LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-.'To-tlny. is "sacred" to (he . memory of one Guldo. Fawkes, anhistorie. personage who, with- sundry others,, was concerned in an unsuccessful attempt to «nd King Jnmes the First and his Legislative Assembly through the ceiling of Westminster. This was 301 years ago.-. Every year since,then the luckless Uuido has been .burned in effigy, to ' the nceompaniment of exploding crackers, mid the jubilations nf, small hoys, to 'whom the- tiny has 'become a notable occasion. ; The; observance of the day is. attended, with some inconvenience to the adnlt. members of the ponulaction, for at the -very.; hour .when slumber u sweetest, bands of importunate'youngstere make a honse-to-h6use canvass for. subscriptions for their fireworks fur.d«, heraldmj their con'.in" with wtird ehants..'. The.day is bvonght to a flUin* termination with <i glorious bonfire, in which the stoek of cMckerj is effered up in aa iMjiesinn sacrifice; v';. •■ ■ ' ■■ . •■■' ■■.'."'..■>. '■'■. .'■ ■ Ths question. of .the amount of time, given to sporty was. referred 1 to in, strong terms by some builders at the annual meeting 6f the Federated Builders. and Contractors of New Zealand in Christchuroh on Wednesday.' One builder stated that.on themorning followingi holidays the.boys lost a great deal of tiruo discussing football, Mr. Howie, of Invcrcargill, went, further, and said: "We spend too much time in sport in. New Zealand, and we are not making inen. of-our boys, but hoodlums." ... 7 ■ ■ ; .',; . ,'■ ■'. ~ . ■ ■ H.M.S. Encounter,- now undergoing an overhaul m Sydney, is to be placed'at the disposal of lord' Kitchener during the time ho is in Australia and New Zealand. The; eminent'soldier i4-.to.be met at Thursday Island by the Federal, Minister for Dofenoe (Miv Cook), and probably other Ministers. ..:■ :. -.For to-morrow's rifle matches at Trontham. tho following ranges, and targets have been allotted:—Collins Range,; 2()0' and 500 yards— Permanent Force, IS; Victoria College, 19—20; iarori Rifle Club, 21-25. 'Sonimervillo'.Kange, 200 and 60(1 yards.—Kelbu'nie Bides. 1; Guards/ 2—ij- Dominion- Scouts, 5—G. Scddon Range, SfiO ,and 900 ■yards.T-Civil Service Rifles, I—jj City Rifles, 5—6;, Post and ■ Telegraph Rifles; 7-11 j Highlanders, 12., ... , -,' . , ~.. , ~ "Whcre.it is not iit to put a dpR," said Coun-cillor-Trevor, at last .night's.-meeting of'theCity .Council, when the Mayor,: in.-pointing-out hat there'was "no immediate need to'rush-up the infectious diseases' hospital, remarked that if therc'was an,outbreak of an-injections. disease- tho patients could bo sent; to tho Plague .Hospital. .- :..•■ ..-' .<"'.; .-;, "■ .:■,:■' -.■■■ A~ legal opinion has ,been secured by tho Mayor on tho question; of whether or not tho City Council has power tp construct .Toads over thoTown Belt. .The result of tho.advice, said Dr. Newman.last night,-makes it clear that the councils has the; power. ■ -. : ■ . Sending fruit "to. California . may sound, to. somo' people: like Bonding coils' to Newcastle,' ijut Mr.- W. A. Boucher, Government Ppmoogist,:: encduragts' New Zealand . -orchard-. ,isFs •to hope that . they- may, develop a profitable ■ export. : trade', in.:- that ; direction. ''Speaking at ; the. Fruitgrowers'' Con-, ferehce' yesterday, she 'said that : at 'present thoro ; nas a steady interchange, of .onions between "California and, Now :£caland. Wo supplied them during: their.off,ceoson, and they veturned.,the compliment during our,off season. Speaking from.a knowledge of.both oountrics, ho saw no reason why there should not be.a >>imilar interchange in appke and pears—especi; ally apples. . New Zealand could produce apples equal, if not snperior, :to thoso of. California. With an improved.steam service between.New Zealand and San Francisco; such ''as .he believed 'would shortly, bo; obtained: (the .ships having provision for cool storage),'.an export and import trade in stone fruits could also bo •developed, .In the J past, when cool storage was'available,. we : imported-peaches and plume ifrom California. . . ..,-.':;-:'.V'-; .