LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'■''-' According to figures -quoted ;by; the Hon.' Dr. Findlay in -the Legislative Council .yesterday the; maintenance of one particular family '.in' Now; Zealand, has' cost the State £2000 Ao-. cording to; Dr. Findlay, two members of..- this: family were still, a charge oh the. State,-.and would probably.be-so to. the end of their lives. ;.,;;•-.

No definite: step has yet been .taken towards filling the vacancy on the; Hospital and Charitable -Aid .Board caused by the death recently of .'Mr.' J.,. J. Devihe, but .a conference "will. be.convened shortly between.the local bodies interested ''(Wellington; city, Miramaiy and Karori Borough .Councils) .with;a' the .appointment of':a .member.: This~cours9 is provided for in order that the expense 6f : a by-election may be avoided. \ ' : ,":'"-;"'■'■' -.£.-.'■

'.' In a truancy case '-.before the Magistrate, yesterday, a;' mother appeared -to explain the absence of her daughter' from 'school:: 'in her statement to;the Magistrate, she mentioned "that, she '" had fourteen children, all"" of whom were at home, the- eldest. being only 24.: /'-This was the first 1 time' any of-, the children had ; made irregular . attendance,: at school His Worship',remarked: that a mother ol fourteen children deserveu .some, consideration,, and .'..no fine was ihiposed/ - ', .-:-' : ■'.':■■'■:■ ;

The treatment the "Wairarapa ' district, has; suffered at the hands of.; the ■ Minister for. Railways, is referred.- to. by. the "Wairarapa Daily. Times", of yesterday in an article commenting upon The Dominion's article of yesterday un>: der the heading, "A New: Autocrat." After making .some quotations i from The Dominion's article, 'the "Daily: Times", says:, ."The; people of the Wai-': rarapa'Valley will not be .out- of sym-" patby with this" : outspokenness'.', We have had, in this district; in connection with our railway service,, some:memorable''experience of. the Hon. Mr..-'■ Mil;"': lar's obstinacy, .and of his peculiar no-/ -tions of economy: The;short, shrift given our. protests.against, grossly;.unfair treatment/ and the uselessness of our arguments when we- have attempt-; ed to show how our district was.being, deliberately starved in order that ,the Manawatu line might fatten, at our ex-. peh.se, , ; has brought, the conclusion very forcibly home to us that.so long as the Hon. Mr.' Millar remains Minister for Railways, so long shall we suffer 'the. in- 1 ' convenience of a most unsatisfactory railway service. Our knowledge of the Minister's methods and ideas makes us regard tho statements quoted above as singularly apropos, and that this-sonti-ment is general is recognised by those who declare that opposition to the present administration will ho -very strongly expressed at the polls in theso districts at tho 1911 election. , ; .A meoting of the Co-operativo House Buying' and ■ Provident Association of Wellington was held iu".'-"tho Druids' Hall last night, under ..tho presidency of Mr.'- J. S. Holder, for the' purpose of balloting for ten shares, 'valued at £100 each, in the association's building scheme. Tho winners were:—Mr. W. R. Peene (two shares), Mrs. M; H. Harvey ; (two shares), Miss; E.E.' Boxhall (two shares), and Mrs. L. M. Palmer (four shares). ; .

Shampooing, Clipping, : Hairdressins, Manicuring, Pace Massage Treatment of Falling Hair, and -Dandruff. Oombinija made up. Natural Hair-pads. Mrs. Eolleston (over Carroll's). 4 Willie Etrest. 'Phone 1599.—Advfc

An important business transaction has just been completed-per medium of Mr. A. Simmoudsj on account of Mr. Gi H. Cranby (writes our .Napier correspondent). Mr. Simmonds sold the Clarendon Hotel, a freehold property, to Air. W. Reading, of .the Trocadero. The new proprietor takes possession on March 2nd next. The price was. in the neighbourhood of £10,000. Mr. Reading's business has been purchased by Mr. Youngsou, of. Palmerston North, who 1 will take possession in the course of a week m* two.

A notice in regard to life-saving appliances for ships.-.' appears in this week's "Gazette." It states that uovwithstanding anything contained in the rules relating to life-saving appliances, dated July 8, 1903, and November 3, 1909, it shall be permissible in the case of such' passenger or emigrant steamships as are required by the rules dated July 6, 1903, to carry, eight or more boats placed under davits, for boats, not exceeding- in all one-fourth of the number required by "'the.'rule's to be placed under davits, to ba carried inboard, provided that each boat carried inboard is stowed alongside a boat which is .placed directly/under davits, and is so arranged that it can .be launched promptly. -A boat which is: carried inboard under this: rule need not .be always attached to the davit.tackles.

