LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2327, 8 December 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wellington was visited yesterday by a furious north-westerly gale, which' raged throughout the day and last night, accompanied by showers of sleety rain. Tho Government Meteorologist sums up the weather as uiwottled and boisterous, ;with'ruin generally, and heavy rain with flooded rfvers on the West Coast and snow on the high levels. Summer conditions appear to be far off. , The Railway Department has reduced' the furs for the men in camp to Is. return from Trontham to Wellington. Formerly tho faro was Is. 6d. The men express appreciation of the reduction. The premises of Mr. L. WopUey, hairdresser and tobacconist, Vivian Street, were entered some time between midnight on Saturday and 11.80 on Sunday morning, and a sum of between £28 and £29 was taken, from the cash register and tills. Some 18 packets of cigarettes and several shaving brushes were also taken. An . entrance waa effected by the burglar, through a fan* light over the front door. "Lord 'Kitchener's message. ''Young man, your country needs you! , applies to tho manhood of New Zealand as. well aa toUhe manhood'of Great Britain." This is the headnote to a notice which figures conspicuously., at Wellington's military barraoks. The notice runs on: "In order to maintain a regular supply of reinforcements for the New Zealand Kxpeditionary Force, every man who is between the ages of twenty and forty years, and is a British subject, is invited to volunteer his services to Ibis country at once. Volunteers should register their names with the nearest Defence office, Territorial officer, or local tecruiting committee, who will forward them.to the proper authority." It is considered likely that next Friday, Saturday,-and Sunday are the daye on which tho new workers' dwellings at Taitville will bo thrown open; by the Labour Department for public inspection. Tho pupils of St. Mary's College, IJill Street, have this year given up thoir prizes, and have donated the value of thorn to the Belgian Relief Fund. ■ ■ Herbert Cashmore, who was seriously injured in the shunting acoident at the Thorndon railway yards last week, was reported from the Hospital last night to bo progressing favourably,.

A matter of interest to largo users of the. parcel post system was mentioned at yesterday's meeting' of the council of the Chamber of Commerce by Mr. T. Balliugor. Ho sayl that ho had received a circular ; from the Postal De- . partment stating ■ that, a number of firms were in 'tho habit, of sending in large quantities .of parcels in one consignment, between the hours 0f1.30 and 6 p.m. -Ibis ' necessitated, increased work during.. those hours on tho staff, and they were hardly able to cope with it. It was: BUggosted that the firms should send the parcels along at frequent intervals during the day, .other-, wise tho right of the Department to hold them/over . till the following day' would be 'exorcised. Mr. 'Ballinger said tliat he understood thatmany .firms, through tho earlier arrival of ,tho Main Trunk train from .Auckland in 'iho afternoons, were now in the habit ~of dealing, with ..their mail order correspondence on • the same afternoon. He. thought that the Department should go the length of putting an extra help if necessary, to extend the of the system. He moved that a letter should be sent to that effect. The Chamber decided, that the secretary should ■ njake inquiries and, if : necessary, aot in accordance with Mr. f Ballincer's motion. > : The final ooncert for the yearof the • Wellington Boys' Institute is to be held at the Institute on Friday. The pro- . gramme will • include' the awiual prize distribution, in connection with .the boxing, athletic, cricket, religious and edu- v clonal branches of tho The Spnsi's, the number of about 30, will be presented by Mrs. G. A. Troup: The board set up to inquire toto'the olaims of old soldiers for the Maori war medal (and the pension that goes with the medal) has concluded its sittings for the present,, and has reported to the Minister of: Defence., Lieutenants . Colonel Newall, C.8., and Captain Mair (who with Colonel Porter, C.8., formed the board); left by ..the Main Trunk line yesterday en route to W&ihi.; The following was the inscription on the tablet set up in St. Mary- .of the ! Angels' Church, Boulcott Street, ;in memory'■ of the priests who had