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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The annual conferences of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of New Zealand, the United Press Association, Lid., Die New Zealand section of tho Empire Press Union, and the New Zealand Federated Master Printers' Association will be held in Wellington this week. Committees sat on Friday and Saturday, and the opening sessions of the first general meetings will take place to-day. Newspaper proprietors and managers from all over the Dominion are (now in town.

"Seeing how well you people are olf in New Zealand in every way," said an English commercial man visiting Wellington at the present time, "it is dimcult to imagine why tho steamers are being rushed by tho public. I can quite imagino that many business men may have to take tho -trip, but the people who are looking for pleasure will, 1 am afraid, find themselves sadly disappointed and not n few will regret having venturned abroad so soon after the war. it appears to me that New Zealandors will not be convinced how well off they are until thev realise tho trying conditions that are being experienced in England at the present time."

One of the latest developments attendant upon tho nalo of residential real estate in Wellington, is the praclico of firms sending out men to canvas owners for tho sale of. their properties. This, of course, has always been done to some extent, but as tho demand became keen on tho part of buyers and lists- became denuded of properties, it has been found necessary actually to hunt up owners— in some'eascs street by street—fine toothcomb them for "something to fcell." Agents state that oven if a man only gets authority to sell two or three houses a day it pays. It is also surprising to find how readily some owners may be induced to sell, when present-day \alues are placed before them.

"The Referees' Assosiation continues to do splendid work, and its members worked harmoniously with the union through, out the season," states the annual report of tho Wellington Rugby Football "Union. "In view of tho certain revival of interest and increased number of teams this seaEon as ft result of the end of the war, the union appeals to old players to assist in controlling the game by joining the association and taking up refcreeing. It is hoped to place the association on a moro satisfactory basis this coming season. It is desired to thank all those members who gave up so much of their valuable time last season in so faithfully fulfilling ! thoir engagements."

"Thero seems to be moro noises in NewZealand than anywhere elso in the world," remarked Mr. Henry Verbrugghen, conductor of the New South Wales Orchestra, in tho course of a farewell speech in tho Town Hall at Auckland last week. "I r or some unknown reason the town halls seem to have been built in the noisiest quarters of tho town. This afternoon's concert in the Concert Chamber, for instance, waa purgatory—if not worse." Mr. Verbrugghen suggested that the next time the city built'' u town hall it might place it a little further away from the tram lino.

The iinaiicial status, of the clergy in New Zealand was referred to by Dr. A. W. Averill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, at a social gathering in St. Mary's Parish Hall, l'amell, last week (reports an Auckland exchange). Giving it as a message to tho vestries and the congregations, he asked tho congregations to da their best to help tho clergy and to givo them really a living wage. Many of the ministers were not getting a living wage now. Whatever they did in England, they did not form unions here, so far as ,he know, and'they did not strike, but persistently plodded on doing their work on a stipend which many u watersider would refuse to look at. Tinsecret of the success of the diocese in the future was in tho central fund, and if the people used their imagination and thought of tho suffering of some o£ tho clergy at the present time, and helped them, he was certain they would greatly relieve the hard-working clergy of many of their anxieties.

The following resolution was passed by the Trades Council at its last meeting and forwarded to the Prime Minister:— "That this council protests against tho lavish expenditure of public funds on certain ceremonials at a time when our schools arc overcrowded and 'understaffed, and the teachers so scandalously underpaid for their services to the State. That, in the opinion of this council, the highest order of loyalty and patriotism is tho due care- and proper training of our youth." !

A high compliment was paid to the New Zealand Press by Mr. W. F.dgiu Horrie, M.P. for the' Guildford Division of Surrey, in an interview at Auckland last week. "You have splendid newspapers in this country," hi- said. "I cannot speak too highly of their really excellenttone. Tho leading articles are well informed, broad-minded, iree from''pre;u. dice, and written in thoroughly good English. I have read iboth 'Wellington and Auckland papers, nnd have found the same to bo true of all of them. They are very well made up; and tho printing and general appearance is attractive 1 spent somo weeks in California lately," added Mr. Home, "and I grew very tired of American journalism. It was a very pleasant change to pick up papers like yours."

A peculiarity of the Licensing Act was illustrated in the Police Court at Auckland last woek (reports the "Star";, when the licenseo of the Kising Sun Hotel, John J. Sullivan, was charged with supplying liquor to Vincent Hayes, a youth of 19 years. Tho Act provides that for a prosecution to succeed it must be shown that the offender is apparently under the statutory age, and in this case, as soon as Haves entered the witness-box, Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., remarked that there was nothing in his appearance to excite suspicion that he was under the prescribed age. He therefore dismissed the information. Similar action was taken with an additional charge of a breach of the anti-shouting regulations in which the evidence was too conflicting to justify a conviction.

A new departure has 'been decided upon bv the Canterbury District Council of the" New Zealand Building Trades' Federation. Cards aro (reports an exchange) to bo issued to each member of the union under the council's jurisdiction, and upon given days the production of theso will bo asked for by an appointed representative of tho union :it various places where men are working. Monday, June 28, lias been decided upon as tho first "show card" day. It is Imped that this will constitute a reliable check upon union membership and non-union-ists. It is held that tho departure has become desirable on account of the large number of unions affiliated to the council.

The publicity given to the case in which the Druids Lodge at Auckland desired to remit tho sum qf .£l2O to Canada for the payment of a death benefit to tho mother if a deceased soldier, but was hesitating on account of tlih heavy charge b.Y way of exchange, has led to a solution of the difliculty being found. A man who arrived from Canada about five months ago has (reports tho "Herald") ottered to change the amount into Canadian money, of which he is in possession.

Many in Wellington will bo interested lo learn that Mr. Claude Whnite, scenic artist and at ono time manager for Mr P. K. Dix, at the old Theatre Koyal here, ha* succeeded to a fortune of approximately XIt.OOO. left by a relative in England. Mr. Whaite, who resided in Wellington for some years, becamo interested in moving-pictures, and was manager of tlip King's Thcalre here before going to Australia. In writing to a Wellington friend of his good fortune, Mr. Whailc said ho intended leaving for England in May n,>xt.

\ large shipment or fruit will arrive nt* Auckland to-day from Fiji by the Island steamer Nnvua. She is bringing about IC.OOO cases. Tho next large shipment of fruit will be by the Talutic, from the Eastern Pacilic, duo at Auckland about next Thursday.

A. public meeting will be held in the Masonic Hall, Brooklyn, to-night, when matters of importance to the district will he dealt with. Colonel Mitchell, M.P., and others- wilL epeak.

Two bnvs appeared before Mr. W. G. lliddoll, N.M., on Saturday, on a charge of bavins set fire to a bundle of shavings placed near a building ill the course of erection at Lyali Bay. After admonishin? the'boys,'the Magistrate placed them under the control of the .luvenilo Probation Officer. A further adjournment was granted, in the case of a ten-year-old boy, who did not appear in answer to a charge of petty theft.

At the last meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council authority was given for the bylaws to be revised and brought up to dale.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 127, 23 February 1920, Page 6

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 127, 23 February 1920, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 127, 23 February 1920, Page 6

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