LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

; Mails brought by tlio' Mauapouri, ',• which arrived in Wellington from Rarotonea yesterday, 1 consisted' of 443 packages alf told, of. Which 252 are for Australia, 45 forsbuthonv ports, and 42 for Auckland.' ■ l "."■ ■ ' A (loputation of residents from .'Brooklyn: .will" bo introduced, to the City Council tin's evening by Mr. ,11. A. M'right, M.P. ; The object of the deputation- is to induce tlio council to take steps to obtain legislative autliority to take.over private streets-under tlio regulation width. . The need of oleotric lighting for private use being supplied; to Brooklyn;, will , also be urged..', ~- ,■ '■' •' ■ ; In conversation with a rcpresentativo of Tu's Dojiinion, Mr; W. V t . Massey, M.l'., stated that, although there had been a good deal of rain in tlio Auckland province this season, the weather generally .speaking had boon mild, , As illustrating this, he pointed out ..that; peach troe«..are already, bursting h]n<mi ( ,'■ .-.. : ; .

'i'lio cnfgo of fruit brought to Wellington ycotcrduy by tho Manapouri is said to bo tho lurgciit ever lifted from Rarotonga. , It in expected that tho memorial to Miiliupiikii, which io to bo orcotod at tho I'npawai pa, will bo completed by April next. At the annual meeting of tho\ Kelburno i'rmbytc) ian Church a commitk-o was sot up to aiT,an;;i) "supply" and take steps to find iv,ir.ii::sti:r for'tnu charge. ,- Tlio'(s«iicrntor,.aii(l tho main portion of tho iriaohincry for the City Council's big Parsons luilir.if! arrived from.London on Tiiestlay Dy *t':(.'. (iLcatii'c'r Tongiiriro. . :. A petition in bankruptcy, has been 'filed by Alexander Luwson, ■; sign writer, of Old GiistoinlmiifK! Htrnot, whoso ■criiilitws aro summoned to attend at the Of- , liiiial'AKsigneo's office on Aligust G. A visit of inspection to tho new abattoirs w<l a paid .yesterday', afternoon by the Abattoirs ai.d Public Health Committeo of f.!io City Council. "The commitke looked into, soveral ir.attcrs; including the"draiiiogc iuid wnlcr arrangcinents connected with the' new building. .■ . ■'.

. His Honour. Mr. Justice Gooper, while ' arra.ii;iin(s dates of hearing in Banco yesterday, remarked that thero appeared to bo some talk of the gas-main eoiitiovcrey beiiif; brought before the Court of Appeal. : With tho business-at present -before- it,i however, that Court would probably (■onoludo. its sittings this week, he said. The dispute was brought before .the Court later in,.the, day./ Mr, W. G. Davica, instructor in agriculture to the Wellington .Ktlutation Board,' has prepared a number of .photographs \o( 'various native grasses, which lie .proposes to use iri his lantern lectures. A sugg«stiqn has been made that these should', bo. embodied in a small handbook, describing in simple terms tho, characteristics of New VZoaland ''native grasses. Such , a book ; would bo of great benefit to ; tcaolicrs.. .: ■ : ",'.

