LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 17956, 1 May 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tim animal meeting of the St. Andrew s Lit: erary and Delviiing Club was hold on Saturday night, the Dev. 11 ■ Maclean presiding. The following ollioe-bcarei 1 were appointed re-Hon. president, .Dr Waddl'd; president. Rev. 11. Maclean; vicepvesidcnl'r—Messrs J. Farqnhavson, L Hogg, and A. Burns: chairman, Mr G. If. Inglir.; vicc-rhainniin. A 1 r 11. Duineli; lion. secret nn", Mr D. M. Mallct'k; lion, treasurer, .Mr I. S. M‘Donald ; editors ol 1 Mirror,’ Alvi Mercer and Mr 1/. S. Roger.-’; commit! cc. — Messrs Wilson, Larson, .and ,Mrn. ’Die drib expressed regret at losing the services ol Um former editor of the ' Minor,' .Mr la. M. Christie, who is going la Cion', and also the services of air A. (J. Cameron, who is on joi extended visit to the OKI Country. Clio syllabus for I he year was dif cussed. Mr If. hi. Holland, M.T’.. Lender of tiro Parliamentary i.abor "nrfy, addressed a. public meet in:; at the t. horal Hall, Cnrisliduirch. lie said that in I’ariiaincnt today (hero were two main parlies, the Government arid the 1.-a- r I’ariies. I hero was also what had occn the L.beiai l.nty, numbering about fourleeu in nil. !-■' Labor Tarty would support any motion of censure on the < lovenmient, becntusc it had no confidence in Mr Abresev, but that did not mean it supported the Liberal Party. .Mr Holland piedicied that as the elections drew mall Mr .Massey would ray there was no need lor a cut in wages, hut if th<-‘ Caber Parly tailed to, undo:- any jnmerwl udvancc one of the greatest oM-ta-sivos against- wages that Zealand had kmnvn'wmihl he launched after the- elections. lie predicted that the comb:;; session would ho one of Die most rCvr-umi" ever held in New Zealand. If Urn Labor Parly wore not in Par.lia-inent Weis: woin-.l be no bar whatsoever to the lemml'o legislation tint the Al’resey Bady geiuw.ally stood for. No matter how air M, i:foi : r! might protest, no urner how many Indei'Oii s'iit- cimenvo-'c 1 I s s -r ; M h revrevi the prii;e-a ihe ivu! 1”.;: C’ next c ration would 1■- b- L’.'.'-tn the Lrb. ; r and Ihe cp V Parties. Mores for oiler padres than Labor w< uhl nrean v-tw for tho Mis cy parly. Mr Moiland said he wished bw-e.e 'all the working mrn. niamnil and "tirer-v.-ifo. from the North Cape to Blurt' linked up in one big industrial organ'-.aiiou. .and he would im-Ist that the p*l and telegraph workers lot included in that orpini-(r-a til'll. In the cnurcc of their nrimial slat-ament the TP,I of Managers of the King Pelward Tw linked Colisge s--t a_( o: _ •'The report- .submitted by the director of the reboM denis willi the attendance, and ntuls-s that tin 'number of pupil- who ontcifd the Trchni-sal High Sclyd d nog the vrar 1931 was- dill. an imnea-e oi thirly-sie; on ih.e correspimdijig figure., for (die year LMO. The number of individual si intent? eniol'ed for Dio technical f J-' c. exclusive, c.t el;i-scs in the School of Art, foi-ill-d 1,158. being 161 less than the ■enrotn’. nt- of the preceding year. A com-pai-son of the details for Iho two years, however, shows that the decrease comes Jihuosi entirely under one or other of th" (wo heading?, ‘ free place hckleis’ ami ‘soldiers receiving iree tuition,’ and eaunol therefore he attributed to the liuaneial .-tress of the time-?. As a miUt-cr of fact, tlic .amount of fees collected for the year under review was ulna-st tire same athat received in i'-dldU." A banquet to celebrate the doping of the season was held by the Triangle Tennis Club on Saturday .sixty momh-ora altending. Air J. Sinclair (president) presented trophies to .Miss Fok'-V for most improved play in the c-uiors .and .Mien Carliuo foj; Die panic in tho juniors, also to -Mr Xicld for most improved play among the men. During the evening items were rendered by Misses Dull’, 11-emlra. and MTJrat-h, community pinging being indulged in under the leadership of Air Druw. The toast list included “The King.” ‘‘Tho Y.W’.G.A. and tho Y.M.C.A.,” “The Ladies,” and “ The Secvotaries ” Special mention was rnado of tho excellence nf the catering, which was in the bauds