LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2109, 28 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At _ 10 o'clock last evening Captain • Entwisilc. _of the Huddart-Parker : • steamer Itiverinii:, advised by Wireles-a ; that lift expected. to arrive at Auckland from Sydney at J1 a.sn. to-morrow. Tho southern portion of the vessel's mails : sliould therefore reaeli Wellington by Monday Aftefiioon's .Main Trunk express, _ Professor Prince.. Canadian Gomjiiissioner of Fisheries, who, «t the request of the Government, is coming out to mako all extensivo report on tlio New : Zealand fishing-grounds round the. coast, lyill arrive at Ailckland from Vancouver by tho Marama on April 7. He will have tho Use of the Government steamer Hinomoa for . expert- ■ mental trawling round tho coast, "Mj' opinion is that the moto yon can . Iceep girls out of the street,' and the Kioro you can keep f liem to themselves among girls., the better it is for them," said tile chairman of tho College Hoard ■ <:T Governors at tho meeting yesterday. ■ . The proposal before the board was as to tho stylo of fence to bo erected round the school grounds. ' Other members of the beard had suggested that the most suitable style of fence for a School tvas a 1«V coiieeto or stoiio iftrll:, . with iron tailfegs along tiro top., A font o of this Kind would, of course, have left the ground open _to tho view of pp.sse) - s-by-~arici the Stf&pt, aiid to this Mr. Brandon objected. All tho members of tlio board did not agree with lii'iii in his objection. Mr. Tiarber declared: ''They're out of date, ilms.o ideas of yottrs." 'fire question dS to what stylo of fenco should bo erected was left undecided in tlio meantime, rind the architect will bo ..asked to furnish nltjernatiYC estimates for tlio constructing of a galvanised iron fence, a light brick wall, a light forro concrete ! wail, aiid a low stone wall surmounted by iron railings. Qu Thursday evening a Ciirisiolr.ireh , paper publishes! an article stating that vt had information which led to the belief that the Arbitration Court had; yielded to the appeal of tho Hotel Workers'" Federation, a fid had granted 1 a weekly holiday to employees. It was ■ ■ further stated that jt was tf-'^ersHio'ci ■ that the minim-vim wage lmd been raised from 2as. to 375, 6d. per week for males, and that preference on the linen ■ of tho Dominion drivers' sward would bo given. Tlio real position, however, ■ is that- no award has .vet been filed-, and, ; . as tlio matter is still under tho consideration of tho Court, any reference to ' what Siay bo tire Court's grant is iouti- ; datifliVless, Seen by ft reporter yestcr- ; day. Mr. E. J, Care.y (secretary of the ;; Hotel Workers' Union) expressed liini- ' self pes tiStoni'&bcd that tlia news should • have been published. ' The caso came • before Sir. Justice Stringer. President ; of the Court, ahout a month ago, and ■ un award bad' not yet been granted. ' When charged at the. Magistrate'.* 1 Court yesterday with Iravihg fflSlfed to • attend a parade, a senior eadot said that his reason for doing so_ was that • in l objected to wear short," trousers. "Does it hurt y,our vanity?" asked Mr. D. G. A- Cooper, S.M. "Yes, sir," replied tho youth. "Well, your vanity will cost you 105,," remarked tho Stag-; ■istrate. Tim Patoa Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday resolved that it is I'.esirablo - tlmt an up-to-dah' reference library !:o t ostablished fc Patea. and that Sir. [ Carnegie be aslfed to extend his gener- , ous aid in tlio project. 5 At a meeting, held on Thursday -after- } ltoou at Kent Terrace Presbyterian j Stihoolroow in connection with tho J Bi.ble-i;i-Staie-Schools League, there ; were appointed to tho committee, of tho ' local branch* representative workers - from the Kent Terrace Presbyterian 5 Church, Taraftahi .St rest Methodist 5 Church, Baptist Church, Church of t Chrht, and Church of England,

The small wayside flag station, called lUwitivpn, south of llolritika, claims a unique record for the Dominion, it Was saiit to Mr. Massey by n member of a tf.o)!iVtatfeft at Bass, This was that it held premier position for traffic in perambulators. On one ■o&aatifm, it was said, > the mothers of- llttntopu gttintf to to Boltitiita lifid take'ii with tliem iwot'.iv-„sc>v.>n peranibulators. This Was imula the main argument in an nrgeiit ■i-epest for enlarged accommodation at the railway station,, and Mr. Masse.y was constrained to adroit that il.ie aTjgu» merit was a very sound onj. In justice ,0 tbe people of the place, it was pointed aut that the iiytttbei' of pferambulators was not specially affaiigedi but was almost .1 normal thing, as tbo mothers niadd Tag.ula.r excursions to Hokifika tin pay dnys.