-■"•.:,' - ; - ; -':- ,Mr. MerrisV'Fei, Aetnar'y : ef thei GovernmentLife Insurance Department,- says that the .Conference, of . Actuaries held in' Vienna, .which he attended as New Zealand's delegate,' attracted between 1 600 and 808 actuaries from allnnnrtois of the, globe.:;■ It-is only natural the, Continents' .actuary .predominated, to 'just tho same cxtciit as the Ahglo-Sftson did. at .the previous■ con : 'rress held :ih'Now,'Tork,;and th'-'i'T'n the di»-', liberations 'wore, carried on::in Gorman : and French','the proceedings were.interesting, as , in ■nearly every, case translations into.■■■;. English' could .be' obtained-'of- every, paper read.. '•Mγ.-. ;l?ox w,h 1 o]e (:^ndlo1 of .papers read at the. •has. not litid'time to.'peruse. the "conference only; sat■'in'the afternoons and evenings were given up' to ; pleasure' of all kinds; .It..was Only on such occasions that the, delegates were-able; to-meet] one another. Thoeritertaininc was oa the most brilliant scale, and many delightful-.amenities Sere enioyed.during conference week. Whils Mr. vFox. chanced.to ■' meet ..an eminent London actuary, >yhb.informed him, that he.Traa going' into . the■'. matter".',*?.. sHiioranrVuation' ,, in connection with the; Lorivniri City Council s : service, and had recently read- Mr. Fox'e 'article ■on.Gpvernmeht superannuation.- : .;■'.. ■ '•': ■ ; ■ ■'-< : ' Falls.of'.eartli. which occurred during'the course of widening,the Sutt Eoad.in, conncC-, tion with the.railway works, eauoed damage,to tho , Wainui-o-niata water mains. :Ih ! one case the cost of repairs J was - .£710,; and tho City Council, on another, occasion,' had : to'; pay to mend the pipes. 'The' Mayor intimated last evening that.claims had been made'against the Government. -The Government, engineers, continued the Mayor,; -were, .however,.very decided that the. Government, was not wholly .liable,, and, in.' order to -avoid ft lawsuit, ;ho' rcconi-' mended that the matter: ehoiild be settled on a friendly basis, and the offer of the Government : ..to : -pay half of..the cost, accepted. , v .': A correspondent; writes , . "There, is great, indigiiation in West Coast, districts, (South"lsland) .: regarding tho proposed abolition 'of. the various, local hospitals; at' the- instigation of Dr. ValintinOi■; • Strenuous,, efforts'"are* oh. foot to -defeat; what , would "be, , : if carried : out, ,n grievous ''injustice to the., struggling people'in tho outlying districts,'who -arc supporting theeb institutions practically nt'their own cost..' The'.members vvho ; nre found' to. support f theproposed' innbyntion'.ivill find sorious'defections ■in. the r-anks of their" supporters .nt noxt eleetioh." ■'.'■;.■;':;: •■ v ■;•;•■- .'■;' \ f ;■/'' '' : -\..:, '•: -V ,A, special 'mcotihg.(fixed by fearette.notice)-of,-,the Onslow, Borough: Council, .the' Eo'rorl Borough Council, the -Eastbourn'o:. Borough' :Conncil, the Miramar Borough. Council, tho; Petone B oroll ß n Couaoil; the Lower Eutt Borough; : Council, -the ' Horowheniia ;■:County; Council, and'the Levin Borough Council' is to be hold on ,• Novomber 24, ..to elect .representatives tb:sit;Oß.