LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho postal authorities advise that the Victoria,, which left Sydney on 1 Wednesday' for Auckland, has on board on Australian mail, which is due hero on, Monday afternoon next, November 29, by the. Auckland express. . Tho following is a, Tokaanu rainbow trout catch landed on November 21 by Messrs. A. Asher, R. Jones,; and party, on fly'and'minnow; 19}1b., 18J, 17i, 15,13}, 13J, ; 131, 12i, 12, 12, Hi, HI, 9i. 94, o}, 8, 7}, 7, o}. Nineteen: fish, average 121b. This is said to bo tho largest catch this season, all the fish being in fine condition,, and they dfforded great sport. No fewer than CO horses' were sent; to ,Helbourno by the Huddart-Parker Company's IJlimaroa last evening. The shippers were Messrs. T.- Hoult and Son, of FeildiuK. " "Thanks—much obliged," observed Mr. J. Q. W. Aitken, drily, when tho chairman of tho Education Board .read out to , mombcrs yesterday a letter from a city firm offering a school site of two acres at Kolburne, at from XOOOO to JE7OOO. The board passed on'to tho next business without further comment. ,'.■• ' ' Owing to lack of interest in the Jdea, the Dargavillo School; Committee (Auckland) has abandoned its proposal that the school children of ._ the Dominion should subscribe towards a quick-firing gun for the New Zealand Dreadnought battleship.: A' letter to that effect was road at the meeting of the Wellington Education Board yesterday.' ':■■ ' ? ..-•'■ ; Mr. W. Richardson addressed a meeting at Dixon Street last evening on the temperance question, during which: he criticised members of tho Alliance, and expressed his decided objections to a compromise between tho forces of "good and evil." The inter]ectors were not numerous, land the speakor had a fairly good hearing. "''■ .' ' .'", \ ' '■■■ . ■ • It is understood that it is proposed to make all faros , 3d. on the special tramcar which is to leave Newtown at 10 p.m. on Sundays, and leave, Thorijdon at 10.30 p.m. _"' -~:.., •A magisterial inquiry info the loss of the Norwegian barque Hippalos >rill commence at tho Magistrate s Court: at 9.15 a.m. to-day. The Crown Solicitor mil represent the Marine Department,'and tho nautical 'assessors will be Captain ft. J. Gillespie, of the Greymouth Point Elizabeth Coal Company's service; and Captain W. 3. Gray, who sat on the Ditco inquiry. .■ ':•'-. .; . ; ; -. '■;\ , '\..,V \'.-\ The Rimutaka railway incline was tho subject of an appeal to Wellington people by Mr. C. E.. Daniel!, of Masterton, speaking at the Wellington Harbour Board yesterday. '■'. Allusion had been made to the Main Trunk lino as a factor, in increasing the exports' from ton., and: Mr. Daniell remarked that, if the Rimutaka incline 'was dono away with, tli6 Government would receive much more from the Wairarapa and Napier, and make those! districts much, more important. ; Ho wished , tho Wellington , people would wake up. The incline was the means of throwing away ,£20,000 a year, and was Wasting a great deal of tho time of business men. - Ho hoped the board would, do somethingin the matter.". .T---V '■"-.■■■ ; ; The''.toll levied by tho Customs Department on the. sew turbine ■ which' was' opened at: the city lighting works.in Mercer Street on Wednesday amounted to.this largo suin of, JEIGSO. This duty is exclusive of that on the boiler.' . Mount Aspiring, • tho 'finest alpine peak in the vicinity of the southern lakes, was climbed on' Tuesday last .by, Captain Head,' a visitor from .England, with: the .two. New,:; Zealand guides, Jnck Clark land. Ales. Graham. ''. The route was' from the head, of the western branch of-the Hatukituki Eiver, up the wostern face, and alone the north, areto "of tho mountain.The climb must have ,been, a very interesting, one, and.;tha:,views.magnificerit._:Mount :Aspiring, isso much out of the; ordinary; route of travel that it. has .'not received much attention from alpine climberfe. Last season. Dr. Teichel- ■ mann , made an unsuccessful attempt to. reach its: summit in company with guide Graham, Jack iClark, ,whq .was one of the successful party; on ..Tuesday,.was a : member of the : Now Zealaiid party, which ,made'the:first ascent of ■Mount;Cooki , ;;...'