LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1189, 26 July 1911, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Maior-Genoral A. J. Godley, C.8., Cominaiufoiii of the Forces, visited Iho Garrison Mall last evening and spent tome lime watching the progress of the inspection of t'lio youths by the medical oxnminers. The General was impressed wilh !he phy.-ique of the young men, nnd remarked upon tlieir keenness to pass the test and get enrolled. On Saturday Ma-jor-Gonernl Godley will leave for Palmerston North, returning to Wellington on Monday. On August. 2 he and Captain Thornton (staff officer) will Iravp for the South Island on a visit of inspection to Christchurch, Duncdin, and Tiinaru. They will return to Wellington on August IL , . No new slips are reported on the citj tramway Una- , . A start was made yesterday upon the work cf clearing away the big slip in the Wadestown cutting, but it is considered unlikely that the full length of this lino will lie available for the- running of cars beioro .Sunday next. Dr. M'Artlmr was surfeited in breach of award problems yesterday. Towards Hie end of the day, when a rathor-mucli-discussed point was still unravelled, his Worship remarked:—"By .love, 1 will give these things best some day." At. to-morrow evening's meeting cf the City Council, Councillor .1. Fuller will movp :—"Thar in future all reports, excepting those, relating to the purchase of properties, bo issued to all councillors and to (ho press simultaneously, and be not marked or treated as 'confidential. , " Tho annual conference of the New Zealand Acclimatisation Societies is to be held in Wellingtori on August 23. The Jewish Literary and Debating Society interested itself last evening in the subject of military training, a lively debate being held on the general question: "That militarism is beneficial to the country." Mr. J. K. Fitzgerald took the line that compulsory military training improved a people intellectually and physically, and deduced many argument's for so thinking. Alter a very warm discussion which lasted up till midnight tho subject of the debate was put as a motion and carried by a large majority. A man named John Hinchey appeared in Court ypsterday charged with drunkenness. It was stated by the police that Hinchey had called at the station and informed one of the force that ho had been ejected from a house in Tinaltori Road when paying a call at the place. He wished to get even, he said, and his behaviour prompted Detective Hammond to watch him. Hiachey went to a shop nnd purchased a revolver and was going to proceed and buy ammunition, but at that stage lit was arrested. The Court bound him over to keep the peace, and on the score of drunkenness convicted and discharged him. An extraordinary mystery picture by a young Canadian artist, Henri Ault, entitled "The Shadow of the Cross," on exhibition in the Dore Galleries, Loudon, excited the keenest interest and curiosity for some years past during its exhibition in the principal cities of Canada and the United States. Seen by daylight or artificial light it represents the Saviour in the Wilderness wit lithe Dead Sea in the distance, and calls for no particular comment. But the mystifying quality of this painting is that it' can also be seen in tJio dark by its own light. Scientific and chemical exports on the other side of the Atlantic have closely examined the picture without being able to give any satisfying explanation of iU peculiai properties. Tho artist him-olf is unable to say exactly how he obtained tho effect, here secured, and though ■ he has repeatedly endeavoured, and has been ollered large sums to produce another picture with tho same- peculiar qualities , , ■he baa hitherto failed utterly in his many attempts.

It was recently stated that Mr. Thos. Jncks, secretary of the Australian Lawn lomlis Association, had received a letter from gilding stating that he did not Hunk lie would be able to come out to Aow .Zealand to play in the Davis Cup matches. T. he opinion is held locally that when Wilding wrote he was under the ri!!U ) r < l l s ?}?W>?t -t.ho matches were to bo •jilayed in Wellington, -and'it is now held by certain authorities that ho would not have come had Wellington been decided upon instead of Christclmrch as the locale v f> ?% (n - c ! ,t , in , tho 1(,,1Ilis world. Aow that Christchurch has been selected there is said to be little fear that Wilding will not come. He was keen on the Up games being played in his native

In setting out the decision given bv tho Conn of .Appeal in the frade-mavk T?r oi , B f ?? d Jil : os " v. Cowio ?h\ V£" l\ otn ? n - ji was raade l " appear l '.'^μ 0 ? 1 , , '• - m dismissing tho appeal, decided that Cowie and Co. had nol iide out sufficient pounds to enable tho Court to over-rulo .Mr. Justic* Cooper F s decision. Cowie and Co. should, of course have read "Head Bros." the appellants! There walked into The Dominion Office. Ast evening one Joe P. Mikulec. He stated in « broad, foreign accent.that he was walking round the world for some ° a b jf , .** Mb' explained., His «™i ,-'~ On , a to,,r rountl tho world; professional walker since 1901, from io U nl rla; - I has * Professional record of 19,000 miles. On present journev left Aow \ork, January IG, 1911; shall return m 1911; travels without money; canuot beg; what you desire for this card I can take."

At tlio Mount Cook Police Court yesterday, before Mr. John Danks, J.P., 'tlio following were dealt ivitli for drunkenness:—One first offender, convicted and discharged; W. Paterson. convicted and discharged; C. W. Hill, fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment; A. Larson, fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment; A. G. GunsoTi, lined 10s., in default IS hours' imprisonment. Where there is much praise, there must be solid reason. Unstinted praise is given by those who have used "NAZOL" consistently. Colds in tho Head, Sore Throats, and Coughs have been promptly relieved and cured by "\l. tfOL."—Advt.