LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 891, 10 August 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. James Brown writes as follows: I read a. very interesting article in The Dominion of August 2. A Dominion reporter interviewed Mr. Donald Fi-aser and Mr. Donald Cameron at the Hotel Cecil, and what Mr; Fraser said about.the olden days and the Ikginnina; of settlement is perfectly correct, as I was a fellow passenger, in tho ship , Blenheim. Mr. Fraser said thero were about 250 who came out in the ship: tho correct number was 300 all told. He also thought there were only "three of the lot now .living. I know of nine, including Mr. Fraser and Mr. Cameron, Mrs. J. Wilson (Feildin?), Mr. George Brown (Buller Street. Wellington), Mrs. A. Martin, sen. (Up- 1 per Hutt),. Mr; J. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Miller- (all of Masterton), aud myself. , s

In the course of his speech in moving the second reading of, the Crimes Bill in the Council yesterday, Dr. ! l'indlay referred to the Salvation Army's Homo for Inebriates at Pakatoa Island. He quoted the opinion of Mr. Kayll, the Government, prison .visitor, that whjJe the 'drink traffic was permitted it was something like wasting time to attempt to.provide a homo at all. "Something can no doubt,be said for that view," commented Dr. Findlay. I'll Salvation Army's Home at Pakatoa, iJr. Kayll thought, was doing just as good work as he believed could be done with that class of. unfortunates.- Medical science, continued-Dr. Findlay, stated that all the vaunted treatmuntb for drunkenness were;so.much humbug, aud that places of detention where' men worked aud built up their physical side, and through ■ their physical side the will and selfcontrdl. woro perhaps the best treatment that could be provided. That was the treatment given at Pakatoa, and though tho failures were distinctly disliearteniugv thu successes were encouraging, and he thought that the Army's work in this connection had not been sufficiently appreciated.

In future tho usual county rate of Bs. per day will he paid by the Hutt County Council to its. labourers, with a shilling. per day extra .when employed as foremen. Previously tho permanent hands were paid a general rate of 9s. daily when employed upan Government grant works,; but now tlie Bs.' rate.is to apply over all classes.of 'work.. . ,

■ A man named Arthur Hawkins; about t\j:outy-four years of ago, residing at 76 Dixon Street, took an overdose of a drug resembling' tincture of opium yesterday afternoon, and became so ill that Dr. M'Ev,cdy had t<> be summoned. After' treatment, the man was removed to the hospital.. It is reported that Hawkins, who suffered from insomnia, has been in low spirits lately and unable to take any food. On inquiry at the hospital last night it was learnt that he is'progressing as well as can be expected.

Tho executive committee of the Wellington Garrison Riile Association; has set up a sub-committee to make arrangements for a promenade concert in aid of the association's-funds. Captain C. Harcourt Turner is convener of the. sub-committee.

Mrs. Edith. Vaughan, stationer, of Cuba Street, was yesterday adjudged bankrupt by Mr. Justice Cooper on the petition of the Gordon and Gotch Proprietary; Ltd. Mr. P. J. O'Regan, for the bankrupt; did not oppose the application. The petitioning -creditors were represented by Mr. A. Dunn. The first meeting of creditors will be held on Tuesday, August 16, at 11 a.m.

Tho fortnightly meeting of tho Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held m the Chamber of Commerce last evening, Mr. J. S. Jamieson presiding. Tho inspector reported a number of cases of alleged cruelty, to animals and action is to be taken in several of these. Tho following contributions were acknowledged by the secretary to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at last night's meeting:—Messrs.' Tlios. King, P. Meadowcroft, Skerrett, Chapman; Wylie and Tripp, Bell, Gulley, Bell and Myers, 10s. 6d. each; Messrs. Brodrick and Co., 10s.: U. Bell and Co., 7s. 6d.; Mr. G. Winder, 65.; Messrs. W. F. Shortt, W. H. Morrah, T. Whitehouse, D. Abercrombio, Kitto and Graham, Roberts, Ltd., ss. each; Mrs. Hugo, Messrs. T. A. Roberts and Co., and W. Stewart; 2s. 6d. each. ■

The matron of tho Wellington Hospital desires to. acknowledge the following donations to the hospital;-— Papers and. magazines, Mrs. Harcourt, Mrs. Coverdale, Miss Ewart,,and Dr. Young; uld linen and clothes, Mrs.' M.'llroyd, Mrs. F. Solomau, Miss Ashcroft; games and toys.'H. Pauli and Co., Mr. Hugh Ward. D.1.C.; flowers,- Lady Beatrice Kerr-Clarke. Donations of old linen will be grate-fully acknowledged by the matron. , '

. On the motion of Mr. J. W. Macdonald, solicitor to the Public-Trust Office, the Supreme Court has -granted to the Pubic Trustee probate of ! the wills of the following deceased persons:—Elizabeth Bodley, of St. Clair, spinster; Susannah Maber, of Kaiapoi, married woman; Geo. Hy. Russell, of Greymouth, gentleman; Jas. Giles Hitchings, of Cliristchurch, bootmaker; Gco. Thompson, of Nelson, retired hotelkeeper; Mary Maria Deverall, of Auckland, married woman. Orders were also granted to the Public Trustro to administer the estates of John Crawford, of Omimi, farmer, and James Gould, of Taihape, saddler.

Legal proceedings aro to be taken by the Hutt County Council against tho ownor of two of the timber, wagons engaged in carting the output of°tho sawmills in the Akatarawa districtabout 75,000 ft. weekly. This particular owner is alleged to havb turned a deaf car to the county inspector's reminder that the wagons riuist be duly licensed.

Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdrcssine. Manicuring, Face Massage, Treatment of Falling Hair, and Dandruff. Combines made up. Natural Hair-pads. Mrs Kollestoii (over Carroll's), 4 Willie Street. 'Plume UDB.-Advt.