LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. present method of lighting the Kiluifiuo tunnel is about to bo superseded by tno adoption of tho latest filament lamp in K or j"fv : tllcl earbo » lights, which : have ugutea tho tunhel; since' it was constructed, it is expected that tile now system. wili ; resuit m, a considerable saving, to the city,. •'.Negotiations ...with .'reference to the Lvell W-. tramway, have'; not .been finally, detor- "" 'r 1 ™ey are in'-'a f& v ir way to settlement. _ It ■ is. anticipated that finality will bo reached within a month or six Woelis, and the corporation is gotting everything' inrcadirtess to\pr6ceetl With, tho work.

t) ,On; Friday morniiig Dr. Fuidlay (Acling1. ostmaster-Gcneral)will rqceivo a deputation ■J* iS -, w - ur ?° lo fifotion of a post' offico at iwuciorangi. It will bo introduced by Mr. U.iold, M,l\ > Xho committee which is vetting tip & prosoutntion; to the : Hon. T. W. Hislop, exMayor of, Wellington; met last night, Mr. ♦ u , presiding. It was reported that the movement was going on satisfaerorily, and was likely to be crowned with yoty gratifying success, but it was'felt that, owing to the state of trade, the present was hardly the timo to rush it. .

. ■ft a meeting of. the ■ vestry- of St: 1 etora Lhurch, last evening; it was' decided f S , , f at onco for . tlia painting of. tho ' church. ; It is rather early in the year, for; this step to lie ; taken,' hut" the decision .0 Advance ,tho; work a jittlo Wis' ai* rivod at in order ,to ; proride somo work for unemployed painters,

Replying to Now Zealand's cablosram of ■WiiKrfttnfatiqn^ponithciConiuniniatidh'ofttfe bu i i» l 0 Unroll, tW president of " tile African - National Convention- states: . VVVo tliankNew Zealand foe its-good wishes and fcincer©ly hope that the .'result' 'may a :wider -commonwealth' of States' withm tlie British Empire." "Train travellers on the Main Trunk lino' express^aro .now; quite protected-'from ; tho cold of. the higher, altitudes between Wttiouru' ana farther north :-.by steam' heaters, which, rtm. right through all tho carriages. This: : improvement,, which is thoroughly appreciated : by passengers,. has /ntadeVthe lino t-lio most comfortablo in tho North Island

Tho report, of tho Benevolent Trustees yesterday static! that, tho institution fit pre.sent houses: 117 inmates—fß mules, 'and 30 wK, A '"fgo miitibor, of relief eases weM uoalt with. vThoso. present at tho" Imootiim wero; Mt. J., Smith (chairman), Miss Rich* Messrs, R. \\\ Short. J> Wak&< ham, H. Cdok, D. Robertson, and RW. A; "YV» A. EvatlS» ! .' . • •

An. announcement of an UnUsua! .nature Was, made to tho - Benevolent Trustees .yestcf'-. day afternoon. It was that 'a -woman, ; in somewhat 'Btraitfen ; ed circumstances, had, been obtainitig aid from this/Trustees in ordef that she might, pay «i 6 bill of costs rendered bv a solicitor, who had acted as counsel for W husband, -flio latter /was serving ft term of imprisonment, Tho Trtistow decided to make n thorough investigation"; of the .ease. - ■.. From. Saturday next the present tetirrmiUtes • fcfAQi ScrVica botwfcen 7. 1 .land Karon is to. bo discontinued vaf ft 7,40 and give \\vay to- ft twenty min\St*B'.;st)rvico from 7. 40. tol ]. >p.ni..y, iAn fjiltei-Gtibn.i Is 1 also to lie made. m■. the Sunday .'evenihg.' tußnijig from Sunday next. ! TlioM ; - lniau'tos'. sorvito .Will eoaseaftoi'sp.in/;anda.toventv minutes'*' .servico.'wilLbe:substituted untihlO p.tn.r- thei| last 'tsar for Kftrori leaving NoWtotf 11 at 9.10 Jlihl,' ■ ■. I

matter of tho ofUhV instate t by. tho . City Council camfi lib 'for discussion ,at .tlib motjlmg .of - tho iTnianco — ■ yestei'day*,al'teri\ooh. It- seems that, there, is a;considerable 'disparity ; botween ,tliO' price, ,at, which the .property has fceen oflcrod to ,tho eltv mid the uluo placed upon, it by the Citv Valuer After some > discussion;... it':, was- .tlefidftil' that thfi City . Valiler .(Mr. James AmesVshould go into' the.: mattbr;'OhceVmpie,; artd'.report again' tb tho committee

JSio. steamers aj-e, expected to land 1 immigrants. in Wellington to-daj., Tho Moray-fto-tfWjffl' Liverpool, vir:.Sydneft ' bHiigs 150; Untishers to settle 11) New Zealand, and of.this number.24. wohieni.,l2. children.)and ll ; iiv all—are. assisted, '"'Twentvthtee Of . thettt -have been.itomiiiated" by : relatives or friends in NerZealand, and 'aro as! surtriof work to go to. There are 8 domestics. and Wives coming to' loiii tl/eir husbands! lho l'urakma. from London,-via Hobart; carries 110 third-class pa'ssengcrs, 54 of whom aro ."assisted.V.' .': <••

A, meeting of the- Society for. tho l're- \ cntion of .Cruelty: to Animals was- held yesterday'afternoon, arid Avals' attended by, Air J. S. Jameson (in tho clulir), Mrs. Christie! Miss Litdu ie. Messrs. J. W. ilott, 0. Brown, ami J. JI.; lucharusotii • Donations wore ac-' kilowlcdged, with. thanks, from tho followuigGear . Meat Company, and ' Mfv M. Chapman .£1 Is. each ; Mr. Barr, 65.: i ul S5 "« ilt o 0 " 1 ;, ° uulls < I Cu » i »e, and Oo and. 13., A,b W, t ss. each ; Messrs. M. Qf, 1 Young, A. ,1. Mason, G. Denton, "A £3°l&' Gd ' W..;eoth'j. total,

.Thointermediate ward at Ohir o : Homo is provirin a fcfilgo for many: who havo boon rixluced m circumstances)' and have passed tnratig,tt that gloomy experience of "sbehdI«g ffio, last shilling," i'ed aiK i dad t ], 0 inmato given- an.oWwrturiitjr-.#"-sock' «w~ P oymeni Outside and all-that is inquired of llim; IS thfr obscrvaupo: of t-lm rules of' the .institution and a few- hours'. WoHc daily Repi-oseiitatlves,. of : widelydifferent crafts drop in from week to week.. A" ship's cook, fv and a .bbttlo-washer. WeioYatnone those; who ; ioUgtht sfuictuary" last .niglit; • Ono lioars constantly tli'at. tho mart who docs 1)06 want work will never find it. The 'c m ?. S' w yesterday at tho meetinc' of tho Benevolent lrusteis, and a woman applicant for relief was sent homo to repeat tho advice, to ,hcr husband .nhd two ablebodied sons,; whom -alio- declared could not find employment; The board granted : oho day s provisions,, atld ' rccohlmcndod thd: woman to send her husband. dotfii to explain his disabilities. When th 6 door had closed jipSii tho applicant; Miss Itichmtiid observed.I,think it is a. frightful thing that public money should boiised to suppoft able-bodied young l men like those." ' -

Mn A/Hamilton Direotorof tho Dominion Miisoum, makos,a.-.suggestion in roforento' to tho provision lor Hits housing of tho City's rolling stock, whteli hris, owing to insufficient carslled nceonimodntioiij to ■stand.-out'in tho open air during the ;lat«r night: hours, Ho suggests tliiit u .light; vol'«uidAh«)iltG- structure, should ho thrown : rtcrbss r ; Mansfield btreet—between tho Waiting Rhed': and- tho Nowtown BHt, gate,, and. that n ctcjublo |i no of rails be. laid i along tllnt thorougiifnro ;to' toko; tlioso cars tliiit bannot- be', housed' iii tlio cnlshotl. Ho pointi out tliht this; would :)iot m any way interfere witl( the ordinary i ~ IS . "®ot|"itli'on'.tllo Qai'shed sido could bo thrown into tho street, so that a double lino..of rails would occupy considerably loss than half the present .'roadj and that only. between, , midnight 'and, G 0,111. ■ iMirthor,' it would provide itlino tiovored entrance to tlto parki. which, n'ouldj give Shelter to plensufo-sooltorV untight imthh rain, alldj. at the SainC time, would, provide for thel cnrriago of iiaSHcngers to tlto park gates, instead of depositing thorn four or; fivo hundred yards hwa.V, '. • ; '"J'ho advice of one M lßhjJ fanMilnr 'Wjtk I.and Va uej. as Air, Gardner,- of Palmcrsbtt h'!' 1 ' 1 ' »'IV> is also woll knowh to tho Capiahsts ol Wellington, should be of-'ureivt value 10 Investors, pending; Institutions, .niid any one who \Vanjji to .rtvoitl iilietakcs in thfc purfchftss of lkUd," Tel, 615, Pala, Nortbi-Advf.

