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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 72, 21 September 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL It is a common saying that the function of His Majesty's Opposition is to oppose. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the House went into committee on the Lands and Survey class of the Estimates, and six hours of talk passed slowly before the first item was put through. Soon after 11 o'clock, with the stimulus of a picnic to Wanganui, the wheels (of the money-voting machinery whirred merrily, but a hitch came with a revival of the " Micalister case," of Invercargill, and Sir Joseph Ward had a spirited duel with the Hoc. F. M. B. Fisher. At 1.25 this morning, after working through the remaining Estimates, except Education, the House rose. The Legislative Council had another uneventful day. After The Post went to press yesterday the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Amendment Bill passed its second reading. The Leader of the Council moved the second reading of the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Amendment Bill, which had already been passed by the House. The Becond reading was carried dn the voices after a brief discussion. Mr. Bell then moved the second reading of the Land and Income Assessment Bill, and explained its provisions in detail. (The measure has already been passed by the House.) The Hon. J. D. Ormond suggested that members should be given time to consider the measure. Mr. 801 l offered no objection, and Mr. Anstey, who intended to speak, moved the. adjournment of the debate. This was agreed to, and the Council rose at 4 p.m. The missing motor generator for the wireless station on the Tinakori Hills has arrived and been installed, and the plant has been subjected to thorough and searching tests. The results are exceedingly satisfactory and reflect great credit on the wireless engineer who carried out the installation. On Thursday night signals were successfully exohanged with Macquarie Island, Pennant Hills (Sydney), and Melbourne, and also with the Maheno, about two days out from Sydney to Auckland. Macquarie Island found the signals more than twice the strength of those sent out by the old station on the Post Office tower. Equally satisfactory testimony as to the immense improvement in the clearness of the signals came from Melbourne and Pen* nant Hills. Conversation was easily maintained with the Maheno. The station is only of 2| kilowatt capacity, And such results have more than borne out anticipations. It will be open fc-r public business shortly. On the motion of Mr. AbTaha.ll it wa» resolved by the Petone High School Committee last night to forward a letter of appreciation to the headmaster in rofei*ence to the excellent report Teceived from the inspectors on the work of the school for the pajst year. It waa further resolved to convey the committee's appreciation to the re«t of the staff, par> ticularly to Mr. E. King. M.A., for the excellent results achieved by him from such a large clsbs. Letters of appreciation are also to b« sent to Mi«i Ross and Mr. Ayiteley, teachers in charge of the secondary department. An article on Bisley, offering some criticism on the conduct of the great rifle shooting meeting there, appeared in The Post some time ago from the pen of Mr. H. Marshall, president of the Karori Kifle Club, who competed at Bisley lait year with the New Zealand team. A copy of it reached the secre. tary of one of the largest rifle clubs in England, who, in a letter to Mr. Mar* shall, says :^-"Your article is so much in accord with my own views that 1 »m sure I shall be credited with having a finger in the pie, although the compliment will be unmerited. . . You colonials have set our people a big example in that when you come over you comn in uniform, and when you are shooting we know you aro not only shooting for the King's, but -that you are upholding the honour of New Zealand, Australia, Canada or South Africa, ar the case may be. With us no one knows who is shooting, being in plain clothes," The letter concludes with a promise of a hearty welcome for the next Bisley team from New Zealand. To-morrow afternoon, at 3 p.m., th* Salvation Army City Band will supply a programme of mnsic at the Pnblio Hospital. A collection will be taken in aid of the hospital funds. Low chocs are to bo tha fashion for men thi* summer— low shoe* and fancy hose, and both are now being offered by Kirkcaldie and Stain?, Ltd^Advk Customs entries made, goods received, and forwarded or stored, J»y experioncea men. Tho ColanUl Carrying Comptrty, opposite Bank of Now ZefcUnd, Cafttom* houM-quay,, tTefophftMa 634.~Aitt.