LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 502, 8 May 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

May 18 has been fixed as the day of hearing of tlio pastry-cooks'dispute. : A contribution of £10 105.,. to the Hector Memorial Fund, has been made / by 1 the Council of the Wellington Philosophical Society. '. Yesterday notice was served on tho owners that tho corporation intend to acquire, under the Public Works Act, the whole of tno property in Willis Street upon which, "until recently, Mr. J. B. Innes had a bookselling establishment. ' Thore are forty members in tho first aid class for women, which is being held under the auspices of the, St. John Ambulance Association. Last night tho second lecture of the series was delivered by Dr. Elizabeth Gunn. at the Oddfellows' Hall. Among the bases sot down for hearing at the eusuing Civil Sessions, is ono in which Miramar, Limited, claim £1175 and interest from E. 0. Peers, beingmoneys alleged to. be due on. the purchase of three blocks of land. Mr. Peers has now issued a writ against Miramar, ; Limited, claiming the cancellation of the. agreements and £2000 damages, on the ground that Miramar, Limited, failed to do certain roading. Tho annual■ meeting of the Seatoun and Karaka Bay portion of the parochial district of Kilbirhie and Miramar was held on. Thursday evening, the vicar presiding. Tho balance-sheet, which showed a small credit, was adopted unanimously. The ofiice-bearcrs for tho year were then elected as follow Treasurer, Mr. R. Heath; Mr. J. TV. Davis; committee, Messrs. Mabiu, Ivircber( Brodio, Rowntreo, Wyatt, Pownall, Porritt, Lester, and Hawson. A hearty voto of thanks was accorded to Miss Heath for. her services as organist drying the past year. Cabinet yesterday authorised the expenditure of the following sums: —For. railway rolling stock, etc., £40,000; additions to Seacliff Mental Hospital, £1141; roads on To Akau Block, £1000;' Recfton-Hokitika-Rose railway, £750; telephones on the North Island Main Trunk railway, £1021; Whangapo Nativo School, £750; additions to Hastings Post Office, £698; Blenheim-Waipara railway, £1000; Te Puia School, (beyond Gisborno), £275. Tenders are to be .invited for seating accommodation for tho Legislative Council, and also for cortniu fittings' at tho Government Printing Office. Tea that is not pure should never bo soid. Inferior teas : consist mostly, of the woody fibres of the leaf, anil breiv out a considerable amount of tannin, which is/injurious to' tho system. There is raro enjoyment for those who can appredate fine tea. Drink. Crescent. Blend ' tea; it is absolutely pure. It is a blended tea with distinguished qualities—the strength of the full-bodied, robust teas of.Barjceling ! is added to' tho fine-flavoured, dolicato teas of Ceylon and tho luxurious Crcsoent Blond is' the result! Obtainable frata all stoxeksaficis at 2i oor 11.

. The postal authorities.adviso that the Maheno, which left Sydnoy on Thursday for Auckland, has on board an English and Australian mail, which is expected to reach by tho express train from Auckland on Tuosday afternoon next. _ At Thursday night's meeting of tho Hastings Borough Council (writes our correspondent) tho Mayor gave liotico to move that steps bo taken to arrange with tho Government for a j? 311 of £10,000 for sower extension under tho I ilblio Health Act, 1908. Ho explained that it was not necessary to obtain tho sanction of tlio ratepayers for this loan. It is understood that tho Millerton coalmine .will bo in full working order, in tho course of the next thrco weeks. At tho present timo tho mino is putting out about 200 tons a day. Tho Donniaton mino, upon which nearly tho whole of the Westport- Coal Company supplies has devolved during tho Millerton trouble, is turning out about 2000 tons a day, Tho monthly meeting of tlio council of the New Zealand institute of Surveyors was held yesterday, when there were 'present: The. Hon. G. F. Richardson (in the chair), and MoSsrs. James M'Korrow, F. I. Ledger, J. E. I'ulton, J. W. Davis, 11.' Sladden, and A. P.. Mason. The following applications for membership wore approved: Messrs. D. A. Crawford, F. C. Hay, and W. A. Hutton. The perplexities of the, Dominion Scouts aro in o :fair way to bo solved. Wo 'aro informed that Captain Gardiner has forwarded to the officer commanding' the- district; throtjh Captain Dalrym'ple; his resig- , nation of the command, together with a request'that lie may be restored to his former position of secretary. Captain Dalrymplo remains, therefore, acting-commanding officer of tlio company; and'a meeting of tho corps will be called soon, at which an-.opportunity will bo given to confirm his. appointment. In spoaking of tho manner in which tho Dr. Barnardo Homes aro supported by voluntary subscriptions, tho Rev. W. J. Mayers emphasised tho 1 fact that they had no absolutely certain subscriptions.' As. an instance, he mentioned