LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

v'.The, Military Court., of. '/Inquiry, .appointed' to "investigate the circumstances surrounding the. alleged fracas ■■which occurred in the'.■ officers':quarters at the' training camp of the Dominion : Scouts at the Hutt Park on Sunday.: last,: will meet on Thursday,- at the Garrison-Hall, Buctle Street, The members of the Court are Lieutenant-Colonel G. P. C. Campbell (not Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron, as', reported yesterday),. and Major Courtney, of.-'the Welliaytm .Garrison -Artillery Division, and Captain Esson, of the Wellington ' City-Eittes. ■■.■-.■ •■■

Spurious' coias are liow fairly thick" in Welhnibn, and' ma iy, tiadespeoplt , <vre in. the liabit'of looking twice at.all coins --especially half-ciowns and .flori••—before 'finally depositing '/tfcrii'iiri the , .till. Not lorn* ago a well-known' local uotelkeeper discovered a bagful of bogiisnorins dropped it : in"a hurry," in his back yard, though why they -.vera thus left ha coulil not; say._. Southla id, ChristchurcU,- a>id' Dunodin exchanges also: occasiontdly -sllude ; to the same sort of thing. ■..; : •"."'■'':.'■'■■ The two,lads> .3?6inton>;;and Haugheyj who have ploaded guilty to:-numerous charges of. breaking, and Centering l 'iind' theft, will come ~ . Mr. Justice CHapat lOVclpck this" morning. Sentence; will, ilso ■be passed on Henry Stephen Cobu'rn, manager of."New Zealand Truth,"-. who. -was found guilty on a charge connected prints. - : '-,,--.: '■'■': ■ "■:.,:..■■,:,/;.: ,"-■■..;

■:' A, meeting of the creditors-of 'Albert Ernest-Louis Bertling, the superintendent' of the , Wellington. Zoo, was ■ called for yesterday morning/ at. the office of the Official Assignee. There .was,/however, . only. one ; • creditor, : Thomas Arthur, .of Brisbane, .the'plaintiffJin.a recent action against Bertling: The creditor; was represented ■at the' -meeting by. 'Mr. Petherick,,, and the. bankrupt by Mr.;F. B. Sharp; The amount owing, to Arthur, according, to bankrupt's .statement,- was .£l5O 135..6d..The-Official Assignee (Mh A. Simpson) at, first 'stated that;no. meeting could be-held, as thereV, was ho quorum, but Mr; Petherick drew his atteiition:to ithe clause'of the Bankruptcy-Act which i shows, that, a meeting is competent to 'act if three creditors are' present* or represented, "or all the creditors if their number "does not exceed . three." ■ The Assignee: then: revised the ruling. Mr/ Petherick, however,', consented to' an- adjournment of the meeting. The Official Assignee stated that: there:' no desire to take any undue advantage of the bankrupt, m. view of 'a law case ..which: was pending,' but svhichV could, not affect the .creditor. The/aieeting was adjourned sine-die.:': '■.'. ■'•'. !;| : . ' ■•'■':' ■■'■■"■ ".".'. .'■

"The man or woman; who. depends on arbitration cr conoijiation to impive Mk or her industrial, situation depends on : a broken reed," said Mr. M'Williaais, .the, Newcastle.- miners'; delegate at' . Christ: :church re;3iitly..',. ' '. ; : . '-'.v ■ ■'! -.:

• Host. of : the cases reported on by Inspector Seed,, at yesterday's meeting oJ the'S.P.C.A., related, to ill-conditioned and cruelly-treated horses in : various parts of the' city. and'.suburbs. It- wa&stated that a'bad case'had .occurred in one suburb, where a famished horse was not satisfied: untj) it had consumed three buckets of water. Referring to milk-cart horses,, Mr.' Seed- said ho Saew of 'some, which were treated in a disgraceful, manner. When time, was loston'-the journey they were Hogged incessantly. ; In one in.stance n,n animal was so exhausted , when it 'returned, to the -stable , that 'it"fell Aovtn. -.'. Members of the' committee expressed the hope that any • prosecutions, which might be brought, would'; be. suc- ■ cessful..; .-' . ',■:■'.■■•'■ : -'. : ;:/•'".■:

When one of the. early trams from Miramar! was .speeding -along ■ the ; . "long straight" : yesterday morning, the motorman, ' Faire, was overcome; by a fainting fit and fell off 'the. ear. just as he-had asked 'the conductor to relieve him at the brakes. ; The conductor' and one of, the employees at' the. Newtown' carsheds, who happoned to board the oar,: brought, .the somewhat :■ frightened-, passengers,. safely into town. - : -v , .' ■■■^-.- ; -',''.' ■■. - ■"■ ■'■■-■; ■ ;

. The .police exercised their powers yes-■ terday and arrested on warrant one of, the persons said.to have been concerned in the. alleged sly-grog selling at Ngahauranga on Sunday last. The man will appear at the S.M. .Court this morning, when a reinand-will be asked for by-the. police.,': .:. .'..■. ■:.- ■■... ,'. -■■■. -"■

The Eev. '&. C.' W. Standago : was. inducted into the pastorate - of tie Presbyterian congregation 'of Kelburne last evening, at a well-attended meeting, the Presbytery being, largely represented, Divine service . was. conducted- by-the Eev. Mr. Tennant (Martinborough), : after which the K«v. W. J. Comrie, Moderator of,the Presbytery, gave a short account of the events which led up to Mr. Standage'e appointment. Mr. Comrid' then put the proscribed questions to ilr. Stnndage,: and these' being satisfactorily answered, declared him duly inducted into the pastorate: The Presbytery then gave Mr. Standage the right hand of fellowship, and his name was added to their roll. At the;' close of the meeting: Mr. Standage was conducted by the Eev. Dr. Gibb to the door, of the, church,; whero an opportunity was given to the members of his congregation to shako" hands with him. :.,''.' ■ ■' "■ .'-,'■ ■■■■'..;.'..■'"

Shampooing,. Clipping HairdressiDß, Manicuring, Face Massage, Treatment of Falling Hair aiid ■ Dandruff, Combings made up; Natural. Hair-pads.. Mrs. Rolleston (over Carroll's), 11' Willis Street. 'Phone 1599, Advt ..-'•.''■

{■ If the' following recent advertisement is anything but 6arcasin, tllere should be a happy home somewhere for a domestic assistant:—"Waited,-.a good general. No cooking or washing; every afternoon: in the week off, Sundays included; pnvate sittingrooni; dice with family; use of pia-no; good wages,"

According to the Hon. G. Fowlds, who was interviewed by a Dominion reporter yesterday, he hoe, he considers, made out a' very good case that year by year the Education Department : has been paying over to the boards for maintenance and the rebuilding of worn-out schools more than sufficient money. Only three boards out of thirteen:have,,ho declared, spent as much ■on rebuilding as the Department had paid to them for the purpose, and only four boards out of the thirteen had spent,more on maintenance, than had been: granted ■ them, under that head. . Taking the boards as a whole, neither the ..full amount paid thorn for maintenance nor the fnil amount: granted them for re : building had been expended. As a matter of fact, the boards as a whole ought to have sufficient surplus accumulations on the rebuilding.account to; meet all legitimate demands in that direction, for the'next three years. •; .' ; :V

■ Marksmen' who patronise the week-end rifle nmtohes at Trentham aro requested to/ note t that the Collins' Range, which is marked "closed"; on. the monthly schedule of dates and ranges, will lie -available for shooting .at'soo and . GOO yards: on Saturday, next.. •; . : '...:■;

It is stated that rock oysters are now. massing closely along the west toast of Stewart Island.' S) numerous are they that there are doubts as to whether there is room for a greater spread. Sixteen or eeventeen .years have elapsed since , they were placed under protection, and from what can bo'ascertained the closure.would now appear to have brought about the desired result. ■•■'"■ : ,' ■-'•.• :'; ' "'■.■'.

An. addition of 25 per, cent.: to- the graduated land tax will bo charged 'this year, for the first time; oh properties of an unimpwved valuft of .EW.OOO and over, under the Laid and Income Assessment 1 Act of: 1908.'.j- The) increase" applies -to • allland- "other., than business; .premise,'' which are defined as "any piece of land included within the area. of. a , :building, used for business purposes, together with such additional land -as. immediacy; adjoins the .sail building,; l and; is''used, and occupied in lt conne-tionV therewith;; and does not exceed in extent the.area:of the building itsjlf." Wben .the same pc-rsoit is the owner both. of- business premises and of other land,-graduated land tax' will.be assessed in respect of. the.wiiole of such business. premises and other land without the increase"of 25 per cent, and this increase will then be'calculated only, on the' amount of graduated land .tax that would be payable by him.' if: he were not the owner, of business premises..I.'1.' ,V r .'::

During the recent removal, of one ..'of the first buildings erected, : at Barigiora— one built by the late .Mr. HißJackettit was' noticed, that the. white' pine (kahikatea)..studs,' cut/from the'.Rangiora bush in 1859, were soundin i every respect. . Some' of.- the boards;were fairly ■ riddled with the-..boring' beetle; but"the, studs- had. not a. single/ hole in, them'. The building-.certainly.had weathered;the half centory.an- remarkably.'good; older so far' as the scantlings ' were/ concerned.' The ■ building, stood on; black pine -.piles,. and those portions which .were above the : soil were sound;, and hard //with / age. Where', the piles/had,'howeveri been/ in the soil and received the, dampness from the ground,, they, .were.completely, honeycombed bythe)' large boring 'beetle. , ;. ; .'■ ■. ; - ■■. It was reported at the for'tnightlyVmeetine; of the- S.P.C.A V ; yesterday; that thf following '■ subscriptions' had been Teceived:—Mrs. Atkins, J!l 15.;,,.Mr., :: F., Laiuberg, : £1 15.;;..Mr5.,,H.. Gilmer/and Prof. : Richmond, -10s.-./each;', Mesdainea. Hales, Christie,. and Messrs. : i?ox, F. Har-. rison, F. AV., Rowley, "A.A.C.y'Eev. Dγ; Gibb, Div Lt Anderson; and Gualter, Dykes, and- Co.; Ss. oaoh'; Mr.' J.': Caldwell and and ,"H,";each 2s. 6d.;,G. J; Page, 10s.; per Miss Callender, : £2 135.; 'total,;i!B:lss.:>. '/:///';/ .;■'■".../": //,.-:/■ .

'-.iThe Ruapehu, which .arrived, from England yesterday ;afternoon, did; not .bring.a great number.of immigrants.';There ; were ,110 third-class passengers, out, of which •number only six adults and four children came with assisted passages.- . The list included 'two domeshcSjV one /wife coming out' jp;.join:iherihusband,:.one-farmer,■ one farm' labourer, and;.one housekeeper. Mr! Danby, iinmigration officer, who met them.;on : arrival, .considered: that-: they, were of a type likely to make good oploinists. .',He mentiohed that-the Bmolliiess of the number wasdue to theVGovernmont's unwillingness" to stimulate immigration after ■'. the .summer ''demand for. labour';had fallen. ; dff..' • ;. ■'.'■:• ;•' ;;■■

Quite pleAsed was .the- KiiTori:Borough: CouncilUast. evenins: when the -following' telegram' from' Atr. 'J. ! AV. Poyiitoh; Super: intendent: of ..the State; .Guaranteed/. Ad?' yanees.Board, with reference to the council's application for a.10an.0f:X27,5(K) for its. South,//Karpri iiramway/ extension scheme was" rend :-r-"Eegulations, gazetted yesterday'.iindet State Guaranteed Advances iAc-t, '. I'orms of; application- for .loans now-'being. printed. Will send as soon as available and expedite: matters as soon' as possible.",-: "Commendable/promptitude, on the part of'/ the. Suptrinten. dent,", commented, the.Mayor./. /./..'::/■/.

