LOCAL AND GENERAL
1 Rumours as to Cue prevalence of pneumonic influenza in Wellington and carding the alleged admission to hospi tai yesterday of thirty cases, wcio dispelled by the Hospital authorities last night. A BbJUNION reporter was informed that only ten influenza patients were at present in hospital; and that of these only one had pneumonic complies lions "We would like to find Die creator of the rumours," said the doctor in charge of the influenza ward to the reporter. “We’d soon deal with him. No women are included in the list of patients. Wlfen Parliament was opened for the short session six months -rigo, drapmgs and asbestos tfljeet? « avo somo 6cnl - I)lanc * of completeness to the main entrance, through which the Governor-General must pass on his way to tho Legislative Council Chamber. .Now tho plasterers aro in possessio.fi, with the apparent intention of finishing this part of the building within the next few weeks, ate a tunnel of rather dismal appearance has been provided for the entrance of the Vice-Regal party. Why this part of the plastering should have y alt< ;A long while unimportant rooms m distant parts of the building were completed is one of tho little mysteries connected with tho verv leisurely progress of the new House of Parliament. The Legislative Council ChawJier, where the GovernorGeneral will read his Speech on Thursday, is now in its finished state Its marble been provided wit H their gilded capitals, and' the seats to bo used by tho councillors have been upholstered in red plush. The floor is car’peted in red. .Tn the middle of last week the Athletic Park was considered to be so dry and' hard, that a serious proposal was made that the Fire Brigade with the assistance of its hoses, should be emploved to soften tho ground for the final Ru"bv Test match. A City Council official was sent to the Park especially to report if such action were warranted, and he reported to the contrary. The Wellington / Choral Union have offered to give a rendering of "Judas Maccabaeus” in tho large Town Hall on Sunday afternoon, October 16, ni aid of; iho Plunket Home appeu . The offer has been gratefully accepted by the Crtizens- Committee, and further details will bo published later. Qu Thursday last a case of some intarost to publicans was heard at Qie 'Wkaka Magistrate’s Court before Mr. t « Fvans SM> when James Ander- :• Ucensee’of'the Globe Hotel, Waitapu, was charged that on April 19 he connived at gambling on licensed premises The evidence tendered on behalf of the police was to the effect men played tho game of honker on the date‘in question, a considerable sum of money being lost 'by one of the players who later instituted civil proceedilvd- marked cards were Used. It uas s rted that the loser had borrowed .£->0 Hom th* licensee. Anderson was eonvictod and fined AW, «ml his license was endorsed. •\ cable message from London to New York, dated August 18, says: Sir Robert Horne, Chancellor of the Exchequer stolell in the, House of Commons that there were serious deficiencies in the rrvcniw reeoints for the first four and one-half months of the current financial v” , e- compared with the Budget estimates ' Those resulted, he said from i jl,, n f surplus war stores and maSX’A'oh Urf.l i...»»« was anticipated, and from loss of revenue in excess profits duties, unavoidable in the present state of trade. Tho body of Jack Napier Wickham, a Ihirteen-vcar-old boy who was drowned in the Hutt River on Sunday morning, was recovered about noon yesterday by Constables Harrison and Scarry, oi etone, near the old Maori cemetery at the mouth of the river. Hw body was removed to the Railway ■> > j Hutt, whore it was identified by Mr. Wickham as that of kis son An inquest will probably be held this morning.
His Honour Mr. Justice Reed will sit in Chambers to-day at 10.30 a.m. to make fixtures for Banco ahd civil business.
Some time ago business was by no means brisk in tho tailoring trade in this city, but the secretary of the tailors’ Union (Mr. \\ literworth) stales that now the busy season has sot in amf tailors aro finding plenty to do. Among the unemployed in Wellington at the present time are at least, a score of officers of the merchant, service. laying up of ships has put those men out of employment, and some of them have taken jobs in unaccustomed lines in order to make ends meet pending the improvement of the shipping trade. The very heavy rain an ■Saturday and Sunday caused the flat at Dlhnnierton Extension io become flooded, and at lea.st fifteen houses and cottages were affected. Ono cottage happened to contain, five Wellington girls who were "baching” there over tho week-end, and were completely cut off by the flood until a man in a bathing suit went io their assistance. The local people complain that tho trouble was due to the inadequacy of the drainage facilities provided by the Hutt County Council. Thocouncil has built a road across tho nfitural watercourse, has put in a twelve-inch pipe that cannot carry flood walers. There was a similar flood at tho same spot about two years ago. Many of tho people affected have gardens, which suffered severely on Sunday, and another appeal is to bo made to the County Council to provide nn adequate culvert or make some of her arrangement for the release of flood waters.
Between 9 a.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. yesterday 5.16 inches of rain fell in Wellington. For tho twenty-four hours oncfed at 9 a.m. on Sunday the fall was 3.78 inches—one of tho heaviest rainfalls in the, history of the city.
The "Taranaki Herald'*- reports that a warning was issued by tho Magistrate on Wednesday against the practice of tradespeople of leaving goods on tb'i footpaths in front of their premises. Tim particulnir case was that of a hardware shopkeeper who was proceeded againsc by the police for leaving a coil of wire on tho footpath, over which a Iran had tripped and 'damaged a pair of boots. Tho defendant said it was n common practice of all tradesmen, and he was unaware that it was contrary to tho by-law. As the case was tho first one that had lieen brought, a nominal, penalty of ss.'was imposed, tho Magistrate expressing the hope that the warning would be sufficient to put a stop to the ’ practice.
The new trout hatcheries at I’uicekura Park controlled by the, Taranaki Acclimatisation Society have given spAndid results in rearing fish this season. Over 300,000 fine, lusty fry have been hatched, and they have been liberate! in the various streams in the society s territory. On Saturday and on Sunday tho final allocation of fry to coastal streams (50,000) were liberated at Okato, Oaonui and Opunake, while tho kaiha and Mangorei also received v-0.000 fry Practically all the livers m tho society’s district have now received stocks of trout fry, and the society- feels sure that anglers will be gratified with the first year’s work. Next year the society intends to hatch a larger number and if- the work can bo continued for a few seasons the streams in this district should !be amongst, the best slocked waters In the Dominion.
A Wanganui retailer stated to a reporter the other day that he had never sold so many early seed potatoes m any pievious season as he had this year, the seed was all disposed of in small parcels, which indicated that local residents were adopting a policy of thrift, and planting a few rows in their gardens, A cricket club has been formed in the Hotel Workers’ Union. The, union had a club in pre-war days, but during war- ♦ iino it disposed, of tho material it had in hand, so that the .new club will have to purchase a fresh outfit. Several hotel proprietors have sums ot money towards putting the club on its feet ' Arrangements have 'been made lor the use of a grountl at Belmont. Tho first meeting of the new. council of tho Dominion Bowling Association is to bo held in Dunedin to-morrow night. To attend this meeting Messrs. Meadowcaoft T. Bush. S. H. Underwood (secre'lory), ‘of Wellington, and Messrs. J. M. Thompson. G. Tutt, and' A. Coltman (vice-president) left for , thte south last evening.
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