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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 119, 20 May 1912, Page 6

: LOCAL AND GENERAL ' *> ■ The damaged Haupiri, which struck on*Barrett's Beef on Friday night, was placed on the slip on Saturday afternoon. An examination of tho vessel | showed that several plates on both sid«s of the fore hatch had been dented and a few rivets had Bprung. Boyond this the ship suffered no damage. It is expected that over 10,000 signatures will be attudiod to the petition being circulated by the Wellington Railway Extension and Improvement League. The objective of the League is the improvement of Te Aro Railway Station, making it the starting point of the express trains,' also tho establishment of goods sheds at To Avo. Applications have been received by the ( loaauo for public meetings to bo held under its auspices at Kilbtrnie, Mira,. mar, Newtowu, und Hataitai. In reference to the telegrams relative to the trouble in the Reefton mines, it may 1 be stated, for the benefit of th« uninitiated in mining towns, that the "popper" is a. small rock-drill, brought into use in recent yea.m in the Tmi»vW And Colorado as a labour-saving device. Tiie management want tlie " popper* " worked by ono man; tha miners object, on account- of the alleged ' dangerous nutupo of the orillUxg, U> work unless two men are engaged at each ".popper." Trouble over this matter has been ponding for some time past",' Ovei-drosses, particularly for evening wear, aye oxlremoly popular thi« season, and thobe whr. B ei3 tho slock of Kirkcaldte and Rtaiiw, Ltd., will see what ifi &b&M^<~Adv& t