TO-DAY'S PAPER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 7

TO-DAY'S PAPER.

SOME LEADING FEATURES lEVDURS- Page M P 'a and Public Policy ... b Notes of the Day „.. ..... 6 SPECIAL ARTICLEXhc Poetry of fecionce ~ . . 8 PARLIAMENTThe Police Department " Tbe Racing Bill 5 Loval Bodies' Sinking funds a News and Notes 5 T»ie Ethics of Pairing . 5 CABLEGTJAMSDγ C'ook Censured ... ~ . 1 Labour and Law . " Novcastle Deadlock . 7 Election Campaign .. " Nonconformist Policy 7 Struck a Sunken Wreck ... " Tho Claphain Tire _ . - 7 Commerco Congress ~ . * Pacific Wireless , 7 Vancouver Service i » 7 Damago by Bush Fires 7 Belgian OWguies ~ . .. > •' 7 Mecca . - 7 GENERALLand Board - ........... 3 Eastbourne Eifle Clnb - - 31 Wanganui Notes - U d Palmerston Day by Day - 11 Tho Timber Industry _ _ 10 Hutt Borough Council .. - 9 A Sad Accident - 7 Accidenti and Fatalities 8 Dental Examinations . - - 7 Visiting Teachers _ 7 Fall Steam Ahead ._. 8 In tho Shops _ _ 8 Tho Military Inquiry „ _ - 8 Consolidated Statutts . . - 8 The Pohco Department - 7 Tire Walking „ _ ~ 8 Tlmaru Wool Sales - 8 LETTERS TO THE EDlTOß"Government Defeated" 3 Wereroa Training r,arm 3 Inconvenient Railway Time tablo 3 COMMERCIAL ' 10 ENTERTUNMENTS .4 FARMING 10 HUTT AND PBTONE NEWS 8 LAW-BEPOBTS _ 1... 11 LOCAL AND GENERAL - 6 'MINING ■ , 10 NEW ZEALAND TELEGIIAJIS 8 PEESONAL ITEMS 6 and 7 PROVINCIAL CENTRES 10 I SHIPPING AND MAILS 9 WOMAN'S WORLD „ 1 BPOETS- ' Tho Turf ~.; „:.„ _.. g Cricket „._ 9 * Lavm Tennis - , 0 Swimming . ...J, _ _..„ 9 Rowing _ ". 8

' Mr. Hugh M'Neil, governing director of Briscoe And Co., arrived from Sydney by the Manuka jostcrday, on a visit which is to com bine a holiday tour with an inspection of the ftew Zealand branches. Mr. JfNml, who ia accompanied by his wifo and family, is stavmir at Day's Bay Houso. i Mr. J. W. sohcitor to the Pubho Trust Office, with Mrs. Macdonald, is at present on a visit to Auckland. Mr, T. Hyde, of Napier, well known as a former member of the Hawko's Bay Land Board, arrived back from a visit to Eurowi ana ' America, by yesterday's Australian steamer. He goes on to Napier by to-day's tram As a memonto of his ten months' trip, Mr. Hyde has brought back an American auro-J-'iggy, a species of motor-car, which is quito new even in England. , Dr. Goro'Gillon, of Auckland, has been a Yisitor'to Wellington for a few days this Tveek, and has been staving wUh his daughter, Mrs. C. W. Adams, of Hutt. Ho proceeded to Uiristchuroh last evomng. Hβ will return nost week. Dr. GiUon is a brother of the lato Mr -E. T. Gillon, formerly editor of tho "Evening Post," .of ■Wellington Mr. J. R. Walsh, late of the .Tramway Department, died at the Caledonian Hotel on .Tuesday, as the result of an attack of Addisons disease, Mr. Walsh was seriously injured in a collision between a tramcar and an express over two years ago, and when ho recovered sufficiently, after having been incapacitated for a long time, he vsas given light employment by tho Tramway Department. He jas only able to work for .a few months, and for several months before his'death c6(ild not exert himself in any way. Deceased, who was 3.3 years of age, was a, single man The funeral yill take place this morning, and the Requiem M"M wil'te-caleWited 'at St. Joloph'e Church. "Tie' Tramway Band will play the funeral march, and as many of the tramway employees as can bo spared from-duty will bo present at the funeral. Members of'the Newtown branch of the Hiberuian Society, of vhich deceased was a member, will also bo present. r > , Tho Rev Keith Ewen, of the Baptist Church, Herttarapore, and Mrs. Ewen aro expected to return irom Australia by the nest Sydney boat JUrs. kwena health is considerably improved. The Hon. Mahuta took his seat m the Legist lative Council yesterday for the first time this session. < , ' ■TO l ii- G^ een V a Sydney oarsman, arrived in Wellington by the Manuka yesterday, on his vay to Wangantu to compete in the comine Eculling handicap Mr ' ?' "P-J^W l of Haw !te's Bay, will'bo present at the Manawatu races to-day, and will afterwards go thiough to Auckland to see his horses run v in the Cup at Ellershe on ulonday. *• Gha f- P£ ara ?yn,' of Featheiston, was a passenger by the Manuka, which arrived from bydney yesterday morning «™lJ~'t!' 3o £°\ 3 ' o{ Cambenwsll, Melbourne, £« tL «» Manuka yesterday, and goes on to Rotoroa and Auckland. Mr A. E. Whyte, secretary of tho Wellingweek B ' " Tl6iling .^ ncUalld for race Mr. Thomas Reid is gazetted a registrar of marriages, births, and deaths for tho CarterTan district. Other appointments gazetted > v !? k S r ? : -¥ r -J, G ; S- Thomson, analyst under the Sale of Pood and Drugs Act, Constable Connor, oi' Waaganm, inspector of sea frdung, and Sergeant and CoTl«ant lt\ ™B<*tm of factories. Serj pant Carroll has also been gazetted a fioensng officer under the Anns % 1908? g?% an &*& tie Per S tih«rs rtrK;^v oDry n "e 6 A. ilAinlay, D. JfcL. M'Kay, Eobert T SST I' w M % h*' £« J. W Smith! and H A. W. Ward. Mr. Wm. Dempster is pff "* lly lDSttttc > tOJ ' «"l and