LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1830, 16 August 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Postal authorities advise that tho s.s. Eiverina, which sailed from Sydney on Wednesday for Auckland, has on board .mails from Australia, and a 6mall English' mail, via Sue?,. The Wellington portion is due on Monday next.

Tho Anglican Bishops are to bo in Wellington for meetings next week in connection with Church matters. The Bishop of Nelson was announced as preacher at St. Peter's on Sunday morning, but ho cannot arrive hero till Monday, and so will not preach.

"Motorists always under-estimate their speed, even if there is a stop-watch against them," observed Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. His Worship added that spectators to "speeding" generally over-esti-mated the pace. In the oase before the Magistrate at the time, tho motorist said ho was travelling at six miles per hour, a policeman made tlie speed a minimum of twenty miles per hour, and a, cabdrivor said tho motor-car was going as fast as a good horso could gallop.

Ignorance of th 6 fact that an exomption certificate is necessary to tnako illness an acceptable excuse for failure to send children to school the required number of days per week is frequently pleaded by parents whom the Truant Inspector brings to Court. People who fail to procupo exemptions _rarefy have their . ploas accepted, and in setting asido a mere assertion of sickness yesterday, Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., remarked that tho Act had boen fifteen years in force and that it was, therefore, timo parents knew what to do.

"Wagging it" from school is not a thing of tlio paS. A father appeared in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday lxoause the school, register showed that Ms boy had rarely attended school. The parent told the Court that the juvenile had been sent regularly, and that imtil notified he thought tnat his child was attending almost daily.

The Rev. Canon Garland will preach at St. Peter's Church, Willis Street, on Sunday. at 7 p.m. His subject will be "A Plei for Religious Liberty."

On the high tableland country in the Tangitu-Uruti district of Taranoki, a young man, whilst cutting tracks, had a most exciting encounter with a wild boar. Ho disturbed a mob of pigs feeding, and not retreating as quickly as tlio occasion demanded, ho had to face the onslaught of the leader, a tremendous "Captain Cooker." Armed with only a slashor, the young fellow beat off th<> boar again and again, but as he had to keep swinging this way and that, tho blows were not very effective. At last ho managed, after quito a long flffllt, to administer a death-thrust to tho boar, but not until one of his hands had been badly torn by the lwar's tusks. _ The tusks, when extracted, measured eighteen ' inches.

A meeting of the Government party of the House of Representatives will be held' this morning.

Throughout tho winter tho students of Victoria College, with oommendable zeal, have been industriously planting trees and shrubs in tho grounds surrounding the oollcge. This afternoon, at 8.30, as a recognition of their efforts, a tree-planting ceremony is to be held at which the Hon. James Allen, the Hon. A. L. Herdman, and his Worship the Mayor will bo present. The trees havo been presented to tho college by the City Council and the State Forestry Department.

A question of Ministerial etiquette came before tho Auckland Presbytery on-Tues-day night, when a letter was read from an Edendale adherent, asking if "it was constitutional for a minister, after receiving his salary, to refund portion of the amount to the church, thus making it! appear in the annual balance-sheet that ho had been paid his salary in full. A veteran member of the assembly remarked that, whereas tho Church had power to pay their minister a sum in excess of tho amount fixed by the Assembly, they could not pay him less than the salary 'fixed by tho Presbytery. On the suggestion of the meeting, tho writer of tho letter withdrow it, in order to first refer the matter to the church session. Tho -next sitting of Who Bankruptcy Court will be held on October 4.

Tho following prisoners will be brought up for sentence before his Honour the Ohief Justice at the Supremo Court this morning:—Herbert Thomas Portoous, on three charges of forgery and uttering; John Goulter, alias Ronald Stewart, for theft from a dwelling; Norman Charles Williams, for theft from the dwelling; and Arnold Ashworth Binns, on thirteen, charges of theft,

The two first sections of tho Dominion statistics for 1912 have been issued. Part I is the Blue-book, giving the list of past and present Governors and Ministors, consuls, etc., and Part II deals with trade and interchange.

It is stated, says otir Hastings correspondent, that Mr. Henry Hill, of Napier, is to be asltcd to contest the Bawke's Bay seat dn the Liboral-Labour interest at "the next election. Mr. Hill opposed Mr. J. Vigor Brown for the Napier seat at the last elcotion.

One of the effects of the outbreak of smallpox in Sydney is that the Australasian golf championship, which had been fixed for Sydney, mil now be played in Melbourne.

When the Aorangi was threo and a half days out from Tahiti, on her voyage from Sail Francisco to Wellington, an ordinary seaman named Funnel fell overboard. Great excitement ensuod. Tho vessel returned to tho spot where the man fell overboard, and after 6teani-

ing back a mile and a half on its course, succeeded in picking him up. Funnel had been in the water for over three hours, but seemed, littlo tho worso for his experience. Residents of Island Bay lmvo been camplainiug of lato that fishermen have allowed tho heads and cleanings of fish to lie about tho boaoh, thus creating a most unpleasant nuisance. Tho amount of fish refuse recently brought to the city destructor has been in excess of tho quantity which can be conveniently disposed of 'there. The City Engineer (Mr. W. H. Morton) said yesterday that such refuse Should not bo taken to tho destructor, but should bo deposited at sea in deep water. In some parts of tho world it was convorted into valuable manure. Steps will b9 taken to prevent tho recurrence of the nuisance on 'tho beach.

Colonel E. S. Heard, Aoting-Command-ant of tho New Zealand Forces, and his staff officer (Captain T. E. Esteourt) returned from tho south, yesterday morning. While in Dunodin Colonel Hoard gavo a lecture on "Protection" before tho Garrison Officers' Club, On his way back to Wellington he inspeoted the site of the big Territorial camp for tho Canterbury military district, and considers it suitable in every respect. It is at Mount Torlesse, close to Springfield, and easily readied by thb road and rail. The Otago camp will bo at Matera*, practically on tho spot wliero tho last manoeuvres wore held. Tho Auckland district Territorials will bold their annual encampment in the Cambridge district. No decision has yet been come to as to tho location of the next «unp for tho Wellington district.

The whale which 'has made its presonoe felt on tho b&ach at Island Bay for the last few days has; bean removed. The carcass was towed off into deep water at Baring Head, find there cast adrift. It is hoped that tho tide will oarry it clear away from tho coast-

To-day, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kirkcaldio and Stains, Ltd., will offer exceptional bargains to make tho closing hours of tho Great Winter Salo momorablo in tho annate of bargain-giving. Here are a few of the big Anticiuo Copper Kerbs, Coal. Vases, and 'Screens for this morning only will bo subjcct to a discount of is. in tho pound; 2G Sample Down Quilts, of the famous "Woolvena" make, at G?. Bd. in tho £ Wow usual prices. lGs. Gd. to 3Gs. Gd., to-day's price, 10s. Gd. to 21s. Gd.; 100 Ladies' Handbags, all shapes and colours, usual prices, 10a. Gd. to 19s. Gd. To-day's price, 2s. lid.— Advt.