LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The .postal'authorities advise-thatv the .Mabeno, .which; left Sydney,.oil November .IT. for. .Auckland; 'has' on'-.'board -Australian .Engmails, , .yrhioh 6hould".re'aca':liere-by .the' Main T;ruuk express on Monday next.; ■■-:. "'..th.th'e eye of tho Chinaman, Otoki.is apparently a spot .which looms: large just now.: Our local■ iprrespondent states that-.it is estimated' that the,number of.Chineso:now-in:the.Otaki distriot is j nearly 150,' Tyhile by, Christmas it is expected , that some' 200 Chinese.wiU be occupied in;various market- gardens. ....,.■., .. :, •'■:','■: .; ..-•,'.:' : The vexed question' 'of ; the. sise of grain sacks is dealt vritbiin the following railway bylaw gazetted' 'last''nights—'fThe maximum weight of any class of cereal'or, other agricultural, prbduce'Contained in.any' one l sack'to b» carried by railway shall be. 2001b.' Any ,sack of any: class of ceroal/ or other agricultural produce containing,a'grcater weight than 2001b. shall bo charged for at four-timoatlie ordinary rate bf.freight." This by-law will come into operation on 1, 1910. :.' '>. /: /'i . i', A biayf ul suggestion made: by ; a barrister, in the Supronie Court yesterday, was i that a knowledge :of boxing wight be a -valnablo accomplishment for proprietors., of :fi6h-supper rooms. The ':witness,-■ who-had complained of -being, roughly handled by customers,outside his shop, at: Nevvtown,: admitted .that -he was■ fairly' "handy with his • fists.""When men 'get turned-out of the.licensed houses," remarked, the: Judge; "they go round to the fish shops." I 1 "Ah!",f responded : the' ; NowtoWn saloon-keeper,. ."we > hava \no licenses out there, now.". ■ ;■ r Complain.ts deep and loud, aro being ■ heard, according.', to ! Councillor Trevor,- on . account of the--feck' of -vcaiei for flowers,, etc.;: at -.'the Karori Cemetery. ■ There. isJohljr a water r hole,' aod ' liat ■' an''; '..objeotionable •.'■ one, ' ,at the. ■ oenietery,. . ; ,;Councillor 0 -Trevor, , who wanted to know if. a proper weiterBUpply could not be obtained, *-. The Mayor said Kβ, would obtain a report from the city engineer.; ;'. •'• :; ".;";' ; " ■■ :''.' ;.■'■'■-.'■; Tenders received by the Public Works Department for the supply of joinery for the viceregal ■residence ' are 'gazetted, as- , follow:— Sanders Bros!, Wellington, JKHB 18s. (accepted) ; Humphries Bros., Wellington, £856 6s. jOdlm Timber Company, Wellington, JE945 18s.; E. A. Wakelih Wellington, weilo3'2s.j ProuEO Lumber , Company, Wellington,, .£1291 ,ss. 7d. j Jorgensen Bros, and Jphann, Wellington, ls.j Eassori (Limited). Wellington, 1 Hopwood and Son,' Palmerston North, Stewart Timtcr Company, ..-WclHngJ:ou, J!l63D;lßs. '.:., ■;..".:. : : ; ~,; ■'.-.-;;..";'.>-,. ■: The-ranges and targets allotted for to-nior- . row afternoon a .rifle ■matohos.at Tremtham are as follow-.—Collins', Eonge, 200 and: 500 yardej Permament Force. l-2j Kelburne Rifles, 21; Hutt Valley Eifles, 22-23; Zealandia Rifles, 24-25; reserve targets, 8-6..-. Somniarvillo Eanje, 200 and 600 yards: Post and Telegraph Eiues,' 1-5; Guards, 6-8; Engineers, 9-10; Highland Siflee,-11-Uj Civil Service Rifles, 15-18; Dominion Scouts,-19.20; Karoii Rifle Club, 21-25. ;:-.,.

