IN OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 9

IN OTHER CENTRES.

(BY TEL2GKAPII—SPECIAL COBBESPONDENTS.) AUCKLAND. a>'i -'' .'JlayA?;. Discussing tho question-of'the. ir.iportation of Nnwcastlo coal the " Ni^t '■ only is tho Government tjLppjpviijg thp ljjinjijjf t of work, the companies pf qjjjj. trie '* 'railway of haulago i- failure' to; supply ~'ac«omss modation to tho Auckland'collieries, but'.it if t fostering the ft to the general dotriment of qur' y trade. Tho importation coal','increased by 25 ,pcr cent. J tluring!;lbjq past'' IS li months, as compared with"t'ho' previousVeair. . Instead of the imported'ctwT'gradually giving „ place to tho local article 1 , it>-i§' more than . holding its, own. . Its tairiipOrtation would lm'limited, to spocial purposes were,tho Auoli1_ land coal freely and regularly available, but V in spite of repeated protcstljahd many clopntat tions, tho Railway Department?'cloes iiot, and ft will not, proviclo onough '.'trucks: to :: fill local i' coal orders. The rosult,i.la:-; that imported , coal had to. Jio to i|i„oi;der. to t reliove' what might otl]erwi^, r . u frequently - provo to he a vpritablo colli famine!' Tlfcre r is not prospect-whatever oTt'li'e, Aueliland'coal - trade assuming its . legititiiat&^'djmofi'siftns'; - arid tho money of qoal couplers l»ijig-ik.npt niu the country to the exjwt shouls ;lie, 0 and could be, until a rroonstriiojioiilof"tjie - present policy of tho ,i is insisted upon by public v bpfcitani'' ;J r! - i 0" c Stormy Weather. n"* noifmr 1 Tho,gale which sot imi-oiioTuesdaykcoii; r tinned until an early hourdyestCrdajv-trlven J the wind, which had beenjblow.ing 5 tween north and north-easbjoshiftodnintoltho t north-west, with a fierce Dmwg 1 yesterday and last night tbere'-.wfere. l frequent heavy 'rain squalls, some ;bfiing-exceptionally 0 violent. The Northern --Company's steadier v Aupouri, which left Taurangn.,for, ;A'uclcinikl 1 yesterday ••morning, returatell;- A6;::tliat'. jratfc f owing to the 'ro'ugb weafehervr Early.lyeatnV 3 . day morning, (luring tlibt ligi^lit•-«!&/the- =ga Igt . tho oil yacht Regol II,; nwfirf'd - off the Ponsonby Wharf,ir hfol\e ;<rariyoifram 1 . her moorings, and - , . carried' by ther'stronfe - wind arid sea, collided with> the' Ponsonby - Wharf. .The yacht, afters-snstaiiiipgxcbn--3 sidpraWe idamage to hoc.! top./:liainper-,. ! ;hri)s 3 carried under tho wharf.sajfibjankwciSeveMj t launches and open boatsjat? Bonspnby-:v»lsd f suffered damage, some.'b<jing'.iiswampqd< anil s broken up. Very heavy Mather.;was)ejcperK ) enced along the West -..CoastdsonVi'llhSosday > ,'i'gbt; and during yestprdnyestrongi seas iprei. vailed.' As a result, theistoamer.Rotoitiy ; whiph left. Noyr.Plymoutli.ifttiviiiue.- o'oloek ; on Tuesday evening,:'. did..not i;each- Onehunga until 2-pirn.' yesterday.).;. As'tbe'after-' | .noon ivqrc on, apd the weather---gave t of clearing up, the signal'istation. wns-.'com--1 niunicated wifclj,,' tho reply, obeiiigiTbat-.itlie: |' Manukau.bar was .impracticable::^lhider the I circumstances, the outwanl^9ti]^bof'- rt,lns''''Rtf- . tpiti was postponed . unfa'L'.teai ioielooloiitliis . morning. Tho rainfall \jiamu&,3o;&'B9n,'rt6n . Tuesday to- the;same; hotir ',y ostoi-day",'.; aS'rp- !. corded by Mr, Ciipesemany.''curator:of -tho . Auckland. Museum, was l.TSin. ; | Cattle-truoking - Oharse.''^!,";,^^"/^;^,' i- : -Mr.-'G, 1. Ppapoojio, ohairman «f:'the ,l iuok* , land Railway League, has if - fol* , lowing / letter. to t)ioHflnJcW.;MHalMi>nes; ! Minister for..' Railways :— I-. .dealer. of tho north has janprtachod^meHo- , day, as chairman of tho Auckland Railways | League, in, connection wi fly' the oxti-'a- eliarg'b' , of 15s, per truck charged,. for -pattta.inick-s . ' or the thioq or four mvie_Sj;bet)y.ecnnWavi)y- ---! Mid T«uhoa stations; 4^,yH)ln,-ronibmSer that soino weeks ago I i*of .to-Uij:; ; tor, giving the faot of 3; ■ reason for . .expeditirigi'ih; .'of : ; this section'to. the railway. authoritioS'.bv''thf> . Pw|»H° Works i -Ddpairtro - first that tho ■ scction wonkl,.l}:q ; ;]jnijdßdi!ovor : for ordinary traffic : tl)o mqntiiy ahi in a later" wii-p thr.t this, ; woulclrhe', dario|-.thp following work. This. waryf)n,^J^h. : 23, ; (i deputation' met tho"X*i'crriiifivf jjcltA. (vn'djho also 'aniioun'cqd dqpufetioiJ;>t&afc '. this ivfiuld ;bp so.; \Wq jijrq s j | ; and; apparently 'tnei.:sa®s(».9Stnv,. : .%a!-ge. i being; .leyi.Q,d':dn cattlo' .trpejis,. 1 in qiiestion. lißji ixo^,, beeJv"ov^r,-j; Tliis; 1; nieaiis tliat.tlip inan wh6i.flpbkc\;tp.-m(j ;. had ,to pay:oii'].6 trucks 'fmm' ( ,Wayby ibqnfc £12 nioro than bo ,would if the soction, wore- open Ififoordinarsytefflp.i. I roßliso that thqro. have,j.proba|)l.y ( wns which 'provonted j.ho ,sei)tion as. early'*as,.jjqij lippei-fpr,' but 1 would submit : that soino arrjuigo.rpent miglit, be conio to between the which this heavy extra ' cnargq oil'' tlio carriage of cattle from.'thpsil!{brth.-j:iniglit vJjo: avoided, even, .before thi?, part ..otitliejlino', is formallyiiarided over t:p^th'e"R^ilwjiy: , 'Dci p'artmont. - The ejetra' sllqft 1 "' a distancovoonstitutqs owners, who are very. section" of "tho ..North' , opened to goods traffic.-;'Tho"samo: I .condition'' i of affairs will presumably • pf pach succeeding' Soctipi^' J tJrid I '^ould'reppecti'ully suggest that-tjn?. 6aii|e ; itf;^ai I 'daiin': ■ to users 6f 'tho "lino %q' romoved if possible'.'- -I ljecfl sc&ply say4hat!'; the concession'- asked; {qrHMilff 1 lii\®oply 53 a'pi 1 prcpiated, .and' would invMvi'-^' ro siVpiflfl'^'sa/, 0 ! only"-.a- - slight iiitorfe?eii?8 Ju wftl; y bflfJcia) routine.!' •''■: . : j Auckland's. Progress, wist'.«.