LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

: In 'speakingi of; tho;'new. primege duty, provided for in , the BuQget, Mv. S.-' Carroll, secretary of tho, Chamber of Commerce,.6tated-yes-terday, that it-was extrcjiely inconvenient and awkwardtoadd 1 per cent, to the VBIOO-Talue; and; it.was , .being 'severely felt by; the; merchants.,.;'The 1 Customs ask for original-invoices in order to get. at tlie'value,-but some.'of "the firms could not .prqdiice.themr Thß American Tobacco Company, simply said that they had. no original'invoices,' It was very much, better to put it on tho duty.- In his old : LoDdon, .days ■ he • remcnibercd■.'at -one tinie ano , extra , duty'of, 8 percent, was'put on'tea, which •then 2s. Id..per lb.'.This.increased the .price to 2s. 2Jd.—quite simply and without incpnveni-oncej-expept to .thpso.who had to pay. it.' ■ ' ;; .'A strong : deputc.tioin: of members; of ..the various Education Boards o-f the Dominion will .wait upon tho Hon: G. Powlds' (Minister for Eduoiitron): on Thursday next. ...to urge, that ;the railway concessions ..to fichool teachers be ;not withdrawn,-as pro-posed.. ~ : ■.■,;■'.•; ..BDtiveeji'.tilo hours of 9.3o"and 11.30 last evening, it is believed; Bomo person or' persons' uhknowp entered tho premises of. Mr. Crouch; jeweller, : of. Cuba Street, by the back door. It is not. known , , yet/whether..Mr.. Crouch's stock. Buffered any depletion in .The police are investigating.the.matter. ' '. . The old wooden.- premises ■formerly occupied by .Messrs.ChapnianandTripp,' Messrs. ajid Sladderi, and others, known as Noe. 18 and 20, Brandon Street,;are being razed to the ground to inake way ; for.a= hancUomc.new.structure,.to ■ be erected for tho allied firm, of Skerrett, Chapman, Wylio, and'Tripp.'"'. '..■'::. ; . .' ". .:'■-A'conference under' the "auspices of the. New Zealand; Alliance.is. to be he)d .in,' Wellington mext. week,"when'the agreenient arranged, be-., tween "the trade" and,the;N6-Liceuse authori-, ties, wiir be discussed\ in, ', all,' its phases, and,a plan of campaign for tho future will lie arranged. ■; v '■';■• '■■ ; . (,;:■'■■',:., ;'■.''■ '-.. '..-V ; Tho Opaki RiSo Club proposes to send three teams of five mon each to the North Island chaiapionship riflo meeting nt Wanganui,'on December 27 and'2B. .:Xast year tho championship was won by Kifleman AV. J. Henry, of the Opaki -Club, which' also succeeded- in' carrying off fho championship ; shield iu the ■ teams' match.' ; : '.-•. .;;.;.. ■■'•■y , .-;.',' , ' '■ ■■•: ■■ ■■ :■,/. Tho Tourist Dopartment has received satisfactory advices on the state of trout-fishing at .ltotorua, which is'said to bo'botter than for four-or- five years past/' Mr. CMsholm, president of tho Otago Acclimatisation Socjety, and two local-anglers, caught recently in three hours', fishing , fourteen iino trout; all but one of which '.were, regarded as in the pink of condition. It is also ;sfnted, that the, parcels of fish that are daily leaving tlie district by rail are proof that there must bo many anglers in the vicinity, and that they are haying, good sport. ■;■ ..■ .;.■"•' ;■ '<;.'' :■ ; : . : ';': ; '■■.-■; ' The St. John; Ambulance, Fair,' hold in the Town Hall recently, augmented fhe funds' by ~£920.; Last year about ,£I2OO Has| realised,' :, ■ A good deal of corrospondohob has passed ,botweou tho Wellington Liodertafol and tho Town Clerk during the last few/days rosftrding tho charge for the use of nn extension-of tho stago in, the Concert Chamber, Tho Liedertafel had found the stago all' too small, and had . written to the Town Clerk about it; That official .;replied, that,'.air-, extension .'would bo built, but they■, wonld; have to pay for its uso at tho, rate of M a performance. Tho Liedortafoi paid the money .under protest, and subsequent to the concert wrote ■ aikI. ing -a' reconsideration : of: the 'charge for; the additional platform. The Knancp, Cbmmittco coueiddred tho motter, ; and' decided to ■ reduce the olmrge to 15s. a night.^'.--In reply,,the'Lie-dortafol-lias .written that, it caiinot pay more than: 10s', 'a' liight,- and if asked to pay more, mustlhold its concerts'olsevboro,"V : :' ;' ..' •'■•■' ' Shampooing, Clipping, HairiJroseing, Manicuriug. Face' Massage,' Treatment of FoUins Hair; and' Dandruff, Combings made up,: Natural Hair-pads. Mrs. Rolleston (orer- Canoll'e) U .Willie.Street, Thone 1533, ",..;. Cl 5«

