LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 117, 10 February 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

From to-day cars for Miramar will run via Lambfcon Quay.

At the Unitarian service last evening Mr. J. Gammell, 8.A., announced that the committee of the Unitarian Church had purchased a site in Ingestre Street, on, which a church building will be erected. '.

: Tho Customs duties collected in Wellington on Saturday totalled £1282 18s. 4d., as compared with £1762 Is. 7d. for the corresponding date last year., The Customs collections for the week, amounted to £23,458 lis. 5d., as against 26,041 6b. 7d., and the beer duty totalled £194 V lis!, as compared with £212 7s.

Both the first and the second prizes offered by the Institute of Surveyors of New South Wales in a recent, essay competition were won by members of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors. The title of the essay in question was "The Subdivision of .Town, Suburban, and Country Lands." Mr. Thomas Ward, of Wellington, gained first prize and Mr. Walter F. Robinson, of Hokitika, second award. The winning essay appears in full in the December number of the "Surveyor," the official organ of the Institute./

The Acting Secretary of the Wellington Harbour Board liob reoeived tho following report from Mr. E. D. Cachemaille, actingengineer "My attention having been called to the statement made at~the meeting of the Board hold on the 80th ultimo that/considerable. silting had taken place over the site of the Dock at' Clyde Quay, where dredging operations had been carried out, I have this morning taken soundings over the area, and after comparing the depths of water obtained this morning with those obtained in October, 1906, immediately after the dredging operations had boon completed, I havo pleasuro in informing you-- that there is not tho slightest indication of any silting whatever having taken place."

Wellington ladios aro now convinced ' that to render tho hair, bright and glossy, and tq koep it in good condition, soap must' bo avoided, and only Calvo Shampoo Powders used; price Gd. each, or ss. dozen. Obtainable ONLY from D.1.C., Fletcher's, Chemist, and Mrs. Rolleston, 3 Willis Street (over Carroll's), Hair Phyeioian and Ma#B(M«e, Certificated, by whom' they are specially prepared, and rewmmended, 7152

The Civil Sittings of the Supremo Court; open this morning.

A plucky rescue was effected in the boat harbour, Clyde Quay, on Saturday afternoon. Seeing that a boy, who was bathing, was in difficulties, two lads, named Durham and Manson, wont to his assistance, and succeeded in getting him safely ashore. Wo regret to announco the death of Mr. 11. G, M'Gregor, s for many years Government Inspector of Machinery for the Dominion. Ho retired from that position some time ago. He had been in bad health for some time, and passed away yesterday. Mr. M'Gregor's death will be deoply regretted by a largecircle of frionds and acquaintances. r One ot a number of boxes containing straw, loft in a corner of a passage-way of the Westminster Chambers, Lambton Quay, was discovered to bo on fire on Saturdaynight. The fire was noticed at an early stage, and what might easily have resulted in a serious outbreak in tKo heart of the City was checked by a liberal supply of water. The movement to provide a memorial to the memory of the late Mr. Harry Drummond has met with entire success. A committee of bid- and present members of the St. John Young Men's Bible Class took the matter in hand, and- already, contributions amounting to over £127 have been received. The old boys of the Bible Class contributed. £86 135., and the present members £21 175,, the balanco .of the sum collected representing subscriptions received from a few friends. As already indicated, it is likely that it will bo decided to; provide annual prizes to bo given in connection with the Boys' Institute, in which the late Mr. Drummond took, a. keen interest. . A meeting-of subscribers. will be, held during the next few weeks in. order that the matter may bo definitely settled, and in the meantime any Who may wish to contribute to the fund can forward their remittance to tho secretary, Mr. J.' GL Smith, 1 4 Dixon Street. . Referring to the article " The Agitator:. His Function' in Social Evolution," which' appeared in the January issue of the Journal of tho Department of Labour, the " Matajra •Ensign" observes:that there-is no groat c objection to the publication in a State journal of " dealing with social problems if their tone is good, if an opportunity is for the other side to' Set out ,its case, and finally if the publication is likely to,further social progress. " None of. these qualities distinguish the article in question.. It/ n nothing short of,a vitriolic attack on oapit:d, which is blindly assailed without : rhyme or reason. .It'is proper for the public funds to' be expended in the propagation of, lituritarp of the above vicious' character ? Is it right that the Department of Labour, founded with the object of promoting concord between employer and' employee, "should foment "in th« above way class hatred between two social units mutually dependent?" :

/The Fire Brigade received two , calls tin Saturday and four yesterday. At 10.55 a.m. on Saturday in rosponse to a telephone message the Brigade proceeded to Karori Road, Mitchelltowri, where' it was found' that a large area of grass and bush was burning to the danger of a number of residences. With' the assistance-of .civilians the fire, was extinguished. A call received at 10 p.mj from Kelburne .Parade proved to'be a false; alarm. At 1,5 p.m. yesterday the Brigade was summoned from Mr; Devirie's residence; Wellington Terrace. Fire was found't'o'havo broken out among grass on the opposite side of the gully, Kelburne ! Park, but tho brigadesmen ' beat it out without much , dilOculty.Twehty minutes later a call was received by,telephone to Roy Street, Newtown, where it was found that a shed, 30ft. x 14ft'., owned by Mr. W. J. Haines, ■of Mitchelltown, was afire. Part of the shed/ which/was severely damaged, was occupied by , Mr. , Leonard. Baker as a store for furniture, and the other portion was used by ; Messrs/ Creighton and Clark; builders, as a carpenters' workshop; The contents were. uninsured!, At' 3.23 the Brigade, in response to a call, proceeded ;to the' "Now Zealand Times" Company's establishment; but tho alarm turned out to" be a false one, due to an unusually largo quantity of smoke issuing from the engine room. Grass and bush fires on the Town belt near Mar jobanks Street claimed tho: attention of the Brigade and a number of civilians for/a few minutes at half-past five o'clock.'