of Mr Martin. The old saying “It’s a wise child that knows its own "father” had its parallel in the Wellington Divorce Court, when, in a ease heard before Air Justice Husking, the fact was elicited that apparently “ It's a very aviso father that knows now many chi!droll ho has had.’' The mother claimed to have Intel mxfcen, the father remembering only nine. Subsequently, his memory rat res hod, tin: father remembered -that (here- had been others. Reports to hand from the Mutton Bird Island indicate (says tho ‘Southland News’) that the present season will lie the most, unsuccessful for many years, am! porno of the mutton birders state that it will lake them alt their time to malm expedition expenses. Last year about 2.1,000 birds wore landed at 111 tiff, bub it is estimated that this year’s tula! will .bo 10.CC0 bird.; less. The apparent shortage, will enable a large quantity of last year's birds still on hand to 13ml a sale. Possibilities of humor in an incident or a situation rarely escape the appreciative notice of Judge Wesley, of -Melbourne. In the General Sessions a jury in a criminal charge was being sworn in. Two prospective jurors intimated a- desire to bo “Arxcuscd.” “I am deaf, and I would not be able to hear His Honor's address to the jury,” the first pleaded. “ Well, Cm not sure that that would matter ro much,” His .Honor mused; but, with a shrewd frlanco at the juror, he excused him. The second eonliclently handed to His Honor a medical certificate of deafness. His Honor handed it buck, and amid much, laughter advised tho-Juror: “Yon hail be tier keep it; it may be bandy again.” As tho juror bowed Lis thanks His Honor remarked in a subdued tone, gazing at flic juror; “This seems lo bo a good ‘gag’ about not lacing able to hear.” The juror responded quickly: “I have been deaf all my life, your Honor.” His Honor joined heartily in the laughter as ha observed; “Well", you caught that very well, anyway.” Some merriment was occasioned at tho last meeting of the Xorthcote Council (says tho Auckland ‘ Star ’) by the explanation of the circumstances leading to the .receipt of au account from tho town clerk of Takapniia far £2 bs. payment'of which was ultimately authorised, it appears that a horse was xaken lo tho Takapuna pound by the Aortheote ranger, tho expense.; amounting to £-1 Jos. Ten shillings was the highest bud at auction, the LNorthcoto Council having to foot- the dinference. 'The mayor remarked; ‘'Our impounding dees not appear to have been profitable.” (Laughter, J Tho course of true love never does run smoothly (says the Wanganui ‘ Chronicle ‘p The other’ day a young lady arrived j; Wanganui to visit her iianee, and during the evening they went along to the river hank to whisper sweet nothings. Evidently they fell out over something, am! tho banco' announced that he was going to throw himself in the river. -Much perturbed tho young lady held on to id; coat and invoked’ the aid of a passer-by. ‘l'lie newcomer on scene made a- lew kindly remark; with a- view of smoothing out t-iie sit-nation, but was much astonished when tho amorous swam gave him u- punch in the eye. Unfortunately for the amateur pugilist., tho man lie hit was a policeman In plain clothes. The sequel was an arrest. The recent voyage of the ILM.fJ. Niagara from Sydney to Auckland was a particularly uncomfortable one for the passengers, owing to the boisterous weather encountered. soon after leaving the Australian port, and one of tho passengers, Air A. It. Wright-son, a well-known sheep farmer of I’nketutu, near To Kuiti, sustained painful injuries. Just before dinner on Friday evening (April 21) Air Vvrightßon and a number of * fellow-passengers were sitting in tho smoking room, when the vessel gave a violent lurch in a heavy sea. Several of the passengers and some of the tables and chairs (which were wrenched from their fixtures) were thrown against the outer wall of the smoking room. .Mr AVrightson was precipitated head first against the wall, fracturing his left collarbone. The others received a severe shaking, but escaped without serious injury. ,Mr Wrightson’s shoulder was set by the medical officer of tho ship.