■-.; . '

; Dolly Cast3es,: of musical comedy; Ifame, who is en route:.to'' Melboutno".to"' i?eheatt» her .role; as,. tie. girl in.^.the,pafltobimo .Cinderella,",,was_:a. passenger on the'Marama' yesterday'. Miss' tlastles. .has. b>en' r absent irom;-AustraliiC for over seven' years,. du'rmg.,which s She has booh in constaht- eagagemeht; in; 55ngland^and-America; Miss Castles,says; that her-sister Eileen; who also adopted, a lyrio,career,' is now.playin'g:the ingenue; rolei with theiCentury Opera ■New York, Miss Amy Castles/was at the. imperial Grand .Opera ■when, the' war.-.broKe-.out,' Mi' at'latest, h'dvices' had retreated; in good'' order *o Milan, in Italy,. •.,.,.',;'..-,',: ' -' Captain Stevenij" the Offio'er .Coramand.,; Vng.th'e Howitzer- Battery.", New, Zeal&na Ei'pedifionar'y Force, haa'': receiyod'• d; icprhmuhioatiori' ffom: Mr. Brooks;, the. : rhaiager of the Dresden Piano Company, stating thait a piano, for the'-rise"of-the .troops, will be placed onboard.the. transiport ot.whioh he!is law thdughtful and generous action Kafl given' the greatest satisfaction to all ranks.-

• .In response, to inquiries; m'ade..byt!,a Ifc '.porter the Hon. A," L;>Hefdman said.mat; "tho Publio, Trustee,has been .appointed : Controller f ,of the Continental :tt'..and..(J., glibber tympany,. limited,' which carries, 'on' business .in.Christehiiiph; and'; Auckland: By regulations .issued under the iWar,E«gUations'A'ot',-191i,; the-Attorney-Generat is empowered in .certain ciroumstances to appoint-the Pytblio Trustee controller.of any; company: oarrying on : busi-, ness injNew jZealand. are:..that the must be. satisfied ,tliA,..not .less'/ than of the issued . share; capital by ot . '6h..behalf of. any alien', of that "the'company bears.suoh.relation,to'/.any; other company-in- as ; .to' fendenit expedient;for,the' public safety; that the.powers.cdnferred by;JieiegnhiH . Hons should;beiexercisedii., lhe..,Attbrney-;, General being, sati6fied i^tnatt:the.iContinental C. .and;. G; .Eubbef 'Company,- I/iihrj is,within', the.Class preferredito, Eas appointed the' conYroller| and the Public Trustee, is now.in ch'af£te , of the Mmp'any/s businW: ; The business will, be:•carried ..on in. ordinary »way nhder the control of .Publio Trustee; but no .moneys will be affowed to gO.to enemy, country. -The company Jn, tion has large operations? ih (l New ,Zea-' ■ land. It is 'in; Bubstaice a. German company as'nearly all the share capital is inew in Germany;;. ■;, ■.;■>.,;;'•_'.- , who arrived r>y..the Mafama ffoni San Praaciscbj via' Tahiti,; yest'er-' flay, state tnat'Jho .latter island'.port'- , has become quite a place.for sight-seers since the • bombardment by the German cruisers :Gneiserau and Scharnhorst, and the Erench'people thore are quite'protld of., tho notoriety.,;thus achieved by the place v . ;The demolished. Market' .Square baa 6ince up, but' no. attempt, ias. beeii -made M., erect. any. ( new. biiildr ihgs. „. The,, residants,,state' that. it ..would; be folly goin£. to'.a..lot of. expense: 'in .building,.new.premises' aajloiig; ai; theife ■ ia.the.-remotOT chanoe of ,the place; b&iii'g Bhelled again; For, Jhe same reason no attempt has been made >to raise the old gunboat. Zelee or the big cargo" tflmp uWalkn're.'..- ■~.....- : '..?

