LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2018, 27 March 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Daring the journey, of li.3L.Sv Atlveiiic from .Landau to Weitihgt-W a firstc>!aS6 passenger, Mrs. JluriMi, died at sea. My, arid Sirs, Thitlach were ni.ijl.y■ing the round ti'ij> from Lttnd'oii to. Wellington a»tl back.' A meeting of mejii.bers of the. old ' Waterside Workers' Union Was eallea, at the Trades Hall last night, as a iiftli.minar.V to all ajiplidjiMftri for Registration <tf a now tinia'n to be fciiowii as; the Harbour Board Permanent mid Casual Employees' 1 Industrial Thiion of Woi'kers. It is Understood that tjio mcotinj? lapsed owing to the fact that ■ the qtiaruin of .fifteen intending mmiy hers {specified for slwh a ni«ttsfl<* in ■ tlw Industrial Canciijatbn. and A.rW- . trillion Act) did Jiot; nttimst. \ Tta> I'rime Ajiivistor states, says a ■ ] Press Assaetistinri telegram from Dimj odin, that the rmtstrHntion of the 'IW ■ ,' rangn-Eas-'t Coast ra-ihvtiy is to Tie pushed ahead at OMO frfliii the Wailii cud, 1 ;md within a f<* days tender's arc to : he called .for four or five dtmtraeiSj j white olhers will follow in due cwse. i ! Six .Navy iastruetorfi arrived Jty the; ' Alhettit: vostonky, The.v Will fill vaeamiies on H.M.S. Psyclao and H.M.g. Torch: Botjj of these vessels are at ■; preseiw to Weliifigton, !

By proclamation iu tho G-iizetto., a commission, consisting sf Jfcssrs.' R. I.'. Giwilte, d. Stafford, "W. Stewart, &. Ucbclcn, and J. Jil» M'Kay, is appointed to inspect and classify kauri,. &i\u resei'vos.m tho Auckland district. Tlw cqiniiiiss-ionc-rs are instructed *in particular to ascertain :-~"fy) Vhieh roserves contain or yfeld suflldent gum to justify tlwir retention as Eauri-'gurn rb.scrvea; (b) which reserves are snflipicut. I.v exhausted of gum to justify the re- .- t'noval of th.o reservation and the open- ' ii-ig of tho. land for settlement purposes." Mr. 11. P. . GreviMo is a.ppoitited chairftiaii.

Tlio official organ of the Red Federation has hit npo.ii a happy device for impressing upon its readers its opinion of the Liberal Party. In its latest issue it has provided a striking var-iai t-j-oli of the spotting of Liljfij'ai by sub■stluitttj.g tho sign for pound sterling £, for tho capital Ij,'tin-is making ilfberal. PresamaWy this indicates that tho £il.)c.ral party is, in the eyes of tho "Bod Fad." organ, the pti'ty of nonmls, otlierwise'tlie party of wealtli. Constieiic6'.il.vQ-ney -to tlio amount of .£1 Gs. is acknowledges! b$ the' Setfotary to the Treasury in the, Gaiettn.

Included among tho through passengers by the Tahiti' far Papeete arc iio fewer than XgS Chinese, who have hoe,n< booked, to -work on tiro plantations of t-lie Tahitiaii Group, Tiro strangers frere visited on shipboard dilriiift the afternoon by tho Chinese Consul (Jlr! Kwei Chili). The Tahiti's passengers also inehded devcu seamen of' the frencfi Navy, who aro proceeding to Papeeto to join the. cruiser Zolcfe.