of tho Appeal pourt commenoo ia , -WoUington oil -Monday next.. .' . .<: ' . Tho co mm itt-oo of the ■Alfred. Hill ooncori acknowledge tho receipt of £3 3s. from tho Palmoiston North Orchestral Society. A brighter business outlook is noticeable hero and there.: Our Palmereton ,correspondent statoß:—Several' communications ro- ' oeivcd locally indicate that much of fi-■ nancial stnngoncy bf Uio paat'few months ii disappearing, and'money for mortgage purpiises ],s now becoming-more.plcntifnl. at easier rates. ■ • '■' ' . .Commenting on some recent references In hk Dominion- to the inaccurate and coloured-' reports sent out <by tho uiglit agenoy of tho ■ I ress Association in thin oitjy the ','Wcst Coast 1 lines, after pointing out"that tho journals m outlynig districts "have a -right to dcpciid on the utter accuracy of the Press ABEomtion nowe,":Baysi "Wo shall -look to tlm association for an open reply to tkifi verv open charge. l ' : . • . 1 Mr. It. ii. Simpson, Chairman of the lUa-,/ gitihei County Oouncil.; introduced by Mr. Luivard Newman, M.P., interviewed tho ■ : Hoh. ]), Iluddo, Acting-Alinistor for Lands, yesterday,- with .roforenco. to: ; lor alterations in;' tho, Land Act, 1908, in order to facilitate tho.bxchango of land for roads, by county councils. . Tho -Minister, in '.? ■■ reply, _stated- that ho would endeavour- to. . (licet Iho wishes Of the deputation. T lb- froo lecture; under tho auspices of tlh'e Library Committee of tho City Council will nLnTt! 1 j 1? xt >u the now Lecture Hall attached to the Newtown. brunch library by W'o- Kw. j. T. t NoW, M.A., who .takes » lie Lost Lands of Long .Ago." wdl tol.with tie interesting question of -this lost An-tarctio. continent, witfi' niscussioci -of some factors: in tho 1 wwess.v The leotnrt'.will bo illu*. tratcd with diagrams. /. Tlio , l'ubiiO; Health Department, greatly attenuated, by retrenchment, still occupica its One suite of room* iii-tho. Public Trust Budding,' but no docis'on has yet been arrived, atregarding its Ypehntwent,' location.' It may - bo: sent to tho old quarters of tho District Health Office,' Mu-soumStieet, or to - tho- brick laboratory. building in'. Sydney , Street. . Rent has to be paid for tlio fino - : suite of roottß ; .m,tho Public Trust Knildinc, . - and. tho intention-seems to bo to ijnd a' room or two- on Government premises whero. Ho : tent .will bo aßked for.' . , / . abridged- prospectus of "A'Mooriah Maid . Opera Company, Ltd., is being cirooIntod privately,' -This, is »' company formed to produce Jlr. Alfred Hill's Opera ifi London, whither it was taken- by Mr, Cunningham .Bridgcmnn (of London), who was much impressed. with the possibilities of tho opera on "' hearing it performed m Dunodin some mouths ' ■ "80- v,™ capital is to consist of £GOOO, in IHUmn i ll " 03 ; ol: ' each. Of this amount, £2200 has been found in London, and £1100 lias been subscribed in Now Xcaknd,. Another fourteen Bharps liavo been nindo available ■ V for Ncjr.Zoalaiid ''with the vioW giving the public liero a ohanco of sharing in tho ' anticipated sucocss of our talented composer* ■■■ Alfred Hill," ' " At 10 a,lit, to-day, a