: ;The. floating'.of the .£22,550 Wadestbwn.and Northland water supply loan of .4 per cent at 95 net was approved at last night's-meeting of the: City, Council, and it was decided that the advances wadevfrom the distriot' fund to carry out tho work ponding.tho floating of, the loan, should now bo repaid, ■ , : : ~'. . "New-Zealand' is riot a young, country, but it is a newly-settled eountxy,",-.Baid Mr. La; Trbbe, Director of tho Technical School, when addressing ' the: Einployere , Conference, yesterday. "We; .have several thousand years of training and development. 'We start at the point that the Old Country has reached. We have therefore greater fossibilitios' and greater hardships, through'-the clashing ■ of modern civilisation' with unbroken nature.. We are, therefore, in the makeshift /stage. Our buildings, ifor instance, are makeshifts."; ~ .;At Petone 'yesterdny morning two trucks whioh have been manufactured at the railway workshops for the use of tlie'.Westport -Artillery were tested on tho Gear ■ Company's line, which is eSmilur to the.one on whioh -the trucks, will run along the West Coast. Six rounds from the 12-poundors monnted ; on the trucks were fired at a' ranee of aboxit ;3000 vards,. and the truoks etoodUhe test successfully. The firing party , was ft eqnad of noncommissioned officers from.■; tho R.N.Z.A., tho operations being under the direction of Ifajor Sumo.} Messrs; Pearson floco.'engineer), Allan (ehop9 -.foreman), Pye-Smith •(chief dratghtejnaii), and Price,(fortification, officer) were also : present ■. .'•"::■'.''.■'.;.'. $ X-- n '-", : ' :: : s ':S V:.\-' Shampooing, Clipping, Httirdrcesing, Manionrlng, Pace Maesage, Treatment' of Palling Hair' I and Dandruff, made w>, , ..Natural Mrf-"RoUeston.(over-Carroll's) U LWWUa Stroe.t.; 'Phone' 1588. ' ■"■:.•■--.-;.•

Now regulat}ons fotv the manufacture' 6f'/-v ': nethylated spirits are gazetted. '' : -.\'-'^:^^!\ A socond trial of Alfred Charles Warren.. V;. lyho is charged with abduction, has been fixed'/,■'.'; far Monday;next.' When the case>vas. neard,.;-:.;:, m Wednesday, .the jury.disagreed. ;■ v ..,:>■■,;-.:.•; It has been decided' to ■ equip the Christ, i,' ihuroh Supremo Court with electric light,-and .'■.; tenders fortSo work are now.being called.' v\ ; '-'/•;■';,■ .Six hundred children have become'memberr':. ;■'■!., of the juvenile section of the Christchnreh ;• /. : i Public Library. ' ■ : : In his answer to a deputation which watted '■■' '■-'> upon him to urge that the reply from the Com.. .''■*'-: missioner of Police.to Mr., Bishop's report on- ':' the police force should be laid before Parlia- , J inent, Dr. Findlay referred to the "recognised ;':' Ninons of British impartiality", under which,-':; Royal Commissioners aro expected to near both.' ,iV.sides of a case and to suspend judgment .until ■ :i ill that could be said by one side or another had been said. That .course, Dr.; Kndlay ,'; stated, had been followed, so far as. ho knew.' ' ', by Mr. Bishop. Our attention has been' called* : ; . ! to a remarkable assertion published on O'cto-'' ber 25, to whioh. we would, direot the attend ''■'. tion of the Minister for Justice, and whioh al- ' leges that "the. recognised canons- of British' • impartiality," is referred to by Dr,' Pindlay, : , aro not always adhered to by Boyal. Commissions. Last year-a commission.was appointed , .■■'.■;■• at tho request 'of. a petitioner to Parliament, ,'; : Mr. Joshua Jones," to investigate dealings ihitt ...-'; oertain block; of, land in tbo Mokau district., - This commission, it is asserted, carried out it*', investigations , and presented its report without!'./' even notifying' the person most concerned; Mfi : : ' Jones, that the commission was sitting, .At, : , any rate, ho- had ho 'opportunity of appearing:. : before it. More is likely to be. heard/of 'thai . x matter; It Will probably % Ibrofoht tmdor the".'■''•' notice of the Minister for ! ;JusT*ce, whose in- : teresting. exposition of the duties of Royal. Commission's in the matter of. hearing all*; • sideß before arriving at a decision, appearsrto :. ■ bear'directly on the case. '. : . \ ..'■/:'':-■■■'■'. At the Mount took Police Court yesferdaK; ■:',■, before, Mr. J. Coogan, J.P.. James Eoy." and : George Giinther, charged with, insobriotyt wore .' eachfihed 10s.', in default 48 hours' iiftpriwh. - ment. s One 'first-, offender,, similarly • charged, j , was fined 55 , ., ;with tho 'usual alternative.;'.', Michael Fogerty and on? ; first. offender ( wer« .;-;.'',- convicted [and: discharged. , ':'.",. '' '.•:•;-, :v-M * Oh tho recommendation'ef its Finance ahtb'i': Property Committee, 'the, City; Council hav» ,: : decided-- that 'the 6mall _p'iece, of ,Town- Belt ■' V adjoining the' Hospital Trustees'' property, at .: Salamanca' Road be leased to the Trustees- for .■-, 21 years, at a rental of 6d.-per j per annum, subject/to certain building -v re- „ 6trictions, and provided- that a certain spact is planted to. the satisfaction of the council. ; r ; v ■: The'fundsof the Sailors' Ee9t for. the, y«ar,::,. 1909-10 have been supplemented, by a donation ~ of £A from -the. City' Council.' :" ' .'.;'. ' ;. v ~yy ; The frequency;.with : .whioh' moving' pictur* ,5 : entertainments are. given at the Town- Hall ;.•;■ has.prompted the.City Council to.mako j)ro- y vision against accident by purchasing aikine>;,.. -■ matograph 6abin oomplete: with the necessary; :, switchboard and'resistance frame..-.. The 'esti-;: ■ mated , ! the. cabin, etc., is X 22, anoa; !i----oharge of ,15s. is'to.be inado for the.first,use )i\/ and'ss..for cath subsequent.use: •-. '.'iir- : '.,.; i '.' When the City Council decided to purchase;' \ -. fo-af sections on Thorndon Quay from th»; ;; Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company..-;,. for the purpose of erecting /a now car-shed;;,., three different modesof payment were allowed,.:, by .the..company; .Ai, last .night's , meeting the council it was , deoided 'that the sum ot;■',■, £M 0 cash 'should be paid for the - property,.: - the",payment-'to :bo -made on J?ebruary, 2&JC;':'. 1910. : : ;.: ; ;; : , r',v:..'.\>,; . ':• . ■'■ ';' ■'.;... ■•')':■■/': A ; Chamber's 'sitting' of the .Supremo Courtj •',,.;' will be held at 10.30'o'clock'this morning, foro-'Mr.rJustice. Edwards, i-Part of -.bnafjV;. liees will be/, the .'arranging , of the. omr list; .■,'■.:!:■,• j Per'mißsio'n' has been- gra'ntcd to-th'ePOßtjon'tl'iJ.. Telegraph-Department to establish.a telephone .;s■ btircau at;the Island.Bay.tramway waiting-;;.-,;•. room, provided they will grant the free use of/:;■;. the instrument' to' corporation /ompldyeea.oa , ",;., corporation business only.; ■ '■■ y ■'-.''-' ! ''■.■■';'• -:■■'■' '-- '•■■ committee; have, to-report ..that; they/:-.;: have been waited on from the■■'•;» Wellington Employers'."'Association;- protosting ,i. against the sale of lamps and electrical appaw : '■< tus -by the 'cbuncil;- and that they; are. givinß,'.v; the matter careful' consideration. frbmvthe report of the, Tramways andvPower, ■ Stations Committee of the' City Council sub-.f mitted at last nighf s meotingi Councillor. Car. michaol, asked that'no teply.:shßuid ■~■ to; tho deputation'until the. matter had been;, considered, by'the .council.. .Tho,'; Mayor', said, s; thftt'the ! ma'tter'must , come before tho cpuncU'-.\ «op.tai»B.official notices of th« ,'. ; ; acceptance,'"of,i:(ie,eemces of the Eua-RoaOD&v: 1 -■ fence. BiQe • Club,, with. headquartora ;-at ■Rua J „;;, Roa,: WelUngton Military District! aadlho die-,,.. bandment of the. Waimarino; . Defence' Kin* „':, ClubV : ;With-headquaTterS''atßaetihr. ; x^ , , , ; , ; 1 ? ,, ;, , :., .'; A^number vtho/'Visiting ■ delegates _ ofi,th« ;,..'■• New Zealand ■Employers'; Federation, visiteoUthe ;. Technical School la'sf eve Ding. ■. Messrs, /<,•,«• ;; W. Aitken and;W. Allan; members of the , board,"welcomed' the- guests,, and? they .were v shown through, the -classrooms by the director :,,; (Mr. W.: S. La' Trobe); who gave them, much : v information -as .to.' the, methods cjf . taihon .-:- adopted and the. results obtained. ,The_yisitore : •; were very, .much- interested\ in 'what, they; saw. and heard.', One of the,periodicaljVisitmg . mittees \of the Wellington Industrial Associatidn'"alßo" wont through; tho schbol last evening. .•■ k number' of.■:. rt'reei •, enc'roaolimeniß at ■ Kel«' ',- burne, and'in vari<>Uß^parts,;of. have, ; : been engaging the: attention of the ,By-law». ~-„ cTmmittw oJ the City Council and; the ,oity..;.. engineer of.late.' 'A*e.' result; the_;oomma«ee... recommended to last night's meeting of ; ih«.,, council 1 tha* the be »;., the alternative",of. cither-i eetting; baok";»«*''. fences to the correot boundary line,, or giving .