. ' ;.',, ■;'•,; : > - '.;,•' :.■■: "', ■;': _.. -Vi On the motion, of the chairmau (Mr. Robert

Lee), ;the; Education Boards decided yesterdfty to .prepare a_'now list of'.'books' suitable for school libraries. 'Such, a listrsaid Mr. , Leo, had- been prepared- some h'fteen;years ago, and no .list; had: since been issued. It-.was.desir-

sible, for tho guidance of schoor committees; whon purchasing ''prizo' books or ~ stocking school libraries,-! that ■ tho board, 'from' its;own and the advice, of : itS'lius'pectors,. should. prepare suggestive lists" for issue to! the soliqolsj.it might further be wise to'consider taO'.'iSsue'of a suJi)lli!'nieritSry'\lisfyoice , 'aVyoar; .Speaking,.in support of the,motion, Mr, Vilo lirgpd. that p'ubhshiug firms .'in-New 'Zealand should bo given an opportunity of catering for the heeds of-the 6chools:in'.tliis r reSpect;''Thero was no need to go. beyond New V'■.,' An interesting indication, -.of tho "> progress of Wellington' City vras.'-mcntibried'/dt 'the Harbour iJoard yesterday-..by'the chairmanV(Mr. Wilford, M.P.).;,Tho board.is leasing-the noil of, land, in: Featherston Street. on .'■ which the,New;Zealand- Loan;,and .Mercantile Company's'; building stands;-'to the company for a second term of 21 years,.'•' and' it ; wae in. thia connection; that.-Mr.; Wilford ; mentioned, that linder. the deed, of .lease; it ■ was '.'incumbent' on the board to, put tho. lease up to auction. '•' This was'done, by Messrs.., W. H. Tiirnbull-and C 0.," auctioneers.. . -The '.present tenanis," however,' had; tho right;to oonje'in at an,upset rental fixed by arbitration.' -They did so,'and became agaiu.the tenants of tho board.- When the lease was arranged 21 years ; ago,tliercjital.was'fixed at JI2OO per-annum, which was then'regarded us; a; fair. thing, but , , now, on rearranging'.the lease' after 21 years, the ..arbitrators.;.unani» mously decided upon, a rental of , ; jCßoO—an in;orcaso':pf;Ji(KK)..: He hoped,- so far as thYboard ,was .concerned, that,;:in- acoorddnco with tho progress,of; the. city, .there would be a'similar lnoreaso; at-the -end: of ;,thp teniivnow being entered; upon. ■ The chairman /incidentally men-: tidnfed. that tho sectionii in /question was the only;endowment; possessed by. the' board.' Mr. ; Fletcher said it -would, bo interesting to know' how;the board.acquired this land. XTho 6hair-' nian: : -"You think it/might be a guide to getting '-' Koine - more endowments ?" ,: The .: Mayor (Dr. Newman).said tlie.'scctioh; was acquired , by . meaW of an: exchange', with. the' Crown,' when' tho required some land for rail:way purposes.. , , ■ '.■- ''■".-'';.- ■■'■:■';',■■.' :'-,■: ■'■ .-'.- ".-

' "I have much, trouble-in preventing parents frbm sending [children: of •.school-ago: to. wor!c," : commented' ifr.. J. Dineen, truant inspector-for the Wellington' Education Board,' in his report submitted;to the board yesterday.'■■."This applies particularly; to; the'-city,' is: tradesmen aro only too,willing;to employ theuvas.messongere 'at this '--.tiine-of theyear.. , Since last report I. have "had. to ;deal-with six of theso cases, and'after; a great : deal of .trouble .was successful in. getting the -children. back■;to school. , ' ...': , ~--; ■-~-:■:.: \;...x; ; ';,■'.'.•.■..

