LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr. Qco. ShirtclifFo has given notice that he will move at next Monday's, meeting 'if tho Harbour Board :—" That it be a standing instruction to the secretary that no notice of motion affecting the position of an employee of the Board be published, and that all siicn notices be first dealt with by tho Board in Committee." Tho sanio mombe , .- will also move:—" That, in view of the inadequacy of the present wharf aud. shed accommodation to cope with the rapidly increasing import trade of tho port, the.provision of increased accon modation be treated as an urgent work, and the engineer.: take steps to have the widening of tho outer tee of the Queen'-.! wharf and tho orection thereon of 'two-storied sheds, as recommended by him iD his roporc of May 31, 1906, put in hand at tbo earlijit possible date.'; ~.■■■■..

The Wellington Technical School is sending an oxcellont exhibit of students' work to the show' at l'almerston. There; are bptween 200 aud .250 entries, comprising' specimens of brushwork, design, painting, geomotrica) drawing, modelling—in fact, nearly vIV branches of tho work, of the Art course —ail 1 tho carpentry school is sending samples of what tho boys caiv turn out in the shape of model doors, framework for cottages, and some artistic mirror 1 frames. This'is all veiy well done. An interesting part of tho''exhibit is the work done by : the children who .attend tho Technical School for other than art classes, but wb(> givo<'thrbo.'or four-.lioars a week to art lessons. , They aro sending somo excellent specimens of brush work, and design. Two now features are thoso entered under the,, head of animal and bird study from life in'colour, and tbo black and reil lettor printing for illumination. This last has only been taught at tho school during this year, hut somo good work' has hem turned out. ' .

Anothor new ear-bocly or ,t|ie side-door palace typo was transferred from the factory of Messrs. Rouso and Hurrcll to the municipal, car shed on Tuesday last. ..

A gift of £55 has been made to the Victoria College Gymnasium I'uud. ' ■ ' '

Tho Fire Brigado was called upon : to attend to two chimney fires yesterday, tho first at No. 45 Wellington Terrace, at 10.47 a.m., and the second at 29 Hugh , Street, at 6.39 p.m. - .. ■■ ■ '■••■.■■'. . :

The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters anil Joiners mot on Tuesday night, the president, Mr. E. A. Carter, m the chair. The .meeting was very well attended. ■ Mr. J. A. M'Cullough was unanimously nominated as the Union's representative at tho Arbitration Court, and Mr. W. 'I'. Young' as deputyrepresentative. '... ', ' ,;■'.'■

The members of the Wellington Boys' institute Cadet Company were sworn in by Captain Davis, commanding the Kelburno Rifles. Mr. A. J. Harlcy, Sergeant-Major of the Wellington Field Hospital and Bearer Corps, will command tho new company, and Mr. F. W. Smith, formerly 'Chief Potty Officer of tho Institute Naval Cadets, will act as lieutenant. ..'"'■'".'•'' ,

was a good attendance of members at' the'half-yearly meeting of tho Building Trades Labourers' Union held on Tuesday night. Tho Secretary, Mr. i< , . J. Lyons, reported that the membership of the Union had steadily increased, there being now 340.names on the roll, Trade was reported to be brisk. It was suggested that a sick and accident fund be formed in connection with the Union.

The Potono Technical School Board mot on Tuesday night, there being present:—Messrs. Castle, Duncan, Nicholson, Loddor, and Moths, and the. Rev. A. Thomson. Tho Rev. A. Thomson, who has just returned from abroad, received a hearty welcome on again taking his seat on the Board. Messrs. 'Duncan and the Rev. A.'.' Thomson were constituted a sub-committee to inspect the sketch plans of tho new technical school' prepared by Mr. F. do J. Clero, architect, before submitting them to the Government.

. The Chairman of Directors (Mr. William Watson) and the secretary , (Mr. Zohrab) of the Wellington Harbour Ferries, Ltd., which owns the estate that stretches back from Day's Bay to a point on tho other sido of the ridge, have traversed the ground, and havo discovered a forest of fine rata arid birch trees of marketable dimensions. Though nothing has yet been definitely settled, it is probable that this timber will be felled and disposed of to the best advantage, This, it is hoped, will be done without despoiling to any serious extent the sylvan background of Wellington's most popular seaside resort.

•V line selection of photographic cards, Dominion Day and K.M.S. luralcina on Fire, noTon view at SiAK'S 'PHOTO DEPOT, ii Willis Street. On sale at popular prices. CCU

Mrs. Ethel Jt. Do ' Costa, LL.B. (nco ;lisa Ethel K. BDnjamin of Dunedin), after practiiiui" for somo years in that city, has comincnced practice as a barrister and solicitor ■in No. C Nathan's Buildings, corner Gsoy and Feathorston Streets, Wellington. Mrs. Do Costa has the distinction of being the only, lady practising at the Bur in the Dominion., Intending clients can depend on prompt and caro[j>< uttoution at Mrs. J)e Costa's hands.

