LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14972, 20 April 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The list of amounts guaranteed for .the support of the Exhibition,, to be opened in Auckland next year, now totals £14,750, and the secretary states that there are still some guarantor* whose offers have not yet been added. There will apparently be no difficulty in securing the whole of the £15,000 aimed at by the executive, as the necessary financial backing. A section of the - Exhibition executive - committee, a committee of the City Council, and a deputation from the Architect*" Association will meet in the Outer Domain at 2.30 p.m. next Thursday, to select, by an inspection of the ground, the actual site for the Exhibition buildings. *

Unusual passengers were brought by the steamer Monowai from Lyttelton yesterday. A start has been made with the removal of the zoo from Waioni Park, Christchurch, to Onehunga, and a number of animals arrived by the Monowai, and were taken by train to Onehunga. The animals included a lion, lioness, and two bears, besides some smaller animals On the journey a keeper was in charge of the animals, and they all arrived in good condition, in spite of the unaccustomed travelling. ' . "

Two deputations will be received by the Minister for Railways on Tuesday. The need for a new traffic bridge over the railway at Park Road will be represented to him by a deputation from the; Newmarket Borough Council at noon. At 11 o'clock, Mr. Myera will receive a deputation from the Papakura Suburban Railways League. .

The appointment of an expert in fisheries in connection with the Tourist Department ,was strongly recommended by a gentleman of 30 years! experience in fishculture yesterday. " The fisheries in New Zealand," lie said, "are of immense value to the country, and yet there is not a man in the Tourist Department who knows the first thing about the business. Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti have gone back considerably, and now it seems that Lake Taupo is in danger of losing its popularity. The Government should take vigorous measures to maintain these fisheries in a healthy condition, and an investigation should be commenced immediately at Lake Taupo, with,the object' of improving the fishing so that it will supply good food in addition to good-sport. The Government's fisheries could, in my opinion, be, with great advantage, used as food producers for the people." The autumn flower show was exceedingly well attended all . day yesterday. During the "morning Their Excellencies [ Lord and Lady Islington, accompanied by I Miss Stapleton Cotton, visited ; the show, I and spent some time in a detailed examination of the exhibits. Her Excellncy was presented by the secretary, acting for the executive committee, with a large bouquet of chrysanthemums. A number of blooms' were replaced during the day by . fresh specimens, and this plan will be followed again to-day. ; . The show will be open continuously from 10 a.m. to-day, and at nine p.m. a sale of blooms will take place. x By an inadvertence, first - place for . exhibit of pot plants covering 80ft of space, was attributed to Messrs. D. Hay and Son in yesterday .( issue, , whereas the prize was really awarded to Mt-ssre. Bennett and' Greeifc Limited.

