LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities. advise .-. thqt: , the Moerafa, which left .Sydney qn Saturday. January 16, for Wellington, has on board au ■Australian;mail, whioh is due here early this morning. • . . :.. ;., : '■, .. •: • The well-known Wellington yacht Wairere, owned by Messrs. J. and A.. Scott.anj A, Smith) has been sold to Mr. Huffati, of Nelson,' and left for her hew southern homo on: Monday-afternoon.: It is. understood ihsit the price,paid for the boat was <eilO. : ; . /.. The amount collected.in aid of the Italian fe^ qu o^ 6 f, u,i ?n -'W originally given -as £28 6s. Bd, . The Town Clerk, however.ietates .that ..en Recount for £1 75.. 6d.' had been' , oyorjpobea, when.,,th,e. .made mp. ; Tlje correct, amount (as; ackrio>vle<jge4' Tjv V.tiie Italian Consul); -is-therefore -£26 195.- ; 2d.' '}.. , -' Miss' M: K.Jlestayer," Sunny Bank, 'Sjd.l .ney Street, tis■follows When the Bishop. oiMeranesia''was-in Wel^ , lington'in 1907 he begged me:to try and get' some good current novels, for.tho use of those qn board the mission vessel: Southern Cross,; at Norfolk.lsland, as ttiey : rprely''saw*a. : iiew novel, and aro so' , deadly:sick Vof ,4he-- few they have. May I: aek the.readers of your paper to send, me current novels in good condition,- and complete- volumes •of 'recent magazines any time before February 28?" \; Whenever a Shaw,' Savill, and • Albion Company|B liner is expected from Jjondon; interest is always taken in tlie probable -number,of -passengers for Dominion 'ports; The Company's liner, R.M.S. lonioj which is due here from London, via Capetown and Hobart' early next week, has 688 passengers booked in the firet, second and third-class, as follows:—For Wellington, 210; Auckland, 174; Napier, 16; Gisborne, 7; Lvttelton, 119; Timarji, 4; Oamaru, 1; Dunedm, 73; Bluff, 18;.Pioton, 4; Nelsdn, 1; Westport,.9; Greymouth, 4; Wanganui, 13; and New, Plymoutli.SS. Of these 34 are-firet saloonj.lOo second saloon, and 549 third-class. .-■ ■ .-- -;. It has come at last—the fashion magazine for mon. This is "Fairchild's Magazine," published in New York at 10 cents a copy. It is_ replete with the latest , plates of novelties in men's apparel, and tells one juet what is the accepted thing: at- the moment. For example:;—' "The.trousers this season are quite shapely, the-average width at the kneebeing about 18 or inches, the width at' the bottom 165 or! 17 .inches. Most of the trousers seen were without-braid at the outn seam,, although •it is entirely ' comine il faut' -to.have braided outseams these days, and several rows of braid at that."

TheSociaty for the Prevention.of Cruelty:' to Animals met yesterday, when there were present: Mr. J. Ilott (in the chair), Mrs. Christie, Revs. ,W; J. Williams and J. Reed' jGlasson, Messrs. H. Cook, J. M. Richardson, and S." Brown. The inspector's report gave 1 particulars, of a number of cases dealt with,' in two of which horses were declared unfit to Jive and were destroyed. . A. letter was received' from a .Patoerstoh, North' resident asking for particulars and rules of the so-; ciety with a view of forming, a branch at Palmerston. . It was decided that the inspector should give the required information ih; person if he found.time to make the.trip. Goldfish come within the ken. of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ~ A correspondent has written to them drawing attention to a case jn town, m which some of these ornamental fish were , dying for want of attention. The society's : inspector ■ stated : that he.: had visited the owner and given him information as to proper treatment.. J n this connection it may be_interesting,to state that, jtfeiv Zealand legislation dealing with the treatment of pets' is based on iu , English statute relating to "wild animals in captivity."; And' here the (natter becomes a little , amusing. A grub ' for instance, used by an angler., as a lure is not an "animal •in captivity," but whether it is a "wild" animal witbjn the meaning of the Act is not so clear. . . ': An interesting experiment has been carried out recently, by Messrs. D.Macbrayrie and Co., the owners of the famous line of passenger steamships which have made the : islauds of the WestOoast