LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2794, 12 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two Australian mails irill'arrive in Wellington to-morrow, one by tlie Riverina, which is due about noon from Syd- 1 liej-, the other is coming by the Niagara, which is due at Auckland to-day, also from Sydney. The next English mail is coming via San Francisco,'and will arrive by the Hoana, due on Thursday.

A united, memorial service for Earl Kitchener will be lield in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. It is expected that His Excellency the Governor, the members of the Cabinet, and tho'members of. Parliament, will attend.

"In. spite of the fact that Britain has to bear tho heaviest financial burden o£ all the Allies, the value of the British pound sterling in tho various markets oi the world stands relatively higher than the standard money of any other belligerent. W« may well be proud of the achievements of British bankers and financiers."—Mr. H. Beauchamp at the annual meeting of the Bank of New Zealand.

There was a threat of a panic at Everybody's Theatre on Saturday afternoon at about 3.30 o'qlock. During tha .interval between tho showing of tiro pictures, the occupants of the gallery were startled by a red glare of flame from the opettttor's box, and at once a cry of "Fire!" was shrieked by someone. There was immediately a rush towards tho doors, and it looted as though there would be a serious panic until soveral stentorian voices shouted "Keep your seats," and gradually, as tho glare was immediately suppressed, tho audience settled down. A few minutes later Mr. Paul Latham, tlje manager, came forward and said that there lad been a slight accident in the operating room, and that tho show would be resumed in a few minutes. The fact that Mr. and Mrs. H. Bloy never ceased to play in the orchestra was another factor that served to prevent anything serious happening. Messrs. H. E. Holland, P. C. Webb,' M.P., and others are being proceeded against by tho City Council for holding a meeting, in Abel Smith Street last Sunday night week. The charges are that they—(l) Did make improper use of Abel Smith Street; (2) did certain acts in Abel Smith Street in which persons wero induced to congregate and impede the traffic. The cases will be heard at the Magistrate's Court on Friday nest. lleplving to a question by the Hon. .T. T. Paul in the Legislative Council, Sir Francis Bell stated that legislation dealing with the rent question was being prepared. Tho New Zealand bee-keepers, who have been holding their annual conference in Wellington, have handed over to Mr. T. W. Kirk, Director of tho Horticulture Division of the Agricultural Department, a quantity of honey in tins, to be" forwarded to tho front and to the local Soldiers' Club. An auction of bees and nppliiuices realised J!3 lis.,-which will be lianded to tho Wounded Soldiers' Fund. At the concluding session of the Now Zealand Alliance Congress, the liev. P. T. Smalllield was elected president for tho ensuing year. The Executive Committee was appointed as followi: Messrs, A. Hoby, A. 1(. Atkinson, W. Spragg, C. K Bellringer, G. Dash, G. M'Caul, F. Z. Ferryman, Hobt. Milligan, A. S. Adams, .I. J. Wesney, L. M. Isitt, M.P., E. J. Denton, Maurice Harding, and the Kcvs. .1. Cocker, A. Doitll, H. S. Gray, W, J. Gomrie, and A. E. Hunt. The estimated general receipts of the Ilutt River Board for 191G-17 are .i'llli-t, and tho expenditure .£1573, which includes old liabilities amounting to JB7G9, leaving an estimated deficiency of ,£lO3. Dp to March 31, 131G, tho amount spent out of the ,£SOOO loan was ,£l3Bi, and the amount estimated to be spent this year is .£IOOO. The rates will remain,the same.