LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 625, 30 September 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

" —'•—- ..... .Whareao scorn to bo plentiful on favoured portions of tho Coast just now.. Our Otaki correspondent reports that 800 of these fish werp netted by Sir. J. Webber and party oil OtnkL beach on Tuesday. The majority were sent to the Wellington market. ■ i A relic of the wreck of the s.s.jkiaori has just turned up ut Invercargill in n rather curious Maimer ■(says the-"Southland Times"). Among the cargo of tlio steamer were a number'' of cases consigned to Herbert, Hnvncs, and Co.; Invercargill. The contents of* the cases were various,-and included a largo lino of summer ties, on each of which was n tan carrying the.firm's name. The cases have evidently, been breaking up, as one of the ties Was picked up off Duiker, Point, Capo Colony, close to the scene of the wreck. Tho tie found its, way into the hands of Stuttaford and Co one, of the largest drapery firms in South' Africa, and they were snfljcicntlv interested to forward the article to lilvcrcargill, When tho Moana was being berthed at No. 1 South Queen s Wharf yesterday afternoon sho hit tho outer odgo of the wharf with her bow. lno vessel herself escaped damage, but tho stringer of tho wharf was carried away, and a largo holo « ottt in the deckinß,' A. liv draulic service pipo «ru 'also broken by the ionpact. " . I

Rocontlytho Chinese Consul lias beon in communication with tho Customs authorities with a yiow to ascertaining if tho lot of the Chinese sailor, could not bo mndo a little easier in Now Zealand. At present Chinese employed on board vessels trading to and from Now Zealand are not allowed to land lest they should desert and ovado tho poll tax. Whether tho authorities will mako any change in this .connection' remains to be seen. At present they are taking action in tho caso of a Chinese sailor.who came ashore from a vessel in port tvitkout permission. While the band was playing tho National Anthem m the, King Edward Barracks (Christchurch) on Sunday, at the closo of the voluni tecr parade, a callow youth, with his hands thrust deeply into his pockets and a straw boater perched jauntily over his ■ forehead, steadfastly refused to take ofMiis hat. This greatly incensed' an officer stnnding near by, and directly tho band had ceased playing ho rushed forward and confronted tho youth: . .If you can t take your hat off while tho band , is playing *God. Save tho King,' get out of tho barracks at once," ho exclaimed angrily. Iho youth, astonished nt tho onslaught, did ■ not attempt any retort courteous, but with his i face ii pronounced crimson, retreated gawkilv ! outside the buildiug,-"The Press." .'",,. ." A .' n '°st contemptible case," said a member pf -the Dunedin Benevolent Trustees at their r last meeting; /'hern is a 'man' who will lie in bed all day and only get up to drink the money sent to his-wife by tho trustees," It I was suggested that an order * bo' taken' out : against the husband, but another member urged that tho wifo's lifo.would probably.be made worso were this done. Mr. LcCron did ■ no , l co „ wh y ono of the trustees should not go , and talk to the husband; Mr. Gallaway sugi Bested that Mr. LeCrcn be that, trustee. It ; was decided to take steps to seo that tho wife and not the husband benefited by the trustees' . assistance.—"Otago Daily Times." Yesterday the -Wellington Boxing Associn- • tion scut a cablo to Mr. W. G. Atack, manager pf tho Now Zealand boxing team, corigratu- "'«?• Inm on tho success of W. H. Wenand ' (Wellington) in tho bantam championship, and .of negarty (Timaru) in tho feathor-woight : championship at tho Australasian Championship Meeting in Sydney. Un official welcome will be accorded tiio team on its arrival from Sydney,on Wednesday next. I." 1 *J )nder , da f 0 Juno 17- last; tho Press Association cabled from ' London:—"Official figures show that' 69,800 immigrants ■ entered Canada from tho, United States during the year endod March-last." 'In publishing that message' Tub' ■ '■°J M " ! '?. ( ! N reprint*]:from the London "Times" ol April 2t tho exact figures of United States immigration, into Canada, also the-totals of Canadian immigration, for vho-period, as follow:—"The total number of immigrants for tho year ended March 31 was 14C.908, compared with 262,467'-in the previous year..' British immr. grants, numbered 52,901,' being a 'decrease'- of 68,000; Continental ■ immigrants - numbered 34,1/5, a decrease of .411,800; and immigrants .from the United' 1 States numbered 59,832 a slight'increase."