LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 May 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thoso of our readers who may wonder at' tho length of our report of the Prims dtfinis'lGr'iß speech,, published. this morning,' will probably; be still more surprised to learn that it represents little'more than one-half words actually llsed by Sir • Joseph Ward. We - have reported Sir Joseph at what may appear to bo undue length, because of. tho. exceptional' interest aroused by tho'retrenchment proposals of , tho. Government, and the causes which have led'thereto. All the points of importance in speech are included 'in our report, which was excellently handled by the officials of the Telegraph Department.- They, are to be complimented on the'accurate manner in which thoy got through a heavy task. Tho hearing of tho Penguin, appeal, case has been .fixed for this afternoon at 2 o'clock.. ■The corporation inspector will be' in attendance at the Town Hall at 5.30 a.m. to-day for tho. purpose of allotting. fruit • hawkore' stands.: ' ~■-.T™ ■" shocks of earthquake l were felt in Wellington at a few minutes'after 3 a.m. on Saturday. The shakes wero severe enough to wake many people.' The Victoria, with' Australian mails only,' arrived in Auckland yesterday morning, ana tho mails will arrivo 'in. "Wellington by- the 4.25 train this afternoon. The English mails via Brmdisi, will arrive in /Wellington ,by tho •Mooraki from Sydney direct on Wednesday morning next. ' ". , . Picturesque Newtown Park was a scene of quiet animation yesterday afternoon, tho standing attraction, ' tho . Zoo, being supplemented by a performance by tho Newtown 13and under Bandmaster J. Parker. Rceeiit trouble betweon tho suppliers and directors of tho Moremero Dairy Factory has (says a Ihranaki exchange).resulted in an application being made to tho Hawora Cooperative Dairy Company to erect a'dual plant in tho Meremero district. . . . Dr. Frengloy, of the Health Department, notifies the following cases' of infectious diseases for tllo week ending May 1: —Wcllinrrton scarlet fever, ono: diphtheria, two;- tuberculosis, two; blood-poisoning' ono. Onslow borough: scarlet fever, one Potono borough: scarlet fever,.ono: tuberculosis, ono. Hutt county: diphtheria, one. ,' A collision between a tmmcar and .ono of Messrs. Yt atdcll and Co.'*s' delivery carts caused some ©xcitomont in Willis Street on Saturday evening,. It appears; that tho driver of the cart and the motorman both had their attention on two men who wero walkmg on the tram lino, and in the effort to prevent the mon from coming to anv harm tho oollision occurred; Tho front of tho tram /was rather, sovorely .dented. It is tho intention of Messrs. EichardKa»no and' James .Eeid, owners of that beau-' afc i afta , known ns Mason's gardens, to,erect a large prirato hotel in tho grounds and to. populariso the place Tr f "ff I *',, Mason's Gardenshavo been stocked with all manner of rare trees and shrubs from' all- climes and countries at great oxpenso by its former owner, the late Mr. Mason. Teas erown in different localitios. liavo different characteristics, and even, tho tea from any particular garden is not tho same in two successive seasons. Climatio changes, differences of soil, exereiso influences,, and.it is in r! 10 of tho tea blender to bring together the diflorent teas and by combination to nroduco a -particular flavour. Crcseent Blond Tea is a fchoice combination of Ceylon and Indian loas, alia tho flavour never varies. All storejteaacra, 2s. per lb.. ;

Mr. Somuol Carroll, secretary oftho Wellington Chamber of Oominerco, has been notified by M. R. Boeufvo, French Consul for New Zealaud (resident . at Auckland), that Noumea, Now - Caledonia, is about, to instal gas ana electric light-works for street ' and private lighting and power; and'that New Zealand firms . will -havo . tho opportunity of t tendering on tho same basis ae other • countries. 1 .. . - ' ' ■ Special services were held at tho Tnmce Congregational Ohurch yesterday in celebration of tho anniversary. ' At . the . morning service tho Rev. J. Reed Glasson preached an eloquent. sermon, taking for his : text ' I Timothy, iii, 16. He spoko; of the church as described in tho New Tostaroent. • The ovening service was conducted by the Rev. D. Hird, M.A., who preached an instructive sermon on tho tost "For to, mo to live is Christ and to die is gain." ' At both scr- ' vices the "congregations wero Very-largo, and special music was rendered, Mr. Horace Hunt v presiding, at the organ... When H.M.S.' Challenger arrived from. Svdney direct on Saturday morning, sho' took the course, somowhat unusual'for warships, ot berthing at tho King's. Wharf. Whilo in Sydney there wore several cases of scarlet fover on ooard tho vessel, but it was'hoped that" this outbreak would run its'- course before the vessel reached Wellington and that no fresh cases would bo dovoloped. Wlifcn' tho: warship - reached port, however, Bho was flying the yellow flag, and Dr. Pollen, Port Health Ofnccr, on examining two suspects found that their Bymptoms were such as to warrant their l removal to the hospital. Special precautions are being taken to prevent the, Bpread of infcction from tho vessel to tho shore. ■■ An interesting discussion on, by-laws took : glace during tho hearing of a case at tho supreme Court on Saturday. Referring to those in operation at Pahnerston-North, Mr Justice Cooper remarked that one of them provided that no building of 'less than two stones could bo, erected in the business part of the town. Supposing,' he, said, it'was pre*. posed to build a chapel or -school within tho Urea, Surely tho oreotion of a-building con- 1 tinning two stories would 'not ■■ be insisted* upon? , Subsequently counsel remarked.that' a municipality not .many miles from Wellington had drafted a ,b£law providing that th 6 buudmgs , within, a specified area must' bo painted every two years!, When the laugh. " tor which was occasioned had'subsided counsel added that he understood the by-law had '" • ultimately been rejected. ' ■ Under pressure from- many friendß (including P.