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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 89, 15 April 1913, Page 4

Some people have no luck. A vandriver the other day drove, his vehicle on the wrong side' of Symonds Street, and just missed collision with a motor-car in which the City Traffic' Inspector was testing the skill of a. motor driver. Of course:.the.lnspector observed the vandriver's breach of the by-laws, and the latter was to-day fined 10/ and costs; Again, another driver ventured a: couple of days ago to dash across the Queen and'Wellesley Streets-corner in eicess of the walking pace prescribed by the by-laws. He-also had the bad luck-to just miss .running over the Mayor, and it cost Mm a fine of 10/ and costs. An. order has been placed with Mr Chas. Bailey, jun., by the TDevonpdrt Ferry Cbitipany for the construction of a . fer ry to be employed in the St." Heller's Bay service. The new boat will be built on-something the same lines as the Perei grine, though she will not be quite so large, and some'slight alterations" have been made in design in order to.fit s her for the service. The machinery to be fitted will be- more powerful than that of the Peregrine, so that she may be expected to develop a little more speed. Work is to be commenced immediately. A Wellington importer has received a letter from a New York firm iv which' the latter oxpreeses regret at having "no literature -iii the "language- of your country? hut you will pVobably be able to get the enclosed circular translated/ The circular referred !o was couched in excellent English. '.'..' Dunedin is considering the removal of ?entre tramway poles in the eitv." At a recent meeting of : the Tram\va~v Board the chairman said it had been decided to remove poles.as funds permitted. Dr. Thacker thereupon gave notice of motion that the centre poles in High Street, from : the Bank of. New Zealand to the Caversham Corner, should be removed' ;at once. . - '.■■..'. : . The small steamers which have been employed on the inter-islaiid service in the past have in the" majority of 'cases not proved to be paying propositions, and it seems likely.at present that auxiliary schooners ■■■■ will "replace them. The auxiliary schooner Huanui, formerly employed in the coastal trade, is to leave to-morrow for RarOtonga. Mr Chas. Bailey, jun., has under construction for Messrs. Donald and Edenborough a fine stamp'of "a schooner to be fitted with an 80-h.p. auxiliary engine, and Captain W. j Ross has also placed iin order in; AuekI land for a similar vessel. Bicycle stealing is still complained of in Christehurchj and at the present time there-are over eighty bicycles at the police station, which will be disposed of at auction if their owners do not claim their, machines, in the meantime. A reporter was informed that during the past three months some five or six inotorbicycles had been stolen in Christchurch: The Immigration Department' invite applications for a matron, preferably from certificated nurses and those who have bad experience in dealing with female immigrants in course of. transit between the "United Kingdom and Ne\y Zealand: - - • •.-•''