LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An advertisement on; page 2 of this issue contains a notification as to the roilway arrangements in connection with the Horowhenua A. and P. Show, to be held at' Levin' to-morrow.' This advertisement, which, in pursuance ,i>f its policy of boycotting The Dominion, the Ward Administration has supplied.• to V the; journals that support the Ministry, is printed by lis on our own behalf in order that our public may not be penalised for our political opinions. /' . The postal authorities advise that the Moeraki, which left Sydney on Saturday for Wellington, has board an English and Australian mail, which is duo on Wednesday morning. The Maviposa, which left San Francisco for Papeete on February 2, is bringing 273 . bags of mail for the Dominion, The mails are due in Wellington by the Hauroto on March 1. '■ . . '

Work ho? begun on. a now ' railway station for Ifevin, soaie dozen men com, mencing operation on Saturday morning. The platform, wnii}h will be some 600 ft. long, is to be a short distance to the touth of the present one, and a verandah is to be constructed. It anticipated that the work vrill occupy jibout three months.

A. notice to mariners, shortly to be gazetted, states that a light vessel, showing a bright light all round the horizon, has'been placed on'the shoal in Auckland harbour (7} cables NJ3. of North Head) on which the s.s. Kaipara stiuck. A large red buoy will be moored close to and outside the light vessel. The magnetic bearings of the light are Mount Victoria flagstaff, S. 62deg. W.; and Bean Kock lighthouse, S. SOdeg. E. The charts affected are Admiralty Plana 1970, 1896 and New Zealand Pilot eighth edition 1998, Chapter 11, page 36.

"Rumour has been busy for some time past concerning alleged misconduct of certain members of 'the Wellington representative, cricket .team: whioh visited Auckland at Christmas. The matter-has been discussed by the Crickeit. Association :in ■ committee" several times, and last evening a decision was given. The .oommittee . passed 1 the following resolution:—"That the Management. Committee have inquired: into the conduct of the Wellington representative team whilst : on tour in' Auckland, and having received reports from the, captain' of the team and. the manager of the Central Hotel, and after hearing the chairman's report, they are satisfied that the, statements of alleged misconduct against the team have been grossly exaggerated, and do' not call for,.further action."-.

■ A story, was told in the press a few days ago about a man who . won the confidence of a local jeweller by representing himself to • bo' Brady, a well-known Auckland jockey, and, after ordering a specially-engraved 'bracelet, borrowed £2. from him. .'.The affair was reported to. the police yesterday, and Detective Connolly arrested a man named George Maodonald, alias Julian, on a charge of obtaining £2 by false pretences from a Cuba Street jeweller.'.

.The revenue from the: Electric lighting' Department of the city' for the first nine months, of the financial year, which closes on March 31, totals £36,462, which is; £702 better than the ; figuxes for the'first'nine, months of '.the previous year. , The net credit balance, for ■ the period is given as .£3353, , as.., against: £5536 for the sanie period' of the; previous year. - V,'

A conference between the Minister" for Eailways ,(the Hon.J. A. Millar) and ,the Kailmay ■ .Department's traffic ' managers was opened yesterday,' and is expected to conclude 'to-day./ The, conference ; is understood to /be considering- projected amendments to the new time-tables, the proposed, reduction; in the facilities for forwarding small quantities of goods to minor stations, questions; connected /with the. service. If any altera.-' tions to: the time-tables are resolved upon 'as the result of the conference, 1 they will probably be .included in the March num. per of the ■ Railway; Guide.'/'.The following officers are/' attending;', the V conference :—Mr.' Buxton (chief traffic manager), and the following, district traffic .managers,;—Messrs./Bowles (Auckland), .Armstrong ; (Wanganui), ■ .Whitoombe. (Wellington), ■; Stringleman ;(Christchurch), Pi^er' (D.unedin), yand. Bribner (livercar-

' At the'invitation 1 of. the -Wellington Ministers''; Association,,; a ' meeting of ministers:..' and . office-bearers .of ' city ■■ and suburban; churches was held at /the Y.M.CjL. rooms last night to make'arrangements for the - mission tobo; con-, ducted by Dr. Henry, of. Los Angeles, in this 'city ,in April. The Bev. J. .Kennedy Elliott presided.','. On' the! motion ,of Dr. Gibb, the; meeting' .affirmed ; its' appreciation of Dr..Henrjrs'Vork,' and resolved to do its utmost to assist in. making the sion a, Buccess.. Those present then formed themselves into a General ComtmUee, and prooeeded, to;, elect an. executive :of four representatives /from - . .each . 'church. Churches ..unrepresented /at .the;"meeting are to bo asked . to elect their own representatives. Tho Eev. J. ,K.' Elliott , was elected chairman /of the' executive: >-. the Kev. J. S. Clarke and Mr. H. N. Holmes joint secretaries;. -and Mr. Kersley treasurer. In- order to/meet N' the ? convenience of the Auckland churches, it was decided that Dr. Henry should hold his mission here in April insteadv?of . . May as first announced. -

