LOCALS AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 706, 4 January 1910, Page 4

LOCALS AND GENERAL.

':'When the-preinißes of and-; George; -drapers; •■ Cuba Street, "were 1 opened :up -yesterday ;i morning,: it/'was iound-- that ■ had 'been tho shop'during the holidays; and : ah' unsuccessful; attempt had'; been;, made., to open,' the ' safe ■ with' a - chisel -and ■ screwdriveri...The; adjoining premises, occupied by.^Mr.Pearcerbbotmak/Br,' were also ransacked.. was'effected: from; the rear, in both instancesj :.and: losses'o£-ar-ticles of-stock are reported/by the , ocbupants .of:' the shops:i ; ;; .i > ■';; ■;'. ; v .' ::""-. '-'■ -A'lifebuoy, bearing;-the" name. 'rWales,' , has • been -forwarded to the: Collector of Customs,..'Mr.?:-Charles S." Nixon;' < The buoy was picked: iip r on-'the! beach at l.oint Jerningham.on 'Saturday-morning by ; Mr^Wii-'J.-- Lyon,' of :Maida Vale' Road. :'.'>Fhen the'st6amer, ; iia'raroa was'leaving the .Queen's ; Wharf ■ for;'Picton on -Mon-' day morning, • a: ,'number of the ipassea,'gers s£atqd,.'that-.'they saw'a body'floatinß in the.;water.;; The'.police took the' matter up, butvso far no further, sign, of the .body has :been ; <Teported.- It :is "thought possible that the' body may' be. that- of /a ■ man , who^as'been .missing from pillowbank boardinghouse;,for'■•■ over, a; week. : '.' ;, -.;'; ■ ..Suspicion "ribeen .. by .movements,-.:abouti a'- certain .'house -,in PipiteavStreet,; Suh:in6Dector ;Norwood n °i'' otation-Sergeanit ~ fiarby, "together 'With, a; nuinbor :of constables,■'. advanced 1 on theihouse-yesterdayiafternoonjand seized •a quantity'of beer. and' .'whisky.; 'A;charge of sly.grog-selling,is to be laid as a result of vtaojraid. ; -;.: ; ■■';-\;:v..;:;p;.;;; ; ./,./.:-.-.: 4- :T^e QOSires-to with!' thanks further contributions to: the patients'- Christ: W^^UTiz/:, Messrs.: J;: Staples , 'and ;;55.;:; Mr.-M:. ;Eichelbaumi fl': -Is-I-:.:.Pr,,; Collins, -VMr. I, '. George AVinder,,losi l ';Messrs:: George toys; distributed-at. ;llotner..; Christmas,'-; ," V, -~ -:v'-. -•-..;• .:■ ; ■ ■v.l'he warship:'ChailenEer- arrived in !port ■from- Lyttelton yesterday,'morning, "'and' spent the greater • part' of'the day loading' bunker;.coal.. ! ' ;'i J: -A:';.-.:;- /.■;.-' ■; ; ; ■ -.■:.■..; W:The;^'ork;;of. forming-'a Klerks'.-vuiioh- "}? YV 11 ' ; -slowly- but ;6teadily,, and .those. who' : are interesting the;.movement-have hopes |-that,it; f wiJ.l;be broughtto-.a head -fairlyI eariyin ; (says , Daify-Times^').:.Quite;a number:of male clerics shavo;;:■ aiready.^eipiedl--..their willingness to.,become-members.'. ,; The : female clerJts who. have approved of the proposed ■ H. n jon;ate not so numerous,;but there is ; little idoubt : that i the ladies will gi V e f the' ■?, r E a . n 1 l 1 s «i° 11 Jheir support,, for it is stated at -.will;benefit:.them, -mi. a 'greater -degree than- it will -the' men.' The : organisers' have 'received .a', large: quantity of: literature relating ito the. union from Auckland and Australia, and when,the holidays are; past: ..will .-.-,• display: ■>.. some .considerable .actmty.iJii.their.-wbrk.: <:.:■■--'•■;.•■■■'■ ■ i,' ■■

