LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 279, 18 August 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho postal authorities advise that the Warnmoo, which loft Sydney for Wellington 011 Saturday last, lias on board an Australian mail. _ She should in the ordinary course arrive in Wellington to-morrow morning. At tho Mount Cook Polico Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Collins, J.P., James Parsons was fined 10s. or 48 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. One first offender was tinea 55., or 24 hours' imprisonment, and another was convicted and discharged. Monday, August 10, was tho anniversary of the annexation of the South Island, the day when Stanley hoisted tho Union Jack at Green's Point, says tho "Akaroa Mail." f 1 nda,y last was tho anniversary of the hoistwg oi the flag at Peraki Bay. Mr. F. A ' Anson, owner of Peraki, now in England sent out two flags to the Borough Council for their use on cbndition they were hoisted on these two dates. .Tho two white swans which have graced tlie Oamaru Public Gardens for many years came to an untimely end last week; having been chased and killed by a couple of dogs, llio white swans, adds the "North Otago limes," were valuable birds, and it will be difficult to rcplaco them. Tho local Acclimatisation Society obtained two last year but both died, and the two -that wero killed were the last of a number that tho Society had obtained for the- ponds in tho Gardens.

In Oamaru it is noticcd' by the local Press that the little • green silver-eyes aro now of two distinct types. ' They flock together, but there is no mistaking the fact that there is an admixture of two kinds of birds, whether of the goldfinch, sparrow, or other bird cannot be determined. Instead of being green, with a light-coloured breast, somo of tile birds aro brownish in appearance, with distinctly brown breasts. All aro about the sarno size, all flock together, but there is a variety of colour. The paper suggests, a.lso, .that the Now Zealand ornithologists should givo attention to the matter.

.flic flesh-pots of Egypt" were introduced as a topic lor discussion at an annual church meeting in Dunedili recently, according to the "Utago Daily Times," but in a diil'erent connection from that in which tho phraso is usually applied. Tho gentleman speaking had dealt with tho collections, which,,lie said, might have been better. Ho went on to say that such commodities as butcher's meat, potatoes, and bread were not usually spoken of at a church meeting, but when the prico of such rose to such an extent as to make a difference in the collection they we're obliged to take notice of such commodities.

! During the hearing, of a charge of cruelty to a horse at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, says Saturday's "Lyttelton Times," "a discussion arose between Mr Donnelly, who appeared for tho defendant, and Mr. W. 11. Zouch. inspector for tho Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, regarding tho possibility of proving that blood-stains wero either human or animal. Mr. Donnelly said that it was a.n absolute impossibility for any man to tell tho origin of a bloodstain, while Mr.,Zo.uch contended that it was quito possible: One of the presiding Justices upheld Mr. Zouch's view of tho matter, but Mr. Donnelly still maintained that in tho course of a long experienco of criminal cases in which bloodstains played a prominent part, he had never found any expert who was able to swear positively as to the exact nature of tho stains.

The first meeting of creditors bankrupt estate of Herbert Stanley Rose, a fitter, of Lower Hutt, was to have been held at the office of tho Official Assignee (Mr. A Simpson) yesterday morning, but as no creditors Vcro present the meeting lapsed. Tho list of unsecured creditors was as follows: — Messrs. Lewis and Anderson, ironmongers, Christchurch, £10 11. lid.; Mr. D. C. Shier, jeweller, Christchurch, £30; Messrs. Munro and Higgihbotliam, tailors, Christchurch, £4 los.; and tho Kitson Light Company, Wellington, £6; total, ■ £51 Gs. lid. There wero no assets, furniture to tho value of £25 belonging to tho debtor's wife, in a written statement, bankrupt said that in Christchurch ho earned 355. per week, and his wife kept boarders. Since coming to Wellington, ho had found it difficult to obtain work and had not worked full time. Ho had been forced to file. Mr. O'Leary represented tho bankrupt. \

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In connection with tho last three bankruptcies in tho Wellington district, there have been 110 meetings of creditors owing i<i non-attendance.

At his meeting which is to be held at the Goncort Chamber of the Town Hall to-mor-row evening, Sir. A. L. Herdman, who is contesting the Wellington North scat at tho General Election, proposes to mako special reference to tho attitude wlieh the Government has taken up in connection with the enforcement of tho provisions of tho ihitration Act.

A block of land, 600 acres in extent, belonging to the Hon. R. M'Nab, and situated near Gore, 98 miles from Dunedin, realised exceptionally good prices a day or two ago. J.llO prices, indeed, are tho best yet obtained in that district. The block was, subdivided into small farms, and offered at auction. It brought from £13 10s. to £17 2s. 6d. per acre, an aye-rase crico all round of £15 7s. Tho Zealand ia Rifles mustered strongly last evening at the . Garrison Hall, and were exercised by Lieutenants Pago and Fallowes m company drill and skirmishing movements. i»o members looked particularly smart and well set-up, the result apparently of the ill-tor-section competitions, which continuo throughout tho year. At tho termination <if tlie parauo Captain Corrigan expressed his legict at the loss from the company of wen tenant Page, who is removing from Wellington. Lieutenant Pago was a very keen and efficient- officer, whose connection with tho Zealandia Rifles would be a pleasant recollection. Lieutenant Page briefly acknowledged the compliments expressed.

A block of Dobson sandstone, twentyseven feet square, brought to Wellington at the request of tho Public Works Department,, is at present on view at Ballance Stret, near tho new Public Trust building, and the agent, Mr. H. Gilman, describes it as a superior stone for building purposes. It is, he says, steel gray in colour, it can be very easily worked, it defies the severest weather, it is easily get-at-able, and lends itself to the chisel. It resembles the Robin Hood _ stone of Yorkshire. There are largo quantities of it at a place four and a half miles from Groymouth, and a syndicate has been formed in that town to make immediate arrangements to put the stone on tho market. Mr. Gilman states that ho has made special arrangements with tho Union Steam Ship Company for cheap and quick delivery. Under the date of Octooer 30, 1907, Mr. R." W. Holmes, Engineer-in-Chief of tho Publio Works Department, advised tho engineer of tho Dobson Stone Works that the stono had been approved for the purpose of lining tho Arthur's Pass tunnel.