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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL ; While in Auckland General Godley waited upon the University Senate i with a view to securing assistance in his en* deavoui' to attract more young men to the permanent forces. This year only three out of the ten Government military scholarships have been awarded, and this is the position that the Commandant has to face. "I found thab the Uni» versity Senate was very glad," said General Godley to a Post reporter, "to give any possible assistance as regards candidates for commissions in *he perma* nent forces of the Dominion, and steps are now being taken to make the conditions under which commissions may be obtained more public and better known. I think it very important that the Uni« versity and school authorities should work in closest co-operation with the Defence authorities as regards the supply of officers "for the permanent forces. It is very necessary in these days of modern armies that we should get the very best brains obtainable from ah classes of the community." Wellington's reputation for being ft very busy oversea port has been well exemplified -week. On two days there were no fewer than nine big liners in port. This constituted, a record, the previous best being seven. The names of the vessels, with their gross tonnages, were as follow :— Athenic, 12.234 tons ; Corinthic, 12,231 tons 5 Makarini, 10,624 tons; Orari, 7207 tons; Turakina, 8439 tons; Star of Scotland, 6230 tons; Har* pagus, 5866 tons; Kumara, 6034 tons; Clan Ogilvy, 2641 tons. The total tonnage of these boats was 71,416 tons. At noon to-day there were eight oversea, boats in port, and seven of these- filled up all the loading berths. The Nairnshire, which arrived in the stream this morning, could not be given a loading berth— there Were several other berths available— and she had to remain in the stream to await the departure of the Athenic for London. With such an exceptional rush of big shipping, the Harbourmaster's staff has had a very busy timej and has been kept going from daybreak till dark. "I will not be sorry when this week is over," Baid Captain Johnson (Harbourmaster) to-day. "It has been a big week indeed. However, all the boats have been handled without the slightest hitch, or without any kind of accident." It was reported to the City Council last evening that the Tramways Board of Management, acting under instructions from the Tramways Committee to endeavour to improve the present system of tramway destination <ftnd route signals, proposed to introduce for day use a system of coloured discs on the cars, similar to the colour signals used at night. A car will shortly be fitted up with this system. "What's the matter with your arm?" asked Mr. Wilford of a witness at the Magistrate's Court this morning. "I broke the muocles of my shoulder, and I can't lift it now." "How high could you lift it before your accident?" asked ■counsel. "Oh. about up to here," re' aponded the witness, rawing the injured member above hie head. — - The Legislation Committee reported to the City Council last evening that it had received a petition from tlte. tenants of the Mangahao Endowment, asking for the_ right to purchase the freehold of their sections. A joiht report on the proposal had been received from the City Solicitor and City Valuer. The committee recommehded that the Mayor and as many members of this committee as could manage to go, together with the City Valuer, should visit the property before considering the petition. Four cases were called at the Magistrate's Court to-day in which different hotelkeepers wore charged with employing unregistered barmaids. The informations in each case read : "Information has been kid that you . . . did employ a certain female in or about a bar or a private bar of the licensed premises known as the ■»■ —• Hotel, Wellington, at a time when the eaid bar was open for the sale of liquor, the aaid — — not being your wife or sister I or daughter, nor a person duly registered as a barmaid under the Licensing Act." The informations concern four hotels—the Adelphi, the Panama, the Commercial, and the Royal Tiger— and Mr. T. M. Wilford appears for all the defendant licensees. The cases are in the nature of test cases, *nd they centre round the definition of bar. It will be noticed that the informatione read '% or about a bar or private bar." They all come up for hearing on 27th inst. Having taken into consideration a comma nication from the Union of Canadian Municipalities, the Finance Committee recommended last evening that the council should co-operate in the movement for the formation of an International Municipal League. The recommendation was adopted without dis* cu&sion. A water trough is to be erected at Northland, on the city side of the Karori tunnel, but the question of conveniences f6r this district will* be held over for the present, according to the decision of the City Council last evening. The work in the home can be materially lightened by using labour saving appliances, and Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., are advertising some useful and inexpensive lines.—- Advt. Furniture removed, packed, and stored by- reliable men. Ask for estimates. The Colonial Carrying Company, Ltd., 107-109, Customhouße»quay. Ship* ping and Forwarding agents to all parts of tha svorld.wAdvt.