LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 515, 24 May 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mokoia, with an , English and Australian mail oh board, was expected to arrive at Auckland at midnight last night. Tho Wellington and southern) portions, therefore, , will not arrive until Tuesday -afternoon; During the last week H.M.S.'s Challenger (at Wellington; and Pioneer (at Auckland) have been in communication by wireless telegraphy.' . •. • . ..-..- Tho Court of Conciliation will meet at tho A.M.P. Buildings on May 28 for tho purpose of considering tho- > carpenters' and, joiners' dispute. •. - ; ■•'■-. •' .. DetocCivo Cassells arrested a man yesterday on a charge of being concerned in an attempted burglary at Mr. Louis Truman's tobacconist shop at Pctono on May .19. ■A cheque for £15 155.. has been received by Superintendent O'Brien from Messrs. Bell, Gully, Bell and Myers, in '; recognition of, tho work of tho Firb Brigado at tho' fire at Messrs.' Johnston 'and'Co,'s" promises on Friday, ovening.?- The money is 'to : be de-r voted to, the brigade's recreation 1 fund.' ' ; : : Tho Timber, Commission will finish- • its peregrinations at the conclusion of the Wellington'scssion, which will most,probably.end to-morrow. Tho mombers who resido in other part 3of the Dominion 'arc likely- to be in Wellington for the remainder of tho week,engaged in drafting tho report, which, owing to the difference of opinion known to exist among tho members, presents a rather difficult task. ' ■•. ' . - , On-Friday tho Duco conveyed the expedition, which was going to salvage tho wreck of the'Bon Avon, to Pallisor. Weather conditions prevented them even oxamining.it. and the fishing lines wore lowered instead oi a diver, and good sport resulted. Although the promoter of the expedition has decided to Abandon the idea of salving tho Ben Avon's cargo; a Dominion reporter was informed yesterday that probably further attempts would be tried by members of the syndicate.' , ' ■.;..-.■■ . . ; .. Tho Milk Supply Committee of the City Council hopes to get the Bill, in connection with the regulation of the proposed milk supply scheme, drafted shortly so as to place it before Parliament this comim* session Speaking to a reporter, i Mr. G. Shirtcliffe, chairman of the committee, remarked that thoy could do. nothing-until this step was taken'./' When that was done, he felt suro that the ratepayers would sanction the raising of, £20,000 required to finance' the scheme. : ■■-■:. > "..-'• -. . A number of people are under the impression that the Waihi mine's low lovol, a little over 1000 ft., is the deepest working gold mine in New Zealand; The figures furnished hv Mr. Whitoly, inspector of mines of the Reef ton district,, show that there "are several gold mines with deeper shafts than the Waihi mine. The deepest' of all' is the Wealth of Nations, at in the Roefton : district, the shaft being down to a depth of 1720 ft.; the Progress, at Globe Hill, five miles from Beefton, ooming next, the depth of the'shaft being 1420 ft.- whilo the No. 9 level of the Big Kivor mine (18 miles from Reef ton) is being operated at a dopih of 1376 ft. The next deepest mine, which rans very close' to.the Waihi, is the Keep-it-Dark,. at Crushington. The shaft here is down 1074 ft. Referring to the subject of deep mining in the Big River, Mr. Whitely infonned a representative of tlio Waihr "Telegraph" that at tho 1375 ft. level very rich are was being obtained, the 'richest since the mino was launched on its career.

A; C. Elliott, who'is serving- a term of imprisonment in connection .with a well-re-membered case, was a witness in tho Supreme Court on Saturday in a civil, aotion having reference ;to the same transactions. Ho aeemod to be bearing his position with a cheerful spirit, and referred to it morp or Ices faoetiouely on more than one occasion. An. examining solioitor, with a strong Benee of the draraatio, had asked Elliott if he knew whether Troadaold, the. plaintiff in the case; was-still alive. "Well, tos, 6ince ho is sitting in front of me," replied tho witness. '.His Honour laughingly remarked that counsel would not want the question arid reply noted, hilt Elliott chose to carry tho allusion further. He said, smilingly,"that the gaoler at tho Hanmer Prison camp had told him that he was to ho to Wellington in connection with Treadgold's case, and when ; he arrived in Wollington the previous day, and was lodged in tho condemned cell, where he had to spend tho night, ho \conciudod that Trcadgold was dead. The Court was minh' amused bv the narration of this disturbing surmiso. At tho conclusion of. his evidence, just bofore the luncheon adjournment, Elliott was about to step down from the box, when (t was rornarlind that his wnrder was not in attondnnco. "It's all ritjht, til pro ho is." slid. Elliott, catching sight, nf the oftcinl thrmigh a doorway, and his Honour made a humorous observation nhoirt the prisoner "looking after his warder." : ....

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Jurors summoned to attend »t tho Supreme Court on Tuesday aro not now reniiircd.

The District Health Officer (Dr. Frengloy) reports the following cusps of. infectious, diseases for the week ending May 22:—In tho city; Scarlet fever 6, tuberculosis 2. Karori Borough: Scar>t fnver 3. Petono Borough: Diphtheria 1. ; Said Sir. Field, M.P., at Uio Timber Commission: "Although our timber may not last so ong, don't you think the Government might stretch a point and use it for sleepers, in view of the shortness of work ?" Witness (a sawmill worker): "Oh, yes." , A firo , broke out at 7.5!) on Saturdav evening ui a teiwoonwJ boardjnghouw, 100 Ihorndon Quay, the building and its contents being bndly damaged boforo the Piro Brigade got tho flames under. The building, which was occupied by Mr.'Jas. Stephens, is owned by Alice Reeves, of Goldio's Brno. The firo apparently originated at the roar of the building on the south side, r,omewhero about-tho servant's bedroom, but na out hying in tho house had been in that room during tho afternoon or ovening, lire. Stephens-want up town after tea, leaving the gas burning low in the diningrooro, tho hall, and tho kitchen. There wero also somo live embers in the dining-room grato On returning after f> p.m. the houso had been practically gutted. No oa"so can be given for the ttart of tho fire'. The buildins was insured for £650 in the- New Zealand offico, and the furniture was insured for £100 with oho Standard Company. ' . .

Tho Choral Hall, Auckland, was crowded to its utmost capacity on Thursday evening last, in.connection with the Solwyn centenary celebrations. Tho Biehop of Auckland (Dr. Neligan) stated that the Rov. William Sclwyn, son of the late Bishop, had given a donation of £50 to tho building fund, and bo (the speaker) had received n. letter from a gentleman, who would not allow his name to bo divulged, offering to .contribute £500 towards the fund, provided that three other residents of Now Zealand would each contribute a similar sum; Hβ emphasised the • fact that St. John's Cottoge wirt a national institution, and as stich had a distinct claim upon the support of Npw ZoalandeTs. In referring to tho life of Solwyn, he said that as <i successor of that great man ho had. special opportunities of studying tho work of. the pioneer Bishop, and tho more ho know of his lifo's work the greater was his admiration of his oarnestnpssof purposo andstrenuousness of work. ; Ho concluded with an eloauont oulogium of tho character of the late Bishop.