LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 561, 16 July 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho postal authorities advise that the Mokoia, which left Sydney on Wednesday for Auckland, has on board. an . Australian mail, which is duo hero on Monday afternoon by the Auckland express. ' ;' ' The Finance Committee, of the City Council considers that the additional expenditure of £2000 or £2200, as estimated by the Uty Engineer, for a bi-weekly removal of rubbish for the city, is not warranted at present. The council last night agreed,with tho view. taken 1 by. the'committee. .:',=; ; The City Council has decided to purchase a cpmcrtt testing machine from Auckland; at ,a,cost of £20. r-i):-'-'.■■,■••,;' .''■■;,,'■■ '•' . I ' Tho Governor has appointed tho iCourt - ' house, Feilding. as'a'.placo.where a Magistrate's. Court shall be hqld;:; :.•'-•:■ A movement is on foot,to bring about the federation of all furniture workers throughout tho Dominion. It is estimated tbat_the workers in the tTado total over 1000, of whom 300;ar'o resident in. this district. ... ■ "By the steamer Devon, duo at Auckland about the end of tho month, 29 assisted immigrants for New Zealand aro expected, of whom '17 are ' nominated by relatives- and seven'aro children. ; The new-comers bring capital in amounts from £25 to.£loo. •The Rechabite' authorities- have made inquirios respecting: Michael Brcnnan, the, mail charged with the recent burglary; ir -St.. Mark's Cliurch|' whose /counsel stated, in Court that.his client was a member• ot tho. Order. These inquiries have elicited'the fact that Brcnnan was not a Rechabite. ,i. For the purpose of raising', the necessary trees for thoidifferent reserves and.gardens in.tlio city, the Reserves Committee /)f the City Counbil hap instructed tho Supenntenddiit of illoscives to incrcaso. the area of the nursery at the Botanical Gardens,, at an esti.mated'cost; of betweeii:£3sjand,£4o.,,.,;;;',;,". . -•:■ The' abattoir by-law, adopted at a- special 'meeting of tho City Council On -Juno' 10, was confirmed at last night's nicoting of tho council,; with several ■'' minor.. amciidmcnts. The new by-law.will come into force.-.. on October 1. It ww. .'stated' that' tho abattoir \ co iild ; hardly bo ready for operations for about Hwo months.'. ,;,:.;;::: ■":,' ',' ■-:'!:;-';> -; : .'--; : ''•>. :.• With' regard'to the proposaljthat'- r sittings of the'Supremc Court Slibuld be held.at Mas-, ferton,'Hamilton, and other/places wherei the: 'District-'Court iised to sit,- the Attorney-Gen-, eral (Dr, Find!av)will hold a confercnce.wlth. their -Honours the :judges>cfore thcy'.leavo : for the' different districts ,:itf-.which; they aro ; .resident-'- ■-:'■'-■!, ';;.;,?;i''V;^'- {}'"'■ i '.':■;■; '•:.:;'-; ; ,-:■',■'-' ;: - ' i-'At'4;s5 j; p:mV i; yesterdafethe''6rb- f hrkadp received a call to No.'42;Boulcott Street an :oight-rbomcd r house,-owned; by.Messrsj. Blun-, dell' Bros., and occupied' by .MrS'.rSplller; tor tho purp'dses. of; a' bb'a'rdinghOusp. \ . The put-,. break'.Avas qnljr a: slight on© and w-assupr-'press'ed:. without ■' difficulty, 'tho done'.being to-tho• wall.of' a>bedroom,on.tho drouhd'>< floor. 1 : The house ,was: insured;, with' the; N.Z;.'lhsuranco /Company;-,-, -;; :i:'_ '>.'.■, :.' The Lyeil Bay tramway' schbmo 'was.intro. duced'-at last night's- meeting' of .the. City. Courioil, when tjie\Finance'Committee asked tho council to : notify'the trustees.of the late, Mr.'Hf'D.' Crawford of its intention to con-.