LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2016, 25 March 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Some iiito'es.t Attaches to the arrival of the liner Attain*-, wtal.i readies liero froni London to-day. Slid fras tie ; first steamer foafel lip at Woliiiigion by ittrtia klsmu' tluHng the striico, nnd the day when she drew out from tbo Glasgow Wharf, MJiid' li.eai-% ing from tho ssscinbkd oiwd,- iwoviflwl n itiomorablo scone. OmifioUs llead- . sliafas antl assortions by the stake, bosses were also pteiitiftil. She woiiM iiover ho (iiscliargcci in London, tixcy said. Psrliaps, somo sli& would novel roach the Thames., PlaMiQuefcto's iimeful epes-a. Hhtil iXo-nes" Was relicarswJ for the first titiie last evening lay tho Wdliiigiori AjuAtonr Opoiatic Soejcty) ivlik'li, ouooii.ragcd by' thn sn-rcess ac-hiifvect last. ,voa.r ivitn ■ "tto Geislin," fools competent, to do' justice to a mufrh )nero jprotcjrtiaWs work. There wwe about sisty members j of the chorus pfcJMjnt, a.nel tl.toj qil «-iitttred iißartiiy iirta thft Stildf of Jim tjjsoi'tt flßeler the direction of Mi, D. A. Kcnnyt and before tbto rohwrsitl tMis i\nishm] had "broken the back" of several <>f tlie ciioriii HHißlberS. "I'atil Jones" is to to staged nt the Grand Opera Hocisß for seven nights, commencing July 1. Since Christinas tlm tailoring trade- in Wellington lias bi?.i>n dull, alld mafty era-ftlo.TM-s liavc been forced to reduce their, hands. The trade■ now logins to. show] an irupTO\emoßt 1 t'onsefiNent o,n the near approicH bi tlie caUi Weathev, aii.d thsrfe is an increased demand .for liiuds, Jlost firms are now woiihijg at fuß stroa^tlu

'■ On her ]ato trip rou.irt! the South Island, tfoo -Government Btertmof ji.mfemoa found a prospecting party at Dusky Sound. The esact spot wWtliij site of ttii old copper fitinfr, ivJiicb, it is gentirnil.V believed, was Wijrtictl out loiig a : <;0. An liivorcnrgiH cofripaft;?, lwvcvcr, thinks , it <iiiite possible that, other wh> crals aro to b® found, nm! a parly o? fmtr is iiow puking a thorough iiivcs.titfation. It is tbo intention of tho then to rcjm.ita on the island Isr saKTeVwedss collecting ore specimens.

Tilo appeal of it liH.Jd.lo-a.god man at tte Magistrate's Court yestcr-day iiwrnijift for tii»o to pay. a fine of £1 for insourict,Y met with a cold rwejrtiou, "May I h-ivo time to pay the iino? ,f no iMiiiired ansttonal.v. '"itfrili give mo move, energy te took for ffark." ' "No , ! NqT' panic tho emphfttre appeal to tho MaKistrate from the H'ifft at tlife ot'hpf side of tlie Co'iit't, "M.oro energy to for beer," . remarked luiijiec.top Wciidry. in the- faeo of Bireh disapproval it was flat likely that tihtj appeal would succeed. iVecttscd was pvtii ah oi>)}Bftuiiity of ..recuperating ins lost OJiWßios hi a place where liquor is unprocurable.

Mr, George A. Green, of AuckionfJ, orßaiiising secretey of tho New 2i?.aja.nd: Assowation of Nui-s&iymen, is at present in Weiliugtoa. jto is engaged in touriiig Mm Disminioia, , with $. vmw to oißamsing district councils, and ho speaks enthusiastically of the- reception winch ho has aftot wifcli from member* af tlw trade in all parts of th.i> North Island. Ho states that ho Is <x>n.vincßti that there is a groat future before ' tho Itnjc .industry of the. Dominion—not only in Otag.o, Nelson, and Hawke's Bay, but j..n the Auckland cjisirkt, whore krgo a.res.s are being pfefited for csjjorfc apples. .With, t-ho right .sorts, snttable Jaekimx, itnd Coveriimont- gfaimg, a krgo and profitable export trade was assured, . ■

B.M.S. I'yramtis wives at Wellinetpn to-day, from Auckland, Bk> and tile Psydio will remain here for aft Weirmto period.

Lasi year the Keftmriw BoMijijr Club obtained the kn.se of an. perb of Tovm .Belt toad, sjtated neat tiie Tietoro College buildings, "Aft«r*.sepurli];p; it tlio club soM the .existing greon. outrigkt, and possession is to 1?& given to the purchasers ii.t fhe old: of next .n.ioiitl>. 'fte directors of tke club Ijave tost iifr time in getting the. .site. *s.f the iicivcroon into order, and it ttill .pro.biiW;y he ready for play cariy next sUWnteir. As tlia ijcro was liillsidd hud, a good deal of oxcantiioii had. to be done, aiid «o ftmw titan 500 a yartls of eaftii have, been removed te crista the required level laiid, 'I'iie tap soil is nW being Spread out; and Mh Crawford» Of KaHJri, who is laying down the g,redn, exVcdXs to bo toady to sow thd seed about felie toiddle of next nroiitlt.