• ij . ' At thp mayoral ■ ceremony: ■yestqrday tho, Mayor ;M','strj>SS. .pn" 'the. necessity'for good ,lopal;jqyerpmpnt.;' Tho general} prosperity .of '»'VuWpldp,nd'rprii-' ,vince was;., lie paid, Jit me. growing population • and". wpaftluloLthp MajH, but .this, while in, itsel|\.4 'gratulation, ,addei ponsihility and .inuiiioipal authorities, aiYdvto tho ,'iiuiriber and complexity of the , face. .. it was -becoming;,ffn(]; pl mqrH. clearly recognised by ljjjjiiiipyja^, questions that a town coyldjjnqb .bdjjiTustfci; to grow' up. spontah(»u^^tl^ji s supervision; or forethought), f a,ij.c] J ; especially of -a towh: growing^sojrapitjly ijsAuokljnd; it. _wasthose responsible .for, itsXpov'ejJinjeivt!. sjajonljl!' ■pot content themselves tho needs of the; prcsenli.iifc gtip^jil,,^ also mako, timely provision future. It had l>een'.tb.o;inieiivoijr..' o£'!.tho' present; Couupil :to 'aef• 4 said Mr. Myers, and progressive /policy they had jijirsupd' mci;., with: tho approval . of ,b'()(ly citizens'. . They had :ev^y^i'easq^v-t<l'.';lq6k , , forward hopefully tq .th 4j 1 ,, should not bo long' beforp vjnp'ljiitV^l^flilß- - . cultfas .in connection 'witli" .jwi<>» scheme were overcome, "jiWd ' tnp?;%pr}t t "a'c-. tually stat'tod..;. Tho a satisfactory condition'p'a.na:;tfltTi'ou^lf;t'be" r progress' of - Auckland wofil.dj .firing !\wiiji u> .it' r increased 1 demands: .on oli'rie's, ; l'ffc. would."also"bring increiifeinf" me^i)£inf T ing those demands provisipn for tho health 1 ! fort of,the citizens. - ' """ : . , . aojfai!. <tit! ;a Court DIaIOBUO.' .Jsf. During' the 'hearing of ;ol)pf'-ColIcgoU : assault and robbery named ;Ob'appell; 'at tho',.vplicd ! C6urV .venter-, flay, 'tho.father of the aiccil&d 'freijuq'iitiy iiiv teriected from, the body tif 'iHe/Courtj 'lVnSllycallihg .oiit loudly-—" ThqJ 'ire'^'ilisgraeß'tp 1 their name," 'I, -* i;i , Mr. Kettle: The man k who-m'aqe;,ihaji:'je; mark, come forward at Slice: vf ; The father: of; the '6bes®''tTio ; summons.-' ; " . V.i?"' 1 . ' -Mr. Ketilo: You arq.ifttOCTUgtincj.tho'jpACeedings of tho Court; Dqi?t" you linoiv -you' have no right.to make romiirks?' iili-. Chnppell: Well, I-ropestr'the boys are a disgrace .to their lia,mq. v ... ' ... Mr. Kettle: .You, aro not' ieiititiedto. inaica remarks.' You' may. projjiai^jtbp > '%o;Va T 6tt.', had bettor-lbavo tbo Couj;t'at;onco.;,';.:;,' - . . After an interval,- ChAppellvcanip -back- - to tho ■ Court, and continued^his, interruptioijSj.and was again brought .before. -Mr:: Kottio, who ordorcd him to come- forward', on--tbo * prisoner's side.- ■ ■ " :.-i •• i " 1 .do not wish, your Worship," said Chappell the cider, " to ; lio'put ; alongside of' them. Tlie.v-won't work.''--'. ■■ .'■■■i-.-uii.-i. : Jit-. Kettle (severely): 1 Come'-forward at •] once. You are charged with interrtrp'ting'tlib' i proceedings of the Court. Howdo.-J-pfli' ». plead? " s-ntrf. Defendant: Oh, any way'you like." ?ec Mr. Kottio: Are you- guilty ,"or 1 :- not- 1 i guilty? i Defendant: Oh, guilty, I suppose

Mr. Kettle: You are convicted on your ' own showing, and I order-you .to come up for sentence at 2.10 p.m. I advise you to go away from tho Court at once. :