-struct'tho' tramway,:and:.to. them, to constrilct thp. Oncnu Road and its extension: with drains and footpaths,-, in., pursuance of agreement. X Tho v cbnimittee's;; recpinaicndation was'adopted^;;, ■:;''-'■;■;',',':..:/.,:;.;;, "Tabulated' ill: tho:"Outlook";, arc :the ; .re-; suits of votes: taken 'at 38 quarterly;-circut-meetings held throughout .Now ■■ Zealand, : : of. w'hich reports were available, on the proposal to''form 'an. independent Methodist:; Confer-,; ehco for. Now--Zealand. The votes'cast .in; favour df the proposal were 492,t and votes ■ against the proposal 163.>,-Twe'nt>;-four;perT. >'sons:, : . who .attended, the. meetings -.preferred jiptto'rvbte'.either'way.',. ■■'. •, ; '".;■;■; .''; ; ;';, i :; -V; -; . Mr. J. Loudon, of Diinodin, who is'atp're- ■ sent visiting'Wcllington, has ; received advice from Mr. 'John Roberts, C.M.G.; who. isrin dm Old Country, stating tbathe ha?: purchased at tho exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy an oil painting entitled' !'A. Cool Retreat." by Mr. R, Smith. Tho price -was £100,: which Mr;' Roberts considers cheap.tbe artist'having reduced: the-catalpguo price by :£2O-,oii'consideratiph that: his picture, was liung-iri a gallery. ,::^■:.;;.' 'v..'o.?';;;; "■■ ■:.; : ) It was'stated'by the Acting-Prime Minister (Hon! J. Carroll) ryesterdpy tbait the Government was unable to" subsidise/; municipal works. It' had not,'he added,»been doiie in any ; other centre;. and ho doubted. if .it could be'done; in any event.; He.' wpnt oh'-to, say that! the "Government; was prepared ■to> consider tho expenditure 'of'tho balance; of, tho subsidy, £450, ori further works at Yiotoria: College. ,In due time.the application for sistanco to'.erect a fever hospital would,' be. considered: ;'"'.-•. ! ', '.:■.;■,;::.'.;;,,:- ''.■'ln-' connection with the Arbor, Day celeA bratidns, the Reserves .'Committeo of !tbe, City Council has instructed:tho superintend-' eht" of reserves to procure .quantities of suit-,. able trees.for planting' on Arbor, Day. The holes for the trees will be prepared, and the areas'to be planted will be duly advertised. Notification will; be' forwarded to the headmasters of the city schools requesting them, to arrange for a; squad of children to take part in tho tree j planting work; on Arbor ;!)»J.:-,^'':::\;v';V'-/ | ::; :; , '':V' : Hitherto "the "active" list of ofGccrs ;of the New Zealand Defcnco Forces; bos' consisted; of' ','. -■'.'' ■<•:■ fall 'officers of tho Per. maneilt Force, ;Militia, arid Volunteer, Forco' who have not reached the ago fixed for retirp- ■ "fai'eh't, "and who aro in every respect fit; for 'active' service in the field'. . ." To 'this has how; been added (to'.,follow tho word; '.'field"): "arid'ex-officers of the volunteer force who within six years of resigiiiiig their commissions are' specially' recommended; by tho Officer Commanding the District under whom they sorved.fnr sueh''appointments'.' The Officer Commanding District. to satisfy himself beforo, making recommendations that they are capable and dcsirolis of military : :j , ernplPyraent'l '■;;;, : : -.;■'■'. .