LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 703, 31 December 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Dokimon will be published ag\ ] usual to-morrow (New Year's Day). ' The postal authorities advise that the ' Maheno, which left Sydney on Wednes- ' day, December 29, for Auckland, has on '< board an English and Australian mail, ' also an Amencan mail, \ia Vancouver, i which is due hero on Monday nest, Jan- i uary 3, by the Auckland express. Commencing on January 1) Pongaroa, ' some forty miles back from the Pahiatua railway, station, will b8 connected ' with' Wellington by a > daily ' mail ser\ice The mail ( coach will leave Pahiatua about 2.30 p.m. and will connect with' tho tram which arrives in Wellington Betwoen 8 and 9 p.m. With the exception of some eighteen chains, the mam road between Pahiatua and Pongaroa is metalled, the last mile having been finished last week Daily services on January 1 will alio connect Eongomai, Tane, Kaitawa, and Mangaramarama with Wellington, while, Konim and Eamua will bo a day law from Wellington. The third Tool sale of the season under the auspicosof tho Wellington Woolbrokers' Association will bo hold at the Town Hall on Monday, January 3, at 9 am. , A case of extreme absent-mindedness came under the notice of the Wellington police yesterday. It > happened that a lady,'who travelled by car to Newtown yesterday afternoon with a gentleman, left her hand-bag on the seat when she left the tram at the terminus. The satchel contained .£62 10s. m gold, and about ,£IOO worth of jewellery. Tho conductor handed the valuables to the police, and, on her arrival at the station, the distress 'of the lady was turned into joy. She leaves by the Athenic this morning. > , Twojve months ago (says our Peilding correspondent) a Colyton man's 11 father wrote to him from the Old Country, and the envelope was plainly addressed to "Colyton, Wellington Province." i Yet , /that letter never saw Colyton. It bears the Auckland, the Wellington, and the Main Trunk marks, and tho word "unclaimed." After being" so stamped it went to, the writer and, at last, it now reaches Colyton, with a covering letter from tho original writer, wondering what went wrong with the New Zealand, postal service. ■> The General Synod of the Anglican Church of New Zealand is to assemble for tho transaction of business at the Masonic Hall, Boulcott Street, on Janu'ary 20,' and will bo opened by the Primate (Dr. Nevill, Bishop of Dunedin). Before any business is transacted there will bo a celebration of the Holy ..Communion at the Pro-Cathedral, in Mulgrave Street, at which bervice Archdeacon I Avenll,* Bishop-elect of Waiapu, • will preach. * Tho bame evening the Primate I will preside at a great missionary meot- | ing to'bo hold in ,the Town Hall, at which tho Bishops of Auokland (Dr. Nehgan) and Christchurch (Dr. Julius) will, speak. It> is highly probable that Canon Pollock and tho Kev. H. A. Kennedy, now on their way out from London in connection with the General Mission, will attend the synod. , 'Private advice' received from London by Mr. T. Balhnger states that another effort was'made this year by Mr. S. Fortescuo to form a team of English bowlers to tour New Zealand. Writing under dato November 11, Mr. Fortescue says he did'his vory beat, but without success. It is understood that a number of New Zealanders who intend visiting England early in the New Year, are making arrangements to meet in London and commence a species of bowling tour. Although it may not be scientifically possible foT sand to be driven at'such a rato by the wind'that it would perforate an electric light globe, an employee of the City Lighting Department avers that when he was removing a 100 candle power lamp at the Lyall Buy tram terminus, early m the week, he found it, completely perforated. How it had, been done he could not say, and the only reasonable theory was that tho sand oil the beaoh, driven before a hurncano, 'was the 'cause, Unfortunately the lamp is not produced to corroborate the' statement as it was brokon when being removed. Something, after the same stylo is in"evidence v in the Electric Lighting offices, however, in