LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15140, 2 November 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

i » The Vancouver mail steamer Mama sailed from the Canadian port an Werintsday afternoon last for Auckland aid Sydney. via war ports, frith 355 passengers on board for all ports. Of tils number 135 are travelling first-class, 125 second, and 95 in the third-class. The number corresponds with the number whiih lcii Vancouver by the Zealandia on 2. The Mamma also has on boaxl 590 tons of Canadian merchandise for Auckland. which is slightly less than the sanoonfc brought by the Zealandia on her lairb voyage. Two new sleeping-cars for the Auckland- | Wellington Main Trunk expresses have just | been completed at the Petone railway workj shops, and one of them made its first journey to Auckland yesterday. Although only minor alterations have been effected, the • new cars are decidedly better than those formerly built. The main improvement is the abolition of the annoying hand-rail running from the top folding berth in the cabins to the carriage window silL In the old type of cur, this rail made the bunks very much shorter than they should havo been, and besides this, the opening < of the window was a difficult matter. Another improvement is that the bunks in the two two-berth cabins have been placed back to back on the partition, thus affording more - seating-room when the sleepers are not in i use. A new diniiag-car has also - been : placed on the track, and this made its first i trip from Auckland yesterday, attached to ] the daylight express. The Union Company's steamer Atu& 1 which arrived at Auckland yesterday ' morning from Sydnev and Island ports brought 100,000 ft of lumber, which , stacked on the vessel's deck. The timber was salvaged from the wrecked 1 steamer Knight of St. George, which was '* wrecked on a reef off the entrance to 3 Nukualofa some time ago. The hull of 1 the vessel is still intact, but all hope of * refloating her has been, abandoned. The ' timber is much darkened as a result of * being washed by the seas which - broke 1 over the wrecked vessel, but the Atua's i shipment appears to be in a good state 1 of preservation. « The Tramways Company has discovered c that the foundations to the double lino of * the tram track in Kbyber Pass Road and j c Manukau Road, are in a bad condition, t owing to the disintegration of the concrete j bed. It has therefore been found neces- i sary to take up the lines and put down I hardwood sleepers. This work is neces- t sarily slow, on account of the men having c to stop operations every few minutes to E allow the tramcars to pass. The relaying of the tramline foundations in causing" delay in the New market street improvement 0 operations in Manukau Road and Khvber j 1 Pass. ! i Shopkeep.«s and those busy with Christ- J p mas and New Year trade, akd those who ? b are unable to avail themselves of the cheap J & railway fares during the holidays, are off o opinion that the period for v/hich the •13 tickets are issued should be extended. A : 'n short time ago, Mr. R. French wrote to the { h Minister for Railways, urging thai the ex- j fc tension be made, and hit has mow received ; "'S a reply to the effect that owing to finan- ! u cial reasons t.he Minister could not accede ] tl to the request;. A**

Among tie and Elections U -An Eicnjtion and' * |I; rank Morton. • jtfyLL,. B I Lccal G «op appeals 3, —:4mHI articles are another 1 i P«pl. I am i !" s ° f : a. WsTfeKl / " "><■ "The fey Aicideacoa WaUi. Pnckett writej of "Xl» j Mdl fadigena c* " A it i'u.s Honour." TK« ! rations comprise & luaSSfl : s ; ,ote conveying a vivid jS. da, " l ° s oTSygi j The borough 0 f | I roller, {the purchase of a aeir ( -waggon with the object cfl&fll ; present system of | 000,1 is of th» nr.J l » OX UJ6 opnaoc tlatt a H j W 7 goa would be ib to tnjW 8 ■ refuse mo » quickly Md zJr*.M i torily than under tht pr««s, t "ll !0n -November 16 the HSjjfl i at tie Western s2? 