Tho enrolment of district electors is proceeding apace- in connection with theMayoral cleation which is to take plafto on Wednesday, Ai»'>!.'®>. As usual th.o: *epi'ds.cntativcs of l,siimix afo active in ■ciirflHing electors,' ii-htev ltav'ts been supplied with a liberal quantity of en. tolmeni .forms, but, jtp to the .piesont, tlio papers have not been coming in nearly as rapidly, as they' went out. Increased -activity-, in this ■direction Js anticipated during tho coming fortnight Mid a sirbsta'Mtfal supplowejitary toll is lilfely to result. Nominations for the Mayoralty will closo about April 21, While tho Shart--.Sa.vifl steamer Athv ciiie was at London this trip she lind two 4 Tin.'naval- gains fitted .on■ 'board; She arrived here yesterday. Mr. Henry Braeyi tlio veteran .-mahagfer. and .producer., until recently with tlio firini or. J, C. W:illiainso.n : , Ltd,* was ■Shown over the new Grand Opera House yesterday hy Mr. W„ &. p.. Barber, ■(ihairjnuu &f directors :qf tho Welling* ■ton Opera Bouss &»np»m\ Mi. BtaCy Considers that it is easily, tlie- finest thxs&tiis- in Australasia. The- -dejK)3:a-^' tions, lie tliauglit, were in esqtt.islto taste, and the stage iffliofiitmotiti left nothing to he desired.- it is customary: for tlio company \vlilcli ha-, ife'howbift ,i of paying tho -first week's, rent id 'firo-i vide- tlre.ili.e.a-tye with, -blbclts gild tacltla for tj'jo s-nspeii'sioit of th.o scene.r-y., bill, in-this- C.ase : jVt-r. ,Br.aey :s s ; keen .'eye iotcd 1 that blocks arid, .lines had already t'eeii Sifri .B.racy said that if.; jvoiild be. as.great a .pleasure for the -ae>tor jj-nd. producer to work in. m it would" for the public-to. in. i r flie 'Mifftstor of JJefenco notifies i-S' tfio Gassctto that tlio Governor lias- te>'. ee-ived: t'ho. faltew'irtg caMegrnh) .from, tlio Secretary of ■ State for iM 'CSo'lpniqs ',-* '■'W'itli -reference to .ydur telegram of ajfoye'tuber 24, his .Jfa'jestj is gi ; 4j6'ibu.Elj' ■ pleased to apprGv.o iitl'a of 'itoyal 1 for. Neiv JJoaiaflaNaval jl'es'efy.e,"

Vita) statlsfc'fps for '.the Dpmhriori) published in -thft ■current '■'Gtizettp," stow il'fflt (Jurfiig ksji iiiiqiitli '.inf'ajit|lo paralysis Was .'respoiisibl'e' 'for ■oii© death,' ; at Dufte.din; ••..■'■■

. flip- sJjnist%c of '$i'ar.in(y notifies in jfe. :Gfll^iti6::tlwib:«stbs'/h|]iittSr-fuitip , lihi siafitim;e 'jfiejiVcDJ/jftiis relating' to £iqll'i» Bipiis. and Jfarifinis ■ABsis.t,ari.co':ba.vo been; ratified, by fottziK "' .. \. ;'

. Ea"<?li oiic of the Uftip.u Company's. steitjners wliicli Ifeft San 'Pfiiiißis'cb receutiy for Wellington lias- lirdiight.'* latEe fiittober of Aiiiorieaji 'tourists' te Tahiti, T1.1.0 Moana, which ,ar-riv«l. lit Wellington yfistcrclay/h'acl quite oarg& tWinher of fliese..

Tiro Athe'ii.i.G brbnght '346 ri.mimgr'ahi?. tn Nc* Zealand fro'm lioriip., : G.f this ■n.u.nther 204 .jvei'.o assist'ed. 1 by....the G:dis- - snd th'ey .intiudtd :60. ineii., 92 women, and 5.2' children, .'The. ftotfGo;mefs received a vari-' pug friends, who is'ere oh tl.io 'Queen's Wharf to meet then!. Thti Gbyprii* nient iimnigfatipii officers ..alsov in. ftltendanc*, and those who ■n-ot'ei to other parts of Nes : 'JHealsitfl' were $e,nt on to thoir dest-ihafions.

