LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 683, 7 December 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In its issue of November 25, the ilclbourno monthly "Liberty and Progress" has Hie following paragraph"ln The Dominion New Zealand lins at least one powerful daily paper which endeavours to save the Stato from the clutch of recklcss politicians, who- are rapidly forcing it upon the rocks. The Ward Government feels so bitter about The Dominion's criticism that it will not allow the paper to have any share in the Government advertising." Tho paper comments on the class of journal to which Government advertising is given.

-Representatives of the '"Trade", will meet in Wellington this morning to discuss various matters ' affecting them. The principal object of tho meeting is to Consider the position which has arisen owing to the . repudiation by tho No-License party of portion of the compact which recently entered into. According to a prominent representative of the "Trade," the new proposal by tho No-License party oil the subject of ballot papers is one to which the "Trade" cannot possibly assent. It'is not improbable'that a proposal may he made at the meeting that the Prime Minister should bo asked to give effect to his promise to introduce a Bill this session. Speaking to a Dominion reporter yesterday, one of the leaders of the No-License party said that the party had not heard anything since it notified (lie Government that it was prepared to'ratify the compact with the exception of that portion which related to the ballot papers. "If tho agreement ■■is • ultimately dropped, do you expect; any Bill this session?" as£ed tho reporter. The reply was that if the Government did not bring down a Bill the party would probably ask tnat the Bill introduced by Mr. Laurenson should be pushed forward. A library of two hundred works on New Zealand, belonging to a Wellington owner, has been purchased by the Talmerston Library Committee at a cost of ,£BO. ,Tho works will (says our local correspondent) make a valuable addition to the borough, library. ;

' Piles and .' other materials , are being conveyed t)> Petone for the work of repairing the wharf. New piles are to be driven beside those which have sunk, and tho depressed portion of the structure will-then be jacked up and bolted to tho now piles. The .work, which will bo done by the: Harbour Board's staff, according to the directions of Mr. Marcbbanks, the-boards engineer, is expected to cost, about . "After consideration o£ the evidence taken at the preliminary inquiry into tlio_vutbroak. of fire on ; the steamer Warrimoo at Dunedin, tho Marine .Department authorities have decided that a magisterial, inquiry into the occurrence isljaU be held.: The inquiry will take place at Dunedin as. soon as arrangements can bo made.. When the date is' fixed, .nautical as r , sessors will, be 'appointed at Wellington. the. 'Warrimoo is due back at Wellington from Sydney/ on December. 15. - : Major-General' Robley, the well-known collector of Maori relics, lias made an interesting discovery in;an English country houso, says the "British Australasian." He came across -a mere and'a'tiki'which had been brought to, England from. New/Zealand by-Captain Cook in the Discovery, and which- had jomained over'since in the hands .of his descendants. . .. 'iWill it.lost?" is a question which not a few people' havo asked : about the Boy Scout movement. Is itjustone of the little crazes of the minute, like table tennis and diabolo, to reign for a summer or so and then be "passed in" in favour of some new. toy? Those ■are difficult questions, but one thing .• .is evident—the drill in some of the. corps is more than passable. And, , when the bors-are on the . march,. their way of stepping out ..catches the ore. . ' The Brooklyn' boys are said to, take the palm, in this, respect, .but'a: number of the corps march splendidly; and good .marching,! even: bV*,'volunteers,' on_ oeretnoilial . days;, is • not exactly/ a common. sight. : Parents .and., others„mter<Kted are invited, to attend the' annual' distribution of pnzes , and certificates of the- Wellington Technical School; to-night at: St. Peter's Schoolroom, Ghuznee Street,: at. eight-o'clock. V' ' The inaugiaral'dinner oi the ; Wellington Gar-, rison Subalterns is to be held at " the Windsor . Hotel on Saturday ,evening. '■ Tho pocsts- m : vited, (and Who. have'.accepted- without excoption) arc Sir Joseph ward, Colonels A. W. llobin. iR.'J. Collins, Lieutenant-Colonels A. llauehop and-W. G. Duthic. The affair promises to■ be highly successful.. , ■ The committee of the. St.', John. Ambulance Association' desires to ; cordially, thank .-.- all those ladies ivho'so kindly .assisted, on Ambulance Saturday. ' ' - '

, Tho next bankruptcy sittings of. the Supreme Court will bo held on February 21..

