LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlio Wellington Hairdressers' Assistants Industrial Union of Workers lias nominated Mr. J. A. M'Cullougli as tlio workers representative 011 the Arbitration Court, with Mr. It. Slater as his. deputy. , .. Tlio industrial dispute between' the Wellington Branch of Federated Seamen's Union and the Wellington Harbour Ferries, Limited, has been referred to the Court of Arbitration for settlement. . • ' .

, An inquest is to bo held this afternoon on tho body of a newly-born illegitimate child.

At Thursday's meeting of the Education Board, Mr. A. W. Hogg, reported 011 behalf of tho committee set up to inquire into tho question of securing the services • f a competent instructor lor a course of lessons in deep-broathing exercises at Masterton. He had discussed the matter with Mr. Royd Garlick, who was prepared to give a course of eight lessons to the Masterton district teachers for £25.,- Mr. Hogg moved that Mr. Garliclt be engaged 011 tho terms specified. After some discussion, in the course of which Mr. Kcbkcll urged the claims of the Mana-watu-line school districts, it was decided that Mr. Royd Garlick be engaged for both tho Wairarapa and Manawatu districts, arrangements as to time to bs settled lata? on.

The Chief Inspector, Mr. T. R. Fleming, at Thursday's mooting of the Board,' reported that, in company with Mr. G. L. Stewart, the Board's secretary, he had visited Pahiatua, as instructed at the previous meeting, and conferred with the Technical Sclv.ol managers regarding tho sito dispute. , 'l'lisy had also seen the local school committer. The position was explained to the Technic: 1 .! School managers, who tlieh expressed themselves as being quito satisfied, and willing ,to revert to the original scheme. It was decided that the' Clerk of Works be authorised to proceed with tho work of removing the 1 infaut school at Pahiatua to the new site.

Yesterday Was the concluding day of the Salvation Army's Self-denial month. All the returns'are not yet in, but Brigadier Alliston feels confident that the North Island will surpass its last year's record of .'£5500; which represented .an increase of £600 on the figures of two years ago. Yet the stars m their courses havo fought against the big Salvationist effort , this year. Unusually heavy rains have been experienced during the progress of the campaign, and hundreds of settlers in the " way-hack" districts were not approached, because it was impossible to get to thorn. The Gisborne district and the north of Auckland have been notable in this respect, and from tho north of this province, an officer reported that he had been riding up to his horse's girth in mud, and could not make tho visits he had marked down. The forest reserve of 45,000 acres, in the East Taupo and Waimanno counties, offered for lease by public auction, for a term of twenty-one. years, was acquired by Mr. L. W. "Wall;" of Porirua, at, an annual rental of £209. - The upset 'annual' rental was £150! Tho land is situated about "eight miles south of' Lake Taupo, and the scil is •pumiccous. A'sad incident attaches to : lts disposal. ■ A gentleman, who much desired to'obtain this leasehold, who had suggested that it should be offered at auction, and who came over •> hundred miles to bid, arrived at tho local Land Office to learn that ho was just "sixty minutes''late'for-tho auction. His mind had been nursing, the wrong hour. '

Messrs. A. do B. Brandon (chairman), W. H. Field, A: 'Warburton, and B. Lee were present at a meeting of; tho Wellington:Collego Governors held yesterday morning. The financial statement showed a balance of £967 17s. 6d. brought jfor.ward from, last .month, out. of which there have been disbursements amounting to £302 163. Ba. for the Boys' College and {£275rl2g.yiid»fpr-rthe..Girls! Col lege, leaving a balance of Ss'. Id., which witli >~' £iJoß I7fet ild3* , 'HSj(»6teiltedy»bjfi term fees and outstanding rents, make up a credit of '£129G ,6s. A: letter, ffom 'the .Old Boys'. Association on the Bubjc'et of that body being represented; on the. Board, was received, and the Secretary (Mr.; C. 1\ Powles) was instructed to reply, acknowledging the receipt of the same. . /''

