LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 699, 27 December 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

1 Tho postal authorities advise that the Victoria, which left Sydney on. Wednesday, December 22, for, Auckland, has .ou board an Australian mail, which is duo hero this afternoon, - December 27. The next English mail is expected to reach Wellington on Wednesday, Decent 'ber 29. "• '. ,' ' ■".'■■. ' . :■.".'■ .- ! It is understood that the Trades Coun;oil is averse to the holding of an Easter conference at. Auckland, and has decided :to recommend the Dominion Executive to drop tho Enster, fonference altogether, so that no further conference should be held until 1911. . ■ '.; ;.,..' :\,

■ At the. International Telegraph Conferonce,: held at Lisbon in ■' J une, 1908, it was' decided to erect a monument at Heme to commemorate the foundation of tho Telegraph Union. The Swiss Federal ■Council, which was appointed to arrange the matter, has opened a competition for tho erection of the monument." The comipetition is open to'artists of all nationalities. The competitive designs are required to roach Beruo before : August 15, 1910. '■■I'ia maximum price for the completed monumont.is not to exceed 170,000 francs. The execution of the monument will be entrusted to the successful artist, who ■will receive no other reward. - Twenty thousand francs will I*3 divided ; at tho discretion of; .the examining board, amongst other, deserving competitors, ■ tho highest prize not exceeding 8000 francs. Full of the; competition aro obtainable ! from the Secretary, General I'ost Office. -. ■'■:■■':. ■.•;-...-:■; -■■ ,■'■■ ..■ ■■" '■■■' The oldMe-tido custom of tho "waits" iras not allowed to fall into desuetude iis Christmastime. Citizens and, siibnrjnnites began to dream'musically in tho 3arly hours of/Christmas morning, and Many of .them. became sufficiently wido iwake,to recognise that the strains were aot merely' -"off such stuff as dreams are iiado of. The-joyous musio was welcome ;o many, but in certain cases where it ivas foflowod by the ringing of front-door uells, tho ' householders signified plainly that they did liotrcarq to' be, called out Df bed at, or about, 5 o'clock in ' tho morning. It '.was;- only-.the very goodnatured that gave ■ the waits, under such sircumstancesi any sort of recompense for tho'trouble they had taken.in honour of the anciont festival. :. : ■: ■ . v - ■•;' : Our Palniorston North, correspondent ■reports : that' a collision occurred' between two traps in Fitzherbert Street on Christmas Day, as a result of which one of the drivers nas been proceeded against on a ■chargo of being intoxicated i whilo'in charge of a horse. 'One of tho vehicles was somowhnt smashed,and tho harness was a good deal damaged. .-" . . '.&. sorrowful band of revellers camo before tho Magistrate at a quarter to njuo o-clock. oh Christmas 1 morning. ' Thero wore 23' accused (all men),' of whom 18 were charged with drunkenness, The Court: machinery, moved quickly, and all the charges were'disposed of itt. ICbs than twenty minutes. However; -v opportunity" was .given to the culprits. to mako explanations, most of which wore sot '. to .the, one .tune. "You .know, ybur Worship,'.' they'.said, "."it's.Christmas/. I [had a lew drinks'," and' ('l'm' very, sorry.' ' But it's ■ Christmas,', you see." At nine, o'clock: there filed througlutho door of the police station the same batch,of men. They had "squared up";.iWith. the clerk, ■• and were looking brighter.'.One ofrthem,:who had irindo a good recovery,., turned smilingly to l a very dejected companion,. and wished him "A.Merry. Christmas." The'other , smiled feebly, and . expressed his regret that, tho much-heeded "pick-me-up" was not; obtainable. ■ , :.'v..' '- ; : .'y ■ '■'.'.■■" • '.-■.■■' The following were .elected 'officers- of the Wellington Bakers'! Union at the' annual , meeting :— Jlr.- C> :■'. W. 1 Ellis;..vice-president, Mr. H.,Unsworth; treasurer,:; Mr. A.:' Godfrey; secretary, Mr. A. Collins.,-.-;"-,"■■!■'■•' ■.)'■" .' .'' ■•''•The' , -secretary-.of' the Wellington. ;Hos-| pital. Trustees: wishes, to.' , acknowledge further ;' . to: .the; patients' Christmas fund as follow:—New Zealand Warehousemen's .Association, ;' £s ss.i Mcssrs.L Campbell and Burke, Dr. Herbert,' Messrs. Jackson: and Coi, £1 Is. sach; Mr. W. J; Gaudin and Mr. P. V. Waters,, 10s.. each,'.'.".'",; ;■; ;'-■." '■ ■...'■■.