an old'gentleman who forwarded'£l. a weok to the funds, but this was conditional, or rather tho donor mad© it quite clear that, ho desired a letter of thanks each week. So a letter of thanks has to bo drafted every woek, and it gave them a good deal of trouble to know how to vary tho text, of such ii letter every fow days, in order that it should not appear stereotyped.: The Bub-committeo which was set up at the rocent public meeting for'universal military training lately approached the 1 Trades and' Labour Council, with .a view.to .arranging a. meeting to onablo the Bub-committeo to placo their , views before tho council. Last ovening. the oounril received a deputation from the sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. A. R. Atkinson', Pierce 'Freeth, and others. Members of tho; deputation shortly stated their views, and numerous questions wero asked and answered, tfyo discussion lasting about two hours. The council invited the deputation to be present at a discussion of tho matter by tho council at a later date; andjiassed a vote <jl thanks to the deputation" for attending, aiid the deputation, after-returning tlianks, withdrew. ■: The subcommittee has arrangements practically bompleto for a largo public, mooting next week, of which particulars mil be duly advertised. . ,-i. : , Fourteen recruits, wero sworn into tho Y.M.O.A. troop of Boy. Soouts last night (says tho ''Wairarapa Daily Times")/ about forty 1 soouts being present to. witness tho ocremony. Two more patrols have been added to tho troop, making a total of five patrols. / Sorgcant To Tau was promoted, to Leader of C Patrol, and Herbert Tonquist and Harold Lofct wore elected Leaders of tho two now patrols, D and E, respectively. After the matter;of' tho uniform was discussed, Scout Master Collier announced that on Tuesday night next instnictiqn would bo given in _ semaphore' signalling.' ''I'AlTangomcnts are being 1 made for tho association's physical instructor (Mr.i'R. v Q^j4isfst)';ta,;givo'a special ooniplete.'courso of physical culture to -tho scouts,' while Mr. ■ Alex. Donald, superintendent of St.rJohii Ambulance Association, , .will instruct, the boys in first aid.' Theiboys, are working enthusiastically to-bring up the membership of the troop to one hundred. A ?°Morence of members ' of tho ' Socioty of Friends will be opened in Wellington this \ovoning. - Fifty or sixty Friends, from all parts of Now Zealand, will bo present, a number of thom having already arrived in town. One of tho most interesting subjects to be discussed .is a project for the establishment" of'a Friends' farming. settlement in Now Zealand. The Quakers in Now Zea-, land are a scattered and not a very numerous body, and, tho - coming conference will beQuite unique'in the history of tho society in this country. Dr. Tj Hodgkin, from England, will bp a loading speaker, and ho hopes to bo able to give his fellow-members some hints, as to, organisation. , Tho public, are rnnted to meetings on Monday and Wedneed&Jf afternoons, when addresses will bogiron P r - Hodalnn, tho subjects being ■ respeotively and .'-'Early • ChrisThe mcotongs wiU ,bo hold in tno Druids Hall, and,the conference will conolude on Wednesday' evening, ' ' ■ At- a mooting of tho Canterbury Philosophical Institute, a letter was read from Professor, E., Rutherford, 1 in acknowledgment of the Institute's cable- messago congratulating him on; receiving ono of the. Nobel' jrizes. Tlio writer stated that ho much appreciated the kind feeling' which prompted tho members m sending their congratulations. Continuing! lie wrote:—flam glad to fed that I have many. good friends as members tf tile Institute, who did much to foster and keep up my interest in research in my early days, i/l'he .Canterbury Institute ''was the first scientific socioty with which L was connected, and undertook the publication <5f my first two papers.- '■' I am prouder of those papers, than of .of my numorous contributions to other journals,' and I do not think that the Institute has any reason to be ashamed of thom, although this may be prejudice on my part.. I am proud. to remember that • I am' an honorary member of the Now Zealand Institute. 'and always follow with' interest tho publications of the society. Please convoy to the membors of tho Institute my sincere thanks for thoir very kind ■ congratulations' and 'my constant interest in the welfare of the.society." A letter from Dr. Alfred Russel Wallaco , was also read, acknowledging tho- Institute's congratulations on the Order of Merit boing conferred on him. l)r. Wallace wrote: "I beg to 1 thank the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury for their kind congratulations. With' regard to tlio sub-Ant-arctio Islands, should your Institute havo 1 ; any spare seeds of tho fine herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants of those islands,-ft'fow, of them would be very acceptable to mo.", .