LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho postnl authorities adviso that the Mokoia, wliich loft Sydney' on Wednesday for Auoklnnd, has on board an English and Auatralian mail for Wcllincton, which is duo hero on -Monday afternoon noxt. The Wellington Education Board has decided to ai>k tho Government to, establish a school ut Enßtoni Htitt, to accommodate 120 children, nnd.-nlno to nroceod with tho necessary additions to tho Main Hutt School. Thursday next, at noon, has 'boon fixed by tho Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Labour, as the time for receiving tho deputation on the laundry question winch is to meet hiui.' .A recommendation that tho private lighting mains bo extended to Brooklyn won' brought forward by the Power Stations' Committee of the City Council last night. The estimated cost of tho' extension, £ICO, was authorised. An offer from tho Perth Zoological Society to oxchango a pair of Timrosn wild swine 1 for a malo thar, has been declined by the City CouncilV-RcKorves Committee. It has also been decided to inform the Perth.Society that soriio smaller animals or birds would be' i accepted- • ■ : '', Oil'tho recommendation of .the Tramways i and I'owor Stations Committee of the City Council it has been decided that the scale of (' discounts at, present in force in regardto direct current power supply bo made applicable to alternating current power supply, and ) that the minimum charge for alternating supply be ss. per month. , - ": - ■■: Mr! John Duthie, in the interview which - we .published ydsterday, said. that, (he idea as to the depression of New Zealand trade" was exaggerated in mercantile circles in Sydney, but ho points out that he did iiot say, or intend to say, that such an -idea was applicable to our public debt.-The banner of i tho unemployed dcriionstratiou which ho witnessed read, "We demand work," not "We i .want work." -'' '~■ ■ '. ,',',,,:-,, --.'; The residents of Kilbirnio have a grievance i cgainstitho city, in'that the' subiirb has not been considered in the periodical, performances given by the subsidised bands, The , matter, was brought under the notice of the' Mayor yesterday by a deputation of Kilbirnie residents, who. pointed out that they were ; quite as .much entitled to'consideration in the matter of band music as other, parts of , the city. Dr.'Newman promised to see that performance's are given at Kilbirnio in, turn. ' Sir Charles Lucas, in his speech at the i Ministerial luncheon, is reported as qupting : "the ,witty, words of .the '-_ late : Master of Trinity College, Cambridge,,- that- 'we are. none of us infallible,-not even, the youngest.' " Without prcsum'n 3; to setth the author- ; ship of this- famous apophthegm, it may be rc- ■ marked hero that it has: often been attri- !-. buted.-: to tho late Dr'.i Jowett, /.Master of Balliol College, Oxford. Certainly, when it '■■ collies to; quotations,', npne of us. is, infallible. - In v'my of the, greatly diminished tramway traffic on Sunday-evenings during'thc winter months, the Tramways Committee of > the City Council: recommended'last night 'that the services on all routes, with the exception of tho ' Newtown and AValla'co Street lines, ■wh.iclisb.ave a ten and fifteen minutes', service iospectively, be reduced after,6.3o p'.ni. to a 'twenty minutes' service during -the remainder of the winter, or until the traffic . shows of improvement. The recomnien- ' dationwas asreetlto. ; --, .••..'