A' Melbourne suburban: draper;.incensed at theapplication of .the /Victorian Wages Board determination .to his -business, recently' made up His mind to stand strictly" on. his rights.' It' is not written in: the' bond that'he has'.to-provide a room in which'his. employees;;.may.'., have', their, lunch, and he has proved impervious to the .appeal that, it were: sweet ,to. do this much, for/charitjy .Girls' employed there were compelled to : eat their lunch; in .the streets,:and;they felt very : much the indignity; to ■ which' they were, exposed. The facts were brought under., the notice of the Premier' : 6f Victoria. (Mr. Murray) by .an- inspector of factories.. 'Mr. -Murray describes the action of the .employer' as'beneath contempt. He' admits, that, there is no provision in the law" by .which such men', can, be compelled 1 to provide accommodation- in this respect, as fortunately no .cases of the/kind had been previously reported.-.-However, 'if com-, plaints; of the kind were repeated, he would-have' no hesitation in asking- Parliament for an amendment of the' law. The; Premier is giving consideration to the question of publishing the employer's name in > justice' to those who carry out the ~law'" in .'the: spirit and .the ■ letter. _Speaking tea reporter'yesterday, l -'the Hon. Gf., iowlds.said that from.what he could, gather -during. his recent-.'visit' to Canterbury business generally appeared to eahsfactory. .- The prospects of getting: in ■ harvest in reasonably, fair condition had' (he continued) much,' improved \n the.last -few : \.days. Whilst here: and, there certain districts had suffered,, pretty., .badly as a :result of -wet weather, ..reports which. he -. had got from as far down' as Rakaia-showed that-there was -a good chance, of , the : crops - being saved without any very serious damage.-:

.'. One , of" the new.; taxicabs which"were •placed in commission at Auckland recently came into violent contact with a • lamppost ■: the:'other afternoon, while proceeding along Lower Queen Street, Onehunga, with two gentlemen ;and two. lady passengers.;. The latter were thrown on to-the road, but the chauffeur retained his seat. One of the male occupants was considerably hurt,: and it was deemed advisable to romovo him to the Manukau Hotel; where/ he , received treatment.' The other , passengers escaped-, with 'severe shakings and/bruises.'. It'. is' stated, (says;,the -'Herald") that the accident was caused by tho^.wheels skidding whilst 'running along on the'tramway mils at a bend: in the street... Tho lamp-post was .uprooted ; and broken, while the tasicab had ono of thtf back wheels wrenched, off, besides being considerably damaged on one side. The English mail, hns, again failed to connect'with tho New Zealand service at Sydney,, and no. mail arrived '■' by the steamer from Sydney yesterday. , (says Monday's "Herald"). ' In consequence of. this occurrence, the New Zealand public has to wait in some parts of the Dominion almost a week before they 'can get the English, mail. ■ The monotony of this missed conuoction is becoming wearisome, and it is quite time .that something definite was dono to remedy what is a; sourco of great disappointment find annoyance. Owitiß to the mail having missed again this week, it will bo Wednesday, 'beforo it roaches-'Wellington'by the s.s. Moeraki. and it .will not,: of course, get to Auckland until Thursday.. .'. - -

To-mortow is the Chinese New Tear'sDay.; In the. Chinese s>-stem of. dates a nc\y era is commenced with the reign of each Emperor, and to-morrow .will inaugurate . the second year of Hsuan , Tung. In the liirgor Chinese oommuniticis the day is observed with ! fireworks and ceremouiiil, but in Wellington it has not Mts«Um had much xespect. '■■'..".

A deputation from. Tailupe 1; will nvait ;-'■: on the Minister for Railways (Hon.,' J.. .. A. Millar) on Friday morning in conneV tion :with matters concerning' the run- .': ning of tho'Tailwaya. \ . .'.... :-..■..."

