LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In, consequence "of the boycott of The Dominion by the Ward Administration ns regards Government advertising, wo publish on page 2 of this issue, at our'own cost and, for tho .benefit of. the public,' a district order notifying that two small barrel targets have been anchored about COO yards from .tho'shore oppo-. site Ngahauranga;-.'• These targets 'are : being used for aiming rifle practiceby,the Garrison Artillery Volunteers until November. li, on which l date. they will be removed. The postal authorities advise that-the Victoria, which left Sydney on Wednesday for Aucklaud, hason board an English and Australian mail for Wellington, which is duehere by. the.Auckland express on.Monday. ■. .Palmerston traders and their various concorns figure very prominently in the advertising columns of The Dominion to-day., The groat annual Palmerston gala—the Manawatu A. and P. Show—is at hand.. The town will be enfeto and crowded with visitors.'.: Therefore the announcements of .the Palmerston traders are words in'season, business cards of introduction. They, sneak for, themselves. To-morrow, and oh : , the following Sundays (until further notice); special morning cars will, run-to Thorndon Stition'to connect with the 9.30 'n'.m: train to Otaki. They willleuvo Newtown at 8.45 a.m. . ■ .- •'■' . Out of GS9'applications for! the .102 sections mado available for. selection by'the "Crown Lands Department, for the benefit of retrenched Civil Servants, ex-railway workers, and unemployed, only seven:applications were received from ex-Civil. Servants. . ■,'; It,is expected that the Prime Minister and tho Hon.'J. A, Millar will take part'in the Parliamentary visit to Blenheim in connection With the Marlborough Jubilee. The party will leave in-tho. Tutnnekai this morning, returning oh .Monday night. A visit ■ will also be paid to Ship Covo,' wliero it is proposed to erect a monumont.to Captain.Cook. •: ; :,,;' !. A civilian,'.was arrested by. Detective .Cassells last evening on '-a.'charge of taking liquor' on;board H.M.S. Pronietheus without haying .tho: authority of tho -cplumander.." ; -.. As yet ho date lias bcen : fixed for the magis-, terial inquiry regarding the niis'singDuco.' Two assessors are to bo appointed within the.next few days, and it has been: decided that the Crown'. Solicitor Will represent the Marino. Department at'.tho inquiry.:, .'.'.'• •,".:.". A deputation,'of ironmasters waited upon the Hpn.- &. Fowlds: (Minister for Customs): last night with d view to having certain,special, machines put on the free list. Particular attention was drawn to the caise of' Root's blower, whiph is a decided improvement on tho old system, of fan.: It,:wns. stated'that with the new machino an equal volume! at a higher rato and at cohsiderably.-less.-speed-could be .'obtained. Mr. Fowlds said that if' tho machino was 'dcfihitcly":dotbrmincd:'as'. l being BU,bject:to .duty.hti'j.isisi.bfraidih'e *\voßhli noMhavoJ 1 an opportunity of meeting the wishes'of : the deputation, 110 was -not.favourable to, the ; reopening of: the' tariff- question at the present '.juncture. 'He would look,into the qnestion:as to whether M'Ncil's'patent steel manhole doors 'could be, admitted freo.. : ",/ % .. :. ~ ,' '.A special.meeting;of:.tho.City Council, was. hold 'yesterday :afternoon,:'.the' Mayor,. Dr. A. K. Newman,- presiding. Thero, were also prosent: Councillors Luke, Smith,/ Cohen, Ballinger, Frost, Trevor, Devinc', Carmichacl, Hindmarsh, Fletcher, Morrah, and Atkinson; Before tho special business for which, tho meeting was 'called was' introduced, viz., the" -Willis Strebt widening - questiort and tho'.'purchase ■, of certain land ■on Thorndon Quay for.a car-shed site, both'of, which matters are reported.', in other paTts of this issue, the Mayor statcdithat tho. tender: accepted at -tho last meeting, of !the, council for. tho, slaughtering at-the-.abattoirs had .been'!-surrendered bjj: tlie'sijccessful tenderers.- A: lengthy disciission ensued on; tendering methods,' and as to whether fresh tenders should bo'called or .whether the riext tender in!order,should be accepted.; Tho question was also raised as, to. whether the contractors, who gave as their reasons for not going "on with-the. ■contract the excuse. that: they:,had found !the" expe'nso 'of labour and electric power; above their estimate; should forfeit their denosit..; ; ,Thp contractors intimated that unless the ( cQuhcil could allow them to : ihbreos'o theii-. estimate from .483 to ,£103! ner week they could not go on.. The next tender on the, list was ,that-of Messrs. Littlo Bros. It was decided that thu, next tender on tho list should be accented,' end "that.tho original contractors should, forfeit their deposit.:' ..'.'■' ' ..'■; '-. ' '. ":;,■■'■-■

