LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 621, 25 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— « . . Owing to the oxisling boycott of Titr, Dominion as regards' Government advertisements, wo publish, at our own cost, so that our readers shall not bo penalised, three notices as to railway tenders, which will be found on l'agc 8 ol this issue. ' ■ . ■ , .

The postal, aulhorities advise- that 1 the Mokoia, which'left Sydney on AVcdnesday fw' Auckland, has on board, an English and -Australian mail for 'Wellington, which is due hero, on Monday evening next by (he Auckland express. : .-<; It is understood : that .the railway servant who . was responsible for the derailment of. a portion of a goods train nt vYliangarata, in the .Waiknto, as-reported by-the Press Associationyesterday,'has nceu suspended pending an in■l"iry. ■-. :, .. ■'■' ■ Tho Postal Department has decided to, dis--1 mmso with tho mail-van on the ChristchurchCulvcrdcn section of the South Island railways. -The cost'.of-'maintaining: the mail-van on this,section to tho Post.and Telegraph Do-' partmetlt is over iCIOOO per annum, tho greater £ art of whiolv-has been paid to tho Hailwaj cpartracnt for haulage, an expenditure which is not considered warranted by the business done. The secretary (Mr. "D. Robertson) states that dispensing with the mail-ran. will not impair the. postal facilities. in,.tho least dcgrU along tho northern Canterbury line; .'" . I ."Home .work":'for Technical' School boys was tho, subject of discussion at thst night's mooting of tho Technical Education Board. It-wis shown that, in ninuy cases, boys \yero working in town from B'a.m. to.fi p.m., or-from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and worts/attending classes.-four orilivo nights every week. The general" excuse, for not doing homo work was that tho scholars' really had no timo for it, but. parents in most cases.were willing to receive..suggestions from tho Biroctor of tho school, as.to how-matters: might bo facilitated. -Mr.'La -Trobo stated that the pl'opor place for the junior technical scholar was tho day School;:but, as-tho boys had. to work during.tho•dny-tinio, they could hot tttleud'day;classes;,' '(' .'■',;' - '■

Apnrt.from the general inconvenience, arisr, ing from: the non-delivery of tho Suez mails at tho .ordinary timo,-'.a considerable' special loss. has been occasioned.; in tho-present;in-stance (writes- our Auckland .correspondent) by tho fact -of,; tho. steamer.'Kia Ora, which Arrived froni London on Monday, ;.havihg-.,;,t0; aiViiit the arrival of her papers l by the Suez mail before proceeding to discharge.'.-Had the mail arrived ' hero in tho ordinary 'course on < Sunday last,, tho...lun-'Ora, which .was berthed oh.' 1 -Tuesday atternopu, could' have commenced to disoharga that afternoon,-instead of: not being able to: bogm until this morning. ..The vessel's.enforced.idleness .has meant a loss of about. JSIOO a' day to her; owners.-Had any. part of the cargo been put out on Tuesday, it would,; of. coursa, .'hayo gono ','iiilo tho shed, and .before the bills of lading w«ro. received accounts for olorago would have mounted. 115 .against-the'-consignees; but..'this expense was avoided by. the .course. pursued by. tho. agents for.tho vessel.,-It.may.be pointed out that tho passage of. tho Kia Ora, 44. days, was over tho urraal length. The vessel ftas really due .on Sunday last,'tho. day on'which the Suez mail would have 7 .arrived had it been;up;.to' ■timo.".'-- ; ,. : :"' '~;;'■: '' •V: ',' ■.-'!","".

;. Very successful evangelistic services . ha».* been held duriiig the week ot St. James's Prebyterian ChuTch..Wellington South, the preach, .ers being the Ilevs. J. M'Caw (Lower HuW. \\]. Uouglas'(Evans Bay), "J.. Kennedy Elliilt (Kent Terrace), and'lt. Inglis (Onslow).:' ■-.-'. ': ■ Complaint has ■ been made in'Christohureh that, tlio le'.ttr-eards- issued by the Post"-.'and. Telegraph Department aro, when ■ gnninied to-: gether not sufficiently. Opaque to obscure the writing .within. Oiio complainant- stated that when accidentally holding a' olosed. letter-card up; to the sun he- \vas hblo to its,,contents quite plainly..; This.'matter ttas.brought : under tho notice of. tho Secretary (Mr. :.D. Bob-. ortsonh- who'ht iata madei.inquirics:as_to.whether 'there was anything i;i the complaint. The result Vol '1 the 'inquiry, was in effect-that, the defeclive ;cards- obtained:' by' tho person who raised: the point must- have been old .stock, as those at; presont ;being issued ,: were... Quito opaque.' ;-:v '..'- ; "■■':':'•''"■.'.-.;1'; '■..'.:'"'■".>'.'"'■'"•;''.■'.::•'■',

Thewidening of "Willis Street from Chows Laiiotb the British''and .'Continental Piano Co/s premises is.'to:bo;.undertake;).;Sometime after January 31,.0n which.: Mr. .Geo. tloidall js.'iu_surj'eßder the Jeasb ;of ,hjs property: atthe. corner, of ■ oWillis Street, .and Chew's Lane., ;/-, ..':'•::; : -: ;..■.<'■■■■'''■■■':')■ ;., ■.':...■

■> 'Tostiraohy, to i tho. of tho Rev..lt. Masori'iVas given' at' .a' meeting of the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company on Wednesday. The. chairman 6:' tho company, explained that'- there .was a;;shortago of water ht tho Southdown','frorks,, and - ; tho • directors engaged Mr. .Mason, who; said the;chairman,' "spotted two really good springs, ono of .which gives a' flow of GC'M; gallons porliourj ahdthe other- libbut' 10,000 gallons'per; hour. ■ The sinking of,tho wells, cost'.lis a.gcod.dealof. money,, but 'tho..results, w'ore;.well.', worth. it,"--. Mr. .Mason will probably pay ft visit to: Wcllih.qtou shortly,' and has .promised to. do: his. best,to iocato a coliveniejit water supply for: St. Mary's, Home, at' Karori. ■', :: ;' . .;.. - ,: :

■■■.'During; the four-weekly' period, ended August 21, 337,879; hdsseiigors were carried on the, North Island v iiiam'.railway .lines, and branches, r as against 572,070 during.tho 'corresponding:;period, of last year.. The revenue for tho.same periods was as'.f6ilows:(the-'flgures'for"the.''l9oß period being in pnrenthis(»)i--Passehgcr«, 2d; (,£37,0117 17s. 2d.)';- parcels, luggage,; 'and mails, JJ6SI2 15s'. 2d. WSM2. 3s,' Ud.); (foods, MS,Wi is. 3d. IMAUIts, $&);■ miscellaneous, XUO2 ; Bs. 'fid. (J!l34i 10s, Id,);.rents and commission, ,«170G os.- 3d. ; (iW; os. ' 2d); ;.total; ;.C97;2L7 3s. 3d. WgB,7G3 ids.).'-. '.' .- - .",

