LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.' 9 .■ The pages devoted in this issue to' recounting the early settlement and| growth of the Wairarapa district should , be read with special interest, not. only by residents of the district, but by ail who concern themselves' at all with tie welfare of the Dominion. The photographs appearing in the .different -articles wore secured for'the'most'part' by Mr. S: Cv'Smith, photographer;, of 1 Wellington, who toured the district oh' a motor-bicycle and was thus enabled to cover a great deal of country in a very little., time with most satisfactory 'results. ■■''■ ' : ■' : _ His Excellency tie Governor will participate in a cricket match to be played v between elevens representing Government House and Wellington College, on the College grounds oh Monday afternoon. Lord and Lady Islington have invited a number of citizens to view the match and partake of afternoon tea. The Minister for Railways is being asked by Mr. Okey' M.P., whether, in ordor to consider tho comfort of the travelling public on the .railways, he will experiment as to the best modo of coping with the dust nuisance by having that portion'of tho lino, between New Plymouth and Hawcra sprayed with oil. Last season, Mr. Okey points out, tho Taranaki County Council bad a portion of the Main South Road treated with oil —at a small cost per chain —the effect of which was not' only to considerably "allay the dust trouble but to greatly protect the road. . . In the opinion of tho Taranaki branch of the Teatfliors' Institute the present method of providing free books is unsatisfactory. .The Department, it considers, .should -be asked to substitute a grant for perishable books, such as drawing books, copy books, etc. Further, the present School Journal should be enlarged to contain geographical and historical matter. .' Mr. H. F. Allen, secretary <of the Wellington Industrial Association, has received a letter from tho Harbour stating that the association could havo the use of "U" and "J" sheds for the purposes of next year's New Zealand Industrial Exhibition for two months. . This includes tho freedom of the sheds for two weeks before the opening (on May 24), and a week after the close. Messrs. Allen and J. B. Harcourt, who are arranging a list of guarantors, have already been very successful, and it is not anticipated that there will be any great difficulty in getting the guarantee desired. Applications for space have already been received, and others arc on,, the way. A. meeting of the Space. Committee will bo held on Tuesday week. Thirty-eight lads —a record attendance —were present' last evening at tho weekly meeting of the Boys' Department of the Y.M.C.A. Talks of a religious character were given by AbleSeaman Niblett and Blacksmith Wright, both of H.M.S. Encounter. Mr. E. M. Ryan (secretary) presided. Mr. C. H. Pools, M.P., Mr. W. H. George, and Mr. H. N. Holmes are going to Wanganui to assist at the establishment of a Y.M.C.A. in that town. They will address two meetings in the .Opera Houso to-morrow, and will join with Dr. Henry and Mr. Potts in a meeting on Tuesday evening. A sum of money for the erection of a new courthouse at Wanganui is being j asked for by Mr. Hogau, M:P. for Wa-1 nganui. This matter, says Mr. Hogan, has been under consideration for some timo owing to the difficulty of selecting tho site, but it will bo necessary to grant a sum of money for the erection of tho building before tho session closes, and then the question of sito may bo settled afterwards. ■ Business to bo taken by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) at the Supremo Court this morning includes a petition for divorce, Elizabeth Alexandra M'lntosh, of Longburn, v. John M'lntosh, of Huntly, miner, on the ground of desertion; a motion ro Jack Vinegard, bankrupt; and a motion in a partnership matter, Redwood v. Rodwood. His Honour will also deliver judgment in the libel action Carey v. 15!ack. Having made a careful analytical etndy j of every phuse and condition of Baldness, Mrs. ROLLESTON has just returned from the principal centres of Hair Culturo in London, Paris, and Americn. Her rooms havo been extended and refitted with tho most modern appliances for tie treatment of Baldness, i Willis Street {over Carcoll'a). Tol. IiOD.-Advt.

On board the Taimii, duo from Londoii this morning, there are 196 assisted passengers, of whom 159 are adults and 37 children. Those nominated by relations in Nov. , Zealand number 37 adults and 27 children, while the remaining 132 (of whom 122 arc adults) were approved by the' High Commissioner. Eight women are coming out to rejoin their husbands, and, included in the rest of the "assisteds," aro 21 farm labourers, six farmers, eiglrfc cooks, and a ploughman. They aro reported to be bringing substantial amounts wMithem, one mail alone having a capital of £3000. Three representatives of the Kilhirnie Ratepayers' Association waited upon the Fire Brigade Committee of tie City Council yesterday, in reference to fire brigade matters. Tho deputation asked that a small motor-engine should be established at Kilbirnie, suitable for the rapid conveyance of one or two men and a couplo of lengths of hose. Alternatively, it was suggested that a horse-drawn vehicle might bo provided. At present Kilbirnio has to rely on a hand-drawn reel. Councillor .Trevor, on behalf of the committee, stated that a report would be obtained from the superintendent, with a view to seeing if anything could be done. ' ' Tho work of duplicating the tramway lino at Moxham Avcuuo has now be<jji practically completed. Yesterday the Nelson Street loop was closed to ears,, in order that the new line might he connected up. Work was continued all through last night, and to-day the whole length of the new duplication will be open for traffic. Only a little finishing work remains to be carried out. The new tar-spraying macliino wliich has been employed "during tho past few days in.-top-dressing Featherston Street will not be used in asphalting new road surfaces. The ,valuable feature ot tho machine is. that by its agency a thin but- durable layer of tar can be spread on road surfaces, so as to allay tho dust nuisance.- Where large quantities of tar have to be incorporated, as in the case of new road surfaces, totally different appliances and inefhods have to be employed. The City Engineer has declare!! himself satisfied, with the quality of the work in Fcatherston Street, on whicli the _ new machine has been lately employed.' Shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday H.M.S. Powerful left Wellington for Nelson, where.she will spend a few days before proceeding to Lyttelton. She proceeds thence to Napier and Auckland. Yesterday afternoon, about 1:40 o'clock, the third-class cruiser Cambrian',' Captain Wemyss, left for. Lyttelton, in order to be present at the Terra Nova's departure for. Antarctica "to-day.