LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Detective Cameron arrested a , young• groaslant. yesterday on a .charge of tneffc or £2 and on a further, charge of false nre* tenccs. 1 .

A':'w_aterjpolo match -was played' at the iliorndon. Baths yesterday evening between representing the -Y.M.C.A. Mid Thorndon -. Swimming, Clubs, the latter' club winmng rather easily by, 6 goals to nil '

The suggestion of' a public .market will be revived .at to-morrow's meeting of tho Uity Council, when Councillor Hindmarsli intends to move :—"That the old tramway site, Adelaide Roadj bo set aside for a market.'-

_ The Karori > water supply will bo cut off the City this afternoon for a few hours, in. consequenco of, a new main being laid. to town. People living on ..the high levels are recommended to. get a supply of water-for the

At .a recent meeting of . the Auckland accountants, tho presentation of a silver was made to Mr.. Robert Wilberfoss, or YYellington, in recognition of his services in connection with the passing of the Account tants Act last session, of Parliament.

rile largest list of summoi-f-es 7 ever, pre* sented- m. a i Palmerston North Civil Court was dealt:with'yesterday morning, when no tewer cases were,called on. ; This (says, Ihe Dominion's Palmerston correspondent) is regarded locally- as evidence 1 of., the general financial stringency; • ,

The Shopkeepers' Association decided yesterday to assist-New Zealand manufacturer in making a special display of, their goods during one week of the present year. It was recommended that "Industries this year should be the first week in' May instead of the first week in June,, the date chosen a year_ago.

a n CSult c °C, a . ? ov « n,6n t among ■ settlers :ii, the Bay,.of . Plenty, freezing works- will probably be established at Opotiki by ; the Auckland Freezing. Company. -At/an enthusiatic . meeting held .at . Opotiki last • :'t ' .was .estimated' that 23.000 sheep and 250 'head of cattle ;\puld be available annually. • That being so, it is, considered a-start will .be made iSmediately. ....

She was an old woman, and she came-to the Bonovoleut Trustees, yesterday looking for luxuries. It was explained to. her that luxuries were not . for applicants' who: had convictions for drunkenness registered against ® he h ?d,35 of these., "Well, what or that?) she "I would not care if it was 79. - ttliat is 35 convictions in 39 years?"' Init the ooard ifaade no attempt to answer .T It buried its attention in the next business and-the lady left. "

"Russell, M.P., believes that one of the greatest curses of New Zealand towns.' arises from tho fact that- children and younp; people aro allowed by the .parents to roam the 'streets after .-nightfall.-' .This .expression elicited at a recent meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors"! answer to a statement by Mr. L. B. \Y ood that _tlio juVenile' sections of. public libiaiios at Homo were opon in tho evenings until eight o'clock, ■ and the suggestion that the same system should ,-be inaugurated at tho Christchurch Public Library.,

i ft -' 8 P ro ? m kio that tho Land Board will hold a special meeting at Carterton, and .return through the Waimarino district' at the end of next; week. - The Board will'investigate the, claims, of present employees on the Urrington estate who may- be entitled to pitrerence. - of-- under '.' Sections 06 and 61 of tho Land for • oettlsAct. of 1908, when the Estate is subdivided. The Board will sit afßaetihi on March 3 and 4 to deal with applications for the South Waimarino (RuatiK) Block. Hie block is near the Main Trunk railway, ftiid consists of 14,178, acres of second-class heavy .bush land ,in blocks varying from 369 acres to 1181 acres. There sjro sections for general application, for married / applicants and families/and for the landless applicants who have been unsuccessful at tho former ballot.-' The' Carrington estate (Carterton) will probably be-allotted on' March 26 and 27 '.

Amongst tho'recent visitors to the Wairarapa,_writes our travelling correspondent, was Mr* Jesse Herbert, of Herbertville, and son of the late Mr. Joseph -Herbert. ■ Mr. Jesse Herbert is one of the very old-identities of the Wellington province. He was educated at Te Aro School, and, in 1853, when only about twelve years of age, he- tramped up the coast to tho place now known as Herbertville. The journey occupied a period of six weeks. It can now: be done 111 two' days During the. time the Herbert family were settling in their new district, tliey had frequent, troubles with the Natives, which lasted for fully five years, The most exciting incident connected with the trouble ' occurred when Mr. Joseph Herbert was attacked by Honetapu with, a spear, and levelled that quarrelsome Native with a blow from his fist. Ln .tho fracas .which, ensued} Mr. Herbert sen., was rushed to the ground by Honetapu! but was/saved by the. united actions'of Mrs' Herbert and Mr. Jesse Herbert, who - used a. sliprail with considerable, effect upon the back of the Native. Honetapu, however, still livos,. and walks almost as upright as he did nearly fifty i years ago. Mr. Jesso Herbert frequently drovo sheep through Hawke's Bay at tho time when the , Maoris were fighting there amongst' themselves, but' was never molested. Speaking with reference--to the great changes which bad taken place in Now Zealand during tho past fifty years, Mr Herbert said that nothing struck him' so much as the mark which had been left on the.North.. Island forests by the axe. Ihousands upon thousands of acres of apparently impenetrable bush had been cleared, and the . land had been made reproductive, so much so, that New Zealand (as a nation) was allowed moro credit than any nation on tho earth. Tho trouble now was to obtain more credit, but looking back and viewing the work of sottloment which -had been, and was still being performed by our pioneers, Mr. Herbert was of the opinion that tho country was in good hands, and that one need not worry, about its future.