,'. "The. far-faiiictl' New; Zealand Liberal 'Admin- 1 ' istratiou. .which:, came'.'iiitb'.-oflico nearly, lvlne-: teen years ago' is'dead.V After .a- riotous ybuth andmatiy- years;, of high living 'it 7 'dropped' gradually down to u stato of senility,: and with a final' flutteringl/of-'tlio heart pus'sedpeace; fully atey'sgnw/littlo:time.back. , Tho, data of'Ueatlvis.uncCTlain, as. {Ai;!joiho ,time attor dissolution. had.'actually occurred . an. appear-, anco of vitality was maintained by • a" special' course 'of treatment/.carried but by Dr. J. G.' Flwllay. ThoVO are still'«, few. friends tif 'tho deceased ■ who .profess .even .now. to \be ab'.o. tbdetect slight, sign's '.of ilii'c. Tho-nrrangonionts for the. funeral' hhvb hot yet been "made, -hut. in tho-intsrest'of public health, it . is.coiisid-'. orod',dosirablo that interment ehonld.''.'not. be long delayed.?' ;"Suoll," says'a- writpr in. this week's "Citizen,": 1 "is the.position of Ncw.Zea-;l land ; politics ;to;.daj'." : :/■ -.- ;. /....;/.;. ' In'his.lcctu'rb'oiv'Rtissia,' Mr, 'John Foster Fi-iitiev told of fight'snißht.aft'erjiightinHhe, streets of Baku,: 'always i resulting in'' half-aV doien'nieii being killed In the feuds between tho Tartars and -the!' Armenians (says thd'-'Syd-. ney Jloruillg Herald")..,;"l,found myself,-alter a while, looking, hi men who had'; been .killed with iiOimoro interest, than 1 would, look at a horso that had-, coiho dowri in a slippery roadway,", lie- Snid, iiupressively, "and ; wheu I found it becoming such .a matter, of indlftor-: enob to-iiio, 1 began to realiso.,tho.utter 'dtsre-. gard for human life there." And this manner in Which familiarity brings: indifference Was' emphasised: by a : scenc:: on.'tho screen, of a street with ri. Wretch,, .who had been tlbno v to death, lying neav.tho 'footpath, and men and women passing ; by" heedless. / Thb' Czar,. Mr,: Frasor.■ declares to. bo a- hunlano man, who would 'pi'Oliably''giVb' llu.ssiti ■ a constitutional government,' such, ■■ as ■■_ that; of-Great Britain, if it .wore not for his being physically weak, .and-undo* the influence--of tho. Grand Dlicai party. But tho country itself ho predicts will have, to travel'.a long journey, through darkness befdre.it comes : into. tho.light. '■: The tender of. tho National Electric Co. at .C 72- J2s, . Ims boon accoptod for the supply of transformers for tho City Council's electrical dopartment. Tho unsuccessful tenderors wore; Turnbull and Jonos, X 982 Ss. Bd.; Greonshiolds and Co., &Vm-, V: B. Baillio and Co., -£1175 Bs.j and H, W. Canierbii and Co., J31275 lis. Tho ,first .mooting of '■ tho .creditors of -, Israel Gelhor,' racehorse-owner, will bo held at the Offioial- Assignee's bflico.-at -11 ft.m.'on Wednesday next. . ... ,',:■., : At the conclusion' of business at. : Monday night's,meeting, of- the Hutt Borough Council, the loan expenditure-' will bo- considered. Proceedings ivifr.prohably be-in committee,- and it is expected that something -<:definite will happen. The, amount of loan money available for*drainage is barely- JC2OOO, and whatever- tho outcome- of-, tho .meeting,, tho ratepayers will, shortly be'consulted on. the -question. Mr. G. Iming-Monson,,consulting engineor, will attend tho meeting,..,,-'..,;, , ...'■■■.,-V '.'"':,-... S Only a small gang.is employed on tho Maramii section of tho city tramways now lii eour.-.s of. formation- between- iKilbirnio Soutli ami I,yell Bay. .The rails .have been laid tor about a third of .the distance .from ,tlm Kilbirnie South ,side, but,owing to the, delayed arrival of: n shipment of .sleepers;and. rails, tho work cannot, proceed as <iuicj;ly,as Would :havo been-the.(Cnso if all. the material had been. on. the ground'when tho Work started. It. is anticipated :that the line will ,bo completed and opened for ti'afHo about the midulo. of .November. .-. ' •'.;,-.■ '.;'.''.' ■■',' -...-' Tho third old birds' race, of the season was ilowii from DimnoVlrlce on Saturday, last; under, extremely . unfavourable weather conditions, Mr. Montio .1. Ward supplied thb winner' in ■Sky Mot, tho second and third Maees being filled by Mr. Oscar Ball's Skate,, nnd'Afr, Leonard Ball's nomination respectively. .The timo rooordod woa *low, .owing, no doubt, to the tconostuous weather which prevailed. -

Maramii is looking' ahead.- a fof ; weeks the electric cars will, bo running over -tho saiidH"—as tho isthmus was called in. the old days-to the finest stretch of ocean v beach in the vicinity, of Wellington, con- . veying tired city folk to breezy stretches beyond the southern hills. Anticipating a bright; .lutaro, Mr..K. Stanford has had erected for ' Mrs. Martin, of Mnranui, a combined tea- :•.-. kiosk nnd private hotel on tho dsplanftdo, overlooking tho beach, and conimnndiiic from its tea-rooms the fullest B woep. of Iycll Bay. 'the .bnilrline, which contains U rooms, la commodious anU. comfortably arranged. >. Co-operating wi Hi Lovin for the purpose of prospecting tho Tararua lianges was discussed at a meeting held nt Shannon on • Thursday : evening. It. was decided to ask the'Govern-:-ment to get -Dr. Bell to niako (i geological travorse'of the area in question, and, if his re- '" jiort was favourable, to,endeavour to, obtain a" liovernracnt subsidy, to,, assist the. promoters ' in sending out a prosneoling-party. Messrs. J. K. Stansoll, T. Lind, and: J. Cu/rari Were appointed a committee to.bring the matter before tho people of Levin, and to co-operote with them. :. .".■;.»'... / ' i ~. Some North Canterbury settlors were discus-' sing Cheviot recently, ■ nnd it was related by ' one. of the speakers .that 'fully twenty years before- Cheviot was.out up tho late Hon. \YY, Eobinson was out in one of, tho paddocks con- ■ versing with the station ploughmam Ho asked - tho man jostingly how-ho. would-like a farm on and tho latter" replied (hat ho wouldnot mind if ho could get a portion of tho area, ho was .ploughing.'The years went by, tho ploughman drifted away, to'the North Island, -■'. Cheviot was acquired-by the Government, and ' thrown open for selection. • The or-ploughinaD. put in an application, and was. allotted a farm ' of 200 acres, tho holding including, tho self-saroo . , neld.that be was,ploughing at..tho tifti6 of tho conversation with employer and which he.' Said; ho, would not mind having. .-".'""., .'.' -.';■