LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1187, 24 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Huddait-l'arkcr steamer AVimmera arrived at Auckland from Sydney at 3 p.m. yesterday, bringing an English (via Suo7.) and mi Australian mail. The Wellington portions of the mail will arrive here by tho Main Trunk express this afternoon. A Stat? memorial to the lato Mr. Charles Yclvcrton O'Connor, who was Undor-Secrctnry for Public "Works in Now Zealuiul from November, 1883, to May, ISOO, and afterwards Engineer for the Jtarino Department, was uuveikd at Fremnntle by his Excellency tho Governor of Western Australia on June 23, a distinguished company, including Ministers of the Crown, being present nt tho function. In April, 1891, (he late Mr. 0. Y. O'Connor accepted tho appointment of Enjineer-in-Chief of Western Australia, and also acted for some time as General Manager of Railways. Jlr. O'Connor, soon after his appointment, promulgated his scheme for the construction of the inner harbour at Fremantle, and carried it through in the face of pveat opposition, as it was opposed to Sir John , Coode's scheme for an outer harbour. Ho 'was,, a'■few.'years lateV, •'■{jii" originator of the Co'olgardie water scheme, and achieved n world-wide reputation for the masterly way in which all difficulties were overcome.

Having heard that, to nil intents and purposes, no Mich assistance had boon ■given settlers with drought-stricken stock as had been promised by the Government, the Hon. George Jones, of Oamarui (says a southern exchange), addressed the following message to the Hon. ,T. A. Millav, Minister for Railways:—"ln re 's application rebate drought-stricken stock. Would you kindly inform me why Railway Department refused? Your promise was general, but the Department exercises discrimination so keen that tho situation is no better than if the promiss had never been niade. Settlers expect the Government to keep its promise, and not bo overridden by official adanumtino irresponsibilities." To this message the following reply his been received :—"Government never intended that men with large banking accounts were to get free transit. It was only intended to be for the benefit of the small farmers who wore suffering severely through drought, and I have no objection to your publishing the, names of those who applied and were refused by tho Department, as I think it well that the public should know tho class of men who have been applying for such reductions, and then leave the public to judge whether the railways should bo used for such purposes."

A plucky rescue was effected by a telegraph messenger on the Lyttolton wharf on Saturday night. A small boy, who was selling papers, was endeavouring to give some change to a member of tho crew of the Maori, as she was backing out, when he overbalanced, and fell into tho water between tho steamer and the wharf, near (he Maori's propellers. The propellers were immediately stopped, and the telegraph nioss-pngcr, who was standing near, threw off his coat, dived in, and brought tho boy to the wharf. A hook was put over the wharf, and the boy was pulled up, .shaking and shivering", but otherwise none the worse for his rather unexpected bath. From to-day, concession tickets aro to ho issued on (lie AVadestown line, entitling children up to twelve years of ago to make twelve journeys from AVadestown to tho Hotel Cecil, or vice versa, for tho sum of one shilling. Reserved decision will be given in She Supremo Court this morning in the caso D. M. Owens v. Beatrice Amy Piunock, a claim for specific performance in respect of the alleged purchase of (lie i'oresters' Hall, Tory Street, and tho case of an application for relief ia the estate of John Glasgow, into of Murton, deceased.

The Cliief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) will hear the application of Lay Fun to Hiiash his conviction at Napier for being found with opium (in a form suitable for smoking) in his possession.

The initial move in connection with the revival .of the whaling industry at Akaroa was made on Thursday last (says the Christehmeh "Press"), when nn oilUuincli was sent out to patrol the coast for a period of three weeks and report as t<> (hi; advisability or otherwise of establishing a station. Should the reports of the cxistoneo of whales in tho vicinity be confirmed, a company, will be floated. An interesting paragraph in the annual report of tho Wellington Typographical Society is as follows:—"For some years the Government lias unimally voted a sum uf money for freo text-books for pupils attending the State schools, and lust year the grant was ,£1M)O. Those books have boon indented from England by a local firm, and then supplied to tho Education Department for distribution to pupils. Your board, being of thd opinion that the books could bo as well printed in Now Zealand and produced as cheaply as the imported article, decided to ask tho New Zealand Federated Typographical Association's Executive to lake hteps with a view of Betting the Government to print the required books in New Zealand. Tho executive replied Hint steps would be taken as requested, and it. is now proposed that thn conference of,employers and affiliated union's delegates, which'tho executive is endeavouring to arrange with a view of securing Dominion awards, appoint a joint deputation (a wait on the Minister of Education, urßing him to accede to the representations which will be inado oi\ tlie subject." Where there is much praise, there must lx> solid reason. Unstinted praise is e,ivcii by those who have used "NAZOL" consistently. Colds in Iho Ilea",]. Sore Throats, and Coughs havo lieeii promptly relieved and cured by "XA-ZOL/'-Advt