•Teas grown in different localities have different characteristics, and even (ho tea from any particular garden is not the same in two suecessiv.i seasons. Climatic changes, differences of soil,exercises, influences, and it is the art of.the.tea blender to bring together the different teas'and by combination to produce a parflavour. Croscenfc Blend Tea is a choice combination of Ceylon and Indian' Teas, and tho ngyouc never varies, AU storekeepers, 23-

When asked for further light on ment that the unemployed at Auckland could bo placed on reproductive works by the Government, the Premier told a ■ Dominion reporter that those who . wanted work would be employed in railway extension operations ni tho north. The first thing, however, was to find out how many rea.lly wanted work;

At the annual meeting of the Chamber'of Commerco to-morrow, it will bo the duty: of the members present to elect a council for the ensuing year. By a rule of the chamber three members of the outgoing council are each year-to bo made ineligible for ono yepr for ro-election. The members so ineligible on tho present occasion aro Messrs; AV. G. Foster,' W. B. Lees, and G. Wilson'.

It' has' been known for ■ many years that gold exists : in that portion of North Canterbury. known as :the Lakes, some thirty miles behind Waikari' and Hawarden. A mooting of, those interested was. held at. Waikari' .recently, when a syndicate was formed for the purpose of prospecting and finding the source from which' the' gold coir.es, and a considerable number of- £] shares were taken up. . '. .

Monday's issue. of" 'the Christchurch 'Press" was the.lirst number published from the now offices in Cathedral Square, and a largo amount of space was accordingly de- : votedto a .review, of'the paper's history,: and descriptive of the new premises. A good deal of tho information given is of a very in* te'resting nature. ' "Truth," the . evening paper published by the Press Company, bears the new. name from' Monday last of "The Evening News." .

. Mr. Geo. Wirth, of the Wirth Bros.' ZooCircus, yesterday: afternoon paid a' 'visit to the Zoo at Newtown Park, in company with Mr. W, H.- P. Barber, (a vice-president), and tho Rev. D. C. Bates (hon. sec.), of the "Zoological Society,j.'. Mr. Morton;.. City. Engineer, also accompanied the party, .which was conducted round the park* by Mr. Bertling, superintendent of the Zoo'.: Mr. Wirth expressed pleasure and surprise at the progress of the establishment.! There could hardly, he said, be a place, better adapted for the-construction of a zoo- —it was j an' ideal site. • . • •

■ Yesterday evening the Rev. J;:T. ; Pinfold, of Rangiora, who is , attending for . tho sitting of the Methodist Conferetnoe, and .who holds office as' president .; of ■;• the-"; Now Zealand. Christian Endeavour Union, ;,w£|s ' . entertained at a_ welcome tea by the executive of the Wellington Provincial . Union. ' Tho meeting was held in .the Vivian Street Baptist' Schoolroom. Mr. ;Farmilo,' vice-president of tho union 'Presided, and addresses of welcome were delivered, by Messrs.' Eggcrs (vicepresident), D. J. Clark (secretary of the union), -and Mr. Cobharn. Mr. Pinfold afterwards addressed the; executive and their' friends,,who were present to the number of forty. •

_ Sir Joseph Ward dated last night to a Dominion .reporter., that the Government would ■ be ready almost .at.once to . call for fresh plans, for - the- new Wellington' and Aiiotod pijstoiffi taiMiiigj.' He was sorry it had been necessary-to reduce the amount or accommodation to be provided,, as he was sure that/'with the: great, .growth' of the lost; and Telegraph-Department, :the whole of .the- space would ere long Jiavo been re--5? j ~ K vould probably ; be necessary in separate the different branches v« ® Department, in,-'tho large oentres in different buildings—letter' post in one, parcels. m another, telegraphs -iifa. third, sivtngs' bank in a fourth, and so on, as was tho °a^ : in Melbourne v and elsewhere,. „4. report has reached the head office of the Railway, Department regarding ■ the mishap to the. new _X engine at Taihape on Wednesday last.. It was stated. at: the time ■. that . the engine was attached' to the through tiain, one of the chief officials being In charge,. and ■ • scarcely had 800 yards teen negotiated when what appeared like a flash of fare burst into view, followed by a cloud of steam, and .the train; came to a stop. Aftoi a while the tram backed, into the station again, and the engine was sent to' the shed. -; According to the Departmental report, the mishap: was of a very, trivial nature. it - : was by a portion of the packing on ! .one of the. cylinder. out, and the trouble .was,so quickly,remedied that theengine took, on the - next'train.