Before an excellent muster of the members of -the, Wellington N,v....k at the boatshed, Jervois Quay,? last, evening] Captain G. S. Richardson; chief instructor of : artillery, delivered an interesting ' address on "Some Aspects of ; the Intcrnaticv al Situation' in" tho ' Pacifiu, adding, '. as : ,' ay . supplement, some observations on modern gunnery. The lecture ■ was listoiad to with close attention and. marked appreciation. /As tho chief petty officer remarked to a representative' of The Dohinion afterwards','-: 1, if the, public know, that'lectures of this kind wero given. to the. company, we 'would have no troublo dpout getting recruits."'•' v ; :•' ~ Ngauruhoe (says a correspondent) took!on renewed energy § on .Sunday, and was in-vio-lent .eruption, en Mon/jay,. while, on 'Monday night the old monster, made things particularly, lively.'A strong north-east gale sprang up oil the, Waimarino' Plains, and that wind aljv.iys ceoms to'havn some subtle effect oh' the mountain.' :; At : '; any rate all : Monday flight .heavy nr.nbling sounds kept , coming from the inouiitJiin, and'on '■ occasions the concussion onook', buildings maiiy l miles, away. --[When morning'., dbwncd, the coachdriver -could scarcely ."discern tho road pwing to the!, deposit of dust, ai;d tlie whole pountry'side along the Wangaehii 'River was of a ■ leaden grey hue.■:.'■ During tho day the volcano'quietciied down again., ■-. ~''..;' ' : '..": -:' . Tho arrival of the Mariposa' at Papeete from "Sail Erancisco (two days before the cohiiectir.j ; boat Manapouri from. Wellington showed up) was' the signal for fchei annual fostivities - that mark the:■ anniyereary '■ of tho taking of tho Bastille to begin. Mr. D. Robertson,,secretary, of the- Post, and Tele-. graph Department, was present at: the celebration, \and.enjoyed it to the full. Native dances,, singing, -and- all kinds of -'entertain--rnont transform tlib;.warm Island nights into ccpfies that i could only, be depicted by the pen of Robert Louis. Stevenson. Unfortunately the best- of the fun was over' when tho ,: !Manapou"rT',arrived—the. first two days hn<r thefgala ,'of its gilt—and tlipsti' who wcro : expecting to sbo something quite' ;ap)endid' wero; disappointed;, ':', .■;■;.; ■', •, ,; .'' ' ! Tljo ;''!^y r aimatd''HftlverksW'V , 'vcntilates -a grievajiceas follows:—'!.The:old age pension 1 ■ m *fe h^ l !»,i JSffioßß .catecniseu by, the •rnagistra.toion .Ifriday;iW:as, ?»ye.'ntually;'.with .fine lnagnanimity,'. awarded, a' : . y.earlj'. rjllowahce; of,. £2—-' Enough ; to buy ■tpbacoo,:' : V.;ris. the,-..magistrate -Thej, intended., recipient; h?,s" called, at tho -officeof this paper .tp.say.tiiat ho indign"aiitl,y. ; de-! 'cliues to, take!-the';i).rcffered dole. -■•■He'-s'iates"; that he New Zealand over 35 years, and, that he was induced to; come out tb.Lytteltpn by! agents of the New-Zealand Government,'• or/else Vsome ,'settlement assp. Zealand, oir the strength""-of a promise that he would get'SO acres 'of land !upon"arrival. i.Tlns he never: gcit."■>:!.;/;■'• J : -;^' 'In: the course, of a 'shoVt- conversaition'.with ,an ~'-'Asliljur.toil." G.uardian", representative"- on' Saturday evoiiing,' the' Minister • for -Justice" (Hoi)..;. Df.l:FiniUay">: %iid tliat the' question of the .appointment .of v more ,'inagistr'ates would t> e . '-, tliis -'week!' : A/frc'sli batch of Justices of the" Peace ; ; would' !be appointed shprtlyi These appointments bad been dqlayeil somewhat througu members of,' Parliament; not "sending in sooner; to tlie Department' tho lists which had been '.sent them of't-lipspVnominatcdr'.'The' practjeo 'of the' Department was \ to inquiro nioinb'er'of each''district as,,t<J ,tho fitness of, those' nominated' iii; his district,''and further Departmental inquiries were also niadeV, {Tho list of those■'at' present, nominated Was: a very long one, at there had been no general appointments to me J.P. list for a |ong .time; said, the' Minister. .:-.':..'.. !.'■■

; According .to the. officers of tho Manapouri, which returned froin the Islands yesterday,,, tlio trpupo,.ofMaori3 who left Wellington, by that vessel, en;route for America three- weeks "ago .to. Fulfil; an''engagement "at {■he Now York' Hippodrome j soon . got t over their grief at parting from'their dear Maoriland. '"Thevturiwd put to be good'sailors,'' said the."'pursdiy "and .most'.of: them.,fqiind their sea-fegs tho'.day after wo jdff port..' A foff of. t!iem; went ashore at Raro tonga, and a deputation of the- -trojipe paid its ■'respects to the.Queen,;but as they wero hot expected and-'-the.'boat only . stayed there an hour or two, thero were no ceremonial feasts of welcome such as might hayo occxined had notice been given the Cook Islanders. Before leaving, tlio ship :at Tahiti,; they honoured tho crew of (lie Manapouri with'a. grand haka of farew:!l. One old chap who went ashore at Earoi.>nga brought off two stones, and; when; : asked why lie did so,' said it was to provo' to ' his , . iJeople ■ at'. To Aroha that he had actu-illy been ashore at Rarotonga." ~! 'A cour'.io of- military instruction in semaphore signalling'', is'to-'.bo held here'during tho first, two weeks of August.., Although the .oourre will' bo open to air members' of the \Vellingt6n' , .'Gfarrison l "' the. mairi object 'is to train one selected nbh-commissioned officer from each corps) and hold him responsible for its future instruction. .The course promises to.be a successful one, many; yolvuiteers having ' intimated . tlieir intention to attend. The Hutt Valley Rifles are sending six Jidn-commissioned officers. ; The syllabus of instruction 'will include the alphabet and special signs; message. forms; methods;of instruction; and the methods -of 'obtaining efficiency; The courso (August 2-13) will.bo iinder the supervision of ' tlio district signalofficer. An effort is being made to proeuro a challenge cup for inter-company, competition, and this year it- will most probably be competed for by members of the Wellington ' Bifid Battalion attending tlic signalling course., The trophy is additional'to'-.the , one; alrgady libld—a district challenge , cup. ,'

■ We havo.to,advise that.we have tason up Cne sole agency for Ne\y Zealand for the Burgon and Ball Sheep Sheafing Maohines. Writo for quotations for installation?. ■ Andereons, Limited, ■ 19 'Bank Chambers. 9139