--■;'■"-.' ;,;'»:.. The improvemen't'-of the, Union Clothing . Company's corner at.the junction.of Manners: and .Culia Streets is a matter, which has ro r< peived corisidoratiori from time to.time, over a term of vears. : Since tho improvement: effected by slicing a triangle off Winder's Cor- ■ nor has become--'apparent;', the,heed for.' a- ■ similar improvement on the opposite; corner .has by comparison become all the more necessary, particularly as-it is'at.that corner tpat ' the greatest congestion of- pedestrian traflle takflsplaee. It was stated recently that nccotiations to that end with tho ■■■Wosioyan'. : Trustees (ownorsof tho freehold) were dolayiri"' the matter. Tin's is so .far from boing correct that the trustees long"ago offered tho; City Council 23 squarP ■ feot of land (which; would sci, tho corncrhack. lQ:' feet) •free': of ' cost,' and. renewed' that, offer (which stands, ■' good to-day) a few', month's-ago'.'.' It is'with' : tho lessees—tho Union Clothing Company— that the negotiations-'have been proceeding , which,havo caused a. delay in ariivilig at a : settlement. ; - .: . '.- ■'■ . : *; ,",".! •We have' t,b advise -that '.wo/have takbn. ! up the sole agency, for New" Zealand for the Burgon' and Ball Sheep-Shearina;. Machines., -Write for quotations ' for installations.: Andersons, Limited, ,19 Bank; Chambers. : . . - . . .8139

■ A sitting in Chambers will bo presided'oyer- ,;■ by his Honour, Mr.' Justice Chapman this , , morning. ■' ■."-' ,': ■ '• : . >",' '■ '■';. ■ Yesterday, Sergeant Dalo arrested a man ..', on achargo of theft of a number of magazines." '. ;' ; - ', V. . .' An application from .tho Athletic'.Football' ''. Club for a lease of a portion of' tho Town ..-'.''. licit, between tlib top of Majoribanks ■ arid ■•.■■' Elizabeth Streets far... tho purpose, of erect- , ing a gymnasium has been refused by tho City Council, • '.'.--. ■■'v-i :'■-.':'' At tho Mount "Cook Police Court' yestcf- ; day, before Mr. .John Smith, J.P., Hugh < Mullen, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment; John : Mikolson and ono■ first olfonder "similarly; charged wore each fined 55., with tho uiual :' alternative. :, : . It was l decided at last night's meeting of the City Council that five fire alarm coll points be installed at - Kilbirnie, and: two at Hataitai, together with -. a switchboard at tho Kilbiriiio Station, at a total cost of £135. This work, it'may be remembered, was postponed from last;year for financial • reasons, and is, included in this year's cstimates. .' -; ■■ - ■ ;':' ..-.-.'.■ : ' Tho New Zealand team to compete at tho', ■' Australasian Amateur Athletic Championship ■ Mooting at Brisbane 'will leavo Wellington .. ;.,-.. for Sydney on August 6, and will reach there r on August 10. It will leave Sydney on. August 13, and be engaged at the meeting from August 18 to 21. The team will reach Wellington again on September 1. '':'"]'-'■ '■:.. At March'3o last (says the Hawera "Star") there were 15 bankruptcies "oh hand", at tho ■ .. , office of tho Official Assignee, Hawera. ■ Sihee then there have been ,6'fresh bankruptcies,■:,.-,.' leaving 21 "in hand" at tho quarter; ended Juno SO. For tho quarter ended June 30,? 1908, there was only -one petition in bank- ; ruptcy filed, - .-.-; ,-> •.■'. ■•. .'• ■•-.; • ; "What has boon done in reference to tho. Heath, Estate asked. Counv, cillor Frost' at last night's meeting of tho City Council.'- llio Major' stated ; that.. the V : negotiations were still going on and_a good' y: deal of progress had- been made. The no-, ■ gotiations were not being delayed, but thera was a good deal of work in this; matter, and; ' a report would probably be submitted totha next meeting or the Finance Committee. 