LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 937, 3 October 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

.. "All about TMsco.V says-a ,New:Zea-: lander, who has : j ust. returned from a trip .during which .he visited;. America, "the cabbage tree grows well, and looks quite' homely. There is also," he added, "a coarse kind of, nikan, not so graceful as" ours" •■ .".; ' '"" ■■< '"■"■,-"':

Between 40 and 50 non-commissioned officers from the various .company units of the Wellington Garrison. attended the; instructional course" at the Garrison 1 , Hall last week, arid .were given a thorough "gruelling" l in the: .Various': branches of their ".work as infantry; N.C.O.'s. . Staff Sergeants-Major Kosoandii Henderson,' of the district offlce, ; were in charge of the i classes.. Special attention.was. given'-to' the principles and practice -of - musketry instruction,! the N.C.O:'s : ,'being ."taken through the " successive -stages, from', .''group", practice at bull's-eye.' targets, with".miniature, rifles,' to more' intricate, work.at. service targets.,- utmost! keenness and: enthusiasm; were "displayed by the students.,■'. , ::::">.!,-;•'.'-'!, ■, ."'

■'■■ The Court of Appeal .will sit following days. Cases' set down for: hearing; include:—Ellis' and'another "v. .Kassmussen '.(relating ; to a-, dam:iii : the Wair. w'etu'." .Stream),: '. Auckland,' Education Boatd v. Public Trustee, and John Millar; (Geraldine) v.!, : ,Ashburtqn.•:.Licencing; 'Committee.. ■„'.: ■.■■;■ .:.'-. • •'■:."./.'"',; .';.'■.-'."> i

V Of 653 passengers- who are, to' arrive in'. Wellington- on Wednesday nest by",the Porinthic, -■ 140- adults and' 51 children. are coming out as assisted immigrants.'.One. hundred of these (59 adults and 41. children) . wore 'nominated', by" relatives', .in New '■ Zealand and 97 (81 adults, and "', 16 children) were, approved by/the "High Commissioner.- . Among . the. assisted: pas-; sengers are 26' farmers,' 25 domestics; 24 farm" labourers,. a • dairy-farmer,'-, four shepherds, a ..dairymaid, and '24. married! women, .whose.husbands are in, New Zea-, land." One iof .'these""immigrants ,has. a capital:.of-."v24000,-and ■another'.- has: over: *Biqoo.'.7 r :- ; >'-v. ;■'■'■;.'; ■:-:";.<;:■

The members of the,"''lovers'"Lane" Dramatic - Company'' arrived 'in Auckland "from" Sydney.;^last-:evening..;. .They;; will .inaugurate; a'. : tour ■ of .the Dominion in. the northern; city this .evening.;." ;;;.;-"."' ■i ■ The.-.: Victoria,'■'■'.reportedJ on. /the' coast,was expected to arrive .at. Auckland,-from-Sydney at 7 o'clock last evening,, in: ample time to catch" the 9.15 "p.mlv express-for, Wellington. She bringsr an "Australian ■ and an English. mail;■ via; Suez.: "',: '.' -■

The First*. Wellington Bine: Battalion ; will. parade (drill order) at the Garrison Hall on October U nest..:/ ', ;;>V/;'/:/

'■■ >VAs '■■ a -preparation for the; daylight parade: .to be; held/ at Trentham, on Labour Day (October 12) the officers' of .'the First. Wellington Eifle Battalion -will previously engage, upon; a ( staff■/ ride,' in -.which the' ground .to .be covered, during,;;tho.. man-', oeuvres/ will be carefully 'gone'over. .A' detachment. of 12, signallers; will accompany/ the party; ';•/. /: ,/r-'/;'./ ;•/■/.

The' secretary of the Pitt ■ memorial fund (Mr.", E. W./ Stiles, Nelson) desires us to acknowledge the following further donations outside Nelson district:—Mr. T. Parata,"'M.P.,"Jßl.-ls. j Mr. Tv.Snodk; Dovedale, 10s.; Lieutenant-Colonel Cl> Morice, Greyinouth, ,£1 : 15... 6d.; the i■ . HpnX : '.,D: Buddo,,. Minister, for Internal, Affairs, v£l. 15.,,-. Captain 32;' Bar]trop;-FeUding,■ 10s. i tho Hon; J. Marshall, M.L.C., .Westland, 15.'.6 d.; tho Eight Hon. Sir. J. G. Ward,'. d6lO ■ 10s. A.ln. order■: to . endeavour to! .'obtain .the sum; of 'J3200. required ..it has: been 'decided not 'to close"- the, fund until- the' next raeeting, which \ is to' take .place;the second .week of '. this month'.

.The South: 1 Island. Bulldog '..Club have presented .for competition at the . Mana-: ,watu Kennel, Club's champion ;dog;show, to b6 held ,on November 2, 3, and 4, the following.. trophies:—Trophy, .';•' value•/ £2 2s,- for, best. New Zealand-bred- dog or bitch in the showi,' To be won twice, not necessarily in succession. ■■'■ Trophy, value ,£2 25., for best puppy, dog or bitch in the show. To be won twice,/not necessarily in succession. These trophies are open only to mombers of the South Island Bulldog Club. . : ■,? ■■: r-;/'-:r^:: : , : :\:^:Y,;-: