LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2110, 30 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_ The s.s. RiverJfia arrived at "Avieklaiid trem Sydney ft noou yesterday with the Australian and Englisli (vk Suez) mails, rite Wellington partiqn of tiro mails Will arrive tin's aftemgau by tie Slain iruu.k tfaiu.

■rhe Hon. F,.M. B. Fisher Otfnister )f Customs and Marino) has decided to wbycr a .political address in fte Town Sail on Friday evening nest. t ■Ba.«nc3s set down to be taken in the sujjreitfo Court to-cfay mel-tiifcs tie -cases i-Vi-lsoa v. Wilson, $voree j Ooj: v. Beycs uul M'Olusgase, tajfteiges far .alleged. ißsr6prGse.ntati<jn. ete.: Dodsori. V; Park, (pplication for writ of attachment. It is .stated that Mr.. H, 38. Auderson., of tho firm of Messrs, Buddie, Aft* lerson, B nd Bblten, solie.itors, wifibe i- candidate for the Mayoralty -of G.nsmv, Mr. Ano>r<son lias been'» -resident >r ivbaiidaWali for some fiv.e or sis years, so far no otkor fiaij-didai'© has b&e'n anWinced lov Oiislow., "II you ateess, soma constables, it's i compliment if they l»tee the slightest 10-tiCB of you," renj-ar-ked Dr. -CaM-Jl, vh-cn giving e-videnco in. a case at t-iie ttagistr«teV Court -tin Saturday; The Marine .Department having taken ffidence; at '& pieli.nrinary i&qnk y jnte lie col&ipn between the steaniers tyawa'ciud Bfeiiheim .in the AVairau Jiver smile time igfl has. decided th&-fc id. Jlagistefial. inquiry is nccfeßS-ajy. Hop-pickers to the number of 40 re■Wiied f,ro.ui Md.tue.ka te Wellington by he Atoshtu Line's $%iu*t a-st night, Ca{%i.ij Hay -stated thst he eft Moweksfc at $M ».m, yesterday and an .into a thicl? fog off the Brothers .bout 0 p.m. Fforo. that point to Weh iiigto.ii Heads the fog was partiQuferij leaVy., au.d the, yCssol.Ws s liffifcult probiein., Tho fog signals at ifljic Ic-ads- tve-rc .mwch appreciated.,, and Cii'paiii Hay brought. hi : s TCssej t-hraugi: !i6.ffl»ky pall wiftaut any trottble. -Cs.p ain- Hay reported that he bad ««!tt«.' wo, steamers cruising rqujid Outside tlji ■iiriance. Earlier in the -ev-ening tb< loino steamers Sawke's Ba ; y, f-rein; Lytejtdft, and Star et Victoria, rroto Nu nor., rfiiMfted by wire-Jess tij-al they Wqri ii tiro viciftitjr. It is probable thatliie) fill wait- outsjdo till daybreafc, Ai. the- sii:n"iii-g : e.xh.ii)-jt|on at tho jtoja ipdetj* of itff-Hisli Attists-, of « ; hfc!i Wt irsiik Bfa.fl.g.w-ya, JkA-t is the liefrly Jeeted pj-csid.ent>' iip.]v being he-id at t.h( tjciety's gaitories iii LojiiJoju iff, H ji-nley Biffbai'dgpu.