' A new 'departure in the building ,line' ; in Christchurch is being .introduced' in the erection of a' small store for a local produce company (says the "Press"). - The style adopted is called the "camerated concrete." The walls aro built of concrete, but are so' constructed that tho interior is follow. This is secured by a process of'moulding and drying, and the two sides of: tho walls are connected by frequent bars of concrete and wire re-inforcements. The 'object of ' the. liollow walls is - to provide ventilation, and also to prevent dampness. It is claimed: that'the new Style is cheaper; than any other' style of buildings, and that lt.-hus been passed by the City Council al suitable for the inner area. - y.-■: '- : -~ -,:

A\ correspondent, writing to the "Manawatu Evening Standard," states that'he has property in Palmerston North and ut Seatoun, tho latter being iii the Miramar Borough.- His Seatoun property consists of a four-roomed cottage and two allotments, situated on a hill, the area of . the land' being three-quarters of .wi acfe. \On,this his rates are .£6.lGs. 3d. a year. In Palmerstoii North he has two similar allotments on which-, lie. pays .£3 lis., and three allotments rated at'-JBS 12s. per annum respectively. In Seatoun there is, ho says, no town water supply, sewpiv, gas, or asphalt footpaths, but : they nave a tram. He contends that , the fact of tlio . Miramar Council's rates being so ■much higher 1 than the .'Palmerston rate, is duo to the tram. ..'. ■:

"Never. trust appearances,". is evidently tho' lesson to .'be learned from : the story ol misadventure 1 told by the Hastings "btandard." A,'passenger from that town arrived at ~a station a few' minutes, before the departure of his train, audi having left something behind; handed the parcel:: he : was carrying .to a stranger to hold while he wbnt'back to his hotel for his forgotten property. : Returning to the-station, he found the obliging'stranger missing, and with him the parcel., Tho only description he could give of the man was that ho was about C 5 .years of age, and of average height. • ■ ■ - . , Foes' that ..lurk in uncleansed watercress and lettuce are apparently still, as numerous as of yore. ( Especially the hydatid foe. The.,"AsliMail"; tells of six persons at -least,; all ,ot medium age, who have recently been obliged to undergo ; operations for : this', disease within tho last lew' months, and in practically every case it has been , traced to insufficient caro being exercised in-:these matters, and from drinking water from ..impure sources, At a recent meeting of the committee of tho Kilbirnip Ratepayers' Association a resolution was passed thanking tho Tramways Band for giving a voluntary performance at Kilbirnio last week, The music was very much appreciated by the residents.

At tho Auckland letter-carriers', annual'rcn unionion Saturday evening Mr. A. J. Entricari (Deputy-Mayor), in responding to, the toast of "Aucklund Gity," made some 'interesting remarks concerning the growth of Auckland. Few seemed to be aware, he si!u, that the council had reserved ti catchment area at 'Waitakeroi of from 15,000 to 20,000. acres.. . This would form a splendid park, ; and ensure the purity of tho water for at least 500 'years to come.. Mr.. Entriean wont on'to. say that much . use*, ful. work had beon accomplished by the' council in the past.' They had further schemes in, contemplation. - .' In 'referring to tho drainage scheme, he'said ; that during the next ;ten or twelve years nearly three-quarters of a million would be Spent.' Parks wcro being attended to,; public baths were to.be built, and street pav-, ing was receiving attention. . All, tho schemes of tlio council were based on tlib assumption that. Auckland ,was destined to have a popula-' tion of at least 250,000,. The Rosoneath section of the city's extensive drainage system has now been completed .and the workers: who have bceii pngageu ot • tho eastern suburban works havo now been transferred to Brooklyn. Tho construction' of the main outfall sewer through Hippy Valley , to, Ohiro, Bay is to bo pushed on vrith a doublo gang. As far as tlio residential portion of Kolburne is concerned tho drainage work has been completed, but as the district progresses further work will havo to be put in hand. slCilbirnie and'. Island Bay are progressing satisfactorily.

