LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 671, 23 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'The .'postal., authorities advise' that, the TJhmaroa, which' left ;.Sydney ; On Saturday for Wellington, has,on board an; Australian mail; \s*hicli is due herd' to-morrow imorning, Novem-ber'-24;'. ■■: .'••'•■'; ■/. ' '■"■''.-:....-: i -;: ••..•'."■'■■'. : X'

Thus 'Mr; T. E. Taylor at last night's "indignation", meeting :-r"Tlie land question raises the question ns i to- whether.: the. ; Government represents the people's political ideals. - Jn my opinion it most;assuredly docs,not. The next election ,it;seenis to' me;.-will>bo, or; ought to he, the occasion of the re-birth of the! Liberal party in New Zealand. I'am not exaggerating, when I say that .On broad; lines, apart from ' a few I 'proposals which' must' commend themselves to. a majority of'the''people, the Budget policy is based ; upOn.'cbntrivances,'more than upon convictions, and that/compromise and.not courage is 'the principal;,characteristic of the men who'should guide tho .'destinies of the \Liberal party." :; ;r., .'• :■ ':/.■■['..'[.-, "'..'■■'.''' ••

1 Decadent English' football'is thus .'summed iip by Mr. 0. D. Orinaudy, of .Christchurch, who has spent the;past six years.in. "I have'ebine to'tho: conclusion that Eugby football, at Homo; is'ionly a farce, played by a class that.'are ;as, v sqft as putty, and. _tb.ink more of their appearanco than of; giving a good shovo in a; : scrum,"'y •'/.': ;■ \ '.'■■.■". - '.;• 'During tho discussion on; moht'al or.spiritual healing at the Anglican Conference at Ha&terton, last.,week, it .'stated' that ) there : was often a .very undesirable and'; irksome '■'. antagonism ; on the part,of medical meh'to.tho 6ick;visitation' of the clergyman, as though the minister visited, the sick on all occasions to 1 prepare them to dicT-while.the opposite'was the case, for in. ireality tho minister■: sought to ■■.'prepare.'" the, patient/to...live. /Although there are. many exceptions, as. •;;' rule there' was , hot enough, confidence', and,co-operation shown'between';the two .great represented by the'clergyman andtno doctor,' whereas both, alike should ;mutually,:share' the.responsibility."• : : v' ; .:"" i .;'.

•'iThe midnight.car,-which wag.commencod'by, the .Tramway, Department. s6molittlo r time ago,; has,received such, satisfactory:■ patronage' that ih'e continuance of.the.sorvice;is ; assuredi';The car leaves- the- Thorndon 'railway "station at midnight, and runsas far as,Newtown,,, ;.'■'■

v, Yesterday morning, Mr. C; S.' Nixon held-a preliminary'inquiry .into the' circumstances connected with the Takapuha touching Walker ltock on November, 18.'-..Tho : :Ovidence..taken,' arid.all documents, are being forwarded to the Marino Department for',consideration!.,lt,, is not considered probable that': further .'action wiji:- bo .taken. " ;'■"; :"?;■ '"ii.----"■:•:-, "■'.'■■ : "*.-- .■:.---. ;

.The suburban lighting contract between the city.and the Wellington Gas: Company will.'ok- : pire %t tho end of, the present'month, after which .date the streets of .'the: suburbs\will .be : lit. with electricity: ...The. city .'. electrical..staff has practically coiiiplot'ed the whole of'its work, arid tho: new lighting arrangements will', bo ready well before the date on which they, come into force. ,• Trials'will be held on: some lines this weok..-, '\ :■. ,v, ■ '.!i:.-;'--.: '.;:-",■• ''-•'',.-.■...■ ' \ : -

-•Mr. T./E. Taylor, ;< ! M.P.,: will speak on "National Aims"'at ■ the New Zealand. Club's dinner at 1 p.m. to-day. ':, .•;.'■■ [

. Last touches are being put to .the'new Happy Valley Road.'- The prospeot of 'a', drive-from the city,',,through Brooklyn, Happy :Valley,', Island Bay, and back to town, is an: alluring one, and motorists,' .etc., can; how avail.' themselves of the run;- ,;:'• :■:' ■.-. ■:■'-:■■■ •'/. ■' ■'■"; ,y •.'',". : '.-. !i,■■':'■■

The chance of Miramar amalgamating with' the city has been: mentiohbd a good deal.of late,'and it is understood-that the matter Wilt bo, discussed at to-morrow night's meeting of tho Miramar Council. Tho bproiigh's clerk' and engineer. (Mr. Bennett)/.has ; alr.eady prepared a'report in reference to rates arid .some other aspects of the. matter,'• and .this .report" will come, up, for discussion.''-,;:,:• V >::-,■■, ''":.'-''.

"The'.Eatipo," the; journal.of tho'Post'and Telegraph .Department,' in it's October;' issue, publishes a letter from- a-correspondent, jn the courso of which' he remarks' :,:"'¥. 6'u. may lie surprised to hear.:that recently'a^countryijstorekeeper, finding that our,parcel ,■ rates|j werecheaper than those''of, the carrying companies, had about thirty Merry. Widow hats shipped about: a. thousand ;miles, at .sixpence: apiece,'and that they.Were landed at the wayside railway station in thirty of theDbpirtmcht'shampcrs.X guess these hats brought '.-.thov';. usual 1 : figure' nevertheless, but the storekeeper reaped ail the profits. From, the Department's point: of view, this can hardly be. said to pay as a busi--hess proposition'.'--'.-.'.-.-- \'r':■.'.■ ■■[■■,y->. : .\ -■.'■:■' ' .'.. ..■ Another second-class Auckland, yacht has art. rived, in. Wellington.'. ,Tho yacht,, which:: has been, purchased by Mr. - K. .Cole,', is 28ft. in lcngth,,:with 7it..beam. ' lt'is understood'.'that, tho new..boat is.to be, yawl, rigged. 1 She arrived' 'from Auckland. yesterday.".-:; ~ ";"■'. ■ :.\ ■■ :•'. The two giant children: of Mr. Westwood, late of Foxtori,' will return:with their parents to" New,' Zealand -during: the. present Inbnth. Wilfred, now a boy oi twelvo. years, weighs 22 stone, is'sft. 7in. tall, .chest,sßm.,. calf 26in.-, and :his .strength,,'is astonishing,' for he.'lilts his sister Ruby, who 'weighs 18,stone,'and is wsteori':'■ years;';af-age.'- The' children are in perfact;health; ride ; bicyclcs, 'speak and sing iii. Maori as well as English, and receive' their education'.from a tutor travelling with' the family, ■'. The;contrast in size between children and paronts is amazing. ~,..>.. ■,'.' ':.':'■ .'■' Ah' excuse., put forward by a 'man' in the Supreme. Court yesterday '-. for not sitting on the jury was. that he was a member of the Wellington" Garrison Band.-; He was granted exemption. - .; :'..'. ' Mr. 'D. J. Cooper, Principal' Senior' Inspector of the Department-of Public.lnstruction of Now South Wales, died suddenly'whilo in the act. of. addressing the .boys: of v Fort Street School.: Mr. Cooper-was apparently-in the best of, health. As,he.entered, the boys gavo him a rousing welcome, and clamoured ; for a ! speech. He prophesied success for. the boys at their examination'. "I would 6ay to you in the words 'of a great educationalist," ho 1 went on, but the words remained unsaid Ho i stopped, breathed, heavily for a moment,-and 1 fell back; in the arms of ox-Senior -' lnspector Lobban,' and Inspector. S. ,H. ■■., Smith,. Dr Storie Dixson, who, was present, '. hurried for-' ward, but nothing could bo done, and in a few' moments--Mr.. Cooper was, doad.': The boys .'tiled 'but noiselessly, and■'.- immediately cancelled the' annual dinner which was to have bepn, held-at night., It is;a rem arkablo coincidence -tnat oxactly twelvo months ago, after delivering, ah;, address, vat Fort.' Street,:.: M r Cooper: had a .sei!iure,';and"for, soiho: weeks whs in ; a: critical state, :but ho made a; remarkable recovery., '• '.;*.-;:;'• ';-^y-^^/S:.'?■: ••''■ ; ■ ••". "■-'■;' ■■: : Practically i alI: ; the'City:;lighting: will 'soon booperated by: the how turbina at the: Mercer Street station,: and the'applianco;lms'recently run its ■trials successfully.: Its official "opening" by l the' .Mayor will takq^;pla,Co.'in a;day::or;two;-.: ;:;.:> Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdrcesiiig; ManicM-' ing| Faco Mn£sage, Treatment' of Falling. Hair' and;. Dandruff,:' Combings; ;mado :up,"-,.rJaturai, Hair-pads. Mrs; Eolleston (over Carroll's) U OTiUisjßtrc«L:.;EhoM,l^!)aiv:^;; ( r;-;.ciJi7'i

; Timber for the erection of the band rotunda, at.Lyell Bay is.now on thosite. ,' ■■:,'/..//)'

It is stated that tho lost tram' fronv Newtown on Sunday nights will; probably be A held back'until 10 o'clock, complaint having been made that tho last car'- leaves too : early under the present time-table. The last car from the Government station, under such an arrange-' mont as the above, would bo at 10.30 p.m..,'.

