LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1994, 27 February 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ou the port bow of H.M.&. Philomel i.S a big gun winch has a history, for it is said to be Otic of those which w«re get, up to the front in the South African War, and was used in the defence of I/adysmi'th. 'flip. circumstances arcclosely- -associated with the uaffie (if Vice-Admiral lair Percy Scott, Ho was on the Terrible, lying in Simon's Bay, when Sir George White's telegram tame asking far guns. Ift was considered almost isnpo-ssible to comply with- the. request. "What can you do? 1 ' Sir Percy was asked. "Oh, -give me the night ft), think it oyer," was the cool reply. By the morning he had invented the new gun carriage, and before twenty-four hours had expired from the receipt of the telegram the. _ famous fo-uf-'panit-sevens lvero oil their way to tiadvsniith.

! tent was observed much more Strictly in past caitiifies than .it is -to-day, and it used to lead to what one historian calls "a prodigious consumpioh of fish of ail Glasses." The cxchftrptoT accounts for the thirty-first year' of the feign ftf Edward 111 show, for example, tb.it the royal household -consumed feme; Lent 9000 red herrings, 36013 white herrings-, two barrels of stiirgeoii, 1.300 (stockfish. 80 congers, and 820 jnul'Wclls. Herring pies were rftgiwded its dainties in those days., and the town of Yarmouth was hound by ancient charter to send the mon-afe-h anmiatly a hundred herrings baked in twenty-four pasties. The fourteenth century cooks used to send to table portions of the- whata tho porpoise, and the grampus in tlie LciVIcn spa-Scin, "These. animals, 1 ' says one writer qViai-Htty, ."being considered then as fisli, were- hold as allowable food in Lent, and it- is lamentable to tJiink bow much sin they thus occasioned a,mong cmr forefatberSi before ttey wero dis-cove-rDd to he ina-nimalian." "Puddyngo of porpoise" ivas served at tho royal tables as late as. the' reign of Henry VIII. -

A private eaMeiiraiu received in 1Vel» lington from the f?ov. ColfrcJl, president of the Methodist GmferoKM 1 now sittiiiß In Sydney, esys: "The Methodist CwnIVrenre hoard with hiteivsfc of the movement in Now iieatnmi to secure tlw advantages possessed by ftew South Wales of direct r-elkdow toeliinft. and Bihle lessnlis in their system of ptiWie instvftetiniJi and hopes the rtoveinent will seGptith- nolii-5-.-o complete success in New Zealand."

At a Hi<scli»K of the executive, yej?tor-> <l-j;V, tlie Auckland Exhibition autboritic's »w canted *u exteiision of time. The vjcrisid ori'4iunliV authorised for the exhibition tvijl expire on Felmwv 28. but it is understood that, the closing date will now he fixed somewhere about Easier Saturday.

The Ciinntlisri Tennis As.voeinti.on has hren invited t«* the New Zealand Association to send a toa'W _to this eotintry, and it at present eonsklo.rmg: this matter. Negotiation!, sir, also iii train ''vitli .1 view to- securing a visit to Anstr.jlasia this ywi' of a Oe-rniara tfflnm. to includs Froitzheim and Rahe. Tlj*'later project is in tlte hands of the Airstraiasisii Association.

Conditions as to tlio issue of license's under tho Hard Meetings Act are published in the current Gnse-tte. under tlio authority of tlio Minister of Internal Allaire.

Amended refutations under tho Government Accident InjMranco Act aro Gazetted.

Mr, ¥■ Feist, who lias .held the pos'i* tion of Mayor in Carterton for tho past three years, has signified bis intention not to seek Mayoral honours nt the next

election. The Mount Hector Track Committee (itatcs oiir Oaricr'ton correspemdont) 'lias been informed by tlio Tourist Department that the feiiMi of £S9 has been granted far a hut to ho built this side of Mount Ueitar Tho Ifeallicrstdii County Council lias also agreed to altoW tho committee to expend the ,£IOO grant from the Wovcriinie.lii. for the purpose of improving the track,

By A preelamatiDit in the current Gazette, tho 'Minister of Public Health, declares the diseases kuoivti as pyliomyelitis and infantile, paralysis infectious diseases within the meaning of tlio Public Health Act.

A meeting of represeivtativog of j'ab-i our unions was held in tlio Trades K&'l'l, Ouba Street, last evphjiTg, M.t. 'j. ■ M'lien?,ie jtresidiiig-. Tl'ie. meetiiig was : called to consider the seh.o.mo of orgaivisation brought forward by tho fra.dcs ■ and Lithour Councils, The atteiidanfto .was large 'and reprosentative.i and tlio defegatos .present discussed fully tho eronstrtutidii of t'llo council, and will ro* port to their resp/ictive troious at an ■early date. Judging by of: the discussion, the eo'urisil aviM bo con- ; sidorahly strs.ng'thfihed in the iioar fiil turc. The erection of a new trades hall was also -considered,, and tho desirali.ility of proceeding with sawe was prorec! by all presfini

, A line of tSd crises of Jveison and Motueka liettc.lic.s is boing sen* forward by tho Moiitore Jfruitgrftwers' Lid.., to San Francisco by the Asrangi to*day. This is the. first lot of tlio kind tlrtt has left Kfiiv Zealand, Slid is tit the ivature of a trial sWpinSnt.

lA\ia .many other public bodies in Now Zealand* the Gtafto BairbonV Beard need meney., their ibcoi'ne being, inadc?qtirtto for their requirements, 'Sainetiiiiiig like- £.t),C)0O- Will -be, required befere -June for works a-jid. interest pit 'tans, The "'Star'.' states 'th.pt ncgetiations a:ro going forward, to raise tbb balance of their Kb. 6 fean of £lsQiob9, ■Of that total tho board rated. £50,00.0 'bv the sailc of debentures bearing in* ■terest at § pot Pent. It is ■■nndcrstßad that inqniric!»: Vfcre tisado m London aft to tho prospects, of ratskie tho ba.bifteov but ■a.ppaMikly. ilio .terms oltpro.d..worS' not Rood enough, to accept Put of hti.jid. ■' Si pee the.fi a local -shareb'rofcer has,-sub-' mitted ail offer to tiroyide the balance. :o:ii debentures. The offer ,'luvs been re* ferfed tp a smb-comniittpe for cpnsidcrn-. tioii. The term* cpntuiiicd to tW offer Would ornibio tho to pbtaiii. the. ioJvn at about 4f per Pent-

Mr. .Eric litevsofl, ilistnPt conVniflnder <jf the- Dpntinioii Boy Scouts, writes lis follows 1 in eonncctiQii vrith the dePkion of ths 'Ca'rWnil.&iumittee t-0 fIP-i cept the servicps of tiie 1 Boy SeflUts:— ■ "It is Stated, ,tii effect, thai- tihp ; erviefe ■ of tlio Boy -Scouts Ivbtp b:con -i-cHsniiaKcd, rs'a- remuiiei-Sitipn of five, 'pounds, -fo.-ir next week's carnival, 'lie fact is that t1.i.0 ..Scmits l-iai'c a-{Sain_ voluntee'nsd their Korwces for such <t«.ti.es its may bo required, 'ivit.hont reqtiicst or thought of fcwijrd., othef than that they ivill be' asgietifijv -tho city, and their- services have :becii nccpv>te4 ivitholit .inctttion pf '[;aynient. ; ' !

The Mayor of Orri.st.chufpii was hu.siry ensaerpd o» Tuesday in ppeniiig tenders fffif n. lar-RB supply of apparatus Required for the tiSfcu Coieridge .eloctriei'ty. s-'uppix Tlio.. depftsj'ts ■ajonn; totalled jisayly-.SSOjS mi tho cpst- : nf the appaititus and inaterial wow be,-, inj; pteaiiiod wi&l bo /about j

' It' Is ;;epDrt6d- by the' ''Otagp Daily-' Tinips" thai gold has Wett discbvcifed at : Furekiraki (Oittluis district), a labourer there liaving leniid sonio fpc'k sppcinvpns wbttg baring a drink in a, creek. One ■of the pieces found is said to weigh about a-n onttce.

Sharks appear'to be very uUrtiefoiis in Auckland harbour at ilie present Wine*. Almost ■ every day sharks, measurinjr, fully iQft. . in tenfitli, Jiave been seen iu tbfe yiei'uity of tile beao'lies" at Devoirport. 'One was eaUglit on Moteday from tko oast side of the King's Wliajf. apti measured 9ft. Cjii, in length. ■