*tho -Wellington.Hospital Board. The following is the;, voting strength of' the bodies, hnmbu:'—Drislow,.•'Bj -Enstbourne, 1; Miramar, 2; Petone, 3; lower Hutt, 2; Hprowheriua,' ■ & ;"'• Levin', ,1. . -The rppresenta- , tives of : tho four.first-rinibcd bodies will meet at the office.of- the' Mitamnr Borough-Council,. King's Chambers; the Hutt- and Petono representatives at. the office of the Petone Borough Council; and the ■■ Horowhcnua and Levin representatives at the Horowheniia County Coun-J oil Office. 1 . Tho local bodiesi'of the Wairarapa are'to meet for: a similar purpose on the same | ■datei; v. ' v .;■' ■'.■■ '.-j,':.'.-. '.-' .;■'■■•• ;; ■!•;;.' -P- ;j . Detective.;' WUlinms yesterday. - arrested : a ,man on. a charge of appropriating a sum of JGI3, the' property of. Margaret O Neil. Tho accused will appear ..before, the magistrate this nvoriiing. . : --. .' .. -.■;.. ; ■-.-,.;...-. :-.■:.•/-.•'.'», v-. ', A rman named Eobert John Eadeliffe : ns nr-ieeted-.on. a charge, of vagranoy, by Detcctiyo jCameron yesterday., ';.'■■': ■■•'"..-.- • '"■''"' ' ■.:. '.'■ ■Lastnight.'.atrthe Unitarian Church, a large number of members attending Dr. Tudor Jonos's .philosophy lectures gathered for tho breaking-up. of. the.-.classes for the. summer ;mOnths. Dr.: Jonee g(ive an account' of;tho work which-has ; been ■ done duriiip the past four, winters in psychology* ethics, ; meta- : physics, logic, and the philosophy of religion. Nearly 300 members have attended during tho past tour' winters. Dr.. Jouos pointed out -how, much pleasure and profit ho bad received in these classos himself, through. witnessing and helping forward the talents of .a Itirgo number of young people. The response which he has had in the direction of attendance and ■thusiasm will leave,, he said, an over happy impression on. his mind. At-a later stage of ■the meeting, .presided over- by -Mr. I , ;, do Castro, the members of. tho classes ■ cams forward .to write their names in'an album which had ; been presentod io , the minister. Mrs. Fruhaufmnde the.presentation of tho album and a beautiful Swan pen., Soveral members spoke of the great good .-.which they had recoived in those classes,.and,,"shoved how the lectures had been :the means of opening .out new avenues.of life for.them. ,'...'.;'' . The estimated value of building work for which permits wore issued by the City Council during the past: fortnight; was .-614,803. This totalis mnde up as under :-City, I'8?t3; Mel-, roso, £3099;, and Northland,.;>E]76li .; ••'■'; " The unsavoury subject, pif "pig-jwiU" ocoupkd tho attention.of the City' Counoil; for eame timo last evening, when the adoption of a new by-law, inakini{, provision for an eiteieien of the Iwtir*' during vluch ,it uiay ba cirried tUrough t-k* City tU-eete, was pr»pee»d.,VAfter/ a l«nsthy dis««ssi»n th* prep Wed by-l»w was referred : back ■ to.' the c«nimjt6ee;'•;'!-.;; /■' \ '■'■, ,/..i'. ■ ; : ! A.; cab-driver who was 'reee'ntly ;conviete'd fer drunkenness will be graittcd .a permit-to drive again, conditional upon;his signim; the pledßo and conducting liimsolf uroperly,' but th« Citv Counoll resel'vcj the rkht \a' canoel' this perl.mission at : any .fame. U: deemed' adrisablo.