: Tho special cars ■ which woro ■ run' by tho City Council on. Sunday morning woro well patronised by tho public, a total of- 533 passengers: being earned on tho four cars'run, tho charge being Gdi for each passenger. Tho total was made. up as • underThorndon to. Island Bay, 155, Thorndon and Seatoun 192, Karori 117, Lamblon Station, 69. , - \ Events have proved that tho decision'of: the City Tramway Department to run n lnto car from Constable Street on' Sunday night was a wise one. Tho car in question corricd 125 passengers at 3d. per head on tho trip to I.ambton Station, and . also carried a few passengers on • tho home journey. Tho late car from Newtown to tho Lambton station on Sunday night carried 98 passengers, making a total of 223 for the two trams. Tho annual, distribution of prizes in connection with St. Patrick's College takes placo at tho College to-morrow evening.

Although the Government training-ship Ainokura left Auckland for Wellington yesterday, she is not expected to show_up here till Mon- - day'next. Shortly after the vessel arrives, here. the boys will,bo given their annual holidays, and will thus be enabled to spend Christina* with their friends. . • ' ; Telegraphic advioa was received by Captain: G. G. Smith, Naval Registrar at Wellington, yesterday £rom Commander Blunt to the effect tliat the original prbgrammo' of ; movements for the cruiser Pioneer had been cancelled.' Instead ■. of proceeding to the West Coast the vessel will remain'in the vicinity of Stewart Island until December 16, when sh* will leave for Dunedin to drill naval reservist* at that port. The annual social' of the . Wellington Mission! to Seamen takes place' on Thursday- evening.',. Our Auckland correspondent writes that at the last, meeting, of-the Auckland Harbpur, Board, in referring to the proposed dredging ; in order to provide, sufficiently, deep berthage, for . the larger, class. of oversea vessels; ' the ■ chairman pointed to the phenimienttriiiercas« ', in .-the gutter exports of Auckland and the approaohing neoessity to make this a final port of .call for Homo vessels, instead of -shipping via Wellington. Thoy could not,-however,.exy peet ships to call here if proper facilities were not provided, and if their intention to mako Auckland' the premier port of the Dominion was to be carried'into effect he thought they' should make the necessary provision no matter what: the'cost.' Tho engineer (Mr. Earner) re.' commended the.-purchase of a rock-cutting plant, at; a cost of ',£7300. The average - cost" of this olass of work was now about 3s. Bd.pcr .cubic yard, as against 10s. Gd. formerly. With 1 the kind of plant; referred to, similar, work . ,;was being done in England, Brazil, ■ and th< Suez Canal for' about- Ojl, per yard. The on-' gineer's, recommendation was referred to th» Standing Committed for a report. Tho Parliamentary Committee of the New Zealand Employers' Federation met yesterday afternoon, and discussed several Bills which are now before Parliament; A large amount of oorresponder.co . was : received from affiliated' bodies, • objecting to legislation overriding awards of the Arbitration Court, and.it was decided that evidenco: should be given. on this' point When the Shops and Offices Bill is before the, Labour Bills. Committee on Wednesday. Complaints were also made in regard to . tho way in -which important legislation is being rushed through Parliament, and the ■ committee, ondorsed. the aotion of; the president, in- instructing, the. secretary to write, the. of protest to tho Prime Minister, which appcara in another oolumn.

