LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 532, 12 June 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

: A number of advertisements, relating to tenders, will bo found on page 13 of this ISSUO. ' ' ; ■ - Slow progress, so it is understood, is being made with tho work at the new dam at Wainui-o-niata. ' ' . The postal authorities advise that tbe Victoria, which left Sydney on Wednesday for Auckland, has on board an English and Australian mail, which is duo hero by the Auckland express on Monday evening. The uncompleted portion of the Kent Terrace, reservo will ccaso to be a parade ground for horses from date. The Superintendent of tity Reserves (Mr. Glenn) has commenced preparing the ground, preparatory to nmkinc a start on planting. As an instance of existing "slackness," an employer of about 40 hauds yesterday intormod a representative of The Dominion tliat his wages-sheet this time last year 5m ■ .n. 0, At the P resent time ifc wae £90. rnoro was practically no work in hand and little prospect of any coming in. Opponents of compulsory military traininc intend. ]ioldm<j a meetins in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, on Monday evening. A resolution denouncing military compulsion will bo submitted to tho niectin", and will he supported by several speakers. - "' His Worship the Mayor will take the chair; Yesterday at Wanganui a man was arrested on a warrant issued at Wellington on a charge of forging the name of Mr. G. J. Riddoll, of Picton, to a cheque which ho then (it ie alleged) attempted to utter to Mr A K. V. Lodder, of the City Buffet. He wili appear at the Magistrate's Court this morn-. Between May 18 and Juno 1, 34 'applications wore received by the City Council's Uuilding Inspector, for permission to erect alter, or extend, buildings in Wellington. In- 27 instances plans wero approved, and permits issued. The estimated value of tho work for which ■ permits were issued was £6595, of which £4100 was in Melrose, and :Clßls in the. city. Apparently Hiwora is juat now feelinc tho effect of tho recent ..tightness in the money market, judging by tho number of bankruptcies that have been recorded. Since .tho beginning of January (says a Taraiuki exchange) no fewer than nine persons have sought the proteotion of the Bankruptcv Court, while it is interesting to note that during tho whole of the twelve months for 1908 only twelve bankruptcies wero recorded As Major J. K Hume, R.N.Z.A. told the , Battery at the annual smoke ' concert last, night, Lord Hoberfcs was'known as a man who had nover mado a mietako. It was well that the British nation should remember that when the famous field-marshal spoke, Rβ ho was speaking to-day, of tho gravity of .'the international military situation, and of the necessity, for the nation to l'ouso itself from its apathetic indifference to the tremendous developments which had Ukou pkoo in tho aruuee of otW nations.

' Mr M, Heinemann (lato Alfred Niool), watchmaker and jeweller, of 10S "■ WiUis Street, is showina in his window eiuht star--1 ng silver cups, which he lias supplied to the order of the New Zealand Polo: Assocution. . n V lO J ads r, of t. 1,0 Colombia Park Boys Club, San Jrancisco, land from tho ma ch to tlio Missions'to Seamen when tboj mil bo presented with a Now Zealand flag, uhipli they W! I1 carry side by side with their own through' the Dominion ( i Tb m° a n° at 'F cs f n t 18 men employed-on lie Cily Council's drainage works at Island . ay, whilst the number of applicants far this particular job' is 45. In order to keep the men going, they aro being. worked day ulMut-an ; arrangement that suits neither the council nor the men, but no other way out of-tho difficulty can bo seen at present, ( Tho white-painted dinghy bearing tho name Mar , on tho stern,' r which was washed ashore at island Bay a few days ago/and h Inch was behoved by somo to bo connected «iwi the disappearance of a man named ?hHl tT \u ° m 1> " a P arau niUi hae now.