-Nolson, tho 'trainer of R. Arnst); T. Larcombe, the; road champion of Australia, has decided to try'his hand at sculling. Larcombe (says the "Sydney, Telegraph"), who is regarded -by- Nelson'as the makings l of a champion sculler, will be trained by R. Arhst's late . trainer, and-the expenses will in all probability bo defrayed by'a. syndicate, which is to bo form-id to, back tho,greatest road .rider Australia Iwb produced; 'Larcombo possesses both the grit and stamina • , necessary to mako a champion sculler, but whether he -will acquire tho necessary ability to propel ;a - 'rigger through the water at) lightning pace, remains to, be seen. Up to date Larcombe has not been in a boat. A well-known figure in the legal profession hurriedly entered,, the ■ Auckland Police • Court recently whilo a case , was proceeding. As a result, of a few. words with his client's brother ho gained the impression that his ' client was in tho dock, and caso • K seemed about to close ho stood up arid be- t gan, without more ado, to address the Bench, ' He pleaded that his, client should be sot at liberty, as he had a mother and brothel ' ready to take caro of him. He further stated that the. man's wife would' apply for ! h judi-' * cial separation from him;-and the application would not be opposed. The justices who were ! on the Bench appeared mildly,- surprised, but' ■, their surprise,was nothing to the dismay ol accused; who: stared strangely at ■ tho Bench and/then ,at counsel, who threat-eiied sucb unsuspected disaster;. Tho situation, was re* . lioved when counsel happened, to, glance at ■ the dock, and; found ho,was pleading for tho, .~. wrong man. Then-he: sat down l abruptly, with apologies,, as' jprofuseas tho smiles which,,, lighted' tho' faces of;thb'soYin ''tfoirt;—"New Zealand 'Herald." " i,! ~,. , V / , Last. Friday- ,was^thoi finishing day.nof. tho troutrfishiiig season, wliichioii;the whole has been; very good '.locally.. Several sportsmenequipped with rod and gun left: Wellington ' by tho early, trains; on Friday to finifih oil the fishing season and be on tho spot for ' tho opening of tho .shooting season, which oommenced on Saturday. ' Generally speaking, tho prospocts, for. the, shooting season seem much: better than" has been tho caso; during', the past few'.years'.- Quail are; reported to- bo abundant, arid'pheasants, , in some localities, arc not as ostinct as tho . moa. One sportsman : had -three "cocks" ' marked down for Saturday)- and succeeded' in bagging two of thorn. Hares out Tera- '" whiti' and Makara way are numerous, and -~ two sportsmen: there ■ succeeded in downing II and' 4 quail, but the/load they wero. .carrying into:town-last night was an un- ,' enviable . ono, From tho'Wairarapa nows ■ has been, received, that ;tho waterfowl . aro plentiful, and good baas are-expected from- ' the lake, who l ; suitable. . weather comoa, along. Manawatu can boast of plenty of fur game in tlio way of haresj and, though. pheasants and pigeons 'are very scarce, ■ quail are plentiful, so sport generally should bo good for the next three months, when tho season, closes.. .' Mr.' Mclvn , Vaniman, undaunted iiy tho", .fate of his predecessors, will shortly , sot forth . ' on his second attempt to.'reach the North Polo in a 'Wellman mammoth airship. In an interview, with a. Loudon "Daily. .Express' : roproseritativo recently;: Mr. Vaniman statoc. : that he intends to start from Danes Island, Spitzbergen, which is situated 700 miles from' ' the .Pole. Hero he has erected a starting station and. an appliance whereby' ho call ' his oivn gas to fill the balloon: \ With' an 80-h.p. Lauraind Dietrich engine the Well-' man airship has the greatest carrying capa-' city of .any dirigible balloon yet built, aria can hold a cargo of ten tons. It is 182 ft.' 72ft* ' high/ and its greatest' width 'is" 52ft- The equipment will include threO 'tonß " of gasolene for the motor,' three sledgos, ton soldge dogs, and a, large'quantity of woollen and fur clothing,- also-provisions for. three .men and the dogs for. six months, A spo- ■ cial' ship, -will take tho ' dirigibleballoon to its starting station. Mr.'' Vaniman has full confidence in' tho ' succoss of ' his oxporimont. "It . ought- ' to bo a nice little week-end trip," he said , "and .if winds are favourable wo ought to accomplish the return, jo,urney in three days. Our balloon can/ carry us , 2000 miles if necessary, and should anything happen to our' floating home wo still have our'sledges. Tho '■■■ woatber.' at our starting point is., all that could bo desired. Wo hope to return 1 by way of Siberia, so as to reach civilisation quickly." '