LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 919, 12 September 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An English, and American mail, via. Vancouver,: an English mail, via Suez, and an Australian mail arrived at Auckland from Sydney by the. Maheno at "9.30 a.m. yesterday. .The•Wellington portion of.themails will arrive here by the Main Trunk express.this, afternoon..

Probably, the ordinary householder would bo quite surprised.if told that when a message is: left pinned on the door for the baker to leave "two loaves," or for,'the butcher to "place the sausages in the meat. safe," • the ■message'is nothing more or; less .than an invitation to ; housebreakers. Yet in effect the statement is not. far. wfJo of-the mark. The ..tradition that tfee burglar.'does not Wander forth ..until night darkens the street is a very old one, but the,modern housebreaker is not bound by tradition.' One of his devices nowadays is'to secure pamphlets for.a house-to-house delivery, and when, in .the course of this delivery he ..comes upon a -message to' the : baker, the butcher, or the grocer, it is sufficient indication to him that the occupier of the house is for the. time being absent. Trouble generally follows if the ' doors and windows are not bolted fast. :.

The trouble about stationery has deprived the Rintoul Street. State School of a committee. A now; committee is to be elected* at a'meeting of householders to bo held in tho school on the evening of October 3. ; ■ In. consequence of a complaint received at Lambton Quay Police. Station about midnight on Saturday, Constables Cunimings and - Gregor proceeded to a stable in: the possession of J. Land, cab proprietor, Grant Road, and . arrested a man on a charge of attempting to burn down, the premises. It -.- is understood that the accused..' will be brought before the Court this: morning, on the, charge of attempted arson. . On Saturday night, those competent ■to judge state that the heaviest fog which has been seen in Wellington Harbour for years occurred about midnight, lasting until early', yesterday morning. It caused some delay to shipping, the Blenheim and Kapiti having to feel their way in.very carefully, and the Mokoia, which left the wharf, at 11.45 p.m.. for Lyttelton, did not clear the heads untilo.4o a.m. Somo interesting figures. relative to the cost of technical education during tho past ton years-have boon laid on tho table of the House of Representatives. During that period capitation amounted to £119,802, subsidies on contributions to £33,786, and grants for buildings, equipment, etc., to £111,676. Mr. Justice Chapman returned from Napier on Friday evening, and will hold a sitting in Chambers to-morrow' morning at 10.30. During the first three days of the week he will deal with any ■Supreme Court business' reaUy- for dis l posal. •

From a stage decorated with green trees, some of the most talentod members of the Eastbourne Savage Club dispensed mirth and harmony at the Day's Bay pavilion ou Saturday night. It was a "ladies' evening," and the many guests were welcomed by Big Chief.C. P, Skerrett. A haka of welcome was danced by llua H. Girdlettone and some-of the savagoat.of tho Savages. Bro. Savage Borneo Gardiner "trilled", sweetly. Songs.; and- other items were contributed by Bro. Savages Wyatt', E. Shortt, Jock Morrison,-W. Grant, Collins, Dr. D. N. Isaacs, and The musical director was Bro. Savage P. G. Palmer, and tho orchestra was conducted by Mr. .1. Morris.' The programme' was followed by supper,' and .the.last act of a very enjoyable evening was a dance.

Yesterday morning the Wellington Highland paraded for church', and attended divine service at St. James's, Newtown. . Chaplain-Major W. Shirer conducted the service.

A set of radiating pedals : : for tho Town Hall-organ has been presented to the city, by Messrs. Norman and Beard, who originally erected the organ;. The iiew pedals have just beon installed and were used, for the first time on Saturday evening at the recital given: by the city organist, Mr. Maughan Barnett. . \. ■

The Dunedin Gity\ Council has passed the following resolution: "That a letter of thanks be forwarded ' to-the Mayor of Wellington for-placing the services of the city solicitor at the disposal of the Dunedin municipal representatives oh the'occasion of. thair;yisit to Wellington in - connection with , the Tramway Bill, and that the council aiso oonvey-through his Worship their' appreciation of Mr. O'Shea's services and assistance.";. -.-■ y,., ':.'.--'.' - -:.

The proposed boundaries of the! now borough of "Ohakune'..■ware the subject of a deputation to the Hon. D.;Buddo on Saturday. It appears that the area proposed to be included in the municipality is 9000 acres. The deputation urged that their properties, viz.; milling bush and: farm lands, 1 should not be embraced. Mr. Buddo, in reply,' said that'the deputation would be notified as to when-further objections fcrthe boundaries : would be considered. ;' .

In accordance with 'the Municipal Corporations Act a memorial, has been sighed asking the Government; to .authorise the formation of a 40-foot street on Sections '424 and. 425 ; Wellington City. The new. street will open off Grass Street, Oriental Bay. ;•■''»

: in favour of the recommendations of the Ohinem'uri Silt-; ing Commission being given, effect, to' without delay will be made 'to theMin-j ister for Public': Works to-day, by,-the-chairman of the Ohinemuri. County Council.(Mr; P. Grace)'and 'Messrs.: Lloyd and Strange,; members' '.'of, tie;' council,'who arrived in Wellington on Saturday, evening. ; .'''■".-.'■';'.'."■;''-.-,:'.' A reasonable amount, of ; preparation' work for school children to do at home is favoured by Mr. H. Poland,'M'.P; Speaking in the House , on Saturday; morning Mr. Poland gave it as his opinion that the roason that- children wefo now being sent out; of the;schools with less education than was' that they did not'get-home work." A" : little" preparatory work in. the evenings 'did a child good, and was much bettor for him than "larrikinising" about the streets.; The same speaker, believed that free-place and scholarship; pupils did good work, and he quoted the opinion .of 'the headmaster of the Auckland Grammar School to tho effect that they did better work than 'the' paying : pupils.

.. The United Friendly Societies', Council .is-desirous, of having provisidn made by which the Government will bear the cost of .the arrest .and extradition of any; defaulting !officer,->whp imay at : any time. leave the .'• Dominion.' A.';'., deputation from the council' is to .-.'wait upon, ! the 'Minister'for- Justice, on .Wednesday,' in reference .to the' matter. •/■..■'■•; ;./'•..; ■■■>~;i\

Some',pertinent comments appear in the Dannevirke' "News'! on Mr. .Hihe's■ charges. ' "Sir Joseph -Ward," says thb "News," "has .asked for.names, and Mr. Hine has very: properly: declined to give them' nntil ; a Royal: Commission' is set.up.:. Wild horses wonld "not v dragnames from Sir Joseph "Ward when-the Heyes case was-under the ; consideration", of . a Star': Chamber: Commission! He even persisted.in refusing information on N the nature' of the. charges-as long as possible. It is somewhat, amus-: ing to see the .different attitude taken up by Sir Joseph Ward frhen : he. - is. denied information, and has to work in the dark. It does not say 'much, ;howeyef, for his: political pluck, when, he refuses an investigation to clear ..'the matter up. What is; he frightened of ?"