;';■ Four, alleged stowaways were arrested iroiii' the. Marama/. which arrived fronf fian . (Eranoisoo:yesterday., -■■,;'; ; ■ .CJu'fvNajb'ier..correspondent..reporia'l'.ttal the following lenders have .been, accepted for,the erection of woikers' dwellings in (Napier and .In •Napier, A, (Wright, J. .CookoU.-arid J. 1 Mullaney. In 'Hastmgs v A. J, Scott, ;H. Campbell; aid £[. Adams. . !,;;i meeting is.to bo .heldy at'.B.p.m.'-.to--day. at Bethune's' rooms, Featherston Street,* to consider the-. formation of a ,' Wellington . section!. of the National. Ke- ;' serve.-. The project-is.,-in; the, hands-of '•. the; Defence. Committee ,of.:t"he .Patriotic S6ciety,.6f which! Mr..! H; Mljeod is-con-yener, and.ithe idea is .to form, a reserve . of men not. provided for; -under the Territorial, scheme , , ' ' .' ,' :■'■£ Press Association--tdegTani-.reoeiTed ifrom Christohuroh last.:. evening stated , that«.the Stephenson and Linley; Pantor ■' taime; Company c oonduoted street ...enter-; tainments , yesterday __, for ' the -~, Belgian ■rund; and. proved most, successful,' the 12s.'■ ' ii.A number, of ; ma'tters have;been orowded {'tout of this issue owing to pressure on 'ipace, . -~-':

*\, : llie -■ first - annual Boolal of theP.-wid • ; ff.,.(107th), .Company..,was held ;at Hall's {Tea,-Booms,oo r Monday,, evening. ~The guests,of the,-evening-were-Major Bolton, Captain Combs," Lieutenants fth'itie, Taniier ahd-MacMomih,':M.r. A.-Thbmas,' and the two ■ newly-apnbihted Lieutenants, .Messrs. T. T. Thornton an'd.W-.G. Brian; During, the evening Mr. Thomas presented the company.with a-solid'silver challenge cup for quarterly competition, for the best all-round messenger. Lieutenant Brian gave a silver,.-medal,-for.the.best nonconimissiohedr officer ih- field .work, ,„The Jesuits of "the,"'nbnTcbm.'s .examination held the week'before were notified by •Li«iutenant Kellaway, Popular, musical ' items, recitations; etc.,' were rendefed.by Lieutenant ~ Thornton, •,- .ColourTSergeaht •'Allen, 1 and, Newton,, C«rr .'. iporal ,Walkley, and'others', and-: a.yery sup; i cessf ul, evening came, ,tb a, close, by the * pinging of .the National Anthem.. ...,„.. \-'jPaMshioh'eis',of -St., Paul's,'. .Thorndon}. ((ire invited; by' advertisement to, ineep -Sis-, evening; to'.',.welcome the. Teturriing: ~vicar and Mrs. .Johnson, and to bid fare; '.well to the E«v, .o.' H. Harvey! w ho nas 'Jbeen actiifg as'lbpum tenens.' l ■

■ taiXCBPnOItfAL -; OPPORTTJNrrT-^-DE.. I DAIMLER k TALBOT FOE SALE. .CHEAP. v : > : , rk. K (■•■ Within a- few..days, -(Messrs. ~Ada'mßy ■'! Ltd. '• expert toreceive delivery-of a, big shipment of,hew cars;.,which will.,be.ex r 'hibited at the -Novomber Show,at.;Christ'ohuroh. In.order to^find garage room for ' these it has been found necessary to dis-' pose of a bouple of demonstration cars.. The first of these is a 15-28:K.p.; five-seater • touring Silent-;Knight,Daimler, of recent inodel,. with stylish torpedo-body. .„TKb car is in magnificent .condition, Its equip, meht includes five Dunlop detachable wire wheels', j C.A.V. .electrio tell < t and : -side lamps, khaki hood, horn, - erf ul -. head-lamps",, and, everything ready 'for the road.. It is a beautifully finished '•. omv Ttin's absolutely. ■ silently;'-.' aijd - ibost "•'i.7o3f-The pTloe to-day: is fixed.at,>S3sp, to stimulate 1 a quick sale. The other; car is. 12-22.h.p. Talbbfe also of iuite Tecerit mpdel.iand right ini.the faeh-' '• ion.'. yT-he/Talbb'toar has, a reputation, for ' curability., and reliability.,s'ecpn<l;tp,none, -and;probably,holds,..more prizes M iMmMtition. than-any ..other make iri.thj) .world; ,;This particular twoj-seater- is.in Bplehdidponditibn, fully equip'pod'fbr,,thp road.; The price is'fixed, at the extremely low. figure 0f',i8250.- Both .these oars are finished in ,the, latest shade of biscuit; andi.aro -.absolutely, new, and-cleah,,in ap?' pearance. .Call at bur .-garage aid > see They won't be'there long., iilris: trated . photographs , ,oh applicatipn; lAdams, Ltd., High.Street, Christchur'ch',.