LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In order that our readers may .not be penalised by tlio boycott of Tite Dominion in tho matter of Government advertisements, we publish at our own expense clEflwhcre, tin advertisement relating- to the railway arrangements for the; Lower' Valley Jockey' Club's races at Martinborough. . '' : . \ ■.',.. '.'■'■'■■ Twenty tons of cordite have been landed in Wellington to tho order of tho'New Zealand Defence Department. This is intended for tho supply of 'ammunition , 'for the G-irich guns.- A considerable; portion'-.oj this' "sudden death" ossonco is destined for/tho ammunition room at Eort Dorset, 1 Seatoun. Tho shipment should have arrived some time ago, and wos actually on tho water,'stowed in the hold of the Whnkatane. But-when,'that vessel collided in ,the English Channel and was taken back, to port; , -. , the cordite 1 had to. bo sent hack to] the 'factory to be' carefully examined. It was afterwards , found'to-.be in excellent-con ; .! djtibn. .-. , ~ > .-/'■ ' . ■ ■.." : '■'. . Questioned in regard to 'tho action ,of the Government in supporting a pronounced freehold candidate at the' second ballot in'.' tho Uangitikci election, the Acting-Prime Minister (the Hon. , , J. Carroll) said that tho late: Mr.. Remington himsolf. was a ■ freeholder, i As a matter of ■ faot,. Mr. .Carroll continued, every member that has hold tho saat has been an a«vocato of that form of, tenure. Mr. : Carroll added: "Thero is: nothing singular, about our action, for, in optional tenures,- we provide for freehold; by .payment of;cash, and then there.,.ie. the o.r.p.vßystem, besides provisions: allowing for the leasehold tonure. So thero is notliing.in tho "cry;froiirmy point of view. It scorns t». mo ii: is merely aweak getout of ■ a defeat." ' ;.' ■ .'■■;■-.' '•-'•. \ ■' 'i'\\' Yesterday,-afternoon,'.as 'a , car which left Oriental Bay at'l.l9 p.m., under tho cha'rgo of Motorman-H.. RusselU. vjas coming''along Thorndon .Quay, about-a quarter of. an hour I later, it collided head "on with a car which was proceeding: in* .the oppo'site direction, under the charge of' Motormon A. Graham. Tho accident occurred; jn .. the 100p 1 just opposite Daly's: Hotel,. near Davis Street, and as tho result ■ the front pdrtion-'. of .each- car. was badly damaged.'■Motormari. Graham sustained a cut on , the-ear'from a , -piece'.of ••glass, but no ouo.elsor was hurt. . Both cars were-able to -proceed'.'to .the: car-shed ."under, easy steam," , ', , so^-.to^Bpeak.-'ii/AI departmental inquiry will be .held.'"; :.'. ■'. '' '■';.; : ' ; .-..'>:,; .'-. ■. Native-." school ■; teachbrs ; liavo been',, Kivbn :,a hint as to tho lino-of to be'adopted withi regard to the difficult and" delicate' problem of tonungaism. ■'< -In "'-'a'-'circular Jetterj- Sir" 8. ; .0V Gibbes (Secretary ,'for' Education) says":. . ''The attitudo that .teachers' must tako up jn respect of tohniigaism miist necessarily depend a great deal npon circumstances, but seeinc that their principal business is tho raaintcnanco of efficient schools, if: may bo .said generally that this object 'will not be promoted by any action on their'paTt-that would directly offend tho prejudices of the Maoris. It .will, probably bo necessary, for them as a rule \to treat' the tohunca' question with' a very light band. The aim should bo to overcome the difficulty; as a wholo , ; in time, 1 by' means' of steady,',patient, well-directed, effort, towards the general enlightenment, of the. people; Nevertheless, the professing or pretending to possess, supernatural powers in the treatment or euro of any disease is a' matter that.may well bo found to interfere prejudically with the duty.'which is also cast upon teachers, of caring for the sickl and 1 therefore if any flagrant e'aso of,the kind should come. under their notice it should bo reported to tho Department, with ris much circumstantial; detail/as will afford the means' of ..determinirisr whether.or not α-prosecution should be instituted. In othor directions, offences against' the Act are not tho concern of :teachers;"'v- ■■■■': ':', ■~ '■ ; .' ■■' : ,','-'- •.. i • ■ The art oxhibition was very' well patronised by.'