LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1983, 13 February 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mails which left 'Wellington on January 8 per E.M.vS. Tahiti arrived in London' vk 'Frisco on February. 11, three d3ys over contract time.

The Hon. K. H. Rhodes (Minister of Public Health! returned from Auckland yesterday. Questioned regarding the Medionl Congress, ho $.&id< thttt it was too soon , yet to say just what l-itfl-ucneo tlia congress discussions would have upon tin* future activities of ttie Siew iioalaiid I'ubUo Health Department, but that tnidtoibtetlly they were- oi. great practical value. Under present conditions the congress eaii be UeH in Kfew ■Zealand only once in 18 yoa-rs, and if West Australia elects to take part, whieh it has not doiio as yet,, tlio period will bo iiiei-eased to ,81 years, it will lie, .a, long, .time .bpfcre (Ujp.ther cqiigrES-s,, is held' in AuokliUkf,' for it is pro'iiased that eiich 'pi the four chief centres shall be successively tlio place of inecttug in Now Zealand.''

Hen- Slapeifiiu, conductor, intffrviewv eel hi Ciiristuhurt'h, said that Australia, and New Zealand, like other Mngjish countries, were a prey to musical liubdbugs and charlatans. Tlio best means of ccuiiliatiug thorn was tlio establishment of municipal or national coiiseryutorics. The best moaiis of cultivating the ri.tolig taste was by-means of munjeipal military bands, 'lit© light <jf publicity given to listtnicipal enterprises would kill Bands tfero oasici 1 to drgaeiso than orchestras, alicl More attractive to tlio public.-"-Press Association. ,

Tlio second section of the Merchant Service Guild dispute with tho owners, of small coastal steamers, that relating to masters, should iiavo bo?n considered by the Conciliation C'oMimissiyncr ami a Council of ConciJiiititm yesterday, but tbe hearing jvas adjourned. The reason for adjournment was the saiiio as that advanced <>ii the preceding day regarding the dispute concerning tljo other navigating officers, viss. f that the assessors appointed, and the agent for the. employers, were out of town.* It was agreed, bowevofj that in the event of tlio Conciliation Council not having dealt with the case in time- for it to come before tlio next sitting of the Arbitration Court, the parties should make joint, representations t<3 the Court to bokl a special sitting ,in Wellington after the Auckland sessions to deal with tho dispute.

Excavatkm of the street surface in Lower Cuba Street, between the Bank of Now Zealand e-orucr and the Town H»ll, has commenced. One thing which always has to bo taken into very careful consideration in laying down wood'btuciks is the grade between tlip cfrnvn of tho road and the side channel. Tina is because of tlio tendency of horses to slip oil the blocks in wet weather when the slopo is accentuated beyond idiot is necessary as a fall for rain water. Tliis factor is making the .work of woodblocking Lower Cuba Street rather .mote difficult and expensive tlmn may have been supposed. The' wliolo of the tram track and the cottersrte bed tin which it rests have ts be removed, and the track refeid cm concrete sleepers at it depth that will roducfc tlio level of the rajlteps from three to tour inches, for the whole of the. distance from JRwe's shop to'the intersection of ■ Wafee-field Street, This will imve the levelling' effect necessary for a wood-blocked thoroughfare.'

At tho Medical Coftgress on Tuesday a cpnibwed mceting of the sm-gical and radiology sections subsequently too!; place. Dr.EEerschcl Sam's (Sydney) gave an address on tho usci of radium iiid the X-rays in mediftal .-Slid siirgical cases. Hβ instanced various forms of cancer, as'well as coftain skin troubles and. diseases of the spleen olid bones, Ho also .mentioned the groat assistaiieo afffirdfld by tho Xnra'ys in diagirosing diseases of the digestive organs, tho determination of tlie presence of stoajo in the kidneys and bladder, ami the loca» tion of foreign siibstances. Ho dwelt upon tho importance of tlie co-oporation of the operative slirgfioji ai.ul thd radiologist ,in tho treatment of cancer and other surgical cases. H« also exhibited a niiiiibM , of radiogranis, which oxeitod groat interest and admiration. A discussion followed, those taking part inehulivsg Mr. Hitmiltott Russell, Drs. Gordon Craig, Slowc (Palnicrston North), Hoskiii(;s (Miistprtoii)j and others. Dr. Harris also answered a miinbw of qiifstions.

Km trios for tlio Dominion Championship Hiile Meeting closed with the secretary (Captain Itoache) yesterday. It is confidently' expected that the entries, if they do not constitute ft record, will conic up to last year's figures for a Dumber of Into entries have yet to eome tnha.nrf, AH iHTiuißeiuents have now been completed for tht , meeting,, which opcirs on February 26. Tn<? service matches will bo tircil the first rla.v of tho mcf.tin.g, a.tid. tlip first match ffir tho Champion BMt will be fired on Friday, and the mintaturis matches will ho taken oil Saturday.

