LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 498, 4 May 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Judgment will be delivered this morning by Mr. Justice Chapman in the case of Iterekaipuke versus Lysnar and Colman. ' On and after Thursday next, the new Mayor (Dr. A. K. Newman) will bo at his office, in the Town Hall, from 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. daily, except Saturdays. New sails are ■ being fitted on the barque Weatbersfield, which was towed into port a few days ago in a disabled condition. There is a probability of her getting;away for Suva again in- about a week or ten days' time. The Becond adjudication in bankruptcy for the month of May.was, made yesterday, when Walter Baxendale Giesen, of Wellington! settlor, was declared insolvent. The first meeting of creditors will be held on Hay 13.' The mails which left Wellington on March 26, per. s.s.Maheno, and connected at Sydney with the Brindisi mail, , per B.M.S. Malwa, arrived'in London on the afternoon of April 30, uue date. \ . .'■'■. ■ The steamer Moana, 'which left for. Sydnoy last Friday, carried 19 Chinamen,. who aro making their way back to tho' country of their birth. Although no Chinese arrived in "Wellington last month) 37 left the port for' Sydney nnd beyond. . ' . :: ■ .. / The' holding-of regattas on Sunday, foi which a precedent was sot at Queenstown last Easter, is l a practice, which is 'naturally disapproved by the. Council of Churches.' The council has written .to/the. Now, Zealand Amateur Rowing Association asking it. to use: its influence to prevent a repetitidn of the occurrence. ■■} ■..,,-.. ' -..-. ■ ■'."■ Tho reading and writing'tost, which has to be passed, by Chinese before they can enter the Dominion,-has apparently put at least a temporary obstaclo in the way of immigrants from the flowery Land... .Only one Chinaman has attempted the' task Vat Wellington for over six months, .."" One ( of the many troubles of the small shopkeeper was voiced by a defendant in a case at the. S.M. Court yesterday. Defendant explained to the Court that'out of his daily, takings there was only a profit, of about 3s. ,-ln Tory Street, where ne'earriod on business, he had to give the people about three times as much for their money as shopkeepers did.anywhere else. . ■ .' ■ '•■■ ' Arrangements for the Mayoral installation at noon to-morrow are in readiness, lie retiring Mayor (the"Hon..T. W. Hisjop) will preside at the gathering, and.will instal his successor in office.' The .■usual,, speeches will, be made, and then 'the'members of the various committees m\\ be chosen to enable them to prepare, reports'/for the next meeting of the City ;Council.. r ;:.lt. is ; expected ,tliat .most of the councillors will .make the usual declaration at the .installation ceremony. ".'■ : . The tido of immigration flowed fairly strong during April, as far as Wellington was concerned, but the figures show a falling off of 470 as,against those of April last year. The total arrivals wore 1141, being 440 from the, United, Kingdom , and 701 from Australia.'. The number of passengers leaving Wellington -for oversea ports: during the month was 2059, as compared with 1874 for April last year. Australia, attracted 1659, and , the United Kingdom 400r . Tho sum of £5 6s. 2d.ha3 been collected by tho following children of the Wellington Children's Band of.Mercy, under the superintendence of Miss Toler-Curtis, for the Ponguin disaster Bolton Essie Grantham, Rosie Dodds, • Misses 'Christie, Fuller, .and Maggie and Mary Milligan, The money has been handed to the Town Clerk. This -amount is in addition to a sum of over £3 collected ;by the children at the -Newtown Park.on the occasion of the fancy■• dress, criokeb-match held in aid of the fund. •..'■.' It has been decided by the Government that from May I rock oysters, in quantities of not less than .a.; sack,. may.be obtained on application to, the manager of the (Government Oyster Depot at Auckland."' In this connection, it.-is ; proposed to sel} the' oysters in. two , classes,,: tho first .class .oysters at 12s. 6d. per sack, and the-second-class oysters at. 11s. per sack, to which, in each case, must ■bo . added . the sum of Bd, for cartage and wharfage at Auckland. The intention is to soil. the. first-class oysters until the supply is; exhausted, when the second-class, will ..be sold;.. ... ; •: ' Captains S. A.' Grant- and H. Whyte (Auckland), Lieut! Robinson (Dunedin), and Captain Barton (Hamilton), tho four volunteer officers- who have been selected to undergo :special training with a view to.a Government military career, aro. now in Wei-' I lington, and will commence-tho initial two months' special training at the Alexandra [Barracks to-day .\ When• that is over, the four o/Boers will proceed to- England, , where, after undergoing a special'course of musketry and infantry drill at Hytho, they will be attached to regiments for a/timo. Captains AVbyte • and Grant we're on tho staff of the chief clerk of the Auckland Post Office. / '. \ ', V .'