LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1290, 20 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tin' AiMiiiliaii mull, vln Auiltlawl, will ii'il i i-m-li \Vi'lliii|(lnu l.i-lnrn Tui-Mlny JiiiH ui'i'li. lining 111 lilnlie lihulilik nn Dm: iilliit nidi-, lint Mnli'-no li-lt. Sydney mi Tliiiimliiv lii'.li'iiil nC \Vi'ilni".iliiy lir-l week, S'lie Is. e*|iMi'il to iinivi' ill. Auekliinil lii-ilny. "nil, if film din"*, the Wi'llinclnii pmlliili ill III" mnll will |,'i-l. lii'ic liy llin .Main Tnnili train mi Tiiciiiln.y iilli'i'iionn, Tim ini'ilnl authorities advise Iliul, Iho iw, ,Mniicnn, which h'll Sydney nt p.m. on November I'i fur A iielshui'l, mi Imiml nil Australian mail, mlm> nn Knglisli miiil, vln Suez, Tim Wellington portion in tlno In' iirnvi- here by .Main Trtinl: mi Tuesday next, Noviuiilht 21. Tim flmi'iliip of I lie Auitralasinn Siiuml-i-iiii, 11.A1.5. Powerful, accompanied hy 11, M.5. Ivin/jnnti.'r, Ik duo to nrrivo in Auckland to-day. They will stay in Urn northern purl, unlll November 2(j, when they li'ityo (or I'reliminnry arrangements for starling the propni'f-il (loveninient irrigation works in ('enlral Obgo Imvo heon completed. 'I'lio bulk of the landowners affected have consented lo tiiki: supplies of water miller Mm scheme, and the works will probably bo coinmenecil at nn early (late. A proposal in to bo submitted to the Kaslbotiruo borough Council l)ii= week lo secure a 10-ncre block of bush land at i ftoiia IJay ior the purposes of a public park. Admiral Kinc-Kull's Kccretary has iroti- j finl Mr. C. \V. I'abner (MK-.retnry of the Wellington bruneli ot the. Navy I<cttgue) Hint his Excellency is holding ireo Honday, December 1 for the Navy League rccepi'ion and demonstration at the Hall and presentation of prizes. Full details of tho function, which is lo incluilo a series of moving naval pictures, will 1m announced later. Tho flagship Powerful is due at Auckland on November 20, and at Wellington on December 1. In his sermon at St. Paul's pro-Cathe-dral, Jlulgravo Street, yesterday morning, the vicar (tho liev. A. M. Johnson) referred briefly to the coming general election. His text was "Our conversation (citizenship) is in Heaven." Ho said it was no part of bis duty to discuss political questions, nor was it for liiiu lo sav for which political party his hearers should vote, but. in view of the coming general clcctioli, it' was his duty lo point out that as Christian men and women, tlie.v should make a right nso of their privileges as citizens, and in exercising their votes they should place before everything else the desire to mako tho community in which they were living ,more and moro liko the eternal city of God. The thought that their citizenship was in heaven ought to make their outlook on tho world broader and larger, and should make them as citizens always stand for that righteousness which they had in mind when they prayed "Thy Kingdom Conic."

A correspondent writes:--The Anglican Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott) held a confirmation service at Maryborough last woek, and also had a look over the district. He was the guest of Mr. John Martin, and naturally availed himself of the opportunity of viewing Mrs. Martin's unique collection of puro white canaries, lie was quite interested in them, which is not surprising, as thero is probably not a similar collection in the Southern hemisphere. They number aljout 50, and there are ninny others of every shade of colour. Mrs. Martin is quite an enthusiast, in tho acquiring of ruro canaries.

In his new work on tho oilfields of New Zealand, Mr. J. D. llenry, the wellknown petroleum expert, states regarding tho Poverty Bay district:---"! believe that tho discoveries which will bo made upon tho East Coast, from the tiisborne district down to Masterton, during tho next few years, will bo incomparably greater than any I am able to record ill this work. If this is a paragraph of apology for any apparent poverty of information, I am not content to close it without a confession of the great faith which 1 have in tho successful results which mil follow an extension of survoy, and tlio starting of drilling operations on a large scale. If tho Gisborne territory werfe part of an American oil State, there are oil men on the 'other ado of tho Atlantic who would convcrt it into a great field' in less than two years, which is just about the time they would require to drill the first hundred wells. This is ono of the boldest statements I luivo ever mado in connection with virgin oil territory. I am not afraid to let it stand."

A special meeting of tho Wellington Letterpress Machinists' Union was held at tho Trades Hall, Cuba Street, on Saturday night. Mr. M'Leary (president) occupied the chair, nnd there was a full attendance of members. It was resolved to agree to tho transfer of the executive of the federation (which includes Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, and Christchurch) to Christchurch. The Wellington Lithographers' Union was admitted to the Letterpress Union by a unanimous vole, their numbor being 19. Soveral other new members were elected. After the business had been disposed of, the chairman, on bohalf of the federated unions, presented Mr. Taylor, retiring federation secretary, with a handsomo silver sovereign and match case, well lined. Tho president spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr. Taylor's work. Mr. Taylor thanked his comrades for their splendid gift, and wished the union and federation every success.

The jurors summoned to attend tho Supremo Court sittings to-day will not be required to attend until Tuesday, November 21.

The polico report that a boat was washed up on the Paraparaumu beach oil last Tuesday night. It is lGft. long, Gft. beam, with contre-lward, and is painted whits, with tho name "Spray" on the 6ide.

There was only ono case at the Police Court on Saturday morning. John Byrno was fined £2 for breaking a prohibition order.