LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■•••" V• , *•>" ; . • • •■'Sir.Joseph Ward assures me (writes tlie London correspondent' of the Christchurcli "Evening;News")..there is hot the slightest foundation for tho statement that lie will try'to float a loan on behalf of the Dominion while ■he is in London. Tho Dominion has- already, ho states, secured all tho money it requires, : nnd there is no necessity for raising money- hero. ' u : ': A'portrait- of ail old gentleman,, witlilopg. grown, silky, white hair, and'? heard of similar texture, has, hung for many years in the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Some of the older, members of the Chamber know whom it represents:-- but . whenever outside meetings are -held there, inquiries 'are.mado as .to his identity. : The; portrait' is that ot Mr! James John Tamo|\vhb arrived 'in Weliti jthe. good ship Adelaide in. 1840, one iof .-the first, of the New .Zealand Land Company's ships to arrive in -Wellington. Being-.nomadic- in bis; habits,-Mr. Taino, is only .in Wellington at'rare; intoifval6, but-Jie was discovered- by a Dominion/; representative strolling up 1 Willis ;• Street- in Vtbe', sunshine of. yesterday mornihjjj. in carriago and deportment /little"alfectid' by tho, 92years which liavo foiled oiv since lie'first saw tho light in England. ' Mr. Taino is never better (Am .iwhent/ayolling,, ai)d,....4ft®r giving ythe assurance that he .w'hsr-iti excellent- health, Baidiiith'atlhoi jnadqo a.e sojourn iro. Italy, l arriviAgs!badlfi, in'* -winter in 1 Auckland, where stfnio members' of . his Family reside.. llo* was only in-Wellington [or,a short 'tiineA;as the ','move on" feeling was. on' ! -'iiim, : -''and' ho intended shortly to visit : otheV'hiembers 'fif ' his 4 family in DunDdin.- "A' few yiars' short 'of; being _a centenarian, it'was surprising to see'this hale aid pioneer 1 pause to, read (without artificial aid) ~tho, announcement;, on au.. auctioneer's blackboard of .goods-to bo sold'; that; day, md, immediately. afterwards, to walk with a sprightly gait, into a stationer's shop to purchase, a' bottle of'ink, as he "had some writing to do." 1; Fe\v : of those who arrived from England 69 years 'ago ; iiro among -us still, .hut of those few'Mi 1 . TAine';is surely one ; of "the .most rpmarkable; . . ' - , The sea lion on-board tho Hmemoa (now doing the West- Coast Sounds) for the Wellington Zoo apptars (says the Bluff '..'Press") to "be fretting considerably. ■He absolutely refuses to cat, arid the noor beast is considerably reduoing himself by his copious tears.'. Tho - Hiriemoa, is duo , in; Wellington towards tho end of next woek. ■ • Tho Makara County; Council has ..not yet arrived at a settlement; of its financialaffairs iii -connection with' its severarico from tho Hutt County ,Council (which took place on November. 23, 1907). 'ilio Hutt, County Council has gone.;as. far as to • prepare,'. a statement,.of -its assets.- and. liabilities, in which is set forth what that,body considers to bo the financial responsibilities of, the Malara body. This has been submitted to tho arbitrator, Mr. Short. ( T'ho meeting of the Makara CoUnty: Council - hold jesterday was attended- by its solicitor (Mr.; M. F. Luckie); : whotraversed - the , Hutt Council's statement, 1 in' which he - found somo matters for debate. Ho stated "that ill respeot to the item "outstanding rates!';'the statement did not include two-thirds of the out-st-aiiding rates, aosets valued- at £3600.'-, Then the value' of the Lanibton Quay offices- ps set down at something like ,£2ooo' less - than tho . latest official valuation, £6145. The Makara County Council h43 now, to -prepare its statement, which will be submitted to the arbitrator to assist him'in arriving at a just basis of settlement between tho two bodies. ; A smart little motor launch has been built iii Dunedin to- tho order, of, .the Anglican body, 'and is for uso by tho Rev. Mr. 6oertz,qf Stewart,lsland.;' With; the aid of tho launoh,' tho . rov. gentleman : . will bo enabled to visit lluapuke, Pegasus, and other outlying parts. : ''V. .> The' postal authorities advice ■ that the MokOia; which left Sydney .on- Wednesday for Auckland, has on board an English and Australian mail for Wellington, which-is due here on Monday.aftomoon next by;the express train from Auckland. ? The!wool-classing . classes : .recently..' instituted at Eketahuna aro meeting with.considerable support:, (Twenty-seven- pupils attended the opening lecture of Mr. S. Wood, tho instructor. f "• - : Time was when it was the solo prerogative jf tho Fire .Brigade's vehicles, to bo fiuished in glossy scarlert paint, with'gold trimmings. Chat was before tho advent ot the chattering lutomobita and motor vehicles, jfhiclr claim kho whole of the colours of tho spectrum' for their scheme of decoration,.'and, . truth to tell; 60iii0 very pretty effects ;aro gained.' Tho ivriter. recently saw' a sea,'' green,'. a- dove ;roy, and the palest puce-tinted oars within mlf an hour in, Cathedral Square,' Christ-, :hurch. But to hark back to tiho ; scarlotilazod vehicle—tho now postal, motor-vans lavo appropriated tho 'colour by royal war•ant, and now anothori,Goverhnient vehicle if now aiid strauge dovico'. hao appropriated ;ho colour that is to tho bull'as fire-water'to ;ho Indian. This is a light lorry, packed v-ith • machinery,' usually, found ill tho vicinty of a telegraph pole. Tho machinery conlists of a 2J-hoTS«-power engine, working a wwerful pumi), which forces, under great jrcssure, air impregnated with chloride- of ialcium in tho leadoii tubes in. which arc lacked the motallio., return telephone wires. Pho operation is rendered necessary by leaks n the leadoiv pipes,-which admit the damp, smsing a poor connection. Tho location if such leaks is oasily found by la, iesting ipparatus at tho exchange, the wiro3 and heir wrappings are dried in the manner deioribed, and the leak is repaired. . - ( • The number of. co-operative workers epiiloyed bv the Qovornment during August ras 6201,. made up as followsßailway vorlutj 321 artisans, ' and 3864' liborourßj oads, 12010 labourer*.