.:-•:.. ■ ■■'•';,. ' Gifts .to tho Newtown Museum have been received as under by ..the ■ City Council's Libraries Committee:—Mrs. T. ' Kirk, peacock; H. Penn, Australian lizards' and elephant fish; E, W. Pethe'rick, platypus; T. E. Donne, old _.. muskets ; (Maori '; relics); Miss M'Kenzie, kingfishers; ,J.;A. Heginbotham, Australian' rdsolla; H. J. -Fielder, wood-boring, insects j J. B. Speed, collection of Ghineso,; Japanese, and , Korean -pipes; Master MarJey, New Zealand insects; Master 1 Cameron, old Japanese sword j Master' Alder,' birds' nests' and' eggs.": •: ;•;'"<:' ;■'., ;! ' ; In a letter to. tho Rev. regarding- the inspection of the 'physical training .portion ■ of the work of the Petonei Catlioli.c" Chief Inspector, says: "I. visited the school -and saw Mr. Harrison taking a class in freoao'ii and. deep-breathing exercises; programme of exercises/is ,a very .good one. Tho, (a'S far "as 1 can-.-judge) are not. too severe. Mr. Harrison is, a good insfcructor. 1 Ho' succeeds in -making the children! go' through their work with 'life' and energy."" .',".. .:;■'.-'-. .■■' .•- .- ; A. young: and-'spirited horso'owned by- Mr. August',Stromain, milkman, of North' - Kil-: bimie;' caused a little excitement in. Adelaide Road on! .i. Wednesday.'-.'-v It appears, fiom the police report, that the animal took: x fri-svt at! a handkerchief which a passer-by ihad ; in his. hand, .and,-bolted towards, the. Basin 'Reserve.-. Before its wild career could be checked the- horse had dashed into a; largo .shop-window, the 1 property ,of Mr. Frank: Dixoiij of 49-Adelaide'.- Road. * Mr;: Stromain; udio is stated,to have been driving a-t the time' (thero' were , other occupants in tlio cart))\ had; his facoout by, tho horse's colHsidn, but othenvise ■ there''- were- no; serious: results of ,flio accidont.'-,' Following upon certain inquiries which were instituted by tho .Wellington Education' Board, concerning; ;the number of crippled children in the 'oity who might be expected' -to: avail themselves 'of the advantages of'a Cripples' School (if' such aii institution',-as suggested some time ago! by Dr. Hardwicke, , Smith, - Superintendent of iilio. Wellington Hospital, were established), a return presented to the board yesterday showed that there were, .altogether;- only five' crippled children' known to tho . beadmaste'rs of the various schools. .Of these, tliree suffered from partial or total paralysis; one hada crippled hip' and ; kneo; one a crippled lmee,.and"one achppled hip. Such a small number, considered the. board; did not seem to justify furthqr action: ill the matter, . , ,/.- After .tlio Acting-Primo Minister (Hon.. J.: .Carroll) had left Papawai- yesterday the Natives considered tho now policy which he had expounded in con-nebtion :-with '..Native land and other problems. The representatives of the trik-3 from tho East. Cape to the South Island approved of tho proposals' and -promised to t give tliem;.every support-.'in! their power.-No authority rested with the representatives of the tribes on the! West Coast to pledgo their, people to' affirm': the proposalsv ; Persondfly;, however; these;'representatives expressed approval of tho scheme, and intimated-' that they would discuss! tho : matter with their :'trjbes at- an: early, date.. On Monday next Mr. Carroll will address the King Country: Natives at Otofohanga on the Bubject;: " : " ; ':;.'. '■ . ; r \ "_ '_'■: -" "The thing that'has fciiled more natives! in the. South Scastlian anything ' else has been the introduction :bf clothing," l said the Rev. A. E. Hunt,-.in thp.course of a lecture at Timaru. The natives,did not use.,olotiies. :for. warmth, but. rather for. .show; "he., put them on during the day,' and ■ was neafjy naked all'njght. The'result was chiUs,' und other ills, whioh soon created a high rate-of' ! mortality. In ono village, the speaker had found all .the natives in,.hjdi-ng, a-nd. tlioh after'.waiting-for some itimo, tlio 'chief,,his Prime Minister, his secretary, arid others ! appeared on the scene." They explained that , they had been looking out tlio State wardrobe, a-nd th 6 Sta-te wardrobe at that time ' was. verj', limited indeed, The chief wore, a shirt supposed*to bowli-ite, tlie- Prime Min- ; ister a yei-ysmair singlet, and the secretary , was gloriously attired in one stocking.