LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1683, 25 February 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advise, that the Ulimaroa, which sailed from" Sydney . oil' February' 22, "has on'board/an Australian mail. She is due lp [Wellington tomorrow, Mails which left Wellington on January 17, per: s.s. Mpernkf, and'connected with the Naples niails, per RIM.S: Orso'va, ar-' rived in London on.February.23. '••'•■• The Eastbourne, Bawling Club hopes next year to have, its* new. green ready,' This, however, Will depend upon the financial support given the club. Debentures are. b3ing issued, and practically all' Ihe. members, have taken up parcels, of tbom. The present'memberahip ; of the club is approximately thirty." This restricted membership was inevitable, seeing that the club could provide'only, two rinks for players. Up to the present 'Ae club has been dependent upop, the. goodwill of Mr. W. F. Shortt, in'giving the use of his private ground. The. hen: green will be situated near the Bona Bay Wharf, on land, that is being, acquired from ; Br. Mackenzie, It lies at the, base of the' hill, •but takca.in,, for. the grounds'and pavilion site, a strip of the push-clad rise, which.' commands a iino view of, the. whole harbour. The club has taken the first 'opportunity, of obtaining the land, but'will not proceed with' the! green formation and improvements until, the financial prospect is sufficiently- good to warrant the undertaking. The members are, 'however, anxious to seo the new green ready for next season. This was. mentioned on Sat-' urday evening at the:moonlight carnival, which was held mainly with tho object of bringing'(lie club's new .venture before, the public. Messrs. Gere and Busby, of Wellington, have been placed first, and Messrs. Penty and Lawrence second in the design for Old People's Home in Pnlmecston North, recently invited, by the Hospital, and Chnri'-ible- Aid Board of. thai; dis-. trict. The return showing the areas of Crown land to be opened next'month,' which was printed in Tjii: Dominion yesterday, contained a serious'typographical error. It was stated that in Canterbury 39 sections containing 19 acres'would be opeiied under renewable lease (land for settlements). The correct figure? are:—22 sections containing 61,887 acres.'

A man in an advanced state of'inebriety managed to eludo tho conductor of an Island Hay car on Saturday evening, and C-nseonsed himself on the- upper dock of the car. 'Ho becamo very voluble, with the added joy of tho ear-nde. and his diction and behaviour spelt dismay to the other passengers, amongst whom was a (ady, who had eventually to seek refuge in, a downstair compartment. The- matter was mentioned to the conductor—a much smaller man—who forthwith ctramoneed the task of ejection. The car had arrived nt a loop, and had to await tho incoming tram so with his ally, the motcrman,, to assist linn, the Bacchanalian was throWn out on to tile roadway.'' In" the course of the inolco the conductor had to fend off y fistic attack, which difficult situation (the,passengers were pleased'to f.ob) ho wet with all tact, and as tho car moved along with the' outcast gesticulating arid shouting lit the rdadwav, it was' with'something like thanks and gratitude that the passengers recognised conductor No. 312's mastersjup of his own cnr. : "", ' In response to a request from the Auckland A: and P. Association, tho "Government has agreed,"subject to the association complying with' certain conditions inthe way of dates and the classes to which prizes will lie given, to ask Parliament to vote £500 by way of additional prizemoney 111 connection with 'the association's next show, which is intended to work'in with the Auckland Exhibition. On the occasion, of tho. exhibition at Christchuvch, Parliament'yotea""ilOi)o' by way. of additional prize-money for 'the Canterbury A.' and P. .Show, under conditions similar to those" which attach to the graiit.jiow- projected for Auckland. .•'■'■■■" ■'."'."■',. A. good: story, "and, an absolutely one, is-told by a Melbourne, paper, con-' C P.™U£ ah experience of Jlr. Oibspn. Poy, whose hoVse Blind Murphy, has been figur- *"£ prpnlinently' on- rapecodrse,s' of laio vvecks. Mr, 1%. is..a.ri'enthusiastic horse'man and •at ey.ery.. opportunity; ho. rides horses either owned by hiiiiselt 'or belonging- to his. lather, Mr. Francis Fovi, Mr. I'o'y.haS a great liking for Tom Flanagan, a grey juniper, by I*.is fievcrence, owned' by his father. . Ho frequently rodo Tom. I'lanagan fo a church ■wliioh ho.'atfeuded not many miles,from Sydney G.P.0.: On one Sunday morning' he arrirad at ' the, church rather late, aiid dismounting from Tom 'Flanagan took his* position' among-the kneeling worshippers, but oil the.'outskirts" of'the congregation. Tom Flanagan 'also.' knelt 'down beside his master.' The horso's presence in tho role ef. worshippers caused both" amusement and dismay among;' the congregation, but it is worth, adding that' Tpm "Flanagan had been taught many'tricks by Mr.'Foy, and 'one ,'of 'tnein was to kneel.'. • " ' The following, interesting' paragraph appears in the .annual report of the. \\'elJingtOu Law. Society complaints ■were received': by. tho council during tho year from 'solicitors aggrieved at tho' methods. Alleged to be. adopted' 'by. the, Public Trust Office; to ' obtain • business. The council being aware, that similar Complaints frompractitioners .outside: this district' had wen'made' to 'thcNeV Zealand, law Society, and that a deputation from that; society.'had waited upon* thi; Public, Trustee'and ;reported, sent the complaints < received to tho Kent; Zealand Law Society, iii whose tho matters still rtmaij)." ', :'.',■"'. , .-'-..' ■".