LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15141, 4 November 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A labge European mail, via Suez, and an Australian mail were brought to Auckland by the steamer Maheno, which arrived from Sydney yesterday afternoon. The Southern portion was despatched by the Main Trunk express last night. Mails from Europe and America should reach Wellington on ' Thursday by the R.M.S. Moana from San Francisco. The Auckland portion of this mail should arrive on Friday morning. »

Spring dainties for the table aro now in fairly plentiful supply. New potatoes are being retailed in the various greengrocers' shops, and good displays of the new season's green peas are also being made. As lambs will shortly be in good supply in the butchers' shops the new season's vegetables will prove particularly acceptable. Point Erin Park is proving one of Auckland's most popular resorta, both on holidays and other days,- and the wisdom of the City Council in acquiring the site for the people of Auckland -has been amply demonstrated. Throughout yesterday, especially in the afternoon, the park was visited by crowds of people. Particularly noticeable was the large number of parents who took their children with them to enjoy the open breathing place and the spacious playground. While the children romped the parents were enabled to sit at ease and enjoy the expansive view of the harbour to be obtained from the many vantage points. In view. of recent events in Auckland, it is worth noting that Mr. E. H. Lemaru, the well-known organist, has taken the Liverpool City Council aback by refusing point blank to give recitals in Liverpool in support of his application for the position of city organist. He considers it undignified that a musician of his standing should be asked to play on approval, and points out that Liverpool has had many opportunities of hearing him. The Union. Company's training-ship ' Dartford is about to make her last deepsea voyage. This vessel is to leave Newcastle shortly with a cargo of coal for Wellington, and her owners have decided that this trip shall be her last, so far as her propulsion by sad is concerned. On arrival at Wellington the Dartford will be dismantled and transformed from a stately sailing clipper into a prosaic, but eminently useful, coal hulk. The work of dismantling the vessel will.be carried out by her crew of lads now training for a seafaring life before the mast, and that work will probably keep them fully occupied until the end of the year, by which time the Union Company will have arrangements completed to enable th« young' seamen to continue their training course ?fi one or more of. the Fed Funnel liners. ' ,

.Of practice of ZjSs a> vogue,in many Auckland* responsible or an ,*„ <!*vSsiiS MattWs Church adding in a very audible' vmtor should give up her JP flft ''-ted by hefhusSndfSSS was coming to church to-day >' T«*Swi very unorthodox behavioar'* \$M the offending visitor left SSIIPi which she had been and took up her position in **S*S* a placard informing all and *|3? >Wsi was " free." aM *■** tha^i The date for the official oueniJl'Sl new Auckland Post finitely fixed for Monday, NoSk*S Wegnm to this effeci'^ M Saturday by Mr. G. J. gSiS*** Hon. R. H. Rhodes, *<££■**% The Prime Minister will Rhodes to Auckland, «* £%£*& member of the Cabinet, if t?* 81 appear that the reception to mm which has been organised to M Jg?' first official visit to Auckland?BWi ;n« to his present hig take place on Tuesday, No^S**** record testimonial to be Prime Minister on SoSS bore 11,500 day Jast. n on m& ; Following the Bua l custom tti „ii tK-nsinaJltheAng^nSht 1 * day were set apart for f^^Mt fund. Last year close upon £230 J**s leered in Auckland alone, ' the toteS whole diocese a little over f6m 1 needs of the county clergy -Mmm repeatedly brought WW V^sSMi

