LOCAL AND.GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 897, 17 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND.GENERAL.

■ A Government advertisement, inviting tenders for < the supply of linseed oil for the Slate Railways, will be found in another column. It is published, in accordance with our custom, at our own cost, in order that our readers may not be penalised by the boycott of The Dominion in the matter-of State advertisements.

Discipline must be preserved! The British War Office has decided that a Territorial soldier, who, before the expiration o[ his engagement and when not subject to military law, writes an insubordinate letter to a superior officer, 'may Iμ discharged, "conduct unsatisfactory," under tho provisions of paragraph 95 (-i) of the Territorial Force Regulations.

The case of Valentine Moiser, who is charged with cruelty to a child of which she was the 'legal guardian, will be takon in the Supreme Court. before Mr. Justice Chapman and a jury at 10.30 a.m. today. . .. . ..

Only those who have been struck by a travelling electric car can hare a really practical idea of the force exerted by a large, bulk-of eteel ami iron in rapid motion, and of those able thus to give a personal testimony on this point only a' small percentage aro üble to nut together a coherent account. Evidence of this forco was aiippliral early yesterday afternoon when a car with a broken h-oUcy-head was taken in charge- by the following car, and pushed home to New-, town. The "lame duck" was pushed from Cuba Street to the intersection of Tarannki Street in Courtenay Place, but as someone wished to alight from the rear oar at that point the disabled car ttiia given n puah, the power of which was so great that the car travelled as far along Courtenay. Place as .the Congregational Church (a hundred yards beyond the next stopping-place). This little illustration of the push power of electriu cars should be pondered over by that section of the public who are given to musing on the tram track.

The death of Mr. Devine (referred to in another column) causes a vacancy on the City Council. Details as to the byelection will be published later.

Another consignment (the 6econd). of machinery for the Golden Bay Cement Works, Ltd., is due to arrive in Wellington by tho Turakina in about a week's time. An expert in • cement manufacturing machinory, *Lc. Bristow, has arrived from England, and will proceed to Golden Bay in a few days to superintend tho erection of the plant.

A movement has been set on foot in Christchurch to establish a memorial of tho late Professor C. H. H. Cook, who for many years occupied the Chair of Mathematics at Canterbury College. Tho idea is to raise, in subscriptions from focinor students of tho late professor, at least JC2OO in order to fonnd a Cook Memorial Prize for Mathematics and Mathematical Physics, to be competed for annually at : the Honours Examination of the university. The treasurer is Mr. Flower, of Christ's College, and we are asked to say that Messrs. H. F. von Haast (Ikek and von Haast), W. V. Ward (Quick and Ward), and M. Keaim (Dominion UKch) will be glad to hear of any old students in the Wellington district whii may desiro to assist in the movement. y

Mr. Robert M'Nab, who. dealt with his English election experiences, and the Hon. L. Curtis, of South Africa, who took for his subject compulsory training, were tho speakers at the New Zealand Club's luncheon at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday. Their addresses are reported in another column. . Mr. H. N. Holmes announced that his Excellency the Governor has promised to address the dub early in September.

Tho statement has been published by a contemporary that the Salvation Army authorities are considering negotiations for the purchase from Mr. W. Hurcomb of a property at Berhamnore for the purpose pf a Prison. Gate Home. Briga.lier Bray, the men's social secretary of tho Salvation Army, exulained to a Dominion representative yesterday that this , statement is uot quite correct. Prior to the decision of tho Army to establish a Prison Gate Homo at Island Bay, overtures were made to them for the sale of tho Eerhanipore property for the purpose of some social institution—not necessarily a Prison Gate Home. After the Island Bay site was definitely chosen, this offer was renewed. The matter was referred to the Army authorities at Melbourne who decided some weeks ago not to accent the offer. . ,

The Union Parliament held its fortnightly meeting in the Y.iI.C.A. Rooms last evening, when the Premier (Jlr Dickinson) brought down a Land Bill" embodying proposals to grant the freehold to Crown and settlement tenants subject to residential conditions and 'imitation of areas. There was a large attendance of members, and an animated discussion took place on the question of "Leasehold v. Freehold." Owim; } n file discussion' on the second reading of the Bill not being finished, the debate was adjourned till 8 o'clock on August 23.

Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdressine Manicuring, Faco Massage, Treatnienf nf Falling Hair, and Dandruff. Comb n£s made up. Natural I air-pads. Mrs. Holleston (over Carroll s), . 4 Willi., Btreet. . Thone'l69l).-Ad.Tt,

Representations are being made by Mr. Newman, M.P., to get the Prime Minister to open the recontlv-erected Post Office at Bulls.

A conference of delegates of Miners Unions will open at the Town Hall tomorrow morning. The following unions will be represented.:—Blackball Miners' (H. Finch), Denniston Miners' (J. Chapelow and Jas. Fisher), Granity. Miners' (J. Dowgray and Newman), Grey Valley Workers' (M. Finley), Green Island (W. Hollows), Inangahna Miners' (M. Fagan and Gillon), Kiripaka Miners' (J. Harablyn), State Miners' (P. C. Webb ami J. Stewart), Waikato Miners' (Jas. Fulton), Waihi Miners' (W. E. Parry and E Pomell), Puponga Miners' (Cecil Best), Hikurangi Miners' (M. Wallace), Paparoa Miners' (J. Smeaton),. West Coast Workers' (11. Armstrong and P. 11. Hickey), Stockton (Westport) Miners' (D. Alexander), Otago -Miners' (J. Uidd), Mokjhunui Coal Miners' (T. Mulrooney). The executive, consisting of Messrs. R. Semple (president), J. Glover (secretary), and Parry, Fulton, and Armstrong, are already in Wellington.

Mr. E. T. Robertson, Consular-Agent for Italy, has received official intimation that, in connection with the great earthquake which took place in Sicily and Calabria in December, 1908, the Italian Government has conferred medals on those who rendered conspicuous service in respect to the relief of the victims of the calamity, which, it will l>o remembered, destroyed the cities of Messina and Reggio, besides doing great damago in the Calabrian provinces. A silver medal has been awarded to the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand, while a bronze one has been awarded to the Hon. T. w> , Hislop, who was Mayor of Wellington at the time.