-, Il i B,A, 1 -.of Wetßttg on 'rechn-ical Cojege, i> esiijbit:(ng .i iumfer of paijiibjnfis ap'd dravings o ihiMren; ana Jlaor'i sllbjecta; la ctjn.neciio.il ivitji th;.e recent Sun of tbo- Buiiediii ba'ko.rs aii.i mstryeopkV. ein-plbyees, ib.o Wfilfinstoi Operative piikers: , aiid ■' EasJrj'Codks jftipii has r.osolved-:" lf, ihs his ;niiiOT resret the action pf'soifle- o; ilia , -Bwieclin.master jit not 'ftiy Ug tJiefj- employees a. holiday : to- hqjc heir picftifc.; regrets the action- of thi Jhnedlfl Bakciis' -a-ui Pastryco-.ak-s Jnipj-i in holding, thoi-i' picnfo".oji ; Jmttlay,} ftnd ,t;ijo m-iiiis ier§ of the churches iu Btuiedm it ■lieir protest -against the SsHiatji Da? yeijtgused for such a -p-urpose." The Rev. A! ¥. vkajiiw iuperititeiideMt of- IJawk&'s oay Jfia-or Hissionj.wft leare lor BotQraa'oH 15a? :e.r Mwday- to ■parfieip.iit.o iii the dedica .ifta of the He,v. F- Ai Bermett-s jiov \hofi carved -cbu-roh at Oliinemutu. .di Vpril Iβ; also to. att(?ud.|iip Jiaorj oe.ii i-fal Synod to- bo lield -(Juriiig the; o.cea iioii, tive-r wliicli tho Bishop'of Wala.pi viU presida, Most probibty the jiislio'i if Aaokiand , (Dr, Avwrilj) wilt, also' hi ireseirt to assist in tile .dedieatijiii- set /iqe.aud chu-cli .Weetiiigs. 1-liq Br.vs 3, Mimro and W* f, 'Frasfe'r (Jiaot m-rates te Hiiwke J B Bay).' vrifl accoin va-ny the Rev. A, F. -ttijd iyil )? abg.ent for two. -\y<2<jks.', A gxeat. niaiv chijfch people frotor Bawke's Ba : sill p:oe.ced to Botprua to wStftes.s tf; iereraontes and to leave- their coutri luttitius, ' ' fits physicnl iniinhig (ra.mp .for inei teanhefs cyem to-day, oil tile old Etufel I'ar.k raeeooo-rso, a.Md' gijqut 100 -teafiherf ■from 'ihe Miil.jly3.ttl, .Butt Faliey, 'n'ltc . :C.i% schools will attend, 'j'he women tcarters aro to assemblp at 10 Uviti, te-day at Clyde: Quay School and proceed- in parties to thes Maspiuc Jf»t)j BoulcotS Stecot, %d)iey Street; Strhoojronm, Alesandra Sa-11, Abel Sifti.fcli S-u-e&t, and Century Mull, Kent teraca. The training, which, is iWdei tho supervision of the 'Wiysfcai Dd-ttca- ; tion Di'partm-ifut, oh April- ft A new wwipg picture theatre and cdttcer* is to be erected opposite . ParEnmeut BuiJ.diitgs, in Jlolesivorth Street aiid Sydney. Street, . Jlans have been pjteparecj by Mr. James Bcftine, architeoti attd it is es-t;-niatp.d- tbat tlip oostoftheb.iuWingjWbicbwiji.fe pf two' stories will be about £13,000, iiietudijig seats and; .furnishings-.. It has been decided to form a New Zealand -Natives' Association, with the : wide? abject of pr-es.erving :aud coineniing tho jratiouaf characterj and witlj the more iSMiiecljate jurposo of pionjat' ihfi the Httcrests -and furthering tbo weifare pf its fnemb-fers, Tbe assdctoioti will consist Of ftatkes of Nsjy Z,ea: : !ani or those who Jra-ye resided in tlw iii-inion -for- '% period of tnsen.ty*-fi.ve years Appjieation fofijis fat uiq-Jnbe.rsb.ip jna■be pbtarired froni vatfdiis htishiess: firm' fa Wcjih'jHHtqn, as notified by advertise aient in this .issue. teitfcnts and visitors to .Seaipuaahc Lj-iill Ba-.v y.esterdaj , wero surprised t< liear what sqfliidedlike 'boohi'of i gtm every few »-lnu'te§. Many- rton-derfet Wβ the soiiiicl came, fronii aiid thi ge.nej-al i-ttqwiry tffts , : '''What's ;% gtii going eff for?" As a matter of fapfc v was tho fog signal Working -al thp foo; of Pentarrqw- lighthpiise to warn vessel which were in tho vicinity of iW.Hpids Qfficeis on steamers -frlijeh arr-ivcil it port during the afterijoon rcpopft&cf Wia: a thick fog/descended at intervfis., blob tiiig oiib.!iu latidmwi-s, a,nd wigatio'i was ii fijfficiil-t- p.robieni, A ,-notable .service-, of the Cs.