LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2457, 10 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Australian mails for Wellington and southern offices are due by the TJlimaroa from Sydney this afternoon. The River ilia,, due ,at Auckland from Sydney to-day, has on board the northern portion of the Australian _ mails, but carries no English mail this trip. His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) will preside at the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court this morning. As Mr. P. S. K. Macassey, of the Crown Lair Office, is 'aid up with the duties of Crown Prosecutor will be carried out by Mr. V. R. Meredith. Gifts for tl;e men in camp at Trentham have been received as follow:— Citizens and Fruitgrowers of Motueka, 96 cases apples.; and from J. Piper, Petone. and W. R. Haselden, S.M., Taihape, parcels of magazines and books. The Mayor for the ensuing two years (Mr. J, P. Luke) will be sworn into office at noon on Wednesday. The new Wellington Harbour Board will meet for the' first time at 2.15 p.m. on Wednesday. Tbe chief business will be the election of a chairniaji, for which position it is understood Messrs. J. G. Harkness and C. W. Jones will be candidates. The Wellington Harbour Board staff on Saturday decided to hold an indoor carnival in J Shed on May 58, the p: oceeds to be in aid of the Fund for Wounded Soldiers. Speaking to a Dominion reporter yesterday, the Prime Minister said that on Saturday he had a conference with Mr. Cuddy, tho Government dairy expert, and he was of opinion that there is more than sufficient butter in New Zealand for our own requirements. Mr. Massey has stated that no more will be shipped to Vancouver or England this season. The Department of Agriculture is taking steps to ascertain exactly what is being done in the way of butter export, and to keep him supplied with accurate information as to Che amount in stock.' Any attempt to increase the price will be followod by absolute prohibition of export. Although the rniik supply is scarcer than usual at this time of the year, tho North Island factorios are all running and it is hoped that they may be able to continue to do so.

Street formation as far as the business portion of the city is concerned is likely to undergo a change in the future as the result of the re-surfacing of Molesworth Street. This thoroughfare —one of the oldest in Wellington—has, after many treatments, with macadam, a rough metal foundation bound with blinding by the aid of steam-rollers, has fit- length been treated by a method ensuring something like permanent life. A solid .foundation of concrete lias been given a surface of an inch or so of thoroughly tarred metal' chips, put down hot and well rolled. Tins forms a perfect surface, which-it is hoped will stand the traffic of the street. The maintenance work will consist of treatments of tar and sand, and occasional patching. This surface formation may not suffice for those mid-city streets which carry the heaviest traffic, but it is calculated to be' a serviceable and ultimately economical manner of dealing with what might be called our secondary business streets, particularly as the cost is, roughly, only about half that of woodblocking, and the road surface is not subject to the expansion and contraction of wood-jurfacLu£.

The Salvation Army Silver Band hac| a very large audience in Dixon Sweet last evening. During tile service atfltt Captain. Carter delivered a powerful dress from the text, "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall lie also reap, and applied it to the present crisis the nations are passing through. The band played "The Garland of Flowers" out of respect to the New Zenlanders who had fallen at the Dardanelles. A largo crowd followed the band to the Citadel, whore further roferenco was made to the iyar and to the loss of life occasioned through the torpedoing of the Lusitania, ami special prayer was offered for the bereaved ones. The "Railway lteview" states thafi the journal has been informed that tlio • appeal of J. Warren, Inspector of Permanent Way at Waipukurnu, against being superseded on D 3 list, 1914, has been dismissed. The members of the Education District .Boundaries Commission have proceeded to Nelson, where the next sitting will be held. The annual report of the New Zealand Rugby Union states that so faras the outlook for the coming season is concerned, the committee see no'reason why the interest in the game should not be fully maintained.. Because' of the existing abnormal conditions there will of necessity be considerable curtailment—if not an actual stoppage—of inter-union matches, but the various affiliated unions have, in every case, wisely decided that local club games should continue as usual. Although, a large proportion of last year's-senior players will be absent on active service there "i'j be no dearth of younger players to till their places, and from many points of view it is of importance that the youth of the Dominion should fas afforded every opportunity of keeping themselves physically and mentally fit. General Godley, having suggested that water-filter wagons would be esteemed a great boon by the members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, a proposal has been made which has been taken up by some of the artist members of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. This is that an effort should be made by an auction sale of pictures to raise sufficient money for the purpose. A similar effort in Sydney resulted in nearly £900 being raised by the Sydney artists. Several members have already _ given valuable pictures, and it is estimated that about forty fine works of art will be submitted for sale._ It should be . pointed out that the pictures are being presented absolutely free by the artists of Wellington, aria that every picture will be sola to the highest bidder, there being no reserve. The auction will be conducted by Messrs. William H. Turnbull and Co., at their rooms, 27 Panama Street, on Friday next, at 2.