the form of a 50-umdle power electric lamp, pierced by a pea-rifle bullet. Tho lamp was inspected by a reporter, and showed a clean Dullct hole on one side, whilst on the othor side the hole was ragged, and the'glass about it cracked. Otherwise the globe was intact. ► Another curiosity in the hands of the Electric Lighting Department is a lamp globe half-filled'with water. The water was. in the globe when it was taken off a pole, and, except for the liquid, tho lamp is perfect. It was prosumed that there must bo some flaw in the lamp allow the water to got in, but experiments failed to get the water out'or to show how it got in, and no satisfactory theory has been advanced to 'date.' / 'The damaged 22ft. centreboard .boat, ,which was found drifting in,the hifrbour near Kaiwarra on Monday morning, has been claimed by Mr.i W. J. Gaudin. There wero fishing lines in the boat, and the sails were hoisted, so that the owner has reasonable grounds for thinking that some mischievous peoplo took tho boat from her'moorings, spent a couple ol days on the harbour, and then abandoned her. The Telegraph Office will observe the following hours'on Saturday (Now Year's I Day) .—i) a.m. to 4 p m., and 7 p.m.'.to 10 i p.m. The Telephone Exchange will remain open continuously. * ,* I Sport with tho rod at Tokaanu still \ seems to bo good. Tho following catches I are reported lor current week .—Mr. E. Jones, 52' fish, total weight 4141b, largest 141b. j Mr. G. Butler. 12 fash, 1041b., largest HJlb.; Mr. £ L Davies, 8 fish, 80Jlb., largest 151b:, Mr. M. Downs, 31 fish, 2511b., loigest 141b ; Mr 3?. Stubbing, tffish, 1391b, largest 1611b.;; MrE Chase, 19 fish, 136i1b., largest 13jlb. ' The staffs of the providore departments of Home liners coming to New Zealand are often largely mude up of Jil-per-month men, who sign on for the trip out, and 30 or 40 stewards so employed on the Corinthio were discharged a couple of days ago. At this time of'the year, there is a good demand for cooks and waiters, and the immigrants havo almost all been able to find employment. nose arriving in the winter months are not usually so successful At 1210 pm. yestcrday'the Fire Brigade received a call to Hataitai, a quantity of grass having caught alight Another call was received at 8 51 p.m. to tho corner of Herbert and Manners Streets, where it was found that a transformer on a telegraph polo had burnt out. Tho pole was also damaged. , Tho Wellington Provincial Lawi Tennis Association will hold a handicap tournament at Day's Day to-morrow ana Monday. Play will commenco immediately on arrival of the first steamer from town. I ' , In connection with tho New Year bowling tournament to be held to-morrow and Monday, players are requested to start at 9 o clock sharp caoh morning. , A lad of twelve yeais was brought betoro Mr. W. G. Biddell, S.M., at a sitting of tho Juvenilo Clouit yesterday, and charged with the theft of a bicjele (vilue £1), tho propoity of William Murie. He was lomahded until to-day in order that his parents might attend at the hearing of the {charge. Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdresslng, Manicuring, Face Massage, Treatment of falling Hair and Dandruff, Combings mado up. Natural Hair-pads. Mrs RoUostor, (over Carroll'«). 14 Willis S*veet. 'Phono lm-Aivt,

:. Altogether,-192 entries; have ./been. received for the various events : on' the programme for the .• Wellington-' Garrison Riflo Association's. district' championship meeting, to be held ht Trehtham to-mor-row and on Monday, and ther«< is every prospectthat-::,thi's niimber;,;\rill ? ibe fte oreased considerably, by ;.tho ,-timo;tho post entries have been dealt '.with; ■'■ Tlio meeting this year promises to bo a fairly representative. on<). .! Among tho entries received are four;from: Christcliurch, five from Horowhenuii; and; ai big'list: from: tho .- various centres ,in the. Wairarapa.Captain C. Haicourt- l'urner, : Captain: Esson, Lieutenants Roaohe, Hutelion, and' Mee will be m . charge of: tho proceedings, which will : commence to-morrow morning with a seven-shot rapid firing match, open to the public A big Boy ■ Scouts 3P.mp.is to .bo -held at G oil fill's . Eastbourne, next week, the .committee:- of the -Dominion Boy;iScouts'liaving arranged for'a seven-: day . commencing : on January 3 (Monday nest).;- '-v..