..Referring to/the visit whioh..he had ...'.. paid to the Buijnhain luiastrial Schuol'.'.-': ■■ on Saturday, the Bon. G. Fowlds. ex-. : . : pressed satisfaction with the !T<i:<:id : '■ /-■ mad» towards the lompletion, of the new :; dormitory and staff rooms, which are now; ■ ■ practically, .ready, for occupation.; ."..The ,:.:-':.iloreman carpenter, and the Doys "deserved,. : very peat credit for, the way in', which'."/, : they had-rarried nut : ,the work.: It was, ■■■ '■■;.-: Ms belief.that the cost will be very mnchi- .•' ; less thanif the work had been done- v ■

by the Public Works. Department (ir. bv contract.. Ihe meinbars of ; the staff appeared ti be working heartily/ ami'.-loy-ally in' the. of the iiistit itioa..

and on the whole he was Very, well .pleased.', with .the-j result; of l>is obseryatioils.' ;■•,,:,•> •.. , ..It. was .originally decided that the - : . grocers' annual picnio would be :held. / at. Day's Bay on February;. 23, but at/'' tho time of the decision the lost , sight, of: that ; Lord, Kitchener/would. ■'

arrive during that week and that/a holi-. day would probably: be fixed .because' of his . arrival. : Since • fixing the date of, the picnic, some of the master, grocers have intimated to the,union, that .be-

cause of the .uncertainty of the,.holi-V day, .the , day, originally fixed' for. the picnic would be unsuitable. The ques-: tion was discussed ; at a' special committee meeting of the' Grocers" Union . lest night.'■ In deference to the wishes of.

several of the, employers.it:was decided to alter the date to the;second , Wednes-: day.' in March.]. The sports' gathering at which members of'the', union only will be allowed to compete will be held;the previous Wednesday in Newtown:. Park. ■' ; .":' "Mr. -W. ;E.: Hutchison; 'a : .well-known, contractor,, met with a nasty accident,oh Saturday ': afternoon at■; Avondale,". : neßr. Auckland/ He,;was' drivingt.his'. motor-, car over - the stone ..bridge l :on•, the:, New North Eoad: on the, Auckland side .of

Avondale railway' station', when': a'., hole in i the road threw : the gear.but'of order/ with the : result' th'at the car ran/over

the side/of .the bridge,;and. fell a dis- ;"■ ■ ■•■'• tance of: .fifteen'./feet • into .the ; : :gullylv v ' ■"■',■'■- Mr/;■ Hutchison' <'; was •;. thrown ■ : t 0ut,"...,. , : : .: and although,he sustained some injuries,/.'. //: still'escaped;marvellously:under; the .cir- :' : .■, .cunrstanoes. .It' was,very -fortunate;-for/,/ ■..•'■','- him. that Mr:' Wesley. Spragg.'i.whq/waa.:-,;:, ~,!• driving :thiough i'te :Waitakerei ' Eanges,','. .. passed, by shortly "after. 1 thei.-adcideht". a&\ ,:;■''/ curred.:. ! Mr. ; Spragg,' helped.; the •: injured;v. '■';'.•.. •'■'

man into the .vehicle;: and : drove him to,•V^,..;' : . the residence, of Dr. Caiolpji, who gave V'i -' : skilful . medical- attendance, .■ and found:'.:• ' ■that-fMr. Hutchison was suffering' from '-U- -..(x compound: fracture)..of .the,: arm. ,':,-JDr:.. ; .;:,,:, Carolan sot/ the':- b0n0,., and the patient \v :'■■.'.';. was put ; to- bed-at .the 'doctor's'residence ,'r': at; Avondale.'- ■;•..:;" ;.;■ /■'.■'/} >■■■:;■.'■'.■ ■' -.:/ : :;!■:;■>/■'j