. Mr. P. H.Totster, a wcll-knoyn-Wellington v,' fanpier,.w.on two: prices in tho fox-t-srrier com- '.' petitions at. tho Blenheim show, ■as follow;— ■<■".■/ Don Q (wire-hair),; t . firtt prifco; Aware* , Scamp (smooth-hair), a second prito. .-■' .Two. hundred native trees of different' vario- 1 ; •'■ ties will ■Iμ presented to tho Victotin. College ' by the City Council-for-planting on the sLopes:' l '- of tho banks, conditional ■on the Victoria if College Council paying for the ooet of plant- ''■-■>'■"■ >ng. ■.-..- ...... ' . ~: ; ■ ; ... -.-■ . ■'..•V-γ- -V : \.; . Threfi sections of the Town Belt are to ; be • resuKncd by the City Council,-'as the lessee haa' : - ailed to: comply,'with the notice served ou him' ■' : to clear gorse and.' scrub. ■- ■ ,■'■.-' , B Battery of Field Artillery Volunteers will ■■"'- arrive m< Wellin-jton to-morrow, en rout* for • he Mmerston Military - -Tournament, -which ' ■ w-to be-held on Monday and Tuesday n«t, ;. ■Jovember 8 »nd ». ..It is understood that the ' ■• owl btttfwy is arrnTigißj l fer a'r«eptionto! tke.otafco field pmntrs on Saturday meraijis. I-. -•■■ V-KS,' ll -etriarth'-oi? the ■ Wellington Hirh.' : , ».nd Rifles,.together,with:the Wellington, Pipe; .' Bail *'>' l i l; ¥ ? restnt > at ' the Military' toarha- ■ reont tobo hold at.Palmenfencxt wcelcln' '. artrtltion to ■-, being well represented in the ' various events; the corps, will give a display . of. company drill: and wilt tdso givo'a march.' : nig display, m full, dress; '. ~--... ~.-.'; ■, .. The disbandment'e-f tho.Petene Railway Do. : fence Rifle, Club is , gazetted.' ■ ' '' : , ■'"■: ; A stetement.Mias.made by the Mnyor-at last nights meeting of the City Council in refer-' : euce. to the Wadestown tram, a question havng boon asked if thccity'would bejesponaible . .for toy loss, Dr. Newman said : tQf- position ' was that the Wadcstown people wero.tisked to .provide the interest- and' sinking fund. : Ifthere was any loss on-tho runriinj thewliolo uty, including ■ AVadcstown,. would-' havo to ■ bKn '- i !- '-v"' ■■■■';jr 'K- ' ■':■ '' ' .'.'■ ... '■' •:' ■ The rceommenddtioh of the Reserves Com.' mittw of the City Cauncil: to the effect that the ■application of the ■ Kilbirnip School. Coin. : : mittee for permission to conetruct a miniature 1 , nile ranro on, the Town Belt, should not >e granted, did not meet, with ihe approval of V... -.the full.council last'niglik After some discus- , : sion, tho matter was: referred back to tho committeo.for farther cotoideration.:.;,/ I ,' '■-.'■.. ;■. ■ "Finaljty in connection : with' the agreement- , Mtwecn the City. Council and the Gas Company e at hand, ■ according to abatement mode by ' ■'■ ;he Mayor at-last night's meeting of; the City..-' Council. Dγ, Newman said the' agreement wae,'.. low- in the hands-of the council, and was'.be-.'-.' ing carefully perused by himeclf, tho town- ■':■ clerk, and-the two solicitors. The agreement :-'.', v . was almost ready fer -signature and ohgrossing;;,- '• and would be signed within a -few days.' ,' ■.;'■-.", The .city engineer" was 'instructed last night ;, •by- the , council, to report generally as' to the '' state of the Thorndon Baths:; The city solici- - ■■ tor will adp6o the cpuncil ae 'to- the tenure ' . and.. geittral conditions of the councirg '• posk.: . tion.in rejiard to the baths. '' ,' :.-.-'■ A decision of the City; Councillaet ovenins' -,- .wa« that the : Wellington '. Centre of the No\? - Zealand Amateur Athletic AsEociatioti : '-;be-!; ■granted .the. ufo ■ of-'the Basin Reservo on , four '. : . days ■ during tWI present, season. -One has. al-.; ready ;becn granted. .ai\d tho remaining, three ... -will be determuied.after ; a conference.has. been , :;' •held between the rarious associated bodies-and ;-, the Reserves Comnlittce of tho council.' , -. '. ].-;. •' -. ;As a.result of the deputation from!the.Wel«'. lington Liedertifel, which waited on the Fin.auce Committee of'the City- Council on; Trios-.,';.', day, the committee recomnio,nded last evening that the 'charge for ''thu ,■ use of the Town '. :Hall Concert Chamber stage extension,be re- .. ducedi' from: il to 15s, The recohimendatwn Wit,. &£reed to.