served in the parish and, had passed, away, and, unveiled by Coadjutor-Archbishop O'Shea at the 11 • a.m. service on Sunday: Th's parish, i dedicated to, St. Mary of the_Angels, was formed in the year 1843. Pray for the souls of the Mowing devoted priests who iavo ministered here : Rev. Father J. J. O'Reilly, 0.5. F., died = 1880:' Rev. Father' A. Sa-uzeau, 6.M., died 1892; Rev. Father M. J. Kearney, S.M., died, 1894; Rev. Father P. Kerrieai, S.M., died 1894; Rev. Father J. P. R. Pestre, S.M.) died 1901; _Rev. Father J. Leterrier, S.M., died 1902; Rev. Father W. J. Lewis, S.M., died 1907 :'Re7; Father P. Huault, S.M., died 1909; Rev. Father J: M'Namara, 5.M.,died 1911; Rev. Father C. J. Venning, S.M., died 1912. 'Eternal rest give to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light Ehine upon them. May., they, rest in i peace. Amen." 'A somewhat important military event ' ib set downfor Saturday afternoon—the members of the reinforcement camp at Trentham are to be marched through the city and paraded at Newtown PaTk. The public are expected to .seize this - opportunity of seeing tho troops, and a large gathering is looked forward to., A start has been made with the work of wood-blocking that / portion of Featherston Street between Grey Street and Lambton Quay. The steam-roller, furnished with steel spikes, has been requisitioned to tear up the macadam to . prepare the read for -the concrete bed on i,which the blocks are to rest. The completion of the wood-blocking of the southern half: of this thoroughfare .will effect a big improvement. . ' Oiir Masterton. correspondent« states . that"; advice has been received by cable message thait Messrs. Corrin, Perry, and Erie -Ghennells, of Masterton, who are mombers of. King Edward s Horse, London-, have been ordered to proceed at once to join the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Egypt. 1 V' The dispersal ceremony in connection Vith the Teachers' Training College will take place at 11 o'clock this - mornmg. ! It has become almost imperative to ftrrango for further track accommodation for waiting/ cars 1 at the. CouTtena-y Place stopping place. With increasing frequency it is becoming necessary to keep certain, cars in reserve at that point to copo with the heavy traffic which radiates from that .busy junction. (For some time past cars have been kept /waiting-on a siding at Clyde Quay, but this has been'found to .be ,scmewha.t joumbereome, and a more expeditious system is required. ; Mr. W. H. Mor roil, the tramways manager-elect, is at present preparing alternative schemes for providing tha additional track accommodation required, and it may mean that a portion of the plantation will have to ■be sacrificed to aohieve;the desired end. At the meeting of the Wellington In--1 dustrial Association to-night Mr, L-_T. : Watkins will read , a paper on Our New, Zealand. Apprentices." A wind-up social evening in connection with the' Catholio bazaar which has j/fceen .running in the Palais de Danse, ' Vivian Street, for iseyer'al- days past, ■ iWas hold in the litter building last ; night. - At "the-function, all those.who ' had helped to make the. bazaar the -success it was were entertained.. During the evening the Rev. Rather Hurley, in a short speech, thanked: .the, stallholders and other bazaar assistants for ■their work and in particular mentioned the whole-hearted ' and • praiseworthy, work done by. the secretary, Mr. A.Cassie. The receipts of the bazaar (bad, he said, totalled close on £700. !An enjoyable programme of musical and elocutionary items was given during the evening, and,to this the following . tributed:—Messrs., Rex. -SnifE, Keeney, and Eller. Misses Shaw and O'Lfeary . "and Master Shaw contributed Highland dances. Messrs. Johnson and Heaney, acted as M.C.'s. Th? Railway Department's city ticket offioe in the King's Chambers, Willis Street, has proyed a complete success as far as. the'-Department is concerned, and an 1 ' immense boon to the travelling public. The office was qpened without ostentation some six weeks ago, and weekly the receipts for railway tickets issued have been climbing upj and as . the ' season approaches sales and inquiries haVe been • still, more numerous. When the travelling public of, Wellington know, that they can purchase their railway tickets . and book their Bleepers a, week ahead in the centre of the city they will not troublo the ticket staff at the sta•tion. • ■