LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2172, 10 June 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'I'lie postal authorities advise thai i) (n s,s. Mafinganui, svhid.i is <hie at- Wei. lingten .from Sydney to-day, is bringing .Australian malls Oivly, It is m'ulci-steort Hiat ttics contract for the nurtlmso of' Hire.?, pfttroMcetric niotoivbifiies by the City , Council, which has eiuised cousidotaliio | (Jiscitssism in motor trading circles | of late, OTS signed yesterday. A elientic for £10 towards the Upper Hnt*„ ('ibasicr liti.ir'l lias reached this (jiitc-e fra'm_ lli« .Misses . JJ'Hardy, of Havel.ock North, Hawse's Say,

Considerable asioiiisluuGut was caused in Wellington yesterday by Hie. »»» nounoeiiserit that tho pofec had reeeivKtl word of the arrest at Sj-ducy of Haraco ■Crismond, local inanaget far llnmnts Cook anil Sons, tourist agents, on charges of flm'ijozzhng moneys in Weiiiiigfcoii. Ho lon, Wellington Oil Friday week last, pmmuaM.r an a, health trip. One of the sains vspeeiitod in tits is an amount of £3op. A police oliicci will. leave* by the Sydney steamer on I'rh.ky, and acmtsfitl will probably In remanded in tho meantime, and offer- ■ wards brought back here. A. man MBi'tips! FfcnHioww, who was arrested on Juno 1 last by, DetativeiSßr.geafit Jf'Hmiey and Dete.eth'e, liai- ; toy, is to come before tho Magistrate's Court this morning charged with hav- : i.iig had houseJireairfiig implements in his possession, and also with liaring st-otei 30 green stailo eardrops, whirti formed pari, of a iniiitber of articles ; vhich disappeared from tli6 shop fr.iiidmv of Frit? Larsen, at Auckland, on ■April 21, 1931, The lioness_ at tho Newiown Zoo, Wag so ill at tile end of liijst Week thai her Feeovetf was almost dc.spnj.rcs of, is now getting well again. Strew wofes and jackals from India will shortly be- added to tho collertion at the ■ Zao, having been prewired iii exchange for certain af our Mtr'phts stcek, Tho animals havo been shipped to Wellington. " i

The engine of ths 7.10 a.m. train from : Lower Hutt yesteidav broke down near Rocky Point bet-ween Fetono and Sga-< hamaiiga, and. another .ongkia had. to ■T>o prorurc-cl to bring the {(rain into town • The train which usually arrives: in town at MO a.m.. was also delayed. Passengers by (ho first train, who usu-. a% reach town in time to begin work at 8 a.m., wcro ait hour behind time. Detective Abbot aiitl Constable M'Avwin. yesterday arrested oil warrant a man named Albert Francis Ken-: iiody.. who will be charged at the Magistrate's Court this morning with failing to maintain uu illegitimate child at : Motiie lta, Tiio Labour Department yesterday; spilt eleven men :<> road work in tho Kitliao.i district, Hie btvt eh of men com-. pb-ted an order., received during, tho prist f : i}Sv Weeks, from i)ie Piililii! Works' Dep.a'rtiiieii't, for $0 iiual. Tlib -fi-iio \veaf-, tier at present) being experienced in Wellington lias had a marked ctf.ect oil tlio number of a|)plieam s for work calling at tl'io Labour Department, an<{ apparently work is fairly good now. A ease set down for hearing by His : Honour tho Chief Justice, in' tl.ie. Su : preitio Court to-day. is that of Turnbul! and Janes r* th'tv 'j'aihape _ Borough ■ CoUlK.il, , i Oft ret-Uißmg home .after a temporary. absence. from her residence. yesterday Mr.s. l'en,-y Wood', of No. It Onslow Terrace, discovered that tho house had been broken into. raid turned vpside down. Drawers- had;, been pulled, out everywhere and ransaeWl, but although liiosioy, jewellery, and plate wore" in the house, the burglar or burglars had apparently been satisfied with tilfe appropriation of A revolver aiirl soiiife ■ci.rt.rid.ges a:s a fltemonta . tff -the-ir I'-i&tt, a oircuinstaiiee tyhieU lends sumcs Colour to the Suspicion that boys had a hand in the affair. Tho matter has been )'Ci>'oFted to the police.

