LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 970, 10 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tbo postal authorities advise that aa American mail, per s.s. Jlariposa, left San Francisco on October 17. It will be duo at Auckland about November 17.

A five-minute car service run to Lyall Bay yesterday afternoon was fairly well patronised, about four thousand passengers travelling over the route.

By the Waimea, which leaves for Golden' Bay to-day, a consignment of 100 tons of machinery goes forward to the Golden Bay Cement Company, which is erecting up-to-date cement-making plant. The wharf is already completed, and steamers now go alongside. With a little extension the largest of the. Union Company's West Coast steamers conld bo accommodated, but that is .a matter for future consideration. The works will be in going order early in the New Year. The cement-making machinery. has been supplied by Messrs. Ernest Newall and Co., of Gainsborough, England, the water tube boilers are by Babcock and Wilcox, and the electrical plant has been supplied by the British Westinghouse Company, through Messrs. TurnbuU and Jones.

' Mr. E. M. Wellisch, who arrived here yesterday from Sydney, on his way to take up a research professorship in physics'at the University of Yale (United States), will give a lecture at Victoria College on "Modern Physics" during, his stay in Wellington. He will leave by the Maitai for San Trancisco next Wednesday, and on his way across tho States he will stop at Minneapolis to take part in the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

While on the run. across the Tasman Sea from Sydney to Wellington this trig, the Ulimaroa on Sunday night was m communication with the steamer Sedlitz, about COO miles distant. Greetings were exchanged, the apparatus working splendidly. When ncaring the New Zealand coast on Monday and Tuesday nights, Mr. von Duhl, the ."wireless operator, tried to communicato with H.M.S. Pioneer, now at Dunedin, but was unsuccessful. As on previous voyages, a paper was printed on board the steamer, called "The Ulimaroa Argus.". In at were published the results of the races held at Melbourne on November 5, and several other items ot news. Some disappointment was expressed, by passengers when it was found that communication could not Iμ established with Wellington owing to the "machine" at the post office not being strong enough to transmit messages for any great distance. However, this difficulty will be completely overcome when the New Zealand coast is equipped with its five stations towards the beginning of next year. Mr. von Duhl, who has been on board the Ulimaroa in charge of the "wireless" since it was installed on tho vessel, is to leave his charge in the hands of Mr. Kelly* at Melbourne, this trip. He proceeds from Melbourne to Sydney, thence Home by the eteamer Bremen, leaving Sydney on December 3. In connection with the general subject of wireless, it may' be mentioned thut the Wellington station is only an experiment, contrived v hy local enthusiasts at the post office. It is hoped to have it perfect in the near future. At present the only way in which its defects can bo found out is when tho Ulimaroa is in port, and as this is only about once in two or three weeks, full advantage is taken of her visit by the officials to try to perfect their handiwork.

Included among the passengers by the Euapehu, due at Wellington from London on Tuesday next, are 27 assisted immigrants. Of the number 12 are nominated by relatives in Now Zealand, and 15 were approved of by the High Commissioner in London. Six.of the passengers are farmers, six domestics, two ploughmen, while two are wives rejoining their husbands. Capital ranging from ,£25 to ,£3OO is being brought into the country by the "assisteds." . . ; Work in connection with tho duplication of tho tramway line on Moxham Avenue, Kilbirnie, commenced yesterday when a gang of men wero put on to open tho ground, at tho corner of Nelson Street. ■ ' . ." A special sitting of tho Bankruptcy Court will be held next Saturday at 10.30 a.m. for the purpose of hearing John Morris Schapiro's adjourned. application, for discharge. The first meeting of the creditors of Henry Arthur Hnrrell, builder, Wellington, will,bo held at the Official Assignee's office on Friday,. November 18, at 11 a.m.

The postal authorities call attention to the large number o£ Christmas illustrated papers, being posted at the present time, addressed to Cape Colony and Rhodesia, only bearing one penny postage, which have, in consequence of short postage, to be surcharged. The postage to these places is fixed by weight at Id. for the first 40z., and a id. for each additional 2oz.

Under the new defence scheme, it is not intended to perpetuate the present basis of capitation grants to territorial units. These will be largely reduced, but the reduction will be compensated for by the issue of equipment, stores, eto., at present paid out of capitation grants, the idea being that under a Departmental system of extensive contracts for regimental supplies, a substantial reduction in the cost- of equipment will be effected, and the outfitting of individual companiesbe placed upon a.more economical basis than if each company contracted for its o\\:n. supplies.

Notice is hereby given by the "Pine Art Post Card" Co., 39 Hunter Street, Sydney, that the competition published in this newspaper of a problem or solution in respect of 10 words beginning with "Australia"- is closed, the day after the publication of this notice.

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