LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 550, 3 July 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Heavy passenger liste,are still tiid rule on outgoing Sydney '.boats. v , The Moeraki, which ; saiied yesterday, carried a total Of 288 (including 13 Chuieso); and the vepsellwas, grant-ed a pormit ;to carry 1 8q citra., pae- ; Sengcrs ia : Noi 5 bold. •, •■ .." ~.: ~_: The Bubstitdtioh of isingle metallic filaffient for: darbon Clusters in the Mbirnio isuittel has been completed/ and \i a decided improvement" On. tbb' old .system.",';. ■■.■'■■■ is manV people have applied to seo the Collection of niotlis and buttoffliee which'was exhibited recently.at.th' 6 Dominion Museum, they will bo placed on exhibition again ofl Wodiiesday and Thursday.of next Week: .-'' Rail-grindiiig operations on. the Corpora-' tion tramways have! ceased ipi the present, ponding- the'arrival of-a further supply.of I darbdfunduni blocks from America. So far, the operations have'had most successful re- ■ Suite.-•'-, •■■;■ \;' :: 'y[' ■; . '"' '..-', ■'~■ '■'■■■■'.. ' The tunnel'workers and other , residents at Otifa hive lind a month of exceptional weathol, during June/ . The weathor,hae been. nothing but inoeesant.rain.and snow. About j tliree feet; of rain fell dunng % month, I cbnetitutirig a record. Tlie heayiest fall in one day was eleven inclies. ; '•••■.. '.;"' '•■■■■ ' 'An inquiry 1 the cirdumEtancCs romiding the-'tram Collision % on Thursday. Was commenced yesterday, when several tests Were curried.out by the city's Electrical Engineer,' -MrV -Stuart' Richardson, and ;Mn Holiiiesi of the Public Worka >: Department. It is understood', that the inquiry, wdl. not be completed until next: week'. •, ;'■ The' contractor: f6r 'the crcmatoriuln has do'mpleted.his portion-of. the work, and the City Council engineer's . staff, is ,at present orectifig the furnac>, Which is'expected to be completed, in; ibout .three;,weeks;. timeAfter the furnace has been" completed, it will probably be left for a month,'. td. allow the bfickwork to dry.; At .th'o',,6nd 'of tha \drying" -.p'r^cess,'l-tfie building will bo ready ■f6r. : -use< : .-.t'\-: •:.;;.■;.' :■'-•-■ J --,v/v-^.; ; :V;;i;-; i;/-,

Tradesmen and unskilled workers in eearch of work are still leaving the Dominion in large numbers. The chiof destination isAustraliai Though there frflre only 80 saloon passengers by tho Moeraki, which left lor gydnoy direct yestefday, there , wero about 200 in the stoerago, a good proportion 6f whom wero tradesmonj and others.iwho- were bent ort seeking work in, the \Conimon' wealth, * 1 The estimated value of work for which pormits were issued by tho City Council's Building Sfupermtendent, Mr. W, D. Murdoch, 1 during , the fortiiight ended June 20 was £ 8219, made up a* under —Klelroso, £0164 j Ci(y,\£24Bo; Northland, £530; Onslow, £25. Tttcnty-fiVd applications wero made for permission io oreot, alter , , or extehd buildings, arid in 19 Cases plans ncre and ap- | proved and pormite issued, I Tlie weekly meeting of the Weiloyan Literdry and Debating Soci6ty was held on Thurs- ' jar evening' in tho young 1 men's classroom, faVanaki Street. ITio evening was devoted to short essays writton hy Messrs. A. Chap; man, "The' Power of Thought", H. Grave, "Habits"! and.H..J, Harris, 'iLondon, the City »xf Extremes " Af tar an interesting discussion, a hearty vote of thanks wm accorded tho essayists. The subject for next Thursday will be "An Evening with Charlotte Bronte," by Mr. J. W, Halhfrell. Civil BerVtata' travelling expenses e **» entrasinc the attention of Cabinet, UjMSi thii Acti&g-Prime-Mklister (Hofi-.J. Oirfroll) Btat*d 4 yesterday; that aa extensive saving would bo made m connection with such oxpendos, tod care woiikl be takoa to prevent unhwessary travelling by public edr7ft»t3. He instanced in cdnn«6tioi with public works and the Native Lftnd Oottrt as 6awd it point, If the pruning knife wore 'applied in tho directions indicated ' several thousands of pounde per annum could be saved.' During tli6 course of the meeting of the commlttto set'tip at tho unemployed meeting last night Mr. Noot stated tflat over 1100 lwd-rcgistercfl tllomselvcs fts iuiemploycd at the Hall. Thero neie 500 vharf labourers, aO(Mo 300 soamen, 100 carpenfors. 58 painters, 50 bricklayers, 50 general laUourerS, 50 cooks <iiid waiters, 40 butchers, 25 plasterers, 25 building labourers, and 20 compositors. In addition it was known that there wero a largo number of ironworkers Mid timber workers out of work. Itoforring to a suggestion that the" scope of tho Police Commission had boon unnecessarily restricted/ tho Minister for Justice (Dr. Findlay) informed a reporter yesterday that whore a properly-constihited authority had dealt with a case it was quite unusualj if not unprecedented, to allow it to be reopened by a Commission of Inquiry. In drafting the order of rcferenco ho had, he >said, followed tho conrso usually adopted. "It seems to mo," ho added, "that all tlio allegations which have reached me, or of whioh I havo heard, may bo fully find completely investigated under tlio scope of the commission as drawn up." Owing to iin necidont, the morning train from PaliHefston North to Wellington was dolayod biio hour and twonty minutes yesterday. Just beforo enteiing thd PuliCiua tunnol tho engine struck a bonldor, with tho result that foufr of tho cylinder cocks nere broken off. At thd plivco whefo tho ( mishap occurred, the line runs along a side-line, ebovo wiuch the hill tow6rs trOm 200 to 400 feet. The train put back to Paekakarlki, irhore another engine was procured. The bouldor, wlnfch Would weigh about I6wt., ttas Jyirig oh the- sido of the line. Nobody wns injnrt*d, nor was nny lUt-ther damage d6n6. It is /ileresting tb recall that, some fifteen years ago, in the samo locality, ah engine mounted a large boulder nhioh had fallen botwoon tho mils, and as a result It alid two of three trucks wero ov'ertuincd. | "I only ihtendod saying a dozotl words," , said Councillor J. P. Luke, when approached, yestcfdf.Y in roferonco to the lnteirupted, statommit which he commenced to meko at, Thursday night's meeting of the City Coun-, oil, in reforenco to tho reported difference of opinion nt a recent meeting of the Fi-1 nftneo Committeo. Mr. Luko says a disagree-1 ment existed between him and another re-1 presentative of the city. Ho intended to hiivo said that when no officers of tho council wore present, and no members of the public Hβ had stated in committee that he thought he would be consulting <his own fcclit)gs if he resigned. No doubt he intimatixl .that course of action! but he inteHtlcil to add that at tho timo ht> mint lmvo bchn Bpenkinp more with a. regard for Ills owii pcrsnnnl fcrlings than the claims wltirh tho citif.en*! hnvo upon him as oti<> of tiioir roprosontritivts. and Hint ho would continuo in office. We havo to advise lhat i\e lmve up the snlo agency for New Zealand for the limgoh mid Ball Phc«p Shearing Maohints. Wflto tot for ibelallations. Andorsens, titoittd, IS B&alc CUiabtm. ' iW

