LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. The Victoria,' which .arrived .at Auckland yesterday' from Sydney,' brought only ari Australian'mail,- lyhich will roach Wellington by; the..express,train^this , evening! It is probable, that .tlio. Englisb mail whioh usually arrives via Auckland is on board :hp Mahulta,' which, left Sydney on 'and, is duo s hero on Wednesday niorning. ; 'A further b?tch of. Gpveriinient adyerti£ie 7 itients;- yrhich' under tie existing boycott, arc rofutnM :to Tjus DpirrNipN; will .be found on page; 10 of this ispue; published at oiir own cost for;th,e benefit ,of. our.;resdera.'■...v •■ '.■■■'■' For - the" week ended on ':'' Saturday,- the Customs:.revenue'.collected at Wellkgton amounted. to £20,323'. 3s. -2d., beer duty totaUing'*Bßl'.-(?».'.Bd/- The'.totAl: for ih'e correepondjng veek in 1908 iras : £M,501 12s, ?d., the beer duty .being £2207v,5d.'.;-■■,'.

.A' deputatiori f the Friendly - Societies' ■Council; .headed-;by .•'the -president,"' vicer prflsid(mt,;and secretary; is tp wait on' the .Trarnway? .Committee' to-morrow it B.p.ift., to protest.against the City"Cojincij.deducting from tr'snvffay. emplojees ,who : aro of-ffiendl.f,societies'the amount' of sick-paj tliey receire from-their le.dgiss . from' (he amount'the oou'neiFpsj. them when tjiey mes{ .with w-. ; . •.'. :..'/.'■ . .V.' '..' :. Qpestioned at.'.Chrish!iHik;W:'ii»"W l whpthw a»;a result of the agit&tidn rhieh. was Ufiw taking' place ; s "islid. party'Vpledgcd'.to.ipro- , grossive legisktion would t be 'fpTincdj'Mr: Hogg,:']\l.P.j- that the nosti ".gonoriO • election''would l>6 , one.of !hairiest iritnrc'3ting apd ■ importarit ' that' : l&yt Zealand had ; seen;,; TKc, ropfeseiitativ<\s'' : of tho. ; different •; labour organisations'' inieinded .tovmcet in..Wellington during', the next ses-, «on,, anil / might" > produco .signifloant?devilopniciit3 l in. regard.to ■'actien. I ;'!!■.■■■■';.':,"-,: ■■'■;. ; ■■''■ '■'■ •'"■'■ ;.■'..! :. : ;'•.'■.'■.' A largo' , croyrd assembled' :atV Newtowii Park 'yesterday' afternoon ill "?pitc of gloon?y aud. threatening'weather to hear an> opon-air c.qiicert , by live'.bands.' was thn first .'.'Uandsnien'e Sunday, , '- 'which is hencerj forth to ba'an-annual, event. 'The programme was ■i. ai" ■'' foHcjws'i-r-Maroh, ' '.'Nowcastle, , ' Tramway'e ; :, ;..'; selection,- f "Bohemian Girl,!' Tramways-Band; selection, "Goms of , Operatjo ■•.'. Airs,' ,, ■-'. Jupp's V Band; ■ sfleetion, ; Airs,"-.Pipors'- Band; selection, Dream ■ ■ qf, Paradise,V Petoni Brass Band; "Dreaiii of Petono Brass' Band; vThe collection;'amounted tp.£3l;2s: 7d., whica will.bo divided among tie funds of the. fin.. ObancU:..-\i '•:'•• - v ; ; :'- ■■:■■)■'■■■''-':': "'■■''. \ . ■'■■'■ "■'-.).■ .. The'medium-.'Bailey, 1 under ;.the. control of '"Pr.ofessor Dont-qn,"; last night' gavo another lecture •,'• oii' 'spiritualism,; ■before , a;-largo audience at the 'New Century ;Hall:.' At:the conclusipri of the.' lecture,' Mr.' W.' M'LbM, who■prcsidodjVaaid-he.regretted that Bailey would not" be- »blo to cohtinuo. the. sftries of next. ; .Sujnd»y. to circuni-.' /stance? over , '.which.'.tftcy. had no contrql, he was.-'-'obliged to'leavo' \Vcllmgton ,this-;week. ho :'wpuld DC/sorry tp see '.the contest."'of intellects brought to a-'close, but he' hoped that Bailey. would bo; able. to ■como: : 'b,Mk,.agaiii.-''.ln. thb: past they had submitted-, to -.all/the conditions ','. that had ■been' desired, but it would, appear' as if nothing less than the-skinning of tho medium somo. : qf: tho sceptics. It; is that a' meeting will -bo held, to'day: pr to-morrow to consider whether the conditions proposed' for : : .tbo. Driver-Bailey contest.'. (as -''published in Saturday's PojiiNlpN) can.be agreed tp. '.' ■ ,' ■'

