LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 885, 3 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mails which left Wellington on July 7, per the s.s. Mokoia, and connected at Papeete with the San Francisco mail steamer Ma.riposa, arrived in San Francisco on July 31. A statement appearing in a Rotorua paper to tho ell'ect that the Railway Department would run a train between Uotorua and Frankton Junction to meet the Wellington express, as from November 1 next, was brought under the notice of the General Manager ior Enihvnys'(Mr. T. Bonayne) by a Dominion representative yesterday. Air. Ronayne stated that the matter had not been considered by tho Department yet, but it was just possible that it might, after due consideration, try whether such a train would pay. The experiment had been tried the Christmas before last, but at that time there was a loss, as it was found that a great many -travellers from 'Wellington went to Auckland first aud visited Eotonia on their way south again.

■ Two important transactions in the sales of well-known Palmerston residences have; boon made (says a Press Association message). The residence of Mr. William Park, cx-Moyor, with four acres of gardens, has been purchased by ilr. Frederick Nathan, Mr. Park retaining six acres upon which he will build. The garden sold Mr. Nathan is a great show place, arid has been entirely the creation of Mr. Park during the past twenty years, and is particularly rich in native plants and trees, ferns, bananas, etc. -The other- purchase U that of -Mr. J. H. Ilankins's residence in Fitzherhert Street, the buyer being Mr. Piobert M'Nab, who intends residing nere, and placing hi» valuable library, etc., there.

The manner in which a particular brand of confectionery is being put on tho market has been brought under the notice of the Justice authorities by Mr. Thomson, member for Dunodin North. It is alleged that- in Dunedin tho school children are induced to buy numbers of small packets with a view to getting a sequence of numbers or tickets, in which event they can obtain free of further cost a lfls. packet. They buy the packet for a penny, keep the ticket and sell tho confectionery for a half-penny. When they come near getting a sequence there is. considerable excitement and big bidding for . the missing number or numbers. The Hon. Dr. Findlay is taking the advice of the Crown Law Office as to whether such a method of trading can be stopped under the Gaming and Lotteries Act. Yesterday the Manners Street Police Station, which has Men closed for several months in order to carry out improvements, was re-opened. A big landslide occurred at'the Maranui ■ quarry: ou F.riday last, when some thousands of yards of rotten rock, mingled with a number* of boulders of metal, eaine , tumbling down, completely filling the big ponds of water caused by excavations on the ground level, and covering to a depth oi many feet the quarry works, from which the city, corporation obtains a good deal of the metal for road-making and repairing. Fortunately the workmon were given ample warning of the slip and were well out of harm's way when the hill-side collapsed. The quarry is the property of the city, but tho slip is of such dimensions that it has trenched on to property belonging to Mr. John Gell, formerly of Wellington, but now of London. To clear away tho slipped earth and restore the works will be a pretty costly business. The Maranui quarry is situated close to tho Queen s Drive between Maranui and Island Bay, but much nearer the former suburb.

The following resolution was passed by the Executive Council of tho Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants yesterday in connection with Sir. Haselden's. recont complaint:—"That the editor's report and all correspondence curicerning the complaint of Mr. W. R. Haselden having Teen read to the Executive Council they are of the opinion that the- article complained of was fully justified and that they kavu the fullest confidence in the editor of the 'Railway Review'."

Tho bii-d collections at Newtown Museum include some, remarkably fine specimens of the godwit, the migratory visitor from Siberia, which is likely, us a result of recent representations by the Acclimatisation Societies' Conference, to havo its period of immunity from the onslaughts of sportsmen curtailed. The godwit is a bird about equal in size to a half-grown chicken. The plumage on its breast is grey. Its back is speckled grey and brown, and it has the long beak characteristic of the snipe family.

