LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 97, 17 January 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlio Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amounted' to £1560 6s. 6d. Private advico received locally, states that tlio Now Zealand professional football team now in the Old Country has been booked to play a special match against " All England " on the Chelsea Association ground. Tho statutory meeting of tho Wellington. Harbour Board for the consideration of accounts for tho year onded September 30 last will bo held at noon on Monday next. At its conclusion- a spccial meeting will bo held for tho consideration of tho roport of committee on tho Evans Bay reclamation. Matters of moment concerning tho Evans Bay reclamation aro referred to clsowhoro in this issue. For Shampooing, special Hair and Face Treatment, visit Mrs. Rolleston, Certificated Jlussouso, Hair Physician, and Face Specially. Milo'e Propavationa obtainable. 3 Willis Street (oyer Carxoll'sJ. C! 39

Tho value of tho wool exported from New Zealand during tho year 1907 was £0,876,021, as compared with £6,765,655 for tho preceding year. , : At tho Magistrate's Court, Wanganul, on Wednesday, Edward 'Richard Black, Lijszio Ulack, and Omrigio Tolle.v, remanded from Wellington, wore committed to tho Supremo Court for trial on- charges of breaking and entoring at Wanganui on New Year's Day!. Tho Wellington Bricklayers' Union discovered that the Corporation was paying the bricklayers in its employ only £3 lis. 3d.' a week, instead of £3 125., to which they are entitled under the award. A letter was written to the Town Clerk, and tho extra tiinepence is now being paid. February 10 has been fixed by the Government as tho date for an', election of three members of tho undermentioned Firo Boards by the insuranco companies carrying on business in New Zealand Alexandra, Dannevirkp, Hokitika, Lawrence, Maori Hill, Masterton, Milton, Now Plymouth, Petone, Wainiato, and Whangarei. ' ■ Excellent business was dono on the Miramar Borough Council's electric tramways during Christmas week—from December ,23 to 29 (inclusive). During that period (one of' six days, as the trams did not run on Christmas Day) 19,958 Persons were carried on the Miramar line and 13,824 on, the Seatouri line, tho returns being £83 3s. 2d. and £67 125., and the cost £59 12s. 6d. and £31:185.' respectively, which meant a clear profit of £49 4s. Bd., with,the balance in favour of the Seatoun line. A seven-foot whip-tailed shark caught, by the fishermen at Day's Bay'was on exhibition in Milesi's fish-shop in iWillis Street,yesterday. Tho dimensions of the ugly denizen of the seas are sufficiently terrifying to warn all bathers in the open of the risk they, run by venturing beyond tho breakers or shallow water. |Mr. Milesi states that there is'no demand for sbnrk-stcaks in Wellington,, but in Wanganui, whero there are Maoris, there would be no difficulty in disposing of the trophy as food.

In reply to the cable mossago that tbo Premier (Sir Joseph. Ward) dispatched to Sir Wilfrid Laurior regarding ' the Vancouver mail service and the Union Company, the following has come to hand from the Canadian Prime ( Minister: — "The statement was inoorrect. All I said was that the contract for the renewal of the Canada-New Zealand-Australia service had boon prepared and signed hero by the Minister jof Trado and Commerce, and sont to the contractor for signature, but it has not yet been r'ecoived back."- ■ Tho following now regulation undier the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 18S5, for the election of members of Boards by contributing local .authorities 'in grouped districts is gazettedln any case where tho Governor is of opinion that by reason of irregularities at or in connection with any olcction of members of a Board by tho contributing local authorities tho result of the olection ha 3 been materially affccted, ho may declare tho olcction to be void, and in such case a fresh election shall bo hold at such time and place and under such presiding officer as tho Governor appoints." Among those citizens who havo formerly bequeathed moneys to tho local'centre of tho St. John Ambulance Association are tho late Mr. G. H, Bothuno, Mr. C. H. Izard, Mrs. W. It. E. Brown, and Mr. T. M. M'Monamen. Intimation has, just been receivod that the forogoing list of benefactors has - been extended by the inclusion of'the name of Mr. W. R. E. Brown, whose executors yesterday paid over to Mr. W. B. Fisher, Honorary Serving Brother of the Ordor of St.'John of Jerusalem, the sum of £300 for capitalisation purposes, tho interest to bo used for tho maintenance of the work of nursing the sick poor of tho city. " There aro some wrong 'uns, I know,'said a street purvoyor of fruit to a reporter yestorday, whon questioned about tho weight fraud that pooplo state is being practised by some of tho barrow-men in Wellington., "I'm always pretty careful in weighing up, but some of tho boys are. tough. I .had to leave my barrow ono day, and I asked a fellow to take it on for a few minutes. Soon after I got back, a lady camo up, and said slio had bought some fruit, but found sho was half a .dollar short — protty hot, oh?" Tho reporter thought it was "pretty hot," and reckoned that, if. tho honost barrow-men knew their-business, they would form an Association, and sift such eases to the bottom with a view to lifting such "wrong "uns" out of tho business altogether. During the autumn session of the Classical Association of Scotland, held at Glasgow University recently, a paper on "The State of Classical Education in New Zealand," by Profossor J. Rankino Brown, professor of classics at Victoria College, Wellington, was read by tho chairman, Professor G. G. Ramsay, LL.D. Professor Brown stated thai Greek was practically dead in New Zealand as far as tho schools wero concerned, but Latin kopt a satisfactory position in the school and University curriculum. In languages and in several other Art subjects they would not at present in New Zealand go beyond the honours stage, and ho doubtod whether they would ever be able to do so. In certain branches of science much good original work had already been dono, aad would always bo dono. Tho examples of Mr. Nelson Illingworth's sculpture are at present attracting somo attention in Mr. M'Gregor Wright's studio on Lambton Quay. Tho principal piece is a life-sizo bust (in piastor) of Lady Ward, whoso likeness tho sculptor has faithfully caught. The pose of the hoad, tho rich pile of hair, tho set of shoulders, and the outstanding embellishments of the mantle worn are portrayed with convincing naturalness. There are two other pieces—framed basreliefs ono entitled "Lilith," tho study of a well-featured girl in profile, and the othera profile of Mr. Richard Stewart, manager for Mr. J. C. Williamson in Now Zealand, which rather emphasises that gentleman's features, without straining tho truth of tho likeness. Sculpture is a sadly-neglcctod art in this country, but tho artistic finish of Mr. Illingworth's work should servo in a measuro to givo it tho fillip it needs. Tlio mechanical nurse has no truo nursing instincts. She nursos tho "caso" for which sho is ongaged, and has no idea how to "mother" tho suffering human being, who perforco goes without tho spirit of true nursing and has to accept tho letter, which makes nursing a tisoful mechanical process, but does not raiso it into ono of the fino arts.*"Treasury." llrs. Ethol It. Do Costa, LL.I3. (nco Miss 1 Ethel R. Benjamin, of Dunedin), after practising for some years in that city, has com- 1 nieucml practice as a barrister and solicitor 1 in No. G Nathan's Buildings, corner Grey and Featherston Street, Wellington. Mrs. De' Costa 1 has the distinction of being tho only lady 1 practising at tho Bar in the Dominion. In- I teudme clients can depend on prompt. and careful attention at Mrs. D® Costa'e handa 1