i Dealing with P&fiviiiioii defence in his s)>cmi at Carterton an Monday night, i Sir Wnltci Quchtnm v.d Uiev hid iccently had a visit from (Jeneraf Sir tart Hamilton, and h<> ivto sure that the ro■psoi'fe of. the distinguished soldier, when it ttas received, - would bo a ta.vourahlo one. 110 (ilio speaker) Jvad recently visited the Tafaipa'u •camp-, itud ho could assure theiji that he was greatly pleased witli wnai. ho. ?.nw, there. ~(.ipp!ai;se.) New Zealand had ovVcy tea Mil i-o lio proud of 'her' iVrritorials, and the own-. .jrarAtively -sniaJl sum of an-, juially idinited to the Territorial s.ehonin ■ .Was money very well spoilt. (Applause.); Fw upwards of 40 years tho bridge on the Waiuui-o-mii.ta has tent! good svrneo, hut tho ancient str::etttro is now rejxirted in he beyond reasonable repair, and its renewal has been recommended by the hispectof of Works. i:i : the Ilutt County. flm County Council ' is considering the matter , On the read over tho Rimniakas there. is said to. bo A dangerous rook, vhiHi ought to hp removed; Ti.lo mutter formed the.subjtTt of a letter from the Wairar.apa Automobile C'ub 'to the Uutt County Council, and the latter body yr.iM'raay referred tho matter to ; tho Inspector of Works. With tho idea of organising warehouse sloreir.'-'ii tlirduglfout the whole of the North Island, the local union has sent out tfrft organisers to visit all tho larger. . towns. ■Orgiuiise.irs will afterwards tour tho South Island, and then a Dominion ■afturd Will i® as'k<?4 f4ir.

' A petition with upwiirdrof 1100 names appondofl been presented to t.lioTramways Committee of the Ctiv Coin;-: oi), asking thfrt »!)<>. tramway t rnclt at; island Bar should he extended about •Ml) yards alori,i 'Beach Koad. It is urged thai- I ho east would uol. be henry, and thai- tlie oxionsion would benefit about- 000 residents, jiilfe it would suit the oonve'.tiwico ot visitoi.s. by bringing tiicrtt neater to tlicir favourite prcmenado. If the extension is made, the terminus will be close down by tho beach at the point where, the road turns • westward tiauei' the cliffs. Several interesting exhibits have ro-; centiy been ad.da.fl H> the collections i>): the Dominion Museum.. One of then; is the beautiful model of :S,!MiS.Jvcw.,i!c;aland which was presented by the cilicprs of the ship- to tho Government. For. simo months i.t-, was on viow at tho Auckland Exhibition. Other recent ad- ; ('itiaus txi the. museum iucluds two Maori.heads finokamokrii). The eijetoiij' ■was is preserve heads by means of ; Steaming and smoke-drying,, it proccss known •'•'Pakipaki Malmnga." These pajHfcu-lai: .heads JVftlii froii.l Kefir Zfcaland to Tasftianip. in IS2O. Coming hack to modern times, it may be notefl that in the Maori house .is installed W, L. Wvlie's oil painting .of H.M.S, sew Zealand as slip lay in t:ho. Plymouth Harbour Wt far from one of her noted |irfi4fe.c.e«org^%}.?o : ii. ! s flagship Victory. ■ It may be added thai, the Maori house provides 4(1 ite ». good ■setting for jSte' picture. of Maori history and artiste generally vritl Øog interested to', hear that it is proposed to framo and exhibit (he beautiful collcction of Maori Witter colours and sketches iHtiWftfid and donated by ftwhteyy for" meily of the GSih Itegftiioiii, which vi-e'ffr ■otcciftetl during the troublous times of the early 'sixties, rickirial'.y and «thixjiogicaily t-hey cmistiitite a n))ii}ii.o #ftij: valuable eoitauiSn., and vi'be.tt 'OSjfiMtpd ' will dctibtiess prove a great Attraction, "liist<>,a<l of paying for it battle-eriiiser ■t» 3je stationed, si't Gibraltar,, JS??*' In lid should have joined frith Australia; in building <•» common fleet," That _ (according to an exchange) is tho opinion of the editor of the "Bulletin," Mr. James TMmond. "if Japan frmiul 11 ritffin in, difficulties,''' Mr. Ed,i)),ohtl, ;is reported to have remarked; "tlio ailigjis.e. would nol prevent her demanding t'lif) : abandonment. of the Yi'hito A.uf.t:'ali:i policy; ami wo vt'oiitcl have to chooso between 11 peaceful invasion oi' iiit armed one. 'It is a.i'.mwd that any navy which we. could, jointly build woithl.bo of littlo a,Vail against a nation like .lap.lll. 1 admit that we badly Want mor<> Wijwln--11011, but Australia and New Zealand fcave be.tive.ro #!veiii ass n#ch w»mw hs • Japan, and with, saenfieos 1 believe, wo vniild kt-cp Ifo'.r in chock if the occasion an (inrofl aioso. Bat we must he united," Slid wu liiilst ho prepared, before 'he Irnu'ul« appears on tho horizon with the. smelt® front t'to Japanese cruisers." : *1 ho a 11 mini general tnce'mß oi ilio Wjiiliiißicn Bowiing Ccnti:fe wilt he lielo 1 in the Wriintjjto.ii Bowii'.ip C!nb honso oil Moirlay, ,Ti:ne 21. A numl.er of now proposals far the re,u.ula;,ir.n uf play for' the neimant compotiiion and tho E'diviii Feathers arc to be considered, i