A I'crfrfcorial officer, Seated in a failway carriage oil the Pott Chalmers liiie, was sttiiftieil. (says tfc "■i.ytteltou Tiiiies"),. a«d Ins. interest irtstantty arroEtod,' by the ■re.nwrli of A youtji., svhieh he sulisequerttly aseertaiiiecl was addressed to two other youths., V'outli lutmter one, who piiii.etiiatcd jits roniftrivs with a piontifui supply of'a'dJcetives, said: "£>o ydu'■fellows' want to ImoW hsw to beat those 'Jorritoriql O'ffi-' eers? I have got n sure .seteuie. When you ha-; ? e to ga up for a medical eSami nation tm\ three times found the 'JViangje., tho.it smoke fou.r .eigaTotfes., as quitk as possi'blfcj and jiftep that jolt your etdows .jb lißrd as you eait Oil ji letln-p or so.ujcthiijg, then rush Jto thn medical offlcor, Tlja joiting of your r.rms trpscts, t-he fcircuintißn pf your ■blood, and your pulse Will, bo 'all ; out of beat, and its's a t'Qreg'oi.io ■ thing that you arc at once ■declared inodicaMy .unlit. They'll' B»vc.r get w'is.o to iti"" The ollker bad it good look at the yoUthis, for future ietemicc, and bas jio doubt in hisniiiid tttst tb&y wi)'l in duoeoiirse pass tile ijiodical test aU'rlglit. Young men whose con-stitut'.i.o'ii..s paji ■.«,!and tho ■eoui'so of trcairti.eut ■sjigge.stpd by tlio youth referred 1© are just the, type ot Territorial Wfli'tterl..

Some attra;tiT.e. events liav* 'beeu arranged by Mr. J. % 'Fitzgerald in.'co'tt-* Mcetion with the motor gyi'nKiia.iia. Th.ero will be driving cftuijvetitioits ifo.f ladies genttemen, for piiyn'ftHWHed ears, n : nd othet'S. A -novel event also being • ar* ranged iv the motor avsiw. Drivers will' ntu tiieir tors np an inclined pteform,.. balance on the top, and ium down tiie ■other side. Trepbies will be providfd for tliß various evonts. Miss SiftSwcll bas donated a silver rose bowl for the best lady drive!'.

SOME J.tOTOR-CAR BARGAINS AT CHKtStCJiURCH.

Thero comes a tinio in tho crnerieiMift of mm motor cyclists \vh.en they find the best of mot?? Q'cic* .-vnti' siile.*ars iiiadet|!iato to the requirements, and they sWiV for a reliable small ear at a iwi.ee wttijiui the secrpe rf tlie Wedi\jiii..s.i.zed, po'e'ke.'tboolc. Srclv .« oaf *a hot* at .pitesoivt vn our ffa'rngc. It is a *unab.6ut of ■tivo intos't tvpe, esjiocially designed Tor peaiiomy in cost of ranntnc nml «plwe:p, .It is iftpraeiitefly twiiv condition, finis.hfd irt French grej'j picked out Willi htsefc. We tfiil tai;o a fiood niotor ciycrlo i.tj jjftrt'ijtty-, iiipiit, TJie price for ffij.4 3-**al.cf "offi 1 of G'B li.p. is An InrftShiieiit. that shiMild appeal to the eoiintfey hoiel pfoprietor br eoaeh ■proiffietor' is a IS-28 h.i». Talbot with two bodies, o : no the usual five-sratw trnwitig 1»dy„ .and tho oi'h&r (\ romny <lcliVMy vah bodj sffitablo for imss#figi?r or RoOtls dftlivory e'ej-'siec, KW this .faJJwt, »a car of (j brepd fame*l for its ra.«q:nifle.ertt vveafirt!* ti'iia-ttt'ies.a.nd perfect reliability, .cost iri ft.o neighbanrHood Of Ji7fif>. to prwi) tOKlnft with, full tort r■iftg <>(jHipmeiit aiid cxti;n body, is .fife. Wo liavo Also for sale, on account of ritoiits, ivho ba,\x> bought, now cats, tii-.o Humber tai's. The. 'Uuhi.ber is a fiT.st.rajik British car, of whtch \vo think m iiighiy that we hKVe. secured tho asancy. A lj. h.p. Itumber enfi sfaeri'alty solcieie.d by its o*n»'r when in Lqadon., and. etj<ji;ppcd 'with all the. us-urit extra?, selected 'a.t'thot-ajne tijiie. is offerod at ,£145.; ,ti siiiiilar tar ■as above for 4 : l6'&; aiid i(M'2 Hui'nber I}. sCatcr. coinfelcte with, wiitd-screen ..Step! .ney wheel, head and Skle lights, is orTe'rcd nt'.*C~s. Also a. 2-seaie> seijuine Uumhef Undy, *ith rfiiVl leather hood, £Ood ,\s U'ew. "to convert a.nv- of l;he cars to s>'ffsat'ora at cost of £i'i. Cat! and *eo.theso htKli'i-lrt* car?, wlxieh *o a't'e offefiij? at roclv'ljottei'n privies; Adams. I/td., JlofofCjr Crarage.i Titaro Stfeet, Christchufch.,*!