LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 218, 8 June 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho. English and Australian mail, which roached Auckland by tho Moana, will arrivo in Wellington by the express train from New Plymouth to-night, and will bo idistributed by the letter-carriers to-morrow morning.' . ■ The non-commissioned officers of tho Wellington garrison will hold a " rally " at tho Garrison Hall, Buckle Street, on the evening of Saturday, Juno 22. Tho health statistics for tho week ending Juno 6 aro as follow:—In the City: Scarlot fever, 8; diphtheria, 6; tuberculosis, 2; blood-poisoning, 1. Hutt County: 'l'uborculosis, 1; diphtheria, 2. It was stated at a meeting of tho Brooklyn Municipal Electors' Association that many picnickers on Happy Valley beach had been using the water from the local stream, which carries a lot of the drainage of Brooklyn. At Wednesday evening's meeting, the Onslow Borough Council is to consider additions to its by-laws, chiefly as affecting fire-provention and sanitation. The question of remits to the biennial conference of tho Municipal Association will also come up for consideration. Tile, funeral of the late Mr. James Longton, which took place in tho Karori cemetery on Saturday, was very largely attended, the officials of tho General Post Office, where tho decoased was night-watchman, being well represented. Tho Rev. A. M. Johnson, vicar of. St. Mark's, conducted tho funeral service. A largo number of beautiful wreaths were sent. • • Mr. L. F, Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, who returned on Saturday from the south, has arranged for tho collection of brown trout ova in South Canterbury. Mr.' Ayson reports that a large number of quinnat salmon ova havo been collected at Hakataramea, and that tho rivers Hakataramca and Waitaki, running into Lake Tekapo, contain a very largo number of salmon. "Land at Seatoun is not soiling as it was three years ago," said Mr. J. Watson, an owner of property in that locality, who was objecting to values at tho Assessment Court on Saturday. Mr. Watson said that land which was valued at £5 10s. per foot was not worth more than £4 10s, per foot to-day. A witness for ,the Government Valuer, Mr. Fabian, however, said that land could not be got in Stafford Street, Miramar, at ,£6 per foot. x

The May number of the "Waitakian," tho magazine of the WSitaki Hoys' High School, Oamaru, maintains tho standard of solid morit usual to that publication. As a record of school events this magazine could hardly bo excelled, but still thero is no rosponso to tho editor's invitation: /'Literary contributions from members of the school or old boys are welcomed." This robs tho journal of what might bo a very attractive feature. Illustrations are numerous and oxcollent. An editorial states that tho number of''boarders at Waitaki was 120 last term, as compared with 69 for tho final term of 1907. New additions are in course of building, and arc expected to bo finished .by the middle, of next term. 110 Costa - M--B. ,(nee-Miss Jjtuel It. IJonjawin, of Dunediu), aftor practising for Eonio years in that city, has commenced practice as a barrister and solicitor m jno. B Mathan's Buildings, corner Grey and reathorston Streets. Wellington. Mrs. De Costu has tho distinction of being the only lady praotisiuz (it _ the Bar in th« , Dominion. Inv«ualn([ allent# oau dopond on prompt anil direful attention at Mrs. De Costal hands.

Inquiries are being made as to'the wlimabc.uts of a young man named Geo. Arthur Black, a tailor who lias been missing sincc May 21. ... ' All volunteer recruits who have not yet attended drill are requested to parade at tho Garrison Hall on Thursday, Juno 18, at 7 p.m. i Dress—Plain clothes, no arms. Battalion Orders by Lieut.-Colonol W. G. Dutbio, .0.C., announce that a battalion parado will take place at tho Garrison Hall, Bueklo Street, on Thursday next, Juno 11, at 7.30 p.m. Tho first of a series of lectures to noncommissioned officers of the Wellington Garrison will be given by Lieutenant Simeon (Kelburne Rifles) at the Garrison Hall, Buckle Street, this evening. The subject of the lecture is " Guards and Guard-mount-ing-" We have to acknowledge with thanks th.i. receipt from Colonel Collins (Chief Executive Officer of tho N.Z.H.A.), of a copy of tho offici.l prize list and results of the Seven'.h Atnual Meeting of the Now Zealand Defence Foices Rifle Association, hold at Trentham in March last. The compensation caso between Smith and Smith aud the City Corporation, which was originally sot down for hearing on Saturday last, will be takon to-morrow, and the hearing of the action between Herbert U. l''aulke and tho, City Corporation—a claim of £501 damages for bodily injuries—will tako placo next Saturday. In connection with the forthcoming Seven!h Annual Ball of. the Wellington Highland Rifles, to be held in the Town Hall on Friday, Juno 26, the Committee has decided to extern 1 invitations to tlie mombers of tho British and New Zealand ltugby football representative teams, which are to try conclusions on tho following day. Tho Highland Rifles ball is a big function. Last year thore were about 250 coupleß in the ballroom, while between four and five hundred spectators wove present in the gallery.

Mr. .F. M. Bourke states that nearly the whole of the wool discharged from NoT 1 hold of tho lonic, after the recent lire in Wellington, has been dealt with successfully at his works at Riverside, Hawk ( e's Bay, and the bulk of it will be shipped by the next cargo steamer loading at Napier. The flax, damaged by fire, smoke, and water, has bleached up splendidly, and is now being re-baled at the New Zealand Shipping Company's store at Foxton. . A local insurance manager estimates the dam,age done by the fire at approximately £25,000.

A meeting of tho Victoria College Debating Society fas held at the Collego on Saturday evening, Mr. H. F. O'Lc'ary being in the chair. The motion for discussion was " That tho alliance between Britain and Japan ought to be at once terminated." The movers were Messrs. M. H. Oram and J. Mason, and tho opposers Messrs. D. S. Smith and P. J. Tho motion was lost by 8 votes to 28. Mr. P. Levi judged the debate, and placed the first five speakers in the following order:—Messrs. J. Mason, D. S. Smith, M. H. Oram, A. M. Salok, and P. J. Scantlebur.v. .At tho noxt moeting ,of'the Society, which will be held on Saturday, June 20, the motion for discussion is "That Sir Walter Scott is tho greatest novelist of English literature." \