- an undertaking .Ito' set back whenever colleiy. upon,- in the' latter case being- required tow-; omental, at the fate of • 6d. per .'tool? frontage. • neronnum; and'to erebt a marking fence to the-: . satiefaotion of -theoity/engineer on the correct . oocupatioii lines, so ts to accurately and perj -j maneatly indicate it,,' The ; ; with the : exception of : .,ono • partioular, caso, ■■■:. which, was. referred,back, to the. comtaittce. ;.;• . : Thirty-two^.applications''to,'.erect, alter, ani'. extend buildinge were made to the .UtyjUmn; : oil during the fortnight ended. November 16,-: and 31 plans ■ jxre, exaßiined . and , permits ; issued/ The values «f fbe improvements aM ' given as, follow.-City,,£2ls2j, Melrese, Wadestowni" JE449;,' Wor.tlilaad,..-JESS0j;■..total*,, jei0,245.; '■;■■•;;;•{•;.- v :5-';'•'-^-v:;,..;■. >.■/■: ;;;• : --.-- The deposits 1 ' oJ'oinnabar, in the form ; 6t :'•;"; briUiaut red crystals, α-t Ka-wokatta, near the ~ ;Bay'of Maids, which were' oNfhcd 'by. the; Colonial Expliira,ti6n: Companyi;ho.ve'now been v taken-over by, Mr. T.:C. Kerry; who is ia;'. Engknd. --.Sonfo.'- eight years'' ago;. When. ■Mβ : Colonial Exploration , Company purchased th« ■■■ deposit. they erected' large ; works for the re-,,- ' duotion of quicksilver from the eulptode. Mr. Kerry, writing recently; to , a,friend in 'Auckland, stated that; he.was- on his way out to. New Zealand, and .that he intended .to worK the plant already,erocted;ttiero. -stated to be at>prcsent'about. 1000 .tons oi.'.oiu'. 'stacked ready to be put'througH the retorts.,, y ■■'■ A , largely attended,: meeting b£ vthe ; >West','• Coasters"Assboiatibii.was:held last, evening,at; the Hotel Cecil, when iinal' arrangemeuto »w,. made for the annual- social to be. held on Daj cember 6. Full particulars, of the social; will. bo advertised in : this; paper at; a later date.; .- ■•■ The Maingaturoto.corrcepbndcnit..' the.'. Auckland "Herald" supplies the foUowing facria relative to .the reported, discovery; of: geld,in, that n'eiefcbourliood. Afper considerablo , pro* peoting, Mr. Henry Heaven, of Miungaturotor. he states, located ,a large body of etone,,6dm. ;■ plee of .which■ gave-.,the following analysie:— Gold,. 12d'wt Ugr. i silver, \ So/.' Sdwi; total value,' -JE2.l6s. 2d. per, ton. As eoonas ,th« Mines Department render it possiblo,; cjlume: will bo pegged out,'and.the area, rnpro thbiv; .oughly ttstedi, :'.'.■..'"■>■'; :'.'■ ■» ~,;.; .;.- ■.',.,■.■,;'.:-'•,'.• '.■':■ The railway trajßo.'returns for the, KortK Island main lines and branches, as gasettod last night, show' that the number, of passenger* ■ carried during' the period.of four. vrcoks ended: October- Iβ was'os follows (tho figures "fet th< corresponding period' of last year - arc, shown U' narentneses):—First-class,' 5G.858 (52,679); class,, 305,473 (266,974) | / total, -.382,129 (319,653).. The revenue from all sources was JC1O4,898;; as compared^with •■ Jt87,G77" for the. corresponding: four weeks of : 1908tir;" ; ■'!;' , -' ■; , i; ; -•; A number of imprtremehts are to bo carried" out at the Kilbirnie, Recifeation Ground, as t, . result-of the.representations made last-wees by the deputation from the local Ratepayers' Association. -The dressing-shed is to be, ir*; proved by placing glass and shutters in the winv, dews, repairing the roof, whitewashing tho .interior, and placing; ft. lock on tho dCOT, ;and;, supplyinß-a. key to the (secretory 6f the ■payers' Association (Mr. Easten). The drain in front of the dressing-shed is to bo filled in*' and a.substitnta placed at the rear of the shed, The lawn , roller is to bo ropaired r seats arota be placed around the reserve, necessary fencing ■Jβ-, ro- bo done on thoScatoun Boad • frontaeo, and'the cWnkjns; tap.is. to be shifted midwaj;: Blong the- Road .frontago, ;Th«"; council';ctvhnot soo its ; way to mako ony.aHprai tion in'; the dischareo of • kht> etorm-watjsr frin» ■■' tho .culvert adjacont te; the baVhing-sh«d. '- : , .--..;; '■■% ;: - Co-oicillor~ : iProsti asisd a question ;»t last nighfs meeting of L'the Council; as, t» ' whan;tho: new Northland wfttir.,6oryice"-wnouW; beconnecoodup., The Mayor 6&id;the which were. ; tho would bo hero, during : tho first week' in. DecenH. bor? and,,everything boiTeadv.; before .■■fche.-dof^oatlier,, eet in, , , .;.:■'.;. :- v s : . : '" ;,v.