1 ■ An application has been received by the. ; ', Reserves Committee of the City Council from. . the Kolburno Lawn, Tennis Club for the lease of a portion of the'reserve adjoining the Botanical Gardens for the.purpose of forming tennis courts. , : The, committee the next meeting as to tho suitability of tiie site, tho area available, and the Tcntal to be ;' charged. , -.'■ ', t -•■ -;, 'A new typo of. bullet, for whioh much ia; claimed by its ■ inventor. Mr. H. F. Cbaffcy, ; of Christchurch, has just been.; patented. ' The new'bullet is perforated longitudinally,'so that the frontal resistance of tho air is i; reduced, and the vacuum in its wake veni tilatfd,!' so to 'speak, by the rush- ot.air : through, the.back of the- projectile. ; Ibis,: ,'' it is, claimed, will :: increased';;;-.-. ,' velocity. •; • i , :; .; l v ; v-;./.;. : ; , ..:...V.Vv.'. ,:\'\W:;-.'"■■■■ K ■.■')-'nO' : q'uWion' i or:;.tho''-liehting ; ."or>nMto^- • streets was raised', by Councillor^Fitzgerald.. A ■ at last, night's meeting of tho_ City^Coun-;: ',- cih Ho expressed the opinion that the time had.nmved when the By-Laws'and Lighting,-. -•- I (3ommiltco should grapple'with tho question. : : After,' Councillor/ Ballmger; had pointed out that'the ; residents'in.all private >.streets had, to piv for: the'erection of their hghte.and, ■ i the.•.council supplied the'powcrfroe,'the mat- : ■ ;-,.": ; ; ;,';' ~ •\ 1 . \.-.\ : ■ • The;following tenders- .for : , 'repairs to the, engine-room, -etc.,- of, the s.s. ? , Tutanekaii-Acccptod, W. Cable and. Co,; , Wcllington::£r47 10s.|declmedj A. Hadeoko. ' Rangiora, £786 ss; ; A.and T/Burt,'Auck^; ~ land?£B7B ss. 4d ; ; Hutchison-and Campbon,.- : Wellington, £888'; Scott Bros,, Christohurch,:j, ' £923: Seagar -Brosi,- Auckland,:i £955jv.U... .Fraso'r and Sons* Auckland,^los0 rßobert.,, : nm'.-ahd Co.,' Wellington,'£llso rW. Crab-..; . tree and.Sons, W e llington^^2K)i r .Andor-,;, ■ ' S.-Ltdl, Christchurcn, £1287i.S^Luko and ■: , ; .Coiv.Wd;,, Wellington,.£ls4s. ~;,:•■ :^-!.', ; '■'■ ' ' : Fbrt':p^sot:;^t;Scntouh,- ; 'fß i almost. read V;;' ■ now to" receive its armament—two; six-inch: : B Tlie' 'gun ''omplacomcnts and;; ; i .other; : neceMarV-works-l|aVb'bcbiV practicilly;, ... i' obmploted, 'W'■' ( -■. ■ made for ,tbo ; installation of 'standard^ ■■W:\ : • ■ tho gun's.' ;;Th6;Fort;:©orsct guns,-unlike - . and: at.i v ; the other {ortificd•positions'jii tho.iharbouri.. [ will bo on ; fixedistandards,: and,'!.instead1 pf. ; ■ '~ ,• disappcaring-intbrtlie/Buu-nits ;bolow;aflor,: ; .:■ their dischafgoi will simply bo thrown-, back,,...--; , by tho-.recoii;:,\Vithin;tho.oinbrasuros. , ... i ; -;-('Ther6'is^an. : impression^in: : .: '- the- council,'is.:: ; . y :• .for," remarked -, ■ Luke .'at; .last -night's -meeting .of - the , , •I Council \when heaskedtho Mayor, tho posi- ; '-,, .- ;• t{on--6f;thb.-'-ontstondinß::; : : ! tween' tlie Gas Company, and the. City Coun-. , I ci! : His.Worshlp stated' that he proposed , v ■ putting an : important letter beforo, the coun,. , }■ li\ k' lommitteo; After:tbe. counci .had^sat. • - ■in committee'for some time, it was announced .-, . dpoided, that a,deputato,,,: :/ from the council should wait on the. Actogv ' Prime Minister U roferonce.to the:gas-qucs-.-.f. ... ■'■ -.tipn;:'■-.,';'" I;,.". ■,' '-v;:' ■. ;.;:■"■" '*■'■';:.' ■''■": )}■ '' : -tenderof Messrs;M'Muljen Brps.fof;,;. protective .works; at-. the City Council s pro-, herty/on;: thi'Mangatamoka, River .was •£,•, i centcd by tho council last night.--..-Tho tender ~-.:. X boL 'Englnoer's estimate,,- ■;. i Other'" successful <: .-. or ■■ • >. worksMwero .as sunderpNatlonahFJecto.