.': Owing"; to r ,v4Tipus. causes, Mr. 1 Wi-i*: -.: Short (presiding) ,ahd': Miss" , 'Eichm6rid .J' .■ niere; the' only 'members of-the Benevolent: ■■':/- -Trustees who were present ai the.weekly ■';':':. meeting:' yesterday. . : afternoon. ;i :'. Half-a-.'.-,■■.. dozen applicants' for relief received.'as-.;■ v : eistaaice. "They; included: an Void ■ couplei.:.' 1 -\ .who had; coihe. out'■ -frota':'England to- be .r . '• withVtheir offspringi. aid. were,said, to'be-.:> ; ' /; .esperienoing. - the -. pangs : .;described ; -.as■■> , ■ "sharper than"a.Berpenfs;tooth.";: They.":. Had .been offered a pound a,' , week : .between";.';; ;;■ them ori'which to,;live.: ,"How : would you/ live' pn 10s.. a. week?" the: chairman of;,' ,the ! board was asked, : and could not give' ,'■ ;. an answer. ;There'\was aleo"a ■ man'{who.; V'- >' did gardening' , when , he-Was not ,;too- i 11,;'."-,.'■..' and.whom. t£e-board ; '6et up 'vdth-'a!. few'';. , ,;i, necessary implements '■■in? order:-that' he %\'y.) might, not! have to:refuse;.day.jobs. : ; An-';'/•'■•■;. ,- other applicant was a bright, upstanding,'.-..":. )" but tempest-besiten,;old mani'eaid to.have i-;.;: ■■ a ; talent l , for :writirig ■ "piotry."' ■ -He.; had'. : ..\ :<. : -, actually written: poems in. the : homo,. andiv;,-', to his imaginative; temperament was , at-:. ■■■■;'.l'. ,tribut€d : the-fact, that 'his : versi6p:ofi;hi3'< ;» recent ,movemonte: did. not coincide".with;,/;: information:which,the,chainman ■'.■. ceived;-: He/.was given/an' orderVfor,ad- ':,"-.-'. mission.to the home,.withah.admonition , ; " ; - from,the,chairmaa'notjtoallow.any' opon'':• . doorand prospect of poetio inspiration-to ■ ? tempt him from: a straight thither... .' .' "Mind -—r-,"- was the last injunction, "on. ■ . { your honourl".'The qld-man.Btraightened ..-■; ms-:.;ehoulde'rs;. threw'., back'Vhis .head..., ■ ,:.. gravely, and "gave a-. military- promise,.' \ ■ T'On: my parole!" 'The dramatic ;" and :reply, might' haye...moved Julius,:.'.., Knight'to^envy.-;'' .'■//-':; : /'J'i,P.v:.-:; , ;''v ; .': •-. ~ At ! !the , meeting of.the BenevolentTrus-.s-. J tees yestordayit was : reported that there■''•■•■:■.-'■ I were:6s inenand 31 woincniat the Ohiro : Home;. and . 19' men: in' the Intermediate .■', Ward.'./-:;/;'-; : r>UJi^K r : "' '■■• .'■'.Mr'. E. H. Dualey,'oi;Crookwell,...re- '.^'-.' oeived an interesting' .communication from '. Now- Zealand'.'vecently,■ says'?the ."Daily', ■ Telegraph." ;In August,, 1908, Mr. Dudley was voyaging from .South-Africa onboard ' : the" steamer/Jliltiades, and when off Two-. ■•,. fold.Bay. on August 17 ; he dropped over^ I ';';', board 1 , a bottle containing : .a slip ot paper '•". on which;wa3 writtcn'Uheriaßie./of ,the."■ • steam'er; , -the \ position: off the .coast, and // ■ his; Crookwell = address.'.>. The. episode waa. : -/ forgotten.! until.the following letter from ■ ,-,- the Collector of, .Customs,' Auckland, came.' ;■'.': to -hand—"January: 10, .1910.— Dear Sir. •'• ■-.;. —The ; .attached piece of :paper.was fouud ..;; in a bottle on',the.i.West Coast o£ 'New.:■-..'.' Zealandj/it may ba-of interest to,you."The -bottle toot 17' months to cross; the v ;•'■ ,1000,' miles. /■'. The, incident- ; b;, interesting :^' ; .'.' as shov> ; ing ■ the vagaries, of '&& "currents. :./ A party! of Wellingtonians. at I present... ./.; holiday-making in .the' Sounds/sent: the /-.. following' message .' yesterday, attached; to.'.' ~. a homing-pigeon lent' them;for- the' por---.. ' '. pose: , by the secretary : of-the.Wellington:'.'.. Homing- Pigeon'Society:',/'Yacht .Viking,- ■::■:. Tory Channel,-7thPebniary,l9lo;(9 a.m.] :■■/ —Left boat harbour at ■ 7.30 ■"! a-m.',..: off..--.; Island Bay 9.45 a.m., Sinclair,. Head 10.15 ;,.,-/ . aim.;- Terawhiti 11.45 a.m., '-WoUingtony Head 2.25 p.m.,: and entered Tory .ChaiK-.- • nel' at 2.57. p.m;,' affer-'a. , glorious ■ pas---,-. ■ - sage. .Camped 1 ; for'-night about •;- three..:..;, miles up Sound, as; wind failed us.'/ All / ■■■ weU on-board (Elton;(l),';Forbes,-.Ford-v. ham, Clark/zand , ;Headland).:, ;Weather;.'■;-.-' ; ; thick and: misty '.eaTly';--' but /now ,olear.-,, /'

