LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 701, 29 December 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

,> Owing to/the action of the Ward Administration >iu boycotting The Dominion as regards Government advertising,- wo publish' - in another 'column at' our own' expense, for the'benefit, of our' readers; the train arrangements for tho Now Year holidays oil the ' Wellingtbn-Foxton-Pal-merston North lino and the Te-Aro-Wocd-ville line. .'Si-- .';!;,';;■.;■:.; :. ,J:-.y,- .: When tho Ulimaroa was about twenty miles clear, of Sydney Heads on her wcy to Wellington . last :Friday\ afternoon three young men stowaways were- dls' covered'aboard tho vessel. They Were brought-on to Wellington, and on arrival'of the steamer yesterday .morning they were: handed! over to the. police.' The festive season under "dry", .conditions was a-'-now .'"experience' to'ltastefton (says our local ' corespondent). The town was much quieter than in former years, and the police wore not called on to deal with asinglecaso of drunkouness during the holidays—in .fact,; only' two cases havo so far been recorded for the ntonth of December. The previous records show; twenty-five: cases for tho month of; December in '1908 and Miirtytwe for the. corresponding mouth in 1807,

Traveller" raakos another: complaint regarding the now railway time-table.. On Boxing Day morning," ho writes, _I and others wished to go around to Palmerston North by. Hie early morning train, which, it was stated, had been, included in the now time-table regulations to connect' the South' Wairarnpa with Manaivatu on i day's return journey. Judge our surprise on arriving at the railway station to learn that this particular train had been temporarily, suspended so far as the South Wnirarapa wnß concerned, and was-starting' that morning from Mostcrtoh'.-, Had.the train run. as usual, it would have had fnlly forty paesongers from Carterton nlonb. A number of these proceeded to .Masterton by drag and oaught the: train there. .This appears to mo ; to- be-rnilway niismnnngemont'with a vengeance. .Another instance of tho disorganisation of, tho service is supplied by the fact; that on several occasions lately Wairarapa travellers have missed tho Christchurch boat through tho oveninfrtrain:into Wellington arriving after, its proper time,;, Further,, "Wairarapa -: passengers who have Svishod to catch the' Wellington-'' Auckland 12.15,express,at Thorhdon havo often : missed that -train, through-' tho morning train from tho Wairarapa; arriving after its due time., In fact, since /the now; time-tablo was.inaugurated, few trains have; run to the time-table/ practically, confirming the chalky legend-of a wag 'on a on the Woodville -Hallway.Station, fNotis, all,trains arrivo i ■ late.'":; . ,: ; - ; : ."•' ■>. : -,\.:i'.-:,;■:. -~ .:/.

Wharf workers are in true holiday mood at present, according >o. information 6nDpliod by a representative of ono of the local shipping companies, and it is impossible just: now ■ to- obtain- 'sufficient labour to carry on the work of the wharves. ■Although a largo number of men were about tho wharves all day. yesterday, it ,is ' stated that 'they: would; 'not-' accept work,. and, consequently,' several boats were considerably delayed; ,*:-..'.•;'.;:

The branch grocery shop; of' Mr.'- W; Campbell in Cuba Street was ontorod by burglars, on Monday night. :'-?' There are. two shops• adjoining; one used -chiefly for. storage, purposes, Sand-, both;■: were broken into) The burglars',.; evidently visited the storo first, and finding nothing, of sufficient/value,' forced, the -en-. trance of the: other.: shop, which' opens on Cuba Street. It would appear that something disturbed them,- for the shop shows no signs of a search having- been made. 1 :

■;•' Several members of'.the •Wellington Rowing Club .have-; spent a portion; of .their holidays mending, a huge'breach in the roof of the olnb's boathouse, '■ the result: of' last , Saturday, night's, gale, '• Nearly 18ft.' ofthe'iron was lifted: off, tho ;roof. ■::;, ,■ -.';;.;-; '. •:'.';.-':.-:.;v'.: l ';y",-'^^-

- : Included,'-. among the.: passengers .;„ from Sydney- by,.the:Ulimaroa yesterday wore three Chinese, who are on their way to Tahiti. They will go on- by.tho Hauroto, which leaves hero for the-Islands oh' Tuesday next;- /The' Ullmaroa's:passengers- from Sydnoy. -also '-. included.; a .Norwegian; and. an Italian.': ! !;;W'.' ,;■;.'.

