INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12883, 2 October 1912, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) ! '.■.'■" AUCKLAND,* this day. At a largely attended meeting; of the. local brancn of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Association held last night, thei Public Service Bill was fully discussed, and the following resolution was ear--rie_ .—"That this branch of the Post and Telegraph Officers', Assooiatipn place on, record its dissent- -from the opinion expressed m the' teleraum read m the House of Representatiyss by the Premier from an officer of the service stating that the Public Service Bill was acceptable' td officers generally; the statement was contrary to fact, and he said that Officer' misrepresented the feeling of tlm service generally, he probably not beiiig ih ' a position to truly gauge the feelings of officers on tho matter." A mass meeting, which practically filled the Town Hall, passed the following resolution last'evening : (a") That, believing m the democratic principle of; majority rule m public matters, this' meeting deems, that the settlement of local option and national prphibition quastionsvat tlio poll should at once come under this rule j (b) as a step tpwards', securing, this position, this meeting e<x-' presses its approval of the. action of. the annual convention of the New Zealand Alliance m seeking to obtain m all elec-, tor.ates signatures of voters to the following pledge \ — "l hereby give my pledge that regardless of party, I will, not, at the next election, give, my vote, to , any candidate for parliament, who' will not '.promise},, if elected, to Adp his utmost to remove, or at least substantially reduce* the present, unjust condition upon both issues of no-license and ipatidnal prohibition." After the meet-, ing 830 pledges, were takep. ; . , t , ... . . „;.,.. ... WANGANUI, this, day.^-, At a meeting Jield. last' night a,.Wanga-, nui Axemen's Association Avas formed. A carnival will lie held on December 30. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Colonel Cosgrove has received a cable message from London informing hini that, the Boy Scout Council has decided to make a. voluntary levy of one penny from each willing scout m order to purchase a wedding present for General Baden, Powell. Subscription lists will be closed on January 15, and Commissioners m all New Zealand pi.x>vinces have been instructed to . forward contributions to Colonel Cosgrove at Tuahiwi not later than November 30. DUNEDIN, this day. , A young lady who received a great mental shock recently, managed to get away from her home m Cumberland street North on Saturday. She left a note stating she was going by the second express, en route for Wellington. A search was made m the train, and as it is certain she never got to* Wellington, fears are entertained* as to her safety, considering her very , low state of her health. She was about sft. 7in., m height, had a mass of dark brown hair, brown eyes .and two small moles oil her iaci. 1 INVERCARGILL, this day. Tho Southland Presbytery has decided ,to nominate the Rev. J, Kennedy Elliott, of Wellington, as Moderator of the. General Assembly for 1913. Tho final, section of the Invercargill^ electric tramways under the present scheme was officially opened yesterday by tho Mayor. Mr.Scnndrett, who stated* that the system, had cost £90,000. \ ... ..'*.... , DUNEDIN, jthia./toy., • '$ha Union, Company has sold . the steamer Squall to Richardson and ,Co.-, of Napier. The, Squall, wil J. bo. replaced, m -the Auckland-Gisborne trade by the'i Rosamond.. ...'.-. The angling season opened yesterday tinder favorable circumstances, more anglers whipping the streams this year" than formerly. Good results are reported. "There is a marked increase, in tlie number of licenses issued, there having been given out 167 adult licenses. 29 boys', and 14 ladies' licenses,.