In'a:lecture<at' the Y.M.C.A. last night, Mr. C. H. Poole, M:P.,:describcd:tho'life, tfio training, and discipline of Hie men of the British, •Array and Navy. His remarks, which were] followed with close' attention, were largely; con.' corned with the lighter, side of the subject, and were' illustrated with good' lantern elides. The lcoturer said ho hopca that'his hearers would appreciate more fully than ever .what had beeli done , for ;theiri .by : .: the Mother . Country,; and show it ' by allowing themselves' to 'bo 'trained .todefendjour .'splendid heritage. • Mr. ; E.V H. Clark, M.P. for Chalmers, who presided, also expressed i the' opinion.' that every young iuan; should regard it as: his duty to qualify; him-; self-to defend ! his country.The proceeds' of the lecture' will bo dovoted to tho Y.M.C.A,. Crickot Club.,

A Wanganui (jentleman, who recently re. turned from a visit to tho Old Country, 4ny» there is no doubt as to tho way in which avi!> ition is: catching on, both in England and' on tho Continent. ; Hundreds of Englishmen hav« formed modoL aeroplane clubs/ both for experi-; meivt and 'amusement, and: many improvement) may be oxpected to , follow on this account, some, of tho-; experimenters : keen. Progress''iS"still 'eVident-'ftn' the Continent, where-.full-sized'aeroplanes are now being built,: for 'pleasnre: purposes in • large numbers. The day, nas not arrived, he says, .for .the aerorhkne to supersede. the' motorcar, but - there are:indications that .lilarij^with the; nccesary, nerve and keenness would take to acroplaning, as they how took to motoring.' -The gentleman referred' to. brought back, three models with: jrimof the Wright, biplane, and the Lathan and' Bleriot, monoplanes, l . They :are; beautifully made and completo in every detail except tho engines, '.the, motive, power. boing: supplied by rubber bands.':-Thoso models are -guaranteed to fly: 100. to. 150 yards, .and placed on view, in a shop window have attracted-a great deal of attention. '- ; .y-':v •.' :

■' Thd following';,were elected' at a .meeting of the board of - directors' of tho' Y.M.CIA., of Wellington,. as'-tho' officers;. . ensuing year:—President, 1 Mr. J. G. W. Aitken; first vice-president, Mr. H. W. Korsley; second vioepresldent, Mr. 13. Balcombe Brown; ; hon, treasurer, Mr.'J. 0. Port; hon. secretary, Mr. H. S. Hart.

■ The Lyall Bay teacli is; beginning to show signs of the special attention which has been bestowed on it. by the ' City' Council. The tramway waiting'shed, the bathing sheds, and the band rotunda have, taken: dennito. shape, • and in a fortnight the Brighton of Wellington is expected to bo, ii\ full: swing. The bam way have been - pushed ■on with speed.' and by this r day week the now lino will probably bo'so far advanced that it can'; bo officially opened. .. V .v;'; ■' : Warm'summer weather has put the revenue from:, the city , traiua on tho upgrade, and ■ smiling faces . are. the. rule, in the tramway offices in contemplation of inflated returns for/ ■the nexti month;. On Saturday last tlifi fares collected amo'iinted to.-XSW 3s. '2d.; as ngainst .£407 15s, : for the corresponding Saturday .list; year.-: Sunday's: traffic was not as heavy as'; had been .expected, but: tho return waS'X2SB Bs. sd. nevertheless, some .J314 -ahead of ';tlio corresponding Sunday last; year. The exceptionally hot weather was against travelling on Sunday afternoon,, but; tho returns mounted up' in : . tho :cool of the; evening. • Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdrcssing, ManicuN ing, Pace Massage, Treatment. of Vailing Hair and Dandruff,-Combings mndo up, Natural • ; Hair-pads. Mrs. ltolleston (over (Jarroll'6) 14 Willis Street. 'Phono 1599. C 1517-