LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 692, 17 December 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

'.Offers'tatake up .£4ooo..and .£IOOO of the city's ire brigade loan renewal loan of, £5000 at i i>or cent, for 25 years, at 95, were accepted at iast night's '.meeting of the council. .... '- : ,. :r Sued after- death. - : A judgment -summons ;aso was'called' in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, but there was no appearance of the lebtor.'T think the. defendant is dead, remarked one of the solicitors presont. The Magistrate agreed that,, "if it was the same nan,", he was dead. The crier announced ..No ippearanee," and the Court. w,ent- on to ... t!#9 iext case.'"; - ; •,;,'.'■ ".';.'■ 'v/.,-'''-"'; ■ '-.'■':; Big deer, eland,;warthog, pangolin (ant-eater),-tiartebeest, and armadillo specimens are now in route to the Newtown Museum from Africa, l'ho consignment .represents- tho, first lot; of £GOO worth of skins to be supplied to the order jf Mr.Pctherick, tho "Father of the, Museum, l'tiere are.also ori, order some unique specimens jf marsupials-MJio ma.rsupial:wolf,.a tiger wolf valued at ; £30 (very' rare), and a Tasmanian iovil.'•''. ■.' . ''.'■.■ '■";' -';,-' ' , '..-■ '■■'■■; The Harbour' Board, has decided, to grant tho Wellington Industrial Association the use jf the U wool store on .Waterloo Quay for exhibition: purposes' in May or Juno, 1910,' free )f rent, but 6ubjeot to certain conditions... .:■; It has been noticed that, conscience money, though frequently received• by the :.Govern-, ment, is: rarely in .large, sums. In last night's "Gazette,"-acknowledgment'.' isVmado,, of,' the sums bf'il£3jwforwar'dedii torvthe jllailway partment from Wellington,; and of. 3s,,..forwarded froni Hawera.aa conscience money, by persons unknown. . ?■■ T :'. ''. ■'■ Another ''example, of .'Van der - Veldeh'6 "splendid' art is,on exhibition at M'Grcgor Wright's Studio on , Latnbtoh ' Quay. Tho :• subject : . is surely the. artist -himself- when tho world -was much younger, smiling .with contentment over a glass of- -wine held in one , hand,: while the other i holds a. pipe .with';the tobacco ;'■'■ all aglo.w. The portrait—it is a, half-figure, seated —is painted with that rough strength which has made Van: der; Volden's work notable. ; The Electrical Department of the city has been aßked to agree to supply Messrs. "Heath and Co.', with not less than 5000 units of electricity '. annually for, the Johnsonville Boroughi charging: 7d.' per.-.unit, on condition" that.;fhe firm; pay.- the cost of enlarging . the present inain (£500); and.'obtain the necessary easement from the Onslow Borough Council : to carry the main through their borough. Councillor; Carmiohael asked whether the power was intended for the publio lighting - of Johnsonville.- .The Mayor said it was for, both -public-'.and- private lighting/and Hie city, nas -being'asked to, sup. ply,, the,power.' This was-the absolute .bedrook price the council could sell current' for, and, make a profit.:; Ho would'not propose to sell electricity or water, or anything, .without making, a. profit, Councillor Fitzgerald thought the matter should' be i held -over until-. next meeting to allow : the /Onslow ; Borough to approach the, city, directly, as . they had ,:decided to make;::representations to : the. city in reference to the lighting: Of the. borough.'