LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 976, 17 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A statement of defence has been filed by Charles Nodine in respect of a case, Hannah v. Nodirie, a claim for ,£G7I 17s. 111. for rent of ■ premises in Lambton Quay. » Fort Dorset, above Seatoun, the seaward defensive position of the harbour fortifications, is to bo manned by, the Wellington Navals during their training camp in January next.' It was originally intended that the Navals should occupy Fort Ballance at Mahanga Bay, but this arrangement has since been altered, and daylight parades are now being held at I'ort Dorset. There was trouble with a big steel girder in Willis Street yesterday, morning. It was ono of the largo -4J ton girders from D. Robertson's foundry for the General Post Office, and was • being drawn down Willis Street, when the trolly, on which it was, ran down into the water channel, and the huge mass of steel swung round and carried away two of Messrs. Wallace and Gibson's verandah posts, t'ore up a couple of paving stones, and narrowly avoided smashing the plateglass windows. As the girder assumed a position at right angles to the kerb, the tramcars were stuck up for quite a time until it could be jacked up and trollicd away. There , was nn' interesting discussion in the House of. Representatives , yesterday as to whether' steps should not be taken to place tho names on railway stations in a more conspicuous place. It' was stated by some members that the only designation visible from the trains in many instances was " 's Schnapps." This led Mr. . Glover,. M.P. for Auckland Central to explain his views on tho naming of railway stations. "I have," he said, "a great respect for the old Maori traditions. But wliat is the use of having Maori names which only a few can pronounce. Take Otahuhu, for instance. That place would bo better named 'Glover.' (Hear, hears.) If the names were 'Glover' no one would have any difficulty in pronouncing it. (Benewetl hear, hears.) By making the amendment the Departinont would also bo emblazoning on tho scroll of fame the name of" a worthy citizen. (Loud applause.) There were other places where a change might bo made. One was Onehunga." The annual distribution of prizes in connection with thq thirty-seventh anni"crfary .of : the Newtown Trinity Methodist 'Surday School took place, at. Trinity Churjli lost evening. There was :i. .attendance, Mrs; J. P. Shand distributed the prizes, and in .the course of t',s evening tho pupils were addressed by tho'Rev. J. Ward and ' Messrs. .1. P Shi.r.d and S. l'athers. Items w.»re con trihu'tod "by tho popils,. and Misses \Va;d and Brittain. Mf. A. Crump was the organist, and was assisted by an excellent orchestra. The City Electric Lighting Department has just completed the installation of a complete cookery equipment at the Mount Cook Girls' School. His Excellency tho Governor (Lord Islington) will open tho Featherston Horticultural Society's annual show in the Featherston Public Hall at 3 p.m. today- . At the meeting .of . the Wellington branch of tho New Zealand Labour par.ty held in the Trades Hall last evenilmi " le resolution was carried: 1 hat this meeting protests against tho continuance of tho t'hreo-fifths' majority in connection with the local option poil and expresses its. dissatisfaction at the introduction of the undemocratic threefifths majority to . decide the Dominion prohibition question." There were three dissentients to tho motion. "It is not intended to introduce legislation this session providing for a universal Saturday half-holiday," is a reply given l>y the Government to a question asked by Mr. T. E. Taylor, AI.P. for Christchurch North, in tho .House of Representatives yesterday, A query is being put. to the Minister of Pub ic Works by Mr. Hogg, M.P., as-to whether the Government will undertake the construction of.tho Eimutaka deviation on condition that' the settlers on the eastern side of tho range, from Palliser Bay to tho Manawatu River, agree to their properties being rated to secure interest at i per cent, on the outlay. , Th° Minister of Railways is being asked by Mr. Poland, M.P., whether the Department has adopted the general policy of reducing the grade of stations, by filling vacancies occurring at same from time to time, by appointing officers of a lower grade than tho outgoing officers—thus reducing the number 'of higher-grade stations. The last example of this new method of promotion, Mr. Poland points out, is the appointment to Carterton of a stationmaster at £200, in succession to one at £255.. The Wellington Harbour Board Empowering Bill was reported to the House of Representatives yesterday by. the Local Bills Committee, which recommended that the Bill be allowed to proceed without amendment. On November 4 John H. Kingdon. -of Lower Hutt, was adjudged a bankrupt on tho motion of Mr. T. Young, acting for Mr. Arthur Acheson-Gray. The Official Assignee at once advertised tho lnceting ot creditors to bo held yesterday. Now that tho meeting has not taken placo a peculiar position has arisen, for the Official Assignee does not know tho bankrupt's address, and as ho has not any papers, he has not been aole to send out to creditors the usual notices. A further effort will'be mado to find out who the creditors are, and also to ascertain how tho estate staids. At tho regular quarterly meeting of tho Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants tho following resolution was passed in connection with the Public Service Superannuation Bill now before Parliament:—"That this council, strongly protests against that clause of tho proposed Public.Service Superannuation Bill which reduces tho retiring allowance of future members of the railway service from onesixtieth to one-eightieth part of their annual rate of pay for every year of service." To-day, at 10.'30 a.m.. Mr, Justico Cooper ivill_ hear the case Cane v. tho South Pacific Mortgago and Deposit Co. Tho lotion is an appeal from tho decision )f Mr. Haselden, S.M. Another action to ;omo before the samo Judge to-day is a motion in bankruptcy to sot aside a ■ransfer by Jack Vincgrad, a bankrupt, if certain property. Hc.ving made a careful analytical study if every phaso and condition of Baldness, Mrs. HOLLESTON has just returned from tho principal centres of Hair Cul:tiro in London, Paris, nils,' America. Her ■coins liavo been extended and refittwl vith tho most modern appliances for tho :reatment of Baldness. 4 Willis Street .over Carroll's). Tel. 1599,—Advt.

r The Allardice case is to come up fo] hearing in the. Court of Appeal at 1( I, a.m. to-day. To-day the Supreme Court will lie occupied with "the following cases:—lioberi Russell, alleged breaking into dwelling ' to intimidate the inmates; William Lav- - ery, alleged criminal offence; James r Vincent Crimmins, Chas. Cunningham, . John Lewis, alias Lindsay, alias Newton and Chas. Reston, alleged breaking, enter- [ ing, assault, and robbery. The opening ceremony in connectior ' with the new Infectious Diseases Hospital will be performed by, his Excellency tli< | Governor, Lord Islington, on Wednesday i next, November 23, at 3 p.m. > In the House of Representatives . yes- ! terdny Mr. Okey, M.P. for Taranaki,-ask- [ ed the Premier if the Government would . take immediate steps. to br.ing about a settlement of' the long-standing disnutt [ with reference to Mokau lands, and, ii ' necessary, would the Government bring • down legislation this session to _ enable it to set up a commission to inquire intc . all the circumstances of the case. Sii Joseph Ward (in reply) said - that ths case was now before Cabinet, and as sooj] as a decision was arrived at ho would be i glad to indicate what the Government i intended to do in the matter. : The Moeraki, from Sydney direct, : brought 1523 cases of fruit for Wellington : yesterday.