' -The fruit trees in'and'around. Christchurch suffered considerably ii the galo on Christinas/Day,!, but; in'inany\ cases' the effect 'will' be ■',jnore beneficial, ■; than otherwise in-thinmng' out'-',ah/inordin-ately heavy,.crop. x ':;- -;-}y ;: : : -'\ '' '■ The.',five 'members"of the. Australian Eleven who' have been;visiting-■ the' East, naniclyi :Mr. A. Noble, /F.Laver, A. Ji Hopkins, ,'usuv Cotter,-.and -AV. •W. Armstrong,- have returned from their travels. They appear to have 'had a most enj6yable timej according»: to' - - a';, paragraph in X. the ■■■< "Argus;" v They;•-'. were ; tho guests of' tho Sultan of Johore,;Sir Arthur Young; and others.- Some big; game 'shooting was -afforded:. them .'; ; ,ThoyV got some /.boars'-.and; deers. Tho-Sultan of Johore entertained them at-a dinner, at which 'there.; was over ,£20,000 .worth of plate on- the' table, and'/.proserited ,each ■with a silk'/ sarong, a/kind- of pyjama. A'visit to the Sultan's rubber/estates was particularlyinteresting. ■.'■■-. Two;' matches, both won by the Australians,' were played against .tho /British .residents' at,/ Singapore; where ; the whole town had; a holiday lor a week. 1; The. cricketers were also tho guests -of Mr.,E,' ;W. Birch, tho British .resident/at Ipori.;:/Itwas'a?: novelty tto the visitors-to :see a-boar? drivej/in which 250 native/beaters took'part;,/'Tho only, casualtvi.on our part,", said.one of the Australians, "was when one/of burminibor.got; ti scare and 'made for,; a tree which was covered' with ;thoms. v ' Believing there /was a tiger or something; like that after" him he paid -little,attention to.small matters/such as thorns;'still he was nearly,scratched to death,/;and his clothes.were; past; mending." .; ; V:;/; '.■,'':■■'■'

,;- .The teacher's lot is not altogether an ; enviable ono in certain' parts ; :ofv Australian At a Teachers; Conference held ; there, > recently ■;• a',-;. ~w§ird? ; picture : was painted of ■ the' discomforts andrexpcnse, incidental to; life' in- the interior (says the ''Argus"). .Broken"Hill delegates all Agreed•; in calling the departmental •living allowance .a ■ miserable pittance. ;\One liadi'evon to do' his own darning. .-A Cobar delegate had; to pay 2s.■'a peck for beans, •while'hisiSydney, friend.only.paid 6d. ; .The married teacher had'to take his : wife into I a little tin shanty.\ ; Others told of. tho'cost of. medical attendance,, and the impaired health of- the women folk, '.the heat;, and other /drawbacks,/ till ..the ; coastal teachers . folt their: lot 'ideal by 'contrast.' ■••-. :*-•/.. :.\ ■'■-~> .:''■ ■:. /'-/>;/,;'...:;■'-.:..

;;■ A moan imposition iras perpetrated on ■ an"r official' in the Stamps Department of .the' Post Office on Friday in Christchurch (says, the ."Press 1 '). i.Buringtho rush, of business -a':person demanded,'a\few skillings','worth of stamps,' and tendered in payment a coin which purported to.bo a half-sovereign, but which .was? really : a gilded .-farthing. The stamps and -.change were handed bver,;andthe post office was' the loser.'■> /-/:/■:.>.'•'■ . ■,'■',■' ■..'.' ■'•>': //-' -,:.;

•■, A..oqnadera.be;numbor of/ immigrants Will roach tho Dominion by the .Federal-Houlder-Shire steamer Morayshire, which is ;due • here from":' Liverpool next: month. Occupations:of tl\e, travellers are varied, and the;; number - includes 5; farmers,',- 5 fatm labourers, 8: labourers, 5 ■ domestic servants, 3.clerks,v3 .miners.'., There are also v onginoers,'-. mechanics,' drapers, carpenters,-: painters, ..butchers,'-.cabinet, makers, and sundry ■ other 'tradesmen aboard-; tho liner. ; -'.; : - ■■:■:;? ;:.-.- ;;:;/, :<■'. •' '■■:.