•Tiie propcsals fo.r the widening of Maftfters Sheet., between Cuba street and. Turniiaki S'twet., wer.j bfifee tho 'Finaiifio Convmittee of tile City Council yesterday, hut nothing dejinito'wns completed at tbc meetii'g. the council liftve de'eiyed to Iny bacfe tins front-: ages on thp siiutbern sMe of the street, htitwecn the Royal Oak Hr-tel and 'the iritice .Staiion, to make the street, 60ft. Iv ' c t°r. . 'A? statiim site, bag been CCyiid b.v the Government, and the wid•■'Hinft' ol tho street wili cause it,to dis-i appear almost to vanisjiing point, Pmc. t f.-ally file «liole of ft will be absorbed .in ■iihtj roadway, The council have ncTOicd. Flqqkton's building and Hall's ; Turkish Brithp, and they are now negotiating with Mr. Boss, the projirietor of tne engineeiiiig shop next to. tho. baths, lnr the aeijti.i's.itip)) of a strip of his hokhiig, and with the tessee of the B° v a! Oak Hot.-l for a. strip of the sroi twn now occupied by a motor garago. All tlie.se .i a lids are citr leases. ; At last night's meeting of the Karori Borutigh C/ov.ncil, Qtfunoillor Boyes pnvo iwi/ice of liifttioii ris felloAv;Si^ i 'lii vic-w : of the excessive charges of ear .milrago and charged by the City Council for tRe ruiining of oars on the KWEQti line, the eiigineor should be in- : structfd to draw up a report, on tho supplying of our own powef for ranJiuig tho car? and lighting ' tho borough."