An exhibition of an automatic target.for use on - miniature rifle ranges, was, given • in the Lower Hutt Drill-shed 'yesterday afternoon, in the 'presence of Messrs. H.' It.'.Elder" and', A; H. Vile (members ofi the Wellington Education Board) and several'school'teachers.' Tho I'contrivance, which is ingenious though simple) was- made from .designs .furnished by -Major I'.-Wi M'Dohaldl officer comiuandiiig.the Cadet "Forces of tho Dominion,- who was present at the demonstration-. Tho ; targets (two.or moro in number) aro' fixed in a.steel frame,. When one is in use, the. others aro shielded, by a steel plate, which" is .manipulated' from the firing point. The targets,: after use, aro conducted along a wire -to the shooting mound, where, thov are replaced. .The advantages claimed foY the invention are. that it economises time and labour,. dispenses with , the services of a.marker,' and obviates-.accidents. Major M'Donald .intends to circularise -the school committees of the IDominion, nncT fur-nish'-them with details of the invention. Those present at the exhibition were much impressed with the utility of tho target..

The' Wellington Technical School will , bo well represented; at tlio l'almcrston ISorth Show, to be hfeld next week, thero being, no fewer than 277. entries' in 50: classes, an .averago of 6} entries ; per.'olass., This number is about 100 greater than the number for last 'year';"wliilo the quality, of tho. work is, in. the opinion of thb director (Mr. .'La Trobe), on tho whole bethr than it was last.year, especially, in art, crafts, life modelling, and; machine drawing. It is also interesting,'to note that :tho ; entries, .sent from hero aro 'about half ;tho total;,entries. -, ;.;','' ~ . .-'..''.'-.: :'-..''■

• A :deputation ■' representing the ■ Swimming, Association waited upon' the Baths and Ee■porves Committee.of- the, City Caunciryester- ■ day to' see if ■' there was any prospeot- of the TeAro' Bath improvements: heing carried out ■before the season is fully under way. It was stated at last night's meeting -of the Wellington Centre of the' Now Zealand Amateur 'Swimming Association that, as it would cost about .£IOO lb complete the .staging, etc., at the northern end of tho bath this work would have to stand over until after, the' next estimates', of •■ the . council. were considered, as ,practically th«s whole of the'money voted for , the baths had. been expended, The committee intended erecting the. water chute' and .fixing, the diving bnards. and Councillor.Smith, one of thb members of tlio committee, would meet representatives from thb centre at any Hmo and visit tho-.baths to' sec what could be dono to make the northern end 'as satisfactory as possible until tho final'work can bo carried "out. '•'■" '" ".; : "'. ; "■""

• : Tho 'training, facilities availablo for '.athletes at present do not suit the various -athletic clubs, and a deputation from : tho Wellington Amateur Athletic Association waited upon tho Reserves' Committee of .tho City Council yesterday for,tho pui'poso- of, pointing out the disa-: bilitics under which the sport labours at present. It w-ns.;nsked that tho south-western corner of the .Basin Reserve, at, present set aside .for women and children, should, be set apart for. training; purposes after G p.m.;,also that' permission shouldMie given to dig'a.-junip-ing mt in tho turf. The deputation' l also a'sked for the usoof the reserve oirthe following dates • 1, provincial championships; January 29, Civil Service Club: March 12, Victorin'i College Club and another dale •in February -for,the I'ort Nicholson Club; It win pointed out that now* that cricket was in full swing athletes could not' traiit' : on the reserve proper until after,dark, Tlie chairman of tho committee (Jlr. J. l'.l.uke) promised that the request bf the association , would receive' the -nftmiHnn, nf-t.Vm.jinmmiHoo—.

