LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1268, 25 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

J Two calls ivero receivod by the City Fire Brigade yesterday, 0110 at 0.10 a.m. and one at 8.12 a.m. The first call was to a slight outbreak in u one-roomed dwelling at 58 Luke's Lane, occupied by Charles Hansen. A ivashhouse detacheil from the building was slightly damaged by fire.. The second _ call wiis to 57 'i'horuilon Quay. Hero it was found that a bed and bedding, on the first Uoor of a six-roomed dwelling, occupied by IJichard Bishop, had been slightly damaged by fire.

A three-manual pipe orpin lias been presented lo (lie Kelson .School of Jlusic by Sir. Thomas Cawtliron, of that town. 'J.'Jid order lias been entrusted to llcssrs. Normnn and Heard, of London, builders of the Wellington Town ]lal 1 organ. The instrument, which will cost about XIBOO, will not bp ready for erection until August or September next.

Kecently Messrs. MucMnhon and Lodder advertised a competition in connection with tho name of their new theatre in Queen Street, Auckland. The result was the sending in of the stupendous total of over *10,0110 names. A stall' of three men is engaged on the classification of tho names submitted, but it will be nearly the end of the week before the four journalists appointed to make the selection will l>o able to consider the classified lists. A regulation has been made that tho limitation of the amount of. interestbcaring deposits in tho l'ost Office .Savings Hank shall not apply to musical societies. The new Anglican Church at Karori is to be opened by a service at 7.150 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1 (All Saints Day). A woman was arrested by Detectives Kemp ami Hammond yesterday, and will appear at the Magistrate's Court chanted with the theft oi ,£ls.

It is rather interesting to note (states an exchange) that while there are nine or ten private wireless stations in and about Clirislehurcli, none of them have an effective "sending" power of over two or thrre miles. The receiving range, of course, is quite another matter, as tho plants may pick up a message from a powerful station as long as they are within range, and tho operator is an efficient, receiver. The owner of one of the private stations in Christchurcli has boon experimenting in .sending over fairly long distances, and lie anticipates being able, in the near future, to send for twenty or thirty miles.

The ljiff Norman and Heard orpin, presented to tlio city of Auckland Ijv Jlr. .Henry Brett, for erection in the new Town Hall, is expected to be ready for opening at about. Christinas time. '.It is probable that the honour «f aliening tho organ will lw given to Mv. J. .Manghan Burnett, Wellington's city organist. Negotiations to that end are .it present in progress.