The Island Bay Muftfeiiial Assooiatioii; hjte'ndjs tb faing before the. pnblitj :and ; tho Clly Counejl a the, heaeh. Thfe schpin© ,hiay he .jdiVidr cd into three ■partS- iJ (ili)':R.p.ck i.Sium'iniijg: balhs;, (2) completion of cspk'nadb arid, additional b'a't'fiing .jscbinnipdatWii; 'ind (3). band rotunda. The exfigflfaVQ.. is raising funds, for the piro.inOt'ibn'bf .the. Scbcjniv hut t:hfe cj.ijestioii as to. iWich fl-oih tfil.l be carried biil hrs't ca'niijxt lie dceided Wit'liout fljo a.ppWral. .of iXui City Cou.no.ii, The executivp :is desiro,(i.s of raisiiig .niono,y to tile; puriio.Se (jf- sflbr siilislrig any ■anjtHint tte Gfty Gfliiiicil may vdto for tho \vork. MPftibers. O'i. the' association have de.cids;ct' 'to'loavo. the aiiactttifln of the iiioftcy to'be- raised an flpctt question itt the- ■inea;n.timc, aind thfl hope. \vas expfesso-d at the la:s't nvcoting thai the ,04 : y Cohncii ;j«:puld ■.expp't rosh ba'tfo wtthaut ■ eating Mb tl'io as-' soeiatiflii*? .slender resource's.

About a- dezen Frclneh sailors.'we're hitli.e streets of Well'mgto.r; , yesfcrdtij'. Tltey arfe prOceedftig to the fi.eneh lkya! statioir mi PajMOte,' and .are' t.ra'vp'l.l.iwg by tho Tahiti, AVltich IfcaYcS port tonlay. The hnrlditog trade moro sptivd ii)) Ikefihi just riotf than. .!.! has h eeil aS any tinte in the past few '-ypai*, .

Mr. T, Fivirliulli Labour SPiJaftmeht's represcMtivfive ju ' ATestporfe,.. has. rp--co'ived, iirfovittiitioii from Weiliirgtoii that nn antharity has b.eeii issued; for tjio i.i.ii'riie.tli'ate cxpeiidifai'f'c of |!.20Q0 -pit tte :B.oai:)j £800 is sot ■aside to provide teariis for nvetalling and this hiitoco of pKOO for ■fwittirtwn work.

In eosmcotfeh wit4i the. rffceftt rattway »lss;isti?i- at Sydney, and as towing, right upon ivhat Bifglis.h. .'failWi' conipluiics arc- doing f° OiilWiiiisc" risks aiiis* iiig fro'n.i a collision, writes to sny ibat th.O Laiicashire aftd. Yof : k' ■shire' Ry-iin-ay CsjM'pa'iij' hft : v<3 .jiis.t hrongltt iuto service a ,' neiv Vcstihufe semife cra'ridor 't#itul. A : H tlvc eiit.sitlg p:a : n.ek of tfe. train, iiis'tfia.d. of hcjng malti in wo&tiji :I)b'w 0! Steel, Wocarriage floor, in ' addition to i'e.iiig imbk and iiisUiatedi, is eb..ye,rec|-.o.'i the. nnde.fstde with ■ .fire-procff initteqii}, tljo niiclcfcf'ratnc) and. ljogi.es are. .entirely qf ste:ei,i the g?S-j*Ser«iJj'S ifed (ill tlio uiideW'ramips arc sepwatod ~frp.nv ■ t.ho' floor by ■coverings of steel iptat'e; .?iic'lt pas resE'rvroir .is fitted with : aji. aiitonjatic vaWe, aiid If t'ho .ga.s.pipfis ,a:r<s' broken, this valve closes, and instantr? prevents the- esca,po of gas s xlig train, which has oyßry mode'rn dß.nr'fort in raskvay travelting., is ebnvp'osetf of pieirt hogio carriages, with 4 length.of ■Jiiflft,, mud tarries 400 passengers. Dn the London und'ergrciu'n.d faJH'ttJ's a ininibor of, im-portitfit ihiJirOyefticiits of .a similar nature ha've been rcooiitly put in hand.

