LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 431, 13 February 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The' Conciliation, Board held another sjttin j» ■'_ in yesterday m6rnirigy\ and their recoriimendations .in tho; bricklayers' disputevwill probably be filed to-day; -" There \i: a inefvement, on foot by some keen enthusiasts to 'fo'rm'. a .new.'hockey .club, in ■•Wellington: , ,jthis .season! : A good deal of sup* port ;hais;-bdb'n attracted to the prdposal. ■ . .A' shipment of.looo metallic filament lamps for -.street lighting came to hand this ,week, and every,one,..on-being tested, was found intact. >.The.' City; Council;consider,.themselves fortunate in,.this, as Other .-importers have ; -sustained heavy •losses through. break:ag«'.;:.:;.;"ri ■ ■" :-fU :,- : ;::\ ■•• ' : j : , : <, _, ; , : .;v': .-:;■;.-■ ,'■ ilh'cdnncctipn with; tho; provision :made this". year for tlio inclusion..of members of defence rifle.; clubeat f the.i forthcoming Eaß.ter. mili-. ■ tir.v: camps'-of; instruction in';.the various districts, of. the .Dominion,' it has been decided to fix Tc'Aute, Palmerston North,-and'Wa-nganui ■.as mobilisation centres; for tho' riflemen in the Wellington military district, each rifle ;i club to; ;attach itself to its nearest, mobilisation centre.? The men will be trained in;field-firing, musketry,:an'd extended-order tactied in \the field. They, will-be Voiicamped for .t>yodaysj' and. authorised te : -.draw; billeting allowances.' '-.-'- . ■".-''''■■■":'',-' ; ;; ;' -',-' i'Wednesday next, the 17th instant, is tho date set-down for the "opening of. tho: Hutf Valley Horticultural Society's eumnier show.. By reason of tho schedule classes for flowers, pot plants,. fruit,. and vegetables, tho-.summer; show is tho. most important of the. society's exhibitions. Thore arc no fewer than 88; sections, and. the. secretary expects every* ola^s.;to :bo well filled, as, already a largo ■ number of entries have..been' received..' Not-tho, least interesting .feature -will ;be tho exhibit : arranged to bo staged by tho Agricultural Department, Miv T.' ,W, Kirk, tho Government Biologist,, haying consented toprovido specimens,'amongst otnerßj of the -potato and tomato blight, and to have tho diEoaso arid its rphiedlcs" fully explained - by an officer of., the' Dopartmont., : The exhibition jis f to bo held, in' the charming ■ grounds of. Mr. .G. ; A.,' Chapman;, (president of the society),. Waiwetu Road. Entries close on Monday at Johneou'e, Lowov Hvtt, nt 8, p.m. ? " .." ; ;.-■ ',-,. ■; ■ .■> ■■■....' •■■':'";-, : -.-.•■■'-.:'

Tlie body of Mr.' Hone Heke (writes our Otaki correspondent) was removed from the runanga yesterday, morning. : Many Natives accompanied, it to tho railway, station, while a few- proceeded us far us Wanganui.,' ; ■' -- ' , Tho annual religious, retreat: for- : '.tho , Koman Catholic ■■ Archdiocese of Wellington, which has.been proceeding for the 'past week under.the direction of Rev. Father Oreagh; of_tho lledemptorat Order,-M.1 , ., St Ger-, ard, was brought to a-close yesterday.--, „ :' The, tender \oi, Mr.''J^Priddoyv/ builder' Wellington,, has been accepted by the City E°Kn C r l r f: °r tho . of^^crematorium: chosen and Mr. ', is £7<t9 : 10a. Tho .contract,, which , is for builuWs alone, .should bo, completed by June 1. fn to°ofthe cU h ° «^ ct W tho:.tenoftces yesterday afternoon,'-, when ' anions other subjects .tabled' forvdisci ssira, oration ■■ was g>ve n . :fo L the proposal of the officers commanding,;tho First .and: Second Battalions, .Wepmgton,Public. School Cadets; ifW , a m otll ?^ neil ; ca " I P during the autumn!After some discussion' (the .proceedings were not open to the press),: the matter: was held ?™ r + °l consideration at;an adjouriied meeting to be held shortly.' . ■'■- ■ : ■■.■' ..