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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 98, 22 October 1913, Page 7

The tramways! conference convened by the Minister of! Public Works will be opened in the Town Hall, Wellington, at 10 a.m. to-morrow. It will be attended by tramway experts and representatives of local bodies 'and tramway unions, and its business is to discuss the draft regulations relating to tramways other than cable lines^ Mr. R. W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chief, will preside. A sum of £50 has been voted by the Wellington branch of the Seamen's Union for the Dublin Strike Relief Fund. The amount will be cabled to Dublin. Tn future Territorial parades held in' celebration of the King's Birthday will' be compulsory, and will count as whole day parades, but will be of short dura* tion. The salute will be given at 9 a.m., and the troops should be on their way home by 9.45 a.m. According to a report by Mr. G. Laing-Meason, waterworks engineer to the Upper Hutt Town Board, the water supply should, at the present rate oi progress, be completed by Christmas. He also reports that, notwithstanding two severe floods, thei contractors are making excellent progress with the pipe bridge. A report has obtained a certain amount of currency in Australia to the effect that the "Union Steam Ship Company proposes to send the Niagara, the largest and finest vessel in its fleet, on a trip early in January next from Auckland to England, via Panama. As the reßuJt of enquiries at the head office of the company, the Otago Daily Times learns that the report is without foundation, and that no proposal to despatch the Niagara on any such trip has ever received consideration. The Rev. F. Rule, who is specially engaged in work amongst the young people of Christchurch, stated recently that many boya would be saved from trouble, perhaps from ruin, if church authorities stopped the practice of leav•ing money-boxes containing coin in v church buildings and schools. Few people apparently realised the effects that sometimes resulted from thoughtlessness in that direction. The Best plan ' was to put the money-boxes into safes, where they could be locked up, or tit take them away. They should neW be 'left in a church, building alt Sunday night. Senior Cadet non-commissioned- officers in a limited number may, states a District Order, be allowed to continue serving in .'their companies in the Senior Cadets on attaining the age for transfer to the Territorial Force. Not more than one colour-sergeant and two sergeants, specially selected, may be so retained. ■Their service will count as equivalent to Territorial service, they will wear Territorial uniform, and, when attending camps, etc., will receive the, same pay as Territorial N.C.O.'s. In N addition to their Senior Cadet service they will be required to attend the annual camp of the Territorial unit to which their companies are affiliated. There is every reason to believe that If the season continues for a few weeks longer to be a* favourable as it has been since the beginning of September, Southland will have a record year for production (declares Southland Times). During the past few weeks the grass ha* come away at a phenomenal speed. Feed is everywhere becoming plentiful, and even the stock, which, fared none too well in /he winter, are rapidly coming into condition. The in-takea at the dairy factories are increasing daijty, and the output of cheese is expected hvrgely to exceed the figures for past seasons. It is not too much, to hope that the lambing will be the best that Southland has ye 6 had. Tho outlook is in the highest degree encouraging, and since remunerative prices are assured, the largo increase in production means aa enormous return to the producers. On good authority, the Otago Daily Times learns that the labour unions on the West Coast have been making overtures for the purchase, with the assistance of some local capital, of the Grey River Argus, the morning paper at Greymouth. The fact that negotiations have .been proceeding with that end in view has produced a mistaken belief in certain quarters that the United Federation of Labour is proposing to acquire the property, and that it contemplates the transference of the office of the publication of its official organ, the Maoriland .Worker, from Wellington to Greymouth. As -a matter of fact, says the Daily Times, the Federation of Labour has applied the surplus, amounting to over £4000, of the funds collected in aid of the strikers at Waihi and Blackball last year, to the provision of premises for the Maoriland Worker in Wellington. Sir William Lever, Bead of the firm of Lever 8r05.,/ Port Sunlight, will arrive in New Zealand on a visit about the _ beginning of January. At present he is making a tour of inspection of his soap factories in the East, and will visit Japan and the Solomon Islands before he comes on to New Zealand in one of his own vessels, the Kulambanyra. He is accompanied by his son and a party from Home. In New "Zealand his main business will be in connection with • the establishment of a large soap factory on land acquired some time ago adjoining the railway line just beyond Petone. It is said that he will also consider the question of founding a model village in connection with the works on the lines of Port Sunlight. Sir William Lever was previously in New Zealand in 1894. He is well known to students of social ■problems on account of the work which he has done in the way of profit-sharing and improving the housing of workers in his factories. The members of the Wellington Fire Police enjoyed the » hospitality of the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) at the conclusion of their annual meeting last evening. An exceedingly pleasant hour was spent. Captain Wright, Lieutenants T. Ballinger and A. Asher, and Messrs. F. Cohen, J. Doyle, and H. Woolcott (ex-lieutenant of the Fire Brigade), who have been connected either with the brigade or the Fire Police for a great many years, were in reminiscent mood, and interesting stories of their own experiences were related. In replying to the toast of his health (proposed by Captain Wright) the Mayor acknowledged his indebtedness to the members of the council and the corporation officers for their co-operation and assistance during the past six months, and paid a warm tribute to the work of the Fire Brigade and the Fire Police. His Worship, in proposing the health of Superintendent Tait, congratulated the city in having at the head of the brigade such an efficient fire-fighter^ Mr. J. Doyle followed On similar lines, pointing out that the superintendent had learned his busi j ness in Wellington and had proved the wisdom of the council in conferring the appointment upon & young man belonging to the city who had shown special ! aptitude for the Work. Superintendent Tait, in his reply, spoke in high terms of Inspector Hugo, who, while in charge of the brigade, had given him the full benefit of his wide experience and made a man of him. He also acknowledged the good advice and great assistance which he had received from ex-Lieut. Woolcott. The toast of the "Wellington Fire Police" was also honoured, and eulogistic reference was made to the energy and ability displayed by Lieutenant E. Yon Bernewitz in the position of honorary treasurer. The proceedings, which were marked by great enthusiasm, concluded with a vote of thanks to the Mayor lor. his hospitality;,