-;»A party'of picnickors,>who,had been to. Baxtar'6 Bush; .at .'Henderson.(Auckland), had 'rather an [unusual experience tho,other day. Driving back in a brnko five; of,'■ the:,mombera;..of..the. v pnrty—the driver and > four young .■■, ladies—iust < ; before 'reaching. Avdndale.'-were 1 seized Avith vomiting aijd internal' pains, and became ■eo ■ ill that] itv-tras"' found : :necossary,Vpn roaohing:. AJrondalo, ■ to,, take:. them: to .a ' triedioal. man's ; residence ';' for attention.' Fortunately tho doctor was at .homo, and administered '•. remedies. .to' tho ■ sufferers, after ,;■ which,, thojv.; recovered"; sufficiently. to be. able to dnvo in. to Auckland;'-It: is: supposed ■:- that the' membersXof t3ib party,.affected were- suffering" from" irri-; tnnt poisoning, probably; duo. to : the eating of tinned, fruit.";" "■:'•.':■.'*' ■'■,:■:;■;;': \ ';iiy.% ■-; Thosecond inward Main. Trunk express'' on Friday'was delayed for nearly an now and.a half at Whangciharino,]the,first station south' of ..Mercer;'by the notorious disappearance of a tablet .(Eavs : the. AucMand "Herpld"); The tablet,.'which was awaiting .tho train at Whanffaniarino, aas'- taken, off tho automatic apparatus as tho : : express, .dashed ■'■■ by tho -station, but almost immediately' afterwards 'the .onginc-drivcr noticed that, tho; insignifi-cant-looking, : but, nevertheless,', highlyimportant piece ,of-metal and loathof was :'•:; missing,Vit,,; having: ; npparontlM bocomo detached from the holder a fov* yards after tho. station. The loss of a tablet,' of course, occasioned .a break in the working of the v system between \Vhangamarino and Morcer, and tho traili was at onco stopped for the' purpose of rocovoring •■ the ■ .tablet. 'A- long but' uii-availing-search, in which a:large number of passengers joined;,' took .place,- but although, the' lino -,was, scoured for, a considerable radios; no. trace of. tho missing article, was disebvorod.' In the meantime tho Rotorua express came along..behind !tlio Main Trunk train, and this.vfris also held up.; Eventually; tho driver, of .tho Main Trunk train' rccoivcd*instructidns to proceed without tho tnblot, •. a^; "pilot 1 ;, stationed at, Whangamarino for the remainder of the day. Tho" train arrhod at Auckland at about 0.50, tho Rotoraa train .arriving : a fow.\ minutes ;■ later.' Owing, to, it being a. heavy t>ain, the Main Trunk oxpross was running; over' half an lato at the; tini'o of tho loss of tho; tablet, but ; it hail been steadily making up timo nntil, tho occurrence'of Uie'untoward mishap.. ;& ' w Manicuring,; Face^Alassage,; Treatment-ol 1 alhng - Hair • and? ■. Dandruff, <. Coinbinse made v- up. Natural,; Hair-pads, ii Mrs: Rollcstor. (over.;. Carroll's). U Willis Street.; 'PhoneUSfc-Adrti'"'"" ' >y " ■

Complaints ln'Teferoncof to.'minor i • lanlts in the.electric lighting service fell thick and fast on the City lighting Department after,- lost week's gale, and tho staff: had to work day and night-to sot things iu ( order. Tho" private lighting i was attended'to first, 1 and.it was-not until, yestcrdaytlmt' the last of the damago done to/ the public lighting was -finally fixod.up. A largo, number of metallio filament street lumps suffered severely is the eale. --.;;■'- -■'.:.- •'.-:'•'•. Vv •''■.'.-.