In the supplement, issued' with 11 «*' Hebatd to-day; will ba found article* . X! titled "The Homely' Woman,"•\bf-FiX Morton ; " Conscience, What is the Rev.~ R. Sommerville; " Stories -fir Sea Folk," .by To Pana; and" A, l Sajjyi' l Day in Rbeims," by Louise EujrJu '« Prickitt.'!;?- Mercutio'i} ■ column of "jL?,,,■ill Gossip " appears as .usual, while teresting photographs taken on board tyf; ''11 ill-fated liner . Titanic, are also; indud?' I One of the latter shows a luxurious ! Bg bedroom on the mammoth steamer J! the other a spacious and ki 1 Dished verandah cafe, used ,by wealth* I Americans and others prior to the digaettf' i 1 At the meeting of • the Waitemat» ' 1 County Council yesterday, mention If | made of the difficulty experienced in ob« 1 I taining supplies of metal by rail.-A ntim- f ber of works are being held up owing to the* • 1 metal failing to com© to hand, ; and? StPl I ! view of the approach of winter, this queg. $ lion becomes serious. The Minister for 1 Railways (Hon. A. M. Myers) -has/ pro-'lll mised to receive a deputation on Tueadky'lPlP next, at two p.m., regarding provision If 1; I metal trucks on the railway for locaj ' I i • bodies. . A deputation from the Farm Laboured ' f Union waited on the Hon. H. G, Ell in '"i Christchurch yesteiday morning, arid | • alleged that the provision of the law as ■ I regards accommodation for farm labourers 1 in Canterbury was being ignored by {tKaf|§| < majority oi' farmers. It was stated that 1$ ] only a few employers were providing ade. "§S I quate housing, and that in many cases the || 1 accommodation was disgraceful. Mr. Elavil, I promised to lay the matter before the 1 Minister, for Labour. I A conference of sawmillers representiiigjlif I A conference of sawmillers representing '' 120 mills was opened in Wellington yester-'IPf day. It was stated that the .prices jj|fl| ordinary building timber had not been changed for the past three years, but ity f' creased wages, combined with difficulty m obtaining thoroughly efficient labour/iwuf® making the sawmillers' lot a particularly 1 hard one.' -.^lll •• The annual meeting of the St. John Am. § bulance Association is to take place 'oa I Wednesday, May 15, when His Excellency '? I the Governor has consented to preside, 1' 1 At a meeting of the committee held yeg- l' JS terday afternoon, Mr. George C.':Gon&%lf| was elected secretary, vice Mr. William Rattray, who has resigned. The office of Ifj the society has been removed to Victoria If Arcade. ■■■" ' • ' . ' The recently-appointed chief instructs ' 1 of physics and electrical engineering at the Auckland Technical College, Mr. F. I L. jfa. Tuck, B.Sc. (London), A.C.G.L (London), has had a very distinguished < . career. He was educated at TauiS* school, one of the best public schools ifrff;§ England, where he held the Wills scholar- ® i ship. , While he was ,at the Taunton school he obtained' honours ia(iJ§! the college .of preceptors, honours in S the junior Cambridge local examination/'. and ■;|i honours in the senior Cambridge local ex- flj araioation, as well as passing the London J| matriculation examination in the first di- w vision. : From the Taunton school, he -pm|a| ceeded to. the Central Technical London, where he took up a three years'-J | course in electrical ■ engineering undl|l|ii Professor Ayrton and Mr. Mather. result of : his , studies. he obtained the. a*-Jit" sociateship of the City : and Guilds Insti* tute, London, and graduated in London , ..University, taking the : B.Sc,. degree in 'engineering. After leaving the; Central I Technical. College, he ■ spent three years iff in ! the engineering shops at the New t wrt .if Docks, and at Manchester with the Briti;■ ish'. Wes.tingho.nse.,i Company. ,; U With p latter, company, his! experience ■ was ''oIM tained not only in the - fitting, machinery, - J and •; armature-winding . shops,' but also in IS| the testing departments and in * the draw* ing office. After ■ leaving - the : Westing*. house Company Mr. Tuck joined the stOT;§|p of the 'Taunton school, where he ptov«! ,»s;3|| most successful - teacher. .•; With the*idfia]};||S| of . extending .- his commercial experience, . Mr. * Tuck ; resignedhis position ; at ; Tanaton/ to occupy the post of v designer io • Messrs. Keyrdle and Company, of born-on-Tyne, where, .he remained:\"un|||SS April of ; last year, when he was engaged « as estimating engineer to the foreign de-t" :J partment 'of the AUegemeine Elektricitats |g 'of Berlin, one of the largest electrical en-i np gineeringfirms i : in 'the - world.. This 'p<ttUV|fi tion he still occupied at the time of hi9'»|" | present appointment. ,It will thus be seen that Mr. Tuck ' brings 'with : him 'to jig Auckland just the ' kind of academic ? andSfM practical experience . that is , required a|*l the Technical College, where .he is ex- 'S| pec ted to enter upon his duties about;; tfeS end of Jane. ■ . ( • • / % At ; St. Sepulchre's Church, • ; KhybeP 1 Pass, on ' Wednesday ~ evening next, the |f| Rev. r Canon 1 Richards will be ' inducted itoSS the cure : of. the parish : by the VenJ' Arth-|||| deacon Calder, in the . absence of the j Bishop of the Diocese. V' Visiting clergy will , assemble , and robe .in the schoolroom ||g adjoining the ;church. • • Garments collected by the "Two Gar* ■ ment" .Society are to -be distributed ott'JM Wednesday, May 15. The object of the f Jj|| society is to provide clothing for the.,. poor; * rj, I : and •; eywy ;> member must ' supply':: at least ,y l two new garments annually. Once a yeas I a general.'•• meeting will be held, ,at which 'jlij all garments will be received and applied . 1 for by the different charitable inßtitutionfo^gl

The symbol of • the Order of C.M.G. i (Companion of the Order of St. ; Michael | and St. George), which was some time ago conferred upon Colonel Robin, AdjutantGeneral, wis presented to him in Welling* j ton yesterday.' ,At the request of Hi® ; Excellency the : Governor the' presentation# was made' by the Prime Minister (Hon. T» % Mackenzie), : in the presence . of , other • Ministers of the Crown and Colonel Heard, Colonel Knox, Colonel Collins, Major , Asada (Imperial Japanese army)» : 31r. ( Tripe (acting ; Japanese Consul-General)* Mr. 'Bruce' Mackenzie, and others. , ! One of ; the tenants in a building i® Miners-street, Wellington, jfertly" de-; stroyed by fire in the early hours of last Sunday morning, has made an application for a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the outbreak. He says thai gambling was carried on upon the 'pro - \ i raises,; and that not long before the fire occurred '" a large number of " gentlemen left after?, spending hours over the lovely game of 1 hazards, etc.'' Inspector Ellison* in an interview-with, representatives of . the ,P«M» said that Mr. Manning, - the tenant in question, never approached him in Wjt way whatever, and no representation, of o j any such character had been made to him by any publio officer. Mr. Manning's re*. ply. to this is that ho has in his . possession ft , letter from Inspector Ellison in response ■ to a complaint made by him. several month# | ago as to the . gambling that allegedly wen® I j on in the building. Ho further states that jj he made a complaint to tho inspector 'X|J the telephone. As' a result a serg'sant W® -s 1/oliceman in uniform visited J the pre®!®#®* jig and warned the proprietor that cw&plwn™' -< *i had been made. Later on he made a «#" j plaint about Sunday gambling, and two : j,.\ detectives put in an appearance, but $wßf§|i|§ that they could do nothing, because.of-"*j.V, system of eoouts which had been'-wasgU";..-® rated. «The fact that | gambling had al- ■ ' legedly taken place 'on the premises would J 1 " 11 '! 11 itself> justify an inquiry.;(wty# to \ IVj Wellington paper), but : Mr.'*Mannfog '.}s>:■m that the surrounding circiuoiiiAn c t £ ?, justify the btilief thai evidence 'is fort®*y|g| commg which would throw a great dew ™' M light on idle:origin of-the fir*.'Vrp:||i