of Scotland so familiar to the British tourist. The firm has i had its steamship kochiel fitted with'an eleotncally-drjven gyroscope. This has been severely tested by tho recent heavy weather on the coast, and has come most-satisfac-torily out of its trials. Whon it was pot m use tho vessel rolled to a total ancle of thirty'twq degrees., Whon, however, the apparatus was put in action tho roll was reduced to a maximum of four degrees, which it is. said, is not enough to disturb the most sensitive of passengers, The instrument at, fitted in> the Lochiel, is said to be more compact than those hitherto in use, and not to occupy, any important'amount'of space in : tho vessel.- .. - ■• ' ■■■ For instruotions'on the 'latest and most be coming style of Hairdreseing, for Hair Treatment, lace Massage and Shampooine irfclt Mrs. Eolleston,- Willis Street (over Urnff'sl Pownal attention, advice free. Tel. 1599, (J739 There are more ways- tha nonoof blendiV tea. but there s only one honest and right wav anathat is. o blend for; qualitf. : Many S are blepded for value-thnt is, teas of certain prices are lumped together in order to -iake certain of profit, Crescent Blend Tea is blended for quality, irrespective of the prices' of the teas required to make the blend. It is-a scion tiflV combination of the strong robust teaa of, Darjool fig and tho flno deliqato tow of Ceylon Two ehillmes per lb. from all stores,—Advt, ■

As a result of the first performance of the Wellington Pipe Band in the Wellington Hospital band rotunda on Sunday last a collection 9s. sd. was taken up. The postal authorities advise that the Tweedsdalc, which left San Francisco on Saturday, January 16, for Auckland, lias on board an American mail which is due to reach, here about- February . 6 from Auckland. . . . .: The deputation in regard to the Wakefield Road, on the Hawtrey Estate, which \yas to have waited on the Hon. A. W. Hogg last week, will be received by him at 3 p.m. to-i day. Mr; J. P. Luke, M.P,, will introdxice the deputation. ' . e . '; '. '.'''' ■ At tho next meeting of the Wellington Education Board Mr. Vile willmove that tho board set tip an appointment committee of. ■five members to examine, with inspectors, all applications for appointments, ana to make such recommendations to the board as it may deem fit....... . . An ( old offender," , -, with an intimate knowledge of tho inside of the Terrace Gaol, who was arrested again on Monday: night after only having been liberated on Saturday,' ; spoke feelingly 'to the arresting' constable about his hard luck. , "I only got out of gaol on Saturday, and here you've got me again," quoth the arrested one. "I'm in and out of there.like' a cQncertina." . - In August, .1907, a parcel of 2000 Treasury notes was stolen while en routo from London to: Queensland, and woro never traced, The;local brarioh of the.Bank of New South Wales has been advised that several of theso notes are in circulation, with signatures Purporting to be those of authorised officers, and has warned all branohes not to accept tlirm, as the, Queensland' Government refuses, to honour them Those stolen' were iumbprod from Bjl 528,001 v to 530,000', \ ; : /Donations, were acknowledged by the- Society for the Prevention, of Cruelty to Animals yesterday' as follow :-Huddart Parker Shippmg Co., £1-Is,; Messrs. J.. M. Richardson.and J.. Holmes, 10s. each; Mrs. \V. H. Hales, 65.; Mrs. H.Gilmer, Rev Dr, Gibb, Messrs. A, Gray, W.J, Easson,. and J. New! •ton and Son, sb. each; Mr.-H. Baillie, 35,; Mesdames Christie, Butt,. -. and Cameron and Rev, D. C. Bates, Messrs S M:)V,. Gill H. NQnriß,-,J,.Frost,.and Frgm a. Tenui correspondent we have re* oeived j a. letter oomplaining on .various grounds of the olpsing of the'Tenui post and telegraph -office-on .Saturday■:. afternoons' which- js represented- as a.'serious: incon. ■vemence-to iiarmera and others. Weare informed by the Telegraph how-1 Hfi rr iV'us.begn' decided, to-alter the; half-hpliday .for the office to Thursday, ' jriaccprdance with a suggestion made by ; the Tenu; residents;- . The ohange'.will have efreof.as from- January 21! Thursday'is- al. ready; observed ■ in' Tenui a? the half-holiday for "shops, ■'~ '. -: ;•:. ..-.•''.

; Notwithstanding,;, the Departmental : stated ' s :S«neraJly understood by .Aucktravellers ,that; the 'Main ■l? n \ ll ° ed .aily..railway:6ervico will not be able to be .installed until Maroh 1, when the, whole. bo handed om to tie Government, One of the/greatest handicaps ■to.-tae oompletionof the:Jine, say.the engineers, was the running of the Parliamentary tram; to. the. American'.Fleet- welcome at Auckland, The. line was damaged, ,it is'said, to .the :extent ( of :£ISOO, necessitating' much r6construotion, v ,',: .:, . . ''.... . ;..■ ■ Rumours of a;drowning accident'at Petone were current yesterday, but-inquiry-made by .the police .has failed to give them-the stamp of authenticity. ;Jb, appears that whilst: two ladies were sitting on the Petone, beach near the mouth': of the Hutt River, they' saw' a young ;man dressod in a 'Lathing' costume walkrjnto'the-..water and swjm out close' , to .Somes,lslandi whore he seemed to disappear. Both ladies were very..posit.iye iii their belief that the "man had'gonp' doVii, but inquiries madp.by;the;police haye,failed> locate any clothes oh; the'Deach, aiid. nbonehas''been reported missing. • Three men also went over tothe island in a boat, but saw nothing to bear out.jthe,story, ",..,.;, ;.....;.: ° :.: .. ;A meetiiigof the Wellington. Centre of the' New Zoaland Swimming Association'was held a M ;the, Y.MjCA., rooms laat evening, Mr... ;A,.,A--Spmineryille presiding.,; Polo' fixtures -.were draivn Y,M.OA i t^^°.'^ tl ? s '' s 's, b T uw y ;s '" Wellington v! y,M.C,A.,'ToAro,. February 8; ThorndbnV: Wellington, Te Aro, February 17; Swifts v. lnorndon, at Thorndon, February 19; Thorndon . y.,Y,M,q.A., at Thorndon, February ■ ■ '• ?) v ' I f^-J'.-' W e 11 We t on-,'ali'..Te' Aro, February 2A. Oißcials were appointed as under-— .Referee, Mr. Geo.'-i Ladd;% timekeepers, ■Messrs.: W.: B. Smithy L.: W.- Ludwig, and A. ,tstevenson; ■ goal- scorers, -Messrs. S. L. Mark and" Dyson. , / . . .' It is tho intention: of. Mr! F.' BirtlesV-who cycled round Australia, and who has just reduced tne Wellington-Napier record by over three hours, to attempt to lower all the lorizdistance rune in the Dominion. Hβ will nelt attempt: to lower the record' between Paimerston North and Wellington and vice versa, then the Wellington-New Plymouth record,._and will essay -..the' long journey between Wellington and Auckland via Napier and'Rotorua, . Afterwards he will visit the South. Island, and attaok the records' be- , .tween Christchuroh and Dunedin : and Christqhnrch to luvqrcargiiJ. :Mr.; F. Birtles was supplied . with a Rudge-Whitworth machine by Messrs. Reynolds and C 0.," and. will con;inne;to- übo tho same in his future recordbreaking efforts, ■"; .-.■ . ' ■ . :_: Mr.: 0, W.'Palmer, , secretary of the Navy iW e, i5 as retl ?"ied from New' Plymouth, wnitner he went in company with Lieutenants;nox,.tho organising, lecturer, of the English: iJeague. As the outcome of' their visit, a strong branch of the: league, was formed, under the presidency of the of New ■Plymouth, Mr. Tisch. : It is. intended to I spread . the njovement by : opening . subI branches throughout the Taranaki district, and until that is done the vice-presidents will 'not be appointed;. Lieutenant Knox/withV party/of League members, ascepded Mount *gmont on- Sunday last, to tho snow-line. Un the way up the party met-Dick Arnst, the champion oarsman of the world, who, with Fogwell and Floyd, is touring the North Island on the bicycle. Lieutenant' Knos jectured at. Wanganui : last evening. He will'.speak at;Mastert<>n to-morrow even)ng,.and will deliver a farewell address^-here on , Tuesday, next at the Town Hall. :'• : ; ■:'■ -."•. According to the' Harbour < Board's amjual • report,; the new King's' Wharf, now ' approaching completion, will : cost £79,515 19s. 95., of' which ■ £59,950 4s, 3d. hag' already been paid to the 'contractor (Mr.. Pulley).. ■ The hydraulic pipes and valves in, use. on tho . new wharf :are already in position, and the equipment'of hydraulic jiggers and cranes will be ready when'the stores-on the wharf are out .of J tne contractor's hands. The twelve 2£ ton and' 15owt.' ■■ double-powered .hydraulic gantry cranes for the wharf are being constructed' by Messrs , . Anderson's, Ltd.j of' Ohristchuroh. who offered to'supply-them for £16,179, When erected, these cranes will be oapable of depositing goods on to the galleries of the double-story stores on; the wharf,--and will, therefore,; provide an additional meaiis of handling cargo between the wharf: deck and the upper'floor of : the stores. ■■■/ ' .'. '

