LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 315, 30 September 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities adviso that the Ulimaroa, which loft Sydney 011 Saturday, September 26, for Wellington, has 011 board a large Australian mail, which is due here this morning. The oyster season in New Zealand closes to-day. Tlio jubileo of tho Hawko's Bay province will bo cclobrated on November 4. The Ttyhape cricket clubs have resolved to play their cup matches on Sundays during the coming season. A bookmaker who was operating at tho Miramar races 011 Saturday last has been summoned to appear at the Magistrate's Court to-morrow on a charge of betting with an infant. It is not generally known that copies of the main roll of ali tlio electorates of tho 'I Dominion may be seen at tho offico of every 1 registrar of electors. Another good idea that is working very well is the alphabetical record that is being kept by every registrar of electors of every transfer or claim jot anraJnionfe tlnoa th« mam roll moo dosod .la Afiril last,

11k Native Land Commission will deal with several matters, including the Orakei leases in tho Auckland district, at li sitting to commenco at 'J. 30 this morning. Our Diincdin correspondent states that Mr. Justice Williams delivered a judgment yesterday tho effect of which is that the Salvation Army hoed not pay (luty on Mr, Samuel Wilson's legacy. ' This means about £1800 saved to the Army. Tho fire brigade was called out at 8.44 yesterday morning to a small fire at tho premises of the Wellington Cleaning Company, 97 Dixon Street. A hole about two feet square was burned in tho floor of the shop, I A man and his wife hailing from Dimediu were arrested on warrant yesterday; by Detectives Andrews and Lewis on a chargo of having, between October, 1907, and Febru1908, ill-treated a girl under the age of sixteen years. This year the Timaru Borough Council receivo tho maximum Government subsidy of £450 on their rates. " Another ovidenco oi the prosperity of Timaru," remarked tho Mayor at the last council meeting.' "This brings us into lino with the four centres as far as subsidy is concerned." • The Hibernian Society held its quarterly meeting last evening, there being a largo attendance of members. A good deal of general business was put through, and tho chaplain (Rev. Father Yenning, S.M.) addressed thoso present., Three new members wore proposed, and the takings totalled £80. The society intend to hold their annual social next month. In connection with the completion of tho straightening of tbe Seatoun tram line and track near the Chinaman's gardens, an official inspection was mado by Messrs. Stuart Richardson (City Elcctrical Engineer), WH. Morton (City Engineer), C. R. \ lckorman (Public Works Department), and W. E. Chisholm (Telegraph Department). Tho work was passed without any alteration. An amusing incident is alleged to liavo taken place at Tapuahaeruru, in tho Wailcato, recently. A launch owner took down somo potatoes donated to tho "starving. Maoris" there for seed purposes. The potatoes woro froo, but the Maoris had to pay carriage of Is. a ba£. Then camo tho trouble, the wealthy pakeha launch owner finding himself unable to chango tho "fivers" presented by tho indigent Maoris paying freight on their potatoes. Tho 1908-9 rifle-shooting season in Wellington opens at Trentham on Saturday next, llio occasion this yea.r is to partake more or less of tho nature of a function, it having been arranged that an officers': matcli will tako placo at the commencement. Ladies will bp present, and afternoon tea will bo dispensed. A number of staff officers'have signified their intention of being present: Colonel A. W. Robin, C.8., Chief of the Goneral Staff, and Colonel Collins, V.D.; aro also expected to bo present. Employment bureaux in England,; which formerly were accustomod to comrauuicate' with private employers in regard to'people waiting situations, have commenced to send along lists to the Labour Department. Tho latest to arrive comes from the West Hani County Borough Employment Bureau, and comprises a large number of applicants for. positions, many of whom show promising ropommendations. Letters .received from intending emigrants indicate a very general slackness in tho labour market at Homo.