An important scheme of-reclassification is^to-.IM/carried ■ out at the Auckland Public. library this week, for which purpose the , institution, will (be. olosed ;for eight days. The need for' an/ improved has long- 'Tbeehrecognised). and when'ihe authorities secured-the. services cf-Mr.;'P.;H.- Wpods, :an: English expert, who happened to be in Auckland,it was decided Jhat;; he v' : should-" the, "feclrissification- /upon i the. system-:eVolvett br Mr. Dewey, who was for .20- years Ltirarian of the New York library.'-,-The: scheme consists of .a' division,/. upon a scientific basis, of ,the ; various classes of reference books such as general works, sociology,. religion, philology,/, etc:,' / into, sections -and/subsections, 'so ; that : V.any. - book: may be easily located by tracing the.,4umbe'r/ofthe/volnme,of/the. subsection, and o£ the.section, aS'the. case' may. be."..The/Dewey system has beon adopted : in. the leading libraries .of England.. ■ :' v - ;-/■/ ■ i." :! ; A case'in which considerable interest is manifested is set. down for hearing at the sittings, of the Supreme Court in Palmeraton. North on'- Thursday. /J. - A. Walsh, commission agent, of Pahiatua, is claiming/a'sum of damages from;F. C. Turner, butcher,-' of Eketahuriaj as damages on- account, of certain statements alleged to have- been made by- the defendant. The case has arison over alleged incidents in club life in the Porty-Milo Bush. Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., is actr ing- for; plaintiff," and' Mr. Myers for .'defendant.;/- y- '/'y/:- ■.■';;;.■ ■' /;/■/

The general conferonco on education will bo .held in ilio. Legislative.' Council .Chamber, 'and will oommence .at 10 a.m. next Thursday.' -The delegates .will'./be,welcomed by the Minister for Education (the Hon: G. Fowlds), and Mr. G. ■ Hogbon (Inspector-General of Schools) will preside at'.'the sittings. The principal object c[ the conference' is to discuss, means of coordinating the different branches of Educational activity, and the forty-nine delegates who have been invited were selected Ayi.th that,view.' The conference'will last three' days.

A special meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday'opening to fflakai and levy a special rate 'of 4Jd. in the £ on the rateable value (on tho basis of tho unimproved value) of all .rateable property within ithat part ! of the City <of Wellington formerly: known as, the South Ward. of the Borough 'ot 1 Onslow,. to; pro-' vide interest and other charges on a, special loan- of ,£33,000 authorised, to bo •raised to. provide for the construction! of the Wadestown tramwaj

Although the first circular sent out by the Industrial Association reference, to the industrial exhibition to be held in Wellington was; forwarded, before details had been arranged; a satisfactory response has already 'been .received;in' applications fop, space.■- Since the circulars. were, sent out it has- been decided. to open the exhibition in' the Harbour Board's "U", shed oivMay 2i,(Fmpire Day); 1 and to ieep it going until June 29, Dp to yesterday applications. 1 had,. been received' for '1500;, square of. space,. and' a considerable number of business ' people had ; notified their intention of exhibiting. v-A-iowting. of tho'lndustrial Association is to be this evening, : when finance, space, education and entertainment committees will be formed to enable.matters to be got well under way for the opening of tho exhibition. ■ •'•' .' •''; -

It ia said that when Dr., Johnson yas reading Butler V"Analogy" lie drank'-li cups of strong tea before he finished the first two".-, chapter's, through the combined- effects of tea and theology, finished . the -volume a more confirmed hypochondriac than ever .he was .before. In a mild little attemnt- to popularise the stores of . literature' within their keeping, the Melbourne Public tibraiy trustees have - turned their . attention -to tea also, but .with hopes ,of -results muoh more'pleasant. The idea is .to provide readers who visit the. institution -with the opportunity of obtaining light; refreshments without serious interruption to their literary.or other researches.; Refreshment rooms are to be established beneath the Stawell Gallery, and will bo open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. By this innovation the library trustees hope to meet the convenience of users of the library who may: require to spend hours over their tasks. The trustees as ;ti body have heretofore been distinguishes chiefly by their orusty- conservatism arid their inability to lift themselves out of the old groove, so that any .manifestation ot a desire on their part to recognise the olaips of public oopvenienco is a matter for congratulation.—Melbourne "Age.". Shampooing, Clipping. Hairdrosslng, Manicuring, Pace Massage, Treatment of Falling Hair and Dandruff, ■ Combings made. up. Natural Hair-pads. Mrs. Bolleston (over Carroll's), 14 Willis Street. 'Ph-me 1689 i Advt.

At Mount Cook Police Court Vcster-* day, before Mr. Horaoe Baker, J.P., one first. 1 , offender was fined ,ss. for drunken- - ness.; . Jas. M'Donald, on a similar charge, was convicted and discharged, William Wallace:was fined 205.,, in do., fault four days' imprisonment, and'Jnou i Mleod, 10s.; or. 48 hours' ; imprisonment. Henry. Jago Crocker, for' being : drunk and disorderly, was fined 405., in default seven days?.imprisonment ' i ; The fire brigade received a call to Ko. 4 Marion Street at 9.33 o'clock last night. It was found that an incipient fire: had occurred in a bedroom in a boarding'., house, occupied by Mrs. Mary, Shepherd. The damage was trifling, .affecting only a chest of drawers arid contents. Before

the arrival of the brigade: the : inmates had extinguished ; the outbreak. • ' It: is reported that the origin -of the fire waa a match which had been accidentally thrown down. '. • •

Further: particulars, regarding; the. .vio-. lent storm at Brewarrina, New South. Wales, shows/that-the cyclone was -,the>: most disastrous ever experienced - m those parts. About'6.3o p.m. on Friday,: January 28/ heaps of rotary clouds , banked up in the' south-east, and tha wind blew with considerable' force; culminating in a terrible cyclone, with appalling results. - Bain: simply 'pelted down; and later-hailstones of great size and\varied shapes fell for fully Kali ; an hour. It js .estimated that during the time the storm lasted about six inches; of rain-fell. A vast amount of damage was done. . Birds were killed, as->wSl as rabbits, dogs,- and even opossums. Thousands of sparrows and swallows were • killed :in' the streets. Fowls fell from : then' roosts, and even; could be ■ seen, running on the main thoroughfares, and in some instances'- dropping dead under verandahs. . The visitation lastedan hour and a half, and-proceeded ia, a, zigzag .course along a strip , of. country,:' probably not more than .half ' a;;mila- in ; ; width. It ...was; very fitful,' and- ; - there;' were some: tremendously' heavy, blasts of wind, the velocity of which' ooijld hardly be';, estimated. ; Trees, were;- uprooted, ana), those. that stood were denuded, of every • vestige of foliage, and the whole country - and town presented a sad spectacle, pubho buildings, business houses, churches,- and dwellings being wrecked -inall dire> tions, and the whole. town literally strewn ~ with debris and corrugated iron. Timber was carried in l many instances over a quarter of a mile. Brick buildings , tha t■' had,: weatheredthe; fiercest /•; galea gave way before the cyclonic foroo of the wind, and: there"remained fewer .than-,a dozen houses • that escaped; serious damage, the full value or which is esti* mated at from £10,000 to £15,000. '■

r A settlement//has beon arrived at through .the.'medium of the Auckland; '\/ Conciliation .Council in oonncction 'with '/ /v the dispute .between -the; Brewers' and Wine; and Spirit Merchants Employees' A;:.'/ Union and Messrs. Hetncock and Co., ; v coupledwiththe/names of. 25.other/em-:".; ■/ plovers. A 46-hour week is to. bo observed in breweries ■ and .malt-houses, and vA a 48-hour week; in bottlmg-houses. In tha matter of wages- tho Mlowing; minimunM i■ >- ■ haye been fixed:—Leading hand in cellar, > .£2 15s. per week; brewery and malthouse labourers,/ Is., oid.:_per']iour,|,orwE2 , i , Bs. per week; men working in chilling* rooms, 4s.' per*; week extra to tho amount - paid ordinary ■ brewery • labourers ; > nigM v .. cellarmen,; i:2:los.' per week; - bottling-, ,; house labourers, , lljd. per hour,'6r ,JE2 55./-' A; 1 per weekcasual ; labour, Is.'. per /hour:;; ■ The rates: for , overtime;.! are:—Brewery V A .labourers and malt-house men,: Is;. .4d;:par /.; ;;/; hour; Sunday work, Is. 4d. per horur;bot- - tling-house workers, Is- 2d. per,hour;-all-:; / work; done' on' holidays, Is./ 6di';per' hour.< The: age -limit:'for the .employment-of youths''has - been 'raised; from •14to 17 : years, ; while this; clasj of -..workers 1 have •; A also been granted an increase: of- wages.; A■■■■'*. No alterations were, made;, inregard to -/-; the; preference - and J - under-rate workera /.",-.' ..clause :of the "award.' 'A: v.;/./'; " ;. ■ -.A; ■