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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 29, 4 February 1914, Page 6

For the first time Bince the noisy ele> ment of the Wharf Labourers' Union created a disturbance in "the donkey room" on Thursday, Bth January, the executive has called a meeting of tho union, the date being fixed for Saturday next, tth February, at 2 p.m. At the meeting, which will be held in the Skating Rink, Vivian-street, the executive will prebGUt a balance-sheet for consideration. Three resolutions dealing with the affairs of the union, of which notice haß been given, will also be discussed, Although final arrangements have not yet been made, it is > practically certain that Lower Hutt will shortly have a privately; controlled motor-bUB service. Negotiations are still proceeding, and something definite should be known in a day or two. It is rumoured that there is a possibility of a private service also being established in Petone. This would, of course, mean that in the 'event of the service being satisfactory to residents the council would abandon the scheme at present under consideration. During the course of an address at Pongaroa, Mr. G. R. Sykos, M.P., stated that the public works administration was altogether unsatisfactory, and grants wero made in a haphazard fashion. He had brought the matter under the_ notice of the Minister, who had promised during the recesß to spo if an alteration could not be made. Mr. Sykes considered it necessary to set up a Roads and Bridges Board, which could advise tho Minister and assist in the proper carrying out of necessary public works. v A correspondent, "F.W.," asks if the competitors at the Trentham rifle meeting who belong to the Territoii.ils will be compelled to use the short riflf. "A large proportion of the Defence Ri/te Clubs, if not all." he says, "are served with the long rine, and at long rangus, from 600 yds upwards, the shoit weapon is not in it." Enquiries lcgarding the matter show that the rifle to bo used r»t the meeting is "any rifle or carbine issued from the New Zealand Defence Department, and no other rifle will be allowed to be used." If "F.W." does not want to use a short rifle he will be able to get a long one from the Department. A 'charge of gentle sarcasm would probably be levelled at The Post if it was stated that the utility of the Petone Wharf haß again been demonstrated. The steamer Kairaki arrived there yesterday afternoon, and took aboard a load of sheep for Lyttelton, but the Vessel's presence did not create much enthusiasm among the suburban residents. They seem resigned to the fact that the wharf is really a "white elephant," and the little schemes which have been mooted to make it useful to the valley have apparently been abandoned— for the pre« sent, at all events. Possibly the arrival, of the Kairaki may result in a revival of activities, though the wharf has seen odd shipments of sheep before without huge excitement being created. In company with the City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton), the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), Councillor G. Frost (chairman of the Baths and Reserves Committee), Councillors Buddie, Barber, and Wright visited Te Aro Baths yesterday afternoon to consider what could be done to improve the ladies' bath on the lines suggested by Dr. Plattß-Mjllß and Mr. T. Shields. On a previous inspectidn of the baths it was pointed out that even at low water the depth in the ladieB 1 Bection was too great for beginners to bathe with safety. Mr. Wilton, caretaker of the baths, said that a protest was being made by regular attendants against any scheme which would decrease the length of the baths for racing purposes. Tho matter was discussed generally, and it was decided that the City Engineer should be asked to furnish a report. A feature of the recent strike was the bitter condemnation of the Arbitration Court and everything connected with it by the strike leaders. Contumely was heaped upon the Court on every possible occasion, and the battle-cry of the strikers waß "the right to organise in our own way as we see n't." But the old order changeth, and if the views expressed, by an official of one of the unions which went on strike are to be taken as a guide, the pendulum of opinion iB swinging in the opposite direction. "With a, new president of the Arbitration Court," he remarked to a reporter, ''we hope to receive more benefits under the Act than we would registered under the Trades Union Act. The heavy penalties for striking provided under the latter Act practically make it impossible to strike, and we realise that we now have more chance , of getting our wrongs redressed by the Arbitration Court." A score or more bushmen who were driven from their camps by bush fires arrived a few days ago in Gisborne. Four gangs were at work on Mr. J. Clark's Waipaoa station, felling 2000 acres. Some sections were just about cut out, and the others were Well oil, when a neighbouring bush fire over-ran its limits and got into Mr. Clark's bush. The felled poition was soon burning I fiercely, and the fire spread into_ the standing bush. The alarm was given, and the bushmen hastily buried their belongings and gear and beat a hasty retreat. Two gangs had a particularly* trying experience. Carrying three dogs, which had their feet scorched by the rtd> hot embers, the men had to_ travel fast to get away from the fire, which followed hard in their wake. To get clear they had to scale a Bteep face, only to find, on reaching the summit, that they wet'cl up against another fire --a second burn on Mr. Buscke's property, llowuver. they succeeded in making llipir etcJno. j Three other dogs were lost in the bu?n. A reserved judgment of importance da | affecting qucstionu involved- i\v the grazing of stock was delivered by 'Mi. W. G. Riddell S.M., yesterday. W. 13. Lepper (for whom Mr. Peacock oppeafedj sued Arthur Phillip Wing (represented by Mr. T. Young) for £27 in respect of the loss of a horse which met its death through falling into a drain. The defendant owned a property on which lid agreed to allow the plaintiff to graze his horse. Subsequent to the Arrangement being entered into, the City Corporation started making excavations for laying a drain through the defendant's property. The defendant did not notify the plaintiff that this work had been commenced, and while matters were still in this position the plaintiff on a certain night put his horse into the paddock. The horse got into the drain, and subsequently died on account of this mishap. The Magistrate held that the plaintiff was entitled to recover from the defendant becaube, having agreed to the nlaintiff. grazing his horse, he had negjetted to notify him that the excavation work had been started. Judgment was accordingly given for the full amount, with £5 Is costs. Security for appeal was fixed in tho j sum of £8 Bs. We check your ba-ggage, free you from bother, and collect, check on, deliver at once. Tho N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., 87-91, Customhouse-quay.— Advt. Describing the Auckland Exhibition crowds, a visitor who was there during the Xmas holiday rush, writes the following!— "1 Fpent a whole afternoon at tho Inhibition during the record attendance day, and although tho crowd was Bornewhat enormous during; the fireworks din« play, 1 did not witness anywhere in the Exhibition crowds to equal those I saw at C. Smith's great summer sale to-day. There were hundreds, chiefly women, eagerly looking ov>r and securing thrt many templing bargains, which 1 wns told on making enquiries were the greatest tal>\ bargains tho linn had pver made, and that whb the reason of the* enormous Cfowd*."— -Advi-