church people, it is hoped lhatthi.Ml total will show an increase: \i 4smi 1 The exodus of New Homeland on holiday tours s fel 8 larger than ever at the year. Already there have fa«ipl quiries at the local shipping ofeSS mg the sailings of steamers in JebS' March, and April next. The $jBB service promises to bovery |HB patronised, and it is pomted ouibVlll travellers by this ronte that «S|; larger steamer* must be pk&d oftffilll between Auckland and VancoirVe#l& sorvica is to meet / reqweiwsnfc!Sill first visit of the P. and O. liaei*#ll§ land this season will be on JXbnjjfflSm when the Moldavia will arriveV • m# leave for Sydney the same &y,tf||| Few people realise to what ' i&§j§ American motor car is bsirg imporW into New Zealand. Figures wer*SS compiled m Washington dealing! '|y?i export of American goods to AmUilmj. I and amongst them was a detailed »£2 J of the motor cars exported fc tries. Out of 2222 cars exportedvftjjj*; the United BUies in March last, 364 ejftjp to Australasia, some '120 beu>g;j&e&%! New Zealand. These 364 can hada-top':! value of £64,875.. The figured areia&iO more remarkable when it is : taken;inliir consideration that during ths moett 4'l March, 1911,; ianerican cars to tiiw.w%| of only £16,779 were imported into tralaeia, only £5445 worth coming on id. ] Now Zealand!, while ill - Match -iiu»_ the 120 cars for this country w«*: ; s»s|||j at £31,895.. ' ■ , '$$!» ~ The .petition being, calculated, | asking the Borough Council .to tab a j^'| on the quest** of Parn«Ujcj^|te;fJl|| of Auckland has already bean Bgned^bjiJl over 300 ratepayers. .' A poll ; cannot .ifc»it be reused, us the number of agnkbotc'■» obtained exceeds the Teoniiit* p«t«^j[ required. The petition will be' dped£wM| ' about a fortnight longer, mi it is ,tn pected that .a, largo mxi&^^^M signatures will be obtaiced. '^■■■i-'l%",iilg|^Sg I The tp>phy known ;«si.'UieJ&.opfwd^J; for the union having.the largetjt.peft^;'^ age of members in the Labour 5500^^ sion has been won by ■the - ; Short Mttalv/j workers' Union. , ;Thb : |^jg|||^ year that this union has t.*M.tteWp|ifi|i^i rind it therefore retains t^''o^^|bii| Bakers' Union was .second. . '* ''\ ■• * ~ ' r _s „"i'fflP Among the passengers arriving at Asa* •; land by the steamer Mahffl»;^^|i^|i was Mr. A. B. Sinclair, who'wfai»^^| sheep station at Mount , ; Gaaii"iesyt^^^^« Australia, In tlw course of ii ibo^^pS| versation with a HiaiAia he said that tiM drought exnai«^^P year in Australia had bmktfy'm;moy was every prospect of a I^P^pW^,^^|| both for stock and dairying. : 3W«wS| flouth . Awiralia 'n^.{b'|j^;.(i^f^^M perienced for many years. In",BS^^»|| of Australia dairying '"■■s» ' Wffi| ! ;lß^Rg'| for more than.formeriv>vowiog^^^K that large- estatea"werebemg;C^<^^Kj smaller holdings. The Coinmonwoalthfl*;;; i vornment was buying up' the J«*(^^3?l ? | aiad selling them .to : thoee',^^^p^ffl small capital, and giving 30 «»iii

to pay for the land. The MgMfMMgJH in South Australia was recently' i"! by the Government at an^'?7^ £30 an acre and cut into «#'*ffilH from 20 to 60 teres each. of estates, of course, was settlement in many districts. •I»;JP~$j of large estates were now so ,tw» &*■' i, they were almost compelled to *&. . >'ig ' '*■ The. axle-box on an minion Road car night ir Symonds-street, thai several oatwaad-botndl" up. pending treats ant of by a liberal application of. cold™;- J, ■ tram service was disorganised «**C£. ; 1 time, but a few trips proved Wgf, 1 bring the cars up to schedule jw^-AH In response * a request 1 retailers of Auckland askiagf|^^pl alterations in the hours of I ing certain holidays, the ,*«.« 1 Labour has gazetted a | effect that the following hours «*g?gs>; I hours of closing for all : ' shops:-Six o'clock p.m. on W the week, 1 o'clock p.m. ontWdtfgJJr,;.! statutory half-holiday, 9& i days, 11 p.m. on, the «"M£S9&ll Christmas Day and New Year«jW» ' nine p.m. on the evenings .PWSL£ fe niversary Day, Good Friday, ,1 day, and Labour D*y. ,V»sbj&msM are to be observed as New Year's Day, January J'^Pffi'ii Day, Good Friday, »-*«^2£?BC ;S l Birthday, Labour Day, ChnsfcAM WH ■ and Boxing Day. \ >,/\Vf|s ; B . Numbers of children Were «W?is&Ss M for "pennies 'for the Symonds-street >» day. Shopkeepers and 1&+&& M petered all day. In many «* *j :*g ■ was. conspicuous by it* ■ £■»* children appeared.to be without any reason whatever ft* MHM ins ' ' ; '''" Ktß9 The whaling operation*-1 South Wales coast have £ M much success. Duringthe gf^g|» five weeks the steamer W»!gSjta» couple of sister ships *WgMj/R whales, chiefly of the no "right" whales having 00 tared.' The. whales have 1500 barrels of oil, which V <J2llii!M factory-ship Loch Tay, Bay. The prevailing W» been taken lull a<Jv !2X&Si II whalers, and all three *?f* 2*l||», actively employed, bll *V"« ftW« T» some difficulty ha» Tay owing to a number mtw ww iUwlB deserted,. " ' * "''-'mlm