LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 901, 22 August 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Huddart-Parlcer steamer Wimjnera, with English ( (via Suez) and Australian mails,' arrived at Auckland from Sydney at 9.30 a.m. yesterday. The Wellington portion of the mail will arrive here ipy' the Main Trunk express this afternoon. Sitting in Chambers on Saturday morning, Mr. Justice Cooper made an order appointing tho Official .Assigneereceiver in the estate of A. 0. Higgins, grocer, Wellington. Mr. T. Young appeared in support of the application. The following letter received by the District Chief Superintendent of tho St. John Ambulance Brigade in Wellington, from the lion, secretary of a local Rugby football club, shows that the' work done by tho members of that brigado is appreciated:—"lf has been brought under' tho notice of the committee that you rendered first aid to one of our injured players last Saturday, and we therefore, as a club, desire to express to you our appreciation of, and thanks for, tho service rendered. Tho fact that Dr. expressed himself as highly pleased with the case, is a testimony to tho thoroughness of your work, and our member was lortunato in having had your assistance at the opportune momont. Please accept this appreciation as from Mr. particularly, and tho club as a body." Tho caso referred to was n fracture of tho collarbone. Mr, W, G. Riddoll, S.M., has boon appointed by tho Government to hold a Commission of Inquiry, into tho conduct of tlio Sydenham (Christchurch) Working Men's Club. Tho inquiry will deal with general allegations in ;regard to gambling n|nd tho consumption of liquor. Tho data of. inquiry ia not yet Axed.

Hun iiihl some of Ids followers are- at present on n visit to Wellington. Their mission (it is understood) is in connection with the pronosed settlement of i) 0,000 acres of land in the Urewera Country. Speaking in the House the other day,the Hon. A. T. Ngatn (it will he remembered) intimated that it was hoped that arrangements would he completed with tiie Native owners by the middle of next month. In Gluizncc Street yesterday Sergeant Uutlcdgo and Constable M'Kolvio extinguished a "lighthouse," and seized a quantity of liquor. A man named James Cashman fell down in Manners Street yesterday suffering from an epileptic fit. He has lately been employed at the. Wellington. Hospital as a casual attendant. It is said that he is subject to epileptic attacks. A man w,as arrested yesterday morning on I.ambton Quay, and will appear at the Magistrate's Court this morning on a charge of using obscenelanguage. On Saturday Detective Cassells was enabled to restore to Mrs. Firth, proprietress of the Hotel Windsor, a diamond ring and a gold chain with a spade guinea attached' as a pendant. These trinkets wore among the articles stolen iii a daylight robbery,which was the basis of a- recent trial in the Supreme Court. iThe whole of the jewellery stolen on that occasion has now been restored to its owner. Notice of motion was recently given by Mr. F. T. Moore that the Hospital Board should recommend the City Council to prohibit the collection' of house refuse for pig-food- in the city. In reply the following petition, containing about forty signatures, has been prepared for presentation to the council :—"Learning that an effort is being . made to induco you to prohibit the collecting of house refuse for the purpose of pig-food in. the city, we; the undersigned breeders and others interested in the trade, and depending upon same for a livelihood, respectfully petition that you will, before coming to a decision on the subject, receive a deputation from among us." Councillor Luke will present tho petition, and. it is probable that the deputation will wait upon'the council at its next meeting. A by-law has recently been pre-, pared, which has still to'be confirmed by the council, to alter the.hours within which pig-feed may be collected. A groat improvement is being made at the intersection of Glasgow Street and Central Terrace, Kelburnc,. by widening the bend of Glasgow Street and constructing a footpath, with korhing and channelling. Hitherto this bond has been so sharp as to be dangerous to traffic, and so narrow between the high banks on either side ■ that it is nearly always muddy in the win tor. Now the banks have been cut back on each side, and the alterations mado will greatly improve the appoaranco, safety, and condition of the road. A modern set of electrical appliances is now being exhibited in the Mines Committee-room at Parliament Buildings, the appliances' having been loaned by tho Wellington City Conncil at the request of tho Minister for Public Works, and Messrs. T. E. Taylor and G. Laurenson, who are interesting themselves in tho proposed watci-power scheme which tho Government is considering. Tho appliances include electric motors, vacuum cleaner, platewarmers, coffee percolator, hot water kettles, irons, foot-warmers, cigarlighter, and numerous other novelties which would come into'popular use with cheap power. An electrical expert is in attendance, and explains in detail to visitors the working of the various appliances. About 50 visitors took advantage of an invitation given in the Housi. yesterday by the Prime Minis'ter.'an'd visited the room. Amongst'the visitors were:—Sir Georgo M'Lean, tho Hon. It. M'Kenzic, the Hon J. T.Paul, ' M.L.C., Dr. Buck, Messrs. Glover, Poole, Wilford, Myers, Poland, and Dillon. The exhibition will be continued for three more days. Messrs. Baldwin and Rayward, patent attorneys, report that tliey have , recently lodged tlio followino applications, for patents in Now Zealand: —W. Johnstono and A. Hoskihg, Palmerston North, preventing formation of froth on- liquids; 0. A. Finlay, Auckland,'- rat and mouse traps; • G. W. Baker, Sydney, bi-focal glasses; A. Butterworth, Auckland, core-mould for concrete construction; Andrews and Beavcn, Cliristchurch, improvements in cellular cylinders of seed cleaners; F.. Greville, A. M'Neil and D. M'lnnes, Wellington, order-form, indicator,' advertising ' contrivance; J. Trapski, Wyndbam, improvement in ploughs; E. .Burrows, Victoria,, guard attachment to trap-doors; J. E. Thomas, Transvaal, improvement relating to feeding means'for tube mills, etc.; ■Pittlor Universal Rotary Machine Syndicate, London, rotary fluid pressure machines; F. Clapcott, Auckland, gate latch; J. Brown, Auckland, improved tyro; T. Mitchell, Hamilton, production of flax from pbormium tenax; J. M. Quinton, Auckland, chicken brooder; E.- H. Hansen, Manaia, farced draught for steam boilers; W. Southwell and D. M'Lellan, Napier, spraying apparatus; F. B. Clapcott, Auckland, improvement relating to purses and the like; W. Rob'acher, U.S.A., filtering apparatus.