LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1520, 16 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. Information in tho hands of the Marmo Department indicates that the project ot mooring a lightship at tho Three Kings is not impracticable. There is a lightship moored in 39 fathoms of water north-east of the Seilly Islands, thirteen miles west by north from Longship's lighthouse. This placo is exposed to the ful sweep of tho Atlantic. Ocean in north and north-west -weather, ami no difficulty is found in maintaining the lightship in its position.. There is also a. small lightship, taoored in 35 fathoms of water, on the Ivaiituckot Shoals (United States' ot America), which is exposed to tho full sweep of the Atlantic Ocean.

Y\o don t sell our goods at other than tariff rates," said Mr. C. P. Skerrett, Jv.U, yesterday, during his address to Mo liny. Counsel was drawing an analney_ between tho Law Society and any association of merchants formed to'control prices. Tho remark caused Mr. Justice Ldwards to say that ho was not so sure of that, and his Honour's comment was followed by laughter nt the back of the Court. "Tins is not a theatre," said his Honour sharply. "If gentlemen want a hearty laugh they must go to someplace where they havo to pay at tho door. I am not going to havo this place, turned into a theatre." Tho rebuke had tho necessary effect on the crowd at the back, and his Honour then proceeded tn point out that there was n great distinction between an auctioneers' and a solicitors' association, as there was a" responsible officer of the Court to see that?too much was not charged by solicitors.'

The Rev. Canon Garland, of Brisbane, who is to conduct a campaign in tho interests of the Bible-in-Schools movement in New Zealand, arrived from Sydney by the Tahiti yesterday and was met and cordially welcomed by a deputation of tho Wellington branch of the Bible-m-Schools League, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Gibb (president), Bishop Sprott, Archdeficon Harper, the Rev. J. Of. Chapman, and Messrs. J. G. W. Aitkcn, Wm. Allan. Jas. Pnterson, and Professor East-er-field. Tho object of the League is to bring about a system of Bible-reading in the State schools similar to Mint which lo * xi , st ? cl j ll No «' South Wales* since 1866 and in. Tasmania since 18GS. Canon Garland led the movement which resulted m West Australia adopting tho system in 1893, and Queensland two vears ago

At' the meeting of tho Hospital Committee yesterday, a donation of „E1 Is was received for any pleasure fund whicli may bo inaugurated by tho medical or nursing staff, together with a letter of appreciation and thanks for care and attention to an inmate of tho Children's Hospital.

The Court of Arbitration will sit ot Napier on September 3, at Palmcrston North on September G, at AVanganui on September 10, and at Wellington on September 12.

At a meeting of tho Hospital Committee yesterday tho House Committee reported (in connection with a complaint in reference to visitors to patients in tho hospital on visiting days) that it is difficult, owing to the structural conditions existing to improve (lie present methods which liavo been in vogue during tho la>-t ten years. \

It was decided at yesterday's meeting of the Hospital Commitleo that tho chairman (Mr. R. C. Kvrk) should consult tho Minister for Hospitals and approach tho Minister for Railways with a vioiv to having the express stop at Otoki whenever tho special services of the honorary surgeon are required at the Otaki Hospital.

Presbyterians in Mount Albert, Auckland, are to build a t«autiful little church, the plans of which were passed on Tuosday at the Presbytery meetin" The cost will be .£9OO. Tho managers of Knox Church, Auckland, have also received permission to raise .£'loo, to bo secured on church property, for the purpose of making alterations needful for the 6i)iritjial work of the congregation. The Presbytery of Oputaki will oract a building on a quarter of an acre of land in the new township of Thorntonj which has been presented to them for being first in tho field. Thornton is in the centre of 80,000 acres of swamp land, which is being drained by the Government, and should in tho future form one' of the finest dairying centres in New Zealand.

There were no fewer than 25 Chinese on board tho Tahiti, which arrived from Sydney yesterday. Included in tho contingent were three women and a male child! They were all through passengers from Hong-Kong to Papeete.

A meeting of the- sub-committee set up to forward arrangements for tho opening function of the Celtic Club was held last evening. It was reported that all details were well in hand, and the indications pointed to tho function being a success. The ceremony is to take place at tho Burlington lea-rooms on August 29. An npnnipnatc lecture is to be delivered bv JJr. Cuhill, ami Mr. H. J. Kitzgibbon will speak on "Daniel O'Conncll."

Ivcmember if you want to get rid of thnt. heavy dull feeling in the head, which accompanies .Vasal Catarrh, just take a good inhalation nf "NAZoiT" through a Xiihjl Inhaler, and get immediate rolicf.—AdTV

Yesterday tho new Waimii main was connected up with the reservoir at the point where the tunnel emerges from the Waimii Hill. The Presbyterians of Waipu (North Auckland), who are- nt present scouting tho world for a Gaelic minister, may be considered to tre ono of tho most interesting bodies of settlers in New Zealand. They hail from Nova Scotia, their fathers having mailed from that colony in 1851 in a bout built by their own [lands. The pilgrimage was led by the late Kcv. Norman Macleod, who on landing immediately set his flock to clear tho native bush and build the church, at present standing. This gentleman afterwards constituted himself as magistrate, policeman, and governor, and on one occlusion sentenced a girl member of his congregation to six years' confinement in a doled worn for an offence against tho doctrines of the Church. There arc 100 Gaelic speakers m Waipu, and a few of the older people have great difficulty in making themselves understood in English, while manv of tho settlers have the distinct Highland accent, despito the fact that their fathers hailed from Nova Scotia and thev have been born in New Zealand. This 'preservation .of language- and traditions is due to Ylaipu being somewhat isolated from the. outer world—Auckland "Herald." Tho) sum of m Bs. has been received by the Hospital Committee from the Wellington Racing Club, this being the amount of unclaimed dividends voted by the stewards to the funds of the hospital. Some fin© photographs of the motorboat Detroit, which was reported by cablo recently to have crossed tho Atlantic in twenty-one days sixteen hours, were received by Mr. 0. Freyborg on Wednesday last, rhe- Detroit is owned by Commodore W. Pi. Seripps, president of large engine works in Detroit, and is propelled by a sixteen horse-power two-cylindor motor, built in .that factory. She is a staunch little craft, and is the first boat of her class to mako such a trip. (In charge of Mr. Thomas P. Dav, editor of 'Hie Rudder," on July 13, sho reached Queenstown, Ireland, after a stormv passage. She averaged seven knots an hour across the Western Ocean, carrying a crew of five, two of whom are engineers. Tho littlo vessel is to visit tho principal seaports in Great Britain( and then go across to Russia.

A recent lady caller at Parliament Buildings went away and forgot her handbag. It was taken charge of by an orderly (Mr. H. Jones) and restored Melon to its owner, who was verv much relieved nt regaining possession "of tho bag, for it contained no loss a sum than .£2O.

The body found on the Evans Bay beach on. \\ ednesday has been identified as Hint ot l< rank Thomas Pcllatt, shoemaker, late of Ngaio. Dr. M'Arthur held an inquest yesterday afternoon and the evidence showed that deceased had. been missing smc« July 18. A verdict of "Found Drowned" was returned.

There has evidently been a slight misunderstanding respecting the date on which the. new tramway concession tickets come into operation, if tlie experience of a lady passenger journeying to Seatoun on the sis o'clock car last'evening be anv .guido. Tho lady in question had purchased ono of the new concession tickets which entitled tlio holder to twelve thi-ee-sectiou rides for 2s. (id. On presenting the ticket to the conductor it was critically examined, and returned to the owner, with tho information that lio had had no instructions about such ft ticket, and,.consequently, could not accept it, and the lady had to pay in cash. She stated that the ticket toid been purchased at Annit's, on Lambton Quay, that day, and 'naturally assumed that it could be used forthwith. An inspector, who was consulted, Raid that ho had not been advised about the issue of the new ticket, and had not noticed any advertisement in the papers regarding its issue.