LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 405, 14 January 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The polling at, the Thames by-election will probably take place on. January 28. Two Maltese, terriers consigned to Miss May V. Egan wero brought across from Sydney ( by the Ulimaroa yesterday. . The offices of the University of Now Zealand will be closed from Friday, January 15, to Wednesday, February 3,'during;the meeting of the University "Senate at Auckland. Yesterday Mortimer Sullivan, builder, of Kilbirnie, was, on: his own petition, adjudged bankrupt. Tho first, meeting of creditors will be held on Thursday next, January 21. It is the intention of Mr. Clement Wragge to give a special disquisition and exhibition of radium for members of the press" ,of the city, at the People's Palace, Cuba Street, on Saturday evening,. In addition to the appointment of a 1 magistrate in lieu of Mr. Kirk ; of Naseby, who declined tho position, Cabinet will probably bo asked to consider the question of providing further magisterial assistance at. Dunedin. . 1 ' : The Ist Battalion'of the Wellington Riflo Volunteers paraded at the Garrison Hall last ovening, under Major C. D. Mackintosh, for a route march, via Newtown and Constable Street, to'Kilbirnio/ahd Hataitai. The plan of operations included . advance and rearguard tactics, and occasional deployments in skirmishing order. There was.'a fairly good muster, , all things considered, the parade state showing a total of ; 303 of all ranks. The next and final battalion-parade of the volunteer year, which ends on February 28 next, will take placo on February 8. A special, meeting of the Presbytery , of • Wanganui was held, at Marton. on Tiiesday., The Presbytery, considered , a hearty and': unanimous call to .the Rev. Joseph White, of South Canterbury, to accent the pastorate of the. recently-sanctioned charge of Levin. The. Presbytery, ••in. placing' tho call in ; the, hands of Mr.;. White, expressed gratification at the progress made -by the congregation aud its hopeful prospects. Mr. White.cordially accepted the call,'and the Revs. I. Jolly, 1 G Budd, and R. M!Cully were appointed-a;. 'commission to induct: him to the pastorate on. Wednesday; January' 27,. at;, 3 p.m.- ... ■] "' ! ''' At '2;5 p.m\ yesterday-the Fire'Brigade'te- 1 ceivod a telephone message from: the, Signal Station, reporting that: a.firo. was in progress at Maranui. The. brigade were quickly: on tho spot,, but,' notwithstanding their efforts the building and. content's' were; totally, . destroyed. ;The house, a- five-roomed one, was occupied by ,Mr. J. M'Donald, who had £125 insurance on his effects, with' the-New Zea-. land: Insurance Company, and the .building: was owned by Mrs.- C. M'Donald and. in-, sured for £350 in . the London, Liverpool, and Globe Office. Federation of all ;Waterside Workers' Unions in Australasia was advanced, step whilst Mr. D: M'Laren, M.P., was-in i Australia, and that gentleman' has brought with him to New Zealand a draft agreement for'forining the association.The agreement will receive ..the consideration . of the Now Zealand Federation at .'an early date., Dur-' ing his visit to Melbourne,. Mr. M'Laren was in touch with Mr. Fisher, Premier, and otljer Ministers .of the Commonwealth Labour Government. ..' . ... - - . Half a. million Atlantic salmon ova have' left Britain, for New,' Zealand by tho Ton- 1 gariro, and cable advice to this effect, has been received by . Mr. Geo. Allpojrt,' secretary of the "Marine Department, from the High- Commissioner, London. Mr. - L. F. Ayson isnot '. coming .with; the first con-: signment, for the message reports that Mr. ■ Ayson will accompany the second. shipment in February, which' completes the original order of one million riiade by the New Zealand Government.' , "On arrival at Wellington, thd Tongariro's consignment,will be taken delivery of by tho manager -or tho Hakataramea hatchery. He is to take them to Lake To Anau, whero.tjiey will be hatched out and-liberated. .The Atlantic salmon is noted as a fine sporting fish, and should tho' importation do well and thrive, the' Waiau River, now. popular for its trout, which flows.from Lake Te Anau, will'in sea-: sons to come be ,'an/additional attraction to followers of the gentle craft. ;,: Complaints.about fast and reckless.driving in Wellington and suburbs having been ! laid before the committee of the Wellington Automobile Club, it was resolved, at a recent meeting to. bring the matter, under the notice of all owners of cars. A cirfcular: has therefore been ' drafted by the secretary • (Mr.. C.. M. Banks); which points out ihat there are few cities, in the world where motorists enjoy, a. greater freedom from. harassing restrictions .than exists in Wellington, and it would be a great pity if this privilege were lost. The, oxecutive of the, club point out that, unless certain .drivers show , more consideration for the public by driving slowly in the streets of towns and villages, especially round corners, and realise that other people are enti tied to use' the highways,; the authorities' will bo compelled to adopt more stringent" by-laws, '.and motorists- must, therefore, choose between voluntary ,or- compulsory' regulation of speed... The expresses which have been going north and south since the ,New Year aro remarkably heavy trains, which occupy the full length of the Palmerston platform and have from, two, to three engines. For,tho- last few days tho expresses have averaged 19 vehicles,, and as these include; the big newcarriages built specially for the Main Trunk service, the .length is exceptional: A railway man looking :at' these big trains remarked that -it would be necessary for \the Department to adopt, the, principle of sending them out in two divisions, which woidd also help in securing expeditious dispatch. There is tho •furthor reason that tho great weight of thoso big trains, make, them tho more difficult to handle in case of accident of 'ajiy kind, so that from both points of view it' would be preferablo to adopt tho policy of division.. At present the arrangemont .with regard .to Trunk lino through passengers is; that three carriages'are transferred at . Marton from tho up and down expresses: to the Trunk line express, and' vice versa, bo that; there is no need for the passengers in these' cars to change.