LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of all hotel employees is convened by advertisement for next Friday night.

Mr F. Mander, Government candidate for Marsden, will address a meeting of electors in the Kamo Town Kail this evening.

Cabled shipping advice states that the Kia Ora has sailed from Sydney for Auckland, and that the Ophir and Morea have arrived at Fremantle from London. The temporary deadlock connected with the Maunu water supply contract has been satisfactorily adjusted, and the work of laying the pipe lines and constructing the reservoir has been put in hand. Vehicular traffic is somewhat; im peded by the road work ,at present being carried out in Bank Street. The surface of Hunt Street and Vinery Lane, whence traffic has been diverted, is showing signs of wear and tear, metal having to be spread in several places. The Weather Bureau reports:—lndications are for southerly winds, moderate to strong,- squally at times_ The weather will probably be cool and changeable. The night will probably be very cold. The barometer has a falling tendency at present. Tides moderate; sea, moderate . swell off shore. Shrieks of merriment, roars of applause, culminating in cheers, is the only way to express the enthusiastic approval with which the Royal Picture Pierrots were received last night at the Lyceum by a very full house # There will be the usual attractive changes made in the- programme of pictures to-night.

A praiseworthy contribution to the Belgian Fund has been made by Mr J O'Hagan,, of Opuawhanga, in the shape of the 2711b sheep which was recntly the subject of a guessing competition on behalf of the same fund. The sheep will be auctioned at Messrs Wilson and Wilson's Junction Yards sale to-morrow, and the whole of the proceeds will be devoted to the good cause named.

The work of macadamising Bank Street is rapidly proceeding, the present stage of the work being in the vicinity of the fire bell. A solid foundation of excellent metal has been put down and rolled, and should ensure good wearing stability. The upper part of the road has been complete! and presents a -.decent iippearance, which is unusual for most of the borough roads'. It is to be hoped that the test of weather and traffic will prove this latest method to be an effective solution of the road-foundation problem.

OPENING TO-NIGHT at the Queen's Theatre. "Sherlock Holmes" in "Silver Blaze."

Th e Queen's Theatre management is again to the fore with a programme of the highest cinematograph calibre, in which figures that notable detective character "Sherlock Holmes," as originated by Sir Conan Doyle. The author's depictions of "Sherlock Holmes" are entertaining beyond question in narrative form, but to see the great detective actually at work is far more convincing, and patrons of the Queen's" are in for a good thing to-night and on Thursday and Friday evenings. Another fine feature in the new list at the "Queens, is the star comedy "Baffles," the film being of the record length for this class of subject of 208f> feet. Other specially attractive items, are the Pathe colour film, "An Animal Acrobat," and the beautiful scenic, "Impressions of Florence." The New Zealand and English Gazettes will also be shown, and in supplement "Better Days" (drama) and "WhMjfh?" (comedy). ji#The General Election and Bible in —A great number of ministers of religion have signed a declaration that they will not vote for any Parliamentary candidate who would deny the people the right of deciding for themselves the question submitted by the Bibl e in State Schools League. They invite all members of the League to follow their example. Amongst the names are those of the Anglican Bishops; and of the Rev. S. J. Serpell, President of the Methodist Conference; th e Rev. C. H. Laws, Secretary of the Methodist Conference; the Rev. C. H. Garland, Principal of the Methodist Theological College; Pastor H. M. Ries, President of the Lutheran Synod; the Revs. Dr. Gibb, Issac Jolly, Alexander Doull, Graham H. Balfour, J. J. I Lewis, George Bond, W. Gray Dixon,G. S. Cook; N. Christehsen (Lutheran Church), David Nield (the Church of God); W. A. Keay, A. E. Hodge, George Heigh way, and W. M. Grant (Congregational Church), and many others. The Chief Secretary and the officers of th e Salvation Army have si sued an appeal expressing their earnest desire that the people may have the opportunity of deciding the question for themselves, in accordance with the proposal made by the Salvation Army through the Bible in Schools League. Amongst the signatures are those of Lieutenant-Colonel | Albert C. Powley, Chief Secretary, and Brigadier Vince. The signatures of ministers of religion and of officers lof the Salvation Army total nearly j five hundred. —Advfc. j TO-NIGHT at the Queen's Thearf.'. —"Sherlock Holmes," a magnificent production.