, ; Mr. A. W;, Hogg, in his address at Christchurch, 'referred in' congratulatory terms to. MessM. G. : : liaurenson;',' M.P.i and H.- (J , . Ell, M,P.,'.as 'champions of lind and currency reform./ /A' Christchurch paper' states that a member' of tho: audience thereupon:'. ■: aoVed "Mr; Hogg what he. meant by eulogising those members, 'who .wero staunch of: tho Gdvernnient tliat Mr. Hogg'.had con-demned.-,."l,have been associated with.-batir .I/aureiison :and Mr.:- 'Ell: since ". ihey entered 'Parliament,'-', replied Mr.Hogg, "»nr| I thoy • have, generally walked along with me into the same lobby. . I have hoi, takojl , into 'consideration whether: they ,aro: Government'members or not, but they, are entirely on 1 of the people.wifcb regard'to thpsolwo questions." A voice, from tie audience inquired,'-"Will you three members form a npw party?" "Well;" .replied Mr. Hogg^,,"if.-'a , new party'should be. •formed in the interests of labour, I am not. sure that-they wpuld not.be jnenvb.eri-of.it.' J think that -after the next general: election .a now party'.will bo formed jn this country^ , '

• The annual concert of the. Old Boys' feotlwll Club was bold!at. the Blasonio Hall, on," SatuVday CTonbg. . Mr..S. Brown was in the chair. 1 ' A' lengthy toast-list intersporeed witli Eongs.^etc,'vras gou.o Compli.. m<jntary' to tpe.success-of.thc':,Wsl-lin'giioti Collcgo: t«am : in'^tho'.,'recent , -, ihtcrcpllegiate, inatol\es and also,to; Mr. T. Brodio, whollad coached tho team,, '■•was,', made. The' health, of thoPoneko-teani,. of the senior championship, was toasted, at the :n----vifation of Mr. H. D., Thomson, and respoiided to by Mr. W. Col Toy (yice-pr«sidcni of tOio Poneko Club), ■ who -said that .tie thought it would bo admitted that tio team had; fairly won tho -honours in face of- the hnitl-fpuglit contests that it had been called upon. to. tackle in tho '• second round. Aa regards tho Old Boys, they had some oxeol. l'ant' niatociat 'in/tho chib,' but . appare-ntly a .want of ■ systematic gj'mnasiura, training; was-a potent factor,in not eccuriiig for them »'■ higher .position on. the cbampionahap .'ist: Buring /tho pvening . a : presentation, was made, by the mbmbers of tho: team which recently", visit-ed Christchuvch . to Mr. A. Ji. Wilson, secrotary oi the club. Mr. S. Brown, in making the presentation,, spoko highly, of tho' way in which Mr.: Wilson had looked thes' interests of ' tho team -,-iri . the soiithorn city, having done all he could to prgvidb'. for their comfort. : His reniarkii ,\v ore. endorsed . by • Messrs., X. t D., Thomson and- Jaoobson.' " '■'.'■' ■ ' : ' . . '".• '■