Another Government advertisement, which under tlie boycott lias been refused to The Dominion.': will- bo found on Pago 3 of-this , ■ issue, 'published at our own cost for tlio benefit of our readers. , . The Police Commission will sit in '.Welling-;', ton on Monday at 10.30 a.m., in. the Museum Buildings. It is expected that a . week will be occupied in bearing evidence in this city. The commission will then have: concluded its investigations. 1 . ;' In the report of his presidential, address at tho annual meeting of the Incorporated Institute of' Accountants, Mr. H..C. Tews- \ ley was represented as saying "1m hoped that the oldest and broadest-minded amongst tho new members would be selected to frame, tho constitution and laws of tho new'society.". Thi< report should have read "ablest and broadest-minded." It would be well worth while.for the Com- • monwcalth (states the Melbourne"Age") to induce the party of American representative business won who are about to .make a tour of the world to include Australia in their trip. To number of 750,' which means a large command <of ability and capital, the syndicate has chartered tho Hamburg-Ameri-can liner Cleveland, 18,000 tons, , for: tho world tour.' The Cleveland will leavo Now York on October 16, and will, "do" Egypt, India, Siam, Java,, Borneo,' Manila, . and . w Hong-Kong, arriving at Nagasaki on December 29. After this tney will proceed: to Hono- . lulu. There is also'another excursion,, start. ' ing from New York about the samo.time in ; one of the new White Star large medium. speed ships, but'this party ivill. consist 'of only some 250 millionaire!! and semi-million-aires. Pleasure rather than business is the object, while tho'Cleveland escureioii will bo business; combined with, pleasure. . ! A Tocent ■' visitor to. Australia, Mr; Robert Bell, of-Ashburton, is not at all. sanguine aa. to the agricultural prospects in Queensland. "Tho question for thoso. who . are ' turning their eyes towards Queensland to consider,' lie stated to>an interviewer, "is whether during a period of twenty years—which-;is -not too long n period in'a iaan'si lifetamQ—-whe-'' ther at the end of- twenty years they would . have, done -better in a country whioh is so ' prolific on the'one hand,; and, on. the other-' is so cruelly devastated by .'droughts, floods,. !■ . and fires, or , at the end of . that period they would not have been better off in, sßy, New Zealand, with its equable cli- ~ mate and its more even conditions.- This is a question which I leave farmers and investors and all interested to' answer : for- them- ■ selves.";;' ■; ,' . ../ The .Maranui Sooial ,Club held. its weekly meeting in the hall oil Thursday evening,. when Mr. J.-Hi Harrison gavo an interesting lecture on "Tlie Chest,-its Construction and .Development." After dealing with- his subject in an interesting.;mariner,..thoi lecturor gave a practical dcmonstrat'ion of tlio vinfluenco tliat electricity has. on the nervca ■ controlling tho different musclcs. At the, conclusion) Mr. .W. Robertson moved o veto of thanks to Mr. Harrison/which Was,carried i by acclamation. Mr.- A, B. Clater occupied... tho chair.- This lecture was tho first'held • « uridcrthe auspices of tlio; club, and its supcoss augurs well.for- the. succeeding ones. • It, is understood: that iH.M.S. ■ Enoounter, , ' ■ will bo pjaoed i at' ; tie • disposal. of • Lord - , when ho pays his . visit, to,Aus-. '5...;' tralia and Now Zealand. Tho' Er.countei leaves Auckland'for. Australia on' Septemhei. ■ is; >.. o;.'r x-r .■■ : "Tlie husband is the head of the;homo.".;,' mid Mr: C. C. Kettle, S.M., during ih( • hearing of an application, for a - summary ,- ;; sep.iratiou order in the .Auckland rohoo■ Court"at' least bo li&ed .to bp considered . so ' some .-'years,,ago;'; he ;jcontinued, • .until of recent- years certain :tlungs have come to passj.women 1 ? have,come, to th 6 front: , • and things are:, somewhat. changou., A woman, ho said,' sworo to love, honour, and obeyi her husband in: all lawful- commands, and the-law- required.on the husbands part.... 