\i A--sensational record 'has been made" at :Brooklaads:, (U.S. : A.)".'by.'Hemery,v the famous Continental racing,' motpristy who .finished second in thp last Grand Prix. -Driving, a 90-h.p. ■. Beuz, ; he>;beat '-theworlds records: for' the flying ■and;flyjng.kiloinetrc,'travelling weir.over' ,tw6.:.miles' a- r minute..{ : Sα ;higlr was!the speed ho attained, and so importantvwerc the 1 records', made, that the .Brooklands' Chib only announced approximate, figures, with a; viewi.to the tapes on the electrical; timing apparatus -.being' carefully studied with ■ a .micrometer.; Over the flying halfmile, Hemery travelled 'at: 127J ■ miles- an' hour,; and-his' 6peed : over the^flyingkilp-metro-was/at..the v rate of; 126 : : miles -,an ; hour.,.. The..previous. , ;flying half-mile, r.eoord was',made,at-Brooklands 'oh November/ 18, .i 908, ' ;: by. 1 ;: Frank- Newton/ "■'-■ travelled.: at. 119.84 .miles'.an houiv. Other, speeds accomplished v by'..Hemery;': l over .various .■ distances- were:—Stehding ■' mile; 87,' miles ■an;hpur;,'standing:half-mile, : 70 miles' an hour;, flyins mile,'ai6.miles an hour; /standing : ; kilometre,: -It- miles 'ah hour.;',■;'..';■•_' ■ . .:;'--iy". ..■■■-.■ /;'■ !,V.''••.■■.'v' , .-;.'■.■■:■:, ■•• ': : 'iMr.i J. J. : Collins occupied .-the-'chair' at .a meeting of. the- Northern : Bowling; As-, sociatioh held last;evening to discuss de--tails in : connection; with.' the programme of .the.championship tournament to com-, mence ;on'Vthe.. city■;greens'.":,on .Monday, ' nextr • The" chief business of'.' the, meeting. .was , the,'proposition' from'■:the secretary (Mr.-'J.: B. ilentiplay); to rescind I ,the resolution debarringiwihners.of sections ; in the rink', contest'from .competing :in,the E' airs.. ■;This;';rule,'the secretary stated,i ad'not been: favourably received among :the.players, and ho was of opinion -that 'it ,would b'e'-wise■ to make the'alteration";. After .a-.discussion- as to how '.the.newlar- : rangement. would fitv in'/'! the', secretary's proposal was agreed to unanimously. This, .will'-mean-\that,'Monday, iTue'sday,'-arid Wednesday will be devpted. to sectionalrink plAy; (three -games of. 21 heads- per day). , : Thursday will' bo devoted , to" sectional .pairs' play:. (four, games of ' '21 heads), leaving Friday', and Saturday for the semi-final;, and final, matches-in,'both contests. ;, ; - '.' '.■'. .'■.■ : --- : ;--' ; : '•'. ..:.v'',-; .■,■.-■■'. .;''■; ~^ J ,JThe.Magistrate's Court, which has been ; sitting at 9 a.m. during the holidays, will resume its 30..o'clock' sittings this 'morning.;;:.. ; ;•,-:.;::■'- '•■ ;,';.;: M--Vk'-''^ : ;'.';..v.■'■';' - Thp Eev; Q. T. Brook' e, Methodist Home Mission ■ Secretary,' has issued - a; statement of his: work since' "the; appointment in April last.; "With the bxcebiion- of three circuits', ho, has visited, air the circuits in the .Wauganui,■;. Wellington, and' Can.torbury.'.eristricts, : The : financial results of. his canvass are ; as follow:—Wanganui district, 169 new subscribers,: with donations or subscriptions amounting, to Wcllington, 14fi subsoribersv, donating' or subscribing ;, and , Canterbury, 2fll subscribers and income .£385; total for the. three districts/. 570 - now: subscribers and '.-£!7i : : increased : income. 'Nelson, Otago,.'arid Auckland districts ; ,havo yet to be worked. '. L ' ■ • v '."■--.' ■■•■'

A bookmaker who is alleged'■ to have made a bet with an infant at the Petone .Trotting meeting on Saturday • is ,to be proceeded against in :the: S.M. Court .within the next week, or so. 7 .■■'■•■: Dor Excellency the Countess of Dudley has received from Messrs. Chatto and Windus, of London, a copy of the."Life of Melba," by Miss Agnes Murphy, which is a replica of the-volume presented to .Her Majesty Queen: Alexandra, -.. .- '•;;■'.'• : , The \inter-company rifle match, Wanganui Highland Rifles versus .the Wellington Highland Rifles, fired during the progress of tho Wellington District Championship meeting at Trentham, resulted in a'.win for the home.team by 24 points Three-ranges were taken, 200, 500, 'and GOO yards, seven shots at'each.-At-200 yards, Wellington scored 273, ' while' tho Wanganui Highlanders totted up 278 The -Wellington .men gained •'. at the 500 yards- range, their score being 279, as against- 256 mado by .the. visitors. /At the last;-, rahgo, the Wellington Highlanders gained six points more, and, at tho conclusion of firing,-, the 'grand, .'aggregates were.: Wellington, : 798 ;■ Wanganui, 774. I his annual competition is now in its sixth year, Wellington having been victorious/on four occasions;;.-■'.. ■■'■'-■ ' , -.-. .An interim dividend of 10 per. cent 7 for the half-year ended' September 30, 1909 has been, declared by the directors of. the National Bank of:. New Zealand, Ltd.- ; . . The t Bank" of : Australasia ■.will open a" branch office ■ at Tauranga- on : January 6 ■next." ■■;'.;. :•;-;■.;;.■/,■■■■■;■ :': -0.. "it/ ■.'.;■ ?■ ,'■