■No news has'been received from Mr. Stead, of Christchurch, since he' Undertook his voluntary search for the''rare and infrequent huia in the Rangitikei Ranges, nearly a fortnight ago. .This is not surprising, as'the region visited is extremely wild and inaccessible, and the only communication possible would .be if. the searcher and Iris party, of Maori, guides had reached a sheepstation way back. Another week will have to elapse before Mr. Stead is due back' to civilisation. ;.

'■ An oil painting, by T. B. executed in 1887, has beenisecured for the New Zealand Academy of.- Fine Ai'ts, and wil lshortly be exhibited .publicly/ The subject is, a. ;maiden in .the nude lying on :a fur rug, with one arm .almost encircling a glass, bowl containing gold-fish., -is; said to ' bo excellently composed,: and -..is /worked.' out; in an attractive ! colour scheme. "•:

/Mr.: C.'E. Richardson ( : M.LMech.E.;, surveyor to.- the British Corporation for the.' Survey arid Registry of .Shipping at Wellington, has received advice that an agreement "has been entered into; between; the .Corporation and the, new'Regisfro Nazionale;:, Italiano, under which' the' latter 'have adopted, the rules : aud methods of -tho.former society, and: the surveyors' of. the, British Corporation outsidnjltaly,havh been appointed 'surveyors. for,:,the: Registro Nazionale Italiano at/'their./respective; .ports/ :':,- '-.■/. /.-;;,; ' .'///'. : - ':. :..-._ '..'"'■''

'.' ■ The' Victoria College Debating.Society will hold its ;skth; annual' competition, for the.' Plunket; Medal in the Concert Chainber of the : Town.Hall'-jthis'even-, ing at 8. o'clock. His ; Excellency the Governor will-be present; will present ..the medal to the/.winner. ' :_rhe; competition consists of speeches by eight members, of;the,• society, each; speaking, for" twelve: minutes ,'on; some. : man /or woman of/note to be selected bv. himself. ./■ The speakers" and subjects for this evening are: Messfs; R;'S.' "Watson (Abraham Lincoln) 1 , ; H./'E.: Evans, B.A.jLL.B. (William, the Silent),.. E.. E. Rutherford (John Nicholson). W. J. M'Eldowney (John. Bright),' F. HallJories (Cecil Rhodes),- L. Leary (Cardinal Richelieu), H. W. Monaghan, M.A.'(Alfred, King of-England),l and, M. H; Oram, M.A. (President Garfield). The College Glee : , Club will, render glees : and, 1 college' so tigs;./-Mr ..;.E,.'.: Kennedy, M.A;. ;LL.8.,. chairman of- the society,., will; ..preside.. ' The public :are invited ,to•. be present,;? No charge •is made for,admission./.;"; '::'A/' '■'

; At the; Magistrate's.; Court. .yesterday ; morning,. the case of; Frederick; Howr ard,wLo had on Thursday pleaded guilty'.;to theft',, was .mentioned.. Chief.Howard had taken passage by" the lonio, which left- for .London -"/ on'/Thursday 'after-; noon, ; and .'his "--"Worship/.therefore''■ ordered him to come up for. sentence when called;, on..';/ : /;; : .;; '■'; '/v-': : '.;/ '-/■; :=/:■'{-

A. Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Employers' Federation ia to be held on October.26.

■■■ .A cable:received by the police-yes- ; ter'day "stated',' that /George ' .W.illiams, formerly a/'hotelkeeper .at 'Blenheim, and previously; a; member of the detective force,;;-had beeri apprehended in Melbourne'on a charge of wife deoer■tibri.'.

Yesterday the Inapeotor of .'Police receivafVadvice from Christohuruh statingthat a man named: Griffiths had been arrested there, and charged .with allegedhousebreaking: at: Wellington!' Accused, was remanded'to - appear ;ih .Wellington :to-day*- It is probable: that more than one charge■ will ,be preferred .against him. ■•■■' ,■-.:' '■'-'' :>-::.-:;":- : ..-:::./':

In response to: ah: appeal circulated by/'the :■',:■ Wellington-."■'. Slauhgtermen's' 'Union, at the instance of the Slaughtermen's Federation, inviting;; assistance towards ■ the Support of;. the; Glebe• Island strikers in Now-- South' Wales, j.th6rnret'"fo'ur''uiiipns-V ; -appro'aohed.::<»ntributed among.them;-£35; and others have, 'donated - smaller ..amounts. ■;.;..'"

;,; . Mr; F.Johnson, Wererpa, has • forwarded to :.the. treasurers .'of- the Chil"dron's Hospital:Fund.the■sum of £8 75.,being 'the proceeds of a,: dance held-,at Ohau : maidor the Children's-Hospital.