1 I Oreat Nort h Bead, : opened. Th„, M ( at the opening ceitmony. ! , The architectural style J } Auckland WJ * referred to at OH | y Auckland Juts and I Exhibition last night, in th^S,S ! the president of the 2™m ; Mayor. Tie latter adiilited the »J9 )an imputation that the rfc! S3 I city needed improvement, *d,J s Jm I such a club might exert a fWjsffl • for good m this reaped The Gtr cJ was not blameless, for it jMsmf jj signs for all buildings in tfce at, j| by-laws, however, only cancmiid &jj j rials, and the fire outlets, but if the ( Jfi had not power to dewaad that tw3| should be handsome, and in haztscerlj their surroundings, it sbodd by { O "J| power towards that end. ; ' A shunter named SL T. Qm whilst employed at the AodkolS slwd yesterday, 'was ci<nght hoods of two carriage. Fcrtaaaltk latter wers travelling dovir, shunter escaped with injari« dcr-blade, and cuts and j the face and body. He xru aifcak Dr. Caxrick Robertson, and tvnonil 1 home. i' The president of the Andkarf | bition, Mr. G. Elliot, infttmei * Hu representative yesterday that tb» qq, of leaving boxing' «mteS(n tt J b'tion had not been bdorfl tfaa and it had not' feen ' He could make no staiement ahoift suggestion until sir application fa* mission to hold a.. oootett tern J the executive. "I don't' taw.rsfa] we can, or will, grant praaoaa'dsjf | usked for," ho added.:' An affiliation cr» ooafied'Vt^' : C. Kettle's time for' the best put «{.| morning at the Magistrate's day. As thare was no oa»roi»osataan J complainant's atory the cue wnfel without prejudice. This was tfe before the Const yeßta«^p|||pp| The German 'enter Onnamua, command «{ Captain; Eib4f arrive in New .Zealand watsa &nHt'a&l nay. ■ She is expected ' (it : A«Afaw> §1 time in December.. in infloociid ti mi tee of meanlwwt oS the Ckroe.™ and of leading citizens, : u. ; beEf £%& to arrange a ird>oan» to cert. . This will a tKwnplim«E.tary dinner and'a Town HalL A meeting of bdies toc& Jubilee Hall, Kingskud, yvtoitf noon, to form an Eden Zealand Women's Pbhticssl lf<jem.l«ig( ' The _ following officers wen President, ■ Mrs. ' Aim Ken. presidents, Mrs. John Bsikj, J4r, Ca don, and Mrs. Woodl secretory, "Bp Walters;'treasurer, Mhl X' B. €3%|i[ The re-election of Mayor of AocUind w;is big&* ia'"\ the support acooirded to hia' studfHtts of King's College and << |ij ' Ancidand Grammar ' Sclwol, acwsfitj | statements : made by him ■ onion of too AuMacd Granuaaf StW old boys cm : Thursday bight * old boys of . these' schools, net. doing their ' duty, aerodiNfekXas!' ought to manbem oik councils .sod local bodies fa mmim Auckland. There '; was; their ability on the ;Hosp'tai|l!3pW the Mayor, in conclusion, affli&t"'.&^' The question of a came before the Canterbury of Governars in the shape the .secretary of ' the tion, who stated that at a association it was pointed great deal might be done hy. : themselves 3>y interesting and the public generally ia Ae He had therefore been iafffcmstrf tt* the Board to sanction the a sulj-committee of thii ciation, with a ' view to i liminwry inquiries. ' The chajTM^f; p; < Boarrl "(Mr. J. C. .' Adams),M|jfl that the matter be refejied to Committee, stated thai! two the Students' Association bad y him in regard to the maWw. ; their ideas 011 the subject wp hazy. There was no doubt callage would be of great raliwi®®J. stitution. The matter was College Committee. . g It is not generally known ling public that fiwaa' rose there is such u .serioo^ff^M|| grade of the railway track motives on the heavier tiWitj.. most difficult task in hauling > to the latter station- PenOM. , wont to consider th.it . th'lSffftMpi train is usually drawnbf most of the way to seen two locomotives coupled v l .^ before its departure froflß ?xtra engine, hoover, is ietachcd at- Penrose, wbert'ggl^g^ XKoes' practically level. ;idered for some time that jvarsjg'ht on the fwt olf .he railway should be possible that when the , tiffl# :i<*w railway station t» be and steps will be takc_ rack, ho as to ae^d ; : coupling and uncoupling ~ I' Eotivesv 1 on the big P 3^^®; Inquiries are being 7n: '^ B ,f Wellington as •to • tlie, ..gaj ighting Newtown P«t ng area niay bo madft ho evenings. Mr. wrter that hi?. idea was >er of electric arc lamps 10 that ,ii could be u&d ,r athletic gatherings 5y this means" the;. auch mora ' folly than ad no doubt that aken of tW epportuni».«. ;|W -ere properly pla<«d isike the' nark'a. ver^' he expense incurroi wow