LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 881, 29 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In acknowledging the remittance of £3 R>. for sundry subscriptions received at this office on account of the London Fresh Air Fund, the secretary writes as mllows:—"It is very gratifying to know that the poor children of London have friends out in the colonies who hav'o thoir interests at heart, and I thank you and all those who'have been so kind to contribute very warmly on behalf of the little ones. The same amount will bo acknowledged in the 'Daily Express' the next tiiiiß a list of donations is inserted." A horse belonging to W. Wiles, senr., was killed outsule the Fruit Exchange in Allen Street, yesterday morning. The unfortunate animal- had slipped down when drawing a load out of-the market. Tho cait was detached, and in making a violent effort to regain its feet, the horse fell backwards on the sharp edge of the kerbiug of Lhe footpath and broke its back. Juno of last year was one of the dar! months, when the movement of population was away from our shores, .fco7l departures being registered and only 1929 arrivals. June ot this year, it is of interest to note, showed little improvement, lor ilhi persons departed and only 19ri arrived. It 'is clear that the normal credit balance of past years in this matter is almost as far off as ever from being restored. The empty clock tower of the Town Hall has been the sourco of an inspiration to an enterprising firm of drug manuiacturers. They have ottered the City Council £50 per annuni for the privilege of displaying in the four spaces 6f the clock tower "their conviction tnat their particular patent medicine does all that is claimed for it. Tho council declined unanimously. Whilst on a recent southern visit, the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister tor Railways, stated, in the course of an interview, that the revenue from the Manawatu Hue for the year 1909-10 was .£90,000. Was this amount net or gross? This was a query which Mr. Wright, U.V. for Wellington South, put to the Hon. J. A. Millar yesterday. Mr. Millar, in reply, said that at, the timo in question he had been endeavouring to ascertain what difference Uiere was upon the North Island Main Trunk line. He had to gauge how much of the trade came over the Manawatu line prior to its acquisition by the Government. It was found that-out of the ifilßo,ooo of annual revenue for the Manawatu line, the Government paid approximatelv ,£90,000, leaving the earnings of the Jianawatu line besides -£90,000. His statemont referred to the gross earnings of the Manawatu line. Tho City Council Jast. evening-was a rather disorganised body. More . often than not the utterances of the particular councillor who nominally held the floor formed the least . evident feature in a troubled situation. There was a constant cross-fire of interjections, and a heavy buzz of private discussion. ■ For tho most part, however, the disorder was dominated by a spirit of good humour. Only at intervals was harmony somewhat disturbed, as when ono member heatedly [remarked: "Don't you shout nt me!" and his neighbour responded with eiiual iire: "Don't you bellow at me!"

Says our Greymouth correspondent:— For months past the bridge connecting Cobden with Greymouth has been in a dangerous condition, and a well-known engineer stated recently that it may collapse at any moment. During the progress of the Greymouth Harbour Board meeting recently a long and heated debate on the subject took place. From statements made by members, it appears that the Grey County Council _is mainly responsible for the delay in effecting the repairs. Although without the bridge this body would suffer a large loss in revenue, and a few thousand people would be practically cut off , from easy communication with Greymouth, it obstinately refuses to accept any liability whatever in the matter. As the work is of primary importance, the 1 Harbour Board resolved to pay one-third of the cost of tho repairs, and to put them in hand at once, provided the Greymouth Borough Council and the Grey County Council pay their respective shares.

A meeting of the Captain Cook Memorial Fund Committee was held last night in the Town Hall, Mr. R. Fletcher presiding, in the absence of the Mayor. It was announced that the sum of ,£39 9s. ■Jd. would be handed over, to the above fund as net proceeds from the lecture recently delivered by .Mr. R. M'Xab._ Votes of thanks were accorded Dr. Kington Fyffe (organist), Mr. M'Donald, of' the Tourist- Department, for his able work at the lantern, the press, and the secretary, Mr. J. Harding.

The mails which left Auckland on July 6, per s.s. Kavua, and connected at Suva with the Vancouver mail, per 6.5. MaKura, arrived at Vancouver on the afternoon of July 20.

. The weekly meeting of St. Peter's Club was held last night. . The president (tlw Rev. G. T. Davys) presided over a large number, who assembled to listen to Dr. lCington i'yffe's interesting lecture on "The Eye." The lecturer treated the subject very fully from a physiological point of view, explaining matters of general interest in a manner that enabled his audience easily to follow him. Many questions were answered by the lecturer, and the meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to Dr. Fyffe.

The Outlying Districts' Committee of the City Council will pay a vi«it of -insijpotioh to thb btoi'iiiwatcr culvert at the Parade, Island Bay, on Saturday afternoon next, in-response to a rerpiest by the Island Bay Ratepayers' Association.

Arrivals at different New Zealand ports during June, 1910, are gazetted as follow —Auckland, 617; Wellington, -10o3; Lytrelton, lj Xnvercargill, 31)3; total, 1974. Departures: Auckland, 955; \Vel.ington, 1139; Lyttelton, 23; Invercargill, 335; total, 2153. The totals for June, 100!), wore: Arrivals, 1925; departures, 2G71.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, a judgment creditor, in conductin'' his own case against a married woman, drew iorth the remark from his Worship (Mr. Vf. 11. Haselden) that there "is no personal liability against a married woman." His Workup added that he could proceed against the woman s estate, but even , if she had millions he (the magistrate) could not make an order against her nersoiuilly or send her to gaol.

