LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 33, 2 November 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* —— ' ■ ..-. There is not likely to be any general welcome to the Now Zealand rifle team on its return from Australia. Several of the" men are combining'eight-seeing-with .sport, anil will make a round trip via Melbourne before returning home, so that members ofthe team will return to New Zealand by various boats. The grocers affiliated w-the, Wellington Employers' Association have decided to observb the King's Birthday on Monday, November 11. Tho residence of Mr. James. Milligan, ~»t tho corner of Wellington Terrace and Mouit Street, has boon sold for a figure.approaching £3000, by Messrs. Gualter, Dykes and Co. :■■.'■■■■■■■ • .; ■. ; .-;■,. .There were seven deaths in New Zealand in' 1897 through tho administration of anaesthetics. The number during the past ten years has varied from one to nine. In 1906 there wero only two. ; '■'■' [ " ■.'■■'■■■'•'■

,', The management of Wonderland announce that owing to the machinery not being ready the Katzenjnmmer Castlo, the Wafer Chute, and the Toboggan will'not bo working roday. Tho othor attractions, however, will be in full swing, and Wonderland will be open to. tho public in tho afternoon. ,

Messrs. Penty and Blake have accepted tho tender of Mr. John Moffat for the erection of threo-story brick offices and warehouse ito bo built on : the cornor of Johnston and Feathorston Streets. ; '■:. •.-...•■ •

Fires have freakish abiding places At times. Ono was discovered in a spring cart standing ill:a yard'on tho premises of William tfarnham, coachbuilder,' Nos:. 11 and 13 Tory Street, soon after nine o'clock last evening, and was put out by passers-by before the brigade arrived on the sce'no.

' By a • new regulation, just gazetted, depositors of over three months' standing in tho Post Office Savings Bank may now have their accounts transferred ; to any of the Government savings banks in the United Kingdom, or to the Government- savings banks of any British or foreign .country'with which a reciprocal arrangement has been made to that effect. '

The Wellington, and Manawatu Railway Company is to inaugurate its summer Sunday train service to Otalti and intcrniccluto stations to-morrow. The train is to leare .Wellington at 10 a.m.', arriving at Otaki at 12.30 p.m., leave again at 4.30 p.m., ?nd" arrive in town at 7 p.m. Trams will learo Newtown at 9.20 a.m. and 9.25 a.m. to connect with tho departing train.

A speaker at the opening of Wonderla ad yesterday was guilty of a quaint slip of tho tongue. The weather had evidently got on his nerves, and/while thanking Lady Wa-vl for her attendance, he surprised tho audience with the following "bull" :• "I am sure wo are all grateful to her Ladyship for attending in this inclement manner."

At Ryan Street, Petone, yesterday morning, a man named M'Cullam, employed by, Mr. Freeman, was delivering coal, when the backhand of the harness broke and startled the horse. The man managed, however, io keep control, although the front board of tho. cart was kicked to pieces before the horse was quiotoued down. ■] . . ~

The epidemic of scarlet fever at Cartcrionoxtonds to nineteen cases'at present! Somo of tho patients have been isolated in their own homes, and others removed to the Mastortoii; and Groytown" Tho disease has taken a. mild form, and'it is no longer spreading.

Some excitement was caused by a runaway and a collision with a tram near the Basin Reserve shortly after midday yestsrday. A horse attached, to a four-wheelod milk cart bolted, and dashed away at great, speed. Tho driver vainly attempted to board tho cart, and the horse sped along gaily, strewing milk cans all over tho street, and narrowly missing a girl who came within! the zone of danger. Near the Caledonian Hqr,,;| fresh peril lurked. A tram was. ennvnj; along, and into it the horso dashed full tilt. The driver of tho tram, acting with comnundablo promptitude, had managed to slacken speed, and the force of the impact \\:\* lessened considerably. As it was, however, the milk cart was smashed up and tho horse broke a log and had to bo destroyed on tl'c spot. .

Considerable interest is being, manifested in the final tonrnoy of tho season, under tho auspices of the Wellington' Boxing Associa•don, which will bo held at tho Opera House on November 25. His Excellency tho Governor has'intimated, through Mr. W. H. Waterfield, his private secretary, that ho will have much pleasure in attending if ho.is in Wollington on that date; The principal event is tho contest botwoon thoso exceedingly oloyor exponents of "the game," T. Hanley (of Sydney) and J. Godfrey (of Auckland), for tho feather-weight professional championship of the Dominion. Hanley is leaving for Wellington this day week, and it is expected that Godfroy will arrivo to complete his training about tho samo time.

Mrs. Ethel R. Do Costa, LL.B. (nee "liis Ethel R. Benjamin of Dunedin), after practis. ing for some years in that city, lias commenced practice as a barrister' and solicitor in No. 8 Nathan's Buildings, corner Grer and Featliorston Streets, Wellington, ifrs. Du Costa has the distinction of being the only lady prac. Using at tho Bar in the Dominion. Intending clients can depend on prompt and caroW utton. tion at Mra. I)e Costa'e liande,

The members of the Executive of the Teachers' Educational Institute will wait lipontho Minister for Education this moming at 10.30 to report details of the recent .Educational Conference.

According to a report received by the police, a stable at Waikanao, belonging to Mr. Hira Pnrata, was totally destroyed by firo on Wednesday. There was an insurance of £150 on tlie building in the Liverpool, London, and Globe office, and the contents were covered by a policy for £80 in the same office. The stable and contents were valued at about £544.

Some time ago there wero rumours of a shortage in,the funds handled by an offer of the City Corporation, but the matter iil not receive publicity, and it is understo id that the missing' money was refunded. It is now stated that another Corporation employee is ■ short in his accounts, and that t';e matter is being investigated. The amoJafc involved in this caso is said to be small. . •

The tram from Newtown drew up: with a lurch at tho Courtenay Place stop. A very old man, sans teeth), roso painfully from .his scat and walked uncertainly towards the door of the car, whero he looked vaguely with , age-dimmed eyos. at the street.-■ .-"Are yer goin' down the , beach?" he asked'tho , spruce conductor. "Courtenay Placol" shouted tho guard in explanation of the whereabouts of the car. "Aro yer goin' down the beach?" repeated the 'old man with' some slight evidonco of "distress. - "Wot d'ye" mean?" said tho conductor, "there's, the water if you want that," 'waving in' tho direction of Oriental Bay. "Are yer.'gpin'. to jtlio Government?" asked the old man. "Oh, yes, we'ro going to the Governmonfc Buildings," whereupon the enquirer laboured back to .a<,seat.. Then someone told the conductor that Lambton, Quay was formerly a beach, and was remembered as such by the old settlers., • , , . ■ ■■ ■ .■ ,

If Section 16 of the Factories Act Anien-1-ment Bill becomes law an effechial step will have been taken to prevent the growth of Chinese industries in the Dominion. The' clauso provides that after the passing of the Act no more Chinese-owned or occupied factories shall be registered in the Dominion. Thoro is nothing veiled'about this clause. The Minister for Labour stated yesterday that it is there to prevent Chinese industries being established in the Dominion". At present there arc iio Chinese carpentering ii cabinet-making businesses registered in New Zoaland, but tho. Bill looks to tho'futurQ and positively prevents competition- with white labour coming from the, yellow races! The Bill also seeks to prevent unfair .competition on .the. part of Chinese laundry pro-. prietors by making it compulsory for the occupants of such premises to work only ,i limited number of. hours. Provision also ix-, ists to prevent the Chinese, wriggling out of Court under tho pica of partnership.' Thi new law is tho most effective blow yet struck at tho Asiatic. ■..-. .•■.'■ . . ;

Entries have now closed for the Military ■Tournament to" be held at Palmorston North on November 11. In tho "skill at arms" events the entries are as follow!— Bayonet exercise, 6; physical drill, 12; tug-of-waf, 14; tent pitching, 10; wrestling on horseback, 9; cockadej 18; St. John's Ambulance compotition, 7; signalling, 5; tent-pegging, 8; Lloyd-Lindsay;'competition; (by : sections), .7. Tho local corps will bo represented, tho entries being as follow:—Highland Rifles, 1; College Rifles, 17; City Rifles, 19; Post and Telegraph Rifles, 4; D Battery, .4; Civil Service 'Rifles, 11; ' Heretaunga Mounted, Rifles, 12;' Submarine Miners," 21;' • Boys' Institute Cadets, 9; Hutt Valley Rifles, 11; Field Hospital. and Bearer Corps, 10. In addition there are' 33 '■ post entries for the, tent-peggmg event, 29 for "heads and posts," and 9 for bayonet vorsus .bayonet. The judges are;—Liout.-Colonel Bauchop,. Capt. Brown, Liout. Lyons, Staff Sorgt.-Majors Peacock, M'Nair, Sanderson, Burr, and Colt clougli (supervisor), and: Sorgt. Sawa manent Artillery). . . . ■..-,: .-,; ■.-.'.,