The second scries of matchcs for the senior crickot championship, which were commenced last Saturday,,will bo .continued on the Basin Reserve this afternoon, in the Petonv I'hrenix ' Phosnix riiade 56 in thenfirst innings, and -Potono ; have lost' four wickets for 133. The Newtown-Gas Company match stands as follows:—Newtown, .first innings, 90; Gas. Company, 96 for fire wickets. The Wellington v. Old Boys' game is in an interesting position. Wellington made 120 in their first innings, and Old Boys have three wickets down for' 54. The junior, third and fourth ,grade matches will also he. continued, and tho Boyii' Leaguo competition will bo commenced. The results of the Art Union conducted by tho Now Zealand Academy of F;no Arts will be found published elsewhere. To-day will probably be (tho. last, opportunity of visiting the exhibition, which lias been, well patronised to date, and unpreeodentedly successful in tho matter'of sales.' 'l'lio Wellington Boys' Cricket Leaguo is in a quandary as regards grounds. Some time ago the League was promised four pitches at Now-' town Par!;, hut yesterday, it received. word that,' owing , to tho number of : applications, it had boon found-necessary to reconsider the granting of pitches, ar.d only one could be given. This disturbing .intimation would have, been, made known oarlior but for the indisposition' of tho Loaguo's secretary, to whore: it was addressed. Last night the League was in tho position of haying four games set'down for to-day and only. ,ono pitch. It. was considered probable that ono gaino would , be played at ■ Mii;amar, and that tw6 teams would have to arrange about, pitches oil the Basin Reserve. . . . ■ , . ~v At tho mooting of tho New Zealand Surveyors' Institute yesterday, afternoon', ,the rffon. Mr. Richardson, referred to tho paucity of passes in connection with tho latest halfyearly oxilmiuations. Chit'of seventeen New' 'Zealand candidates,'only, three hiid,' lib said, been "succcsiful. Tho percentage of passes obtained by candidates resident in the Commonwealth had been even smaller, only two out of twenty-five having satisfied, tho',examiners. "Either the.time allowed was too short," said Mr. Richardson, "or' tho questions sot were too much in the 'nature of mathematical puzzles;." Three tenders have been received for till supply of material for the construction of the now tramway loop that is to connect. Lambto i Quay with Molcsworth Stroet, by way. sf Charlotte Street. The -tenders will bo considored at the next meeting of the Tramways Committee. A fine selection of photographic cards, Dominion Day and IULS. Turakina on -'ire, now on view at ZAICS I'llO'l'O DEPOT, 24 Willis Street. - On sale at popular prices. CGll Mrs. Ethel It. Do Costa, Lij.B. (nco "fi.s Ethel R. Benjamin of Dunedin), after practiy- ' lug for some years in that city, lias com- i menccd practice as a barrister and solicitor ', iii ; No. C Nathan's Buildings, comer Grey and Featherston Streets, Wellington. Mrs. De Costa 1 lias the distinction of being the only lady prac- , tising at the Bar in the Dominion. Intending . clients can depend on prompt and carof"' 'ittontion at Mrs. Do Costa's hands. You ought to inspect the stock of beautiful 1 costumes C. Adams and Co., 35 Cuba Street, aro now showing—costumes .which aro-.the very latest productions from London and ( Paris. Cambric and muslin costumes, nicely I trimmed,: from 12s. Gel.striped cotton voile r costumes nicely trimmed, from 2.55. A magnificent stock to select from, at prices ranging from 12s. Gd. to fl guineas. Inspection ami comparison invited. C. Adams and Co., :{5 , Cuba Street, is the correct address for costumes. CG4i I

The. St. John Ambulance Association direct tho attention of lady members to the Ambulance Saturday campaign which is to > be held 011 November 2. Those willing to assist , arc requested to communicatp with tho secretary, Mr. J. D. Avery, by 5 p.m. 011 Monday. The following are the vital statistics for the principal centres for September':—Auck136, deaths 77; Wellington— births 166, deaths 79; Christchtirch—births 155, deaths 59; Dunedin—births 113, deaths 65. ' ' • " 1 It is understood: that amateur athletics will loom largo in the public eye during;the, • coming summer. The Now Zealand championships will probably- bo .held in > Wclljng- -. ton in January, in addition to the usual club gatherings. Following tho 1 New,. Zealand championships tho championship meeting;will: be held at.Hobart.afc -. the.end of February.' The Fire Brigade was called'out to New- ' town at 1.30 p.m. yesterday to 1 a fire which ' turned out to be amongst y ;somo phosphorus ' ' at the Match Factory. Twelvo or fourteen cases .of phosphorus wero damaged;' The sitting of the. Mount .Cook. Police Court, yesterday was presided over by Mr. ■„ W. Hildreth,, J.P. For drunkenness Joseph ■. Lee , was sentenced' to one, mouth's limpri- , so'nment, and.Thos. Scott was fined £2, in,! default 14 days. A first.offender...wa?' con- , •rioted and discharged. ' ; A correspondent writes: " I have just, been informed that a few years ago a number of cats were taken in the Hinemoa by the lessee of the Auckland Islands, and let loose ~.. 011 Enderby Island, one of that group, for the purposo of destroying the rabbits that—, had been placed there to afford food for ship-wrecked peoplo. Perhaps Mr. • Laurenson, M.H.R., will ask a .question in the House about this.- As there aro 110 land birds,on tho Campbeli lslands, the shags, mollyhawk3| and albatross would only suffer to a. small extent if cats had been-taken there.". According to the "Auckland Star," - the cutter Nora Bradshaw, a vessel'-.: of t about ' .20 tons, owned by.'Mr. L.. M. Monteath'j went to pieces', while being towed over the Waitara Bar on Saturday : night-last.'■•<Of i, the two:men 011 board, one'reached the shor6 by the aid of a lifebuoy, and tho othor was picked up by Captain . Williamson, ■ of the llotahi. Both men were in' the water : for - ■ an hour,' and were in an exhausted condition when rescued. Tho cargo, consisting of'' machinery and building material for-a new flaxinill near Awakino, is said to be covered by insurance. The greater part of the cargo 1 ivas recovered at low'-tide. 011 Sunday last