'. At a meeting of .Uhe.-Karon Rifle, Club/held 7: at tho/clubroom," .Buckle! Street, last 'owning, .-.' tho! president;.' Mr.-' H., Marshall, ■ .was. unani-/ / iho'uslv' elected to.- represent.the club on tho ;, .;"; committee of the' Garrison. Rifle! Assoaiation,in ;.,;'•,., connection with-the district priae ■ meetirig, to' ~ - ba: held at .Trcnthnm this season."... Owing to .;;■,/■. the" fact,that the Collins and Soinmeryille i- ;•.; ranges at Treiithara will '-be: reserved Uhe/;;.,;.. volunteers* on Saturday next for tho : Garneon.i-;// Shield! matohes; the.olub decided to ' -fireJv■■;,:."■ sweepstake match, at 800 and W yf.rds.'.on the, •„ Seddon range, live shots at each-distance,.and,, -.; to postpone the commencement of the, club/7- , championship matches until the following :Sat. , urday.; Rifleman G. Halliday,:who .was a memr,/; •, tier of! the .New. Zealand .representative: rifle'.-.;', team which competed at. the Commonwealth _,/■, rifle meeting, at Sydney recently,- was present •..., at the, meeting, and was accorded a hearty wol- ■ come;' '.• ■ ' ' ! '■..; '■ ';■•'' - ■ '.- ' .-',;.-- ( '.'■'■,': Tho present, terminus of the Lyell Bay tram V ilino, at the end of Onepu Road,;, js not.tho > most satisfactory: one in.tho opinion of ilara- ■•■;.'. nui residents, who hold; that\ the ,very,,bpst..,/. j results could be'obtained by carrying the lino. ~ another, eight chains'.-along tho - Esplanade, to., . .its junction with -Una Street. As the result. , of a deputation "of' residents ■of the bay, who - waited upon tho: Mayor, tho city.engineer M to bo asked to, report on the question. ,; The,.mission-for. women at ■ St. Joseph b :, . Roman Catholic Church has been • largely.- ; attended during the week, the meetings showing ■:. a tendency to incrca.v in numbers;, 'as/ 1 -the. ;.. mission progresses., .Last evening tlwiliov, ... Father Kiinbell delivered a ,very.. paLflrful ,-",',. address.on the evil.of "rnco'suicide, ..whir-- he .-•■ said was sapping tho very foundations of 60tne, ;. civilised countries, including.-: Australia ...and' ■New Zealand.. If,wo wished to preserve eu.--..,; nationality this evil niust" bo arrested. ino . i mission will be ebntinued;next week. ...'■' I -Mr. E. Trcgeai- made-an idealistic speccnin; :".'•.; replying to the toast of the Labour Depart- ,; nient at the Trades' Conference social Inst nighti' Ho said that' sometimes he separated himself in thought from/any Department, and his whole hope,and heart were in feeing Labour..-,. like its right position-in'the'.social and political world. 1 He believed from his soul thnt • . the unity of Labour was the hope of the world."; . As he grew older, ho gained, oh increasing, ... hope and belief in the. future of Labour. He//., had 6eon', in:the course- of h.isjifb, a great, -: growth of tho .altruistic sentiment, and ha.; .. believed,'in spite of'the croakers,, that, tho; : world was growing ; better hour by hour. ■■■ .If ',/ was a' delight: to .think, how tho brotherly spirit was growing." .Class prejudices, religious,.,./-, prejudices, . and-: national prejudices , were :j -:-, breaking-down. VThero was aspirlt in society^;,-, that would help in the raising up of tho poor .!, and the equalising of conditions-the broad; i:•;, spirit of humanity,, that would one day ■•■MI;,. ■:•■ the world with, glory and -with peace, -lie,; ;.-• looked forward to universal imion and brother-: ;, hood in New, Zealand and all over the world. (Applause.), ■:.--'. .'•. ', .!!.',' . : A largely '■ attended .'meeting: of tlu Welling., ;:... ton Wharf Labourers' Union was held at. the . - Trades Hall last: night, to consider: thednci- ~':/ sion of a previous meeting, which hadbasked.;, for the resignation- of tho secretary -(Mr. D. . M'Laren, M.P.).: As'a result; this f, decision- ,- was rescinded: by a largo : majority, Mr.;,' ■. M'Laren, in accordance with his promise, ten.,. : ■ dercd his'resignation, but. tho meeting, by ,71 -.- votes -to '42, refused to accept it.- Tho resigna- .... ,tions of the president (Mr. J. Bruton) and v. ; .vice-president'(Mr. F. Curtis), were'also! offered, , ... and, were rejected.by.large majorities. ■..:':' '■■ Oh^Thursday-evening! last 'Colonel -A; W.' : -. Robin, CD.-(Chief of the Genoral Staff), acfr, compahicd'by Lieut.-Colohcl E. W. C. Chuytor,' 'Lieut-Colonel- Jas.V-Allen' (officer ■ commanding;- , v the Otago Garrison Artillery Division),• Lieut.-;,,.; Colonel G. F.'C. Campbell , (commanding r the■'■,:. Wellington Garrison •■ Artillery Division),, Major. , Courtney (Wellington Garrison Arhllory), Captain Richardson < (Chief Instructor- of Arpl-. lery), and ;Miclde,li;N.R.,,visited,. Fort' IMburiuy.iNgahauraugA,; where the Petorio.Navnls (Captain Ellis),are at present un..,j dergoing Hicir anhiinl;sixteen days, training in ■/, fo'rt-mnnhing and' shooting. .Colonel Rpbm.-.in-.,:. ■ spectcd the men at: their various stations,, and . ■ -'. expressed himself as being very well satishcd; -; ■with'the progress and condition; of, th<S -corps, , particularly the recruits. The signallers, wero , also inspected, and. highly complimented on 'their.efficiency. In'the course of- some remarks., • at the conclusion of the parade,, Colonel Robin, stated that thq.strength, of tho volunteer forco ,. t had nover been' s6: high'as ht.present.'.Thopro- ~;-. sent sti'eicth ; was over 21.000; :. ~/ ■>