"Total income, 18s. 6d.; rent, 225. 6d."' This is an extraot from a report on the conditions of livinc of a person who applied for relief at yesterday afternoon's meeting' of the Bonovolent Irustees, and tliero are' many similar onos presented every week. \ The reason" for the excessive rent is not so much that a smaller house with a lower rent cannot bo found, but that the indigent person has some idea of securing a largo house, and eking out a living by letting the rooms not in use. When, howovcr, as is generally the case, the lodgers fail to answer to the : card, : , -"Rooms to Let," tlio rent is not forthcom-- ; mg, and the second state of that indigent ono is no better thaii tho first. Tho fortnightly meeting of' the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held at tho Chamber of Commerc*. Hall yesterday afternoon, there being present:— Messrs. J. Ilofct, W. Watson, G. Brown, and Mrs. Christie. The following donations wero received and acknowledged:—Mr T; M Wilford, £2; Mrs. T. C. Williams, Mr. J. G, W. Rowley, and Messrs. Williams and Meredith, £1 Is. each; Dresden Piano Co., 10s.' 13d.; Mesdames Wilson, Mackenzie, 'Misses C. A. Turner, D. O'Connor, "8.N.5.W." and l)r. Gilmer, ss. each; Messrs C.t Watson, G. Flux, R. Martin Guerin, W., Harrington, Wylio Bros., Friend, "A.K.'\ and "G.P.". 2s. 6d. each; total, £8 6s. r

At yesterday's meeting of.tho Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inspector Seed roported that he had recei'id a complaint from a suburban d..strict respecting a horse being bogged. The caso was reported to tho local' conataole on Sunday; September 13, but nothing was' dor.; until tho next morning, when it was'pulled out by. topes. The.constablo told tho inspector that he telephoned to the owner, who had given instructions to have tlio animal destroyed and burned 011 Tuesday evening. Two men, armed with a revolver and cartridges, went to tho spot, but they found tho,horse dead. Thcro was nothing to show how long the animal had been in the bog. He was informed that tho horse was diseased .and in a ' low condition, and it should not ; have been turned out. A lengthy discussion. chsuod, and it was decided to obtain legal advice on tho question of prosecution.;, Ho was an inmate of the Obiro Home, with complaints in plenty and comforts few. It seems that lie had set the calendar forward, not a few months, but four years, for in an interval of a few months, during which time ho was out of the liome. his ago went forward with a huge leap. Chief among his complaints was an affliction of the chest described variously as bronchitis 'and asthma. This, however, took a back seat, according to the report of the master of the Oliiro Home, to an illness described as laziness—■ chief symptom loafing. A doctor's report, had stated the chest complaint to bo slight, and had advised that it _ could be cured , if the patient ceased smoking, kept out of the smoking-room when there was much Smoke about, and left off. drinks 011 hearing this report read, a trustee remarked: "What has lio got left?" It was decided by tho Bcnevolont Trustees to have tho man examined by a doctor, and to act in accordance with the report. Ratepayers of Kilbirnio held a mooting at O'Donnell's Hall last evening, when a Ratepayers' Association was formed'. The [ matters of particular urgency discussed wore tho drainago scheme, tho recreation grounds, and tho baths. With regard' to the drainago schemo, it was ■ stated tTfat the money had been raised some timo ago and they were being rated to pay intorest on tho loan, but so far nothing had been done of a tangible nature. Some two years ago tho Kilbirnio Recreation Ground and Baths wero handed ovor to tho City Council on condition that tho local, body would spend certain moneys on their upkeep. It was pointed out in tho course of a lively discussion £hat the recreation ground had been made a dumping ground for tho spoil from tho Constable Sti'cet- cutting, and the baths, onco tho ■pride and. joy of Kilbirnie, bad lost their identity as a resort for swimmers. Sir. J. P. Luke, ;i member of tho City Council and a candidato for the suburbs seat, was present by invitation, aiid entered into the discussion 011 