LOCAL ANIS GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1711, 31 March 1913, Page 4

LOCAL ANIS GENERAL.

A telegram from Auckland yesterday stated that the Wiiumera was expected to berth at 7 p.m., so that the Wellington and southern portions of the English and Australian' mails \vl:ich she brought from Sydney should arrive hero this afternoon by the Main Trunk express.

Two prisoners, James Moore and Herbert G. Bailey, wlm have pleaded guilty to charge's of misappropriating moneys, the properly of the ''N.zl. Times," will ba sentenced by' his Honour the Chief Justice at the Supreme'Coitrt' at 10 o'clock this morning. A one-armed player in a Rugby football match is not a very common spectacle, but it was witnessed at the Athletic Park on Saturday. The player in question was E. Perry, captain of the Oriental fifteen, who played as front-rilnk forward in the match against Ponehe; and gave capital account of himself. The loss of his light arm (caused by a blilding'accident some months ago) seemed to hamper him very little. He was active at every stago of tho game, and seemed equally at home iii lineout, scrummage, or in open play on the field. Although he did not succeed in scoring, ho enme vorjr near to doing so on moro than one. occasion.

The Collector of Customs at Wellington has received the sum of .£4, presumably; conscience money.* If it is not clnimed within a fortnight, the money will be charged to revenue. The Tongaviro, which arrived at Port Chalmers from London oil Thursday last, brought 328 immigrants, 15(1 of 'wliont had booked to the Nortli Island. Tho latter portion arrived from south by the Mararoa on Saturday morning. There were . r >s persons for Auckland, 12 for Napier, 12 for Gisborne, and 77 for Wellington. Thcr? were 22 farmers and farm labourers in the original number, alul 51 domestic servants. This, latter camo out in charge of two matrons, who - accompanied them to Wellington.

11l referring, to the work of the year, tho annual report of the Boys' Institute says:—"The committee, conscious of much shortcoming, can still claim with all' due metlesty that the year's work has not been without success. JUany boys been taken off the streets and their energies, turned into new and -better channels. Some have benefited mentally by the educational classes, and spiritually by the Sunday services, and some have ' been helped by the musical tuition given them in instrumental work. Others, have been drilled and taught to, swim, and many have, through the library, the clubs, the games room, and, the social gatherings, been kept occupied, who otherwise in their idle hours might have got into mis-chief, bitiiations have been found tor many of tho boys, and ninny; services rendered by the boys themselves, as well as by the institute, which cannot lie recorded here, but which are none the less commendable, and which it is hoped have helped to brighten tho lives of sonio boys in Wellington/' . . i At the Hill Street Basilica yesterday morning, the Rev. father Tenons made reference to the coming local bodies' election on April 30, and pointed out that a scrutiny of the roll hud shown that there were many Roman Catholics who had not yet been enrolled, and that it was their duty to enrol prior to the closing of the roll to-morrow afternoon. The applications for. the Otanomomo (Utago) sections, which wore balloted'for 011 Thursday, wero very disappointing (says the Dunedm "Star"). Twelve pe£ sons applied for eight sections, but husband and wife applied in some caso3, mid there was really only 0110 unsuccessful applicant. There, were applications for tho other nino sections, but' they were by persons alluded to above, whose' names were withdrawn when they succeeded in gettiing a section.

THE "TRIUMPH" STILL ON TOP. Tho Christchuroh-Knikoura-and-back record still stands ':o the credit of Mr G. B. Brown nnd his full roadster "Triumph,"'and tlio nmv record made last Thursday has been buried almost as soon as it was born under tho crushing weight of two hours and twenty-ono minutes Tho principal features of Mr. U. B Brown's great ride 011 Saturdav have been given full publicity. On Bth' February ho rode alone. Some capital was made out of the fact that 011 a previous oceasion ho was accompanied by another rider, and, though tho precedent (Ims set has been followed in tho subsequent attempts upon the record by riders of machines other than Ihe "Trininnh," Jf r Brown decided to demonstrate "his faith in "Triumph" reliability by riding alone. He rode tho same full roadster threespeed "Triumph" as he rode when he established the record 011 January 17. Tho only difference in tlv> conditions was that ho "knew the road. It must be remembered that this Christchurch-Kaikoura ride was suggested by "Triumph" competitors presumably as a course on which Ihrir machines had a belter clianco against the "Triumph" than any other. Tho courso evidently does suit their machine—when their machine is going well.—but it quite as evidently suits the "Triumph" just ns well, and a great deal better. So the result of this little sporting fcontroversy has been to establish tho "Triumph" as the best "cross-country" motor-cycle, as well as tho best speed machine, the best machine for reliability, and the best for hill-climbing. Tho latest "Triumphs" aro now lo hand; prices: fixed engine. ,£7O; free engine. -ISO; three-speed, ,I'B7 lfls. Adams. Limited., Clmsleliurcii. Branches, Wanganui, I'almerston North. Agent?, Sutherland and Hankinc, Wellington, and Tiiurlat Motur Co., llasllnga.Advt.

