LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1201, 9 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities ndviso that tho «.s! Manuka, which left Sydney at noon .„ A,, BUS t s has on board an Australian mail She is 'due in Wellington this morn- " The report in yesterday's issue of the pioceedings against /our young men charged with being unlawfully on bcensed premises contained an unfortunate error. The hotel premises referred to apparently were the Central Hole , Lower Hutt, but ns our report stated that the sitting of tho Court in question was held at Petone—whereas it was at tho Lower Ilnti-it might have been taken that the remarks of the Bench respecting the. hotel in question referred to t'lie Central Hotel, l'etone. We regret that any reflection, implied or otherwise, should seem to have be»n cast upon Jlr. Fletcher, the licensee of the l'otone hotel. Tho error .was, of course, unintentional, and was due to confusing tho sittings of the two Courts.

Koferring to a postscript on a document before tho Court, Dr. M'Arthur remarked, yesterday: "1 may say that tho offer was made by a lady: therefore thefo must be a postscript."

It would appear (says our Auckland correspondent) that compulsory military training will ultimately abolish tho fashion adopted by a section of the masculine public of wearing long hair. There were looks of coasternation on many faces on Monday evening at tho parade of the Auckland Territorial Corps wJien the staff sergeant supplemented the general company order by remarking: "I see that a number of tho men are wearing long hair. Get it cut!"

"The plan of tho city of Wellington was drawn by a man in England who had never seen tho country, and believed that it was flat," declared Mr. I\ SI. B. Fisher when tho Town Planning Bill was under discussion in Parliament last eveaing. "And when they found that it was not flat," he 'continued, "they had to twist and turn the streets in nil direction's." "All the flats are here," interpolated Jlr. A. E. (Glover (Auckland Central). "There are more now, since tho honourable gentleman lias arrived," retorted Mr. Fisher pleasantly. "They are increasing all the time."

The unhappy plight of a schoolmaster at Whangamomonn, Taranaki, is being brought under tho notice of the Minister for Education by Mr. Hine, the member for Stratford, lie states that, owing to (he lack of a residence, the teacher mentioned is compelled to live in a tent, and asks whether tho Minister will take tho necessary steps to provide a more- substantial residence.

Nothing now remains of tho Queen's Statue at the entrance to the Queen's Wharf but the pillar of solid concrete which served as the trunk of tho pedestal. All the granite slabs, tho panels, and stone steps have been removed to tho Kent Terrace reserve, where they will bo re-erected forthwith. The. new site for the statue is in tho centre- of the lower asphalt area, right opposite Edge Hill Terrace, .which is about a hundred yards from the northern end of the reserve. Tho work of breaking up tho concrete pile on the old site will be proceeded with to-day.

At a meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce this week, Mr. A. L. B. Fraser stated that ho had the authority of the Minister for Public Works for stating that this year's Estimates would contain a vote of ,C1,200,0p0 for the East Coast railway.

Some time ago the Education Depigment refused application by tho Wellington Education Board for funds to erect a school at Newlands. Mr. J. P. Luko is addressing a question to tho Minister for Education on the subject. He states that a very suitable section of hind has'been donated by a resident for a school sit* and that it has been approved by "both tho local committee and the Education Board.

Legal anil other expenses to the extent of .£IOO incurred by Constable J. M. M'Kao in. defending charges brought against him have (says tho Nelson "Colonist") been paid by the Justice Department. For a similar cause, .£77 lGs. liar, been paid to Constable S. S. Martin, who had to defend himself against a charge jff perjury.

Fifteen applications were received for the position of city engineer of Nelson. AVhen the applications came before tho council the Mayor moved that the appointment be deferred for six months. He .staled that tho council had already appointed a gas engineer, Mr. Jickell was in look nfter the water scheme, and Jlr. Mostnyer tho septic tank, which left nothing for a city engineer to do. Councillor ITnmpsnn rose to a point of order, but was overruled. The Mayor's morion was defeated by eight votes to two. The council then went into committee to consider the application?. Tho rrsult will not be made known until Friday evening next.

Tho Karori Borough' Council decided last evening to call a public meeting, to bo held at the Council Chamber on Titosday next, to discuss ways and menus of raising ,i contribute to the Taylor Memorial Fund. Tho council also passed a resolution of condolence, to l>o forwarded to Mrs. T. K. Tnvlor.

"XAZOL" taken on some lumps of sugar and allowed lo slowly dissolve in tho mouth wiil promptly cure a cold in the throat or che.it. For colds in the head it is advisable to in addition inhale

"NAJjOL" through the nostrils as directed. So cold can withstand this treatlasat—it must succumb,—Advt,

Thn Charitable Aid Committee of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard met yesterday, and dealt with various cases of distress. Ono of the applicants for relief wns ft Maori, who urged that Ire. was in need of assistance to protect his personal interest in certain property. Tho committee, decided la_ communicato with the Native Land Court, with the object of ascertaining the whole facts of the case.

According to a statement by the Mayor ] (Mr. T. SI.- Wilford, M.l\), an amicable arrangement has been arrived at between the civic authorities and the Public Works Minister (tho Hon. R. M'Kenssie), whereby thn work ' of constructing the Charlotte Street tramway loop-lino, him:? ii]> by the. delay in the issue of the Order-in-C'6uncil and by tho insistence by tho Department of compliance being, made with certain amended provisions m ins specifications, may now bo proceeded will! at once. "What you want to do now is to pay cash for 'what you get, and take your custom to tho folk to whom you owe, money," was Dr. Sl'Arthur's advice to a debtor in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Chief-Pctty-Officor Welsh, of H.M.S. Challenger, r will inaugurate a series ot services at the New Theatre on bunt lay next, in connection with thn Central .illusion. Ho will bo assisted by come ot Ins mess-mates. Some criticism of tho Karori car «r----vice on tho Park extension M-ction was voiced at tho meeting of the Eurougll Council last evening. Councillor Burn, referring to an arrangemmt villi uc City Tramway Department that outwardbound cars scheduled for destination, at tho Council Chambers should run on to the Park if at least nine passengers 0:1 board desired to proceed further, stated that the conductor of one car last fcaturdav afternoon refused to go on to tho Park, despite tho fact that there were twenty passengers on board, bound for the Park, when the car stopped nt the Council Chambers. The complaint was referred to the Tramway Committee ot tlio Council for investigation. The quarterly social reunion of the Welsh Club, was held in Godber's Booms, Cuba Street, last night. Sir. and Mrs. Evan Parry were tho guests, and they were welcomed by die club to tho home 01 their adoption. A musical programme was provided, contributors to which were Sliss Watkins. Mrs. Vcnty, Messrs. J. L. Jones, Hopkins, Rhys, Catkin, and Parrv. The Welsh National Anthem was rendered by lira president (Mr. Bobert Williams). ' Special interest attached to, Welsh folk-songs and recitations in tho old language. A deputation of suburban residents waited upon tho Outlying Districts Committee yesterday afternoon, and urged that tho* necessary steps bo taken to assure that no future subdivisions of land in Greater Wellington should bo less than 40 feet in.frontage. After hearing the representations of the speakers, the. committee decided to refer the question to the By-laws Committee of tho council, as bei'rfg the proper authority to deal with the matter.

Tho installation of the overhead equipment for the AVillis Street-Post Office Square tramway extension is proceeding apace, and the completion of tho work is now in sight. It is not anticipated that the running of tho cars over the new sections will be delayed till the whole of that portion of Customhouse Quay has been wood-blocked according to the specified plan. Tho new section will bo open for traffic as soon- as the Government Engineer has officially recorded his approval of the work.