-;;;.' ••'•••{• The Victorian:. Piscatorial Council; ob- 1 tamed from New. Zealand 110,000 ova' of the .Crown and -Loch Leven trout; which were placed: in the; hatcheryat ■ tha r-Zoo-': logical Gardens. . .Thß ova produced :about 70,000 fry,; a large number, of whioh have been r placed in specially • prepared:: ponds, 50 x 15 by;s: feet .deep, in.the Yarra at; Studley Park,: with-a- duplicate water., fcupply, one from -the .Tarra :and tho other from the Yan Yean. -So: far the results have proved very satisfactory, and the .Piscatorial Council propose to conduct experiments in the artificial breeding .-of.'Victorian- indigenous' fish;:™principally blackfish, with a viorr of a> plentiful supply, being assured;in« tho .'rivers and lakes of Victoria. ~ - AH .yachting and 1 boating men are cautionod; in ,a. district .ordor- issned .yes-: terday 'by liout.-Colonel Banchop. to treat- with circumspection a certain- spot, about 250. yards off the end of - the Petone Wharf, if .they: do not wish: to bo mixed up in . a submarine explosion which is

ueiuft ; . arruugeu. .4Li couueuuunc Wiui•- tno Herotaunga, - aqaatio ■ sports ■ to-morrow.: The iDewsbnry Boad' Wesleyan Church, Leeds, was .completely."destroyed by fire on November 17,': and: only- tho' prompt l exertions "of the firemen prevented. the flames -extending ! to , tie . chapel. "EchooL iWhile, at;'first.. there*was •a; slight: hope of;. siivmg - <£e: building, . the- hope; >soou vanished. Largecl'owds gathercd-from all parts of . the city to watch tho burning, building. spectators were worshippers at the chapel, and ' they : seemed-; greatly impressed by: tho'■ spee-. tacleii ■! The/minister :of .the. chapel (Mr./ Backhouse), ■- surrounded - by, maiiy.; of ■ his congregation,-, watched ,ihe chape burn. With: almost ;heroic promptitude a meet-, meof trustees,hastily;, summoned, J Vras . held j:in tho;. school, ; and . while the . old ■ chapel still. smouldered;'..,the»,:ffcitislee3i' unperturbed by the hissing of the water and , the shouts .-of i.<the-;firemen; decided that ,anew chapel must be built. • The spccial .tram-cars. run-to catch trains oil, Christmas carried -1010'adult, passengers at 6d:'.per:head,Vand 78; • children at 3d. each. , f , i . Pasijcngersjiby ; Auckland ; Maw-Trunk .railway are. continually, cry-; iout- out; for,; a; better >■ servico instates ;-. our Dargaville';;correspondent): ;; Jor -fsome , considerable ;time:f past tho ' traffic : has icompletely; outgrown: the facilities; of '.-the, < :servioe; and-tho sticking up ofthe:,train;on ; is-almost of dailyoccurrence; Last week.travellersvwero quite < exasperated,.; and on Wednesday tho en- ' Bine of :the: express was-,unable. ;to nego-: itiate -thevinclinei .-First of :all the ongino, t ] lbbed; before: reaching - Mount Eden, a and ■ later on .the -traini had .to. bo; divided; in; order;.'to,iTeachi <W»ikumete.i; To.;; those; ,anxious-to-get,to?thoir: destinations,thoso .delays and stoppages :are most;annoying. i -In'|Thb DownioN- last week; (writes our , Dargavillo>! correspondent) -reference . was ■'mado'./torthe'fact, that,: notwithstanding• adefinite ipromise-made-;by'-the;(Prime - ■Minister - : -".-tor- Mr:', Stallworthy,-.';M.P;;» for Kaipara,, that:provision; would/be... made on >the ■ Estimates '' for■! the,-;extension-.: of the railway from Kaihu to Waima, which would ' give access- to ;a. large, and valuable kauri forest, • extending .. from, -Wai'roa tosHokianga,, no satisfaction, has been. received ias -the .result of; subseanent demands 1 that; the promiseibe fulfilled; ■ The; promise . was;: made- before,- last o election; and .-though l ' subsequent >.demands:;.: were made -they* proved; unsuccessfukuntil last week:- sit was only ; after.-- tho message ap-: , peared iU;The ,Domtsign as to.local feel,, ing on-th?.matter-that.Sir. Joseph Ward :telegraphod-.thafc.;-J>2500 placed ■: on v the s Supplementary •Estimates.:w -The: ■ cosfc-'ofthe'.:, extension:,vi;will-;;he;.,about, i >£10,000,, and., when -the/ work jsjidone,• it, will "'given- -animpetasi to; | causo .renewed activity.: in- the timber industry of tho Northern Wairoa..