—"Manawatu Daily Times.' For 'instructions, on the; latest and .'most, becoming style of Hairdressing, for Hair Treatment, Face Massago and Shampooing, visit Mrs. Rolleston, . Willis t Street (over Carroll's) Personal attention, advice freo. Tel. 159 D. C 739 Tliere are more ways tha none of blending tea, but there's only , one honest and right .way, and that is to blend for quality. Many teas are blended for value—thnt is, teas of certain prices are-lumped together in : order, to 'Make certain of profit. Crescent Blond Tea is blended for quality, irrespective of tho . prices of the teas required to make the blend. It is a scientific combination of the strong robust 1 teas of narJocliiiß mul tho lino iiolientq teas of Ceylon. Two shillings per lb. from all stores.—Advt; ;

Vandalism, as evidenced by recent'acts at .the Queen's Park, 'is to be followed at an early date by .1 number of*prosecutions by tho police against boys, who are alleged to havo damaged tho trees in tho park. It is understood that tho Maori professional football team, which went over to Australia last season, intends touring Great Britain this year, and it is stated that the negotiations are well forward. : ■ A subscription list, appealing for funds for dependents of the unemployed of Great Britain, has boon sent by the Pctono Relief Committee, to the ToWn Clerk's Office, Wel- -..." : Like a rolling; snowball the Wellington Zoo. as it grows in size gains in the rate of, its' growing. Gifts have been fairly plentiful of late, and another addition to the collection of beasts, birds, and fishes will, shortly bo. made. Instructions were issued to Captain Bollans, of - the Government steamer Hjnefaoa, to secure, while on his southern cruise,specimens of seals, sea lions, aiid penguins. A pond will bo formed for theso, so that'they will be. able to be seen- in tho zoo. living under natural conditions., . 'At tho' meeting of the Yorkshire Society, held last night, the chair was-taken_ by Mr. T.' M. Wilford, M.P., the new president of the society, who, after thanking the members for electing him, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Halliwell, the retiring president, for. his-services to tho society during his term; of office, a. resolution that was carried , unanimously. Mr. Halliwell gave a budget of Yorkshire news, which proved to be, full of interest. . . Three .new members were pro-, posed. ■■ ' s - Recent donations havo swelled the Italian Disaster Relief; Fund to a considerable amount. The ■ secretary for the fund desires to;* acknowledge with thanks the. following received through. Mr. -Tewsle.v, chairman of the New Zealand Warehousemen's Association :— Sargood, Son; a!nd Ewen, Ltd., £20; Ross and Glendining, Ltd,, £20; Bing, Harris, and Co., Ltd., £20; Butterworth Bros., Ltd., £10 ;' Arch. Clark and Sons, Ltd., £10. Messrs. Arch. Clark and Sons have already subscribed £10 to the fund in Auckland, and Messrs. Macky,- Logan, Caldwell, v and Co. have also'given £20 in that city, so that the. total received- through the .New Zealand Warehousemen's Association is £110. ; Other contributions received and. gratefully acknowledged are:—G. J. Bee, 10s.; F. Terreni, 55.; W. E. Bethune, £1 Is,; F. Boffa, £3; A; Truda, £1; V. Barnao, ss. Trouble has arisen with tho Maoris. atOtiki_ over, the erection of tho proposed boarding school in connection with the Maori College. It appears (says our Otalri cories-! pondent); that, the excavations for the former place are beingidoue at the' rear of the; Native .cemetery. Already.-no .fewer than'five bodies havo been Unearthed, and; naturally; the Maoris are very indignant. ' A meeting, was held on Tuesday, when it was decided to protest against ' furthei; work being done, and the trustees' are - being acquainted with the facts. The Maoris state t-hat-if the work of erection is carried out they will decline'to send their .'children.to', school there. Up to the present only a small amount of ting has been done; aud it is .now thought probable that it- will be discontinued and the boarding school erected on tho flat, ■ Garrison' gunners at Mahanga Bay are.' settling to the collar by this ,time, ana put-; ting in; some strenuous work 'at tho forts. ,Thb camp routine, leaves very little time for mischief to find a loophole,'; The majority of ,the-Wellington Navals do not cease, work at their daily employment • until 5 o'clock, and' tlie Jauie Seddon casts off.fcom the Railway: Wharf sharp-at 6 o'clock. Between - that, time and 7120 p.m.; when tho men fall in on Earade, there is,, the harbour trip to Ma-anga-Bay, followed ..by'-.tea, , "Cp till 9.20 p.m. the. gunners' 1 are, hard at work at their various occupations; other duties 'fill in the. time fairly' well'until "Lights out," at 10.10 p.m. At 4.80 a.m. the following; day, the "Rouse": call, clear wakes the trained 1 ' veterans, ■ who-, conscientiously.; see thatmobody "sleeps.;in l^;l an,d. drill /is taken, from-5. to;6-a-,m.v Then comes'-iJireakfast-ra •hurried meal—and a scamper to tho. "Janie," which leave's at, 6.30. The attendances at; camp havo.been exceptionally; good, only one : man beiiig unaccounted-for. 1 Last evening'; the Navals had- a variation in the strenuous 1 programme. The : drill parade was curtailed;; and -ah enjoyable concert was held; On Sunday tho 1 garrison gunners will ho "At Homq". to their friends, and the ferry-steamers will; make'specialStrips, to the forts. Big-gun shpoting commences,next week.