George Lamborn, the gripman in tlie employment of the Dunedin and Kaikorai Train. Company, who appealed successfully suine months ago against, dismissal, and was reinstated by the Appeal Board as a spara gripman, was again dismissed the company's service 011 Thursday. Since his reinstatement Lainborn was employed as a lineman, the otlice of spare gripman having been abolished.

The story of how the news of the deaths of Captain Scott and his'comrades readied London makes interesting reading. The messages were sent from New Zealand by tlie All-lied route, that is by the joint Pacific and Anglo cable. "The first cablegram nnnmiuciug tlie, fate of the southern party," said the malinger of the Central News Agency, "came through -just under the hour, and was in code.' The longer dispatches, giving Captain Scott's last message and the adventures of the relief parly, enmu through in just over a couplo of hours. The telegrams were extraordinarily accurate, and the cable companies gave us an admirable service. Wo got tho first news of the 'terra Nova's return from the lighthouse-keeper at Capo Saundei's, who telephoned tho fact to Oaniaru."

Two years ago the shareholders' in Kcinptlmrnc, l'ro.sser, and Co.VXew Zealand Drug Company gave power to tho directors to call for increased capital when, in Clio directors' judgment, such action might bo'deemed prudent. Tile authority so given is now to bo acted 011. Mr. William Brown made-a statement to that effect at the annual meeting on Thursday afternoon (says tlie Dunedin "Star"), anil explained that tho steady increase in business, tlie continuous call for more fertilisers, and tho call to occupy with works' 111 new places, warranted an increase in the capital by the issue of 35,00(1 new .42 shares, which are to bo offered first to the shareholders, then, if any are available, to the public at a premium of 2s. Gd. per share. The meeting appeared to be perfectly satisfied with Mr. Brown's announcement, for not a single question was asked, though tho shareholders were invited to put nny queries they liked.

The fancy-dross lawn tennis tournament at Brougham Hill courts, which had to bo postponed last week owing to unfa: vourable weather, will be held to-uigh.t and to-morrow night. We may appear (says the "Lake Wakatipu Mail") to 1m uttering a platitude in saying that visitors to our sjiores hail from as far afield as the Poles; but wait! The crowds that arrived hero during the Easter season included no less queer an excursionist than a penguin, which on Good Friday was espied on the shores of the lake at Kingston,' and quito unwittingly shot at and killed by a lo'cal marksman. Where this solitary representative of the Polar regions had actually come from or how it came to Ire there remains a mystery, and up to tho present no feasible solution of its strange appearance has been propounded.

Ono of the most staggering statements in connection with the Ynldhurst camp is that an average of 21b. of meat per man per day was provided, and yet some men complained of not having enough (says tile Christchurch "Press"). This certainly looks as if cither tliero was waste or tlie "young New Zealander cats more meat than is good for ihim. The English Tommy gets jib. of meat without bone per day, and appears to find it sufficient. Dr. Alexander Bryce, one of the leading authorities on dietetics, informs us I hat numbers of the English middlo classes eat'3jlb. of meat or its allies per head per week, while those of the upper classes. eat close upon 61b. Doubtless this latter estimate includes waste, which is notoriously larger in the more well-t-o----do households. The greatest meat-eating nation of the world is Australia, arid ill the opinion of Dr. Bryco "it is probably more than a mere coincidence that this country has also the refutation of consuming per head more pills and potions for tile relief of constipation than any other country in the world." Other authorities attribute the prevalence of rheumatism in these colonies to the excessive amount of meat and tea consumed by the inhabitants. '

! The movement which was initiated to get either Mr. Downie Stewart or Mr. J. B. Shaddock, to withdraw from the mayoral contest nt Dunedin so as to enable the issue to bo decided between Mr. W. Belcher and only one of the abovenamed gentleman is likely to como to nought (says the "Otago Dally Times"), and the election will, therefore, be fought out between the three gentlemen now in the field.