. The Mayor said a.letter had been received from the Onslow Borough in the abovo connection, and had been referred to, the' engineers for a report. It was decided to refer. ,the matte: back.'' ■.;:,' . .;-•■■■:'■■;■•'■. )■■■■ :■>'■ '■',;'. A reduction in tho staff of tho Reserves Do partment of, tho City Council has -been decidei on,' arid tho services of threo men .will bo dis penscd with at the end of-the. month. ;;,' \ After lengthy deliberation, the City.Council has decided. that no deductions will be made from tho amount of accident pay to,members oi the tramway - service : when' they are members of friendly societies. ' j.' . \ . . Sentence will.be.'passed on Lewis Witten by Mr. Justice Chapman, at 10 o'clock to-mor-rowi morning, v The prisoner has, pleaded guilty to theft and forgery .at' Hastings; ~ The final sitting of,the Supreme Court.ih Wellington; will tako place to-morrow;morning, Mr. Justice Chapman presiding at.'a sitting in Chambers-.: at 10.30' o'clock.' ", -'■__.' ";'.. Ah originating summons; Dillon v. Hills, and Dalgety and, Company, will be heard in the Supreme Court' this morning by "Mr. .Justice Chapman. .: ',-" '■',' ';: •:.':■'/. .'■..''■■■' ■'"■:■ :.' .Mr. James Butler; art dealer, of Wellington, has received a'photograph of an important painting which ha 9 been executed by.Mr.'.Goo, F,; $utler, formerly of Wellington, to the order '■ of the corporation of Bristol., It depicts the King entering the Royal carriage in wnich tho Queen is 6oated, after their reception by the Mayor,:, Tho picture. also includes the portraits of' other; notable personages, -including tho.Duke of Beaufort, Lord Carringtbn, and Genera). Lan, Hamilton. When handed over, the painting will.:, bo hung in the Bristol Town Hall ana its historic interest in time to corao will no doubt be considerable. Mr, Butler's excellent work has firmly established bis- name at Home .and the commissions he receives keeps him busy at tho easel. The,: first ordinary montMy meeting, of .'the newly-elected Wellington and WairaTapa Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday, the chairman (Mr. R; C. Kirk) presiding. 'Then wore also presont: Messrs. F. Cohen, W. H Morrah, M. W. Welch, and-J. J. Devino. Onlj routine business was transacted. Tho secretary reported that the balance to crodit at the ban* nmounted to £1676 7s. Id, Accounts totallinj £092 19s. lud. : were .passed for payment, The chairman - remarked that finality appeared: te have been reached: with regard' to tho : now Hospitals and Charitable Aid Bill, and thai in a very short time now tho whore system ol charitable aid would undergo a radical change : Mr. llichard Tingey,' of Wellington, wa; 'fortunate enough to be in Now York during the contonarv celebration of -'steam-powered' boat; on: the Hudson?Rivor. Ho states that one greai featuro of tho celebrations was n" monster pro cession, through the•■ streets of. .New York oi tableaux representing tho discovery and histoid of America down to tho coining of tho ; firs) steamer,. Clermont, a vessel' about, tho size ol a small ferry boat,;driven by small paddle wheels, an exact replica of: which was buill for the - celebrations on tho water; Tho pro cession took throb hours.; to pass tho poin where Mr. Tingey stood, and as the great lorrio: passed along one could read tho,history of tin birth and progress of ..what is now"' a groal nation. . Tho Dutch Govornniunt provided;! replica of tho old-fashioned galloon, Half-Moon which. collided with tho ..Olormont on her first voyage up tho Hudson,'and all tho groai Powers wero represented by battleships am i ovulmh, :