: Interviewed ■at Christchurch: on ■Satur-.:' day,-Mr.: J.;;M'Williains,:\the iNewcastle ; '. miners''delegate, stated' that'; his .visit -• to;, '■ the -West' Coast- Had convinc«d;;hini; that,:'.the coal-mining;industry..'in'New Zealand;'/, was.only in its' VThe.supply" on'"" the coast, he said, apparently;was very.;; large, and his own.observations.rannrmed, , . .- the reports' he 'had read:'of (the 'quality; of the Westport article. \ .There ■ was no':', doubt that the :industry at .6'reymouthVand Westport: was jhainpered by, the har- ■: bour arrangements, but he felt : that au- , ficulties in that direction would, be'over-;;;, come in time.:- The. facilities; .on the .-,.. wharves were, excellent, notable- amongst, thenv .beirig-the' travelling ; wore, a,; marKed imprpvenient : on v the .sta-..., tipnary. cranes.".,,. '.:■;'.- : >;'•,■-;.■'.!"-•. -:O;';' '

'■■'■■ A juryman ; named- 'Thomas ■■/-SimpsonV--."-' failed to appear,, when-his-; name ..wae; •;, called ;in the Supreme^urt,yesterday, ;v afternoon. 'Tho:judge (Mr.: Justice ;.;; man): ordered:that he':should, pay- a .fine.,-;:., of- 405., unless';he-.could- furnish;,a sans-:,.,,.;, factory';excuse for his abscncV;-: ' ; V; r';;;:,,v : ; '--'Inst year Parliament/voted -i\n\i- ■:,■., the"payment of-subsidies"to-publioUib-.S!'-;-rnries. ■ The .amount .was expended. ; This ; :: ■, . ■ year's estimates..contained' .noreuch pro-.,.,.' vision, and so,, when: the'-Karon Borough-;.. ■ Council recently applied. to the Education ; ,, ;.. Department for; a. subsidy, for ,the',.bor-r;.;, ough library,-a reply came;back;'stating;, ;. in effect,.that "the.cupboard-was; bare. ;; - ~ The letter, was read at thtf-borough : coun-, : .>.. ;-. oil rmeeting, last evening. , : ''More- econ-.... ~ omy/ , ' observed the .Mayor,. drily.-■ ,:,..,■.:,.., /.'.The Australian Vrickcttoam 'which>;, , ;. ito -:tonr Now Zealand ;is - diie to arrive ;,; . in''Wellington by':the Moeraki from.Sydv-;....; : n ey ;:The': tea in; will ;V;-. civic receptionnt the-Town, Fall at 5.15. v p.m.v'-The'.'first' match, jgainst-^Welling-. .;:■ ton/will-take place on Triday, Saturday,:--;;.-:.-. and Monday next, on the-Basin;.Eeserviv.-:,',;