LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 536, 17 June 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is understood Hint city linanccS will occupy a .prominent part in tho business to be transacted at 10-night's mooting of the H ,' s WPcetfd' that n stato:fr 'i . . made by his: Worship u.o at the last rl ' lclsm ' ~s spcech t;^ Ct 'f n i S in r/ livorco l wi ! 1 OMU P? the attontion of his Honour Mr. Justico Sim at the supreme Court to-dayi •

n 'Th?; cargo that arrived from Sydney by the Moana- yesterday included 203 tons of bagged Australian,flour..: ■ The, third annual social and dance under the auspices °f the Wellington Cooks' „«! Dn ids^H»iy 01 \T ;,S V ' t la3tl cv ; cni "K in the , HaI !" Ab 2, ut sixty couples took part 1 the dancing. During the evening songs hms 61 ™ by t M?3srs - Richardson SndWilW Noad Ca " E was carrl «i out by Mr.

, A collection of butterflies and'moths made during the last season will bo placed on exhibition in the Dominion Museum during a part of next week, so that persons interested In seeing them, or in naming from them any specimens they .may have, will havcTn opportunity of doing so. As the. specimens 1 . c 9 ntinue l ll exposure to" the hiiliLjf j m)Ur3 \ J ' can °"ly be exhibitedl for a day or two. The collection was made for the Museum by Mr. A. Hamilton (Director) and others. amnion

The current number of "The Citizen " of which We haye received an advance copy, is a special political number, aud its criticism on the Ward 'Administration' and the existiim political situation is daringly outspoken and lin at ? time when..the public is thoroughly awake to the evils and shnnU of , existing 1 Administration, it should command a lar£o.sharo of attention. Son " sllould s cture a wide circula-

. The staff of the Hotel Arcadia held an exjojable social and dance in the Alexandra iidll last evening. About thirty couples part 111 the dancing,- the Tmisic for. & "tu S fl pplied by - S ' snor Vud ala's string band. The floor was 111 excellent'order, and dancing was kept up until a late hour. Mr J. i'aterson acted as muster of ceremonies, and musical items were contributed bv Miss Gray, Miss Newman, Miss Fieldhouse, and Messrs. Naisnnth, Macfnrlane, Collins, Fox and Holhs. ' •'

in +1,1 ™ n f , a Ier ' ?° doubt tho oldest in the world, took part in a .game at Waikanao yesterday. This is Mr.. A. Burling, of \\aikanae, aged 109 years. He kicked off m a match Alarriod. v. Single,' and, for the occasion, was driven to tho ground by his son aged 71 years. A correspondent states that his . initial kick dispatched the leather a good eighteen yards. By comparison ttitii tho above other particulars of-the t draw—seem ovor s adowed. After the gamo the teams had suppor at Mahara House.

m r !!?J" a fcl£ 'has the names of' J believed to bo for the moßt part capable bushmen, registered in Wellington for the Government's bushfelling . soheme Twenty hav© been registered at Auckland, 8 at Taihape, 12 at Masterton, 5 at Nfiw Plymouth, and 16 at Gisborue, and the returns from Wanganui, Palmorston North, and other places are not yet in, while about 15 other applicants are in communication withthe Department There will thus be apparentli at least 200 ready to tnko immediate advantage of the offer ol work. They are to be sent to the Panßitntan Block, which comprises between 10,000. and 15,000 acr« niul is about 10 miles from Waitotara. Railway Station, and is expected to provide , , for - - U| J 111 on - If more is required a bush area near raungarakau, . Wanganui ! 1 \ 0 , r ' a !! another, m the Nelson district will bo allocated for tlio purposo. "Tlio advic® of one 60 long familiar uiil, Land Values, as Mr. Gardner of North, who is also well knownto' fho Pnn? tatists of Wellington, should bo of groat value to Investors, Lending Institutions, and anv ono who wants to avoid mistakes in the pur-Norl-Advt T ° lophonoi Palmerston There aro two elements in tea-tnolno and tann nj thoino has tlio stimulating o(Toots for winch we alone, drink tea. Tannin produces d/spepsia. and is, therefore, injurious to th„ system. The percentage of thoino in tea.? vanes, and tho variation is according to the quality. Ihemo is tho attract from the leaf and pure tea must consist'wholly of leaf and lime or nothing of fibre and dust. Crescent Blend Tea is all leaf; it is exquisito in flavour rich, and of full strength. Crescent Toa capcivntes tbo palate, All grocers, at 2« per lb. ' **'

Reaorved judgment, in tho civil cases, Dutton v, lireen, and Brny v. Kuril, will bo delivered to-day by his Honour Mr. Jnstico Sitn.

The connection between military training and tho nnivcrsal Saturday half-holiday may seem remote ot a glanoc, but a good noto was struck by a speaker at the wholesale and retail soft goods smoke concert last '• ?' 10 s P ?a l ;or in question remarked 011 the possibility, given a universal Saturday half-holiday, of a wholesale and retail volunteer corps being formed.

A meeting of the St. Jaincß Literary and Debating Society was held on Wednesday ovoning. Tho evening was devoted to competitive essays. Mr. H. ,C. Hardy, tho judge, awarded first prize to Mr. B. L* Zoin, for an essay on the American Revolution. A humorous effort, by Mr. E. M, Finlayson, was much appreciated. There was a very good attendance.

Tho Wellington companies of tho Hovnl new Zealand Artillery, under Major J. "E. Hume, will undergo field training at Minimal' to-day. Included in the programme of operations are entrenchments, military engineering, infantry, and tactics. One of tho 15-pmindor field guns will also lwi tested. Major Lnseclles (Infantry Service) and, Captain Duigan (Engineer Service) will bo present. A number of shopkeepers on either side of the block of buildings in Willis Street leased by Mr. Goodall, which block is now tho subjeet of negotiations as to the amount of compensation to be paid for allowing the buildings to bo moved back, in order to widon the street, are understood to have' oetitioned tho City Council, urging that the buildings should be set back at the price asked by tno lessee. A hundred and fifty British immigrants will come to Now Zealand by tho Morayshire, from Liverpool, via Sydney, due at tins port next Saturday week._ Domestics, farm hands, carpenters, mechanics, grocers, labourers, and joiners make up most of tho total', but it includes also four clerks, an architect, an engineer, n teacher, and a surveyor.' Forty-' four domestics and farm hands have been grantod assisted passages by tho High Commissioner. '

llathor a curious point in tho matter of proxies occupied tho attention of tho Chamber of Commerce at its meeting yesterday, and is to bo brought under ' .tlio .' liotico of Iho Institute of Accountants ■by Mr. H. C. feivsley, a member of th-e council of ilio chamber. Mr. D. T. Stuart, one of the oldest and best known members, of the Wellington professional accountants, is retiring from activo business, and,_ in consequence, a numbor of auditorships ill public companies ( will .becoino vaoant, and are being eagerly sought after by enterprising accountants. Certain of. these aspirants have . obtainod "general proxies t from shareholders in the particular companies whoso affairs they wish to audit in order that they, might attend the anfrnai meetings and cast , votes, to the number of tho proxies hold, in favour of their own election. The practice is not unusual, but the issuo of general" proxies certainly is, as they give to tho holder a weight of voting uiilucnco winch may ho cast for or against anjvqucstion before the meeting. It seems that what these accountants should ■ have obtaiiifKl wore 'specific" proxies,, authorising the holder to veto on the question of auditor-