A npal sitting of the Coneiiia.t'ion Oonnc;l was held yesterday to deal with 'ho disjiuto between tho Hotel Workers' : Union and the ompioyers of hands in. '. p'flvato hotvls, restaurants, and fea- ' rOoiiifi, . Assessorsi for 'both •sides clisMisseJ tins ciuestions at issue, hut ,no settlement, was arrived at, and tho ea.vs will go before tho Courf; of Arbitratioiii, vVagciSf hours, conditions of labour, and otter matters are in dispute. . A Press Association telegram, from. Tiiiiai'ii; staie.s. tliat- n. niovemonh is r>n foot to. show f.lie appreciation of citizens of the Bt.h Jlniiiite/l Regiment iij wiun.ilifr tlicf for general efDit tho Ko'wai camp. . . Tho cftnfereiico convened. In- tho : Tnuies^ Counejl. to discuss tun cWt.of living is likely to be nell attended bv ~ Wennigioii. unioDs. It ofxj-iis oit tlxv mght of June 20, but as a large, number of speakers will take part is a. . possibility of it being oxtendd oVer two nights. A. meatiiig of the committfie fe to b.6 h.eltl. next week, to 'dQci'do , whether or not the Press shall be admitted during the discussion, ' Speaking at Carterton oil Itondar ovciiuig, Sitf Walter 'Muehaiiniv said .that, the jircsent Governmojit was accused of not adyancinc money ill larfjo onbiish ■ suniK. i He would show that this was a:t Wtwarraufed accusation. \\ : hen the pre sent Government camo into pfiwer the limit to the . amount borrownblo was £B''i for seWers, while. workers woro also limited to a certain srnu. This was because the Ward (lovornment had lnado ft. blunder in lending out sums to local .bodies, etc,., in too largo amount/?, ConsenHe.iuiy the limit had to be rcducd. Xow, ias» a result of tho work of the Xtassey Goverinnent-, settlors covtld borrow tip to £1000, awl -workers ttp to £4ao. s proviHed they wished to build, ■ (Applause.) .. A letter from Avalnibi, . Belgian ; Congo, says, the Otiigo "Times," states ; tbitt. Dr. Cuthbert Christy, the welli ktiowit ex])lorer am) scientist, forftierly associated with the Liverpool .Sphool of ; Tropical Jlediciiiijj gird nnlc.d for his. resea relies into the causes and spread of : sleeping sickness, arrived at that place 'at the beginning of Jlarch, after a ; years' cxploraiion of' the. big forest p:est of Mbnni ami the ihtwenr.ori Mev.ntaiiis. Jle and his party ]ind collected ' .a great, deal of interesting material, and ■. some altogether besides many details regarding the natural Inrstory of the. olfa'pi. ' Dr. Christy . ! shot no fewer tban four pperiniens of : those nnimnls, this being fli'e first timo that the okapt bus been shot, or even seen, in its native !•,aunts by a? white liViii. 11 o was enabled lo do this by reason cf the ?,e!p. which lie re.ee.iyod from tlio Biimbuti pigmy tfnc.kers Tho shooting of tlio okapi. and tile fact that Dr. Christy has be.tn able to. oibservo. this nnimal in its nnti.vo haunts, is ; easily record. It was lii Vow.li that there were sonio' of the species still existing in the neighbourhood of tho Semliks and the Ituri. but no whit<y : niuh before l:a/l ctot iienr enoiiixh to ob- , servo them.. This is the animal, as birge, almost, ■,«,» 'a horse, wiiich was at considered in Ei'ig-fa'ivd to be a. ; species of 7,cbra, as only the striperl ; legs reached Rreai Britain, and it was only when sne.ciniens were sent to tho ; Natural Tlis.torv Jfuseiitji. at Kensington ; which bad been hilled b.v native track- : ers. that it was realised that the okapi ' belonged to tho sam* order of rimiinants as the giraffe. ■ In coiuieotion with the seizure in Svd-

