LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 979, 21 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ -o- ■ Stress of weather on the run from Sydney to Auckland eo delayed the mnil steamer Maheno that she' was not able to connect with the Main Trunk express leaving Auckland last night. The vessel was reported from Cape Maria Van Dieinon at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, and in the ordinary course of ovents would.mate Auckland about midnight, by which time the- overland express would be in the Waikato country, southward bound. The English mails, via Suez, and the usual Australian dispatch will therefore not reach Wellington till to-niorrow. afternoon. The Postal authorities advise that the s.s. Aorangi left San with American and Knglish mails, which are duo to reach Wellington on December 8. Advantage was taken by the local LifeSaving Corps to get in a useful practice at Lyall Bay yesterday. The corps was put through a practical test, which was carried out in a business-like manner. In thei first place, one of the members, who acted'the part of the "drowning' man, swam out about 300 yards, and when he signalled that he was in difficulties a second man dashed into the breakers and swam out and held him up until the man to whom the life-line was attached had ploughed his way through surf and breakers to the scene of thesupposed mishap. The subject who was presumed to be drowning was then handed over, to the swimmer attached to the line, which was hauled ashore. The reel men and thoso whose duty it was to pay out the life-line,- and 60 make it drag as little as possible on the man who swam with it, carried out their work In a convincing manner. With the liability there is to accidents at the bay, the corps is deserving of every encouragement in its self-imposed task. ,! In a public address yesterday Sir Eobert Stout quoted with approval, a saying of Aristotle: "One man is no man." That meant, Sir Robert said, that a man could not develop as a man outside society. A man must live amongst people to bo developed as a man. This involved a regard for the rights and feelings of others, a recognition of duties to others, and not , only to -oneself. A man without feeling for other people was.a.monster, and not a man nt all.

The danger of playing cricket on unprepared pitches was exemplified at Newtown Park on Saturday afternoon in a- match between The Dominion team and the Kangaroos. A ground had been applied for early in the week, and a promise that one would be prepared had been received from the Town Clerk's office, but on the nrriral of the players the ground man , stated that he had'only received advice, about the match at midday on Saturday, and had not had time to prepare a pitch.' As the result of this neglect the teams named had to be content'with an'awkwardly-placed pitch between two other ■ games on entirely unprepared and lumpy ground. The ' first trouble came to a member of The 'Dominion team. The bowler sent down a. fast one of good length, but it happened to'pitch on a tuft of earth, which mado it rise like a Hash, the' batsman 'being, struck near- tho left eye,. a nasty cut being.inflicted, which had to be dressed by a chemist. Later, when one of the "Kangaroos" was batting, a ball rose suddenly, tipped, tho top corner of his bat, and smashed into , his chin. This v also made a nasty gash, and loosened two of the teeth in his lower jaw, and he, in turn,' had. to adjourn to . the : nearest pharmacy, for treatment. A heavy roller and a little water would bo likely to save much unnecessary bloodshed on some of the pitchos at Newtown Bark this season.

A few minutes a£ter midnight on Saturday a firo broke out at A'umber 220 Kintoul Street in a .two-story, wooden building;, occupied as a grocer's shop and dwelling by Mr. ,J. H. Woodley. The owner of the building is Mr.' J. E. Foster. Three rooms and the: shop were badly damaged before the brigade subdued tho outbreak. The contents of tho building were insured with the Guardian Insurance Company .for i.£525 and in tho United -Insurance Company, for ■£00. . At a largely-attended meeting of members and sympathisers, held on Friday nigkt in tho Christchurch Prohibition League's Booms, Mr. A. S. Adams; of Dunedin, explained the provisions of the new Licensing Bill. On the motion of Mr. C. E. Salter, seconded by Mr. J. M'Cqmbs, a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Adams foT his services during the last six weeks in connection with the Bill, and for his lucid explanation of its provisions. .T4e following resolution was passed:—"That, in., view of tho rovclations of gross breaches of the law, this nieeting expresses gratification at tho action of the Government in revoking tho charter of the Sydenham Working Men's Club.". ■ The successful tenderers for the.supply of cable to the City Council'were Messrs. R, Y. Walls and Co., not Wallace and Co., as previously stated. A matter relating to the admissibility of certain proofs of debt in the bankruptcy of George Pinnock. formeriv ot tho Commercial Hotel, will/coine before tho Chief Justice (Sir Kobcrt Stout) in the Bankruptcy Court at' 9.30 (his moni■ing. A sitting of tho Court will also be held next Saturday. The reclamation between the road at Fitzgerald's Point and the new retaining-, wall which extends from the north side of the Clyde Quay baths to a point round tho 'blnfF on tho western extremity of Oriental Bay is being slowly made by a process of clinker and rubbish deposit. It it a pity that the widening of this section of Wellington's most popular promenade should not have been considered important enough to bo reclaimed more rapidly, in view.the coming summer. At present tho road is really dangerous at tho corner mentioned. Tho fine asphalt cycle track and footway round Clyde Quay terminate abruptly in a rough kind of barricade, to avoid which tho cyclist has to swerve sharply on the tram-line. Anyone with an imperfect knowledge of tho road would imagine thoro was, ample space for everybody at tho Point, until compelled to turn off on to a 30ft. road (in which there is a double lino of tramrails), where the rond should bo at its widest. The Toad at this corner should bo put to rights as early as possible.

It was announced .in . tho. Anglican churches yesterday that-Canon Stuart had consented to conduct mission services in Wellington on December 7 and 8. Canon Ivens lias volunteered to assist. ' In addition to evening services at.the Town.Hall, it is intended to hold meetings for women, on the days named, in tho Theatre Royal at 12.20 p.m. and 1.20 p.m., mid services for mon simultaneously in the Town Hall. A meeting of the Town Hall Mission Committeo is to bo held to-day.

Having mado a carcEul analytical study of every phase and condition of Baldness, Mrs. ROLLESTON has just returned from tho principal centres of Hair Culture- in London, Paris, and America.. Her rooms havo been extended . and refitted with tho most modern appliances for the treatment of Baldness, i Willis Street (over Carroll's). Tel. 1599,-Advt, ■

Through 'the courtesy of the commanding officer of H.M.S. I'owerful, tho general public were given an. opportunitv of inspecting tho vessel yesterday. At short intervals from 1 p.m. the Ferry Company dispatched steamers to and from the worships, a largo number of people taking advantage of tho beautiful day and calm waters of the harbour to make the excursion.

Addressing the Central Mission Men's Brotherhood yesterday, Sir Robert Stout repeated a story which was told some time ngo in an adclress to the Sorbonno at Paris by ex-President Roosevelt. While itr. Roosevelt was attending a round-up at his cattle ranch in America he noticed a cowboy branding vrith the Roosevelt brand a beast that already bore tho mark of another ranch. Accosted, tho cowboy declared that he knew his business. The cx-Prcsidcnt had him immediately discharged, remarking, in explanation of his conduct, "a-man that will steal for mo will steal from me." "I don't draw any moral," said Sir Sobert, "becanso I don't tonch politics. 'He went on to state that the moral Roosevelt drew and submitted to the Republicans of Paris was that it was both wrong and foolish to elect a member of Parliament for the sake of what he could get for you. "Howard him for stealing for you, was Mr. .Roosevelt's dictum, "and a , time will come when he will steal from you." "If you ask yonr member to get things for your district," Sir Robert concluded, "then you aro- training dishonest politicians."

A Chinese suspected of indulging in illicit whiffs from the seductive opium pipe was arrested in a house in Haining Street on Saturday. He will be asked "What for?" at the Magistrate's Court this morning. • ■