. ■ ; : . . "With reference to 'Unionist's , letter in yesterday's Dominion," writes Mr. I).; M'Laron (secretary of the Wellington WatersidoWorkGrs' Union), "whichpurports to bo; a report of the Watersido Workers' Union's meeting, X would h'ko to say that it is "simply a , fabrication made lipiby somo individual for the purpose of injuring tho union. The statements as to tho union's finances, the remarks of tho 1 secretary,! aiid the, implied feeling of tho mooting aro simply a tissue of falsehoods througnoiit. .What I particularly rosent. are the false, statements regarding tho, finances of the iunion. The union is / never afraid of any proper publicity in regard to its affairs, but I. ptrongly resent veiled attacks'by men who pro opposed to the union's interests." , .•'.;■ ■-, . The oyster season in the Auckland district was opened on Saturday, -under the management of the Marine Department, Mr, J. H. Uetcher''is .again in charge of the State depot, which this year is located in a moro convenient position adjoining the entrance to the Northern .Steamship Company's shed, at tho ontranco to the, Railway Wharf. Tho beds in the'Hauraki Gulf and those (it : the Bay of Islands (comprising the southern subdivision of the Northern fisheries) will bo open, and tho pickers engaged, some 21 in number, will make .v start on tho Waiheke beds. Tho bivalve? aro reported to bo fairly plentiful there. A vessel has been engaged to collect tho oysters from the gulf beds, and deliver them at the (lopot two or three times a wool;. Tho, supplies from the Bay of Islands will be brought down twice a week. . , Teas grown in different localities liavo 'different characteristics, nnd even the tea from any particular garden is not tho samo in two successive ■. seasons. Clhnatio changes, difforonces oE'sott, exercise influences, and it is in the'art of the tea blender to bring together tho, different teas and by combination to produce a particular flavour. Crescent Blond Tea is a choice combination of Ceylon and' Indian Tow, and the flavour never varios. All store-' koopors, is, par lb, , :

At noon to-morrow the Mayors and councillors of the Boroughs of Miramar and Onslow will bo installed. The ocrcmony in connection with tho Eastbourne Borough Council will take place at 3 p.m. Tenders are invited by. the Pohangina County Council for the erection of a traffic bridge over tho Oroua River. Plans and specifications may be seen at The Dojunion Ofßco and at tho county offices, Kimbolton and Pohangina. _ A Wilbur Wright aeroplane, which is being introduced into Australia by Messrs. J. and N. Tait, is duo to arrive at Freraantle early in June. The firm has not yet decided whother the car will fly eastward or be brought on by boat. To-morrow evening tho Wellington Philosophical Society commeuces this year's session at tho Dominion Museum. The inaugural address will bo delivered by the president (Mr. A. Hamilton) on "Some Suggestions Concerning Scientific Research in Now Zealand," and the followins papers will be read: "Notes on New Zealand Lepidopfcra," by Mr. E. Meyrick, 8.A., F.R.S.; "Oceanic Comparatives," by the Rev. 0. E. Fox; "On the Leaf Anatomy of Oleria Lacunosa," by Mr. T. L. Lancaster; "On the Anatomy of Haliotis Iris," by Mr. F. G. A. Stuckey, M.A.; and "Notes on Pond Life,"-by Professor Kirk. Non-members will ibo- allowed to attelid. ' • . "What is a referee to do when ho orders 'a line umpire off the field?" asked a member .of; the Referees' Association, at last night's meeting. "Did you order one toff?" asked another referee. "Yes,'.' was the reply; "he was cribbing space, and tried to argue the point with me, so I ordered him off. Afterwards he told me that •he wouldn't take a' flag for mo again, and I said I knew he wouldn't." The point gave rise to some little merriment, hut eventually it was shown that the rules provided for the ordering off of an unfair touch judgo and reporting him to the Rugby Union. In cases where the point of touch is in doubt the referee's ruling is authoritative. _ Scarlatina has - broken out at Stephens Island. On Saturday Mr< G; AUportj secretary of tho Marino Department, received advice that the wife of one of the light-keepers was ill, and that a doctor was required/ xhe Department promptly arranged for Dr. Pollen to.proceedby the Arahura, which he did, taking with him a trained nurse in should be required. On arrival there' be found the patient suffering from scarlatina, and two of the children were developing symptoms of-it. After attending to tho cases, the doctor left tho nurse in charge and i returned to Wellington. Mr. Allport received advice yesterday that, in each case, progress towards recovery is now boinji made. 1 on v good. authority, (savs tho j urey Star ) that, a prominent - member of! Parliament and a Government supporter, who , lately . visited the .West . Coast, proposes to i raise on the floor of tho House early in the i coming session the question of the- portfolio I of . Justice being held 1 by a member of the 1 . Legislative Council,- where tho : Minister . in question is beyond the reach of the elect of 1 the people. .It is probable.that tho question will bo raised by an amendment to the Ad-dress-m-Reply, which will ensure it' being discussed early in the session. .'This will, of course, qpen up' the reoent'action of. the Government in abolishing the District Courts without providing by special-legislation, for dealing with oases that are either undecided or in which judgments have been given that are not satisfied: /, • . Messrs.,Dwan.Bros. report having made an important sale of the sheep run and homestead knownas "Patuki. ,f The property consists of 5571 acres of sheep and oattlo rounay;. ; <.'situated, :in. the northern end of v Urville Island and Greyille Harbour. . The property was sold on behalf of Mr. Morrison, of Wellington, and the buyers are Messrs.' Wall and Lord, of Wellington, who have purchased all Mr. Morrison's, interest'in : ,the pro-, perty, together with the live stock, .consisting of 1600 sheep,.4o head cattle, horses, etc., also large steam launch,' dwellings,' and improvements on-the property. It is' thfi intention or'the now'-'ownfers to considerably impwyo.ithis, .property \.,thisu>winter, by, felling a large portion of the standing.bush, bringing the same into grazing country. D'TJrviflo Island has quite proved that it is a success/ for the :purposo' of sheep, and .cattle-raising; and the climate is' described as being very mild, \vith plenty of sunshine. . vAn interesting '..gathering' of old colonists took place at Auckland last Thursday in oonwith the celebration of the'centenary, of George Selyyn, first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand.'' A number of talks were given by those of the old . settlors prese"t had been. personally . acquainted .with Bishop Selwyn. Mr J. W. Carr, tiho hrsV speaker, summed up his impression of' the late bishop'by remarking, "If Now Zealand- could only get a thousand immigrants of tho mental and physical power of that man .it,would go nght ahead.!' Mr. Edmiston, as a member of another denomination,-testified te his admiration of, the high character of belwyn.' Captain Jaoobsen, another old iden- .£> *!'° had"had a very close acquaintance with Bishop Selwyn, spoko of the times when the bishop travelled, with' him across Cook Strait from Wellington "to Nelson and Motua;small vessel. 'Berthing facilities at that time, especially at Motueka, were of aprimitive kind, "and many a tune," said uaptain Jacobsen, "have I had to carry the bishop on my back: from. the ship to tho' shore.. The- same speaker also referred' to the long tramps on foot undertaken by the bishop m moving from one place to another. i%ose feats ,of pedestrianiem naturally ' detracted, somewhat from the order and'beautv of the great man's raiment,-and on one occasion, when ho arrived at Dunedin, after, a long march, the police, noting his disrepivtablo appearanco, locked him up'on suspicion as an apparently undesirable character. ;The bishop managed-to satisfy his gaolers of his identity before he had undergone a very lengthened torn of imprisonment; but the incident served to illustrate the varied natore of the life of tho head of the Ohurch in those romantic days of the past!. Incidents in the extraordinary story of Amy Bock's most recent escapade are still being related (says the "Otago Daily Times"). One told is that by a bookseller in • Georee Street,, who/states that under date April 17 ho received a letter from "P. C. Redwood, care Mrs. Ottaway," from Tho Nuggets, Port' Molyneux, in the following terms : "Will you kindly forward me per, rail immediately on receipt of this one largo family Uible to the abovo address. Enclose account of same, and 1 will remit you the amount" The words ''family Bible" certainly bear' some significance in the : light of : recent' events. Incidentally, the Bible was not 1 sent, tho bookseller asking for an indication of tho price of the book required, and re- ■ ceiving no further reply. Another Btory concerns a popular hairdresser. Amy Bock as Percy Redwood, wanted her hair cut and once, when driving about the' city ivitii her "betrothed," she stepped her cab before this particular shop 'and entered. She had to wait, and as she calmly, sat reading, the at-, tention of 'the other, customers was quitecaught by tho curious-looking little chap While receiving treatment at the. hands tf an assistant, she was bright and cliatty and she loft the shop an established favourite A few weeks later she returned, and-again had her hair cut, and again', when sho left the men who had attended to her told each other that sho was a "thorough little gcntlemau." -Her appoarance was effeminate, but the hairdressers • nover suspected that she was a inasquerador, and their astonishment when tho 'denouement came can be hotter imagined than described. Miss Bock also wrote to a well-known- labour agent in the following: terms; "Would you .bo good enough, to let mo -know if you have any vacancies for station manager? I have been used to station lifo since boyhood, and therefore should know something about it. I havo not been employed outside -my own father's - run, hut managed it for hini for some liine years. If yon can get mo a good placo it would mean a £10 note in your pocket. Stamps enclosed for reply."