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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue LXXXIV, 23 September 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL — m Flags flying on the Town Hall, Harbour Board buildings," some private dubiness establishments, and the various Government offices, and the closing of the doors of ' all the Government and municipal offices, banks, ihsurance offices, and (State Schools, are about the only signs that Wellington is supposed to be celebrating a holiday; otherwise business is much as usual. Dominion Day is not regarded with much significance 5 \Vellington_ people do not enthuse about it; there is no Fourth of July feeling about them! The morning, however, was not such as to induce those in the position to do so to wander far from horne } it was overcast and misty, light showers falling. In the afternoon the sky cleared, and through the riftß in the clouds a warm sun occasionally peeped. The races at Otaki attracted about 600, but the special train to Trentham, run for those wishing to see the golf championship final, was not largely availed of, 82 only travelling by it. With the exception of these trains the traffic on the lines was only 4 normal. The principal attractions to-night will be the Old Settlers' Re-union at the Town Hull, the opening production of "Nobody'B Daughter" at the Opera House by the PlimmerDenniston Company, and the "Red Dandies" at the ( Concert Chamber. A change of bill will be presented at the Theatre Royal, and all the picture houses will submit new programmes. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in various parts of the Wellington and Marlborough districts at about ten minutes past 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The funds of the Wellington Hospital will benefit to the extent of £3 3s, the amount of a collection taken up during the time the Salvation Army t Band played in the grounds of the institution yesterday. The Invereargill Town Council has negatived a proposal by its Finance Committee to appeal to Mr. Andrew Carnegie for funds for a free public reading' room. The matter was referred back to the committee to see if the council would take over the Athaeneum and reserves. An inquest will be held at the Courthouse to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock on the body of William Roberts, a seaman on the steamer Opawa, who has been missing since the night of the llth inst. The body was found in the harbour by Cohstable Smyth. The sum of £4 was found in deceased's pockets. A collection taken up in connection with the performance by tho Wellington City Bahd at Newtown Park yesterday, under Lieutenant. T. Herd, realised ( £8 3s 6d, which will go to the funds df the Zoological Society and be devoted to the payment for the pair of flamingoes ordered recently. Mr. J. Castle, treasurer of the society, reports that 662 coins were received (1 half-crown, 13 shillings, 130 sixpences, 242 threepences, 264 pennies, and 12 halfpennies). Unfair competition with "sweated" goods in such trades as that of printing was mentioned by the Hon, F. M. B. Fisher, Minister for Customs, at the annual dinner of the Letterpress Printers, Lithographers^ and Paper-cut-ters' Union on Saturday night. Mr. Fisher said that New Zealand was afc present suffering from such competition. If by the aid of a representative recently sent abroad they could get on to the track of these goods which were manufactured in foreign countries by prison labour or under sweating conditions, and then exported as British goods, they would confiscate every bale of them as they came to New Zealand. Their tariff was at present defective and was operating against, the country iv some I cases, the printing trade for instance ; but the Ministry hoped to have a revision prepared before npxt session. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., have received another large shipment of drcs« goods, comprising artificial silk and colton mixtures. 1 Customs entries made, goods received, and forwiirdorl or stored, by exyjetieticod men. Tho Colonial Carrying Company, opposite Buhk of New Zealand, Customhouse»quay, Telephone^ 634.-~>Advt.