T.ho Post arid' Tialcigrapli. Department is advertising in %Mi isato foi' a.p;p'licwits for. the pcrsitio.n of in Chaigp of ■ehanifoytfs in. the Chief post Office, Wellington, '.litis- is iin unvisiislj j>roeoecliivsj, .is ftpst position?! of control are fifed, hy oflicWs. within the Depart* niont, tint (Wing to t'ho ostraorcfijitiry dftvclonmciit m t1.1.0 liso of ■motofß hv the Uepaj'tnient, an espert in tJi.o. in-cdiaiiiam ni'i:() liso of motor tonrios a.iitl' iiHito!' cwles is nniv .fcqiiircfj. The J)fc■pM'tm.Mrt is -oiTflvilig it mitiinvuin salaiy of £2.00, j'!.si:!ig' by aiiittivlt i'lic-rcinoiib to £ i'lft). The sek-icted appficMit will jiave to superviso and gonejally direej' the i\'6rk of approsimatoly 40 men.

Atneii.dccl regula'i'wus under the Gold Miner-S'' Jtclief ifund and ..others uu'dof tlio Deeds Registration Act :ii'r:o .'gazetted.

It is .nS-tified, :'in -tho. G-assetto. that -ten* fa's iiii'Ve .been ateopt.ctl as. mnder. for the -supply of stores to- the ■Aycllin.-gto-n Jfrison M schedule rute.s ' 'ronks; meat, W. E. waoift;. :gioCer:i.es, Moiiat Usas-I'

.Ihe New Zealaji.d Ai-ttt-.Glpiuni As'socraticii will liold- its Hiiiiual -meeting :|n thfr Vivian Street Aaptigt ©hjirch.iHall at 8 ■o'-eio.ck this evening. -I'lro- Hevs. A- T. Jlraiijsbv, i. Itcod' Glasson, tV. &. I ottftr, ,aiid' J>r. Hughes Witt' s.pea:k> .and lihe Eov. Av % Brainsby will p'tosicle-.

Iho .vital istai'ijstics of tho 'principal wwms of Now Zeatand during thcf/ni'oiitii of lebrnary last are pu&lislißd :iiv 1110 cuiTeiit '■Gazette." fe- Auekland and; its suburtaii JbbTough, with, a Wpftlatioij oj -9'l;gSs> Uioto ivero 187' lifrlk tturaiig the month a.nd ?S deaths. 'J-ho W. 1 " I :*** »'W O-'?- 9 -Per thousand.. 'For Wellington and its suburban boroughs tho fignrcs aj-e '78,44'!*; .births, IS3; deaths, 65i :d.catli-tate f f .88. In Chfi.stch-Uit.li :and. its suhtebaii bprouglvs., with .a population or r.o,uii'u, titer* w-ero lift Ufths and -4-3 deiitlW, aiid tfiQ -deatli.-i:ivto was DJ31 8 Wli'ile in Duimdiji and .siihurbah ibowugbs, Wifli an aggregate .population of CftjiOi; there wore 125 Mi-th's auf} 50 death's, -and the ■death-rate, wa-.s ty.ffi. Thfe tot'ai bjr-ths in-ttio four chief cl-tle.S and their ku'))-■tfrtfti-1 boroughs ainountojl: : 'to .5-75, agaijvst 62.4 I'fi. d'ecredte oi 48. .The 'deaths, ill .'Ecbruftry Wei'e 833 —an increase ,<if 1&,. as Gimipared'w'itii the previons nioirth, Of the- total deaths .males fcbnMb.ifEecL 1.23.;' .fenji-aies IM!.. $ tlio ilekths; weiio- of ■cl-Wren tinder fiv'o .yeaila .■of-.'.agfiy-.bei'.ng .23.75 .pe.r cent, of .tjie wii.otffVnuinlie.f;;. 4.3 of these 'Were under'.one..;y,car.'.of : -'a.g<;.' When rt: steelrshod pile cannot :be- (Irlro.ir by : ar:ti.i'rcc-tpii ■jiHSlikoy witlt a, '--fiijc-fob't '.dropy-'.thcro -.is same fairly solid ob'struc;.ticin-'doivife W ■to*. That yt.as. .tlio .opinion 'WSjA- jester* day by sfr, Poweil,. the Hatbeur: Board's !.iui.lding fore'niany.a.nd' 'Iftri :J;' 'jilcjb'fs, eon'traefo'r., fn,th o caSe./of aiiiobstreperoii.s p.ilß tliat was being. ■hminary tolayiiigtlie.'fo.'nh'dati'o'n& : bf : tlio' new Pipitea,. 'tfc. i ; :bfict:;\v6oi ■■■sto'ro oi-i .the WjitefloQ -Quav-.-reclamation .iieitr tto Ihe pilfi-.Ka;s:'i4/;..Jinc)ieß 'iquarej : -a'ivd.rejnforced ; %ith\ . stood the. vorj well iiiaee^y\lnd; ; it:%&-?i!ot : uht-il ' the to'p ■linfler ;tlte. BniSishnig tlio::at■temftt- to :ariva;jt"tlirougfet]ie ; 'obstruciiycn }ipx Mf, :Pbwell':': of ;cigui»it. :that. .pilsvnv\ist'-.havc' ;sti;uck ; » .'boiler-plaio 'ty, WW:WS& boit<ii!± in ■Bpnjethiiiij. '.As -.tlfo. '3|'ft.. -theu -in-' the ■grdji-nfl , abojuf,- 27 fccfcj. )ft"ftjw:«' decided to .cliip- -off ■:tlio top .to :ina.ko.lt .feel with tlie,btliers-k