: \ .jSdvertiscTi'icrttsrclßting-tdtottdors'wi'l te,' found on iniro J3 of this issue. ; , ; : ; "X believe tliat if the' matter is properly . gone about thef o Would : bo' no' difficulty va. any local body raising money at a lo*.rate r of interest at tlie present time."—Hon. T. " Wv Hisjop,' ex-Mayor, at-tfae .unemployed, meeting last night, '.■ ■ ■/. .. .•, -. •. Feats of strength, in a business sense, seett to have been performed by sotlio '< of- th* : licensees of hotels iibw "dry." Th« probkffli , \\'36 to clear the stock jiist aatbe liecnee r&6i ; . out, and one hotel, at least apftears to hftV* ■ managed it. A lri the Central H6tely Mastertol), tho last fraction of liquor on thd pfemises was being ; Jwured out,. jtlst as the ■'-. clock ■stniok ton; .-■ ' ■ v :V- ''-/■'■ T At a largely-attended meeting of ihd &1blirno Bdivling Club, over Vh.idh ' t(r. '[%.'■'' f)iriiiio pfesitlet), last oveiiiiig, it was decided to lease an aero of .the -lowh Belt,.on i tie Spiith side of Victoria Oollegd, for a Beooßd bo'frling'gfeeii, provided, that the 6lab can gurchaso a.small area for fin.entrafice. The oltifa Wero offorod a feaed of tiifed flchss of the belt, but decided to fc«6|* only, one, and '. : riot to pursue the stlgg'eetioi'6f, alio fWnSifig lawn!teniie courts. I ; ; :'y,!.y. V ~■:,; ■;;,:;., .... . A ttUnodin ■ Prose Aesbciatiien : tekgria 'states that a Dniiedin fesidtnt bag thro*ll!>. : BV>mo further light on th<» report thet Dfetee. tive Caeeells has been sent H<fmo,;to protect : the Primo Minister from possiUe pirscsul dttaok. He states that he, 13 *ell acquainted ,; vlrrth the facts of tho case e» ie, tad, been •.•'. the means of introduokig tW man ki qfloS' , tion to the Prime Ho wrote »; number of threatening kttore io tne PrkneiMinister, some being so violent that/the , mat- .• tor was put into the Hands of the polk*.' Th» ■•■'., letters contained threats to eh00t..,; v Tho byirays as well as theWgiWiyßof'tlw public serried afo being aSeeted by the Q*< yernment , a , policy of retrenchment. For in? stance (says tho "Ashburton Qoardian") in : the fimallof centres of pdputattoa;tlii , 6dg)Jotrt the Dominien several of the Government Dβ-partmente-rsuch sa tho Income Tax and Gβ- v vornment no office/ end the collection of moneys for thfeso Depaftnient* ha* been, for many y6ars t ufidortakca by moneys order or other clerks in the post p£Bce; and e"'.. oommission has' bedii paid f«f theVsorvioe rendered. :TbJe practice >ba« now. been stopped, thd the officeriaSM in ftrttire m porfoiin the work withont receiving the oomitiission.,. ;, '■'■.:'■ ■■■.■.'•.■.' ■ :: ." : '. , .' ■■" ■''■".'."/•"' '•' ■ The Colonial Atbtllkry ■ Forece , fofidal for loflg and elßcient servHie; (t#edty yea«7,.aiid the. medal: for siitoen yeArt' long and eis- - vblunteor service earned by the Ute Lieutenant W. 0. Fountain, of the WeUington Cycle Corps, have beeri forwarded by the Defence. Department to Mrs. Fountairi. -Two. changes Of breaking and eatering were preferred agaiiiet Jas. fiemingway at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and, whim. rtccused comes-up again oa- remifld en.Wed- ; rtesday, three iritrre chargfa wfll be profcrrei. ' The additional; charges are as _ MoffH-, Breaking and entering' the • premiecs of G. V?; Bennettj importef,' Dkoil Btf<*t; in December, 1907, and stealing photographio goods W the value of "£l2 ,125.,; 6d;;- (!2).; breaking and ■efiteriiig the preinisee of Btcb- i.i tird Bfdwri .and Son, booksellers,;Mann*r« : Street, iii NoVernber, 1908,.and: stealing m>'.-<;. Worth 6f fduntein. pens, -stationery, : fancy goode, etc.; and (3); breaking awl entering lithe premises of Harty Baker, tailor, Man-; ■, liert i Streetj January, 1909,; and stealing •■ .■«dta' , of- ( "C||othei, :; -yßlneJ'ai''£3().:y , ,; : -;--\v.:-- , i,