.vho public yesterday; and all: tho after-'-noon espociolly'thero wcro'many visitors Riving careful attention to the. pictures.-.The following pictures have been sold:—" A Peaceful Kiver?" (Mrs. Izett) £Z 35.; ."Dolcn Tar Niont?,:-.Wellington Harbour" (Miss.D. K Richmond), SA .Bs'.;."-Entrance'to Queen Charlotte 6qun« ' (Mr. Meiizies Gibb),' JS Ss.; "By the Serpentine"'(lii'E, Halkett),- £1 12s. Od;;--Bam Clouds, Eotonid" (Mr. W. F, Barraud), :£Sps;i". South' West Cape,-Bluff" air -Howorth),': i!U;.:i4s:;.'".-Ahinata -Tβ Rangatau- 1 : tiui',' (Mr. C. F.- Goldic) £15 15s.j "Mem-' ones, le, Ilei ', (Mr. C. P. Qoldic)'' , Jßlo ; los.; . Pleaso ' .(painting,of a: cocker -spaniel) (B.: C. Dobbie), 1 . .fil Is. .'. , ■."',".,. - ; \ - .->/. .- . The parrying of No'-liceiiso in the Ohineinuri district "hasi benefited the "ffiihi District Hos-: pital fundstb tho extent-of 2s. Gd., which will be further augmented by Government sub-, sidy of 2is. iu the £. Before tho district bocamo J'dry,".' a number oC-.AVaikino residents who were opposed to. tho. custom .of-..-shouting drinks banded: themselves together, forming what was known as. tho, Waikiiio'Anti-Shout-ing-League; With tho ohanged order of things.' the leagues crusade against shouting and, the: league died'a natural' death. ;The niembeM thereupon; decided that the" balance !in .hand'be. given .to tho Waihi Hospital.- Tho amount mbntioned, with a covering letter, hae I-just readied tho seoretary of the, institution, states tho "Now Zealand-Herald." ~ , ■■•■':- Mr. Justice.Chapman will deliver judgment this morning in the case of I' , . M'Parldnd, licensee of tho Hotel Cecil,' versus the Minister fori Custdms— an action '. brought to 'tost'- the ■rights of hotelkeepers. as to Bellinß'ibccr' in hulfc.; :.;.:■>. ,-'.:..-.- ■ ".. '." • .-.-' collectiobs at the Canterbury Museum has been mado (our Christchurcli correspondent tele-, graphs);' in the ■ form of a ■ oopy of tho first edition of the authorised version of tho Holy Bible,, which has been presented by tho Rev. .K.: Eliot Chambers,; of This edition is known as the "great Ho" Biblo, owing to the'rendering of Ruth 111, verse 15: "He went into the citie." This was altered to "she" in tho-second-issue of tho sarneyear* and has remained so ever since. The, Revised Version ■has revertedUo the once'more,' which undoubtedly reads "he." The "she" Biblo is often known as tho "Judas Bible," owing to a misprint, whioh reads: "Then coiiieth , Judas with nis disciples into a place called Geth-semane.V.(Matthew-xsvi, 86.).. •'-_:' . ' ... Messre. Loviri and Company have , purchased a section of land froin tho, liquidators of tho Wellington: and Manawatu Railway Company at Thonulon Quay, on which tho company a hardware store stands. 'Tho block; which has a frontage' to tho Quay of 182 ft., by a depth of 100 ft., is to be covered later on by a big wool store,- which will bo served by the sumo railway-siding that is to run past the wool stores, of other firms in that vicinity. "To-morrow is Dominion Day—and nobody seems to care," lugubriously announced a country contemporary on Saturday last. "That* is probably because its father,. Sir I Joseph Word, is not with, us and does not happen to be anywhere near a cabin station, from which to send us a paternal'message-to kojp it up. : With Sit , Joseph began and with 1 him will end nil interest in Dominion Day. The old'folks vand some others! still continue to call New. Zealand a colony," : . , A paragraph has been going the rounds to the. effect that a special train was run on Thursday last between Tnuinarunui and Taihape for tho convenience of voters in connection with the Rongitikol "election. Inquiry in official quarters, however, shows that thero U no ground wh&toxor for the statexueni,

