LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 161, 3 April 1920, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

During January and February of this year 22,i97 ounces-of gold, valued at ~£92,f>93, were exported from x>ow Aoaland. No statistics relating to the production and export of gold wore available (luring the years 1017, 1918, anil. 1919.

The case of a returned soldier who lms done very well on the section oi hind Which he acquired from the Government on his return to New Zealand was referred to by the Minister of Lands (Mr. Guthrie). • Thin young man, Paid the Minister, took up » section of land, not first class in qnnlity, and his gross returns from his oat-crop, the v.-hole of which lie cut into chair, were .C 2300, more than the capital value of his holding. Ho was now in a position to relieve himself of his indebtedness and to hold his land free, or, if ho preferred, to improve his farm and so secure to himself comfortable conditions in future. Mr. Guthrie said that lie brought this case to public notice in the hope Hint other 6oklier settlers might be encouraged to emulate this very achievement. This settler had had the advantage of the advice of the super l visor of soldiers' settlements for the district. Mr. Guthrie added his opinion thai" the appointment of these officers would prove of inestimable value in tha development of our scheme for the settlement of soldiers.

Tt io.'on the cards, ,pp.vs the Ohrist(•liurch "Sun," that a large Australian firm o" universal providers, which runs huge <;forK> <m the American mar tstiiWish 'tself in the nem future in the four "main centres' in the Dominion. ■ Jt is''understood .that this concern has already secured an extended purchasing option on a large Mock in the centre of Christchurch.. This site at present contains a number of r.liops and oilier ImildingH, and has more' than one fronfiige. However; several, of the buildings are held on feii'ly long leasee from the trustees who represent ilie owners of the property.

A Press Association telegram slates that 30 Auckland bowlers leave by the Malieno on April 29 to play n series of'matches in r New South Wales. ; '

' Constable CAtta'naeh yesterday ntrested a prominent member of the Civil Service •on- d' charge of indecency.

There was a very happy little function at the Apia British Club on the evening before -.the departure of. the Mok'oin, ritli the, Parliamentary party. When at about' 0 p.m. .General Robin and Captain Garland,. A.D.C;, had to. leave, the president, Mr. 1!. 11. Crpudaee stepped forward and said tliafc; tliey all felt -that they cOuld -not let- General ■ 'Robin depart without some, little token of the high regard in which lie was held. They had been honoured by. his-presence /amongst them during? his stSv- iii-Sanioa. On behalf of the club lie-wished: General Sir Alfred Eobin and Captain .Garland to accept honorary life membership of the club, and thereupon handed to those gotitlemen an'engrossed letter, which informed them that' by I Hie unanimous wish of the. members 1 the'; -had 'been elected to life membership. Mr.,'Crouilne° then proposed the health of General Dobin. who thanked' the members for the honour they had done him; As the General's car moved off the. members nf the club formed a precession "behind him. The launch Lena, which conveyed the General to the Mokoia, was beautifully decorated with Chinese lanterns'.- and as it pushed out the Snmoan Hand Rt>'Uck mi tlie Snmoan "Good-bye" soiig.' "Tofa, Mai Faleni," in which the crowd joined. Many of the members-of "the club went off to the Mokoin. and there they sail? "Auld T.hng Syne" and ".For He's a .Tolly Good Fellow," followed by cheers \ farewell was accorded to the General by two old Samonri chiefs, frlio fervently wrung him by tlie hands, and asked him to come back;

The occasion of the amalgamation of Karori iwith the City was not-allowed to pass unnoticcd at Karon, ' School on Thursday, During the'day the municip'-l flag wns flown from the _ school flagstaff.) In the,afternoon, at the invitation of. tlje headmaster, Mr. B. G. 11. Burn, ex-. jVavnr of Karori. Mr. J. P. Luke. Mayor of Wellington, Mrs. Xu)tc, and members. of the .School.. Committee, attended .rind met.,the. staff and senior., scholars. .-In jntroducine the visitors the .-headmaster expressed his appreciation, of. the interest'the Knrori Council, individually and collectively, had taken in the welfare of the school and the scholars, anrl urged the children tn display the fame loyal'ty.and good citizenship to the-Empire, City as thev had shown, to- their borough, Mr.'Hum. wlm;hnd a flattering reception from the children, explained •simply lb" reasons for amalgamation and the benefits thev would derive from it. He asked the children to begin to prepare thenisejvs while at'school for their ireat responsibility, as citizens later on. He specialty' Earned them against .the social evils'of the present time, and hoped they' would try tn • lend unselfish lives, obey those in authority.- and do their best for . the city.. Mr. Luke also received an ovation. He expressed'great pleasure at the fact that. Ins first 'offi.c.iiil visit, had been to the local ■ school. He dwell: upon the imnortance of the event they were celebrating, and urged .the children to attend stvictlv to.both the mfiral and physical sides of their education. In'connection with the-latter he commented' upon the fino onen playing areas' at the disposal of the -children. Mrs Luke also addressed-the children. Taking as her text a poem . on Ihe '\nt," which she learnt in her own school (lavs, the' Mayoress gavo' a"very appropriate homilv on' working for . the goori 'of others. Sh'o concluded by'urging the voung citizens' alwayd to stand up for their city and proclaim it tlvv-.hest in the country. Between the'speeches' thn-chil-dren rendered songs and ga<-° • "art-jr cheers for Mr. Burn and-the old Karori Council, and for' Mr.--and M". Tuke and the Wellington Citv Cmnif-tl. Thf Proceedings terminnt«d with the singing ot the National An thorn.