1 he. long vacation, of tho Supremo Court '■•''■'. logins on Monday, next, and continues until ' ■;'. ranuary 31. : . •■'-.■ A site for a •supplementary reservoir, on the v-V lown Bolt, nt theltop .of Bidwill Street, has - been selected'by the' Hatha and Reserves Com-, mitteq of tho City Council. The lessee of the ■ ground has agreed to givo facilities for; the '' erection of the reservoir. -~ It was ' pointed out , that the. work would not take away from th« efficiency of tho Town Belt in any way.. ..The following dates for the use of tho bathi-•■',-: hayo been allocated; to the under-mentioned :-,- swimming clubs for carnival purposes, on tin ','■ condition . that tho City Council collect fivi '■•'■■'.. ;, per cent, of the gross proceeds:—January 8,- ''.. : Y.M.C.A. Swimming Club; February 12, Swifts ''■••■■' Swimming. Club; Fobruary 26, Thorndon Swim- v.. ming Club; and March 12, Wellington Swim- '.' trnng Club. ..-.■■ ■.. ,-;■ :.;■■;': ■':. -The; St. Patrick's Day Celebration Committee . has been granted the use of tho Basin ttesorvo :'' •■' for Saturday, March 19, with permission: to : ' : ,. ~ charge for ndmittauco to a sports meeting. ' i 1 .; . The bather who prefers the, open bathing ' ... spaces to.tho baths, but who objects to weirf ; ;'.. : the regulation costume, has at length,'come ',- - ' under the ban, of the city authorities."','lt ■ ■ was decided at last, nighfs meeting that', instructions be . issued that, notice boards, be-i erected at open bathing .places, calling the ': attention of bathers to tho necessity of wearing costumes of the neck to knee type, and ' of suitable material. ;■, r ■ '■•'■,,. _Some improvements are contemplated- on the.: .-■ ? : Evans Bay,foreshore. The Reserves Committee i'• of tho City. Council recommended lost night ™attho City Engineer,bo instructed to erect ■■' ; a bathing shed at the head of the bay, similar to. the one at Kilbiriiie, at ail estimated '. cost 'i .. of and that a number of seats bo placed n?ong tho Evans Bay foreshore. ~,,-•; ' , ; '. •i'.The' City Council .has decided that Metros*. J nouse, drainage connections'will in futuro bo ■'•■' ■'■''•'. made, on tho deferred payment system in cases - :■■'.■■■•' of necessity, each application.being treated on'- . ■■■■ its merits, tho advances to be'at tho rate'of' 8 per. cent for, live years. It ■ was ' decided'-.:'' '■' ; at last night's meeting'that five Melrose ap- " plications for. drainage on deferred, payments <' ho granted, the applicants being.without funds. ■"•' ~The installation of three Minimal. nro'et ■'''■•' ;■ tinguishors is about to bo made in the.Town •■• Jlallj two below the organ, and one in tho i : custodian's quarters. Two aro also to bo"■■■"■' : placed at the ;caretaker's cottage in .''the- -''■ . Botanical Gardens,, and' One each at the care- '•■■■ ■'■'.'' takers cottages at Brooklyn, Basin. Bcserve, : and Newtown Park.' Tho cost of tho eight ex-' "■ : -- tinguishors will:' bo £28.. .; ''~ A-Mephono bureau is about to bo.opened ■' "■■ at the. Island Bay tramway waiting-rooms.'•;, ■;■-,>■.''.-' .The' tramway service to- Wallace.Street on'.' .■■■ v : bundays > is to bo increased from 15'• minuter • '' t0.121 minutes. Cars on'this route willmaker the Town Hall their.terminus after B.p.m. On. .-' ■;■':•' week nights, and will maintain a 12-minutes "',.'."■' somco between .tho Town Hall, and Wallace •'• street. '.•';■ .' ■ . • . ", ' ■.;•",-•", ■ .Corporation employees recently made: a' ro- : • ,; i quest to the council that .they should be per- : '. ■nutted-.to oea6e: work at:midday on Christmas '-■•&''■'■■'■■ live-and New Year's Eve, seeing that Christ- :' ■:' mas Day and. New Year's' Day on this occasion • • " : !?" on Saturdays. Tho Finance Committee of -. .'.-'■■' the City Council recommended last night that : the half-holidays should not bo granted. Conn-':. ;' ( f cillor, Fletcher amoved an. amendment: to ;< tho : effect,that, tho request,should bo: granted. ;It .-, was, pointed out during:a lengthy;.discussion . that 165 men bad petitioned the council ; on '■': the matter, also, that the half-holiday., would, .-;. cost_tho. city about<£2ofl. .The amendment was : ; ,-' carried, on the understanding that -tho:noces-' sary : scavengers, should still work their double-: '. pay shift as on-Saturdays, '. ■'""-.''