TBe New, Zealand Club'have'boon euccessful ; ; in obtaining Mr. T.ii.. Taylor, the .' guest of .honour .for their oighth:. luncheon . ■ gathering next Tuesday; -Mri Taylor's subject 'V will bo "Nationaridcals," and the feubjflct.anil' should : prove a: big drar-at/the ' X.iI.Q.A, nejjt.'Treek.v,-.:•.:• ■; ; , -A:-.. ■■". •:■•''■; Rr --Jr . /NowZealand-intorest attaches to thVpnbll- ■' :; cation by "Messrs, Buckworth and Cd;,\Lbndon,' ":■':- among their, Christmas rift bopke of a volnme'■■■ of fairy tales entitled 'The Fortunate Prince- ; hriß" The author is Mies A. V\\ Bright,' of / WallacOTille, and formerly pf Auckland, fanfl: ■ the. ptories are : illiistrated,' 'in ' thrp^coMr' ■.' work, and. r in line drawings, by; the' yo"urig : (,; Auoklandor,' llr. : Harry Kountreo, who is now '-'■ in London, and well known'as an ar^^... ; .:.,;/::: The work, now proceeding, of laying dows V.-' Brandon ■ Street: in tarred macadain iej>art of a Bchejne the City/Engineer (Mr. Vf, : H. Mer> ton) has in his mind as a slep towards ellay. ~ ing the- dust nuisance in Wellington. ;:Tarrpd . .': macadam, according to Mr. Morton, , very well where.the traffic is not too Ueayy, .'■ and while it would not be suited for; the niain streets, lie , is pretty '.sure: that it will stand ..i. well on.thoso cjoss streets beUveen Lambton; . and Costomhouse Quays. During the summer : ; months it is intonded'to do, as many of.the • cross, streets in question as time. will. , permit. : .. ■ The long vacation 'of the. Supreme , , Cour{ : : , will be from, December 20 uirti} January SJ. ■•.-; Two retrials will.bo heard in the, Supreme '■'- Cour.t on Monday, and those conclndqtae buA ..;.•. ness of'the criminal sesions. The jurioadis- ' agreed in the case of Alfred Charles .Warren ;>;'• (charged with abduction) and In' t>i - Thomas'O'Neill (charged, wi Hi burglary .o(; thi.:. "Slißsing Link" shop), In-the latter Alfred ,' George with; whom Thpmae .OiNeilt ■;: w.aß alleged to.bo' (ia»ciated,.:has) lwpn'.fbuttd.,'., N ty, and,will-bo eentenoed Mter \hQ rphearf ■ ihe pliarge against O'Neill. , : ; ; .'V;.'. 'The Garrison Band will give d performance'''• afNowtovra Pink at 3 p.jnj-tp-inorrov,:-'..//:,.;,,:.;'.';' : The: Hull' Valley Horticultural Society,'an- i.: npuncos thai its foee show will be held in thf. Town,Hall,.Lower,Hutt, ..;' November 21.. Inj addition. to the usual opea .' and. .amateur, classes,. the-:.schedple - ooHvajaj vfor aurserymen and cottage EardeneTß,- : all of whioh are expected, to' bo fully; patron, '.'■■' ■jsed, >The exhibition is tp be ppenea'at' '3: ~'. o'clock, and will, remain..open':"in a tl)e,. evening. '! as .well. . Entries' close at Johnson's, iLqirfr ■. 'Huttiat 8. o'clock, o-ii.Monday ..evening,;, f;: , .■ •.',■;■; 'Th'e> criminal etfisions of the Supreme. Couri • in Wellington for next year have boeufixed/to ; commence on Pebrual^-^/.May , P/rAugnst. i 5, y V. and November 14, The civil sessions will conVmenoe on rebruaiyli, May iO, August '> '.' November 21, The dates of all, Sessions of the ■"'• Supreme Court for all centres were published in , a supplement tp the Gazette.issued yesterdaj-;;,? -.-■:.■ m At.-the;meoHng;pf the .Wellington ' Tf\istse*.'ik was decided to giye. #00 towards pro, '~ viding.■ a : .'■ Christinas . Trep for' tbp- patients, ■'■ For this purpose a collootor.will , probably, call'"•';: on the • bueinfiss -: people during' next week.' in •'.:, anticipation/of. recomng donations that' wiU. help jo ,cntortain tho patients at the fostira ■? nme.;>,v ■.:.•■;•.';/ - ; ■.•■.-.■;■ •; ."■■'■■.;•••:■■..■••;•...■■;■■:

djgger6, .are lucky; goes -witljOßt.. Baying, tand ' . ■'' wo theory that: the gum lands of tho • uortt; '" nave; been; worked, put has . heea repoatodlr ;i " A prpy.ed .to..J)e.er?pueoi!S,'. Sumo splendid',§n'4s',^ : of gum continue to be made. ' The PargMl)a : , correspondent'of an iAuokland-paper has boon :: .■ informed ■- on' reliablo authority of a nice Haul : ::: •■'• i just vbcpn, made, at Mangswai.' Itv;',.. : "' appears.that some' settlers who had u'eld'abput-i ■ - : three:acres for. over M.yßars, recently idisposed 1 v ■ ■■ of the area to three Croatianej the price Beirio ■, ; ,(or=i;ioo ; por,aore); : . Immediately:the/; . now..owners took,possession -they..-commonced , ' j gum-soarehiiig .in ■ a -■:Bystematic' ; .wny; -ahd ; ■■■' * treneh«l»;.to. a depths of'sft.: ,y«;ry,;Bratifyin3' : ' : V: results ■ followed,; andvbofore the three- acres ■• nad'been exploited over 'XI2OO :worth- , of- i 'guin r, -, had been reoovcre4.....Som'e.of tte resin came '■• out in solid ■cakes,; and-tlio; Valuable find ere, '- ated. a:good deal; of interest. The luckj-ldie.) ; '-" coyerere.; tneii oppned;.Sip,; negotiations. for> the* , ; ■ : .'.V purchase, of;an adjoininK-ifl , acres, forvwhich.-' , '■ «s.high P a 5.4200 .offered. ..The', owner sat ; - ■'■' tib'iit,,-howover,. , nnd:-lie.'.'rofiiscs : to ■dispose.of v . ; tos; liitcrest -in ,tho land. ■ The 1 incident smei-i. :■'" t ?.,sft 0 I w .we , large, atnonnt of.wealth that innsf .'. ■ Etill.be ■ hidden 'beneath the. surface' of ffii " ?'■: northern gum-lands;;' r. . :'• "■■ '•• -..').'.;.;!•■.;!'. ':■'■■•'■ British ■ expedition ■ isi Being' '/". dgpatched to New Guinea to explore the larS- '■ est_ absolutely, unknown;: area'on •■■ as-large'as' Great.BriWni and ■■■: ■ Ireland: and- : Fraa«e- together.';/Th6lespwiitiou" !; ' : • fellow,'?i-ai,Jiipte(l : ' oroithdlogistWfi,Nothing ii ' - known '.abqui the* interior'of - ; aea,:,biit,,it,as,;.expooted!..t!iat;'the-ospeditioi! ' : - ; wft,coTM;;aoros« ,-Bome• of; the most ; iprimit!vf - ■ft ; ;,^Al!\th« ■:H^tfion'in,|an^CrjSvk]; l^^ ' SoTonKinß; are. tabooed' with.the. same;pM-ternj'. : a;'-frigate: hawk'.pn'.the. forehead atove the ■: , nosejlines red skyat hiorning or- -eveniag, ov«f -■ the, ■evebrowe,-' -■ oircles repre. v! senting. : ti 1 6.:frmT<qf the'.salite'tree, 'by the eyes;:and,'--.onV tho: oUeeke; "clouds and birds} '' w >nes;..:^ltern(i|(jm..-i'K , . jnuSt.(writes} BishoJ ■'■■ .-. Wilson )5e a 'tev : ' nbly painful process,- this , ta^tobing,- and , 'it ij i - oonducttd; ;,with.7..some- ceremony;! .-Monde : v'••■■■ gather,- and. the boy is tied >flrmfy down. ■ A - sharpened,.bone of- a bai's , . wing : is drawn ■;■ awng-.;tne■ etan .with: pressure;..tho pain Is V !fearful,- and:, the. boy's criee, terrible.• When : : one ; sido- o£,Ms:,fabo..is finished, the , drums are ' ■' J ! bMte!l , "UiJuipilncei:the. fact' to,tho villaeoj:, ;! ': .around.-;' When the bird'on the nose is'finished,. 1 • • the drums fae-beaten-again.':<Before tho work , ' ■■ '■ W<«ntin bring ;money ■to 'the - ' artist. , The , operation : takes -the ■ whole day. -<■<' Blood,«oyers the boy's face, and is mbppedi' or > '■■■■■• • allowed, to, dry .on; -V He; is in.grci't :,pani for.-' ;; tlirw, days, but ; for;weeks'hisjaoe.is.6wbU«s '-'^ ■ and iorrible tfl Bee,- : : --;.:'\;y-':"-' ■''[•'i'~-. : • '^-y^] ; '. ; .-; ; The';Cnristcliurch Antomobiio Club Iβ-plan* ;; ',"' '''■ tting;a- motor .trip, to Mount : Cook for "th« ': ■ Christmas;: holidays.' "If is expected -that n\. ; '-: people will travel in; motor and- stat \ ; Vi two days and. two nights .'at- the. HormiUgai ' .': It instated that: necommodation at tho Hermit; > ;: ' age: is almost, full;-'booked.-for. the Christmai h . ; '■■. and New' Yea^ holidays,: :,.,.■.';.' ■■..'■ ~-,.''..'"'