At. 3'o'clook : to-morrow, afternoon tho new miniiitu.ro riilo range :at the .South; Wellington School will- lie 'officially opened, Members of. the Education Board have been invited to'.be present.':;''■".'''::v; i( '..'' ■■.; ; ■■■.'■•■.. ",..■- :/

On .-Wednesday ...■ evening' tho •. Wellington; Highland Killes '.; mustered. ■' • fifty-five • strong, and- procoeded.., under Captain M'Diarniid, . upon-, a -route ..niarch..'.rouud.'Oriental Bay. . Aftor parade, • arrangements woro discussed for the 'reception, and'.entertainment of tho WnnganuiHighlanders, who.aro'coming down for tho annual New.ioar's '.Day .rifle match.. Last year match.was ,fircd v at Wanganui, and tho visiting, men were ' most hospitably entertained during.' their sojourn there. The arrangements'for the return visit include a sniokd-concert,: an• Opera; Houso" party, and probably a: Sunday drive to tho gardens at , the,Hutt. .Several'of. the:Waugoiuui Highlanders' intend' to shoot at' the'." district championship moeting at TrenthanV on January l and 3. .••■■;.'■'-.: ■■■:'.■ .'■■..-:■ ■''.: ■■■'■ ,'• ■'.■.-".;■ ■:'.■■: At the Garrison Hall on Wednesday evening, those of the signallers who competed at the recent military tournament atPalmerston North w;crn assemblod in 'ono. of the locturo rooms, and addressed, by Lioutenant Hulbert, . District Signalling, Staff Officer,., who wont over tho wort done at Palmorston, and pointed out certain defects whioh had told against them in tho competitions. ~:'] . .. ; . , .•..'■'' The, .'now turlrino: power-house in;v Mercer Stroeti which was opened on Wednesday by. the Mayor, is fitted with a labour-saving device in the • form of chain grate 'mechanical stokers. Tho coal hoppers aro kept replenished by meaiis of a small.motor-dr.iyon conveyor. \. :.- toilers'in tho electrical, lino, who will pass thoir working hours in the city's now lighting works in Mercer • Street havo been provided with.' commodious _change rooms : und .bath '..... ':..■■■'■■ . : ; :'v ~,■;.;.: For tho year 1910," the', Government' grant for frco .school; books isa.ta include Standard 111 .(previously tho ■ (franc was only .'.'extended up to Standard II), and will bo apportioned on a basis of 3s. pel , , capita, estimated ou : tho roll number. '~.. :•;'■..'■ .■^'■.'.'' : ' -\-v ":; v :.: Judsment. was reserved ..yesterday.. in ; two Supreme Court civil cases: tho .Commercial Agency, Ltd., V. Chan Yin and Ah, Duck King; and flariy Crump v, Aloxandor: Arthur.: Rcynoil. :,Tho ;first caso was:heard' by : Mr.l'Jnstico Edwards, and tho second .by Mr,: Justice Chnpman; '•'.•■"■■■;'•/■". '■'•.' • ';.;.'"'■■.■■'.' : ';. '/' ':•' V-/--^';.■'■;''.'!-..-,■ Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdreesing, Manicuring, Pace Massage,;■ Treatment of Tailing Hair and Dandruff, Combings -mado.up, i Natural Hftir-pads. ■ Mrs.. BoUestoW(ortr CarroU'*):: U WiUia 'PHone;lsSa./,"; ->/,■.;■•: ,CIH7

The: new boiler-house Vat■. the city lighting: ivorks ' in ■Meteor ' Stroet' is at' , present. v; n by a temporary ; galvanised iron wall on the ■': '■■'■ ■ fvest side, 'as it is the intontion' of the City:.":;■: 3ouncil to extend the building farther west ■ ivben. extensions become necessary. The street , "'■■ 2olumns supporting the roof of this portion' of;/.;■!; thenew powor-houso are.of liberal design, the".?■' intention"', boing.". that' they will carry extensive y ■'■.:■ ivorhcad-coal'nine, , which will bo erected , when '.■ the extensions take slace.: ; . ■;■.'..: ■.„'.; j. i'.'.y' Seven prisoners will come np. for 'sentence■■■• ■■ it the' Supremo Court this morning. They ' • iro:'.S.■ L. Wright and"W. Kendall, theft at--:-. llaetihi; Marjr Ann Smith, false declaration, 5 .. 7 ind William Dovereaux, Harold Pearco; James; '>: Bllis Coulsori.'and Albert Stoctbridgo, , house-' •'. breaking. •'..'