LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1725, 16 April 1913, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The sugar case and tho Trusts Act will be argued over again to-day. The merchants are appealing against the decision of tho Chief Justico and tho Court of Appeal will commence the hearing at half-past tqn o'clock this morning. Authorised by the City Council, tho Mayor has completed an arrangement with Mr. AY. P. Colley, tho English artist, to restore the fun? life-size paintmg of Mr. Edward Jerningham .Wakefield, which was presented to tho city by (ho late Mr. John Plimmer, and which hps been hanging in tho Council Chamber sinco his death. The painting, which is (in exceptionally good one, has been varnished and re-varnished without over having been properly cleaned, and Mr. Colley states that it is in a "pretty bad ivay." Tho result of the restorer's work will bo awaited with interest by all interested ill art, particularly as tho Mayor has an idea of having tho painting hung in tho Town Hall, so that the ■public may see it. Tho illuminated address presonted to the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher by employees of tho Government Printing Department has been placed 011 view in tho shop window of - Mr. Holdsworth (tobacconist) iu Cuba Street, opposite tho ' Royal OakHotel. ' , Bristol for our meat? Mr. W. D. Lysnar, who passed through Wellington yesterday, is optimistic Regarding tho future of this movement. Mr. Lysnar stated that ho had just returned from his campaign in the South Island on behalf of the New Zealand Producers' Association with regard to the diversion of export trade from London to t'hio AVest of England, and—pleasing matter for Bristolians no doubt—the establishment of a Bristol and Dominion Producers' Association. Tho movement is being well taken up, and, in.view of tho substantial support forthcoming from the South Island, it has been decided to put Mr. J. B. Hall, of Hororata, Cliristeliurch, on tho directorate. Mr. Hall will act in conjunction with Mr. Lysnar along with, two advisory committees—one committeo for tho dairy producers and the second for meat anil other produce. Mr! Lysnar is to speak on the matter at Eketahuna to-day, and at Hastings on Saturday. He will also 6peak at Paliiatua. , Mr. Royd Garlick, Director 'of Physical -Education, is at present engaged in putting_ his assistant-instructors through a special course of training, which will bo completed at about the end of this month or tho beginning of May. Tho training of school-teachers will commence soon afterwards. Mr. Eoyd Garlick informed a reporter last evening that ho had mado satisfactory arrangements with the Hawke's Bay Education Board, which from the outset had been enthusiastic regarding tho institution of physical education in schools. Tho teachers attached to the Hawke's Bay Board hold an annual winter school, which extends over a period of three_ weeks. This year it will be held in Hastings or Napier, during tho month of June. Advantage is to be taken of this assemblage of the Hawke's Bay teachers to. commence their instruction in physical education methods. Some seventy teachers will assemble at tho winter school, and in order that all of them may be put through a course of training during the three weeks, two instructors will bo seat to Ilawko's Bay for that period. In Wellington 110 very definite arrangement has ken ihado as yet, savo that (lie teachers attending tho Training College will first go through a courso of instruction. In Auckland also teachers attending the Training . Collego will bo first taught, and classes will bp started some time in May. At about tho same timo two classes, one of male and one of female, teachers will be started at Wanganui.

August 3 next will lw tho fiftieth anni-1 versary of Foundation Day of tho Otago Boys' High School, v/hicli was opened I on August 3, 1863. Tho matter of celebrating so important c.n event in school history in this Dominion (says tho "Otngo Daily Times") aas been under the serious consideration (if prominent "old boys" all over New Zealand for Bomo months past. An association, tho Otago Boys' High School Jubileo Association, has been formed, with tho Hon. H. D. Bell, K.C. (Minister for Internal Affairs) as its president, and a strong and representative Exeeutivo Committee, with tho requisite sub-committees, lias been elected. After some months' arduous work, matters have been so far advanced that a programme lias been drawn up which will bo submitted to a meeting of members of the association, to be held nt an early date. A child named Gwcnnie Rugg, aged one year and nino months, was admitted to tho Auckland Hospital on Sunday evetir ing suffering from burns about tho arms and face. The child, who lives ill Bercsford Street, was seen by Mr. T. Harvey, a neighbour, running out of licr mother's house with her clothing in flames, Mr. Harvey promptly wrapped something round the child to extinguish tho flames, and carried her to tho hospital, ivhero i it was found that, apart from sliock, her injuries wero not of a very serious natare. The mother states thai; there was no firo in the room in which the child was playing, but it is thought possible that one of the other children with whom the child was playing may have lighted a match, setting the little one's clothes alight. Mr. Harvey, who was slightly burned about tho land and arm, was attended to in tho casualty ward. ' 1 The new tea kiosk at Oriental Bay is now completed, and will bo open to the public oil Saturday afternoon. Advice has been received by wireless that tho Warrimoo expects to arrive at Wellington at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

Tho education proposals of the English Ministry outlined by tho -Marquis ol Crewe, which formed the subject of a cablegram published recently, are translated by the yictoriari Minister for Education into a compliment to .the system adopted in. that State. Tho English proposals are to raiso the ago of attendance at public elementary sohools to at least 14 years, registration of all secondary schools, find a system of public inspection with a standard of efficiency. It was at least significant, Sir' Alexander Peacock remarked that the main proposals of tho Asquith Ministry should bo on the,lines of the. Victorian Act of 1910. It was a great compliment to Victoria. ■ ' .

Appointments to tho official staff in 'the Northern. Territory continue, to bo made with great regularity (states an Australian paper). It would seem ' "tlicit the official population of tho Territory will soon becomo much larger than tho unofficial. A number of (surveyors at .£lso' a year, with _ a camp. allowance amounting to Gs. a day; assistant surveyors at cC2IO a year! field hands at ,£3 2s. 4d. a week, and cooks at .£3 Is. a week, have last week formr.lly added to the salary list. Tho names of the surveyors weroMessrs. A. B. Scandrett (W.A.), A. A. Brings, J. W. Mott (Q.), A. J. Muntz, and J. P. Henry (Vic.). Tho school children of Victoria oh April 18 will celebrate Discovery Day—the day on which Captain Cook sighted the coast of Australia. The celebration of the day has been inaugurated so that tho thought' of teachers and children in tho State schools may bo directed specially toward tho .work of the discoverers, eurly settlers, and pioneers of Australia. A feature' of. tho day's work in the ; schools will consist: in readings from tho school paper and text books Qn Australian history. During tho month in which' Discovery Day is celebrated tho children are encouraged to write essays on tho subject of the early settlement in their : particular locality l from data supplied by residents. In many of the schools creditablo local histories arc being compiled; and it is considered by tho Department that the material so collected snould provo very valuable, as tho older generation takingpart in pioneer settlement is quickly passing away. Threp prisoners will come before Mr. Justice Chapman for sentence in tho Supreme Court at 10 a.m. on Saturday. They havo pleaded guilty to offences in tho Lower Court as follow;— William Duncan, theft (two charges); John Thompson, being armed at night with intent to break and enter; John Barnes, theft of a motor-cyclo. At least ono citizen (if not thousands) is l of opinion that tho water from tho city reservoirs of late is ■ not free from pollution, e'acli' day bringing in his, supply of kettlo water (morning and afternoon tea) a distance of twenty miles by train. The colouring matter of late has no connection with tho recent downpour of rain, which, if anything,' appears to havo clarified tho supply generally. Inconvenience is felt by users of electric lighting and power iu, the city by tho issue of separate charge sheets to bo met 011 two different dates to gain discount (ono 011 the 10th and the other on (he 14th). By reading both meters at tho same time and issuing joint notices (0 bo met 011 tho samo date, a saving would bo effected in labour as well as in tho peaco of mind of users who often havo to call round- on a special trip to 6avo fourpenoo and 6pend an hour from business to do so.