■Said' Mi;, ..th'ejpg.urs.a ■'of a talk with' ■could' not 1 -.help.'''being' str.ycte=Syii]v.'■■tti'QiiiMii)W..w^hi'c^/.thb': '&p ;ma.do : . -TJio.- Kiiglislf ; yiiici.al Jo'syifs .ii.it£r£st)ii : g '111 icahijiarisbji/SoHv croiss its ■^.ji'i^-n&ja»'s'ti«r'':Avlier.iS?sioi6[. < ;fliere aiaitrip"^ beds::ol;iflpwci;s, ,)>31n1% isardeU ■Even tli&-'sliQ]jlti6p^ESvMmli(iiiii^ r tft.;iH'afii} th> ■■'by ■growing- jloSyerstt : Mio;ia}cbiiieSi■ ..'-iii :§on).o ■cjiSes. tlics_ staitdards; p.f;%flm\y.ay ■jp'lcs ill tthei^streei'^Tß l . iftftdo ltt-jjie. 'ftjpri^of: ■ ■baskets:;, in wMc.li■.. there 'plan.ts or shrubs. ' Everywhere $e'hvu'rii> isrjJal faih'sSieirtfiitet- :.{# .make; their xbw.nis.. atit^actiye,'Ayliileij ■in; -pngiaiiil the.'/tchdeitey I «";tp"ik'e'ip) \ ihusiiicss ■tlijjji , <»ufeiifjiy§4iiMinp.whusingty ■ahHsinpss $s ijhejresult Sif : Mr> ■Qiioi:^&>ii , b.scj;'isitfoiis lie;\is'.cif 'tlio ' : £iiaii : iIU-lsido- : c:itibs'.'~:sucK:..Ji:a : Wel!iji|toiv '.offer' : ■ tlio iiJicsjb- >o"pportii.iii.tjss; ,:for be.antityingj.-air.dyct'Ujbi'o ntijct ioMpth.iiiij'has hec.iidoftfs.to reliiiv.e tl.vo fehness of biir.g.aiiiit UnpictttfcsqU.o 'hill 'slopes; ' ■'

