LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1578, 23 October 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advise that the s.s. Mnitni, which sailed from Syudcy at S p.m. on October lO.ihas on board an Australian mail. Sho is duo to arrive hero this afternoon.

Tlio postal authorities advise that mails from America and United Kingdom, via Vancouver, aro due in Wellington, per Main Trunk, next Thursday.

The Wellington wireless station Inst night spoke H.M.S. Cambrian at Hobart and the naval depot ship Cerberus at Williamstown, Melbourne. Both said the signals were good.

The Eastbourne Borough Council mot in committee yesterday and decided to recommend the council to abandon presont negotiations with the Ferry Company, This recommendation will bo considered at tho next ordinary meeting of tlio Eastbourne Council on Thursday next at 1.30 p.m. in the borough clerk's office.

The latest advice regarding tho Canadian Cadets (G7 in number) is to the effect that they will arrive in Wellington on November C. At present the cadets aro in the south. The local branch of (he Navy League is working in conjunction with the Victoria League, with regard to billeting (he boys upon their arrival here, and a number of members 'i)f the Navy League have offered to take ono or more of the cadets to their homes. The cadets will bo here for about two days.

A letter from the Department of Public Health statin" that the question of appointing another nurse for tho Otalti district could not be entertained at present, caused some dissatisfaction at yesterday's meeting of tho Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. After some discussion, it was decided that a sub-committeo (Messrs. Moore, (.lui'deiier, and M'Kenzie) bo appointed to wait on the Native Minister, mid lav the position before him, with a view to Wring the whole question properly considered by (ho Government.

Christinas cheer -will be dispensed at (lie Wellington Hospital as! usual this year. At yesterday's meeting of tho board an expenditure of .£BO was authorised to be expended on Christmas goods and presents (including Christmas tree), the presents to be confined to nnlicnts ami inmnle.s of the institution. 'J'he expenditure is slightly in excess of the amount authorised for tho same purpose last year.

The Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board has agreed to combine with the St. John Ainbulanco Association in the matter of the annual street collection, provided tho association is agreeable to accept one-fourth of the collection.

The now Municipal Theatre at Napier, designed by tho Hon. W. Pitt, of Melbourne, is to bo opened on November 12. Hominy next (Labour Day) will be observed as a holiday by tho legal profession in Wellington.

The amount of land tax paid by Crown tenants in respect of their Crown leases for the year ending March 31, 1912, was 4)1181 Gs. Id. There are other cases where Crown lessees pay land tax, but as they hare other assessable lands and are entitled to deduction for 'mortgages, it is impossible to say what tax, if any, they pay on their leases.

The Marconi Company is erecting at San I'rancisoo and Honolulu stations of the same type as those which it is proposed to construct for tho British Imperial scheme. The new Marconi station at Honolulu has been so designed as to enable wireless communication to be established at a, little later date with similar stations to bo erected at Yokohama and in tho Philippine Islands. The Marconi Wiroles-s Telegraph Company of America have commenced proceedings for infringement of patent against the Federal Wireless Telegraph Company, which has established communication between S.3u Francisco and Honolulu by means of tho l'oulsen system—Press Association.

According to the text of the cablo messago from London (published _ the other day), tho impression conveyed is that tho wreath sent Home-to the Nelson Memorial in Trafalgar Square by the various branches of the Navy League in New Zealand was from Wellington only. Mr. C. W. Palmer, local secretary of the league, asks us to make it quito clear thnt the wreath was n New Zealand tribute, not from Wellington only.

Says our Auckland correspondent—/V passenger from the south by tho steamer Tnrawcra had a narrow escape from losing a portion of his luggage. A tin trunk belonging to him was addressed to Auckland, but, on his arrival, the passenger concerned found that tho trunk had apparently disappeared. A search was mode for tho missing article, and, eventually, it was discovered in the ship's trauson, the destination label having been obliterated and a Suva label substituted in its place. The fato of tho luggage, hnd tho passenger not discovered the trunk, is a innlter for conjecture, but there is no doubt that tho whole affair was an impudent attempt at theft.