Tho. Mayor, Dr. Newnlan, will formally opon tho new muncipal abattoir at Ngahauranga on Friday afternoon. -.'. His Worship will/bo attended by tho Abattoirs Committee of the City Council and other members of tho council. The contract of Messrs. Liddle Bros., of Johnson-, ville, to'carry out the slaughtering; at the abattoir, on behalf of tho corporation l has been .signed, 60 that the prices to be charged to Wellington butchers can how. be obtained.

Practically one-half of the city has been covered by tho electrical department's staff, which has in hand tho task!of substituting metallic filament lamps for the old carbon lamps on tho street polos. Altogether 5G3 new lamps have been put up. leaving/573 carbon lamps still in Use. These latter .Willi be replaced at anearly date.' ... .. ;'.:■!.' ■„ V '.','- ,•'.

'.American accounts of the Johnson-Ketchol contest for tho heavy-weight boxing championship of the world show that Ketchel was completely outclassed. Johnson played with his. man for'eleven rounds,. Ketchel appearing to be overwhelmed with the negro's cleverness and\ strength. Here is the."Referee's"special commissioner's account of the final round:—: "The'closing; round was a sensational one, and at the same time a peculiar one. Here is the way it wont. Johnson for several.rounds stood statue-like: in the boginningi and. then 'suddenly snapped at Kotchel's face with lefts that shot in, as straight as n die. ' In' this particu-' lar round; Ketchel wont at Johnson tho mo- A ment, the. gong rang. .Johnson met him with' one of his left prods, and someone in KetchelV corner yolled,- 'Now' then,' Stanley!' Ketchel'. started'a'giant'swing with thought, and his glove' "curved around /Johnson's neck.'' Johnson fell ciumsi'v to the jtloor close to whore the !writer sat,- and I noticed, a grin on 1 his faco as he went down. Ho. did not- remain down an instant, but jumped up quickly and turned to meet Ketchel's - rash. . Ketchel fairly impaled himself; on Johnson's fast flying lists, fell,-and was counted put".; Some doubts wore expressed; as to the genuineness of the contest, especially as :to the' knockdown of' Johnson,: and as to whether: Ketxshel was really, "knokedc out,"'but it appears to, be generally, conceded , that everything' was. fair and above board. ■."■■'.■

■: Two cases were.set down for the opening "day of the Supreme Court civil sessions, but, when ,Mr. Justice. Edwards took his seat yesterday morning, counsel intimated that neither would' be proceeded with. The first case, Thomas Inglis v. .Waifcari Karaitianat'was adjourned at tho ..request of; Mr. Von Haast, pending a settlement. In regard to the 6econd. case, Edward John' Palkiner v; Charles Henry, Osmond, it was announced that a discontinuance had been filed.,- ■,-■■:■■:■- '~:•"-.,/:' '.-..' -y--'*'.;y;r ■■>,■■

At.'the Mount Cook' Police Court yesterday morning (before .Mr. H. Baker, J.P.), one first .offending :'.'inebriafev was .'convicted and dis--charged, four'others on bail,.failed .to appear; and 'Were fined: 10s; (in. default 48 hours ini--prisbnment), and three inoro had each to pay, lines of 55." Thomas Leary,' also for 'drunkenness, .was fined' 10s. ,'. or 48 hours'. imprisonment; \ Frank.! Bathgate, 105.,, or 48 hours; Bernard Sullivan, ss. or 24 hours; ;Cbarlen O'Connor (treated as ; a habitual r, drunkard), 405.,. or 14 -days'. ..•''. ":"': ...'■..'; -~. ..."

The 'Wellington District- Synod , ; of -..the. Methodist Church, will begin. to Jay at Levin; The opening convention'is to be\ devoted;tb';a discussion on the ■ subject ;.of- "Hindrances, to Success." >'The ministerial session will be .held to-moriw, and -the financial, session, on- Thursday,' .when the ministers- of, the ■ district; who aro< 27. in number; will be joined by. the. circuit stewards. ~ One of. tho- most interesting matters, for discussion ; at;:the 'synod"is the proposal to. form a separate Methodist Conference' for Now" Zealand; apart-from .Australia, vv ''''':-.