-15 p.m. Messrs. Turnbull are donating their, rooms and their services to the fund, so that the whole of the proceeds of the sale will be available for the purpose of providing at least one water-filter wagon for our boys at the front. The pictures presented are representative of the best talent in Wellington, and include watercolours, etchings, and oils. They will be on view from this afternoon until date of sale, and it is hoped that the public will respond liberally to the excellent action of the Wellington artists by bidding freely and making the sale a success. A private letter received from a New Zealander at present in Bombay, whero he is serving in the volunteer force, which to a large extent has relieved many of the regular regiments, states, says the Auckland "Star," that thirty regiments—some of tho finest soldiers in the world —have left India, and are marching up the Euphrates towards the west, through Mesopotamia, and it is probable that they will co-operate in the present operations at the Dardanelles. At a meeting of the subscribers _to ' the Scott Memorial Fund held in Christchurch, the executive committee was empowered to negotiate with Lady Scott for a bronze cast of the statue of Captain Scott which she has sculptured, and which is to be erected in London. The bronze statue will be oreoted on a suitable pedestal on the reserve on the river bank opposite the City Council Chambers. The radio station at Auckland has been closed and ivill not be reopened. | Mrs. Donaldson (lato 'candidate for the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board) delivered an address at Everybody's Theatre last night on "Why I am a Social Democrat." In her opening remarks Mrs. Donaldson said,that she was often told that it would be much better for her social standing if she would cut herself away from the Social Demooratio Party. She often asked herself why certain people joined certain politics, parties—was it for their private ends or tor principles? There was no question that the type of Liberalism of the Seddou days had spent itself, and it needed a new party to meet the needs of the new age. After all, the prophets and seers of every age had been denounced, but their teachings lived after them. She was glad to be associated TVith. noble characters such as Rusknii Ham Morris, and Walter Crane, who had always stood for the common people, who, after all, were the backbone of anv nation. No set of men or women would drag her down mentally or morally, but by her life and deeds she would: endeavour to lift humanity on to a higher plane. An interesting debate took place on Saturday night before a crowded audience in the gymnasium room of Victoria College between members or tne College Debating Society and members of the Wellington branch of the SociaJDamooratio Party. The subject for debate was:. "That Social Democracy is the only Hope of Human ProgressMessrs. H. E. Holland and P. Fraser took up tho affirmative and Messrs. Sievwright and M'Eldowney.the negative. vAn interesting discussion followed the speeches of the openers of the debate, and the proceedings closed with a lieartv vote of thanks to the chair* man and Professor Marsden. WHAT DR. POERIH OF WANGANUI, AND MBS. E. G. WBIGHT, OF WINDERMERE. SAT ABOUT THESTUDEBAKER. The firm or Aaams, tta., <rocs not handle second-grade goods. It holds the agencies for the Silent Knight Minerva car the Hurnber car, the Triumph motorcycle, and the B.S.A. motor-cycle, and last, but not least, .it has added to its list of agencies the Studebaker car, believing it to be in every way the best o£ all American cars. During the last two rears some hundreds of Stuaebakers have been sold in this country, and- in every instance, the car_ has given £ er^ c Mf ' .' faction. Here w what a Is atid Studebaker owner. Dr. Porntt, of nacganui, has to say of his experience: "Just a few lines to tell yon how. pleased I am with the Studebaker you recommended me to buy. As yon know, I have got my second one now. I had the 5-seater a year, and during all that time had some hard running, and never had the slightest trouble with it. ldont wish for anything better than the 5- , seater as a family car, but for me, of course, in my doctor s work, the 3-seater is more convenient, and now it is hard in realise how we ever did without the celf-starter and electric lights, neither of which have ever given me a qualm. I would always be glad to tell anyone how satisfied I have been with my two Studebaker cars (I have had five different cars now and so have had a little experience of them) if it is any help to v OU but x imacine you don't want much helping, as they seem already to have established their popularitj'.' The prices of the new 1915 Studebakers are—2s h.p. Five-seater, .£345; 25 h.p, Three-seater, .£315; Six-cylinder Fiveseater, .£455; Sis-cylinder Seven-seater, JG465. We at* now booking orders for Studebakers lo arrive at an early date. Adams. Ltd., Studebaker Importers, Christchurch. District Agents:—Tourist Motor Co.. Hastings; Adams, Ltd., Palmerston N. and Wanganui; Newton King, Taranaki: The Grove Motor Co., Wellington; Bros., Ekotahunaj Tombs and Co., Hamilton; J. C. Mercer, Nelson; E. A. Kamson, Dannevirke; A, and K. Donald, Pahiatua; 'J. H. Tiittle, Tvtasterton,—Advt.