-■■■. ■■-.;■ J , ■■ • Inoluded among, the.' eshibiis at. the New- ■ \ town Museum area numberof valuable Maori , curios, It ,is, understood that a proposal will; shortly .be .made:for,the transfer of theso to tho Dommipn Museum, the: : idea beiug that .the museum : at Newtown '.shall ■; specialise' purely as a natural history collection. It has also been-suggested that the' Dominion Museum, being mainly; a,collection of ' Maori -ex■'fiM*> suafl^pecialise.in.that direction, and: that a transfer of-suchof the natural'history specimens/as are not impaired by the ravages, of. moths ajid-borers" might be made'to'-the-' Golloction at Now|:own.-'. . : ■ -..:■:. :.-.-■".. : .,AVretu'rn; showing the number of; 'unem--ployed. registered-, by the- various 'trade unions .-has .been iurnished';the- Minister for ( Babour.(Hon. A. W.'Hogg): by/the Secretarytor, ...Labour, iThe: ;report ■'■states''-'- that, sumniarismg\the Official'returns; the booksof,i the .Department: show that the following numbers ot unemployed, are ;regiatere'd * lier «»n:—Carpenters 100, painters 58, plumbncklayers ,26, blacksmiths' 14, farm; hands li, .engineers, fitters' and : trimmers U j cabinetmakers ,and upholsterers 14. sash' and door-makers'Bo, coachmakersaO, labonrien 499.. i TJEemployed in other pursuits .bring the total.up to 904, of whom-85 are women' -workers.-;:-.-'--;■,■,■.■-.-■■■■ ;' .-■■''■'■:;■:' ■'■"::'■ ■":_:"■::■{■■.;.: . -seems::littlevhbpoV o f ■ 'more trom_the missing brigantme Rio Logo, which tlie iutanekai went m.searcli of. -iWheti the. -vessel;cleared-at: Kaipara for Dunedin' : on, January 24, "the following crew ; '(reports ■ the : : Mn ri,ne Department) were on board theves- 1 sol W.: Spence. aged.ss, ■ born : .in : Sootland j> first .mate,- J. Paterson, 38, Scotland; secondniate.H. Harnden.'3B. England •' .engineer, [W; Shinnas, 42, Scotland; able seamen. A.;Qmsk,. 2sy:Denmark ■ K. Anderson,-' 22, Denmark,- n fl.vGotulo,2o;,'Niue Island : Wi;Richards,:31 K England; cook. G.-A; crts,^32, Jamaicai; shin's boy.V.W: A. -Spe'nee ( 3.' T l! '« l< febetg.; (captamfs": son); stewardess ' B. ; - J.vSjpencei-- 52, Scotland (wif e :df 'the cap-: i|WJ ai ] d assistant-stewardess, A.'B. Spehce, : -. i r>;:.?.? n ™!??^..;WaMChfer. ; of-.-:tae/.capt^).'v; , '

, ; ,'Mr.. Justice Denniston' had: something.'.to' ~say>abont alibis initho.course of hissummmgup in• aVcasejbefore theChristchurch-Supremo' .Opurt-.: on.')\€dnesday. : "An , ■ affective alibi, his. Honour said, should, be; brought'' out'at l the, earliest/.possible stage; 'What-had-the' accused. person to .gain■ by ,making,an.';alibi' stalepr. doubtful?-.' Mr. Donnelly.(counsel for the defence); • iu.vhis ■ remarks : p on bringing forward' iih'bis in , "a ritsh, risky, and 'foolish ;way,",was referring. to,aclass : of alibi r that Could not. be .'too carefully'■'. preserved';■■' the , alibis; that he. (his Honour), was .referring to. were'good,'honest .alibis; , ; There'were alibis and •.alibis, '■ his: Honour- added,': and in somo instances "an alibi;was. the.last, refuge of the .destitute; ••'anddhisv-Hononr' indicated that such. .alibis; were of such a -■■(character that '■- when: tho .day.' of trial- chine they could uqt ; .-■^Vha'ti'had' a "good alibi.ro.. fear; from the 'police?.'■- his Honour asked'in conclusion,—"The'Press." ■J-.^iv-V--? ■ The 'Unfavourable; ; weather' no; dottbt 'was'.-responsible.-for : a\ meagre at- : .tendance .of contributors to- tho Teachers' Superannuation Fund, at : a-meet-' ,ing .held-, in,the:Distriot Teachers'. institiiW- . room : .-.at; the -Education; Board '.office's,- for the, purpose' of-having, explained .to : .them,..by' Messrs/; W s T; '' : Grundy, ?and i'William ■ 'Foster, . (Nprtb: Island. Contributors' representatives on' the /Superannuation- Board);'.;the, amended proyisions of ; the statutes governing teachers'' superannuation.'The:amendment's, give ; teach-; er's' the/fbp'tipn ■•'■;« : joining the,::fund'.under, the! Poblio.'School. Teachers' Superannuation , ; ■Act .'or; the,.. Public; Service Superanriua.tioni Act; ~tlie conditions of each differ 'in. certain respects, : and were, very,;fully;-.set '-;but v ohd explainedi-'jn the .<Education: columns-'.'.of The Dominion recently.: Messrs;. P. H. Bake-' well:and ; -Ji S.v Tennant, : . of 'the. Board's: jri-,:,Blso-.'-.attended;-..;,thet'>:theyk:lmight' bd;. in ,a,position' to: expound the provisions of -the .amended to .the;couhtry' teachers when,on their;toursi;of inspection.:

