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LOCAL AND GENERAL

During June of this year 153G persons arrived in tho Dominion, and 1825 departed. Host of tho traffic wcis Australia. v In .Tune, 1915, the arrivals .were 1921 and tho departures 1446. Ttvothirds of tho totals in and # out mod© Wellington their port of arrival or departure.

Strong complaint is made by Wairarapa passengers over the action of the raihvav authorities in delaying the ordinary 4.25 Wellington-Wairarapa train until fi.s p.m., presumably on account of the races. The whole of the regular passengers were inconvenienced, and so far as could be seen only a couple of Wairarapa passengers were picked up at the racecourse. Presumably the train "was gut back with the object of leaving a clear line for tho incoming race trains, bnt tho result was a late arrival home iov tho ordinnry traveller to the Wairarapa, and much inconvenience..

i The work of the War Relief Association in relieving current distress among soldiers' dependants 6 occasionally relieved by a gleam of kuniour. Quito recontly a man in khaki, who had. not been merely looking at the shop's while in (Own on leayje, dropped into tho a6SOniation's rooms, gave everyono there a friendly eye, and sat down suddenly with a cheerful grunt. When questioned as to his business, the soldier replied that he had been on leave, had a good time, And had spent al,f his money. What he was worried about was that lio had promised his mates in camp to bring theui out somo stewed oysters. Would the association advance Mm ,61 to buy stewed oysters for his jolly good palsf Ii was useless arguing with the man—all that could 1)0 dono was to inform liim that tbo association did not supply s.uok camp comforts as stowed oysters, and guide lum gently to the head of the stairs that led to the sloppy street Mow.

'.Inhere is evidently some diiEoulty in determining the life of a motor-car. In a case before tho Supreme Court yesterday the Chief Justice put the question point blank to a witness: What, is tho life of a motor-car? When a man has Used his car for about three years, said the witness, it is time to get a new one. Then, is three years tho life of a'motor, car? queried tho examining counsel. "I should say so/' observed the witness. Would it not depend upon the owners use or abuse of the car? remarked a junior couusel. "Of course," said .the witness,''"if a man is reckless in tho use of his car it may not last more than two yiears." .But, generally .speaking:, m about that timo an owner tires ol his car, said an expert, and sees somo other car he likes better, swops his own away for a new one, and a handred or two to boat, and so gets a new car every two or three years. "Theiij,' observed the Chief Justice, 1 with a smile, "keeping a motor-car is ft fai* moro costly .luxury than I had imagined." ,

A phase of the war-bonus ' epidemic came before tho City Council last evening In the case in question ithe council resolved:"That the application of the corporation printing and stationery contractor for bonus of ten per ccnt. on contract prices in view of the present heavy cost of material be not* cntertained." On account 'of the steady increase in its wort, the AVav Relief Association has found its necessary to hold tivo mcotings of its Belief Committee pel' week, instead of one as heretofore. Mondays meeting had to he extended to Tuesday this week, and 4S cases were considered. For the future the meetings of tins con;mittoe will bo held on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. • Tho City Council decided last evening: "That tho sum pf -MOO, placed on this year's baths estimates, be expended as early as possible in providing additions to tho bathing acwxmmodation at Brans Bay, and that tho City Engineer be requested to report at an early date as to tho best method of utilising such amount fot tho above purpose. Two girls, who had absconded from a Christohurch Eeceivilig Home, were arrested in Wellington yesterday by PlainClothes Constable Tricklebank. The request of tho Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society for a subsidy towards their funds was "declined with tcgret" by the City .Council last evening. Tho City Council decided last evening that His 'Worship tho Mayor should bo appointed to represent tho Wellington Citv Council at tho proposed deputation to the Minister of Public Health in reference to tho amount of Government subsidy to hospital and charitable aid boards. At a meeting of the AVairarapa Brick, Tile, ami Drainpipo Company, on Wednesday, Mr. L. H. Smart was appointed secretary, vieo Mr. H. S. Moss, who has resigned owing to leaving for Hawke s Bay. The secretaryship of the Wairarapa Terminating Building Society, also released by Mr. Moss, has been taken over by Mr. A. Phillpotts. The officers of the City Conncil are to be instructed to take whatever action can bo exercised to prevent the driving of unlighted vehicles on tho Hutt Road. Steady rain has fallen- in tho Wairarapa during the past few days, says our Carterton correspondent, and the lowlying land around Daleficld is under water. Dunedin has not so far had an opportunity of seeing a parade of troops, but on Saturday, the D Company of the Sixteenth Boinforcements, who will bo on final leave, will march through that town.Last evening the City Council resolved: "That a reply to the question 'asked_ by the Hon. Dr. M'Nab, Minister of Marine, as to the fish supply to tho City of Wellington, be forwarded to the effect that if the Government will undertake the supply of fish to tho City, tho AVellington City Council will undertako /to establish .proper means of distributing the supply." It was stated at the council table tliat the committee which watched the interests of the fish market had decided to givo the market three months' further trial, and that if no improvement was then noticeable, the wliolo position wouhj havo to be taken into serious consideration.

Perhaps ninety per cent, of tho yublic nro unaware ot the vast amount .of valuable work that is being quietly done by the War Relief Association, which does not always wait for delinito applications beforo it gives tho reliof that it is constituted to give. Only recently a pitiable case was discovered, whore a woman with four children, (whoso husband had enlisted) was living iii the direst poverty in sonio rooms behind a slioj) in Wellington' South. The children were not sufficiently clothed, thero was hardly a stick of furniture in the rooms, and tho rent was a month in arrears. Some will say that the husband had 110 Tight to enlist, but that does not alter the ease us far as the poor wife ami children are concerned. Tho association at once got to work, paid the rent, clothed tho children, got some hits of furniture together, and is giving tho woman u. weekly allowance to at least keep tody and foul together. The Patriotic Socioty in the district in which tho woman's husband reside*], has been communicated with regarding the case, but so far 110 reply has been received.

•lumping with joy. Storekeepers say that thrifty wivos are jumping with Joy over their success with "No Rubbing Laundry Heli)" for washing atT clothes clean without rubbing or injurj,—Adrt.

Negotiations have boon completed for the purchase of four, and probably eight, ostriches from the Auckland farm for the Nowtown Zoo. Councillor G. Frost, ckair;nan of tho ilio'orvas Committee, states Hi,it tho young lions aro doing exceedingly well, but the young sea lion was killed by its mother."

Some time ago it was stated that about ten new tram-cars were about to appear on tho Wellington City lines. So far, however, tho cars have not come out. The General Manager of the service (Mr. W. H. Morton) states that the completion of the new cars is hung up through inability to obtain delivery from oversea of some of the machinery. The work dono locally, too, has. been somewhat delayed through the great amount of repair work which lias had to be done. An interesting ease was heard 'in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, says our Mastertou correspondent, when William Cooper claimed from tho Nattrass and Harris Motor Company, of Napier, tho sum of .£2OO damages in connection with tho death of tho racehorse Franbonnct. It was alleged for plaintiff that a motorcar belonging to defendants crashed into Franbonnet whilo Wie horsa was being ridden along Iho road, inllioting such injiuictj that tho horse had to bo destroyed. Tho defence was that the injuries resulted from the fractiousness of the horse, and tlioro was no negligence on the part of the driver of the car. After hoaxing voluminous evidence, Mt. Reid, S.M., nonsuited plaintiff, with, costs. Muring 1913, 37,632 debt cases were tried in the Magistrate's Courts of New Zealand. The amounts sued for totalled ,£146,979, and the amounts recovered .£383,531. The Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) has been advised that a squad of 24 Frenchmen will arrive from Tahiti on Sunday next by tho Maitai, and will loavo for Sydney by tho Mocraki on Thursday next. This information was supplied by the French Consular Agent (Mr. Jas. Macintosh). The finding, of the Magisterial inquiry into tho loss of tho scow Southern Isles (states a Press Association message from Nelson) was that the actual cause 'of the disaster is unknown, but tho probable cause was that, having met .with heavy weather and the hatches probably being unsecured, 6he foundered by reason of shipping seas into the open hatches. ' . . A renewal of tho City Council's grant of jBIOO to tho Workers' Educational Association for the year has been authorised, Tho Superintendent of .Eeserres is to be relieved of tho control of Newtown Park, and full charge of thn grounds is to be placed in t.ho nands of tho present caretaker. The Wliakatane Town (states a Press Association message from that district) passed a resolution condemning the Government for charging for tho audit of patriotic accounts. A registered accountant had offered voluntarily his services, but the Government Auditor charged iE9 9s. It was resolved to protest against the taxing of patriotic funds, and to urge tho patriotic committees to allow the Audit Department to sue for fees. Last (jvenin? the City Council rejected an application for t.he issue'of a hawker's liconso to a youth aged sixteen years. It was explained by the chairman of tho committee before which tho application camo that the committee thought it wise to induce the .'ad to take up some better employment. In 1915, 47,189 persons were' dealt with in the Magistrate's Courts of this country, !3I,(KS on arrest and :26,1Gl on summons. Of these 43,996 were men, and 3193 women. Being tho camp centre tho Wellington War Belief Association gets a good deal of work that other patriotic fund so- ■ cieties escape, and it'is pleasing to know that the work they are doing in that regard is recognised. That such recognition is forthcoming, tho following letter from tho Southland Society testifies: "I am desired to, extend to your committco our warmest thanks for tho prompt action taken in connection with the above soldier, and for the troublo you ■have been put to in suiting his requirements. My committeo fully recognises tho good work that your association is doing on behalf of the committees of other provinces."

Ho\r a man who had enlisted as a soldier was prevented from sacrificing about £10 worth of premiums on a .0500 lifo insurance policy was related yesterday by Air. Wills (secretary of the War Relief Association). It appears that tho premiums were considerably in arrears, and as the man hod no money, ho was going to allow tho policy to lapso, when it was pointed out to him that tho insurance company concerned would lend tho amount in arrears (at 7 per cent.) on tho security of tho money already paid in premiums. This was fixed up, and the man will go to the front with tho gratifying knowledge that if he pays the fnll ponalty, his dependants will have ■£500 (less i860) to collect in lifo insurance.

Tho alleged oxcessivo number of accidents !on tho wharves of tho Dominion was referred to in the House of Representatives yesterday by Mr. J. V. Brown (Napier), who said that in Wellington alone thero were 300 accidents in a year to 1200 waterside workers. Ho thought this was an exoessiye number. The Hon. Dr. M'Nab, Minister of Marine, replied that tho wharves were not under the control of tho Marine Department, but under tho respeotivo Harbour Boards. He would, however, havo inquiries made.

Mr. W. 11. Fidd (Otsaki) is asking tho Minister of Internal Affairs whether he will lose no timo in coming to ft decision ns to wiiat are tho best stops to take to protect, and regulate tho slaughter of, opossums in New Zealand, with the object of establishing what will undoubtedly bocomo a magnificent industry m this country, but which is now being threatened with destruction.

"Tho greatest gathering of New Zealand troops ever held, or over likdy to bo hold," declares Private F. S. Spillman, "was tho parade wliich was hold before Sir A. Murray, just prior to tho 'Anzacs' departure for France. Every unit oxcept tho Tunnelling Corps was represented. It would have thrilled the peoplo of New Zealand for the- seone to havo been reproduced as a moving picture. Marching in companies, it took nearly an hour to pass the saluting' base, and those who live to toll tho tale will long remember the impressive sight. New Zealand has cause to be proud of that day's showing." Referring to their arrival in France, Private Spillman -remarks that the view they obtained of tho fertile country was wonderfully refreshing, and tho most interesting feature of their soldiering career. They liad a great reception all along tho lino, and the French papers published reports of how Britain was' bringing troops to France from tho farthest portions of the Empire. ■ A very animated scene was presented at tho Onohunga Railway Station during lest week, when a pair of African lions, threo runaway horsos, and excited attendants were particularly in the limelight (says tho Auckland "Star"). An attempt "was being made to trhnsfer a cago containing a pair of lions—part of a consignment purchased from the Wanganu i Zoo—to a lorry, preparatory to taking them to tho Royal Oak Zoo. Tho cage, on rollers, liad been placed successfully on tho lorry, when one of tho animals caught sight of the horses, and emitted a characteristic growl. Before the onlookers had realised what had happened the affrighted animals had started on a mad career with the cage rocking to and fro on tho lorry. lions had only enjoyed about 50 yards of their impromptu "joy-ride" when tho cago rolled oil', and after a series of somersaults down an incline ultimately came to a standstill. Tho caso was stoutly built and protected by chains, thero thus being little possibility of tho animals escaping. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting the cago back to tho conveyance, but it was ultimately replaced, and its occupants were transferred to their new abode, little the worse,for their exciting episode.

Tho Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company, of Akron, U.S.A., has become tho largest and most successful tyre company in tlie world, solely by its policy of making, only .the highest class of tyres. Seventy per cent, of the new Motor-cars now imported into this country, especially tho better class cars, ara fittwl with Goodyear Tyros. Motorist" •should make euro that they buy the genuine Goodyear Tyre. Particulars and price lists can be obtained from Tho Dominion Motor Vehicles, Limited, 05 Courtenay Place, Wellington, Controlling Agents for ■Wellington, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough, and Neleon.—Advt,

The request of the Kilbirnie Senior Cadets for special concessions: when travelling on the to drill will not ,I>o acceded to by the City Council.

The opinion, of business men in Australia in regard to tlxe purchase of 15 . cargo steamers for the carriage of Aus-tralian-wheat by the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. W. H. Hughes, prior to his departure from Britain, was inquired; of the Hon. W. A. Holman, Premier oi; Now South Wales,, tvho arrived in, Auckland by tho Makura on Monday. "Thc> general feeling in Australia," Bald Mr. Holman, "is that the fleet is not largo enough, the ships- being slow and small. I his is a matter, however, upon which criticism should bo reserved: until Iho full particulars aro made known, but I ; <ib. not think there is any substantial 1 feeling in .Australia agaihßt tho principle of the bargain." Mr. Holman "was asked 1 whether he thought a deal advantageous to the Commonwealth, could bo made in. steamers at the present time. "I can. only say; tha.t wo mnst await further information," bo replied: "It may appear to be bad business at the time, but tho fact should not be overlooked that the deal has been made to overcome the difficulties of tho'time through which we aro now passing. The pmrchaso might bo something not defensible in ordinary times, but would be much more' defensible at a time . lik« the present. The bargain made by Mr. Hughes is, o£ oourse, not such a good one as could havo been made had tho. world been at peaoe. However, it is much, too early to form any judgment for 1 or against it. I may mention, howst&r," concluded J£r. Holman, "that four or the Australian States—New South Wales; South Australia, Victoria, and West Australia*—aro engaged, in the bulMiandling schemes, and I havo 310 doubt tliis' was fully present in the mind of Mr. Hughes when he arranged to buy tho ships for the shipment of Australian ({rain. He may possibly have plans which will' bo apparent later on in connecrficp. with the State bulk-handling schemes."

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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2823, 14 July 1916, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2823, 14 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2823, 14 July 1916, Page 4

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