canlcroneo of director* of technical schools, will bo opened at * the : Wellington Techhioal School: . The purpose '■ of the conference has already been' lUlly • detailed ill tho published report of the Educfttion, Bonrd's hioeting last week, when & ; letter on; tho. Bubjoct, from the Dirwtof of Ifituiticul Educfttibn at Au'ektand; \va« rend Rnd. retcivbd,'' Aftidtig tlloae present will bo the diroctars of technical instrtiotion At ' Auckland, ClirtkteliUrch, lllelihcitn, Nflion, Timaru, Nttpief' New Plymouth Wangnmii,; and; l'almerston North. ;■ Mr, 1 J. 11. Howell (of Ohristehuroh),'-and Mr. Goorgo Georgft (of Aueklahd)' ffero in town ■ yesterday. , 'i , fallowing arc. the.tendors rooeivod by the 1 üblio Workft; Department, toy' tlio' etoction ■■ ■- of^ombii^: road/and l railway; bridgo over 'thejWaiau River, near Cheviot, on .the route 1 oE tho; Ulcnllßllli-Waipara :■ llaiiway G. M. Hamilton,:' £20,407 (accepted)'; M. 0 Cohiiof, Wellingteh; : £20,961 V Watson, Rhodes and Son. Uunedin, £21,4151 XV'. G. Mouat, Grcymouth, £22,706; and A, An,dorson,. , Ohristehurch, i £23;3?4 | J; ' Portor, ■ Christchiucli, £23,765; Fitzgeraid i and Big-- . iiell. Greymouthj.ji£2(!jß"o j iM'Willianiß and Aiitlraws, \Vcllingt6tl. £23,D16.;. li.. Pearoo, Chrislohurdli, £25.3321 11,I 1 , M'Loughlin -and Co., Gisboino, ,£20,870; .1, and AY»-Jamio--, oani : (]hnstchurch, £29,634 j. D. M'Loan and " Co,, Wellington, ;£31,200;.. A. 'Pearce, Khia* ; poi, £31,420. , ' , .-; Complaurt, haß . bocn inado by tho local Society tor, tho . Prevention ,ot Cruelty -. te ■ that horseß)"- in 'passing, tho, point ' ltnowM,as tho "llun-Houna" at Island llay,, aro required, to. strain' lnosti cruelly., 'iiio', •'■'ltlui-llound" is. tho high promontory a short distance beyond -tli6 new. septio. tank-, ■ No roid is formed, and; at; high wator tho waves dash fight; up''under: tile: olilt. As thoro' •4r«;»- number of .boulders lying about, and ■ the ground ,is; unbven, horses. attached- to vehiclts ai'o occlsiolibd heavy pulling in got- . ting round-the poilit.'-A Ibttur was rtofiivod ' : ; by- the 8,P.0,A.' from 'tho. •;■ 5 tetdayi in. which it.! was ; stated that ths • ' j council \oould not i 6oe; its. 'wajr-.-to i put tho; ; j "Run-Round", in ordor. iV The. society's in- . spoctnr stated that in &h intorviott with i l .- the City EngiUcct bo had been informed that ' , . the cost of • blasting .away tho - rook would > -be £250, : Tho inspector • was instructed to take proceedings • against.; anyone using the . rocCd, if -it were clear that tho animals woro . i ;oausedvl4ndue siiilering,' , -1 "i • Kichard\iAmßt, . the champion sculler of ■ ' . the world, has completed ■ arrangeiuettts to: r ' . tour. :Now ,;Zoalaiid -ill: conncotiou, with.. ; tlib i. kinwnntographic exhibition of tho rteent ' ' raco on tho Wangailui ltiver. j I'ho'BOOft. oi film taken by AJr.; j; M'Boiiald,; tho . Tourist- Department (with, the consent' ul . . the Government), has turilbd out splendidly.' All th'o'features of the big raco wero secured,", 1 V-. ■ !' including -/the';start; seotiona'; of-.the raCo : V . itself,' -tub liiiish, and preliminary work, including