1 The" Govern}ri4jt.;s'f;;:df^*ilihaiiM.'' o of. tho - practice, of-issuing; free railway passes to. del<s„ gates "attending the''annual Labour, (inferences,.,, has been the subject of many:allusion's at thepresent .conference. : Mr; Long.-of: Auckland, .ro.;,' marked: at the smoke conoErt/aft Iniglit: j"At : ,/ a'previous conference in' Wellington,; members ," of tho Ministry threw it ,in'our. faces that we / wero iihder an''obligation:to them. -I felt that weought'not'to accept' tKbsd passes againi and ': I was glad that: this time we didn't have : tho■-.'• opportunity'tb ! refuse them.",' ;-■ •■.-'. . ;

Mr. W.'T. Young, declaiming morp or less impressively:on.militarism at-tlio Labour Conference yesterday;' nsked who: controlled the British Army. -Who:declares,warf" ho cried in strenuous tones, and iVith outstretched arm. "Carey,'' replied a :delcgato. naming tho cner-; pctic secretary of the '.Wellington. Cooks ■ and, Waiters'' Union;: Tho !phairman- had to■ appeal for order.'.,;!.'.■''■.'.'■.!•;■'.■■;■■'•'-:,;,■'.'■' ,-;:■-:,:■;!■ ■: " : ;Mrs. Roilo'stoni rfair! Physician and ' Face Masseuise,'''-has returned. 'Falling ■ hair, and all scalp troubles' .specialsied: ■ 4 /Willis' .Street Over Carroll's. ,'Phone;ls99. ; ;' , - : -, : C 1517.