';-,' In 1 ' passing -through ..tho country., 'districts ■: .at. the, present ■■•time {writes our. , travelling correspondent);'.the:■ smoke. .from- busli; fires is .seen ! at,;'ditterent places!' .The;situation/ 1 hdweveri ■';».-very different from whafc'it was about 'this'timo, last ''year; when whole 1 areas' were; either.: ablaze, '.or. had 'been;, already de-' ' : vastatod;'-leaving:behind '.huge- : blackened stretches-of. country, \with here',and ihere a ;.cliimney:' as.' a , mournful ;■; testimohyy. of'the 'further"''desolation: which.\hadMken' visited' upbii;;somevstruggling l settlkVand ; his, ; familyV Just now. the , bush tires are .'being caused; by the industrious;;logguig-up.;of..farmers'who Wish'.to 'clear their, land, and with pastures still fairly , green, 'there is' little danger-:of, ;any extensive conflagration. .This.is especially! the .■case/'ih '-the' ; wooded "district ■ between' 1 Eketahuna and.Pabiatua, where the grass is much.greener:thai it:is 'in , either Hawke's Bay or Wairafapa. On the Main.Trunkflino, between'Marfen and;'Taihape,': where the country is also-exceptionally' green, there' are . practically,no log/fires, /v. ;' ■■:, ■;:"■>' ■'■'■ ,\ : ;>' ■'' ..X .-retreat..for all ; the members , of ithe various confereucea;'of the St.,. Vincent ; de Paul Society in.'-the. district of , ' Wellington, will begin- at St. Joseph's Church, Buckle Street on February 22. ; The Rev: Father D'Coiwell S.M., .will ; the'retreat." As it 'is: tho : first of its kind held in tha Dominion, and as the society has oreV" 100 meinbers; ;< the clergy-think that •it;.will.be.a great success and of-much \ benefit to the-Catholics of the district. AH parishioners. may attend tho retreat. It/ will closo on Sunday, February 28, ■•when'; all ..the, men belonging to 'the con-- , ierencos are .expected to approach the Holy Table and attend the quarterly general ineek 'lhg'.o'f-.-.'the society in the afternoon at thenew hall, St. Anne's Church. At the weekly meetings of .the. different '■' conferences held last week; (staies the "Tablet") a 'cblleotiori was'taKeh.up, which'willibe 'sent to Brother •F.v.L: '-. Heydpn, .Superior of 'the .Society in Australasia, who intends to present the : offoring;onhehalf:of the St. yincentdo Paul ciety'in Australasia, to.his Holiness the Pope as a Jubilee ottering. The Ladies' "Guild "of Mercy, is doing]- exceptionally 'good : work in the To-Aro'parish, During the nine •months of its;; existence. the. members have made 3000: visits. 1 , They have had ; . thirty '■ children baptised, have placed ton children in' Mother Mary, Aubort's Foundling Homo, ..also in licenoed homes,:and.havo.sent ten womon to Mount : Hagddla; - 'The Ladies' ■ Sewing .Guild,: another ■'association .in the To-; Aro parish, is/ also;doing:good work among the poor .people;. >.Thoy, have.'distributed 243 parcels of clothing to destitute persons,- and rplieved 67 families who were, in want. '.■„" The. phlets : of; the ..Catholic Truth Society which aro being disposed- of by , tho various conferences .of St.. Vincent, do Paul Society at the parish, churches ;are eagerly sought -nfter by;the ypUng/Catholics. ' 111 To Aro parish alono last rear 3528 books were disDos'ed of. '■ Teas grown: in different localities, have difforont characteristics,, and even.the teti from any. particular garden is not the same in.two succossivj seasoua. Climatia changes, differences of soil, exercises ..influences, and it is the art of the tea'blender : to-bring together tho differ* ont teas and by combinatiou to produce a pnr-. tioular flavour. ; Crescent Blond Tea is a ohoica combination' of Ceylou and Indian Tea's, and tha flavour »ever rwlea, All Btor«keeyew, in j'ei lo.;.- ■ '•■"■■■•';: ■' ■': ' ,'■".; '...-• :.;•■■ ■■