LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Postal authorities advise that tho s.s, Pnloona sailed from Melbourne at 3 p.m. on October 30 for Bluff. Slur carries 698 bass of Australian and Bnglisb mails for Wellington and Auckland.
Advices have been received bv the Postal authorities that numerous "mails are on Che way to New Zealand. The Tofun, which left San Francisco on October 18 for Wellington, carries four bags of mail matter and 1065 parcel receptacles. The vessel will probably arrive about Tuesday next. On the Remueru and the Tonic, due at Wellington from London about November 13 and November 21 respectively, ilhere are mails from the United Kingdom, but particulars of these are not yet to hand. The Tahiti, <luo at Auckland on November 11 from Vancouver, has MO bags of British, American, and Canadian mail matter. A parcel mail is also being "brought by tho Opawa, which left London on October U. By the Monna from Sydney there arrived 377 bags of mails and parcels, uhe Wellington portion comprising 92 bugs of mails and 59 parcels.
Two accident cases were admitted' to tho Wellington Public Hospital yesterday. William Callaghan, 19 years of age, a resident of Aro Street, while at work yesterday morning in W. D. and H 0. Wills's tobacco factory, caught his 1 left linnd in. souio machinery, receiving injuries.' tQiat necessitated- his. removal to hospital; where it was found necessary to amputate s two fingers. Following a fainting fit whilo on the wharf yesterday, a married man, Frank Gomez, was admitted suffering from minor injuries to the back, sustained in falling to the ground heavily. His condition is not serious. The injured man resides at Leraud Street.
"My experience of the coal miner is that he is a good fellow," said the Eon. E. W. Alison in the Legislative Council vosterday. "I havo unver met the representatives of a union on a 'single occasion on which we havo not lfecn aMe to come to a satisfactory settlement. Tho difficulty has always arisen wh'en tho federation has interfered. That has always been the trouble. We havo a.very lino body of minora, and if t.bey were only properly led there'would not be-all the' difficulties and the troubles that wc have had from time to time."
Tho Secretary Oeneral Post Office has been advised that legal' timo in Belgium was put back by one hour on the night of October 23-2-1.
The nniveto of a Chinese witness in a case heard before His Honour Mr. Justice Chapman yesterday was responsible for general laughter in the courtroom. Counsel for the defence was expressing doubt of tho integrity of the witness, and in support of this alleged that witness had been convicted of a certain crime. "You no bring this question," protested the Chinaman. "All happen long, timo ago, thirty years ago, I iliiuk." "And you 'did time 1 for that?" remarked His Honour. "Yes," replied witness with a smile. "I done all eame time. Not vclly long though!"
is an old saying that everything conies to him who waits. Many members of the Federal House of Jloprescntatives have been "waiting" for Mr. Gabb, a. South Australian representative, for a long time, and the opportunity dime their way the other day. The "Age" says that Mr. Gabb has frequently caused other members considerable annoy-' anco by insisting that they should always bo present in the Chamber in sufficient numbers to constitute a quorum, his undoubtedly justifiable contention being that tlimy aro paid to bo there. Sucn interruptions, in addition to interfering with tho pleasures and duties of. members outside tho House, have also been most disconcerting to the member who is endeavouring to express his views on [he subject under discussion. Mr. Gabb was trying to do this on Mr. Tudor's censure motion, but as he was about to nialoj his point Mr. Chapman called attention to tho state of the House. Mr. Gabb had thpn to sit down while the bells were rung to summon the required members. As .soon as ho resumed his speecli many of tho members, who were "in the joke," immediately walked out of the House, and Mr. Chapman thin promptly called attention once more io the fact that thero was not a quorum present. This procedure took place no fewer than four times in a quarter of an hour, and its repetition was only prevented by the luncheon adjournment. Members walked out in the best of good humour, eifVubly satisfied at having given Mr. Gabb a taste of his own medicine. He professed to be pleased that he had obtained a. convert to his Tiew that mpmbera were well paid to attend to tho business of the House.
The University authorities advise that in order to fit in with other examinations the matriculation examination will be held on' December 2, instead of December 1, as stated yesterday.
Canterbury College will not send in a nomination for tho 1921 Ehodes Scholarship.—Press Assn.
As announced in yesterday's Dominion. a complete settlement has been arrived at in tho Wellington country journalists' dispute, heard by the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. W. Newton). The settlement includes a clause giving preference of promotion to journalists who have passed the matriculation or an equivalent examination, and can pass a tost set by the union in accurate reporting, paragraph writing, and interviewing. Headers are not included in the term "journalist." A range of twelve hours is fixed for a day's work. Women who perform the work required of a journalist are to be paid similar wages. The wages are fixed as follow:— Seniors, £6 10s. per week; generals, £;> 10s.; juniors, M first year, JCS thereafter; cadets, £1 15s. first year, £2 15s. second year. .£3 10s. third year; casuals, 12s. Oil. half day, £\ whole day; readers, £1 first year, M lOst thereafter, with 10 per cent, extra for night wofk. Senior journalists are also given a cost-of-living bonus of 10s. per week. Two weeks' holiday on full pay is granted annually. Tim following proportion! of grades is fixed: Ono journalist, 1 general ami 1 cadet; 2 journalists, 1 senior, 1 general, 1 cadet; 3 journalists, 1 of each; •! journalists, 1 senior, 2 geuerals, I junior, 2 cadets; 5 journalists, 2 seniors, 2 generals, 1 junior, 2 cadets. Sub-editors nro included in these grades. The agreement comes into force on November 15, and the term.is for two years,
."Do you drink?" was a question put to a Chinese witness in the Supreme Court yesterday. "No!" stoutly replied tho witness. "Never. _ I. no drink. Well—only ono time, two time a year!"
Tho Minister of Customs was asked in tho House .of Representatives yesterday aftornoon by Mr. S. G. Smith (Taranaki) whUther the publication of monthly Customs returns had bepn discontinued, and, if so, what was the. reason for this "Star Chamber" proceeding. Sir William Hemes'said that he was not awnro of arty discontinuance of publication. Ho would look into matter, but ho thought that some mistake had been made.
An indication of the existence of high laud values in the north is Riven by a Wuikato paper, which states: "Land values are being well maintained in tho To Awamutu district. A few weeks ago a pTOporty at Hairini changed hands at LfilOO per acre, and recently, in the same locality, another sale was terml at .£lO6 per acre. At Maiigapiko it is reported that .£l4O per aero has been offered for a 50-acio block."
Tie Waterside Workers' Hand will pUy at Oriental Bay to-night,
Sir. Frank Dyer, vice-consul for Greece, has arrangod for a memorial service Id be hold in connection with the doaih of King Alexander of Greece. Tho eervico will take place in St. Paul's ProCathodral at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.
. Tho total rainfall during Ootober in Palmorston North was 6.71 inches. Rain fell on 19 days.
Tho remaining events of the Ifutt Valley lire brigades' demonstration, which were postponed from Labour Day. were decided at tho Hutt Recreation Ground on Saturday. The results were as folrow: Jenncss Rose Bowl (3 men): Railway A (12 i-ssec), lj Gear B (it 4-5 ecc), 2. Throe lien Open Event: Kailway A (36 3-sscc), 1; Petone A (37 3-5 sec'.), 2. One Man Open: Fireman A. Shardlow, Petone (29 2-swc), 1; Fireman T. Williams. Petone (SSsec), 2.
Among the remits to bo forwarded to tho conference of Associated Chambers of Comnierco to bo held in Wellington tliis month is ou'o dealing with irregularity of mails from tho Old Country. When this remit was before tho council on Monday afternoon tho president (Mr. M. A. Carr) said it was an old subject, and yet one which had given oommercial people a good deal of trouble. Goods were constantly coming to hand for which papers had not been received, the latter having probably been posted by steamers which took a mono circuitous route. Mr. C. H. Young said that ho had, as per promise, waited on the Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department (Mr. A. T. Markman) with reference to this matter, ana the Secretary had informed him that the matter had eiven his Department some concern. Tho English Postal authorities had been communicated with, and from them it was learned that tho shipping wns still in a state of chaos. It was pointed out that there was nothing to prevent the papers being posted on tho steamer by which the goods they concerned were beine; shipped, but as often as not that did not. seem to be done. Mr. Morkman had also stated that the Union Company had been consulted with reference to the irregularity in the arrival of mails from San Francisco, and in response he had been informed that such irregularities were largely brought about by the difficulties that were encountered in running the boats, difficulties which made tho task of running to a fixed time-table I well nigh impossible. |
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