A child named Hilda Clarke, four years of age, residing in E!arper Street, 'was admitted to. the hospital yesterday suffering from a scalp wound on the back of the head. The injury was sustained through the child getting in front of 'a tram-car in Constable Street.

During the voyage of the steamer Rimntaka from London, on September 21, a second saloon passenger ■ named Samuel Swanwick, booked for and well-known m Fictnn, died, and was buried at sea.

A man named Win. Kelly, a blacksmith residing at No. 8 Cumbridgo Terrace, had one of his' eyes injured yesterday whilst working at the Union Company's yard. Tho man was removed to tho hospital for treatment. . . . . .

The Chinese population of £ho Dominion was increased by ninij on the arrival, of'the Moeralti from Sydney yesterday. Scvon of the newcomers havo never been in New Zealand before. ■ '.'■■' •-';

Tho architects' branch of the Public Works Department is working on the plans for the new Post Office, which will fill tho entire block von which the present-Post Offico stands, coming out >to meet Featherston, Gray, and Panama Streets. The new building will havo four stories, and a. basement, giving it one storey more than, the present structure. Use will still bo made of tho old building for postal purposes,'' and alterations will bo effected to adapt it to tho gcnoral schenio. The Department hopes to be iii a' position very soon to (submit sketch plans to tho Postmaster-General. • " ' It is not usual to have, to record slips on tho railway lines as late in.the season as' the end of October, but the weather is out of joint this year, and the unusual assumes a place almost daily in'tho. newspaper, records. The heavy rain succeeded yesterday, morning in dislodging over 500 tons,'of earth from, the hillside which flanks the western side of tho Government railway line, about 350 yards to tho north of the Lower Hutt station.. The traffic was completely blocked for a time, and tho passengers by tho Napier express had to be- conveyed round the slip , iii vehicles .to'.a train in waiting on the other side.'- A large gang of men were put on to make a connection, and had succeeded in laying, a temporary track round the slip in the afternoon, which will prevent the'.'delays which occurred yesterday. -. < : \ ':'...-. : .-•■ ...■....,-.;■.■.

The annual m'eetinj; of the Thorndoii Tennis Club was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. A. Young (vice-president) presiding. The report, was read and adopted. - The following officers wore elected for the ensuing year:;— President, Mr. IV. i 'Ml. Simpson; vice-presi-dent, Mr. Arthur Young; secretary, Mr. V. L. Cachemaillo; , .treasurer, Mr. C. R. C. Robieson j auditor, Mr. A. ..Richardson; committee, Mrs. R. A. Helmos, Miss B. Von Dadelszen, Messrs. J.' C. Peacock, and L. G. Maokay. It was decided:not to enter teams for competitions held under tho auspices of the Wellington Lawn: Tennis Association. If thp. weather is favourable, .the opening of the soason will take placo next Saturday. t .

Tho annual examinations, of tho .University of 1 Now .Zealand will bo held' this y.ear, for the first time, at Victoria* College. ;llithprto they have been held, in the-,.Parliamentary! Buildings and elsowherp. The .programme >if examinations has>be'iii"issued.j>:iCommencing on November" 11," 'tli'oy will last until November 22.. .... ..,., -~..; ,:■; ..'..-,x,-y : ,:■-' ~.!

'■ The King's'birthday, which falls this year upon- a 'Saturday/ will' be observed'byGovornmont offices'throughout the Dominion Jii the,following Monday/ :"■•■■■ '." ■ .•:.',:,

Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, who returned last evening from a visit to the north, investigated, with Dr. Purdy, Health Officer at Auckland, thb circumstances concerning tho outbreakof typhoid at Hamilton. Dr. ; Mason informed a. Dominion, representative; last evening, that the cause of the epidemic,;which has now diminished, was-"definitely traced to impure milk supplied,by a singio. dairyman. Tho two health officers met the local authorities, and conferred with them on the question of preparing by-laws in connection with; tho.riiilk supply. • Dr. Mason then went on to Cambridge, where-;he found that the consumption sanatorium is being conducted in •an oixollent manner, and 's achieving good results. With Dr. Purdy and Dr. Buck, Health pflicer to the Maoris, ho attended several largo Native gatherings about Hdtorua, at. which matters, of 'sanita-| ticn were discussed. Dr. Mason also dealt with several "Nativo matters in the King Country, and returned to "Wellington, by. way of the Waug'aiiui Kivcr. ■ ■.' ' ■■