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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 75, 30 March 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL / -««, « U has been decided by the Marine Department that no Magisterial enquiry is necessary into the Opawa-Blenheim collision in the Wairau River some time The little steamer Nikatt made a special trip from Motueka to Welling, ton yesterday, bringing back to the city about forty hop-pickers who have been engaged in the Nelson district. The vessel enjoyed a smoolh trip across the Strait, but when at the Brothers ran into a thick fog. Speed had to be slackened in consequence. The picking season is now practically finished. A resident of Johtiston-street, Karon 1 , writes tothe Editor of The Post suggesting, in view of the coming election of a councillor for the suburban borough that a copy of the 'burgees roll, with a number of enrolment forms, should be placed at Sir. Russell's store at Karori. This would, he points out. be a great convenience to many in the locality who are following their occupations in the city, hnd t therefore have Hot the • opportunity of visitirg the Borough Chambers during oflice hours. In a letter to Mr. W. B. ■ Fisher, of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, the Chief Health Officer (Dr. Valintine) states that at present the services of a nurse for the country are not very urgently needed, although one. stationed at Kaitoke or Ufoper Hntt might be very useful. In the meantime, until an appointment is made, the money collected some time ago' has been paid to Messrs. J. G t VV. Aitken, E. Balcombe Brown, and G. A. Troup, as trustees for the Bush Nursing Society of St. John, and they will consfder any application for sending a skilled nurse to a remote pan of the Wellington district. t The Cadet Corps organised in connection with tlie Wellington Boys' Institute, according to the annual report of the institute, has been reduced in membership from 100 to 82 by the inability of the defence authorities to' obtain sufficient cadets to replace those transferred to the Territorials. Forty-one boys were transferred last year, mostly to the artillery and engineer branches of the Service. The corpa lms maintained its attendances satisfactorily at 78 per cent for week night and 56 per cent, for half-day parades, _ and the boys have taken increased interest in the work, and have shown very good discipline. The corps is being fully armed with the rifles purchased from Canada. At various times yesterday Wellington was enveloped in a thick fog, and often it was impossible to Bee, from the esplanade _at Thorndon, the hulks anchored in the stream. There was a peculiar phenomenon in the evening. At 9.30 the atmosphere appeared to be as clear as crystal, and the harbour lights shone brightly. Fire minutes later it was impossible to see a light a thousand yards ahead. The haze came over the city with unusual rapidity, and the fog Was much thicker than tliai i experienced in Wellington for some considerable time. Naturally it wbb much worse .in Cook Strait. The Star of Scotland (Captain West) arrived off the Heads at 5 o'clock yesterday after, tioon, but found it impossible to make port. The captain brought his vessel in this morning, and stated that yesterday's fog was "as thick as a hedge." The Hawkes Bay , was also delayed at the entrance. The Westralia was among the boats whicli safely entered the haybour.^/JIH,, vessel .pnme, up the stream vory cautiously, and, took some time jin bertliing I .'" ' Otfietf' boats' ' remained out 1 -' side until the weather had cleared this morning. Yesterday the boom of the fog signal at Pencarrow could bo heard distinctly in the' city. Complaints were made (reports the' Herald) at Friday's annual meeting of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association to the effect that the Farmers' Union had been left to bear, without public assistance, the_ financial burdens entailed by the action of farmers during the recent strike, in organising bodies _ of _ special constables to protect the shipping of their produce— a service which, it was pointed out, was in the ihtefests of the whole community. Captain Colbeck said the Farmers' Union, so far as they could ascertain at present — for at the moment it was impossible to furnish a balance-aheet, as they did not yet know to what extent the Government was prepared to help them — was liable for about £750 in connection with the farmers' defence fund. Where they were going to get it he did not know. He did not know how much the Government would repudiate of the amount estimated as its share of the expense. The union had already spent £400, and several bodies concerned in the maintenance of law and order during the strike had repudiated any claims on their assistance. A resolution was adopted recommending; the executive of the association "to take steps to assist the Farmers' Union in .meeting liabilities arising out of the strike." A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held at Ngaruawahia for the purpose of discussing what attitude the Chamber should take in reference to the proposed Waikato-Waiuku Canal (says the corresponden of the Auckland Herald), Practically the whole of the discussion was favourable to the construction k of the canal. Members were of the opinion that an immense tract of country would be served by the great inland waterway that would bo thus opened up. The Waikato river was navigable for 100 miles, and the Waipa for fifty miles. All the produce from the farms on either bank of these rivers, up to eight and ten miles back, could be put on barges and towed down to Onehunga, and transhipped to the steamers, as could also the butter from the factories and the coal from the Waipa mines. Comparisons were made with the freights charged to places where there was a water service 1 competing with the railways, and places where there was no com petition. One speaker stated that the freight on sugar from Auckland to Waihi was ss, whilst the freight from Auckland to Ngaruawahia was £1 14s 10d. After a remarkably keen and interesting discussion, the following motion was carried unanimously : — * " That the Chamber of Commerce invite Mr. J. E. Taylor to address a public meeting in tho Town Hall at Ngaruawahia on the canal question, and that a vote of the audience be taken to test public opinion on tho matter." _ The Howard Dustless Duster is proving a boon to the ladies of dusty Wellington. It is the only chemically treated duster that dusts, cleans, and polishes, and still retains its properties after washing. Kirkcaldie and Stains.— Advt. Value your furniture T Then get i.s to move it. Packing, handling, removing are an art with us. Our motor moves furniture into or cut of town. N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., 87-91, Custom-house-quay.' — Advl. The winter sports have now begun in real enrnosl in Wellington, and while standing in the rhilly winds watching the Held sports or the airman in hl« thrilling glory, we ennnot help noticing between our moments of excitement the winter wind s effects on nil nrouhd us, nnd nowhere <lo we eec real sports who enjoy the game co much ns those who are wearing O. Smith's sports coate. They keep the wearers worm on the chilliost dn>, ami help that spark of real excitement to kindle all tho while. The best sporte coats obtainable in Wellington are tit C. Smith's, Ltd., 86, Cuba-btreet.— Advt.