LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 907, 29 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The t.s.s. Maheno, 'from Sydney, with English ' mails via Suez and the usual Australian. mail, arrived at Auckland at G. 30 a.m. yesterdny. Tho 'Wellington and southern portions of tho mails will arrive here by tho'Main Trunk express this afternoon.

Shortly after reaching the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon her Excellency Lady ■ Islington missed a diamond star attached to a small velvet bow which had been pinned to her dress. Her Excellency concluded that she must have dropped the ornnment when stepping from her motor-car to tho footpath. A constable stationed outside observed - a lady pick up a glittering object at the spot indicated, but the finder throw it away again, it is stated, on the assumption that the small bow attached had belonged to a lady's shoe. However, it was immediately secured by_ another lady, who expressed her intention of retaining it as a memento of the occasion. The finder is requested to communicate with Government House or with the Inspector of Police, Lambton Quay.

An invitation has been extended to tho members of both the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council to pay a week-end visit to the.Taranaki Petroleum Works. The idea of tho trip is to enable members to become personally acquainted with the development of this new branch of industry.

In all the Roman Catholic churches of the city yesterday reference was made to the silver jubilee -of St. Patrick's College. An effort is being made by tho Marist Fathers to raise funds among the parishioners to wipe off tho existing debt on the institution, and to build a laboratory to extend its sphere of education. In referring to the matter, the priests reminded their people that the aims of tho college were to provide good secondary education ill a Catholic atmosphere, and to supply, priests for local work.

Mr. Justice Ohauman mentioned in the Supremo Court on Saturday night that he would have to take up tho Napier sittings after the end of tho present week, and that a short interval was likely to elapse during which there would not bo any 'judge present in Wellington.

Additional candidates for the examinations to be held next month for certificates of rank in the New Zealand Ter-. ritorial Force are as follow:—For major: Captain Simon, Ranfurly Rifles, Napier. For captain: Lieutenant Merriclecs, Johnsonvlllo Rifles; Lieutenants Craig and Watson, Wanganui Highland Rill.es; Acting-Captain Davidson, Dannevirko Rifles; Liouleuant Saunders, Greytown Rifles. For lieutenant: Acting-lieutenant Davis, Kelburne Rifles. Tho following officers will act' as supervisors at their respective centres:—Wellington: Major C; D. Mackintosh. Napier: Lieutenant-Col-onel Jos. Hislop. Wateganui: Lieutenant R. Hughes. New Plymouth: LieutenantColonel Malone. Palmerston North: Captain Mounsey. Gisborne! Captain haste. Greytown: Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Tate.

The three men who were arrested in connection with the recent robbery of the hotel at Levin will be charged before the Justices there to-morrow. Detective Andrews, of Wellington, w.ill conduct tho prosecution.

The following subscriptions from outside Nelson have been received towards the Pitt Memorial Fund:—Hon. ,C. H. Mills, M.L.C., £1 Is.; Hon. G. J. Smith, M.L.C., JGI Is.; Hon. T,' Thompson, ,E1 Is.; Lieut.-Colonel R. H. Rhodes, Commanding Ist Regiment, N.C.M.R., £i Is.; Mr. 13.'C. Walnisley, South Dunedin, 10s. ' .*

It-is understood that another member of the Turakina's crew is to bo charged ut the Magistrate's Court this morning with not declaring for Customs purposes certain articles which are subject to duty.

• Argument in the caso of the Teachers' Educational Institute v. tho Wanganui Education Board, which was to have been heard in tho Supreme Court on Saturday, will bo taken to-day. Also John i'iuucrty will come up for sentence on a chargo of breaking, entering, and theft.

On September 21, in the Supremo Court, the City Council will apply for an injunction to restrain J. J. Boyd, of Kilbirnie. from further continunnce of an alleged breach of the city by-laws. Similar action will 1)0 taken in this case of j. J. Jloore, of Marnuui. Action in each caso follows upon a conviction in I'ho Magistrate's Court in respect of promises failing to comply with the provision* of the city building by-laws. ~

The treasuress acknowledges the following additional donations to the Children's Hospital fund:—Now Xeuluncl Warehousemen's Association, J!25; Friend (Pahiatua), JU.ls.; Friends Nurses' Club (per Nurso Brook), c£2 2s. x

A well-attended meeting of tlioso who support the nomination of Mr. S. J. Morau to lill one of the seats vacant on the City Council, was held on Saturday evening. Unanimity and enthusiasm marked the proceedings, and u strong committee was formed to beat up further support.

The Fiji banana plantations, damaged some time ago by hurricanes, are not recovering as quickly as was expected, and the output to New Zealand will probably not bo up to the usual amount before Christmas time, or even later.

The Rev. A. M. Johnson, M.A., conducted a Masonic church service at St. Mark's yesterday afternoon. A large number of members of the craft, their wives, and lady friends were present.

A special meeting of the City Council is' to bo held on Wednesday afternoon. The business to be transacted is set out as follows:—(1) Confirmation of work done in committee of the whole council on Thursday, August 25, 1910. (2) Inquiry regarding fire brigade.

Mr. Prior, in proposing the toast & the Mercantile Marine at a supper given by the combined shipping companies on Saturday evening, stated that "the ' progress and prosperity of the British people is in the hands of the mercantile marine." Captain M'Arthur, in responding, said that in his opinion the question was so vital, varied, and vast that ho felt quite safe in saying that the history of the British people was really the history of the mercantile marine. New Zealand would be very far from the .heart of the British .Empire without it. .

The retaining-wall recently completed on Clyde Quay, just beyond the Municipal Baths, will ultimately bound an extension- of the eighty-foot quay road/ way, but at present there is. a hole of large dimensions between the wall and the roadway which will absorb a considerable amount of spoil during the fillingill process. This is'likely, to occupy a somewhat lengthy period for, on the. score or expense, it, is deemed 'inadvisable to dig out the material reqiffred. Contractors and others will be permitted to deposit surplus material in the cavity, and the balance required, will be procured from other works carried out by the council.

An effort is being made by Mr. Jennings to have red deer placed on the Kaimanawa Hills, west of Taupo, which country, it is considered, would be very suitable for them. As many tourists visit Taupo for fisliing, the presence, of deer on ;theso hills would be a source of much gratification. Accompanied by Sir. Jones, of Tokaanu, who- is willing to take charge of any railed to Waiouru, Mr. Jennings yesterdny made representations to the Minister in Charge of the Tourist Department. Mr. Mackenzie promised that whenever he had red deer available he would endeavour to havo some placed in the Taupo district.