matters that concerned the district. The following, coinmittco was elected to manage the affairs of tlio association (which is to meet again 011 Thursday ovening)Messrs. J. Clark jun., J. W. : Easson, J. A. Hegginbottom, H. A. Htiggine, Ibbetson, J. W. Kiniiiburg, H. Lambcrg, and O'Donnell. A specialty of Hair and Scalp Treatment is mado by Mrs. Rolloston. Ladies troubled with falling hnir, dandruff, or any scalp complaint should call for ndvico (gratis) at hor rooms first floor, 3 Willis Streot, over Carroll's, or telephone appointment 1599. Personal attention only. Certificated. . CiTI!) Tlio men of Now Zealand arc becoming (treat tea-drink'crs, and aro now rather fastidious. There was a iimo when tlier took anything in tho way of tea offered by UlO womenfolk, but now they want palato pleasure— thoy want' Crescent Brand Tea every time. This blended tea has distinguished qualities, for it is a hpi'py eomlnnntlon of the clrouß tens of 2)arjcsUßg .WMJ W au delicate teas oi Cbjrloai Ulft) i

Tho annual- meeting of tho Port' Nicliolson Yacht Club called for last night was postponed for a fortnight owing to tho balancesheet not being reidy. A sitting of tho Bankruptcy Court will be held on Friday, when the applications for discharge of Peter Stevens, James Robert Patterson, and Eliza E. Elliott will bo considered. A fine panoramic oil-painting of Rotolta-' kalii and Tikitapu, the green and blue lakes at Tarawora, from tho brush of Mr. C. H. Honorth, is being shown in the public oluco of the Tourist Department in Brandon Street. 1 A meeting of the members of tho Garrison Band was held in the Band Room, Garrison Hall, last_ evening, to consider the question of competing at the Christchurch band contest._ After discussion it was decidcd not to participate. Sheep-stealing appears to bo becoming un-< pleasantly prevalent in the Hawke's Bay ■ district, says an exchange. At Ashcott one settler is offering £100, and in another locality another person is offering £25 reward lor a conviction. The general slackness of business in the commercial world is said to have thrown a number of lady typists and shorthand writers out of work. Ono house, which formerly employed five of these, is now transacting its business with only two. I can't fall across it," said an applicant tor charitable aid at yesterday's meeting of the Benevolent Trustees, in reply to a remark that there was plenty of work about. 'Iho chairman did not hear tho answer. What does lie say?" ho asked. "Ho is not looking for it," replied a trustee, translating the remark. Sentence will be passed on the following prisoners by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) to-morrow morning:—William Richtor, breaking and entering and theft and breaking out of a dwelling after having entered into it for the purpose of committing a crime at Dannevirke, and theft from a dwelling at WoodvillD; Edward Thomas Hughes, alias Saulc, forgery and uttering at "Wellington. A return presented to the House of Representatives yesterday shows that during the i Xnn from August, 1903, to August, 1908—9,852,153 superficial feet of Oregon pine was imported into Now Zealand. Tho importations of the same timber also included 6,171,719 lathes and shingles, 4500 palings, and thirty round logs, the lastnamed being imported during tho past year. Of tho total quantity of ordinary timber 6,914,734 feet came into the Dominion during tho past year. Tharo was a good attendance at the exhibition of the New Zealand Academy of Fino Arts yesterday, morning and afternoon. So far about. £70 . worth of pictures have been sold, and tlesb include:—"Evening," by L. K. Baird, £2 25.; "On tho Ouse," Spencer Bower, £2105.; "Black Birch." D.K. Richmond, £o 55.; "St. Pierre do Boulogne." J. M. Madden, £5 55.; "Ruapehu," J. W. Pavton, £3 35.; "Silverstream from Golf Links," H. M. Gore, £10 10s.; "Francisco." a study, Sybil Johnson, £4 45.; "Near Bosham, Sunset," F. P. Frevburg, £2 25."Child's Head," R. F. M'lntyre, £15 155.; "Bluebells, Castlo Howard Woods," M. O. Stoddart, £6 65.; "Sunset,'• from Ti Tahi," Forest. Ross, £3; "Cast off of the Tug," J. M. Madden, £5 55.; "Sunny Bank," H. M. Gore, £2 25.; "Evening, Peel/Forest," Jl! J. Rogers, £4 4s.