Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXII, Issue 10039, 16 June 1925, Page 4

Local and General

At Timaru yesterday. Kenneth Wnltor Kennctt.’ apprentice on the overseas steamer Panama, pleaded guilty at the Pol'ce Court to a charge of smuggling twelve tins of tobacco valued at 18s. A fine of £25 without costs was imposed.—P.A»

The Auck’nrd Mus : einns’ dispute was before the Conciliation Council at Auckland yesterday.. Idle omplovees wanted a Dominion award which the emp’oyers opposed. The case was referred to tho Arbitration Court.—lDA.

The commissioning of the officers of the local Salvation Army took place in the C’tadcl on Sunday afternoon. A l-.oticable feature was the large number of young people who are taking uo active positions in the corps. The chief local officers commissioned were: Sergeant-Major, Mr. D. W. Coleman; secretary ; Mr. O. Jackson; treasurer, 'Mr. Goo. Sawyer; bandmaster. Air. A. Stein; Y.P. SergeantMajor. Mr.- E. Sawyer; 0.0. Guardian, Mr. J. Neilson; Recruiting Sergeant Mrs. Holloway. Messrs L. Sutcliffe and D. Holloway wore comm'ssionod Deputv-Bandmaster ami Secretary respectively. .Tho bamt paid its usual monthly visit to the bid People’s Home on Sunday morning. and in the afternoon visited one of “the private hospitals.

A meeting of the Amalgamated Society of 'Railway Servants resolved unanimously; “That this meeting ot the A.S.It.S. desires to draw tne attention of the Government to tno increasing number of shunting accidents on railways. Wo believe these accidents 'are largely due to the bad lighting uo of the services, together wit! 1 increased traffic, tins caiua.m, congestion in dUercnt yards winon can no onger witli safety to shuua > , 4( commodate the rolling stock. A pnh! l '- commission oi inquiry, m o opinion should he held into the conditions under which shunters a»e win Lug.—P.A.