_ Br, W.iltfams:,. iylib. came- out to. j\Vej.> lingtoil.siis.'ship's surgeon of this Atfiditto .when ; 6'lij #s .Tarsi, here, fcft' the at Bjiidpn ; <;u tli(i:lisl£rij). Hpnje.. Br 1 , '■.I'\ ;& : GrcsJg; iasf>' ftf/Djihoapl, is. .■.acting, ■.'ship's surgeon; 'for ;tl,ie'. #fcs;«iiti T.ouu'd jVffijijy* " : "."';■ ■■ ', Mr.., .A. '$< franklin, "siii. Eiigltsh- : t«3iii> ;ist ( who cihiii ovit.':bj' /.Ui, l ?; 'AtlVcnie ,a.B,ljir as jipltort,' '$fos,e.edqi}:'''tli.e.i!co. **>'■ ■S'fch ■botrrtie. Mt^'Kraji ; |dih[ , #o'^te , 4y > e!i%. /viSit Npy..feala : ncl '■ : ■, . Sfrv''Gila'rfes-■ .iioppiii/;, S!gijaiiijgi, tfill ■ leayk pii iv visit .tb'En'gjand, .oii Apfcil 28. Tbis'tfirthoV his/ firsV Visit' -jin : /ah> /s.ehep of liqjiLT.ly i 9 iybais,, Jft. /Hopping intends to .'Srmg- bfii'.fi'bm.o phre&r.ed .' 'rift, /.death: js, reported.. P j -a. 'very /.bid identity' hi the .person; ,0$ : iSIr-... Joiliit 'JfhVhSgah>,. of "West 'Elains:,,?*! ;tho iigpVof j'§' feats- ifo. .F)au%a.n : i' ■who \vas. Si natfye of Ireland,. .«af,6fto ■Of the ycyy eafl&st of ■tli6:s : lVbst;..ißlaiii'S ispttjbi% and tioivtiriyctl ''tq ..rceldo' itli'eio' .up ' tothe iirijo of' his death:,'' : . ; '"/ Sir., iio'b&t Siaeljii&n, ; 'A-%w*fe* .iandfjp.i .'Wlipwivs. ■'&' ranch;, : spryiqi dig-, tarteo fj'o.ni 'B'tieubS- Ayrcs, Vrctftrnie'cfi.to. Now. fceafennYby Mie.^licufo,./winch «y ycster'dayV ' ~,;%?-...' ■J.lh ft... G, \R , o]|)iosohY,Ai{j>ei i ■njirsotynia)) .'fat ihe /South.lslandi/il/ill attend' a; forestry ■cphforjeiii'difo.' 'Bo.lield in Scotland; in June, 'If.oiUo/'intends, "i/isftihg Aliiejicai irii'rltj.tis partis ofiEuiv 'tjpe, anil fettaMbit methods : p •cohsi:ctO'i' ait : tTipse) countries. •' '" ■', ~ \;'V ■■'.'.' ■ Jh6-liß'al!lroctfUlfio"4---aVSfiuo'!i. qiiSAtr uritft 'Of "MN: William. M'Clynjontj Mi VafltiSve. ■■.Qf'"KifkpiidUrig!rj;;/Sq9t)and|' ifere- ; lio was.' iidf ricdVirt ,1863 V Aua> : ac.ctinVpitnied hy.his. vivife/'ahd. chiloVpamo. U MfeV,^e;ald'ild. ; «iitilie;^l%. ; 'Mo; arriving at. Po/rti :Ghaliifprs;, sJIRV hrtmedratc'ly .vih?Jo llro deceased edntinhe'd; ftj. residp... :i; He ciiiplojOTtftttaytailcirs, clltte.f at ; Stowarft? Slanclie ; ster;;;Hi>use.f Wljjch position ho held to fho 1 time, ofvtas iptfrinvont.' He. tOo]tho#riin:lopa:l: ; pphAVas 'in liis,:y;oivng(:r : ,:as:y§':in ■enthusiast ; oirtJi6 :;:nipy.empK Sfrv. a f amity /pf too .daAighteirand ■ftvewspiß also ,23 , .g!aitdchl!3«nv, i . -;.-