-thol-ii Missidit, which, f-QF the past weqk has been given m §fc Joseph's aud St. SfarA of the Angels- C-Imrches for jnen. bf thi mmt Missionaries, Fathers. O'Q&nneil XUj'Jo-r, Herring, and Maeitrtlty, tool plaeo ycstetdsiy morning,-- when a bodj of ineii, i:Jo§o dii 500 Btroiig, repeivee mfy' Commmjjeii. At the;' conoiiismii of tho sstmc, the men fermed in-tc msirclnn* forntSition, a-ijd proceeded to it* Tiffin tea-roonie, ivltero they were KirtertaiJjed a.t brenitfast by mau Society. There \y<W present afl guests of ittfooMiy tha Co?tliutor Areti.* bishop O'Sliwi, fcho Mhssieu Pathors, Mr. Marhn KfjiWetfy, Mr, If. J. Rop.yqr, president of tl m Boitiinjoii Cflmrml of tl«t Ne-iV Zcalajid Catholio federation, ami ttfo of %M. founders ol the JKbpitiian Sodety in New Zoafeilfl, Messrs. M. Balm and T. Redmond. Mr'. J. J. li. Bnrke presided. Several to-tie-ts were lieiiaflfcd, the chief being "Thft'Hiefnrcliy and Clergy of X<w Zoak-nd," proposed hy Mr. I ,1, L. J3ui%p, and reMiomfcd U> by A.i-clvWs.iwp O'Shea, antl Hie Very Uftf. Patlier O'Co.u.noil, fe-pcat gratification was expressed at tlie-'e? result of the mfa&oiu

10-morrow owning the NortMand M«. Jiiwpal electors' Ass.ocj'atisii ia to Itolii s lacetinfi with a view to armit'Wfi "ft deputation to wait on tho City Ctmusil', wtth a view of urging thfrt body to cmist.r>j<;t a Hnk transllnp Vetwepn Mates* JVortii Street and Tiaakod ilon<j, fey outtJiiß out tiro long joiiriicy to tiro I'stet'ino end of the iofiiwr steet, .and (kiikiMg teek by way of fwabti Hoad. The ftssocaatirai docs not siigWst a route, but is of opinion tliat the work should be imshhfetl in tho schedule of the proposed loan. . Now that.Sydney Street, is blacked, tlio most knsibh routn has ticeu eHroilisted, and it is hardly likely that- the -tsars would he nvn up Boivqn Strict and Mn-seupi Street into Sydney Street, owing t$ tlio noise they make, 4nd Hil:i Street is SB.vd to be of $»o steep a, grade to h& Safe. ■

. lhe actiugrseci'etaT.v af tlie-Sea-men's bm«Hi (Jlr. M. Stuatliyman) states tliat the Minister of Marine ftho Bojj. t , . M'! B. Ksher) has eofiseiitect W receive a, dcimtatian to urge tfce neees-sity pf liariiip; tins legislation amended so thgi it' wouaj be ctHßpulso-ry to pay tlie crews of vessel trading tlitj feast in- 'iHnrt. At the last mcetiiiß oi the Wellington ■branch or the union attention was. drawn to the fact that soima of the were being paid whfle at inception b%is taten to this course! by. tho nieri, and it was pointed oafe tliat in tho caso ot -thf* eteamer Moa, which blew up off Hie WaugaiTU-i iar, the wen lvera paid at sea, and Ijad no .chsiuc'e of savinK wv&t -inoney*