A' deputation is to • wait u:pon the IPtimo Jlijtistef on liis* roturn to Wellington to urge that tlte coHsiiruoiion pi tio road beti#eii Waimariiio and fijtaana be pUelred forfrard tfith as rapid' ly as , - jjossAfo during tie *-i'nter. :

The Labdur Bepartmeiit lias, had a tasy timo dtfrihg tire past few months in attending t* tlio .riuwefoiiS appi'icar tioiis, from" iiidustrial ijiiiqiis .iiii! over the JibjhiHion, for registration iliidfir tbe Goiicilia,ti<?n and .ArbMrs\ij<w Ac|. fho latest uufeus to b.e regisieied ,4ns tli.e AuoMaiid jVlaijjjfaGteiflg ■J.ewMlcil*, "Watch and O'lopfe Makers' '.litaio'j), pisborne Matter Printers , ,Sind 'Sdctltbitlclr firs' TJ.iiisft, Walta-manfiai timers , tjiiioii, Bsiiiriston Engine Brivers'j . Ifi.r.'emen.j alii Bralufismen''.s tfoiotoi. aflSiho Pfyinouih tinker WoftoSrS' xiiid'Siiwmlt Eniplpyeos' TJuioii. Siucte the;strikc ip? , iirnjiim.atei'y fifty unions liave '■" beoft igfaiVtetl rfigtetr ; i!ctio{i, cpnstitiitiug a rev. cord ove'ji .n'iiy Bijiiilii.i'. .geripd."..

My tlio Gird of this, ijifliiilt tlio-Jjop fi.cMs of tlio Nc-lson. aiitl surrounfliiis disif.i>-t>- TCijl.!;ha\rc.bc.eil-i;o;!n.pli!tcly,pick--43d,. iMi.d pickers, nio'sily ■gitls #nd youirg lunrried womeii, ftill fetwfn to,. thffr homos. \¥c.lting'ton .supplies. Uie mfljor : portion ,of the. fenra-lo laJipivr for .t)« iiOp-'iioMSj.alid elos<! eii two h-ttntlffed. w.Bracrt and girls wfl'j. re.twn to the djt.y ■witlriii th« course of a fortnight, Tlris will not catis6 a glut iii t)jo Jemslo sa,t bduf ifiai-ket, for theso picltors ifiUmx : to. their homcSi and do not seek other Gnipioyment.

Tiro dirkibiial eaiap "to be ljeltl |t. ■liilwjlivu frgm Aprii'27:tp, IE) W))l b6 t-iio largest TeTOWjiaiV-camp cvpr lioltl in Jfeiv ZeafoM, In ttjo pfts-t Q«ly ifriga.tle -cftpvpS jias*o .been li<?.ldj but. at I'a'knpatt diyisioftal cafiip all bf.anc:tic,s of tto stsrvice wilt fe uiifloi- It is esp'ctefl that; 0000 inen will atteiid, aiici the laWur of fflidlhg <iqui.p.rnent pi ■tii*> cnuvp for ites ntfm ; lio.r js ijecesßatilsr g-reat. It; is tjiat JpflO fcnts .and 60 niatqtiGcs will jiaTe tp be kect■ijdj Jitul it -will probably reff.wrfe 'two speeiijl trfthlS to cqnvey all t : ho 6ahip v outfit to

Afi'itugcroetits on .4 lar.g« scs.te have ■!)ceii-in pi-Qgrsßs for some iiiiie .lor tlio : Irai 'ftiisfl will tnko pfftee at To Rsiigi, ■ ttoltianftn., to-day, It Js espceicd "that : all tlie tribes fcsidiiig :bQt.woe« Wliangai'ei nivd tlio .Ser.tb Cap, ajid ■also rqpi:cseiitatives of tho Ngapnhi, AWftowij Ifi.aravre., Ngatifetirt, and jMaliufckflno., iti\l bo prDsent. *Bib ptograrMijo will focludo tlw uiivotliug of a ■ niQHuiiio!j.t cfcctcd to ceimnenjoFato the V.alou.r : of tlie ■cjficds of the Bfcat Bftiawa and Pftjxthia, and tho Toiiovatiion of tlio «f Wuitajigi Hal awl its «ir.fo.i!!.uTmgs, Tke gathering vi.H also dis&nss slid' dpcide on Koine fit -tod proper #yspi.y io ■ropro.sen)) : the , Blaoris in • Parltonciits Thus far, theffc are t*o lisili'r.sDi.ts.. in the fiold-Mt'. Lcopblsi Biislty, of Kuteporo (who .cqivtested fte' Nortlierii Maori scat at thp- fest clpfttioii) , , airtl Mr. Ifaufaki 11. Jilamsing (Vvlio .is the eldest son of .the late Judge.Manning),