The ucistul authorities advise that the Maheuo, which left Sydney for Auckland on July Ti, Ims on board an Australian mail The Wellington portion should roach luiri! l»y- -Alain Trunk express on Monda.v next.

The Westport-Stockton Coal-miners' Industrial Union of Workers has applied for cancellation of its registration under the Arbitration Act.

In a new railway by-law gazetted last ni"ht, and superseding one made last November, the maximum weight of any class of cereal or other agricultural produce (potatoes osceptod) contained in any one 'sack to be carried by railway is fixeti at "001b., and the maximum weight of potatoes in any one sack at 2211b. Sacks containing greater weights will be charged for at the rate of iOs. per ton in audition to the ordinary railage charges.

In the Supreme Court this morning, Alfred John WanstaLl, of Ohakune, who pleaded guilty in the Court at that place to charges oi breaking and entering and thcit will come up tor sentence. The Chief Justico (Sir Kobert Stout) will also sentence \ugust Rewi Wallace (theft from Otaki convent) and Kenneth M'Gregor (criminal assault at Marton), both of whom were remanded by his Honour last Saturday for further evidence.

The Court of Appeal. will hear argument to-day in tho case of the King v. Thomas John Lewis, -a Crown case reserved from Auckland by Mr. Justice Edward*. This is the last case on the list for the present sittings, but several reserved judgments have yet to be delivered.

Members of the Wesleyan Literary and Debating Society gave a recital from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar in tho schoolroom adjacent-to tho Methodist Church, Taranaki Street, last night. Tho rendering was an intelligent one, nnd must have been tho result of considerable study. Tim parts were distributed as follow—Julius Caesar, Mr. J. 11. Helliwoll; Mark Antony, Mr. G. AF. Gilbert; Brutus, Mr. E. Gumming; Cassius, Mr. G. S; Gappor; Casca, Mr. W. 10. Fuller; Trebonius. Mr. W. n. Smith; Decir.s, Mr. G. Kealls; Lucius, Mies' F. Dix; Culpurnia. Miss M. Dix; Portia, Miss Bessie Luke. • Sir. R. H. Wedde read a paper introducing tire recital and connecting tho selected scenes. The Kov. S. J. Serpell presided.

• The I'ity < 'oiiuc.il has appointed August. 11 next, at 7.30 p.m., iu the Council Chamber, as the time and place for hearing objections to proposed publio draius througn private properties.

Mountain House, North Mount Egmont, had the heaviest recorded rainfall in the North Island during the last month, the return being 34.32 inches. Napier was fit the other end of the scale witn .98 inch. The highest record in the South Island «as Otira, 19.1G inches, and tho lowest Middleiuarch, .85 inch.

At the recommendation of the Reserves Committee, the City Council decided last evening to expend in improvements to tho Kilbirnic Recreation Ground a sum of ,£IOO, provided for in this year's estimates.

A tramway waiting-shed is to be erected iu the vicinity ot the Kilbirnie Recreation .Ground Reserve.

"That no action be taken," was the recommendation of tho Tramways Cnniinittee of the City Council on the ! übject of the proposal to provide a tramway connection between the Kelburno and tho Karori tramways. The recommendation was adopted.

Span wires are to replace the cuntrepoie system on the Sussex Square section of the city tramway line. The estimated cost of the alteration will be X2O.

Presumably as a species of reward for virtue, a Wellington resident recently suggested to . the City Council that all non-smokers in the employ of the corporation should receive a slight increase in wages, the implied Suggestion being that other "slaves to the weed" would be gathered to the fold of antitobacconists. The proposition was not entertained.

Details of the traffic on the railway sections for the four, weeks ending June 25 Hist appear in last night's "Gazette.". The gross revenue on the "North Island main lines and branches" was .£117,871 a; compared with. .£103,862 for the same period last year, an increase oi .£14,00!); and on the South Island main lines antbranches .£105,491 as compared with i' 105,776 last year, a decrease of There was an increase on the North lines under all heads, passengers, parcels, lugsage and mails, goods, miscellaneous, and rents and commission. The only increases in the South were in. passenger fares (X 3377) -and parcels (.£83); under other heads there were decreases.

■ The City Council's offer of trees to be planted on Arbor Day was accepted by the Terrace, Eoseneath, ' Northland, Maranui, and Island Bay Schools. The number, of trees supplied to the schools varied from 26. to 190. The Kilbirnio Anglican Vicarage, received 150 trees, and casual callers 18. In all 021 plants were supplied by the council. Five ("ity Council employees assisted in tree-plant-ing at the schools.

The City Council decided last evening to inform the. AVellington Hospital mid Charitable Aid Board that it cannot accede to their request to 00-operato with the board in promoting a Bill .tor this session of Parliament making provision for the vesting in the Wellington Hospital ■and Charitable- Aid Board of lie ship of Town Belt adjoining Salamanca Road. The Wellington City Council last c\ ening agreed to the proposal of the Slirauiar 'Borough Council that the tram service to Miramar bo reduced to an SO-niinules' service to the Miramar and Seatoun termini, supplemented by a 20-ininutes' service to the junction, the charge to bo Is. ner car mile, the standing time of the nars at the junction (about 10s. pur day) to be charged to the borough.

When the Hinomoa leaves Bluff for the West Coast lighthouses on Monday next she will be commissioned to make a call at Seaforth-Mackenzie River, where it is hoped that quinnnt salmon will later find a home. The Hinemoa is to take to the river salmon ii-.y taken from ova in Waitaki Eiver, at the Hakataramea Station.