^ tt/i: .tenders; for i Hick'sou"' and Gooder." bookbinding for Pub- r . i„g goar.for abattoirs; Wallace; and C 0.,. . iroribark,poles for .electric, hghtmgi -J*™*:;;- [■ hieldi'and*Co;, insulated^ ire^^ , : / arid Co., shades and rollectors; A. D. Riley; .. ; I: anVCo. ' metallic; filamort lamps T .Orabfrco , I. and Soils, incandescent; lighting - .. ■ -,;. ; 'v'tlw righhof ■the^Jowish s ;community , as,r^,,, -'■ '■ guards; tho now abattoir wero, under idispusj;. ;■ •'■ sion at last night's, meeting of : tbo. Uty ~.. : Council, when the'-. Cw? } ' K abattoir by-law was brought forward., Oouncillor Cohen suggested that the works should; bo kept open on Sundays for tio.conven.enco; :, • , M.tho Jewish peopld, but several coUnCillpra . : '■ • took 'exception to, this, course, as, it, would;, ~ • keep Mho -works .open and, the men at-work ■ - ; every Sunday. Councillors, wero.generally , ; agreeable that: jf : it .was,-found.,. that, itho;,; closing on Suudayß: inconvenienced --.any ;.- : section;of tho community, to any great ,' extent,' which could only .lip possible in tho . suinmor months.. matter eouldv;bo, re- ; ! opened.' ; ' Councillor Cohen' eventually, with- .■ drew his ;suEgosfcd; anieudmeiit^.-;''''.-'.;■; V. ;.';,; ■ ! .''■■'• A great surprise was caused,in,a : city warCr ; , :'■'.' . houso rocbntlyi when a hydraulio hit camo; ;/ , , 'down with'a sudden rush and bump from tho, ,- top story, to the: bottom.. The .Owners .Wrote ,/ . to the City Coriwration and claimed. £im. ■ ■~ • 2d. for damage boxes. : When tho ~ ~ matter ,camo up at last nio . . |' the council, tho Town Clerk ;rcad a. report ; , •by the City Engineer, who pointed.out that, r v • under, the by-laws, the. corporation did not ,; , cuarautoß an uninterrupted supply, ,ahd also , • that if the exhaust valve cylinder of the if* : , had been in proper orden tho..,littv;^puifl; ; simply have stayed: up whcji, tlie ,\vater: was; ~ l cut ptf. ;Ho submitted that:;,lifts ,worked, v J direct from tho city water mains could not bo satisfactory: Councillor, Slurtchtto,, asked, ' whether nqtioo could, not have; been .:giycii; f■ before tho supply, was; 'cut; off,v but, ; . otlier ; 5 councillors contended .that,, as ;a, practice, ■ , \ this 'would bo impossible. Ihe council;apr proved of the-action of its.officers in,rop*v : ■ : diating liability.; , ; ( - ../•,/; v .--..-'• '•• "■..> .;?.:[ -...' ','■ The talkVwas. of America,;; and Mr.:, Jos. :' ' Thcbaud, a visitor from' Seattle, was; montioning that a special session of Congress U«d, ,; [' been Bitting; for some moiitliß vdcahng- wita; ■: , , tariff-reforms "But ( you , get....... ;- any foreign ■•• news .hore,":,;:. saidv; ,tnfl ~: -.. , visitor;; "the ;-,paporß:;aro: ' but, but' there,.is not even, an, apology ~; J for■ tho world's news. ■ Why m ;.\okohama t . ;; I rind smaller cities in: Japan, wioro torn ■«■_■;■..:.. { onlv a couplb of thousand white; population, . tlie'v get much tluu^youdp.liwo , orin Australia about what'is gomgon in:ttio ;; , \Vorld. lliat is ono of, tho.great, laoksoi.. 1 these wiuntries. Your pajiers are; too\P(tl«- -,•:.; , chial and narrow, aiid'CMiscquentlyytlie;m- : :, : :- t terest is in little'things/;and ;ypnri ; natrona).: ; : cducati6ir-suffers.'-'V ; Ih-..'.a:,,iw«ig'.'Rroercs«^,',,v.,. '•'■ eounlrv like this, -you' should knoiV; what IS ; : P. going oil: as-affecting'tho: big (thiiigs: of, .this ,:;■ " life' and tho destinies of nations;-,and try. ; lip-t ~: ; to,become,too excited Avjieii a.draua -hecojuc* .;,-; : 3 cllbkcd." ;. ', •'• ,';-. : '■'";-' : :';