LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 949, 17 October 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Huddart-Parker steamer Wimlilera arrived at, Auckland from Sydney at 6 o'clock last evening with an Australian and an English mail, (via Suez). The Wellington portion of the mail will arrive here by . the Main Trunk express this .afternoon. .

~ Some time on Friday _ night, it is stated, two of the cricket pitches on -the Basin Reserve were apparently tampered with by an unknown individual. The trouble was discovered on Saturday morning, . and oonsist-ed of a disturbance of-;the turf .a few, feet the batting crease at each end of "the wicket. ■ It was rectified as well' as was possible at such a late stage.

On Saturday both the Union ..Company and the' New - Zealand,. Shipping Company's staffs were- busily engaged removing from their old offices to the now premises-..-in Customhouse Quay. Tram to-day onwards the_ business _of ; the respective companies will.be carried out at the now building.

VThe Anglican clergy and laity do not intend to permit the good effect of the recent, mission to lapse for. 'lack of effort on their part. . At a recent meeting Canon Stuart , made several proposals as to lines of work that might be followed up. A meeting of the clergy was held'on Friday, and another of the clergy and laity combined was held on Saturday'. afternoon ,to consider ; Canon Stuart's . 'suggestions.' : ' Various -subcommittees were ..appointed, ' and these intend to prosecute the. work in hand with vigour. .An extension.of, the. mission, has also been arranged for. . It. is intended to secure the . Town. Hall , fori December 7. and 8, for midday services for men and general meetings at'.liight, to bo conducted. by Canon Stuart, and on ' the. same, -days ' it is hoped that Canon Iyens will address midday ings- for women in the -Theatre Royal. ■

. Thei elusive huia -bird' was. under dis-. cussion in the House on Saturday morning, and in : replying to an inquiry by Mr. R. li. Rhodes, Ellesniere, the Hon. D. Bitddo .remarked that ho was still confident that,/there were. a. few huias left, although recent expeditions had not even seen or heard . the birds. H'o "had received a letter on Thursday from an, old settler who "said' lie could put" the Department on. to some Native experts who could take charge of an expedition- about May next.; Tlio Minister said lie would get a report on the., matter, and he hoped to see at least one more,attempt made. ■

Judgment will be given by. Mr. Justice. Cooper at 9.45 ,this morning in the case of., Carrigan, v. Archbishop Redwood and the; Rev. Father: Quealey. The question at issueJn this case,.which was heard- at Palmerston North, is ; as 'to 'the validity ,of "a bequest to pay for masses for the ■ repose of a deceased person's soul. .. -. ; '

. "Out of the hiouths of bjibes," etc. On a road-not one hundred miles from tho. township of Seddon tho roadmen are "working." A little knot of'school children are standing by,. and tho men are 'teasing the ' youngsters', '. Presently a .budding wit of 'some' seven • winters naively:,asked the workmen: -"Don't you ever get tired- leaning "on the- handle of. that shovel ?''r-"M ar lborough'. Express." // ' ■}/';.' '',

•, The Winchester/Repeating Arms Com- ■ pany,,of- Connecticut,/U.SiA., has,presented a handsome silver shield for com-, '•petition by tho; Now; Zealand. junior; cadets, .with the' 22-calibre! rifle./, ;The shield, which is at • present; on exhi- ' bition in Messrs. John Duthie and Co.'s, window,Willis . Street,' .'is most artistically designed, ' and contains a dainty piGce of. enamel work; .representing' the Southern Cross. . . Mr., William Campbell, of Manners Street, is extending.:his. business premises ■ in- order to provide additional accommodation for his increasing business'.;. The old cart entrance in Manners Street has been built over, to; provide, a two-story.;:shop for Sir. Shakes, ,tobac-s cohist.- . A new cart, entrance in Edward Street has been provided, at the rear, Where is also beina erected a largo store and stables of throo stories with /a'flat roofy.where bulk .stores will be ;kept. -The work is being carriM out by: Messrs. .James Trevor arid. Sons,- from' plans executed by Mr. E. M.' Blako.

. So; much interest was taken ; in the physical laboratory : at 'Victoria ," Collego and the .science department generally. by those who wero present the other Saturday night that tlio students who assisted; in ; the programme.' have voluntarily ; suggested ■ its repetition. Only, a limited number of people could be asked' to. the opening of the laboratory, and it is felt that, the'public gen-erally-should haver an' opportunity of seeing the science department of the college and the work that .is , done there. ; The physical, biological,-/ aid ; chemical . laboratories will therefore be open to the publio on Friday next from '8 p-.m; to 10 p.m., .when the:.recent programnie of work, experiment's, and demonstrations,; .including -Professor' Laby's,- lectiirette .-'on' "Rontgen. Rays, Radium, and High Frequency Discharge": will be repeated. ,

, ; ; A letter has. been received in Dunedin from the official delegate appointed for Australia and New Zealand in connection with the North of France ; Exhibitioni to be held in: Roubaix in , 1911. Writing from Adelaide, he states/that when in London he had an interview with Sir; William Hall-Jones on . the question of New Zealand being represented at the exhibition, and the suggestion was most' enthusiastically • reThe Australian Government, he added, had already voted £1500 towards the cost- of a.n exhibit from. Australia, aud the hope was oxpressed that the New Zealand Government: would see its way to do something'on similar -lines. The wisdom of New Zealand being "represented at: the exhibition is based on the fact that a very large'percentage of the Dominion's wool ■ clip finds its way to Franco, and Roubaix is one of tho woollen centres of that country.

Shot through 300 ft.' of 20in. drain pipe in water under high pressure, a labourer on the Gatun dam, on the Panama Canal, lived to tell the tale. Juan Antoliu was the human projectile, according to the. report, mado to the United .States Commission. He: was on a floating platform, keeping, rubbish in a hydraulic fdl from , clogging.; t-ho drain, when ho fell in, and was sucked into the pipe. His companions rushed to the outlet, but Antolin preceded them by some seconds, and swam ashore. •

Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdressing, Manicuring, Face Slassage, Treatment of Falling Hair, and Dandruff. Combings made ui?. Natural Hair-pads. Mrs. Eolleston (over Carroll's), i Willis Street. 'Phone 1599. —Advt. .

X-rays are being used for the treatment of consumption in London hospitals. - They . make, possible, the. location of the 'exact..spot where the disease -is most active.