• : ..,,...;. The\: numerous •'efforts' of,: tie Wellington:''.'_ Liedertafel .to.Eccure a, further reduction' in- ':'.:,■'V the ■'■ cliargo' 0f.155. • for tho; use of the; stage . -.' : cxtonsion in the.Concert Chamber of the'Tpwny ; Hall: have proved of' no avail. It' was decided ,at last night's'meeting, of tho council that no . .. : .-. .further' reduction, could be; made,- an .amend-'-, niont by Councillor.. Fitzgerald to 'reduce tho :.. : ; charge' to ,10s. being 'defeated.; . ; .; ':;:,. ■-■: .-.''"• 'v'-The offer, of Messrs. Barrett and Finnertyto; ';:■';;;' soil to the City Counoil the.Wellington rights ';.-.■■ ■•', of their.inyention for operating tramway points ~'..-' and overhead switches has not been: accepted. ■:,'-,; ; The patent, was oh view. at. a recent ■ meeting;, ; '■' ':' of, the Tramways. Committee! when tho inven-.:. ... tois goffered the pity rights for ~£500.;. .';■; '- . .Donations for .Christmas'cheer for the in- - matos of the- Otaki. Sanatorium and' Hospital; are acknowledged:with thanks by Mr. ,Goo.Willis,; secretary of-'the Wellington. District' Hospital Board,, as>.<follow:—D.l.C., ■ 25.; :Kompthorrio',-'■ Prosser and Co., £1 Is.; Turnbull', . , and Jones, £1 Is.; J. Duthio and Co'.; M Is.; C.-.J. 1 Crawford," £\ ,Is.;. Scoullar arid, Co.,' 10s.';'*,»', Gd.; N.Z. Farmers" .Co-operativb ,' Distributing ■:;'■ f>, Co';,',los. ; 'fld.;;- City. ..Printing>Co., 10s.;.•;and, ;;-, ! . Mainlaridand-Burri'Ss;;;:,; ,-■ ; J, ,;> ' ' ; The'.committee appointed .to deal 'with"pre-' ' .' liminary - matters in connection: with tho com-. ■'•■ ihg visit to Australasia,, in 1911, of- the Shef-' -: , field Choir, mot last evonihg at.St. John's ■ Sohoolroom. Mr. J.:GI <W. Aitkeh presided. ■••'•' Dr. Charles Harris was present,'and spoke in . ; . interesting terms of the general outlines of,his scheme: for making the varions portions .of.. •' the.Empire better known .to;each 1 other by . means of: musio.,: Dealing with, the'details, of., what; would happen in Wellington: oh 'the ar- .■■:"'.; rival of- the choir,' ho. sketched a programme '; ' covering, a. : musical'. festival:, of three nights, 1 .-- .'; and. embracing works by Elgar, Parry,,Baoh,'(; .':•'■. a. composition of his own;, and. an, afternoon',, . ■■, programme ..of a miscellaneous 'nature.';. One,.' ; •?' ■of:,tho evenings would be; devoted'to a ..per- •":,'•■ formance of "Elijah,"' in ;conjunctipp;. ■'. with '•;";'.- : local societies.".- Tho meeting, which was largely :: attended,. gave its enthusiastic support to. the ' ; soheme. put. forward; by Dr. ■ Harriss,'- and, a. .'• citizens' committca' was formed, with: his:. Ex-: : - \ cellenoy tho, Governor • as ;■■■ president, the .Vice-, .: '■ presidents to. consist of the presidonts .and. "-. vice-presidents',df tho three local musical;bod-.' : ies, and .the general body of; the .committee ■ ■' .to bo. composed of; the committees... of::;. these societies,.with power to add to. their number...;.;, Tho names'6i ,; Mr. John Prouso and -Mr. M. ;'.'■'•;:■' J. Brookes were, included by, the,meeting...'A'.--.",•'' musical esecutive. was also set, up, cons(sting',: .■. of .Messrs.' Eol>ert Parker, :Maui;han,Barnett, :;.:'. ikurcnce Watkins,, and Horace' Hunt.' 1 It was ; :':■: decided that one .of the functions of this,bodj-. should be: to select! by test the voices to co- 5 operate with the, Sheffield Choir, in the,:,per-', ;,. formanco".of "Elijah.";, Mr.W. D.Gorham was,'. - : elected general secretary to tho. citizens', com-'.'-'. '• mittee,- and; Mr. W. Prouso treasurer. : The ; ' :.!