Mr. H. E. Holland, M.P. (chairman of the 'Parliamentary Labour Party), will speak nt the Paramount; lheafre tomorrow at 8 -p.m. Ho will state tlu Labour Party's views in connection- Willi Hie recent trip to Samoa, and .wilt also mako his promised reply in .connection with the Fiji incident, for which lie was criticised by ft Fiji newspaper.

The i New . Zealand conference of the -Oddfellow's Order, held biennially, is to be ccwmienccd at Auckland on Monday. Bros. J. 'Kershaw, C.S. of the order, mid G. E.'Godber, Prov. and treasurer to the New Zoaland^Brnmli.aiit 1 Bros! W. .1. Clarke, • (Welhn!,ton). A. C. Holms, and C. J. De lacey. P.P.G.M. (Wairarnpa),. A. G. StoTensen,P G (I'otonc), provincial delegates, and W Madelcy, P.P.G.M. (a society trustee), 'Wellington, are to attend the nature.

An unusual section. at the market at A.tldington saleyards, on Wednesday consisted of ft consignment of Angora qoa.ts from' Port' Levy. They ■ were -forty 1 n number," and sold at from 2s. Jia. to. Gs. each Pome of tlic animals had ueaiitiful'fleeces, and so lively did one or two of them prove in''the; pens I'll at hurdles hud to* bo placed across the top of the rails to prevent them -.jumping out of bounds. .' ' .

Givinsr evideuco before the Basic Waire Commission, the manaßcr of the Government Clothing Factory at South .Melbourne. produced a smart-!ool;in<r prey suit, which, he said, it was proposed to retail from the factory to returned so]diers at £S; The • tweed v hafl bee" sup■nli'ed by-the Commonwealth . Woollen jrills. and the was based on the nnc* of '.lie material at Gs. fid.' a v ard. Similar material cost 12«. to.Ms. in. JMbonrnc filions.' At the proved owe Hie suits would return a profit.to ■■ the tae. torr. Hn «dded that the factory could turn out' 1500 of these suits a week., T wni not proved to sunnlv the cenein public, but if they bad th* material and Uic extra lmnds lliey could dn .-o.

Thef following will represent Be one Cricket Club in a match npiin=!' Kelson Cricket Clul> to he played, at Petone on En«l-cr -MondayMarlin.- .• Borrow**. fl'Donohue, Vinhvsnn, H. Ellin, .Geyde, Rriee. Duncan, Hope, Rodser.3, and y\. Barber.

On Thursday morninu at, the I.nwer Flu I t Police Court two ypnnjr: men. .Tames William Batie and .Dnvid Patrick l.w wore each charged with the thoft of two shovels, two picks, and one .file, the property of the' Lower Hutt Boroiißh Council. ' 'ConstnbV H. Tlolmcs asked for "a romand on the '■ grounds thai, other chn'rires were uendimr,' and this was "routed until April Bail was fixed at .■filfl and ono surely of a like annum.. Messrs. G. A.. Chapman and W. U Jamct, were the presiding J.Ps.

A body, unidentifcd, but supposed to be that'of an elderly seafaring man, Wll3 found in Auckland Harbour on Thursday.—Press Association. Tho arrangements fir the reception of the Prince of Wales at. Petone were on Thursday evening advanced a stage by tho decision to approve nf the erection of seating accommodation for GflOO spectators to view the historic pageant. There is also to Ik> a dias for the Prince and special staging for tho early settlers. Tho proceedings are to commence at 11 a.m. with a sports programme, tho pageant being presented at. about 2 p.m. After the pageant the sport* programme will lx> continued. One of the features will 1» n canoe race, in which Maoris will represent old-time customs;

According-to o Canadian excliango, one of the. notable decorations in honour of the visit nf tho Prince of Wales in the city 'of Toronto was <\n immense arch over ! tlie e"tr,iiico to fte pr'ncinal cemeterj, inscribed: "Welcome to H.R 11. tinPrince of Wnl<v~." This evidently was one of the invitations TI.R.H. did not accept. This story recalls the fact that when tho American fleet risited Auckland some years ago, the Mount' IWen Gaol sported' a loud "Weleomc" picked out in electric lights. A sensational accident is reported to have occurred near Po'igaroa. The county engineer (Mr. R. W. Bond) inadvertently dropped a lighted cigarette Into a keg of explosive near which ho was standing. A terrific explosion ensued, but. Woiideriul to relate, Mr. Bond escaped •with a few »ligbt burns about the face. A schoolboy met. with * severe accident recently ou his way to Cape loinwiiul. Ho lis'ci got hold of a freshly emptied benzine tin which he thoughtlessly dropnod a lignteil match, with- tli.e result that an explosion occurred, and the till was'blown to fragj titoni-Si 'some of Hie. pieces' letting the boy in t'>e fare. Tt'rcns found necessary to'insert half-n -do-fii stitches.

The Eastbourne Ferry Company notify hat on nnd after* Tuesday, Apnl G, lie lime of departure of the boat at present leaving town at 12.15 p.m.' will be literal to 12 noon. Saturdays excepted.