■At. -about' 8.30 p.m. "oh Fridayi Mrs. White, ! of Panioll,; Auckland, 'made tha discovory that".; someone had' evidently hwln in ono of: the bedrooms of, hor' house. Ou; going upstairs into-'tho,; room she found that the' drawers, of a duchess pair had been ransacked.; Only;a fow articles or. jewellery, .however; wcro ; stolon,' Iho thief apparently having made a hurried exit owing, to hearing footsteps in the lower rooms. On tho same 'evening,, about tf.no o'clocl;, : another house' in Parhell— that of Mr. Bart. Kent; (president,of the Auckland Chamber ■ of Commerce)—nua entered.. ;,Mr'' Kent, and .his '■■ wife' were downstairs, wlio'n they heard voices ia the upper part of tho house, Thoy wcr« about to investigate, when a firebcU-rang out and distracted their attention for tha timo.boing. vA.few, • minutes later Mr. Kent went itipstairs and found that th» drawers of a;duchess pair had been taken out and, emptied on- the balcony. Several articles of joweUory were, stolen, amounting'jjin value ,to about ,4*lo. fortunate that the thieves were again disturtied," or,their haul might have been considerablygreater. The polieo'are of opinion that the iumo principals.' wera concerned in botli operations.';• They had evidently '■; gained access. to the : buikhnga by climoiug the verandah posts.. l .'.

.Pi-caching at Phillipstowh (Canterbury) on Sunday night, the Rev. H.- E. linsor 6aid in- regard' to the approaching New, Year that the, neurotic idea : had...been" , fostered that men's actions^' during the year, wcro'entered; up against, them oa a charge snoot' v which; they sat down'to' .'eortsi(ior very .solemnly- and very gloomily. during ; the dying ihounr of the-old year. had 'been-taught to regard God in l tho light.of a presiding magistrate, who could be cajoled by a few sobs and: ;a f«T?'lrj-sterical prayer* on New Year's Eve. to'.- wipe out. their offences and give' them": a "clean: sheet to ;start;' the :-Now ; :'Ycarwithi;\:::',': Convincing evidence of the exceptional heat of tho previous two or-three day* was brought to tho "Southland ■ Times" office ■on Thursday last, in '; the; form of two partially-Toasted apples' plucked in an.■ orohard at East Inveroargill..;■; Ag--patently,:the access of heat in.the sun-,, light. was'*.more' than.• the;./green' fruit oould absorb, and tho effect'was, not to ripen-but ■■ to roast : the' apples', ->.. That! apples': looked ' as If-they ­ocn ta " ait oven.for'a'quarter., of an'.hour. r . ; Word, was;-.received' in: .Tiinaru oa ■Thursday by telephone'; fro'in. : the. Her. | mitage, Ihat Captaiii Head (who recently, /'captured"; 'Mount .Aspiring} accompanied by Mr.'t. iEarle and Guides J.', Clark, and. Ai Graham,' on -Wednesday morning .ascended'.'Jilount. Sefton, from,. orn-sido.'.v/They;,reachod' the .summit (it 8.45 a.m,i'» and were seen :;by .telesnopt/ from. tho A Hermitage. Mount Sefton luid been climbed 'once before,'by .Mr.*. FiU; - gcrald and ■ GuidonZurbriggen..:

■ / : At,-tho' breaking;,up/.of--the.'/Eoiriaaft : Catholic'. Boys'. School' at»>Timaru,-. last; 1 ; 1 ; week .it. was,announced 'that/th«.!inspeo';. , ; ''-. . tors to .'the, South Canterbury.;Boa'rd'of, (■:. Education hail: reported/very; favourably-/;' upon the/work .done at, ;the;;school,-Two';■■/ •of the ;'• boys .obtained a ; high -..iplaboi'in/'; the scholarship /examinations in'connoo l - /-. .tion ; '\nth•/: tho; Marist Brothers'';bursa-, ■;. ries i / and, as - rpgards ', 6port,: the' 66h0b1;!,.; cloven' gained :';■' tho /championshipi\, forcricket ../in, South- Canterbury'for :flv« '■■ years;in succession, and this:year,: gained /v tho swimming, shiold_,and football ban- :'-X; ner. Tho trophies,ivon wdro'valued-at- '-;.' .lfom^^^t6;a^o.^//•^;..,;l4:^v:y';^.^:^)■. '■'' Mr. : lverson, l of Alexandre (Otagpj,. •' 'plying:to'' the ;report/by,/Mr./Edgar. ]?..'■ Stead. to, tho;, Canterbury /Acclimatisation /;.', Sooioty;' concerning.'tho,,.value of^ho./lit-.":" tie/owls, says:—"Mr, Stead seems;tomis-v ' ; trustNauy,: stateraent/'coming, from,' Otago / about .any good ; done by '.the', owls.' Ther« ;.' 'js no- doubt ? :that I 'they;'may ..attack the',, :uativo:.;bitds-;as''.well-as;/tn«> imported..;.';■'. ones,'but;- tho native birds. are''extiiipt\.v ■as- fariis'-our „is concerned;and ■■.-,' « wcro they^-■ hot,-sontimont, must) give, way/:; to/urgent' necessity. •'/Mr.' Stead, lh' every : , particular, taoity'.admits;/ the eflicabyi , ! i to destroy .the. native' birds,-but' labour*,., : to'/ contradict { his own / state'raehts: when ? . 'imported /ones - are in question,; and Iram.' / ~ this; I; an*inclined to think that he, ha*'., not.'; carefully, studied: the habits \of, th»\ little' grey/owls." ■ ///'. \\x-ijr\-\X^\r : .-l:;i* .