• ue.v of it eouni.orfeitii.ip plunt, the "Hyti-- ; r;ey ])ai!v d'elcgrapli'V ijf Jtiiio 2 .Saj':s.: "Last night the police investigations : : culminatcfl in an.arrest, that, it is believed, will throw light bit many reccii't events, sinco a comploto plant, nhich could, bo used for .rep'roaucing ba.iilt ■ltote's was discovered. Xiiio .; and - ;)lain*cfoilics cOi.istablt.:" tveni; to a ; liouso. iii l.iedfern at ien time. The. nian. they had in View was iiitfiiij; at itis. ; meal will)' other hoarders when ,tiio police s'tepiied into the room. There was a slight, aiftiirbance as; the 'officers : optiicd tjio dininp-room dcor. and. (wo of thr.ep <5f- the boarders i'nr.do -.it' dash : io get outside, it was aftori wards «;plaincd, it to bo another ; 'hold up. ! ' The lyantcd man inado no <'ITov.l; to escape.. On goipsr ta s room upstairs tho detpetivps found, a pres?., ■ p.rinf.or's ink, valuable! lenses—one 11 Zeiss valued ~ ;at ■ .C IP I —prepar"(l zine. 5 plate? for etching; a zinc plate in an , etching hath .cor.iaiiiinc. nitric acid, s valiiahie prism used ill;, photographio ' work, «quares f rules, !i set cf •Icliea.iA Height?, chemicals, and a Bank of Austrnlas.ia uotf, with tiny holes pricked i'll Clip four corners, aiid a book of drawing pins. Uiuler .the- pillow was n fnl'yloaded automafie pistc.i Tho in 111 was taken io thr. CVi.Ural Police Stavio.;i and cliargod,. while, tho. .property vns removed to tl:o dntecl.ivo office, A clow. ■. cxaminntionr of the xinc plate that, was ' found to. bo lying in the oteliinji: hath ! faiied to disclose any trace of .the etchi.itfo aUhouirh in the (xir.noi,- there was a tract ofiwbwii. ajjj>ortr<ii3.- -.to bd fi/SU ghio ; onaniel, which is used as an acid resist ■ tho early stages of the etching pro- . CPSS-" . _ .'■

Professor Prince, Canadian Commissioner of Fisheries, and Mr. L. F. Ayson, Inspector of Fisheries for Now Zealand, arrived in Tomuka by tho first express from tho north on Friday. Mr. Aspirtall conducted thorn, to tho back of Mr. Rooney's fellmongery, in the Temuka and Opihi Rivers, where tho stripping operations aro being carried out. Thero woro Eomo magniheont fish scaling up to 16 and 181b.,' and thoy were highly pleased with what tlioy bow. Professor Priilco will be giving au address in Christchurch shortly on piscatorial matters, and ho asked Mr. As. pinall to supply him with any information <15 to trout in tho South Cantorbury rivers. The party, returned to Temuka, where they met Mr. W. F. Evans, and had a. conversation on sea and inland fisheries. Professor Prince said that he had visited a number of rivers in tho Dominion, and lie considered that th<j Tomuka and tho Opihi woro two of the best trout streams ho had soon, and compared very'favourably, with tho best rivers of tho world. Tho visitors proceeded on Saturday to Christchurcl), en route for tho West Coast.

Amecting of the council of tho Wollington Central Chamber of Commerce was hold last ovening, Mr. C.' M. Luke, president, iin tho chair. A committeo was'appoirited to confer with tho comni'ttcb of tho Accountants' Association in connection, with suggested amendments in tho Bankruptcy Act, and to into consideration .the reports of previous conferences, in 1905 and 1909. The question of drawing ,up romits for the consideration of tho conference of local bodios on the Rimutaka deviation and the opening up of the WairarapaEast Coast country was referred to a subcommittee consisting of tho president, Mr. Leigh Hunt, and tho secretary.

.A few days ago a big fiud of rnoa bones was made on Mr. M. Conway's place at Coonoor (says the Woodvillo "Examiiior"), in a small cave on land on which a bush burn recently took place! One completo skeleton was found, the two leg-bones being two feet fiVe inches in length-and six indies round in the'smallest place. The thigh bones were thirteen inches long, and eight inches round. In addition to this eight. Skulls at latest advice have been dug up out of tho cave, also back bone 3, leg bones, breasts, and wiiigs, and there was every indication of there being in ore to follow.

Tlio Wellington Tramways' Union, the Wellington Storemen's Union ; and the Now' Zealand Shearers' Association will participate in the "July Congress" , or; ganised by the Federation of Labour. Mr.'P. Hiokey, secretary of tho Federation, state's that nothing is ready for publication yet with regard to the work tto be done at the conference.