Tho linking up of tliq suburban districts with tho city eloctrio lighting system pro- , 5 11 "I? 00, Y «tcr(lny the final lot of polestor tho Brooklyn system wero taken up. Work ,is proceeding at Island Hay; while-Kilbirnie ■ and Uosencath aro practically finished off. ' All that remains is, tho installation of the, arm brackets and this will bo quickly nccoui- '.* pushed as soon as the shipment ordered from tho Homo manufacturers arrives in portwhich mil bo very shortly. .-, . ■' ■■ Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., President of tho Ijrnni. gration League of Australasia, has received a communication from tho High Commissioner of Now Zealand relative-to Dr. Arthur's proposal to invite a cpmmiwion of Scottish farmers to Australia. The iligh Commissioner stated that the matter had been placed before Sir Joseph W.*;. in J- Ma ?™i- and that ho had 'do- ' cided that the New Zealand Government uonld , welcome the Agricultural Commission to New: Zealand; if it shojld ho found practicable for " ' them to visit the ■ Dominion. This probably means (siys tho Sydney "Talrgraph") that the '■' New Zealand, Government would be prepared . to bear part of Iho expense. • As far as Aus. ,trnlia >s<concerned, it is contended that the commission should como at tho earliest possible ' moment so as to,arrive during harvest time.' '..Tho.tone of the Jebntcs ntstho meefinns of - " the bydney Labour Council hitherto have not suggested that that body, viewed the church.. . ■ militant; hero on .urth as other, than . foca I (states a Sydney papnr). Cjerprmcn' are com.' monly referred to as "wowsers," and their mo-i I tjves aro grossly misinterpreted. Delegates to the ': council, have, on occasions.brazehlv aired dthc- . istical doctrines without any opposition; and it ■ I has frequently boon declared : at tho council that Labour has nothing- to gain from the . church. Therefore, a. bombshell'fell upon tho Labour Council at its lost meeting when their, executive nnnouncad that the.Labour Council Would go hand-in-hiuid with the Evangelical Council nnd deman:! that an interdict should be. placed on picture shows'on Sunday. At ' .-' onca a Socialist ■■ .screamed..- forth that "tho l-wowsers don't want their.threepenny bits to'goelsewhere," hud was, followed ■ by ■ a general attack' upon ■ tho clergy, of all denominations, i, But when tho opposition had used up their vocal, powers, a vote was taken,-, and*tho decieion of (he:-executive was endorsed. -Onespeaker, certainly, itotended tho church on this occasion, and refericd to tho efforts of i,the . Rev. I. Carr-Smith to assist the working man, ! but'.tho-Evangeliail, wonld certainly, havo been shocked liad.mem'Lers been listening to some of tho remarks that wore made. /..'. ,'' During a reeont ; wind-stoini nt-Talkngatta ■' (Vic), a straw*'stack-was Mown over,- and a bullock,'which is supposed to havo-been feeding at the spot, was, emlvddcd- in tlio over* turned stack. ; The animal i was missed § by th« ovorsoer, • nnd a; learo'i was made for it,', but -. without success.... Some ihys : . later, station" hand? were uut on to" straghfein up the stack, and there discovered the-beast cnvoloned in' ' straw. , The'bullock, which hud been buried for 13 days, was sommviist weakened by his imprisonment, but totUred off to a vaterhole. near / at hand; ' , ' ' i : ' A school of instruction' for the officers' and [ ' non-com missioned officers of tho: Fifth Wd- . -.'