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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 89, 17 April 1911, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL Easter excursions suffered considerably owing to the boisterous weather in. the early morning. The Maori's excur 6ion to Picton was cancelled. A good many people, however, left for the Wellington Coursing Club's meeting at Trentham, the axemen's carnival at Upper Hutt, and the races at Taubero nika.ii and Feilding. The traffic across the harbour wa6 up to expectations, and generally the best was made of a. day ■which was not so good, meteorologically, as most people would have desired. The Australian mail from Sydney, via Auckland, will arrive at Wellington by the second ' down express to-morrow morning. A conference of district valuers connected with the Government Valuation Department is being held to-day at the office of the department in Wellington, presided over by the Valuer- General (Mr. F. W. Flanagan). The object of the conference is to assist valuers in arriving at a common basis of valuation. The plumbers' conference has fixed the headquarters of the organisation at Wellington. Mr. T. M'Laughlin haa been elected president for the .year, and Mr- R. D. Johnston secretary. Though the new Catholic Church which occupies a prominent position on the Brooklyn hills is not yet completed, Masi was celebrated there by the Very Rev. Father Yenning on Eastei Sunday. The date of the formal opening has not yet been fixed. . For flower culture, the season in the Hutt Valley has been a very disappointing one. So much so, indeed, that the Hutb Horticultural Society has decided to abandon this year's chrysanthemum show, which was to have been held this month. The majority of the blooms have turned out total failures. Members and friends of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club are holding a picnic at Somes Island to-day. Tho ferry steamer Pilot took a large number across to the island this morning, and yachts of the club were sailed across. A sports programme has been arranged, and the prospects are for an enjoyable day. Something like a thousand people who had made up their minds to go to Pieton by the Union Company's fine turbine steamer Maori to-day, were greatly disappointed to find that it had been decided to abandon the excursion owing to the unfavourable appearance of the weather. The sale of tickets on the Queen's Wharf was stopped after some hundreds of men, women, and children had passed through the barricades. A good southerly breeze was blowing at 8 a,.m., and, as it seemed likely to increase, and bring up with it> a nasty sea in the Strait, the trip was declared off. . Teachers are looking for the sympathetic help of householders at the annual meetings for the election of committees to be held shortly. What is wanted is a better system of promotion. The Educational Institute is taking the matter up, and has circularised head teachers, requesting them to arrange for the submission of the following resolution to the mei-ting : — "That this meeting of householders considers that in the best interests of education a Dominion scheme for promotion of teachers is urgently required, and that this resolution be for-waa-ded to the Minister of Edncation, Wellington. " Mr. C. W. Tanner writes as follows : ■—"The report in The Post of the meeting of the Citizens' League, which was recently held, stated that I 'wandered into a criticism of the Government's immigration policy, but was pulled up by ' the chairman.' It was quite correct that tho chairman ruled me out of order, and no doubt rightly so, but the above statement may perhaps convey a wrong impression. I did not criticise the Government, for I said expressly it \yas not the fault of the Government — it was the system that had grown Up that I objected 10. Immigration of good, decent settlers should rightly be encouraged, but a great number of immigrants now coming oui are nut. o£ the most desirable clasb,'' Further particulars of the death by drowning of John Powers, ship's carpenter on the Mokoia, during the voyage from Bluff to Hobart, are to hand. Powers was over the side of the vessel endeavouring to fix up a gangway stanchion, when a sea broke over the vessel, and washed him away. The ship was immediately put about, and lifebuoys thrown to the unfortunate man. In a few minutes the vessel was back on the spot where the accident happened, but not a sign of the man was seen. After the ,ship had cruised about for somo time, the victim's cap was found. The ship's life-buoys were then secured, and the Mokoia resumed her voyage. Deceased is believed to have been a married man, with his family residing in England. Powers was stationed on the Rimutaka three years ago, and more recently on the Wairuna. According to tho Southland Times, included in the dock cargo of the Huanui, which arrived from the Macquaries this week, was a flock of eleven king penguins, among which are some remarkably fine specimens. They stand about two feet high and are beautifully marked, their black heads, white breasts, yellow necks and slaty blue backs forming a pleasing harmony of colour. The king penguin is not a gourmand; a meal once a week suffices to satisfy his bodily needs. The birds on the Huanui haven't been fed since they left their rocky haunts, yet they seem very complacent and satisfied. In their native state they roam about in regiments, each regiment having its own particular rock. If by any chance an intruder should make his appearance on the rock of a neighbouring regiment he is forcibly and promptly ejected. The flippers are th 9 weapons of assault and not the long beaks. The beaks are used for getting a grip on an opponents' back for the freer use of the chastising flipper. J Reciprocity with New Zealand in more than tariff matters has been " m the air" for years, and an announcement made a few days ago by the Department of External Affairs will be hailed with relief by a section of the Commonwealth's population (says the Melbourne Argus)." For years the Commonwealth has admitted without" question or restriction any Maoris who desired to enter Australia, but, until now. a reciprocal courtesy has not been extended to Australian aborigines by the New Zealand Government. • It has now been officially intimated that in future there will be no bar to the admission of Australian aborigines to New Zealand. Advocates of closer bonds of brotherhood between the dominions wero keenly disappointed at the failure of the proposal of Mr. Parker Moloney, AI.H.R., that a reciprocal tariff with New Zealand should be arranged in lvaycct of light wines, Stewart Island oy&ters, and smoked blue cod. New that Now Zealand has extended a cordially fraternal hand to " Avoca Billy" a-nd "Tommy Tinplate." that rebuff ;s; s in some degree atoned for. A truer appreciation of New Zealandem and a warmer l'ecognilion of their kinship will be preached, on their return to Australia, by the many aborigines who will doubtless take advantage of the new opportunities for travel which are now opened to them. Woollen shirt blouses, tailor-made, yoke at back and fullness gathered into shoulder; in stripe effects; at 8s lid each. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd.— i Advto