- ■•. ,- ( ■ .- ■ -.;.-■'. ' '■■ ; -v ; ';' -. .Tho.Piriahco Committee of tho City Council recommended last night; that an offer of : , per foot-bo.madeito\ and Bate, in '-. -,-, stttlemont ■ of- their claim, for the land taken :-' Willis Street,, under-tho Public Works Act; , ;1M8.,; ■\:-y : - '■';■' ■-l;'.-:,:-rr\ ■:■.■:-ri : '." •■■ The City Council lies decided that two of tfcl.'.'. "■ ears of tho Hong-Kong type be'altered to palooi ears, at' ah; eetiraated- cost.. of jG7O. eaon, vtho>j , ■,\vork.to.rbe ; carried out : frflra tiae'to'time , as' ■'.'■ .eircumstanoes;perinit.; :; 'i:' " ■■■■,"„'.;; - ;•:-.: ;: : ; .The Tramways' Committee of '.the. City; Coiin-' ' ■ :. : '.oill hare had under-, consideration reaontly. the, ."• application of , a , certain, tramway employee for : . '.■v .conipaKsionate ■ allowance : during 'tho : time;.-' he was laid aside through Eickness, Tho com- ' mitteO; hat 'decided- that,: while- not recognising : ~the principle of the-paymont'Of -'.wages, to;em-'- ■'.- pldyeps during 'the lime , .they. are. absent from ■dvty owing, fcfilltttssjtthey.'wilb.bo-, prepared'at i, 'any-time, on the ,iivov.rable' rectfmmendationv ■■ • of 'the,engineer,' tpiconsider• on• -ite ments any•,.■. •case';brou^ht'before them.-, ' ■{"'\-,r'''\ t^'■'-■•, ■' ii-,»- ; -i'A Bi(iggestietf-wa's , \madp -bj.-'the Power , Sta. . A -: tions-iandi Tramways.', Cpmrmitoo' of'the City ■:■■ Council '.last evening]? that -'the' tender •tl , the., '• . AUesemeine Company, London',; be accepted for .• a, supply..of. 8000.metallio- filaincnt'.lainps,.in . ; the,eUm'.of'4!!4o.',,'■■':.. ■ ,',■■,: ,\' .'.■'. -'(;,- ':''Mf. > 'Ne\vm'ah',i , 'ipember , ','for' 'Manawatii, a'6d' '.' lir.' F. Sisjo'ri,- a uie'mber- of 'thq/lelhbridgo' '■'' Town Board, wa'itedl'6n. the; Primo; , yesterday, and stated, that' tho: 'board 1 was"desir- , ous to exchange.;its reserve; at the mouth: of •'. the Turqkina River fpi';a piece of land offered , 'v it■•; within -thoV.district.-. Tho- matter was '.'■"' carefully laid before Sir Joseph Ward, who '. replied , phat" if a detailed ■ return 7 showing..the ■ values of.'the two sections• was sent,.lo him ';'■' he would.endeavour to' carry out the wishes of', the people-of. the/township'. ;■ „> .; •;- -.:'; ■ 1 Mr. Wv 'Charman,. .'an.- Auckland -fruit--! grower,, announced himself at- the,conferenceV. last night as,a;thor'ough; ! believer in 'co-opora-''; tion; The Waiteuiata Fruitgrowers' Co-opera-i.. tlvo Society had-been-iu: existence three years, ,V and had already, paid • a dividend of. 10: per > cent;-on , fully pnid-up : shares. Ho considered ' - :thnt:it was-also -the cause of tho auctioneers'- , '.'.-. bommission being' kept 'down 7J. per cent. : He hoped ■ to, see co-operative associations.' 6f fruitgrowers.in' every : o4ntre,of New Zealand, , and: the whole-output of fruit controlled by: :■■ such ; organisations.-Tud question of establish- ,! ing' co-operativo: asspoiations, was deferred Un- :.' HI the next conference,' by which-time, it is " : hoped- ; that; : a'.-New-Zealand 'Fruitgrowers''•Federation ,in,existence;''. ■■ ~. ~4 . ; .'•The..following are extracts..from'ia. letter' re- '■'■■ ccived from'tlio of the Navy Le&guo'-, in! Condon (Captain' Caius' Crutchloy) by: the ;• 'local secretary.' (Mr.-;.C.:.• W. Palmer):— It. is ■ ■',!, no- new thing; to,l-earn.-from, your- letter of 30th \-j Iniyi'.that 'you ■'art: , ;having a -busy, time; •':,' l■■■■*■■■ should' think lnysolf that that'.was-your-nor-.