-.'■ Most, of the yachts and motoi lannobe* ■ ./ which left Auckland oh-Friday last for ;:' the Christmas cruise.!returned/to:.port .-' ■ yefiterday.; ; mbrningr,or f overnight' (writei.;.; bur qorrespondont). ;i Boisterous weather/ ;' prevailed,'making anything in the nature , ':' i .0)/ a oruise .impossible. - Some thirty-fiva ;.". boats'brought up at ; i Kawau. oh; Friday i.V night, ; and remained at anchor tnerbVwi-'./. tit Monday. -, The '/yacht, Matangi-ven-' l ,;,?.' ,'turcd out on Sunday,;! but bad; not'prbv;. ceeded s far. when her: boom- snapped, and .■■ .''-' she had ~to;, put. baokV -, • A?'number; 01-f.;..; boats also found',.their'way;to Waiheke,■;;•..i but,had;to,rom'ain at.nnohorag'e througt« % ?, but the holidays'.; /<Aocording. to a tele« ; l > phono.;'message received from; Mr, ,Gor- jVv.' don,/of ,'Awarba 1 Bay,provisionsV; ran 0 [ \ . snort in '•' some..-.0f,. the..boats, ? and.;':th«''v-V; ? , crews, walked 6om'o distance'to bis housei'::'..' : - for;' Half-a; dozen' or more -oi" ;,.• - , the//Waiheke 'bbats.'came/.up'i yesterday,/;/ , .morning; and tho,rest .arrived during; th«>'■ .-?,.- i afternoon..:, : Yachtsmen desbribe the gals',;; J; .'as. the. worstexperienced, in Auckland at'.".'.' this' during the past, throe yeaijS.; s :: '^ : , : ■•'; ; 'Wliile; the-;population 'of ■ Auoklantl it -(i'\ ion .tho';increase, /the provision madof bji'" ■; the: Hallway. Department/for handling /.» ;■;*;■ orowdbn holiday occasions dobs not "siiem"/ to' improve in a corresponding,dogree.\*'Oa;V '<- Monday (writes:our Auckland]oqrrospon-/;'-,'..} dent) there was taore- dissatisfaction than ';:,■;', ovor. previously, especially at ,the Auck»\V :-' land Kailway:Stahou,> where 'mu'oh.inv; convenience; was bawled .by the: scramb-i;';/; ling;• to/procure tickets at the;miserable' '-? boxiS,and; small pikebn-holos ;u6ed :[as !r .;.; issuing- offices... To rjlako. matters. woißo, : '.''\ the -gates wero kept' ! 'closbd : -at: intorv'ibi • i' ■-- between, the departure of arrival.ofrpir-,;.;,: tain:,trains, with the result,that;a- sutr-'':/'; ing: mass' of men, women;', irad ohildien/;;,-•.' yaß;.tobo-seeriliko;Bhecp penned;in the;i,o>. euclosuve. AVheri a train did arrive, .aiad','?, ■ jtho.'gtttes' opened ;;to> lot; ; the.. peoplo;;/ through, .the crowd i would rush .through ■.'.' madly, ticket checking, being,' practically/: *-V. impossible. ;• .'Then'.would •-•;• follow-'..■■ : .';aa.':lj'.!/ v other -scramble for tho bpen; or. covered- : : in trucks; arid the overloaded lram!;would\i- l i; .starts qut;for:'Eller6lieY''thc'lmpreiftttOM.:■,-'■.},.! of,, pas'sengci's ". adding'■■• strpng':: oolclur'; to':-:. ■(•■ tho .prbceediiigs V.Tho Depa'rtm'ent':charge'iy.. ■■'■ passengers one; shilling return; faro to r tne !-; ' : course,'', an amount',' which-,iis ■ much^Wis;V 'excess of, tho'fare, charged, to Ellerslieji l :'; ' Station. further." along .the i lino -on: brdin ; '; :;!;■: aty;days( : 'Tho elcctrio trams -werolrttn-V''-ning people: out: to the'races with a;con-, i.; : ' :tinuous. eonvieo; ■ ay'contrast''.that?;!wos';,':; muoh' commontcd' upbh.V->.V "-.AK'M-i^^i:-

■' •" The. Tiro \ brigade' : received a; call: at 'B.39>lust :«voning, p ,to; a.small outbroak'Jn. :a '. -tour-roomed, unoccupied, 'housc^rin<; •.Wadostowiu: v Slight, dajnago/ivas ' dono to; the walls ;iri' r .tho passage-., \ The Jioobo, is owned: by: Mr.;E. Rennor, and is iasnrcd in,th6:Comincroial;;tJnifln Office for

■A l'rcss Association lolcgratn l front Foilding iccords the doatk of Mr. Jauica llonvy Uhuppell, who limited in Welling- 1 -Jon in 18H. Ho died on Sunday at thfl J ago of 73 years. Deceased was a well* known local builder and contractor. In t'JOG he removed to TciMing, whom ho and Mrs. Chappoll have sincu been rosid- J ing \iilh a married daughter. Originally . from Bath, in liugland,,deceased in Aovf Zealand by the ship Bur-nan,' Being of a retiring disposition, Mr. Chap- , pell noicr entered into public llfo.' He v-as, hoi.oier, a member of the Antipodean Lodge. Deceased lea>os a Widow and n family of three married daughters and a son. Ills daughters are: Mrs. J. M. May, of Blenheim, Mrs. David Whis- ' ker. and Mrs. Duncan- Whisker, both of ' reildmg. The only sou, is iMr, Edward Chappoll, of Nelson, Sun I ring deceased ' are also threo married sisUvs, llrs. 0. Ji. Bvans; of BoulcoU Street, WelKi/irton, Mrs.>almon, of Wellington, and folriirfr of Jwiapoi, and Mrs. Muir. vifu i/Mt. AUan Miiir, of Iho "Poverty Boj Her- ' aid. ,1110 Into Mr. Cnanimll resided for many years ue\t the bridge in E w . ton louaco (off Wellington Tcriaco).