the trainiug operations Of tho tw<>' ; - '< .fllefl. ;To!."add'.tb tho interest of-tho showj' Mr. Arnst will 'glvo. a demoiistratlaii; of his ; motlioda with the aid of. a. "home trainer," a. patent' apparatus ,Htted.' up like the centro ' v : scction of h wagers boat;-,with, a moehauicil oontrivancfe to'give thß displacomolit 'pull lh ; liou of -tho tfator. ' In' exhibitiou lio will bo assisted by; his pacer; l'ogwell, who is also interested;. in .'tho; venture. / : Mr., .- BrowliPatker, Is to give exhibitions Of ball-punch- ' ltig, and' ((here will b6'kinomatogfaph-views ; • ■ ■ shown other -; than - those / of: the rice;' '• The tour .will start at rjeleoii;. next Veck;^frbrk-'. -jug,down the Coast, and OVorlsiid to Chnstchurch.: ,Mr. )V, Webb, the'cx-chaiiiplon,'. also has ah interest;ill .tho racc iiim. 110 ■' . arrived: in town. last, evening. to conclude, his - • ■'. ■ hUslneSß arraiigemoiits in connection wit 1■ i, -. the limy, venture.: There:,may bo. an oppw-;:. 1_ tlllllty of tile race him being suen m Wol- ■.< liiigtan- bclpro the show, staffs, out eir its : '■'■ ■ traVbls. ;; -, ' : 1 Mr.,-- .li ■E. Andrews.-'.who takes ovor -tomorrow, the, responsibilities of: the position, of v: ■ 1 ' Hecretary to;tho Cabinet. lind Clerk to the ' l«cCUtivo Coiinoil, has; bedn ,a member of the ; Public' Service for ,3S': yoaf's, . ahd lias 1 ■ hold apnointmonts in (ho .Customs', Depart-' ment, l'ost and Telegraph Department, .Public-■'-Works ..'..Department,.' nlid ltegistrarGencral s Ofllco.. Ho tvas. private' seo'retary ■ to tho Hon. J, Ballancoi Hiid after, his deatli ho served tho lato Mr, Seddon In the. samo ' capacity for IS years. On the death of Mr. -Seildon,/his: successor,': the present ! Primo- .*' • Minister,' retained;..tho services' of . Mr. Ah- -. ' " droWS as his senior private ;'secretary . Y Mr. Andrews has also beon, "for r,nmo, years). nß-sist-aiit' secretary. to ,tho, Cabinet, -uiulef , Jfr. : . : , A. .Willis, upon whoso retirement ho succeedj. ;• X , i : to his present position. . Y ,' Mr.Horace,:Bastings,';' wiin' repween'tM, , ' Waikam in tho House of Representatives 1 fi'oni 1075 in 18R2, died iMiiv'-t AWt-nce,"!'/!!). 'v ',:'it sonbyi Auckland, on Monday, 'I'ho deceased ■ was born ,ni.l,o)ulon iii:-) 83) ,; !iiid eatft'e :to .: , ■ Dallarat- with' his: fathef 'at the -tiiue of, tho-, ' gold I'usli .ih .1840/. -He, t(i'>lc ail,: in municipal all'airs, and becftnm Mayor, of, l!l ilfi» wick,., In l?il? W> nriiiii: IJuiitwlljii- . . lie purchased Colib niul.Cn.'s-hiKi'.teS!! for tho • whole of tho .9auth tMaml. :In ,1803 he ivpvi'. :sented Tiia)wka;ijl tlm of Otago,' and was for years a member of'' tho' . Otagb Waste .Lands Hoard'and .Comfnissioner, , ' ' foi- tlm Cl3ss:fic.ltibn, nf Laiids/'He served-six ' : ' terms as Mayor of Lawrence, and in 1876 Wits i-etnrnixl as nfcnibel'-fbr Waikaia. In pai'tnef'-- ■ ship with Mr. George Duncan,' ho biliit 'tlio ' first Cable tiiimway at Nortli Slloa', Sydnev, anil also: eohstrtlcted the Hacehiis MarshDalian, railway line in, Victoria. ; Mr, ITci'iti ' Bastings, of the stud of; Smit- aud.Slliitll, it a hepbew of tho'dcce&ted gontlemttn., :