•: The' recreation ground at • Kilbirnie, which 'is at present the dumping-ground for cor- . pqration trucks and sundry other. oddments, , is causing local residents -some "concern, \ When the ,£27,000 loan" for ■recreation , grounds was carribd four-years ago, £2000. | was to have been expended on improvements , to the Kilbirnio ground, but so far none of , tho money has been spent at Kilbirnio. "A , deputation from Kilbirnio had a conference , with tho Mayor yesterday ' morning, . in re- ■ foteiico to the matter. The deputation was , informed that the money had been spent, on ; ■ other recreation grounds, but Dr. Newman j promised to put the matter boforo the couii- , 'oil, mid see' if a sum could be voted for , levelling and improving the ground at brico. In view of the money.haying been borrowed for a specific purpose, residents "of Kilbirnio .; hold that they can legally compel the oity.to J spend the £2000 on the Kilbiniie ground, < and, in the event of -tho reply.. from tlio ] council not being, satisfactory, it..is, stated , that the'advisabloness of taking (Supromc i Court rMoceodincs will bo oonsiaorod, ■'; -1 i

flic attendance at the Marauui School, wluoh was otxmcd only a- few mouths back, n , ? c /' m «! tl M 'apiilly that the Education Hoard has found it necessary to procure ao- , oommodatic-n elsewhere.. i. ....-•'.•■ Tlio largo number of accidents that have .: i happened of■ Into through persons boarding or alighting from tramcars while they are in ■ motion has promoted the City Council to.de- " cido to institute 'proccodiniis for a breach of tho by-laws in any case that happens in the future. ■■~'.:•..-. , _ A Rotorim visitor to Wellington yesterday informed a Dominion representative that trie big basin cf the Wnimanrru Gcysor was drying up. _ Tbf water bad entirely disappeared; ■'. I leaving behind an am of oaked mud,'upon which somewhat insecure foundation a mint- . , bcr of tourists.were photographed this week. , Judgment will be delivered by the Court i' of Appeal on Monday in. the case of John I Douds v. the Minister for Railways, j This appeal was brought for tho purposo of deciding whether broken service in'the Railway Department should count for superan- '• [' nuation purposes. ■ ■ ' ; ' : - '.. i ."Tho board's finances," said Mr., Robert . Leo.' (Chairman of tho Wellington Education ;' Board), at the meeting of that body yesterday,."are i not in a condition to' warrant the authorisation of any extraordinary item ' of expenditure until the. end of the year. We I have just sufficient to meet tho ordinary calif . upon our funds.";' : '• ! ••'..:. .^'''' Last night • the Wakapuaka cable Btation I advised that from tho end.'of-tlio month the ; telegraph department there will-.be conducted by-tho Eastern Extension Company. The' six Departmental operators aro being traris--1 forred to various other offices.,: The Eastern . l . Extension staff, in order-to cope with the •,. 1 extra work, was yesterday increased by the v ' arrival of three operators from Sydney. ;. ;In the course of a private, letter recoived : by a Wellington resident" from Liouterian't: !'• Colonel Gudgeon, late Resident Commissioner .