• ; A mild epidemic in the form of whooping cough' is causing., a good deal of worry- and anxiety; to parents at, the present tiino in Wellingtoh !?ot a few children could be..heard "whooping" in the merry,crowd.on Christmas Eve. The little sufferers should have been in bed instead". of.; mineling.' with 'tho , crowd ;where it was l thickcst.y ; '.:,:• ; -' : ; .The;.Wbrks : ;Cominittee; of the Marton Borough Council have gone through the 33 applications received for. a, working borough foreman, and recently advertised in"this: papers They spent some hours in discussing \the ; morits- of '. so. many applicants and have now. reduced them to six. Iu tho meantime.further, inquiries are to be madd as to their qualifications, and the, matter !>vijl be finally dealt with at, a special 'meelmg.of the council on January 17 next. The Town Clerk intends ,to spend a .week's holiday in Wellington, and personally - to visit" oaeh applicant; •.-,. . . ;■• ;- ;. .-'-. . '■.. - .; New Zealand Lawn .Tennis Assbcintion Championship' meeting opens at Auckland • to-day, i In the men's chamSiouship singles the principal draws in Jo first round;tire: Rhirriffs'v. Peacock; Blair v. Mowbray, W. A. Brown .v. A; F.;Wildins,,EbbDtt,v. Parkor, P..Wilding v. Grossmami.and Grigson v. F. M..8. Fisher. ,In the : ladies' championship singles Miss P. Gorrio'meets Miss Powdrell, Miss Gray meets; Miss Wellwood, and ■ Miss- 11/■ Cooper ;meots ■-'Miss; Nurinolpy■"'.■'.Among' the' men's /champion doublos the .'.first-round includes the following games:—Fisher and : Peacock v. Smith and Shimffs, H.'W. Brown, and Blair y.\ Grossmnnn 'and -HickKon: F. Wildirig and A. 11.I 1 . Wilding v. Henderson nnd-Maddison.; In the ladies' cham-pionship-doubles Misses Gray and l'ow- ■ droll ;-,mcet Misses P.' Gorrio . and ' M Cooper, and Misses Nunneley and Brnith*aito meet. Misses; Baird and Wellwood. Iu tho combined championship doubles and ;Peacock meet JHeb M._ Cooper and Hunt, Miss Balrd and Webber meet Mrs. Coouer, and Grigson, and Miss; 1 ravers -and Fisher meet - M iss P.. Gome, and Heather. ... y ... .; • At o'clock yesterday morning, when the>southorly gale was at its hoiglft, somo wires .of a transformer, in Featherston btreet fused,, and set fire to the pole. Tho hro.'brigade soon estinguished tlie James;' " Mrs. Rces, of No. 7 Brook Street,.was rounding the corner of Sydney .arid Mulgravo Streets on-her way'homo -at 9.30 on, Christmas evenmi?,' when the gale blow nor off her feet. She was thrown against an iron hand-rail on the other side of Mulgrave Street, and received a sovero shaking/ A constable took her into tho inistlc; Inn, where she. recovered in a few minutes sufßciently to,'be able to proceod home.- . ~ ... ■'■ -.-■,!/: >; . ■ f When the Maori was taking h« 'departuiev .for .Lyttelton -on' Friday ..'night,-.- a crowd collected at the ship's eide at No 1 south, Queen's but No. 1 north where the Molcoia had : been lying/was almost deserted. A man who happened to wander there about that .time, tumbled into the harbour. His crios brought help in, the-shape, pf a rope thrown to him from the wharf. By tho aid of the rope he managed to obtain a safe position on j- "stringer" under- the wharf, and a Harbour Board official then loweied a boat from a, hulk near by, nnd- completed the work of rescue.. ... , Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdressine , Mauiauring, Face Massage, Treatment of Falling' Hair and Dandruff, ■ Combines made up. 1 Natural Hair-pads. 'Mrs Kolleston (over Carroll'e). •:- 14 Willie Street., 'Eliono 1599,-Advt, .■; >..

■' The little launch Shark, which .wie laid up in ,tho steam, broke away from her anohorago some- time on.' Saturday Light, and : was • driven ashore between ■-, Ngahauranga and Kaiwarra, ",.': Heavy traffic on the railway lines is reported since : Friday lasti the ; figures up to yesterday being divided into two sets qs under:—Thomdon side: Christmas Eve—Napier niail train, 400; Now Plymouth mail, .500 j Auckland' express, 300; Polniorston, afternoon 400,. extra night express to Auckland 300; midnight-train to Wanganui n'nd Napier, 800. Christmas Day—To Paekakariki, 100; north of Paekakariki, C 00; Napier -mail, 200; Now Plymouth, .400 j Auckland express, 200. Wairarapa side: Christmas Eve—Afternoon train,'3oo; night train to Masterton, 100. Christmas Day—To stations,.between Wellington and Upper-HuU; 000; to stations north of Upper Hutt, 250.