As will be seen frem our shipping column, another port is to be added to the growing list of points of call for New Zealand shipping. The steamer Boscommon is to be dispatched from this end, duriiH? the autumn, for Boston and New York. Tho latter part has seldom, if over, been tho objective of voamer* from this end, while Boston as a terminal for n Now Zealand steam vessel is probably entirely now.

Tho postal authorities advise that the s.s. Bivoriiia, which sailed from Sydney on February 11> for Auckland, has on board Australian mails only. Tho Wellington portion is due por Main Trunk csi>r«ss on Monday next.

"Tlio primal right of mankind wherover he lives is tlio right to work. If that is denied him, then ho is living in a state of sarf-dom," remarked His Honour tins Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, in tlio Sup-renic Court yesterday in his sumfiiing-iip in the trial of Henry Holland on charges of his having used seditious wetds.

It was generally exacted that the Sapreine Court would he engagei} today on the trial of William Thomas Voting on tho charge of the tree of seditious words in a speech at the Basin Rosorvo on October 26. Tlio case has, however, been set lower dowiv the lisfcj and will not he called on for s.o.nio days. The first casts sot ttewii .for to-day is that, of Frank Collins, who is to ho ! arraigned on a charge of theft. Sevj era! other caees frill -oocu-py tho remainder of the day and. -Saturday, arid on Monday the trial of Ellen Mn.r.gai'fflt Seymour for-alleged,,murder will be , opened.

It is notified in the "Gazette" that ottly four eadetshi.ps at the Royal Military Collogo of Australia will iio open to Now Zeaiftntiers liext year.

As the morning train was nearing Tβ Knrakn recently, a. thoughtless passen* ger threw an empty bottle from tie cafriage window. Unfortunately a gang of platelayers, was worKnp just at iMs epnt, and tho heavy missile struck oiio of tho men 611 the head, rendering him imeonscious.

Fisliiitg for eels at tlie Pokaka -Falls., Slottwliango, rqceiitly, a Maori received at once the surprise and shock of his career (says the "Rimgjtikei Advo-fra-to"). His line had be&rt in the watef for some ttoe., when a sudden strong tag nearly pulled hiin into the stream. He was frightened, but with dcto-rmmti-lieii he-hung oil like gri'.m death., and f after is, hardstruftglo, succeeded.in pulling a monster eel on to the bank, 'The ftsii turned the scale at 18|lb. It is said to be tho largest ever caugh-t in tho'Mflawhango Biver,

New reg-ulation-s under the Beer Duty Acts are published iii the current "Gajsettc."

Amended rules under the Judicature Act relating to the forwardirig of depositions to foreign courts ancT tribunes arc gazetted.

The following untoivs have registered under tho Coiioil.rat-io.ii and Arbitration Act:—Westland En-gijio Drivers', Firemen, MotottiWiij Brakesmen, and Pumpmen's Union, Southland FFeoziivg Works Employees and Siaughtermeu's Union. A notice jntimates that the Taraiiaki Letterpress, I/itlwgrapbors'i and Machinists' Industrial Onion of Workers lias applied for eanfceilation of registration. ■Some- thirteen sections of first>class hni, ranging i» area fram seven acres to 734. aercs., in the Otaluuia Survey District, are gazetted as -ftpcii for settlement; also i'oui" sCrtions of sßCoiidrcljiSß land in tho WaimihO.ru Survey pistfict, -rangj-ilg from 548 acres to 1850 acres. Tho Eastbourne Borough. Couiietl's steamers are busily engaged carrying picnickers to and from Mastboiiwio r.ivd Day's,. Bay On Wcduosday u-pw'iirils; df : 400 chilrfreii and groWH-ups attonded the Island Bay School's annual pienb, held at Ba-st-boiii-iifl, aiid the outiil2 voas , thofqliglfly' eiijoyetj by tliosft partioi.paWng.. At tlto same time the,' Wellington HairdreSwrs , ' Assistants helci theif picnic at Day's Bay-. A largo number attended, and had ail cHJoyAWo time. Yesterday morning two steamers , loft at 19.15, both loaded with merrymakers. TheDuchess carried the Terrace School picnic to Eastbourne, and tire Gobat fras bound to JJb.v's Bay with t)rb OndcfiVriters' Association's. annUiil picnic.

Kitkealdie's Great Summer Salt. Ladles' Theatre Handbags in Velvets, Siicd.e ■Cloths, etc. Usually 15$. Gd. to 4.25..each,now is. White Camisole Embroidery, 1.2 inches wide, usually Is., now Gd. yard, Jan. Silk, Vmshy Hat SnuarcSi usually 2s. tti, now Is. MervciUeSux li) in.Aes wide, in all shades, us.iiii.Hy 3s. Gd. yard, now Is. <Jd, yard,—Advt,