: results'of the University;, degree Examinations, and 'others V"arrived" from England by cable late'. yesterday- afternoon, 'but though, individual students may on application get word of, their fates, the results are not yet io be communicated to the pre*s il" that while the information cabled with regard to: the degree and yearly examinations, is probably accurato, the Honours lists and scholarship : results are sadly mangledv in:" transit,: and : confusion reigns in the minds of tho recipients. Those students who ,have ; applied for inf6rmati6n have a good idea.as to whether thoy. must rejoice or mourn,, but to all inquiries put irom outside they reply like inexpressive oysters. Students, professors; registrar, the seal of secrecy 'is upon; their ; Jips,

... During, his visit to the Auckland 'Province,. Sir Joseph Ward: was. struck by the evidences of industrial and agricultural prowhich he saw on all hands. The long apd'heavily-loaded' railway trains were par-ticularly-noticeable. La-nd Mttlement was' progressing rapidly: Rotdrua, as, a health resort, was becoming increasingly 'popular. The'tram by which he left the Hot Lakes distnot carried. 700. passengers. -Tho: new bathhouse was riot large enough to cope with the demands, made upon it during the height pi;the' season. He:antioipatcd that Kotorua as a health resort would soon have a summer apd a Winter season. In reply to a -more general question, the Premier observed that ko thought , tho present tightness of the market would soon be somewhat) re-'

, Sir, Joseph .Vfaxd told a Dominion reporter that journey back"-to. Wellington by the iMam Trunk tlirougli express was . a . very comfortable one. - As,an indication' of' what travellers might reckon upon, he. stated that leaving Auckland at- 9.15 on Sunday evenm S> was snugly,, berthed in the sleepingcar before 10, and. soon going: to-. sleep, he , not wake up until sin the morning. The rfwpg-cars- were, very/ creditablo to ' the Railway Department, and .the berths were tot-rate, and. all the. arrangements' connected with them, were "excellent. , The sleepers were fine heavy . cars, and rah wreli an almost entire absence of. vibration. ,lho well-laid', track,, without sharp curves or heavy grades, also made the running smooth and easy. - There , was a surprisingly iarce passenger and goods traffic on the line, and lie predicted that it would still further increase 111 the,near future; ■

South China by Limelight,'V bein 2 a voyage on the good: ship Imagination, with as skipper,.,was: the entertainment provided; for a, rather small audience at the I.M.C.A. rooms list nights Mr Kingsbury is a young Australian, who has spentJiwo.TCars at Hong-Kong, and has ?<lf d D JP? sltwn of assistant editor of the South China Morning Post." He has : a pleasant,; easy manner as a lecturer, and his pictures, coupled with the lucid: explanations which he gave, conveyed a good deal of information.. He: pointed out that New.Zealand s trade with China was • extending rapidly.; There were several: New' Zealahders ™ v n fr" ,?"d there: would be more. The I.M.C.A. there, of which he was ail active member, was having . a struMine time, and .ho .wished. to. enlist their sympathy on its behalf; Mr. H. M. Holmes secretary Of tho Wellington Y.M.C.A pre' sided. . 1

Complaints .-of the retail . fruiterers of Auckland in regard to . the; competition of fruit hawkers: were brought ..before.' the Prime Minister _on Saturday by . a deputation headed by Mr. J. D. Webster (says the Herald ). It was stated that the hawkers who had no. rents or rates to pay, were en tering into unfair competition .with tho fruiterers, who have to pay heavy rentals and who could not afford to sell at the same rates as those , m charge of the. street barrows. The shopkeepers did, not object to the presence of the hawkers in the suburbs but their presenco m front, of business premises in Queen Street was considored most unfair, and it was asked that legislation. should be introduced.to gl ve the Topal bodies power to deal with tho matter. Sir Joseph- Ward sauT that the bovernmont could not interfere m tho matter, ; but tho question of . increasmg the powers of local bodies might be considered. ;Ho would look into the whole matter,-with the view, of seoing what could! bo done. Sir a similar answer I to*-a representation regarding; the licensing I of billiard, saloons/- which was made by the i Mayor of Auckland (Mr. Arthur M. Myers). |