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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1913, Page 5

A young Oregon pine tree has been presented oy the mate of the Ameri- j can barquentino Koko Head to the City Council, and has been planted in the Botanical Gardens. Councillor Frost, chairman of the Reserves Committee, states that the young tree had outgrown the cask in which it was brought from the Pacific Coast of America. In favourable circumstances a healthy Oregon pine will grow about two feet a year. As chairman of the Carnival Executive Committee, the Mayor (Mr. D. M'Laren) wrote to the local Labour Council, asking its co-operation on a joint committee, to consist of representatives of the City Council, Chamber of Commerce, and Industrial Association, for the purpose of interesting visitors during Carnival Week in the industrial undertakings of this city. The council decided to be represented on the committee, and three delegates were appointed to act. "It strikes me," said his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman yesterday, in reference to a question by counsel as to the facility by which entrance could be obtained through the locked doors- of a shop, "that most Wellington doors offer very little difficulty of entrance, judging by the cases that has come before ne in this Court. It does not appear to require an expert burglar to bte&k into a Wellington shop. Most shopkeepers seem to be quite callous about their doors, and don t take any trouble ab all.'* Councillor George Sbirtcliffo is back from a very enjoyable ten-days' motoring tour up to Auckland, via Napier, Taupo, and Rotoi'ua, and back via Tirau, Litchfield, AUamuri, Wairakei, Napier, and the Wairarapa. The party in Mr. Shirtcliffe's 20-h.p. Knight Daimler made an excellent run back, leaving Auckland on Wednesday afternoon^ and arriving in Wellington the following Sunday, after spending Saturday in Napier. The actual •running time as kept by Mr. Shirtcliffe was 23hre 53min to the Upper Hutt. Though no attempt was made to beat the record, this performance must stand aa the best yet. The total distance for the round trip was '997 miles, and the return journey to Upper Hutfc 481 miles. The formation of the eastern approach to the new Hutt pipe and traffic bridge, commenced by City Council come time ago, was practically discontinued several, weeks since; beyond filling to the level of the decking of the bridge nothing further in the shape of metalling and laying down the foootpath, etc., has been ddne. The reason for the delay is that tho City Council wishes to give the new water service pipes from Wainui-o-mata, which are being carried under the approach, a good trial, and in the event of repairs or alterations being^ necessary easy acoee^ could now be obtained to the pipes. The western approach, undertaken by the Petone Borough Council, was completed some time since, so that the bridge is at present largely used by vehicles and pedestrians. In a letter to the Editor, N, J. Bennington writes :— " Your reference in last evening's iefcUe to want of accommodation at the central office for goods to be carried by freight car 200 seems trf an observer to savour of departmental bias. It is common knowledge that thetram■way returns are burdened to keep this white elephant going, more by reason of its spasmodic movements than that of quick transit and insufficient accommodation for the goods that to my mind never arrive. I am of opinion that to turn Mrs. Thomson out of her shop, after putting her to six months' loss while. the present brick building was in course of construction, is a gross injustice, and will not make car 2dO pay its way ot become one whit mofe popular. Besides who will cater for the car men when she is tmuied oat.'At a. conference of representatives of the various National Schools Defence Leagues held in the Wellington Town Hall,' and Mr. W. 3. Speight, of Auckland, in the chair, it was unanimously resolved to form a New Zealand Schools Defence League^ with a central executive in Wellington, individual leagues to be affiliated on payment of 10s 6d per annum. The central executive was empowered to appoint a literature committee, and to deal with various important questions of policy. A communication was read by the chairman in which it was stated that at the recent meeting of the Educational Institute of New Zealand, delegates representing 2800 teachers in public schools carried the following resolution by 43 to 7 ; "That this institute, while fully recognising the value of the Bible ana of religion, is opposed to the programme of the Bible-in-Schools League." Surprise was expressed at the failure of the Press Association to report the above fact and the highly important debate which took place on the occasion. The following were elected to the executive of the new national organisation : —President, Mr, A. R. Atkinson; treasurer, Mrß. H. H. Ostler ; secretary, Professor fl. Mackenzie. Mr. John Hutcheson, Mr. Clement Watson, and a number of persons representative of the whole Dominion were elected vice-presidents. One Sunday recently, a citizen, desirous of getting down to the railway station, was surprised to find thu 7.10 a:m. car from Newtown gone at that particular hour. He engaged a , taxi, and claimed the cost from the Council. The City Fathers at last meeting refused to entertain any liability. - Mr. Samuel Turner, the well-known mountaineer, telegraph* to the Press Association :— "We successfully climbed Mount Tasman. Its height is not 820 ft less than Mount Cook. It is New Zea land's second highest mountain, 11,475 ft. vVt> had 4000 it of step-cutting, which constitutes a record on any mountain hi the world. My guides were Peter Graham and David Thompson, who did splendid work." The following additional subscriptions to the fund for the purchase of the lioness in Newtown Park have been collected by Councillor Frost, chairman of the City Reserves Committee i— Allan Maguire, £2 2a; P. J. Griffin, £1 Is; H. W. Frost and H. H. Seaton, 5s each. As part of the programme incidental to the Methodist Conference, a Sunday school rally was held in Wesley Church last evening, some hundreds ot scholars being present with parents and teachers. The children were addressed by the Revs. G. Knowles Smith, B. Metson, and W. A. Hay. Miss Eunice Wyatt sang a solo. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., intimate to their customers that Monday, 10th inst., is the last discount day for the monthly accounts. —Advt With our motor vehicle we can remove furniture long distances, either into or out of Wellington. Saves lot handling, also time, money. The N. 2. Express Co., Ltd., 87-91 Customhousefluay.— 'Advt, News is to hand, regarding the Wanganui swimming championship, and we find that a new record has been established. Records in, Cuba-strost are being broken every day at C. Smiths, Ltd., Summer Sale. Tho bargains offered are broakiflg all previous records, and there nre still uomo wonderful lines left. Our showroom abounds with dirt cheap bargains, and the people have only to be made acquainted with them to snap them up. There is a lino of ladies white muslin drass skirt.4, and no mistake it ib a gift price. Tho altirte are nicely trimmed with ombfoidcy insertion, and range vi price from 6? lid to 13? 6d each, but we havo dotafiiuncd to breult another record <tnd *p)l them all at Is lid each. Don t mm tliis lot. They are :it C. smith i, Ltd., Oubtt-etreofc, Where the sale is now on.— Advt.