The quarterly mooting of the Hiitt Liccna- . ing Comuu'ttco will bo'held at noon to-day in tho Magistrate's .Court, fjowe? Hutt.., . Tho criminal list to be'disposed of at : the present sessions of the Supreme' Court ha» been ".unusually licavy, and,' , in order. jJiit:rio dislocation of the civil business, may occur, one case been adjourned until .the.. neSt criminal swsions. lt'is'ttio third trial ef Jehh Twcred, who i&, charged wth breajciig-.'.''. and entering the shop,-"of'touis"'JrumaJio,, ■: tobacconist',' of' Pcton'o., His' Honour . Kγ. ■Justice' Chapmati' will hear bri Tf^dneeday',- ■ tho case' of iDolin JJccior Kemptpni&nd , V't-'-\. . ginia Kcrantbn (\vlio ore .charged with Jjaving,' ■made n false declaration in conneetiqi} with • a'" marriage ccrtificatoV. The ' hearing . of, diyorcp' be'commenced to- 1 day'.'- , '..;■" '■ ■'■' ; .; ";' : T ■•.'■' •■■■'V'l^.'.-:;.'^. '"Cabinet is a mutual admiration society/ , ' remarlietl Mr. Hogg, M.P.,.during Hie courser of Ilia' recent sddrpss «t ClvristcEurch.' Th«.' for Masttrton n;«nt ontoesy that> iiei«meiiifecd well the. earlier, days, ireen', .reforms vDrs'cbnsidcrid in 'regard; te t*xfr : :, tioii, /tho. franehise, ■. and the' land; qiiMtion.,; The' last, was ''still■ a' , burning question') ; ■: end ■■■ wii still practically uiiaottjed. In thpso days' they had' joaders; hltft. BoJlancV Jdhn.; M'Kpnzie, Jfee'yes/ Buckley, and ■ Seddon., , They 'liad' a Ministry of' which', tiio' might. well feel proud. , > Unfortunately, of ■ ,tho Ministry wljip.il.came into existence at the 'time when ho wns first returned,■,faw were, •'. left;. Moßt'of tbein had paesed , away,for., ever,' but their. , .worktl ■remained ■■ behind, monumental works, wnipb' wDuld. ! ( Do- r<^\ mpmbered ns long,as tho history pf'.New.' Zealand was extant.'. To a : large'extent, tho■' political life of,.the Ministry had olianged.. : Tho old party had ohaiigedV-Tlie old^policybad changed, and, briefly,, that was . the--reason otitis recigiiatloh.' Subsequently Mr. Hogg added: "And now the, Primp .MinjMer has gono to anptJicr parto; .tlio irprld to geji' Uip npprpbat.jpn of tnq'iaristpcrgcy.'! .;';■ ■.;

• The .Christchurch''Prose" h&s received the . following, telegram from -thp •■Hon.- ; . G.,.;.-. PpwldsY—-''My attention.his bc.ep drawn to a: '. paregrs,ph in your, leading: article' of Tuee-: ."•,■■ day,'Augustv3l, on .^β':subject of,.the.lm> ;. pei-ial Dofencp Conference, Heiernfig to me : you say: 'He \i t at'any.rate, the.last man. whp\ should- have, attempted to impugn Jfc ',:' Maewy's Mr. FowHsVlmperial*; "' isiu te'of ;vpry-repent biftl)., There are;moir,.. -. dents! in. Hi? own political .career, abppt .tlio. . ',- 'time'of tho South African /war : which. ■ '. doubtless" now wisljds shpuW • bo'forgpt'tien,' ,: hutv which'he is going the right way to vive in the pujblic mind,' ■. I, shall bo glad* if- ■;..-, yon will say pijblicly what ■ these .incjaente. \-\ are, or mention any;one incident that, vsmld.-. .';. give the.slightest colour or'juetificsitjon. Jot. ■'' ,thip 'You evidently wish'e r d'lt to;' ■,' be inferred: that during-the South African,. - ; vtar I Blayed the part of a. pro-Boer. If I/have onlyto say-that BueJiau imputation is:absplutcly groundless, Ypu,are cntitlga.to.. hold ■ and. to express any. opinion -ypii .'likg. •.. regarding' my .publiq a.otic-ns, but wh«i;jpi> ;. ■make - an runtryc'assertion," I'am'entitled tA:' , prqtest,; Much'ias I djslikp anything ijavpur,^■■.'..■ ipg of jielt"com.mcndation, : I\i\m by">:your . actip'p compelled 1 in.pelfrdefeiico to istato, thai '"'.■; I do not think .any man in Auckland spent,,. ; ; in pi'opprtip'n to hi?'-ability, more time-and:',; ; money .tfen'-I.'. did in. pvonipting;t)io r Sputh . : ■•;,, African contingonte ano) in fostering a .spirit of loyalty and aissistanco.tovthe Mpthtoland . ;. at.that critical itimo,.in?the history of,the - ■' Empire."- .In- a footnote the. : editpr.of- the. ..; "Press* , ; siates of: course,, epeent Mr,;;.;./ Foirrlds's statement, and..re{cre,t that we apv. -. pea.r' to clone. himVa^ , ' injustice;in:sug> :• ■' ■'■ Resting that he-showed any wwt-of'pMrieft'-, .:•■ ism ; at the time of the South, :African war..,. > Perhaps he.will equally;frank and vritk ;, i • draw th'e aspersions he cast, on Mr.' M*sspy." . ..