LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1569, 12 October 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Municipal Pish Market looEs like becoming a successful institution in Wellington. Ihcre was a fino supply of fish yesterday morning from tho Sounds, Cook Strait, and Napier, and tho trays had to be, tiled no fewer than four times. About ASO worth ot fish of all varieties was sold between G a.m. and noon, at which latter time there was only about ss. worth lett in tho market, altogether. JHr A : Simnson > Official Assignee at Wellington, has been notified that the Sydney police have arrested Edward WiltreU Jacobs, formerly in the pastrycook business here, on a charge of having committed a breach of tho Now Zealand Bankruptcy Act. He departed from Wellington about two years ago, and was recognised while serving a sentence in bytlney. He is being sent to Wellington by the steamer leaving Sydney to-day. The postal authorities advise that s.s. Wimmera, which left Sydney at 3 p.m. on October 9 for Auckland, has on board an Australian mail, and also a small English mail, via Suez. The Wellington portion is due to arrive hero by Mam Trunk on Monday next.

Those interpreters! Mr. L. Q. Reid, S.M., commented in tho Magistrate's Court at Masterton this week upon tho fact that in nearly every case that conies before him in which Maoris were concerned, the services of nn. interpreter were requested. His Worship considered that in most cases this request was merely a dodge to avoid giving a direct answer to questions. He had noticed that ono Maori witness could swear in English outside the Court, but when ho came into Court he would not swear to speak the truth without the assistance of an interpreter. Among tho arrests made in tho oity yesterday by Wellington detectives wero two, on allegations of the theft of watches. Another of those taken into custody is charged with having deserted the steamer Cormthic on September 24.

In connection with the opening of the wireless telegraph station by his Excellency the Governor on Monday next, the Hon. R. H. Ehodes, Postmaster-General, will be pleased to eee at the function those of the public that caro to attend, irams will leave tho Government Buildings at 9.42, 10.15, and 10.27 a.m. Passengers should alight at the Karori tunnel, from which a twenty minutes' walk over a well-graded road will take them to tho station. The function will take place at 11.15 not 11 o'clock as was originally intended.

Frederick Beard, an eldorly man, was admitted to tho Wellington Public Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to his head. It is reported that his injuries were received through his being knocked down by a boy who was riding a bicycle. The accident occurred in Holesworth Street.

Soon after 5 o'clock yesterday mornin the City Fire Brigade was called to No. 12 Hobson Street, a house owned by the Hon. C. Johnston, and used by Mrs. Hannah, Levy as a private boardinghouse. The fire was confined to a storeroom, which was destroyed. Tho kitchen, the passage, and the stairway, also, were damaged. The building was insured in tho Victoria office for ,£2500, and tho contents in tho Royal office for .£IOO.

The Savings Banks Amendment Bill, introduced by the Hon. Jas. Allen, is a short measure of half a dozen operative clauses. Power is given to the trustees of a savings bank to apply money in tho purchase of land and buildings and in paying compensation to any retiring officer not exceeding the amount of salary paid to that officer during the two years preceding his retirement. Provision is made for the appointment of a deputy vice-president to act for the vice-president in case of his illness, absence, or . other incapacity.