-Yesterday, ,tho Press Association returned to'-tke charge with-tho following cablegram,, dated Septe.moor 23'.—"The-.total immigration into Canada during'the last'fiscal year was ÜB.OOB p orso „ S) including 59,832 from the United States,- and 52,901 from Britain." It. will' bo seen that, even now, the Press Association is short of some of the figures which ,lho Times", published six months ago. Yesterday's Press Association cablegram'adds:— .Atuorican immigrants in thirteen yc'ats have brought into the country twelve millionsi ster-' ling in cash, nnd their effects." '.'• •.' ". subordination, As an 'outcome "of the recent : -Departmental inquiry at.tho paint shop of the Petone Railway Workshops, two of, tho employees.-have been fined ten'shillings each for' alleged-in*' ■ Outiof over. 600. passengers.by tho Tainui, due from; London, on. Monday next,' 111.' are State-assisted.;'Thoso nominated by relatives number-06 adults (19 mon and. 47 women)-and--34 childreu, and those - sent but >by tho High Commissioner comprise 34. adults (14 hien and 20 -women) and. 10 children; The, newcomers include .23 domestic servants, 5 farm,labourers, 11 farmers, and 22 wives' whoso husbands arc already;in tho Dominion.' '■ •Tho law in Now/Zealand does not'encouroge the dog. m,-vaudeville, as a company which-i proposed to-introduce a troupe of educated' Chihuahua'"dogs 'for the amusement of tho; theatre-going public found out. Dogs -arriving in Now Zealand waters must bo quarantined ;for six months in order; that if they 'develop symptoms of hydrophobia; or other less'drcadcd' disease,, they may" bo dealt"Wi'tli 1 in"such a' mnnncrus to prevent their becoming a menace to. the public. If, however; they como direct irom- England, without. calliiig' at' any ports other .than Cape .Town- and Hobart," the' duration of the voyage is allowed in tho period or quarantine. ,-Iu tho case of these trained dogs concessions have boon made by" other • States, and the New Zealand Government has fallen .into line, and.decided that when they arrive at Auckland they will be allowed to laud, sub- 1 ject to inspection and certain precautions beinjr taken;— Auckland. "Herald." . .;,. ' .When.Sir.Joseph Ward' resumes'his aotivities m WclliHgton us Primo Mrnistcr, he will oocupy. his official suite.of .rooms in Parliament House. , The. removal of the stoff-.0n.-l accessories ;from. tho recess offices, in the Government Buildings was .in progress- yesterDetective' Abbott" arrested a man 'yesterday on a. charge, of breaking and entering a dwell-ing-house, in Walter; Street on Tuesday night. The man will bo brought beforo the Court this morning,. ~-.-...■ .Twelve chosen men, all of whom have proved themselves successful parish, priests in England, twelve others from Australia, and six from ■Rw Zealand, mil'take part' in tho'Anglican mission throughout this Dominion, which commences in August next. -The expense of the mission, will, consist of tho steamer fares of the_missioners. from England, and tho' cost of filling their places while. they aro absent from their own parishes. ,' r "Tlie ancicilt spirit is not dead." ScrgeantMajor J. B. Christian has handed to tho, Ashburton Mail, a statement of the distances traversed by some of-the offieei's and'men. of the Ashburton Mounted-Rifles in order to attend the. Dominion Day parodo on SundJv. One.oamo from Snowdcn, in the Rakaia Gorge, a distance each way.of thirty-six miles, or a tota days journey of miles; one from tho Ashburton Gorgo travelled on his trip sixty-miles; three from Methyen traversed a totaUf forty-four miles; two from the vicinity of Methven covered fortv miles and another thirty-six. The tallies of bthcrs from, various, places wero thirty-two, • thirtv and twenty-six miles, while four caino and went approximately twenty-four miles, nine twenty miles, ' and five from ton to sixteen _In paying a tribnto in Sydney to General Booth, Commissioner Hay, the new Territorial Commander of he Salvation Army in Australa, remarked that it was pure-accident that the General had never discovered tho North Pole. He had Wandered so: much about: all lour corners of the world, turning up in the most unexpected-places at most unexpected tunes, that it would occasion little surprise if i.