-. mul :condiUon.. i :-,hnt; the ; work you', bare pecri doing "with regard to 'the- -boys and girls" is • one that ivlll to -bctkt. fruit, in the near future;; When,, (is the King says, 1 he may have 'tp 1 ; call' upon his 1 younger' , subjects l to, maintain!the'Empire, tho young , men of New'. Zealand ..will ; rally., tp the flag with as niuch ;- zeal and; aptitudo as they did at the time of tho South; African-war.' . ; , If they do in' the future'as,they havo''dono in the past,"we• : shall all be satisfied. :. .:; With/regard to the /. promise of'the eight Dreadnoughts, vre htid a - lot to dp with that., In 'thotarly, part .of the '.■: •'rear.the league was holding.six and eight m'eot-'. lugs.a w*ck' in various parts Of the country, -, and all -that mnst have; had its , effect. But the great impetus waS.given: by tho offerof - 'the-.SeW'SScMand Dreadnought. I shall alwaya maintain' that tho. federation of. .the Empire' • for naval defence was.largoly brought■ about by New. , : Zealand's action.";,-.:'.. ;.■.;.,■'■,, . ; .The. conditions, of ; the fruit .industry evidently differ very, widely in various, districts.'. The sale of peaches by the pound li-as- nrgod'--by some delegates at.the Fruitgrowers'. Center- > ence yesterday,'ibut a- delegate; from the;Nel-. .son district- declared, "Wo. sell them by the ton, and; throw them away in cartloads. Our fellows' would go ramping mad if they had to weigh; thsn! by the We send'.nVi'ay ;.■■ trainloads, and sometimes have tu send liionej ■ V afterwards, to ■ pay. the commission." ■■■' Other .■■ .dolegates fold-of packing peaches carefully.in- ',- trays, and sorno of those wao \fore selling them . by the: pound declared' that they Would not ; give up that; method..- The ..conference; after ': struggling witti. the question .for. some timo,' .; •save up tne. attempt., to legißlato.for suoh:. ; widely yarying'icouditions and/interests. ' , ■.- .' Proceedings'are":about' to be taken by th«". City. Council' against a builder, -who is'alleged : to hav«. commenced the erection of - a- ! dwollihj at Miramar,' without first obtaining the noces< sary, permit. ■...',; ■■■; . ;-;' : -'- <■ ' ...;.'"■ ■-.".'.-.: The. '.Presbyterian,' Goneraij?iAsEembly ■ con-' oludtd. its. sittings 1 on '■ WociSifsjlay aftcrnooni (writes our Christehurch oof respondent), after, a , sitting whioh could only be described as very strenuous. - Matters were dealt with 'with.- » ' facility .which rivalled , the' concluding dtvyV wprk of members in Parliament. .-There were complaints. : by '■■[ several'-indignant• ministers'' about -'.important* reporte at'd resolutions beiiiir ■•'' rushed through in a small \hmise, aiid sowtal matters were actually . held "'"over till -"noxt" a*, sembly.■.';S(«ne.of :the. speakers were .inclined : to. blaino; tho;eyeuing demonetrations fur tak> ing up time whioli would.-navo'lteen WMe'i>ro- ; Stably, devoted to; general buiirmsj; and R me- ' tion wai -'pfopojed to limit th* of'. publib;Bi©»niige,:to b« htld' in Aiieilwid' next '. year. -The,,motion'■ *es,defeated,, but it- was',tacitly, undofstbod;that..nioderation ; would: liaVe-'tb';be'oxereiiiodiby-tbe AMcklaad/Co'inmitteo in';the. ; ditocticii'liia"ioatid.:.■-:;..;-,;*.-■:-: :;::;.■,;;■::,;;,"> ■-;,;!.r v Owing-to' UMt. : Tieedftyibbiri«' a',pubiic;.holi.' : - day Birthday) tte-'Kitfofi 'lipi'oUeh'' Counpil;.*ill Bot.meet until M'wtnesday evoV' ■ ■ ■ Shampooing, Clipping,'- Hairdfcssiiig.'ifß'nicu'i> >: '' ,i»g,,Pfte«' I MaMageH > i , rtatiMe|it,;fqf-;li , ftlling-Httir'-'. , - .and ..Dandruff,? ChhiWng?. ni!\do(;Vipji : ; Natural '•■ Hair-pads; "''Mrs. ,v ßollcstou -(OT«f 'Carroll's') ''4 V - Wlllw: i»e; cwilk