LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

/ To-morrow: in celebration -of':■ its third •birthdaya -.number of.:, The Dominion will be published/ The issue ' will' contain twenty-four pages, and will be profusely illustrated. .The special featuro; will be .'a series of articles, describing the present condition and progress' of the important provincial district ■: of Hawke's Bay. The number, will form.an interesting nnd. valuable historical, souvenir, containing as it will a 'mass of information' regarding -the resources of the district and the manner of their development.. .. .'-. ,''..: . '-..' ..'

In regard. to,- the holiday postal. arrangements, at Wellington, letters usually: delivered by letter-carriers will bo available on application at the old Drill: Hall, from 8.30 ,to 9.30 on Saturday evening, September 24. /,-There .will be .no letter'carriers' delivery, on Monday, September' 26.■•' Correspondence 'kept at ; the-fPost (Office counter may be obtained up•" to 8 p.m. on Saturday as usual; and between 9 and 10- on Monday morning. : ' ; - "The masses should control the politics of this country,", said .Mr. D. M'Laren.' hM.P., in . Masterton:; on .Monday, night (reports the "WairarapaiAge").' "Shure!" said a Hibernian'in the audience, to his better . half,. "an' isn't that 'pliwat Oi've bin tellin' yen all' along ?...'.. Massey's the thrue friend o' the worker!" Last evening a deputation from the Island Bay Amateur Swimming Club .waited upon the: City. Council 'with a request that' the, bathing facilities at Island Bay should bo improved.' It was represented that the : existing; sheds _ wore inadequate, badly placed, and' insanitary'. Councillor Luke,, chairman 1 of the. Baths and Keser.ves Committee, to whom the i matter .was reforred, stated that his committee had.undor.consideration the building of an adequate open bath.at Island Bay. Available finance would not.: permit of tho: scheme being prosecuted; this year, but it : would bo submitted', to -.the council before; tho commencenient of the. next .financial year. . '/.v..; The Reserves .Committee,reported to the City Council last evening that they had' received, a' letter from Mr. F. B. Sharpi'solicitor' for Mr;-'A. K- L - Bert-, ling, superintendent of the Zoo, stating' that three months', salary would bo required, by his client, in, lieu of further notice of the ■ termination of his engagement."; In /accordance-' with the;, committee's recommendation no action was .taken; :'''-.-! " •' '■'• Now that Government House ...is so much further from"; Parliament than it formerly, was,, it has': been .found necessary to secure a motor cycle \ for -the messengers plying between. ..the. Prime Minister's office and 'tho Governor's residence, in order ;that business ~ may -be transacted with promptitude..' It appears that the: messengers have not yet thoroughly acquired the art of: motor cycling,-and'on Wednesday one of them, Mr. Thomas Donaldson,' met with an accident while riding tho machine, and had his knees .badly cut, necessitating, several stitches.. - .-•"'' At St.: Patrick's -Church, Albury (N.S.W;), on Sunday week,, the Eev. Father Dwyer referred to the question of Sunday amusements. Tto'said thero was no law of God or man to stop tennis, football, and other innocent games on.Sunday. He would rather mo young people playing a.good healthy gome of tennis,' football, or cricket on Sunday than with their heads . buried in filthy novels, or going to places where- they might lapse into sin and crime. The players should not offend anyone. If they played near people who were sensitive—and people had no right to be—they should shift. There were always fault-finders with everything. /If fault was found after the plavers shifted their location, they could say" that they wore neither dull nor' unprincipled, and that they knew the.law of God as well as anyone else. ; W. R. Buchan, blacksmith, was walking along Daylesford Road, Ballarat (Vic), recently, when ho observed gold showing in a piece of slouo among tho quartz, with which the road, is metalled. The ore yioldcd. roughly, an ounce of gold. Being an old, miner, he set about prospecting the road formation in tho vicinity, and closed his clay's work with about d£3o worth of gold.

■ Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdrossing, Manicuring, Face Massage, Treatment o( Falling Hair, and Dandruff, Combings made up. Natural Hair-pads. Mrs. Eolleston (over .Carroll's),. ■ i Willi" tatreot, 'Phone 151)8,—Advu

There was a sensational finish at a wood-chopping contest at Warner's Day, Lake Macqu'arie (N.S.W.), the other,day. The winner, fell back after the final log, and expired within a quarter of an hour: Deceased's name was Robert William Handcock, 59, a labourer, lately living at Boghole, near Minmi. It is believed that death was due to heart failure, caused by over-exertion. A request by the Salvation Army for permission to take up street collections on Labour Day, October 12,. and on Saturday, October 15, was granted last evening by the City. Council. The Finance Committee reported to the City Council last evening that they had granted: the free use of the Concert Hall to the Wakefield Memorial Committee for a lecture in aid of the memorial funds. - '. ' At the recommendation of its Tramways Committee, the City Council decided last evening to grant a concession of half fares on the , city lines to the Girls' Peace Scouts when in uniform. This concession has already been granted to the Boy Scouts. Advised by the Tramways Committee, the City Couucil last evening declined a request by petitioners for a, stop in. Manners Street, near Herbert Street. The annual social and dance of the Karori Bowling Club was held on Wednesday night in tho Parochial Hall, Karori. The president (Mr. J. G. Raine),. in his opening speech, welcomed the largo number of residents. and members of other clubs-present. A euchre tournament was then begun. The ladies' prize i was won 1 by Mrs. W.. 'Cooper, and the gentlemen's by Mr. T. Hope. .After ah enjoyable supper, dancing was indulged in by many. The hall and, tables were decorated in the club's colours..

-. A man named William Freeman will appear at the Magistrate's Court this morning on,three charges .of theft of clothing. ' ■ /."..■;■ At the meeting of the: City Council,last evening ,'. the Mayor extended a cordial welcomo to the newly-elected..'members, Councillors' Barber, and Thompson, who -briefly. responded in appropriate terms. . Applications are to be Invited for the' position of temporary assistant plumbing inspector in> the city, engineer's department/' "'•■■■■. -- r' ;■'- ■ ■ 'The City Council last evening granted to. the Wellington Boys' Institute permission to hold a street pTocessionou Saturday afternoon and evening (October 1);':; ■ On. the.recommendation of the Reserves. Committee, the City Council .has decided to dispose of, six Thar, (a species of deer) end a number of; wild-fowl, now .domiciled; in Newtown ; "Z00.!'... This is'being: done' with an eye to reduction in expenditure. ..' jThe Reserves ■ Committee was: further empowered to reorganise the staff at'ithe Zoo. ■.' -,'.'* ';' - : ' ■■~;■) . - '' During the. fortnight ending . September 20, twenty-two applications have been received by tho City; Council for permission to alter",' erect,. and extend buildings.. Twenty-eight sets of plans have -b'eeu examined during the,-same period,, and. permits issued. The estimated value: of the work authorised, is as follows:—City, ',£8536; Melrose, £7380; Northland, ,£380; total, .£16,276.1" , -,■'/..' ■■ : :.\;'-' : . '■':' :\ : V".' ':- ; Resolutions referring to, the purchase of land. at: Lyall Bay have.: long been vt» standing feature ; 'on the . City Council order, paper. Last'evening the matter was referred to the Mayor, who is to report to the Finance Committee..:'. ..