The chairman, of the New Zealand' Olympic Council (Mr. A. Marry atl) has addressed the following letter to thii honorary secretary of the International Olympic Cmmcil, at Paris :-"T!ie Olympic Council of New Zealand desires to congratulate the luternafional Olympic Committee on the ccStaioh of the 'iw<m. tietl.i anniversary of the re-establish-nieiit of tbo ancient Olympic Games.. The cmiijeil 1 ® wugratulations are heartily accorded to Baron Pierre do Coultertin 011 the succssful completion of two terms of office as president. The Xc.jv Zealand Council trusts that the Karon--the founder of the International OlvniPie Committee—wiil, in view oi ' his {Jroat services (o the cause of amateurism hi the world, see bis way to tako up a third term of office, knowing that in his hands the. -great future .of. our world-wide - sport will be ensured', Wishing the members of tbe Intorna- ■ tiona! Olympic Gomiuittee continued success iit their efforts to maintain ; b'efavefiii the lia'tioijs'{):f the world on the athletic field, and comolimenfiiig them 011 their work in the past in that direction., and on behalf of the New Zealand Council .extending them our personal regards." Tho International Olympic Ccmniit'ieo meets at Paris in June next.

T'ivo 1 men veto attested yesterday by IMoctivc-Sergcar.r, Rnwle and Deteetiv'o Cameron 'dn ft charge of having stolen a quantity of cheese from tlio stenmor Rangatira at Wclliiifrton. . Tjio offenders will appear at tho Magistrate's Court ibis morning. At a meeting of the Greylown 13ranch of the Clmrch of England Men's Society <311 Thursday a resolution Avis passed _ expressing tho conviction that a sufficient number of tho people of Sow Zealand liavo evidenced their desilo for tho referendum requestod by tho riible-ih-SeliooiS League, to justify • tie Government introducing tlio necessary measure; and resolving to support 'tho executive in any stops that may I*> taken _ to insure tho submission of the question to tho whole of tho people, at tho next General F.ieclicn. Says our I'alir.erston correspondent:— At tlio sitting of thO Haihvav Appeal . Hoard yesterday, Mr. Haselden, >S.M., remarked that a Rystem of classification was the most unconstitutional in tho omlised world, but it worked' belter than . aiij' other system bocauso it was looked 1 upon with common sense iiy those dealing with it. It was the hes.fc' system that had yet._ been dc'visedr— ugi.y, no doubt, and inconsistent—but of tho .greatest value if taken rightly. Tho classification 6hould bo taken as of general compass, and' then one wanted tho spirit of equity to follow the letter of _ Ihe law .in order' io administer tlio spirit Of tlio tiling. . "You may aski" continued. Mr. Haseldcn., "wltat is tii.e ttso of this Appeal Hoard? It is tho great check on tlio Department, which will take tho greatest pains not to allow any case to exist which will, be successfully appealed against" A mass' deputation / of is being <jriirtnised;' itndn'r tho auspices of tho Moral and Physical Health Society ■of Wellington, to wait upon the lion. 11. D. Bell (Minister of Internal Affairs) on Monday next, at 11. aim., to submit to his liotico various proposals which j aim at preventing thtv rise, or bpread of the white slavery evil.

The Wellington Boxing Association, dcekfed last niglit "to i'uit «ie proviit- • oal championship tournoy this year for tho benefit of the Carnival Fund, It was arranged that dates should bo booked for the Town Hall, for May 0., and. if two nights should bo iiccessarf, May 7. At a largely, attended meeting of the V.C.T.C., held at Kaiapoi oil Wednesday, a strong resolution was unanimously passed expressing loyalty to the platform of the: Bible-ni-Stato-Schools League. A vote was also passed expressing appreciation of the splendid ■ work done by Canon Garland, and expressing entire confidence in him as Do> . minion organiser of tho League.