NEWSY PARS. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14553, 21 June 1913, Page 4

NEWSY PARS. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Weather forecast: Winds easterly to south-easterly j moderate to strong 1 prevailing and freshening; the weather appearß likely to be cloudy and j unsettled; rain probable; the night •will probably bo very cold; baromeJter little movement; tides rough on ! thw? coast.-^-Bat<^, Wellingtoii.

' The Mlarconi awuwlal stall before "the "House of Common*. Prime Mia ister adiriiits it would have been better had Lloyd George and Sir Rufus Isaacs told tie whole story.

To inqiui'reir": tou Have made a mis take, Otamautea defeated Thames by 9 1 points in six. SWiairoai beat Whemgjarei 9 to 0, then WJhianigiaTei beat Thames 8 to &. Wairoa beat Ojtiamatea 14 to oil.

Our Auckland correspondent wires to the effect that the battleship New ZealancT arrived at: 8 a.m. and berthed at Queen St. wharf without, difficulty. She will ibe coaled on Monday and will sail for Vancouver on Saturday necct.

Th© Rugibiy,. Union ExeuMaon to Auckland' 'this morning attracted trip peirs to the numlber of 2001. The wea tlher though""idoubftM at. an early hk>ur, soon showed siigais of ol^iaa-ing 1 end the morning; brofcb dear and fine, -fchis. in. itself deciding..many to mak<e the-'trip. The steamer Aupo a ri leffc to time at 7.1© and Bad a *>(Qod rum up the gulf all on iboardT en jayiaigi the pretty scenery era route. The principal attractions in the city were the Country y. City football fixture and berthing! of H.M.iSt Nlew Zealond. The excursionists will return to-morrow.

Our AyoMand: oorrespondeht'writes —ißlallots wear© taken durinig the last two days ■■by; all the waterside workers' unions in th© Dominion as to whether or no they will support th-e Tim'aru watersiders (in their (Mepuia with the shippiiig; >6ompanies. The question put to tihe roite was pnactijoally 'strilt© ordio stiriSie.' The Aiuck iaad's Union 'ballot was conclude! jiesterdlay !bbt -the iiesult will not V ■ma.de iknown wntH Uhe EbceouHre of the Federation of liaibbur has received the tsomipleife result® from the wlnole of itlhe unloins cotacermeia. The inform a tion> is expected to be ready in time for tihe oonferenoe of-the federtation, which opens at Wellington on July Ist next. So far as can Ibe. ascertained the feeling locally I:-? adverse to the poiltcy of striikie.

A vjery interesting! and instructive address was given l>y El. X.. 'Mulgan, Efsq.., M.iL Chief Inspector of Schools in St. George's Schoolroom last even ing;. There was a gpod attendance many others than teachens availingthemselves of the privilege of hearinc! Mr Mulgan.. Mr W. J. Wernh'aon. Ptesident of the Thames branch of the A.D.E.I. occupied the chair. Mir Muigaai gaive intereating' expressions of opinion on various matter?! of public importance, his "renwks coming uncfer the heading; of Burial Education, Staffing; of Schools, Con-

.tinu'a,ti'on ,Scihools, Scholarships, grading of teachers, and Syll'a.hus: and at the conclusion of his address was accorded, on the motion of Kiev. Dr. O'Calaghan, 'seconded by Mr D. Biussel, a hearty rote of tha-nks, for has clear and instraotiye lecture. A;i extended report of the address will be given in Monday's issue.

-y. case in which.much local interest Avas centred has just been concluded at the Auckland Magistrates Court before Mr C. C. .Kettle, S.M.,

! when .Xonnan William Mair, a far--I*. mer of Galatea, brought an action '• against Mrs Mars'- Alison asking 1 that ■ she should be bound over to refrain . from using insulting language to him. He complained that defendant had said to him, "You monster, I ' sea you are still at large," before a large numlber of people on a ferry . boat. Counsel for the defendant stated that she was so incensed at the treatment of her daughter (plaintiff's wife) that she could not contain herself. He contended the action was a malicious one, brought through mere 'vexation. Cross-examination elicited many facts concerning; plaintiff's conduct towards his wife, Mr Kettle saying he Avas not surprised at de^fendant's anger"". "Many a man," said His Worship, "has been shot for doing much less than this man has done to Mrs Alison's daughter. I don't sugw©s>U that that is the proper course. He has no excuse whatever, and it would be ..unmanly for Mm to offer any." Biy agreement-the information was withdrawn. ' i

Ensor Bros, announce that they have just landed seed potatoes in all the leading 1 brands, and manures for the successful growing of same. A .special importation, has been made, /and while the quality is good the prices ai'e reduced as much as pos,siMe, so "orders should be left at :o«ce.