LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2217, 1 August 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ A locturo on "Tlio Economic Position of Women in Education" will bo.deljvercd by' Dr. Agnes Bennett in ttie Sydney Street Schoolroom on Monday evening next, at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of tho Wellington Association of Women Teachers. All interested in education are cordially invited to .ittend. Tho Prime Minister (Mr. W. F. Maesey) has arranged to meet a deputation from tho Trades and Labour Council in reference to tho cost of living at 10.30 this morning. Charles Henry Newton, alias Murray, has been conmiitted for trialiii connection with the burglary at Grieves's jewellery establishment in Gisborno (states a Press Association telegram from Gisborne) on June 12. Evidence was given that accused went tea firm of auctioneers and asked them if they were prepared to do business, saying he could give £500 worth of stuff for £60. and adding: "Of course it is-a 'crook' deal." Two bankruptcies were. recorded in Wellington during the past month, making a total of seven for the seven months ending July 31. "There were no bankruptcies for July ,of last year, and only five were recorded for the corresponding seven-month period. At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council held on Thursday night a report was received in connection with the Labour Day celebrations, showing that good progress was being made by the committee which had the matter in hand. Most of the big unions were taking up the matter enthusiastically and wore, arranging for big exhibits. The committee will meet again next-week when it is hoped to. draw up ~a full programme of arrangements for the Labour Day carnival. . ■■ The vital statistics for. Dunedin during July were:—Bifthe, 161; deaths, 81; marriages, 47; compared with 141 births, 96 deaths, and 64 marriages for the corresponding month last year.— Press- Association. >■ ■ ■ At Professor J. J. Findlay's lecture ■on Thursday evening, Mr. G. Hogbon announced that the party of members of' the British . Association,' numbering about 40, with 15 American scientists, would arrive at Auckland on August 30. Tho meetings in Wellington would be held on September 3, 4, and 5, and in Christchurch on September 1, 8, arid' 9. He announced that anyone could become, an associate of the New Zealand Congress by the payment of a- ss" fee, and giving in his or her name to the general secretary, Professor' Laby. oxpressed the hope that they would find as many becoming associates in Wellington as was the case in the towns in which the Congress was held from time to time in the United Kingdom. Some misunderstanding has - apparently existed in the minds of a certain section of wharf labourers concerning the new scheme of labour on tho waterfront. On account of the number of requests received from all classes of wharf-workers, it- has beon decided by the Wellington Waterside Labourers' Employers' Association to hold a meeting of waterside workers, ■ when the manager, Mr. W. Bennett, will explain tlie whole, scheme to them. The date of'the meeting will bo fixed next week at a meeting of tho Employers' Committee. Ex-strikers will hold a mass meeting in the King's Theatre to-mor-row afternoon, when the new scheme of wharf labour will be discussed. Messrs. Gray and Bruce- will, it ie understood, address the meeting. ...'.; ' !i-A healthy interest is being .taken in the newly-formed' Kdiwa-rraj , five-brigade. At a meeting held on Thursday evening, Mr... A. W. Palmer was elected captain,and Mr. ■R. E. Flaws, secretary. A meeting of property-owners is. to be lield-at an early date to forward .matters. The Mayor of the Borough. (Mr., Colin Crump) was elected an. honorary member of the brigade. ; The postal authorities .advise that the' s.s. Rivefiriaj winch left Sydney at noon on Wednesday for. Auckland, is bringing Australian mails only, the Wellington portion of which is due per Main Trunk on Monday afternoon. The main business at tile meeting 1 of the Trades and Labour Council on Thursday concerned the consideration of tho constitution of. the reconstructed Labour Federation. Mr. J. Reed', the newly approved national secretary of the Federation, attended the Aneeting and. addressed those present. The council reviewed the position and decided to refer the'matter to tho Management Committee for a full report: The committee is to meet ilest week and it. is hoped to have-.a Teport then drawn up to bring down to the next meeting of tlie council on Tlntrsday week. Members of the Marine. Engineers' Institute held their annual smoKe concert at the Institute Rooms in Sydney Street last evening. Mt. J. Carswell presided, and the function proved to b? quite a success in everyway.. During the course of the evening the president (Mr. Carsivell) presented the Institute's, gold emblem .to Mr. J. Cable, the retiring president. Other sneakers! were Messrs. W. H. Bennett, J. .Parling, and T. R.. Darling, past president: _ Mrv Cable suitably responded. .: . The Postmaster-General announces that week-end table .telegrams for tho European Continent, other than Belgium, Holland, and France, are now accepted to be posted forward from London at tho reduced rate charged for such telegrams addressed te Greai Britain. Such messages must bear a full address and b'o prepaid a mailing fee of sd. Tho special indicator TWP will be used for these messages and must be paid for, as one word, but senders need not include the words "Post London? after the address, but should write the eame in the space on tho telegram form marked "instructions." v These words will not be charged for. The International Convention \ supplementary instruction PR (post registered) need not be used. All such messages will be forwarded from London to destination by registered post. People of moderate views are invited by advertisement elsewhere in this issue to become members of tlie newlyformed New Zealand Moderate League, a form being provided for intending members to cut out and post to the secretary, 37 Panama Street. Tlie committee lias decided to finance the organisation by voluntary subscriptions, and although donations are not compulsory intending members are asked te bear this in mind when filling'in the form, which appears on Page 7. ■ ■ At the evening service at St. John's Presbyterian Church to-morrow,' thn Rev. Dr. Gibb will speak on the subject. "Tho War Spirit and the Spirit of Christ." ■ : ■ '