- ( for tho Cook Group, that gentleman states .; that there, is-no. foundation in the.London Missionary Society's report.: that>leproßy-' is • spreading in': this group. Colonel, Gudgeon , i will most probably return to, New Zealand " by the nexti trip of tho Haurotp. Ho will 5 resident Auckland or' Gisborrio.; •',',' '<'■ 3 The Heretaunga "Mounted, .Rifles paraded ■.' } thirty strong under Captain Samuel last'": , evening;' Staff-Sergeant-Majdr, Doyoy; gave • f some'very ; useful instruction. ■-.-;, .The .. new.. I Short Lee-Enfield magazine rifles were issued '.' to the members of' the corps. '.The annual' dinner:will take place in a few weeks' time, I when shooting trophies ,will/bo presented to ~ ; the winnorsi ■ The "corps is now recruiting , : strongly,- ' ', ' ','. "' ' ''It, is like a huge unboiled treacle pud-' ' ding—a veritable sludge channel,'!' said Mr. R. A'. Wright,' M.P., speaking for'a deputation at'the City Council last evening in reI ferenco to one of the Brooklyn streets. Mr. [ Wright added that trodesmon refused to carry " coals and other articles which'were required ' by residents, as the 1 roads were considered >to \ i bo a menace to the legs and lives of their : • -horses.-.■''.•','.') ,'■.-.; ...' ../.■■,,:. .'.".•■'.;■> • :.-': i 'Tlio final : formality preparatory to com-,--' ; meuciiig;tlio work of laying, the Lyell Bay i tramway was gone through yesterday, when , a memorial for the, track was dispatched :, ■ to'bis'Excellency tlie ; Governor;"Tlio law , demands that 14 days shall elapse from',the - sending iii of: the mcmorial,'to the. issueof: • the Order'-in-G'ouhcil: The Mayor stated at . last night's meeting of the City Council'that ; ho had every-reason to, believe that the city . . would 'be ablci to,proceed with: ■ the work > - 1 about the, middle of .August./;' All.the neces--., : 1 sary documents bad; now. gone .to the Gov-,' '■ orument'ih order to'give the people.of Mara-,' ' nui a; chance of: protesting, "Of course,"! added, Dr.; Newman; "there will be no pro- . ■. test."'' ; l:':.-;;-;;i;'/;,■■'.,,-..■;.;;.. !■:;!.;:; :i! : :-, : "' "The relieving funds of the board are now, so greatly overdrawn, being - over £700 in . debit, that the board regrets its inability: to grant, in " future: 'retiring leave to- its , teachers." So read a recommendation from i, the Finance Committee of the •Wellington '".. Education' Board, which was tabled at the. board's' meeting/yesterday. ,' Members c expressed regret'xhat such' a course seemed W :,. ; bo inevitable. f'Thore- is' nothing else for .it,|'.-''said^fl^aflvmaii, i .Mr i '.Robcrt-Jiec/.''-'v, ; d have rcach-ed ' the limit, of oiir resources." After a littlo.,discuasipil',: it was.".decided;- t0... ; relax!- ai.littlo,, and K .tho' .board's [executive,' ', w'a's;.aut|iqrised 'to' grant ,'the Jariuary^irionth's'": ' retiring _l e aye' who were relinquishing tlie-ir duties on December 31, prior to retiring on superannuation. .'•: i The'designation of .the' Crof ton School has, been changed" to "Ngaio," in conformity with the,change .which has .been,; made in. tho postal. ; ,and/ railway,:!' designation /of, that suburb. - ' In" deciding upon the- change yes- , terday, tho Education Board was within' as ace of:'.being linvolve'd in a conflicting controversy over, .the general question of Maori nomenclature. ■ Air. A;; H. Vila--.wanted to know tho: precise significanceA of tho'word ■, , "Ngaio," -justifying, his curiosity by pointing - .out that many of our -Maori.-,place name* were capable of "scandalous interpretation.?' ' Mr; W- C. Buchanan' thought that the spelling of the.wordishould be ' ; N-g-a-i-a-o,l',and \ was referred ,tb;.'.Mr.