■■ \■ >• . ■ :'v '~'.■.•'■■'^> Two boys named Frederick. George and "John .• Rfddlcr, ■ aged 10 and 9 respectively,, and. re-; siding •at 12 Louisvillo Terrace, arc reported, \ is missing, Tho lads wero sent to school onvv Monday last, arid havo not since returned.■■'■■;.; ".. A'man, has boon arrested- at, Palmersfcon ..v 1 North on a charge of stealing a watch, chain, , md pendant, tho property of David Roberts, ';'•; it Wellington. Tho case will bo heard thi»'-.' morning.. ■'•■. •"-. •. - ~. . • ■■■:•-/ . ;'■■■.* ■; ■■ A'bookmaker will bo ettlUd-upon : to answot,;' i charge of betting in Lambton'Quay.at th« ~.! Magistrate's Court this morning. .■ . ■ ■■',;,.-' ■A labour agent in Ashburtoii told'a reporter-! that thoro is a good demand for ploughmen in ~ tho Ashburtbn county at present, but thcro art; ",; •'.; still a number of ploughmen awaiting otigage-'\.; ment. : The suspension of'shearing through the" r svet weather mis'.tho cause of .many inen.hav-'■'•'■>■; ing been idlo till November 15, when shearing. ;■: was resumed,but the'erratic weather, hav:, again brought work iu'Sthe sheds to a standstill. There, are plenty "of farm labourers out, ; of employment,-,but this class, of work is hot:',; readily obtainable just now. There 1 is "great. ■' difficulty In placing unskilled labourers, and.it- ;' is reported that somo men' havo walked from- '•' Chrislahurch" to Timaro, calling upon farmers ... all along.tho way, and havo applied for wort, without success. Apparently few men .are r<y.' : quired for gorto.cutnng and grubbing, whichS '1 is usually uono very largely at this timoof; 1 ! the year. Domestic helps are moro difficult to ■ ■ obtain than over, especially for .the country, '■:-,' though'good wages, are offered.' ..;V : ''.!.:•;. A.! Christchurch newspaper correspondent;. gossiping on natural history matters, writes t— t . \ "Many years ago wo. had oats in large num.. , bers on Oxford Tervaoe, from Hereford ; Street', ' Amongst the trees there and on l'ark Terrace ;: there wore.numbers of them at , dusk. , ..I' ,; haven't seen ono for years. Where are,theyr* •;■■ He adds: "I well remember tlie weekly tin from Kaiapoi as to the settling: down there. ~ of the sparrow. - How times havo changtdl,;' To hear ithe lark we used to hmko 'a pilgria.',; age.' It reminded us .of Home." ■ ". _,'.■.'.;•. For the annual sports and display of the North Canterbury ,I'ublio Schools' Amateur, ' Athletic Association' at Lancaster Park -.two .■ thousand one hundred entries have been-'re-v<: ceived, arid two thousand five hundred children, will take part in the march past. Fortj'-fivi;, , schools ate.competing! Tho programme starts ,' at 9.20.: -The last of the 110 ovents is timed t» ': take, pjaco about 1.30. Some of the, events' v havo attracted entries of SO or -100, •■ neoes'; sitating many heats,.bnt tho,experience of the- , past has enabled the authorities to rednco the , , .- : running of- the meeting to , a fine t art, and in, •■ t>vo hours'in'tho afternoon they will get off 213-. heats and thirty-two fiuals; •"•' , .: ■:.;.; ' "The. system of placing the classification of .' tlie ; pupils in'tho hands 'of ,the teachers ( ii; • practically' universal: in. all the best, cotontrier , . , ■ of the world, and from an educational point ol ; view ( andi as an educational principle, it is pro- , bably 'nnassailable," stated.; the ! Minister- for \ Education (the Hon; G.Powlds) in-reply to .e,i Iquestion .'in Parliament.; "The immediat ■■■';■ effbet of its; introduction into New .Zealand:,>;,; npoii the . organisation and efficienoy ■of the: several grades of school is a very proper mat. , ; tor ,for. discussion nt ,tho:lnspoctors' ; 'Conferr..; ence uoxt year by ; those who have been bronsht into closo contact withi- the, actual circ.um-':.j stances,.' and I, propose tio submit,', it to , the conference for .consideration."