■ lirigton Rifle Battalion will bo held in Carter. ■ ton every night daring this week. Colonel Bauchop, C.M.G.,-Captain Chesney, D.A.A.G.,and oilier members oj-tho Instruotifiual Staff'will be in attendance. : .. -..-.; >■,'. • Wellington prowess on the hockey, ficid may be grasped at a glancb by an inspection of one *: "■ of Messrs. Kirkcaldio and Stains's show win- -,-• dows in ; Brandoni Street; :'.There is on view , tho New Zealand hockey shield, won by Wellington; three -.inter-club,, cups which, have< been-won outii;;ht by tho United Club; the cup presented by Mr. Vi. M'Naiight, and won thia season-, by the : United .Clubs, the junior '.- grade cup, won by tlio Metropolitan .Club; and : - the ihird-grado cup, won by Victoria Club; The ' "exhibition': is nisilo interesting by photographs . of' tho' teams which have been instrumental *■ in auncxing these honourable trophies,: ..>; .- .'A special, meetinji of the .Wellington Hob. :; pital. Trustees-is to ho. held on Thursday to . pass a formal resolution binding tho board to construct a fever hospital, i Tlio .work- has already been authorised uy tho District Hos- ; pital:Board, which has,yet finally ,to adjust the special, levies to'bo made on contributing . local l)bdios. Mr. CJcorgo . Willis, secretary to . tho, District Board, forwarded the trustees a - clwijuo for JJ2OO yesterday; tho amount givon by the, Government,as on advanco on tho subsidy to be given towards tho oi-cction oi the' hospital. Anticipating tho receipt of this money, the. trustees ,had commenced to .employ labour, to level the site, which is included in : tho former.reserve of the.(Mount* View Mental Hospital., '~,:,: ■■-■..••'•.*, '~■•'•'.-•■'■'■.■ -.'■.,■ '.' wlion : tho .Silver '; Coinage- . Bill was'before the Federal Houeo of -Eoproschtativos that .the new. issuo would bo, avail-. :• aWo, for, -use.. in;;,A-ustralio. about. tho'■ end ■■ cf': ■ "November. jt!t.is : n,on'.'.tolpraljly cer,tainj<lion-- .i, over, that it.wilL.not bo se'en-there', ljeforo the , beginning ,of nexf'-year at. tho. earliest, (sjates . a Sydney-paper).' The*. Treasurer states that ', he has not yet heard from tho ColohiaL Office, with regard . to-, his communication, mode in ' ' deference'to"'the wishes of members, .wliou- tho Bill was going through tho House, tt> the'effect.: that there was. -6omo' feeling. ,in -.Australia against the uso: of-the'word "Emperor" on the .-. coins. The Imperial.authorities, who aro.minting tho coins , m London- for tho.,.Common- -i wealth,'may accedo to tho. suggestion to. omit tho word,',but thero must bo.a. certain amountof delay. .'-..■: • : --:-. ' \' : - : '■:'.'."■':.■ \ : ■■'■-,- A few member's of tho Commonwealth Labour .'•• , parly have, evolved a novel scheme of election- . eering. .They havo arranged Avith Pathe Ffercs for .tho preparation; of liiograph' films, illus- V : 'bating the. Labour/side, of. lederal.- politics, -'■' These pictures--will" includo such interesting scenes.as the Labour,party.in caucus and the . , Labour Ministry in Cabinet. Other films will depict other phases of the life :*of Labour members in tho, Federal rarliament.'A special ,j3lra' hns been prepared ■ for.' every,- Federal electorate, showing tlie selected Labour' candiUlito iu 6ome ' characteristic ' employment .or .'