LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 883, 1 August 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.—4 The t.s.s. Maheno, from Sydney, arrived at Auckland at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, with Australian mails on ; board. The Wellington and southorn portions of the mail will arrive in town by the Alain Trunk express this ■ afternoon. The English mail which' is usually brought over by the Sydney-Auckland steamers on Sunday was dispatched three days earlier by the Encounter.

The State Guaranteed Advances Board has provisionally approved of loans to local authorities amounting to £58,936, and approved of applications -for loans aggregating £67,815.

Shortly before sis o'clock yesterday morning an unoccupied 5-roomcd house in York Street was observed to be on fire. The fire brigade was quickly on the spot and succeeded in coping with the flames. So far as could be ascertained the fire had evidently begun on the, side-wall at the back and run up tho lining to tho rooms above. The. owner's name has not yet transpired. ■

About noon on Saturday, as a motorcar was approaching Winder's corner from Courteuay Place, a lady stepped on to , the roud to cross to the opposite side, and was' about hall-way across when she uoticed the oar which then swerved to the right-hand side of the voad. The lady quickened her pace, but before the car could bo stopped it struck her on the lower part of the leg. First-aid was rendered by Mr. H. Woolcott, and the injured lady' (Mrs. Rose Buck), who had sustained a bruised ankle, was taken to her home.

The Bankruptcy Court will sit at half-pasL, ten this morning.; The art of working in solid wood and metal is u bequest from the iViiddlu Ages. The stamping and chiseling on materials by the drop of the hammer and mallet for the purpose of decora-: tive work in the interior embellishments of our' homes and public edifices' comes to us surrounded by the glamour of the good old knights of antiquity. Moans are being taken to arouse' the enthusiasm of members of tho Y.M.C.A., and to stimulate ideas in regard to carving on building materials, Mr. W. Corbett, architect, Kilbirnic, having offered his services in this respect.

The appeal in the case Commissioner of Taxes v. Bowron Brothers will commence in the Supreme Court, Christchurch, this morning, before the Cbiel Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and Mr. Justice Sim. The appeal is, by way of a rehearing, and as evidence will havo to be taken,- tho case will probably last two^days.—"Evening News."

There were two bankruptcies in Wellington during July. There have been 17 bankruptcies -in the Wellington district since- the beginning of the year.

The recent award, relating to the Wellington Cooks' arid 'Waiters' Union, to come into force "to-day states in Section 4 •", "A week's work for all classes of hotel'workers';.covered by this award,shall not exceed .sixty-live hours." This section includes barmaids. It appears that this point clashes wjth Clause 1, Section 162 of the Licensing Act, which provide:, that.—"No female other than the licensee or the wifo or daughter of the licensee, as the case may be, shall be employed in tho bar of any licensed hquse for more than ton hours in each day. of twenty-four hours j and no female, except as aforesaid, shall, with or without her consent, be employed in tho bar of any licensed house after the hour of eleven at night." As tho bar has to be closed on Sundays, tho Act stipulates that a barmaid's hours shall not oxcecd sixty per week. '

Mr.' F. Waldegrave, Commissioner of Police, has completed the inquiry at Christchurch . into the alleged alteration of an official document by a local police officer. . 'The nutter will bo gone into on Mr. Waldegravo's return to, Wellington in a day or two. —Press Association.

Strong complaints have been made concerning the unseemly and offensive ibehaviour of certain youths on tho late Saturday night ferry boat from Wei-, lington to Day's Day. These young fellows are stated to be in the habit of boarding the steamer slightly the worse for liquor, using disgraceful jar .guage within the hearing of lady passengers, and jostling each other to tho discomfort and annoyance of those who happen to be sitting near. It i the custom for the policeman stationed at Day's Bay to make the. trip on the late boat every Saturday, but in the darkness a number of incidents' take place unobserved. The conduct of those young lads is stated to have materially improved ,sinco the constable took to making the trip, but it is still sufficiently offensive to call for stricter supervision.. Included among tho passengers who arrived by the Rimutaka were several members of Lord Islington's domestic staff, many of whom have been iu his Excellency's service for a number of years. Mr. Day, accountant, M. Bouilly, chef; Mr. Picton, butler, and Mrs. Fisher, housekeeper, were also included among the number. Mr. Kerr Clark, private secretary to his ExcelIftiicy, met the party on its arrival here.

Mr. J. T. Ward, Director of the Wanganui Observatory, reports that Halley's comet is still clearly visible through the' big telescope at the observatory, the tail bping now "drawn in," and very irregular, and the nucleus showing as a body of about the sixth magnitude.

The regular examination of rats at tie Health Department's bacteriological laboratory at Auckland (says our special correspondent) reveals no traces of bubonic plague. Owing to the war waged on them by the shipping companies, Harbour Board, and City Council, rats are not plentiful in supply just now. The Department hopes tlmt this satisfoctorv condition will be maintained, and point's out that there is an economic argument affecting the matter, as well as a sanitary one. Not only is,'the rat the carrier of the pestiferous flea, but he is also the causo of huge damago to property.

Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdressine, Manicuring, Face Manage, Treatment of Palling -Hair,- and Dandruff. Combines made up. Natural Hair-pads. Airs Kolleston (over Carroll's), i Willis Street. 'Phone 1599.-Advt. 5