■,.-•. -fi•:■■ ■■':' : . J; ..■ '■■, Sbinbthing like . GOO sleepers for.'.tho LyeU ',•■■ Bay tram track arrived from' Sydney: by.th«.. : steamer :Ulimaroa. .It is .anticipated that the"; polo line will bo'completed by.tho end of ihe> present weok, and the overhead work is ex-»:, pected to.be finished itua fortnight. ■ Tho railf . are .expected to be on the ground next wook.-.i: . .Visitors to the'opening, of tho : latest , tiori, to city's lighting' worke were afforded ' an opportunity;ofigoiiig 1 through the test room''•' at' the Stteot' works'.■-.Ono of the latest , ; , electrical appliances on viow, was a rooglT model : of 'k 'irnter-h6tttei:; Mr.' & ■ Lauchlaiv''lighting'! superintendent.:' The, con-;■ trivaico; tfhich'is'only about 15 > is capable of boiling a.pint of; water in .three minntos\with; tho^usual; ,household • current ap- ';■■ plied, :and;it is calculated (hat ,20 pints,can;be\,' boiled 'at'; a cost of 3d. It is understood that' theheater, .which was constructed more parti- 1 cularly for heating, water in a'dentist's estab- . lishhient, willbo improved fnrther, and placed on the ninrkot.'.'M'hen its usos>will bo consideri . ably, enlarged.:;■;';.;,' ,"■ ~::; •,:,.';.'. ,"(■■'■':'■' : ; 1 ■. J: A''trial'of 'the:electric lighting extbnsioh at Brooklyn was caTriod out on Wednesday ovening' by the flighting superintendent of the Elec>, tricar Department, i -Lamps wore '■ only placed ; on ; at intervUs; but- the result of the "trial. is considered: satisfactory in. overy : way , ., The lighting' at Rosonoath,: Kilbirnie, and Island Bay will" be ■ tested before Tuesday, noxti '■ tho ' day'ori which, the Gas Company's suburban, lighting;contract expires.;: '.;: ■;■'•'.••' .M.\,! ■~' ■■: A 'hqtice.vin'. this week's, Gazette announcet ' that the Government has guaranteed a loan oi; .£21,250 for cpnstfuoting ■ waterworks andin--; stalling electric light, applied for by the Tai-.: hapo..; Borough '.Council; Another:- loan- of.; £3750..f0r drainage is.'.Government-guaranteed ; : for the-same body.' "\ "y"' .'.',.'•:. ■...'.;.",!'.',•".■. .' The regulations for . trout-fishing in th»' Eotorua, district.;are gazetted.' ■'. ■' . ' "■.•'■,•'-•'•■ ;■ .'A notice iri; this, weok's Gazette states that moneys'.and personal chattels payable or. do/ livorable by the Public Trustee to the subjecu, of Denmark, resident ■ therein .may be. Jaid at • delivered to'the.,Chief Consular. Officer in NcV Zealand for:Donmark.; V.-,...'", ■.■'■■":.' ':':■?_'■',■•''•■ The quarantine, regulations affecting tho im;' portatipn into tho Commonwealth: of animals' hides and'skins, wool and hair,, bones and. animal; mnnutes' from Kow Zealand appear in tho current Gazette.-The regulations as,to thfiimportation., into , 'Australia of": plantsj . trccs,v fruit, grain,.and yegetables'.alsb appear.: i;v , >During,.thevmonth' of October,' 2879' persona arrived in the Dominion; as compared witi.3Bo6 for the corresponding month of last year. The; departures'.during same period numbered 2175,' as against'll)o4 in. October last year.'" Kve" Chinese arrived at Auckland and nine at "Wellington, arid uino- left. ■ Auckland ■ and . thirtythree'i'lcftVWellington (luring the '.month.:,' !:'~ ■ A.' large locomotivo of the X typo has just" been completed'nt'the Petono Eailway; Workshops, aria.successfully uridergonq a test.'. The engine is:intonded;for use on the Main Trunklino'.V';•'.:'■■'.'.'';. '...■■.'.'., ■ './ ■ ■',':-"i'".-'■. ]■ ":. :.■; : '.'-':*

■When in, Great Britain Mr. Will Crooks .*'»•■ a frequent speaker at. the Baptist Union meetings. lie is to speak at the. Vivian Street Bap-■ list Church oh Sunday noxt, when speofal Bcao. will : bo reserve i dfor' Labour. members. -.■:.' ';.'.,