LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tljs- p&sfcftl s-ut : iiariMe.s sdvi.se that theK;M.Si ftiosila find thq 6.*, BfsK.ngarnii wbieb sailed ffoin SyittOJ at .3 end 6 jj.iii. Tesiiootively on Ap.ril 18* ler WeHingtoii, ere botli earfji-ng Australian mails, sud aj-o ttfco to-nio.rrd-.TCv

Mistakea appeared iu the telegraphed report of tho speech. jMtVored; by the Hoii. Jaj>. Alton, at Milton on April IS, as it Appeared in a liutnber of n.e*s* paiiers, Iu sohio cases the Minister tvn:s credited irilh saying tiiafe tic .limits iifloh borrowing from tho lqeaT a.irflio.ri* ties' brsnch of tho State Advances Office had been riis.fed t<i in t:h« ease of spiiiities., aiid £600 iij tjifr caEc. ■ef The correct figures are: Cblintfes, ilOiWj boroughs, $5000.

Oa#!viii ,E, Gorfen, tf)],o |s; Jttst fetir* ing tfom the coniniand of tlio P- ead 0. BJS.S. Moldavia, after 4t! yii'ai'sj servjco mjde.t t!tO' ijijg. toli an fntefvrcwcf .on ittq liohieward run how he cam*? to regard sfea'Bi.ckne.ss ae tho product of tjie ijnaginatiQn. "I ateisys. "to]!. people aca'Sisknfi3s h the rcsutt of tlieir own imagiiiatvoris. % first »i.sit out I wa? auferkig badly. I wp.e siting an the loft ■squpperSj coM 4nd mifeerablfe, srtjfiii tiitsro eajn& along thd second Jiiat6-K)nc6 tXffttftwaitt of tiio Confederate crui§e'r. Alu■banja-., 'Witst's tho .matter \ritili yotfj boy'? s 'Ploiisd, sir, I'm eifck.' ■'&?- sick,' Bhotttcd the second .mate, '111 ■sea-sick yon/ and %o. words weft? accompanied hV a kick, which tended me liaW-ffay acres? the desk. A' speedy flight up ilio rigghiß to ttp main to:p pia;ccd 60m.0 rlislaneo fistecfeij us, end \vbflß i «M d°. wn second mate *ae gone; % eea-siekuoss w.es Roiie., and Vt never returned. I rectimineM thattwatnient its & 'poriect ctire 3 biifc no one ansiqus t» t-r>- it!" ,

Matter* relating to the light ejea Minted- to Jlossrs. A. S, I'ktorSpn aiifl Pol, ttdv, ircfe to hiiye Been dealt wjtb a.t kst 'sJfeWS. meeting cf the Guy Council. %*>&a-»w»p €6irinMtie-6 has irtt ypi ted tiw6 fo bwe- dufrn a, report,' but it is ptoßiiblo thftt the matiw will lie. dealt »itl» st next cq.ttntfil ©eotiUg. SiMiakiiig to a. yestefday on Hie subject of havd trafiiiijg* the Json. ,lu. Alfen said that an crroiicous ro* iwrt bad b««i> cirGiiMod in fffercfico to appHcaSiniTS from recwite to bo teamed mi. fh« Pliiloimei The Govfernm&at was not yet imrStirtg iippwoatons from recrttits. Wt a certain number of ftDpi.rcati«.is had cotiio in. These li«d hcfiii filed, pawling the prepuratom of reftij' kiions pevefniw t-te cnitdttwfts of service. ' Captoi" i , . Knll Thomps&n, wid luis bfron to comhiann. Uio and act as iwval advn.ufcr to the OnVPTivmoiit, is due to reach iho Bomiitioii about the nudrtle of Jufin nwh Tlw Philomel, it fe csuwstcd. will bo hniul«l ow to the New Zealand flovcrnmeirt iii Jiiiy.

Oottiicffior t. M'Kewiifi. stig-gestfed ft* llih City Council tost flight tiiat Bcattcthing slipttld 1)4 dolie'to have timforrm.t? nrotuitl Wellington in tire matter of limiting up time en vemeloa. Hie pwse'nt Ivy-lsuv "milrow after rttrnsfct" wits rntjjer too Ifts. Coufifcilldr M. F. hueliie tliat tho maltw Itiwl bftoil before tho Bv-iaws Committee, and line! Ijoeii TOffirrwl U) tho. Oiiy' Solicitor for tiim to draft a bylaw, Th« [Jon. W. Frasor (Minister of Public- Works) iiifornual a .reporter yes<icrtlay that he had ftp otilio.r news {rum H<>kitika t:!mi that ttio e.aii,»truetio« of groynes (ttMcb at-o intended to assist. riiri iiteu.nniiaiiofi of siiivd ftii-d ■Sβ mer .a to iiio «ea) " ; *e g«iiS Cβ Bati'Sfaetorilv. JiKiftmeni in tlj<j Sluc((C*«sy F*t»te ease will tie 3c-IH-«wd[ fee the ' Stf.pWys Court this uiotuiitg. ■• ■

Thri Fhiij.noo Comiaittccs reported £« tlio City Onwrcil last night tltnl tltoy wore inviiinK ttso aporl* Jiwjics who woe') (iffftrtftd toy Ilio fcmisfliw of tn-tcs tin llfnif n-jsftrts to Appoint Ihtixs repiwuMitatircte to meet Uio ooniHiitbf'O a!, a I'jKiftial meeting, i)b directed by'Uio council nl< its lent meeting.

It k, expected that ibo judgment of tlir- Court of Appeal ill the itotlcr of tlio law points raited by -oovto-acf for Jloiiry Hollow?, wJiti was chfirgicd (ipm<? titM lily.) wit!* hiiyiii.g wd seditious n'ordfl, .will be- delivered to-d.fl.y or to* tnottovf morning. Holland was fovsttd Ruiltj by n jurjf, tut wns released ofi biul 4 pondiHg the dc6ieio« flf thtw pniints. His bond oxpired yts.toriiey, tilt it line boon renewed till to-morrow,

A of gold about 12ox. in weight, and worth aboiit pcrlm;w £60, was lo'.md af Biiltamt in ciroun.suincrß lust week by Mr, .J. BridfiejamJ, ii memlirr of th';' Morclnud Bow]ing Ohili, who Kitii oilier members oi tlio clnb «as on a viisii to nallarat. Mr. Bridgrland iV an amalour photographer, and ivhiln preparing to photograph a bowlinjx team at a t-pot ulicro Iho exrauition Morfce ore being carried out. ho found it necessary to brealt away soino onrtli to obt.iin n loci (amidatioti for 111* tripod. In do ; iig so he a Jiugcjot lying in Uio Krnvcl.

TJio ruconimfsiidation of tho City Engineer, -n iili rebpwt to. improroment* nt. Kolbunw Farodcj ait;<*i for hy Iho •loputation whifli wuitwl on tht <ouncil at its last meetins, was adopted at Inst ni'Rbt'a meeting of the- City Cnim'•il. awl it, was alμ rewired that provision bo niado for the sanie in thi.i joar's cstinii'tes. 'llio osUmated cost of unrrjing out tho work £250. Constable D Tbomas, of the Carrlipan police, arrived hero by the Ccrlnthic yestcrflaj, for tho puriioso of oscortiiiß back fo r ale! a prisonci named Charles Masscy. Hie latter wns befora tho Court in February last and tins committed to caol to as ait his tcturn en ehars;?:* or embezzlement ard uttering at ABerystwyth.

Tho Kinan'o Committee recommend >d to tho City_ Courr-l last niplit that the council invite lenders and de?ipns for tho supply of theatre pattern seals for the Town Hall Gnllery. Councillor Tleicher asked what was intended v»ith r<tCard to thn bod" of the Torn Hall Tin Mny«t (Mi J. V, Luke) explained that scats iu fio It fly of tho hall wpro grouped, fo that the-y could be oapily t'lkeii oaf, en the occasion of bslU, etc. I'inancob also restricted thorn this

•.i>ar T'lev veto <v\y calling for tenders and fhcro were no limitations. They could get tenders per 100, and decide lator. It was dendod to delete the. word "gallery" in the recommendation, find call for tenders for seats.

It foos not been foiihd jMsSib'le. to *ai* the aiirangewcttts for the approaching Territorial <&nip in the Wellington district so/is toflto-*way with fhsTifeeesfiity for Sunday travelling, as was-.siiggoit-' e8 by a, deputation cfiP eleyg-yineti twiich Wited fcceiitly Tjpon fchtj Jiinistef q£ .D> fence and s-lsa Upon tjio -{xCjUSjra} Manager «f Railways, It is pfomisM bo doputS.tJqivi.se both the Lpritno Minister .fcijd fto Minister of Baifeays. oii tb* question of Sunday travelling. .A deputation:'from tho WclJington'Cpujjeil of Churches slid the New jjea.laijd Pre'shy* ieriitt. apd I'fjsthodist Gliurches J.cstorday waited , upon -fitiiiwa] efidley, 'flie proceedings itefe cojrf.ttcted in cpifterjit-, but i3.qneral Ctedfev jnfdrftrf the JfesS that tlvo jns'ttei;.had Wen fullj discusssi, ansl hp jvaft mfor'nied tho trttioii that lie ■tfja.s efttifeh in sSni.p.a..th.y with them, and, Iraij it oeen, iiossjble, would hsve gladly met JHeir iv'isli^.

The City Council decided last night tha't tho residents of Voeeltown, who petitioned for ft motor-bus io connect with tho Brooklyn tram, should bo informed., thnt tho' matter would be cimSiciowijjli'ifl thc.j'oiiijjs vcro being dualb with. Tho City Council law night decided <lmt tno alarm bells should bo erected in tho To Aro Baths (both men's and women's) "with a notice board lequestinß persons to ring tho saiuo in raso of accidents.

■ Tip Netotmvn State School Cinmritfce© i§ io he grantee!, -fc-hq- use. of a :pof' fcioiiof ilfe Town Beit at the ion <?f m\ii ■ : Street far planting by this Bcnojisl. chil-d-fen, subjefit fe tho GQndit.|6.ns and si.to ■J)Oing fisffj : by ifc City J&hgfasef. ■

Instructions nere given the- City Solicitor at last night's meeting or the City Council to fntnio a by-law to give effect to tho roromuioiidutioiis of tho motor inspector, as to traffic signals for all classes of vehicles.

Councillor \V. H. P. Ba.rber wsm to have moved at the City Council meeting last evening his motion: "That fitorder to facilitate traffic tho counci! resume- tho whole of tho land known as 'Market Hall Ecserw, , excepting tho area occupied by the Royal Onk Hotel " Councillor Buddlo submitted that tho motion should ho ruled out of order on the ground tnat tho matter with which it, dealt had already been -Tofcrrcd to a committed. Tho Mayor Sa)A tlias he would rule- iho motion out of order on another ground; thai the council lind already decided upoji n policy in reference to this street (Manners Street),, and had, during his term of office, determined to widen it to a minimum of 60ft. This resolution would have to be rescinded beforo Councillor Barber's motion could bo dealt with,.

At the instance of Councillor Fletcher tho City Council passed a resolution last evening complimenting the Mayor (Mi , . J. V. 1.-ukc) on tho manner .in winch he had presided over its deliberations during tho past twelve months. However they might differ in 'opinions, Councillor Fletcher remarked,* every councillor round ihc tablo would admit that the Mayor had conducted tho business in a propo: and adinirablo raan-ve-r. Tho motion was seconded by Councillor Tregear, and cairied uuanimouslv. Sir. Jjijlio (.hanked councillors heartily for tbefr expression of goodwill and appreriation, and said that Kb had cemented many friendships during his term as Ma\or of tho City. Ho approbated the action of citizens in placirc him in the chair, and would go out feeling that ho had done hi& bcs>t. Thft entrance fees in the recent, bowling tournament arranged by the Wellington Bowling Centra in Bid of the Ci tons' Carnival Fund, omoiilrohg to £16, havo been handed over to tuu cecrctaiy, Mr. H. Amos, It traa recommended by Councillor■ w . 3. Thompson at tho mooting of tho City Council last evening, that provision should be made iu tine year's estimates for laying Wair Street with tarred macadam. Tho Mayor said that, ho favoured tho idei, anil hoped the council would consent to tho work being dope, .__i^i__.m