- i i : The-Christohurch.Tramway:Board.carr f rifed 159,998: passengers froM-December.2l ■ to'- 27- .r The i figflreS'-for . the .corresponding,:days -last i week were-155,691 passengers ,andj J81772.—, Press Association. ' ' v The position of tho Judicial Committee of' the'' Privy Gouncilj as - the'.Supreme, Court of Appeal for the '-colonies a lid -.foreign" possessions of-: the-Empire,sbrmjs. it into; contact - with-,some very quaint Uwsuite. It is difficult to imagine a stranger dispute brought 'before:, an -English, iribur, Tiaf'than that involved: lii;;tne. action..of; Raiah Peary Monun Mukerji v. Norendra Nath Mukerji'and others.,-. ;In 1840 a,considerable property was dedioated, to two -idols "for-the'annual,celebrationiiof.wor-, ship .and othor pious'acts" The bet-tlor"-—if ;wev,may-« so, callhim--also, prescribed > tho .order of succession among nis descendants as custodian-priests ' of the idols and their estates. About fifty .years afterwards s disputo arose between. two claimants to tho position of % custodianpriest, ponding tne determination ot which the appellant waß appo.nted receiver? of . the estate .of ; the $ • present suit, which has been going on since 1897, was instituted to make tho appellant pay over the rents and profits of the property. That on - Court -'ofJustice,; should;, .takeMgnisanoe. of suet a matter at all is a striking illustration of that broad-minded toleration. wthef'«Mreise!,.ri;"whiob- v rule is,alone rendered possible. I The' experiment of running the-- two late trams from Newtown > on , Sunday evening was once more justified .at tne end ot last week. The car from Constable Street carried 100 passengers, and tho cat from Newtown 92 passengers. It is stated that over 200 metallic filament ('electric'.' lamps -»were;,broken souring. | last Saturday's hurricane. Damage was done all over the city, but Maranui, lulIbirnie, ; and Halaitai suffered _ most Tho stock-in-trade at the City Electric Lighting Department showroom received a turther addition yesterday, on the arrival- of another/ new,-,stylo,■,-■ 0f.,,, electric. : toaster' and .plate-warmer.'i The neW;toaster.| ■is ; a fiat arrangement,-.,the [toast or ; ,plates liemg placed over the heat instead of /alongside'^tifasi^tteyriliwJst^eSj^lj: A city'hotelkeeper will shortly appear befora the Magistrate; charged, with,ikeep-; ing 1 his; house open: for-,the 6ale of ; liquor.,, on a Sunday. Two -*!■ men were ',- arrested - last evening charged-with fighting in, Chews Lane. ■!. > Mr. : J. : i yacht.-rWaitangi; ;■ re-, turned from the Sounds in-..the - faco_-of thu' stroDg nor'-irester yesterday. Tiie crew had a .very ,rough ,and-,wet. passage.® Kai Iwi beach caught the full foreo of-' the!.gale; off Christmas' night, ■ saysj,the , Wangauui "Chronicle" Tho tents occupied- by ."-tho Maoris -at the-mouth;;of ,-tho.: -Moawhaua Stream wero soon levelled to the - ground; . and' -the.- dcoupants- betook:, themselves-to thoircwinterihouses further Inland.' l Several; pakeha tents shared;, tha same fate,; while ■ windows;, were-broken in. or , two- houses. -- The viow of tho ooast.'-wss mdesoribably fine,. sheats ;o£ spray being lifted .ovor-. the.rclilfs : and;, carried inland., The Post -Offico at: .Rapanui; . a " buildingr.some-teii feet square,; was bowled ovor.; and - over into ■ tho road,: whoro'fit remained .until moved: back. to it 8;; eite!;.next\. morning:..;; Tho . southerly; weather lately has put tho Kai Iwi Stream straight out,, leaving .a;, magni-: ficont stretch of sandy beach at lew tide

Colonel Edward Gorton, one of tlio best known nnd best respected residents on the coast, died at 730 nhi j estorday at I Bulls, whero ho has been sufformg for a long time past, A Pnlmerston Press Association message states that he is to ' bo accorded a military funeial. Dingo Eucalyptus is the healing breath of Nature An absolute cure for i coughs, colds, influenza, and sore throats | Daughter "Oh, but men are so I hideously lacking in telf-control'" i Mother "Don't get feverish about it, dear. If thoy Cerent, most'girls,would ulis old-maids,"