■ meeting, concluded with.a cordial -vote .of :]:■)/ (hanks to Dr. Harriss for'.'the information 'irf-'■:';'• ■ ■•'•■ forded by .ihim, with; special,precognition .'of; : : '-'„ - tho great importance', of; his; musical mission.,;." Another . of the, fast-disappearing., band, of j Wellington's .earliest, settlers, passed., away; at, : , ■' - Wanganui on Friday: last,., in.: the. person: of.' : Mrs. Maria ' Bowen, who; Arrived, in -Welling-'... .. ton by the: ship 'Martha' llidgowny,.,with her, father, Mr. George'' .T. ■ Whitley, in November,'. ■ '.." '■1840.VDeceased's parents;resided in' Wellington ■ ,';, for twelve .years niter their arrival,: Mr.'; Whit-; ley following the calling of "a shipwright.* He was subsequently, drowned in Wellington'Har-'v ■'.•'■ hour..- His. widow went to Lyttcltoß, and .be- . ,•'; came hostess;of' tbo Saxon Hotel,:.which'..was' destroyed, in. the.'.big fire,; which'l made;ashes - '~ of the .greater-part; of that.port. • Mrs: Bowen, ~-' who was only five years old- when;she. arrived,;;,, hero, married when: she was seventeen, and for ••'■ 'twenty-iivo : years subsequently resided 1 at Kaia-'-' poi, wheroher husband died, in 1882. She then . • removed to Christchurch, and eight years ago ; came to Petone, and subsequently; to Welling- ■* V ton. . The deceased,;who was.'only ill.for two:.:■:; days, .leaves a family: of; four sons: and sevendaughters:: Messrs. .William Bowen, of Christ- , church; Mr. Albert Bowen,, of Wanganui | Mr.; Archibald Bowon, of ■■ Waitara;Mr. C. Bowen, of Sydney; Mesdamos J. Blackburn and' M.■'■■-,■■':"■ Wheeler, of Christchurch; Messrs. Pulleyblarik and Coulston, of Wanganui; Mrs. Mi.- Adams., '■ of Masterton; Mrs. K. Barber, of Petono! and' 1 Mrs. A. Ealph; of Wellington. > A brother'of' : ■ .;, the deceased lady, Mr. George Whitley, resides in Christchurch.; ■;..,.-■: ; '.;':, '~,, :; '::';;. ;■: : Money orders and postal, correspondence, for : the Homy Studios, 177 a Kensington - High <'■,'•■ Street, London, ;W.,- are; J<rbiddcri by. ■ the -' : Postmaster-General of; the Dominion.'; ~: •. ':■;;,! During the four: weeks ended November 13, ■■ > 73,721.'first-ol ass .and 3GG.276 second-class pas---; sengcrs., (total 4W,(J00) .were carried on: ■■: tho , ; ■■' Nortlv Island main railway lines, and branches.: The; figures for the corresponding period of, :; 1908 were: First-class,: 67,840; , second-class. : '.-' 290,502;..'; : . ■; :'■:'•■,':. .■■;,-..,;."■;.• -...'•-; '-V'; The ; Government Printing: ; and -.' Stationery' '"' Offices, Wellington, will be closed .from .SnlUN'-.-'■-■■ day, Decomber.2s, -until Saturday, January' B,' inclusive ■':■.•.■..;.■'■:,.•'.•..-.•;■ ■■-.■;-. .;.- ■'■ : '.\''\, "..; v ,: Cabled" advices: with' regard to -W' result! ': v .of the November law examinations' of the' New Zealand Tjnivcrsity;.hav6. been received' - ' by. some.of tlip caudidates. : No official an- ' ■'■'■• nounccnient, Will, .however,-;bo made .with -regard to those'until; the senato meets on Jann. . - ary'l9..;;. ■-•-, •-.'<,■ ; ;, .;■,.;,■.,;;■, ,;,: : "-,; Tho old matter .of the approachbs to Wingfiold Street was montioned at tho City ;Coun- '■ cil meeting, last, night, and the- Mayor: inti--. :-: : 1 mated that Suprome Court proceedings in' re-'." . gnrd to this stTcet and; Wordsivorth Street also'-- ■'"'■ would most likely be.brouglit on nt\the Feb;''■'-:■ '■ i ruary sittings.,, By' that, time: tliol-'silrvoyo-; would have ,been carried out.:- The-cases had'- V boon hung up owing to tho -congestion', of'court.': business.., ,'>, .'::, ; ;:;:-: ■'; ' -": :■-'•:" -''-": vl'-.""" -■.'- ?:■''■''•!•: ;; Shamr^lng, > :: : ; curing,'Faco■■ Massage,.. Treatment of- Falling-.-..:-Hair. Dandruff,,. Combings vm'adeV,up. :, Naturhl- Ha r-pnds. ,:. Mrs,; Rollcston ;(ovor Carroll'B), U Willis Street 'phono: 1593;-."-' Adrt...',. -;:vv:-, ..:■-■.;.-;-;.;";; :> : ;' ; ;y; .'.-V;: