LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1282, 10 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advise that tho s.s. Wimmera, which sailed from Sydney at noon on iNovember 8 for Auckland, has on board an Australian mail; also a small English mail via Suez. The Wellington portion is duo by tho Jlain Trunk express 011 Monday next, November 13.

A very largo gathering of members and friends of the Wellington Jioso and Carnation Club took place at Godber's rooms, 011 Wednesday night. A good number of splendid rose blooms Mere shown, and a highly successful show on Wednesday next is assured. Tho members who exhibited last evening were Mrs. 11. M. Gore, Messrs. Ivemington, Fox, .lelfery, Powle.«, and ICerslake. A most interesting kcture on rose culture by Messrs. liemington and Fox was much appreciated. Dr. Izard was in the chair.

The proposed visit of inspection by citv counciliors and officials to the Solomon's Knob dam was postponed yesterday on account of bad weather. I'robably tho trip will bo made next week.

Tho paragraph about the supposed touching of the steamer Kia Ora at the Ua.il way Wharf, published in yosterdav's paper, referred to Auckland, and it was at last week's meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board that tho incident was referred to.

The warehousemen's dispute, which should have come before the Conciliation Council to-day, has bten adjourned until Tuesdav, owing to Mr. Hally being still engaged with the seamen's conference. Jt will be held in the Employers' Federation rooms, in Woodward Street, at 10.30 a.m. The tailoress's dispute will come before the council on Monday, nt tho

same hour, in the Labour Department offices in Ghuznee Street.

The annual championship meeting of tho Dominion Hide Association will be held at Trcntham on Saturday, February 25, 1012, and following days" Entries will be received by officers commanding districts or the secretarv, at Wellington, up to and inclusive of .Saturday, February .1. Railway passes will be issued to <|ualified competitors as in previous years. Programmes limy be obtained i'rom the district hradciuartors, or from the secretary, D.R.A., Wellington.

Another trades union—the Otago Feithntters' Industrial Union of Workers, of Duncdin—has cancelled its registration, according to a notice in this wees-s Gazetto.

Four now palace pars arc on flic point of completion in the city tramways workshop.-', unct will lie ready lo take the rails on January 1. Two box cars aro in process of being converted tx> combination type. IVlicn ! hose six cars have liicn added to Ihc council's rolling-stock (here will Ik< 87 cars in use upon tlie city lines. A furllier building programme is contemplated, but any cars built henceforth will have to lie lilted with a ccntral passage, in accordance witli tho amended "Davey clause" added by Parliament lo Ihc Tramways Act last, ses-

(Miners commanding regiments have been instructed by circular to notify all sporls Indies of the Saturday afternoons mill holiday, ■( on which it is intended lo carry out military training, the object being lo enable sports bodies to arrange their fixtures accordingly.

The successful tenderers for the supply of uniforms for the senior cadets, published in tho Gazette for general information, aro as follow:—.Jackets (khaki), blouso pattern, in worsted), Sargood, Son, and llwon, Dunedin, at 10s.; trousers (khaki, in worsted), Strange and Co., Ltd., Ghrislcliurch, atj Bs. (Id.; shorts (khaki, in worsted), Sargood, Sou, mid Kwon, Diuiwlin, at ss. '.Id.; hats (khaki, in felt), Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Duncdin, at , r >s. 3d.

The Government lias acceplcd the services of the Wakapuaka Defence Killc Club (Nelson), and agreed to tho designation of tho Flag Swamp Club being changcd to tho Goodwood Defence Killo Club.

Glass-workers' machine or hand tools (not including brushes or brushware) have been gazetted free of import duty.

Tho Coal Mines Commission has been granted, by Gazette notice published last evening, an extension of lime, till Dcceinbar 1 next.

Empty eases, manufactured from New Zealand timber, consigned direct to bona fide Jruit-growers—not "returned empties," but to bo reconsigned over tho railway full, and, when so reconsigned, to contain only New Zealand-grown fresh fruit—will in future, states an announcement in the Gazette, be charged; Up to 100 milts, free; for distances over 100 miles, at the rato for returned empties. Sliooks, New Zealand timber, not exceeding 3ft. in length, in bundles, consigned direct from mills to bona fide fruitgrowers for manufacture of cases to lie used solely for carriage by rail of New Zealand-grown fresh fruit, will bo charged; Up to 100 miles, frea; for distances over 100 miles, at half tho classified rate for Class "D."

"I, Robert Edward Hayes, Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it lias been made to appear to mo that the New Zealand Philanthropic Society is no longer carrying on its operations, and lias no assets, the aforesaid society is-hereby dissolved in pursuance of Section 2S of the Incorporated Societies Act, 190S."—Announcement in the New Zealand Gazette, published last evening.

A return presented to the Miramar Borough Council last night stated that the number of tram tickets issued on Labour Day—the Labour Day sports ami picnic wero held at Wonderland; Jliramar—was 7021, (lie receipts were .IM9 lis. Sd., and tlio profit 011 tho day 4:20 10s. Td. Tho Trades and Labour Council, it was stated, aro entitled to one-third of the profits.

A bonus of fourponce per pound, it is announced, will be paid on the produe-' tion of the first ono hundred thousand pounds weight (100,0501b.) of good marketable retorted quicksilver, free from ail impurities, from any mine in New Zealand, on condition that at least one-third of tho quantity is produced ou or beforo March 31, 1911, and the remaining twothirds on or beforo March 31, 1912. Xo bonus will be payable until tho whole of the one hundred thousand pounds of quicksilver has been produced as stipulated, and in tho event of moro than ono porson producing the required quantities of quicksilver before tho dates named, the amount will be divided in proportion to' the quantities produced by each applicant.