■ pastime; • Tho three ."Senate- candidates'' in- each State will bo shown on a film, and in evory icaso a messdgo to" the people -from; tho candidatos' concerned will bo shov;i' on.the screen ■- as tho picture passes over it. ()ne-third of ..the , biogfaph shows nrrahgoil will consist of picturee descriptive of Labour .in Federal politics.; .A' third will consist of industrial pictures. These \ will bo purely Australian,' and will■ illustrate ; tlio various processes, and. tho conditions- 'of. employment in tho chief, _ industries" of' the ~ Comnionwcalth; Tho'roinainder of the pictures ' will bo entertaining and interesting films, illiis-' trati\e of scenes outsido Australia. .There will ■ be n short interval in the 'middle of tho enter. ' tainment, when,thoso,who caro to remain; in V the liuilding may,'hear- tho selected Labour. , 'candidate for. tho electorate in a tpn-niinutes' ■•■ address. It is ..expected, that this now style ,' of propaganda work vrill- prove. of immense assistance to; the Labour party in, oritanisilig aud canvassins for tho elections, in March. ;. A statement that the '-regulation '■ protecting ■■''■■■ "Pclorus Jack".had expired . requires 'sonie ; '. modification. It ftppears.that. in May, 1900. ■ tho old Order-ift-Couiicil'.'concerning "JacV ; was revoked, and tho' following regulation was gazetted to protect him. "During the, period of five years from the date of' tho gazetting of ~ theso regulations it shall abt bo lawful for any ! . person to tako tho fish or'waminal , of the :..' species; commonly known as. Risso's" dolnUin . (Grampus grisetis) in \ tho. waters' ot Cook, *■.' Strait, or of tho bays, , sounds, and. estuarks '■;' adjacent thereto. : Any'porson 'committing.-a. br«ach of , this regulation shall bo liabW.to .».. penalty of not ; less than £§, nor nioro than ■'■ jcieo." ■!.' -.".:, .;■■;.',;■■ *;.- -' .-■; *' ; y: However scared'tho kiwi may bo in other localities,- its presence is frequently, noted in-' various portions of tho northern Wairoa, and ; recently reports have come to'hand which In-.' . dicato that, with the wide clearing being' mado ' of bush growth, .the .habitats of tho wingiesj.! ' bird aro found to bo more plentiful than'was' . hitherto* supposed.. \ Bushmen aver that in , Icei'tain parts of tho'district their numbers ore ' increasing, judging by tho volump of call'notes now heard. ,s, , ;i .. ,- . :. ' A man-o'-warsman, who. apparently prefers a country life to tossing on tl\o oeop,- woe*. ■ arrested ot Trentham yesterday'by Potcctives, ■' '■. Lewis and Andrews. The ' allegation 'is that '•■ ho deserted from H. 51.5. l'iouccr at Wellington in July, last, ■ ' : ".•''■. V ' .!'■'',' Asbestos.slates for roofing wore the subject bf, ■• keen discussion by tie Petone Borough Coiincil '. last evening. The'council had decided to use those slates for roofing a new cottago In tin ■/ -liecreatiqu Ground, but ' Councillor Young.'-, moved that tUd; decision be rescinded. Ito gavq instances in which ho nllcgctl tlw slates ; had' proved unsatisfactory, unless laid, on: snrkod, and felted.roof. Councillor Southgattisaid Ins information was that they were yerj satisfactory. Tho . Government "and othrv',, wealthy bodies were using them-largely. The .- engineer, stated that these slates were quite spli.l, and were made of .pure asbestos nhd silica—both absolutely linburimble. The slatoi were made under a pressure, of IGOO totiS- t« ■' the squaro inch. Silica bricks.were used foi Jnmaces. Thero were two linns selling thest slates, nnd British trado pajrer.i reported ver , '■ favourably on them, as aguinsf' Welsh slato He had i inspected them in ,WolHngton buildi ings. They were being used, on. a nor forrn." concrote insurance. liuildingMat tho corner o , ■■■ Lambton Ouay, and at "Messrsi ' llurray, Koberts and Co.'s n«\rbuilding, and nt a doxei others. Messrs. Murray,. Uoborts now hail or. '.- ders for 00,000 of them. The council finallj , decided to use tho'asbestos slctes on a wrl;w! ' and felted roof .'-.-.. / ■pur Masterton correspondent states that a seizure- of liquor,'alleged not to have been properly labelled, has been made by tho Mastorton police, and a prosecution will follow.