-.been. uaimeU by a man living round the point from where tho boat was washed ashore. Nothing further has been heard of Cooper. At the Trades Council meeting on-Thurs-day evening Mr. A. J. Carey moved, that tbe president of tho council attend tho mooting called for next Tuesday to protest against the adjournment of Parliament.- This wm lost in favour of an amondmont 'by Mr. WY T lming, which also contained tho council , ! protest against tho. adjournment of .the House. . _.-.-■■ ■ WliiJe the prison ..gang lias'been working on -Queen's Park (says the "WhngaaSi Chronicle" part of" tho foundations of the old barracks wero unearthed, and' a> kr-« number of buttons from the uniforms of tie various regiments quartered: in tbo barracks were picked up, in addition to other intweetmg mementoos of II.M. Imperial Forct quartered m Wanganui forty or fifty yew* Tho demolition of the,premises for so lons occupied by Mr j B, Innis, printer and stationer, in AVillts Street (next to tho Dnke of Edinburgh Hotel), removes another of tho fast-disappearing shops of a part gonera- '■ ton. The bmldins was about forty years pm, yet the maitai and totara timber used in its construction is almost as sound as the day it was erected. ' ■ ■ '' ' .-• - The weekly meeting of tho Wesley Literary and Debating Society was Lekl in the Institute, at the ro-r of Wnsjey Qiuroh, Taranaki btroot, on 'Riursdav ovonms, • Mr. Faller' presiding. Tho subject for debate was "Can the-present half-holiilny. system be improved uponi" Tins was affirmed by Mr F W Joncv 'and negatived by Mr. J. R. Bnrlcy, and a keen discussion took pkco. At the close of .the meeting, a vote taken favoured the. mvratire. ..... ''Whenever I. see n nbotojtraph of a football match, ajid note the vast crowd looking on, I am reminded of the few who can be found.to join the ranks of those who voluntanly tr-Tin for tho defence of this country, nnd of the vast crowd which' is simply content to look on, and jeer, aomo of them," Mid Captain Pctherick at the D Battery smoke concert last evenine;. ."I,think,, then,"' "that it is high time we had compulsory training." ■ . ■ ■-. ■■ ■ Ah who of the robberies committed bv JaniM Hemingway from the -Post Office anil Messrs. Wliitcombp and Tombs's was heard yesteTc.v, when it was known that John' Hennng. ay, brother'of the accused, had been arrested in' Sydney on n'charge of brcalcina nito the warehouse of Dickerson and Co: in boptomber, 1907, and stealing • tlitrcfrom tweeds to the v* hie of £10. Detective Andrews loft, for Sydney last, night to bring Hemingway' to .Wellington. . ;, • '

At 9 o clock yesterday morning the Fire Brigade received a call to No. 10 Tinakori Kond, a house occupied by Mr. Wm A" M'Leod, and owned by Mrs. K. 0. Hcathoy. Iho fire, which was only a slight ono, though it damaged tho washhouso nnd back of tho ' residence, was caused by sparks from a copper boiler; '.Tho''contents^'the'house were a insured for £250 in-the Guardinn Assurance .Co.; and the buildJij E -ftir> £460 >in the.South». Bntish. ■■■ <7s.vr. t i.tt w *i>! j •■■■•:,, _ Building in Queensland seems to bo a'good ' deal cheaper than it is at Wellington/Proof of. this comes in a letter rtcenoa ey a Wellington citizen from .liowen,! an extract from ■ which roads ias fallow's.:—"l have beon'gel>" ting quotations for 7a lionce of three main rooms, which aro I2ff. Gin. x 12ft. Gin • 15ft. 6in. s 12ft. 6mV; and 15ft. Bin.' xl2ft! ■ 6in.j with a verandah all round tho house, and on the verandah aro two rooms, meaanrm,R 9ft -' 6, 'i- x 9ft - 6iii.,' nnd Lift, s 9ft. 6in. The verandah is 9ft, 6m. wide, and this wiU ' cost me two hundred pounds complete." • The; Zealand, Espernntists' ABBodaturn of Auckland,, of .which Sir. Joseph Ward is a patron,, »iid which has a : membership of 44, has iMund. a circular letter to liperanto pubs and isolated students of tho mifrersal langnsge. Drowsing.a federation to bo called vw^i 2 !? , which title the Auckland Association w wfll>ng to cede (altboagh th« oldest body in the Dommeon), and to become the Auclthmd ' centre of the association. Some interest » being taken m the suggestion m'Weffinßtoo, and there is a prospect of, the federation materialising. ■ ..■;./■ ..,• . : ■ Particulars regarding the Sunday servioee at the following churches will be found on pago 2of this issue:—St. Paul's pro-Catho-dral (Anglican), St. John's'(Presbyterian), Church of Christ (Biddiford Street), «Church. of Christ (Vivian Street), the Missions to' . Seamen Church and Institute. At the evening sorrico at St. John's, tho induction of Sister Mabel Cartwrishf as deaconess will • take place.. Dr. Gibb's. subject' will be, "Why iMcn and Women Should Stand by tho Church." "If.Christ' (liod for all, why are not, all Men Saved?V ,is tho subject of Mr. Frauklyn's sormon at'tho Christian Chapel, Vivian Street, on Sunday, at 7 o'clock.

At a special general meeting of. the Wellington Automobile Club, to be bold on Tuesday evening next, Mr. C. M. Banks (secretary) will movo:—"That, in view of the Automobilo Association of Great Britain having recently demonstrated to the satififaction of the English military authorities that motor-cars would bo of great service in tlio defence of a country, the members of thb Wellington Automobile Club offer to place their motor-cars and service at the disposal of the Government, for the purpose! of defence, and that if the offer bo accepted, the committee be instructed to make arrangements with the authorities regarding the. duties and training necessary to make the service of real practical use." .■ : : At the Mount Cook l'olice Court yestcrdayi beforo Mr. T. S. Lambert, J. l>., Michael Byrno pleaded guilty ;to a charge of drunkennous and 1 disorderly conduct in Lorne Street. " Sergeant Murphy deposed that accuse had taken off his coat and vest, and was challenging people to fight, a crowd being attradtedby his disorderly behaviour. Ho was fined 405., iu default fourteen days' imprisonment. John Cowen pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness in Sage's Lane, and' was fined 55., with tho usual alternative A . respectable-looking young man, who pleaded guilty to a charge of insobriety, was .treated as a first offender. After having been admonished by the presiding justice, ho was convicted and discharged. ■• • .. Mr. Spencer Lorraine will bo at the Dree- ' don Piano Company's rooms from the I4tk to the 21st., in the morning, to try voices and to , enrol prospective pupils, A'number of Mr. Lorraine's southern pupils aro bid to'be following him to Wellington to continue their studies under his tutelage In : Dunedin, Mr. Lorraine was unable to find vacancies for all who wished to study with him, so thoso who wish his opinion' upon ' their voices would Jo well to mako an early appjiwition. Mr. Lorraine will only bo in Weillmaton for twelve montliß. Thero are two elements In tea—tnotn« **•* tannin; theine has tho stimSlat L cCts fo? vrhich we alone, drink tea. Tannin product d; 9 pcps,a, and IS , therefore, injurious to the system. The percentago of (home ,in ' teas vanes, and the variation is nocording to tho quality. Iheine is tho attract "from (lie loaf and puro tea must consist wholly of .Jcnf-and little, or nothing of fibre, and dust. CrVent Blend Tea is all leaf; it is exquisite in flavour r.oh, and of full stren'Ef.i? Crescent Tea captivates the palate All aroccrj, at »« per lb. ■ . . ■ ■ ■ Uav f- y t°? fo, o <!s'«ftho wharf that you want immediate yF King up J, J. Curtis'Q Co " shipping, forwarding and Customhouse agents. Customhouse Quaj. Your orders will.'receive ■ prompt attention. Moderate ohargesi