FISH FOR THE MANY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1912, Page 8

FISH FOR THE MANY.

A MOVE FOR A MARKET. Thoughts of a munimipal fish market have been revived by the popular demand on the Queen's Wharf for the iood which* the trawler Energy brings from the, deep. People have gone out in the mornings as early as 6 o'clock in their eagerness to secure some cheap fresh fish. Councillor Fletcher has given notice to move at the next meeting of the City Council : — "That the small parcel of corporation land adjacent to the Wellington Naval Boatshe<j£, on the waterfront, as per accompanying sketch, b& utilised for the purposes of a fish market, and the City Engineer b& instructed to prepare plans- and furnish estimates of the cost of a suitable and inexpensive structure for the better distribution of fish." This corner ot land has a water frontage of about 18ft, widening to 30ft at the back, by a depth of 26ft. Councillor Fletcher believes that a suitable temporary /structure, good enough to meet a public need, pending the development of a larger scheme, could be built at small cost. It is a matter of a littlebuilding with a concrete floor, two or three tables, and a hose. Captain Eckford, of the Energy, has stated that he i« willing, to run an additional trawler if reasonable facilities for the landing and handling of the catch aro available. The use ot such a market would be open to all fishermen desiring to deal directly with the public.

Shortly before- 8 o'clock this morning a collision occurred between a Karori tram-car and a lorry owned by Messrs. Munt and Cottrell. The car was descending Charlotte-street, and just as Lambton-quay was reached the , -"lorry came along in front. The car crashed into the lorry before it could be pulled up, and the front of the car was severely damaged, the Jorry being practically uninjured. The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths' Co. have a business notice elsewhere in reference to the aeroplane. Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. will hold a sale by auction of household furniture at No. 48, Rintoul-street, to-morrow, at 11 o'clock. They will also hold a sale at Dykes's stables to-morrow, at 2 o'clock, when they will dispose of his livery | stable, horses, and plant. Tho lkm will sell Mr. P. Hatlon Miller's furniture at hia residence, 374, Tinakori-road, on Friday, 19th April, commencing' at 10.30: and Mis* Duck's furniture, on Welling-ton-terrace,' on Monday, at 1.30 ; and furniture at ' Mr. Chaffey's, Waipupa-road, Hataitai, on Tuesday next, at 1.30 p.m. The organ solo 3at to-morrow nights rpcital ia the Town Hall will include Warner's "Tannhauser" overture, Widor's "Allegro cnntabile," and Toccatofromihe fifth_ Symphony, and popular pieces by Rubinstein, Pierne, and Mailly. Mr. C- H. Stephens, the vocalist, has chosen aa especially attractive 6et of songs, consisting of three Seal .Songs fr<?m the Juugle- Book, music by Dora Bright, and Engelhardt's "(Vutuinn" and "Springtime." ' Messrs. Brand and Johnston advertise a sale of Axminstev pile and Bcusbel* carpet squares and linoleums, to bo wild in their rooms on Monday next, at 1.30 p.m. A gaaHght display will feg gixea. to-morrovv njghjt f join. 2 ijll 9» -

Tho condition of Miss Jones (daughteT of Mr. Cecil Jones, manager of the Huddart-Parker Company), who was accidentally knocked down by a cyclist ,in Tinakori-road on Wednesday night, is still seiious. Bh© is only conscious at intervale. The delegates to the Labour Unity Conference thid afternoon decided to register the new United Labour Party under the Unclassified Societies Act. . The Hon. J. T. Paul was presented with a memento of the occasion of Eis being the first president of the party. Mr. William Maher, who died in the Weilington'~Hospital last Monday, was for a great many years lesident on the West Coast. He went to Westlaiid in the paimy days of the goldfields there, and remained in that part of New Zealand until be came to Wellington. The statement that" ho' v/aa an old-age pensioner is not correct. Mr. Walter C. Wilson, at one time licensee of the Grosvernor Hotel, was seriously injured last night. A horse and trap which he was driving from Lambton-quay across Customhouse-quay came into collision with a Brooklyn tramcav, in charge of Motorman Briggs. The tramcar struck one of the wheels of the trap and knocked it off, and Uie result was that, as the body of tho vehicle collapsed, Mr. Wilson was thrown on to the road on his head. Ho sustained concussion of ths brain, and was sent to tho Hospital. To-day he ife only partly conscious. The Minister of Defence (Hon. A. M. Myers) was interviewed by a Poet reporter to-day in reference to his remarks made* to the deputation which waited on him yesterday in regard to his answer to a question as to whether Territorials should be used in caecs of industrial disputes Mr. Myers said that the report was correct, but he wished to add that he desired to inafco it quite clear that whil6 the- Territorials should in no way take part in industrial disputes, if, however, as the r?s:ilt of 6uch disputes eociety was in a state of anarchy resulting in riot and disorder in the community, it would then be his duty to see that law and order was maintained. It was clearly tho function of the police to safeguard tho civil rights of the community, and only as a last resort, after the failure of tho usual protectors of public order, would tho question of using the military ariee. At the Fruit Exchange on Monday next, at, 11 a.m., Thompson Bros., Ltd., will sell by public auction, under instructions from rhe^ Union Steamship Company, t a quantity of unclaimed goods, including rugs. bags, portmanteaux, diets baskets, etc. A special steamer will leave the Ferry Whart on Saturday afternoon for Miramar in connection with the opening of the football season. , On Sunday next the Garrison Band will give its usual concert in the Day's Bay grounds. The programme includes among other selections the cornet solo, "Queen of Angels," • arranged by W. Rimmer. _ Steamers will be running in the morning and afternoon. Joh. E. Lindberg, cash draper, Cubastreet, announces that new goods, ex s.s. Hurunui, will be sold to-morrow. Members of the Wellington ' Football Club will practise at the Polo Grounds, Miramar, to-morrow afternoon. The reopening of the organ in St. Paul's Fro-Cathedral will take place this evening at 7.30. A short recital will be followed by tho abridged version of Baoli's St. Matthew Passion. In our advertising colunlns the Rugby Union invites members of the Referees' Association to attend at tho Athletic Park to-morrow to refereo in the tournament games. Attention is also directed to an innovation whereby patrons desiring to secure good peats in the grandstand may do so each weok by payment of sixpence for a reserved neat coupon. Tho City Auction Room Co., 81, Man-n«rs-sireet, k holding a sale at 2 o'clock on Saturday of Mrs. Wilson's furniture and effects. Tenders are 'invited fo"r tho rerection of a cottage at Woraroa Experimental Farm. Members of the Wanders' Association team are reminded of the final practice game to-morrow, at No. 2, Miramar.