LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1184, 20 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails which left Wellington on June 0 per Marama and connected with the Ornnles at Sydney arrived in London on .Monday morion? last.

Yesterday was a model mid-winter's <lav. Ovoi" ten poinls of frost were registered in town and 20 degrees at Horetaunga (near Trentliam). Jt was a now sensation for the residents of llerelaunga to lmvo to break through ice to get water for the morning's cup of tea. On Ihe Queen's Wharf there was a good deposit of frost, and here and there n thin coating of ice, which made the going somewhat' slippery for the horses. To obviate (rouble a load of sand was obtained, and with this aid the slippery places were made safe. The day turned out to be a renl gem—windless, cloudless, with a sun whose generous glow radiated promises of an early spring.

Mr. I'. llally (Conciliation _ Commissioner) lef! yesterday for Napier where he will preside at the hearing of the carpenters' and joiners', bakers', and fishermen's industrial disputes. The bakers' dispute will be heard at Napier on July 20, at Wanganui on July 24, at Paimerston North on July 27, at Masterton on August 2, and at' Wellington on August 0. Some inconvenience was eau?ed to residents of Halaitai and North Kilbirnie last evening by a failure in tho supply of current for electric lighting. Private lights were not available until 7.15 p.m. The failure was due to a breakdown in the lighting mains at a point inside the Kilbirnio Tunnel. The damago occurred . during the afternoon, but some time was expended in locating the fault. When it had been found temporary repairs were effected as rapidly as pn.«ible, with the result ihat householders using electricity had their lights restored. The monthly meeting of the Clyde Quay School Committee was held on Tuesday night. The headmaster reported that the epidemic of measles was passing off and the increased average of tho attendance since the school was reopened was very satisfactory. On acconnt of the limited amount of playground, and unsuitable nature of the ground it was found impossible to do any tree-planting in the school grounds oil Arbor Day, but the headmaster reported that he had addressed tho scholars on tho benefits and aims of Arbor Day. After some discussion it was resolved that a fiower-growirj; competition he held amongst the scholars at the end of the year, and a sub-com-mittee consisting of Messrs. Burlcy, Duthic, and Jl'Donald was appointed to draw up draft rules relative to the holding of such competition and the allocation of prizes. ?lr. S. Jickell, borough engineer for Palmcrston North, is to report on tho water-works at Nelson. The annual meeting of the Wellington Employers' Association will be held on Monday evening next. l-'our half-sovereigns were found in the unsold piece of cheese left over from tho Palmcrston North Winter Show. In reference to the early morning train from Te Aro, Mr. 1!. A. Wright, M.P., has forwarded the following letter to tho Hon. J. A. Millar:—'"l regret that you cannot accedo to my request to delay the 7 a.m. Te Aro train until 7.10 a.m. The 7.20 a.m. train mentioned in your letter does not reach I'etone sufficiently early for the men to commence work at 7.15 a.m. I desire now to make the suggestion that the Department cease altogether to. run the 7.20 train, and delay tho 7 a.m. until 7.15. The latter could surely be made to reach the Lower liutt at 7.10 a.m., which would enable the men at Petone and else- . where to start' work at the regular hour." The l'almerston North Borough Council has decided to invite the Hon. Wm. Pitt, M.L.A., of Melbourne, to visit Palmcrston North for the purpose of advising the council regarding certain improvements needed in the local Opera House. Councillor Fuller has given notice I'o move at tho next meeting of the City Council"That in future all reports, except those relating to the purchase of properties, be issued to all councillors and to t'he press simultaneously, audi.not.,bo, marked or treated as confidential," The fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Street and Northland P.M. Mutual Improvement Society was held this week, when Mr. J. Lotnas delivered .a lecture on "Peter Mackenzie, English Preacher and Humourist." The lecture was both interesting and amusing. During the evening Miss E. Florence contributed a song, the Misses Nicholas a pianoforte duet, and Miss Jean Nicholas an organ solo. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Loliias for his lecture. People from every part of the province speak l in tho highest terms of "NAZOL" as a remedy for fresh Colds, Coughs, Chills, and Nasal Catarrh. It relieves and cures inore quickly than anything else.—Advt.