Mr. -C. I. Dasent writes as follows, under date July 29:—"In The Dominion report of a discussion at last night's meeting of the Wellington City Council on the above subject Mr. Barnett is quoted as saying that Mr. Lewis, secretary of the ■Wellington Musical Union, did not state that ho was authorised by his committee to make a protest. Mr. Barnett could not have heard Mr. Lewis's letter read, as the resolution passed by the committee was detailed therein. I was in the chair at a committee meeting when the resolution was unanimously adopted, and the secretary, with myself, was instructed to forward City Council a lotter of protest."

At tho Mount Cook Police Court yesterday, beforo Mr. T. S. Lambert, J.P., Thomas William Cooper was charged with being found drunk in Bucklo Street. On condition that ho left the city that day, accused was convicted and discharged. Joseph Lea pleaded guilty to being drunk in Webb Street', and misconducting liimBolf, this Icing his twenty-first conviction. Accused waa fined 21)3., or seven days' imprisonment. Margaret Af'Nei'l and Margaret Wills, alias Handcock, pleaded not guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly, gathering a crowd and fighting in York. Street. Sergeant Murphy and the arresting constablo gave ovidence, and accused wore each fined 80s., or ono month's imprisonment.

Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdressing, Manicuring, Faco Massogo, Treatment of Falling Hair, and Dandruff., Combings made up. Natural Itair-pads. Mrs. Rollostou. (over Carroll's), , i Willis Street, 'l'liono lOUD.—Advt,

An appeal has been lodged by Mr. P. R. Dix, counsel for defendants, against (i decision given by Mr. W. U. Haselden, S.M., in. the case in which the South Pacific Mortgage and Deposit Company, Ltd., sued Leonard Cuthbert and Catherine Cain for J2lOl 15s. 3d., balance of principal and interest alleged to lie due to the plaintiff company by the defendants as guarantors of Eose Thomas; who was cited as a third party.

As previously intimated in these columns, iht: waters of the Chatham Islands are shortly to-be exploited by Wellington business men.' Mr. John Jl'hean, lalq of M'Lean and Archibald, Willis Street, and well known in yachting circlet), sias already purchased a "Hercules' - refrigerating plant, which is to be erected on the main island. This plant is to be shipped to the Uhathams by vho steamer Storm within tho next lew days. A line stout oil launch, with plenty of space for fish, stores, etc., has been built for Mr. M'Lean by Mv. B. Bailey, of the Clyde Quay Boat Harbour, on the lines of a surf boat, which should give her good sea-going qualities. The launch, which has been fitted with a 10' horse-power, two-cylinder Gardiner engine, is 30ft. in length, and with an Bft. beam measurement. She will be taken to the Chathauis by the Storm on Monday next.

William Thomas, residing at 23 Adelaide Road, while engaged in working a planing machine yesterday for Messrs. Humphrey Bros., contractors, had four fingers on his left hand badly lacerated. The injured man was taken to the hospital.

Mr. G. W. Russell, M.P. for Avon, called at Government House yesterday to ascertain whether at the levee to be held by the Governor at Christchuroh on Saturday those desiring to call could go in ordinary dress as had been • arranged in Auckland recently when so many farmers were in town. Mr. Russell was informed that the same rule would apply.

On a representative of the Christchurch "Press" mentioned to Mr. F. Waldegrave, the Commissioner of Police, some recent references in the newspapers to probable changes in the police force of the Dominion, and asked if there was any information available on the subject. Mr. Waldegraye said that ho thought that the original paragraph dealing with the matter was based on a misconception. As Commissioner, he had no intention of matins any radical changes in the force.

Twenty-one marriages were celebrated in the Christchurch Registration District during last month, a number that constitutes a record.

In tho published list of passes at the musical examinations held in London under the ausnioes of the. Associated Board of the R.A.M. and K.C.M., the name of Miss Kate E. Grabham (St. Mary's Convent), who passed in advanced grade harmony, with 106 marks, was wrongly printed as Graham.

Mr. F. M. B. Fisher, M.P., will address the electors of Wellington , Central at the Druids' Hall, Tarauaki Street, at' 8 o'clock this evening.