'that. ho "Should - conduct -' himself properly;. "Somebody , must rulo. a house," he-sa.id, a little later on; "two people c-imot drive a coaoh."—"New Zealand Herald." ■ • T%o' spre&d 'bf L pi'ohibition;-m* Now-; Zealand ' . j has, according' to-»A> 'statement.' nWido ,itt_ the; : Supreme Court at Auckland; materially adaec 'to-- the'.markgt, M '.va]ii.o': ..of /existing hotel ;.; lioensos. It .was riot unusual. Mr.- J. R. Keed . stated mfa; $s'o'ibef6ro ! the' Court-,; for £500? , or £6&DO to.boipaid ,now' r 'for'going'into a ■ hotel. In view-of-theso -and- other vested . interests , (states , tlio. "Herald") counsol _ thought ;'that vtho jirovisionv: whereby ; ono :•; office of- supplying, prohibited .persons yendered the 'licensee liable to. the forfeiture of . his license was penal in tho highest degree Tho tramway authorities,, desire 'it. to ba ; made known it'liat' the, concession ticket; rate,; on th'o Courtcnay Place-Island Bay section is 4s.- 6d.y not 4s. as, stated iin- the / adv^-• t-isement , f' Members and ox-membors of tho D Battery mot at tho.Garrison Hall: last evening, and held' a social, reunion.;' ■ Tho' annual, cribbago tournament, for' the ,'M6orhouso:'Cup,.,was ~ part-of the, evening's'programme,' and; ox- • cited keen' interest, ana'.competition iiinong , those present. '. ' On Tuesday next the Hon; tho Minister for Lands and Nativo Affairs in tho of tho Union Parliament—"Hon." M. G. O, , M'Carto—will intrbduco his land and'/Native. affairs policy' in the ■ House of < Representa- ' - tivbs, Y.M.C.A. Hall. . Tho Hon., A. T. Ngata and. members: of tho. Nativo- land, , Court at present in town liiivo.signified, thejrv , intention of-being present. --v .- _ ■ .. Fish are -plentiful off the Otaki 'beaqh at; ; the: present time,'and, our local correspondent states, that'- a. trawler that! has been oft; the'eoast for some time appears to be doing well. 1 -Whitebait- is. nowV plentiful- 'inthe river, and.' good ' catchW are recorded;., { Local newspaper '-men' ,'aio 1 . beginning -to realise that, they, have romoyablo grievances, . and they have■ lately".bcgiiu,'.to impress upou.; 1 local bodies and institutions, in a quiet way, tho necessity for' .renicnibering that- ; tho press reporters' must -bo properly. treated:; Ouo'sucb • .'vl'as introduced'at yes-;, terday's meeting of the. Wellington branch,, „ of tho New Zealand Joumaliats'. Institute, when a resolution was "submitted , -.dealing with one aspect of; thoi thoughtlessness ■.of, various public'-bodies. Thogrievance_-aa- t . pears to' bo this; A- publio'.'body ;calls : a' ■ meetin'gi'tho business to; bo:'transacted-at; which, though of little account,.-.must, not - bo overlooked b.v' tho pross. ? The; reporters ; ; duly attend, and find to : their disgust ..that tho'ro is no quornm,.,even after their ;wait- : , ing so; long as to wear out their pitienco. Tho branch .recognised the grievance; as a, legitimate one,' and a committee has becn.-instrootod-16 : tako the matter, in; ha'ud, with . the object of.,.rcqUestiug the editors, of- tho ' local: newspapers to ; drop v a friendly;'hint..in quarters where such a nint may appear to bo required. t . . .. . ■' ■ " :. There is ■at least one person in ;Weliington' ■ who believes,that lawyers frequent the.Court- ; for soirio purpose .other than in, tho interests ' of justice,' securing the truth, tho: whola truth, a:nd nothing but the ,truth. . '-The said person was plaintiff in ' a .case at t^ie-MagiS'. trate'B Court yesterday, and opposed au ad* . jourument asked for by the defendant, who wished to, eftgago couusel. "I'will grant the. : adjournment," said, his Worship, . "but you' must ,have your'witnesses .and lawyer down', hero, oh tho date." "I den't wiint aliy. law-, . vers," interjected plaintilfj :"I'm'here *t'o. got the truth." .. . , ' There was troliblo at o dance at. Newtown last evening, and; the assistance of the l police , had to bo called m. One of the dancers is - alleged to ;liavo struck a -lady; someone; in - return struck the offender, and a wild meleofollowed.: Tlio fn\alo was the restoration'of order by tlio )ioli(X! and tho removal of tho person alleged to'bb the,originator of tho trouble to. Mount Cook: look-up.. : .