•■; In-.the'.last session of Parliament an Act entitled The Local Authorities. Superannuation Act was passed. Under this Act/ which is. a.purely onahling one (says the annual report of tho Harbour Board), Harbour Boards, or groups' of' Harbour Boards, are empowered with the approval of.itW'.Gove'r-nor-in-Council to ..establish superannuation schemes for the benefit of their employees the funds .being subjeot to a triennial'examination by an actuary to be, appointed by the Governor.. : ' The .rates of contribution by employees, and the .benefits obtained in return therefor are, fixed by the Act, and.: in the main-are tho same as those provided in the Public Service Superannuation Act, and the other Superannuation Aots affecting branches of the public service. The Act does not provide for the recognition in computing pen sions of service, prior to tho establishment of a- fund, but power is granted to any Harbour Bpard which has taken , advantage of the Act to supplement out of its ordinary revenues; the retiring. allowance payable thereunder.- /fho Harbours Association lias the matter, u; band, and the board will shortly .".bo,dsked. to consider whether it will take ioj.nt'aotiou with otbqr boards in moving for tlie establishment of' a Superannuation Fluid. ' . ;;:■.■ ■••/■" . l

A Reefton Press Association telegram states that tho Miners' Union has entered a protest against the introduction of the "exertion wage" system at Otira. . ; - . : The first-sitting of the Bankruptcy Court for the year will be held on February -1, when an application by. Watson. Maud, or Lower Hutt, builder, for his discharge willbe considered. , -V ■'" ■.-■■'-' The Taranaki Garrison Band will not be a competitor at the" Hastings contest, owing to tho resignation of Mr.-T. B. MfConnell, as . conduotor. Mr. Garrett. H. Saundors has been appointed, temporarily to the position. destroyed by. fire at Northland t ,; d^j'es ! ; < !r day morning was owned by Mr..; J- x< Pease, Hawera, and occupied by Mr. ' Hugh v Urquhart. .The Fire : Brigade, iiandicapped by ,the ..absence of do attie besides preventing the fire spreading. I n«Bf C f epit ' mi - wor ™ut horses £t , ! M om e instances: meeting .late early-boats.' .'The .-matter is engaging the attention of the S.P.OA ' "A cognate matter is the treatment of .fowls in £*£?• especially when the birds'are sent.by of &^^F ng^n ■ Harbbui ' * *work ■■ 17 ™ ue - -.Not only are workable depths : to the_ largest.- vessels, provided,at"- every > t ft* * hereia an - v silting.up, but the stufi Wtei from: .the: bottom-means new, ««f oily where !t is S 1 "n» P W* e , f< ? llm ™S Paragraph appears: -. The,. Waterloo Quay reclamation has grown considerably .during the: year, owing to-tho quantity of..dredged spoil, that it has been possible i to pump'ashore.- It is anticifCn ■ the.area.,-which .is. to revert to ! the Grown as a .yard for the Post: and Telegraph Department will -be ready to be handed over.by the end of.March next or soon'after ' and thaHhe; seaward half: of : the area.for'the i'ublip Works' and othor.;Departments : will •■ be ready about the same; time. The total area comprised in these two yards .is 5 acres 8 roods 27 perches, and in'accordance with the provisions of the Wellington Harbour • toard Eeclainaiion. and Empowering '■'■■>ot 1903, • and:. : its/Amending ' 'Aot/.'-MB! the Crown ; has, on;-takirig '' over -"the land,; to pay to the -board 'tihe cost; v ' ; 6f'■'r«clamation of such par| of ; theHbtar area" as is of 2J acresj together'with the cost of- a proportionate part of the efcaining walls on.the-seaward boundary? and of the sewers, and drains within, and the roads andapproaches upon such -, reclamation. . The - approximate estimate -of sum' to be 'thiis paid l to: the board is :'£2O,(JO'O. : A' scheme . for the proper drainage of ;the whole 'reclamation will be prepared as soon as the necessary .-•' data hare been: supplied :; by ■■ the iCity' Cor-' poration's officers." : :':•: :, -'-••:;-,;•■■; :-■•.■ ■'■■■ ; ;: