LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 10 December 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. E. Hunter, the bann'd instructor will conduct the programme of Music to lie rendered by the Town Band at Hot Springs on Sunday afternoon,

Hoe th° New Zealand Railways ad eriispinent iv this ifiue about excursioi tickets to Auckland show daring1 the cum-ncy of the Exhibition. Special an an cements are puK Jslied for Saturday next,

The grand entertainment "Cinderella" takes place in the Foresters' Hall nest Tuesday.

Mr O. Ketterer advertises that he has a splendid selection of Christmas goods to hand.

The latest riddle from Wellington is: '•Why is a little baby like a strike leader?" Because it is Eed, Fed, Young and Semple !"•

After a month's trial of. a new timetable and speeding up of the Rotorua express train the old time-table has been reverted to, which -will again include Newmarketias a stopping place. ~,The Lyttelton by-election resulted in J. McCombs [Social Democrat] heading the list with a majority of 515 over his nearest opponent, M. J. Miller, who polled 1*560 in the Government interest. These cwo contest the second ballot. There were five candidates. The opposition representative scored only 922.

The road formation from Helens-ville-Ohirangi road to the headworks of the water supply on Mangakuia creek is now completed, and the laying of water mains will be resumed this week. It is expected to have the water supply available in about three months' time.

Notice is given in the Gazette that the sum of £4000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries. The distribution will take place on February 9,1914, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before January 26, 19147

The Northern Mail suggests that the Wliangarei County Councillors should go on strike. Tho cost o£ entertaining the late Governor and the late Prime Minister, which was charged, to the County Account but which the Auditor General refused to pass, lias now reach" ed another staae. Each Councillor has

received an ultimatum to pay up £12 2s 7d each or face the legal conse> quences. It will make local body members rather careful won't it ?

A second offender for drunkenness at Taihape last week was unfortunate ow^ ing to his failure to recognise faces once seen. The police report was that defendant had been in the habit of c;xclg-rn<r from people thus making himself a nuisance. "Your Worship," protested defendant, " 'tis a thing I've never done in my life before!" %<Oh yes you have," said thu Magistrate (Mr W. J£. Haselden); ''j'ou stuck me up the other night." This bombshell was followed by a conviction and a ten

shilling fine

A special series of postage stamps has been issued to Commemorate the Auckland Industrial Exhibition. The series consists of ordinary stamps of the denominations of An., Id., 3d., and 6d., over -printed "Auckland Exhibition,

•913". The stamps cau be purchased only at the Exhibition, and not more than o.s worth will be sold at ono time. The Commonwealth,-of Australia has agraed.to recognise these over-printed stamps as valid for postage for three months- from the Ist December. The stamps ivili not be valid for postago to other places beyond Now Zealaud.

"It is particularly unfortunate"(says tho "Trade Review") "that at the beginning of what promised to bo one of the best export season's experienced by the Dominion, the position should be marred by a grave and senseless strike of waterside workers. Tnis has seriously delayed export business, and interfered with trade generally. The iiu'jncial effect is being ieh mainly by the farming suction oi' the community, but it is understood .that the banks are doing all in their power to tide over this position. Thore are always heavy calls for assistance at this time of the year for moving produce, and those aro heavier now on account, of tho present position, thus keeping all available funds fully employed."