-; W.,, H., Field, who was-named as: an authority, on the matter. Mr; Buchaiian drily'suggested that! the. qiios- : , tion required a: wjeigh tier'authority. Some-; one 'then 'wontioiit and. procured,, a Maori - dictionary, 'and members' submitted \to tho. ''weight',' of whicJi assorted that ■ "Ngaio", meant: "a-littlc tree."' V : .; ■ \'-■:■ \ The Rev; F. -H;' Spenberj of the' British' and Foreign > Bible Society, has just com-; , pleted an itinerary of.the;-North Island, and, '■„'■ intends to proceed' to''.Otago'aUd -Southland at the - bogin'ning of next' moiitlK ' Speaking to, a DoMiMOfJ representative on tho. work 6f. ; ,thesociotyj Mr. Spencer stated: that 'tho organisation was now-printing and distributing the Bible, or portions of-it, in 418 different, languages and'dialects. '.Six languages"' were .added to ; the list last year, namely, Kanauri (north of Simla)'; Rabha (Northern ' Assam); Ora\(Southern Nigeria); Ndau (Eaist of;. Rhodesia); Lau : \ (Solomon Islands); ■ and - Mailu .. Toulon Island, ■ 'south-cast- of' New; Guinea). The New Testament is published" complete in 102 languages, and the whole of:'the Bible '■'. is ,105. ; Last,year the Society " issued altogether --nearly': six inillioh volumes, which included Bibios; New Testaments,' and . portions of Seripturo.. ; - ;.-.'; '.',.!■'. '~'■.,.[.■,:.[ ' : : A most: interesting lecture, on the. subject of, '-'Tho : Southern Alps,"was givcir by! Dr, Bell', head of: the'/-New Zealand iGcological ~ Survey Departmoht, - at the Normal. Training . Collegb last evening.' -~ ',I'he' lecture, which was; attonded', by,, a - ycry, : app'reiiativo), audience,': was:the,', series of sixi which havo been arranged. to be given.:; The. 100- .- turer,. was-, introduced-." by'.: Mr.t Robert iLee,' of, the: >.Wellington -Education Board, who commented, on. tho -value of suck ; ' a system of. oxtou'sivo; lectures, wliicii wer« dosigned. for the benofit and edification not only of the students, : but of the general public as well. Dr.'-Bell prefaced Ill's address with an interesting reyjow of tho general features of-.the 'great: Alpiiie;.system of: the.., South 'Island, and-.; followed , with a : graphio ■■'■', and. most; ..entertaining recital, illustrated by , lantern views;.of.his"personal experiences in that region while on a tour of exploration, along :tho, less frequented, portions of .tie :..'■ AJps,; .;....':;,-;. -';';' ; ' '■■ •',-.. .;, -■, y-..,-;.;: -■ Apparently,-, systematic training in mus-" ketry for public/school cadets by means of miniature rifle ranges is to supersede, tho ■''-'' somewhat desultory training which,' in thopast,'has been given on 1 the adult: ranges; At ' ,yestorday's meeting of tho Education Board, ' ,a letter was received from Major T. W. M'Donald t officer, commamding tho Now Zea- '■• land Public School Cadet Corps, in which tho ? writer stated, that'.tho, Minister fori.Educa- "-' tion had approved of .tho .principle of the oncouragemont: of. riuV ,ranges' throughout,the Doininioh. A subsidy of, £ ' for. £ would ; bo given,: up. to an amount tobe determined in each approved ! case. It : would bo impossible to devise: a plan that would meet all cases, as,local conditions had t -•: bo carefully considered from "a" safetpoint of view. A proportion -of 122 calibre rifles; specially snitablo for ininiaturo ranges, would bo issued as soon as a supply war , obtained, in plnco of thcr:i3lo rifles;now, *bu '' : ,: issue. The board dcoidM to ■■'acquaint"■■'■the; various- School Committees with the new arrangements. ■;■""■'■'- •;■:■;:"':■''!:' ■■;', '■■ lr'yon aro contemplating 'removing,; the firs,' thinsyou should do jb obtajn a quotation from '"• J ; .Keir, f <6-(8 Joryois Qnayj Ho Las had niaw years' oipenenee in this: class of Wfort, ant - is in a position "to rjack, store, apd remove aw description; of, furniture. He, also, clears iroodi through Customs, and dispateht's packorasi npi/ parcels lo any eddross in the world. . Telo phone No, ÜBO. ■ "."" -- ;" Cjy-.'.■:;