-tno lenry-Look controversy was silenced by tho statcmont that tho "General", could claim fSi J '» w { "t," 10 ' Wot eighty-one, although troubled with an affliction of the eyes, ?»S L ? ooth i oou^ ' ,etm do au,:eiiorinous amount _of work, and shaiilo men fiftv years his-junior. - "Why," said tho eonitniesiober enthusiastically, "it takes us all our timet to keep within of him. When I was coming out to Auslraia, I...said to .the-General how much wo would regret it if we felt that his last visit had been paid to these - shores. • \\ hat was his, reply? 'Don't alarm yourself man; Im coming out next year.'" There was tremendous enthusiasm when this announce--ment was made. - "How wo shall welcome him! cried Commissioner Hay;and tho assuranco was readily, forthcoming. - Yesterday afternoon was oppressively hot at Palmerston North (writes our correspondent) and tw.o of the High School cadets forming the f„Tsrt hono '"f i\ connection with tho openng of the hew Teehuical School fainted. Ono hi! l'rTt I D ° n S !d fc l l °» a brick and cu the ranks y ' ° " had to lcm ' Discussion occurred in : connection with a Supremo Court case yesterday.as to the effect pf sea .breezes on galvanised fencing wire, the lessee of land at Porinm having been charoed with the neglect of the fences of his hoWin,? and with having failed to use galvanised wire in,,their-construction. .Mr. Menteath, who appeared for tho trustees of the lessee, produced a number of-pieces of wire to prove the assertion that galvanised wire, after exposure I B *™ ?U' ell 18 '"?.*- dtstijiguwhablo from blaek t•« ko i ret }'' m ■% ''fPresented' tho owners of the land, the Porirun College Trust Board, likened'his opponent to "a forensic Chnrles Bailey." The juryt ho said, must be--ware of these pieces of wire, and consider well whether these "tvpports" were not mere humbug. .-..■...■ The big tunnel at Kiore, on tho StratfordOntfaruc line, is built entirely of concrete, tho arch being turned, with suitablo-sized blocks instead Of brielts. • • All tho w-alking grog-shops, privato hotels,' and other liquor dispensaries which aro nl'e,ifo('/o,i,oui;is>! on tho railway route between Stratford and tho railhead went on holiday or closed down, for business Inst week (says tho Stratford "Post" of Saturday). The party of travellers who went oast with tiio Hon. It. M hmnß hardly oven saw a spent bottk-

Probably never beforo has th'o East Road been in such u terrible state as it has got into this winter (says the Stratford 'Tosf'), Tim negotiation ■of the Strathmoro and Wkangumomona saddles has been a task almost more lormidablo and certainly moro risky w life nnd i limb than n trip round tho world in a."wind-jammer." Tho-pluck and on. durance of the men who arc constantly driv. ing on the road are certainly wonderful. For a milo or two-in a part not really bad for tho hast Road-thc Hon. It. M'Kcnzio sampled this Appian way, so knows something about its condition. ■ After tho Moana had left Sydney on Saturaay a Swede was discovered on board without i'i?r i??" P assa e« money. Ho was brought on to Wellington, and will bo required to explain matters. . s . • ■ . It anticipated that from 80- to 100 delegates, including several ladies, will attend the conferonco of tho Baptist Union, which is to commence on October 13. Tug conference will last for a week. ' A number, of educational notioes will be found on pago 3 of this issuo and sporting advertisements on pago i : . In addition to tho pictures in tho art cxhibition already l oportodas having boon sold. 'he following were purchased yesterday:—"ln '.ha Harbour" (Miss. Baird), £i 4s„ and- "Barque, Hobart" (0. • Morton), £3 3s. At the' Mount Cook Police Court yesterday, morning, beforo Mr. W. Hildrcth, J.P., William Gibb, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 205., in default throe days' imprisonment. Three- first offenders,. charged with insobriety, were convicted and discharged, 'Thoro u'as a large attendance at tho annual tea and public meeting in connection with tho, Thorndon Methodist Sunday School last evening. Tho Rev. T. Fee presided- at the publicmeeting, and gave an address. Tho Rev. S. J. Scrpell and Mr. Doust, leader of tho young men'B class, were also speakers... A highly satisfactory report for tho year was read by Mr. W, W. Moxhani, secretary, for.tho.Sunday bcUooU The' children saDg their special anniversary hymns in a very creditable manner.. A fullorreport of the proceedings, will appear in Tua UouiNio.t to-morrow. '.-''.: A patronal service took place at: St. Michael's Church, Kclburno, last evening. Tho Rov. Mr, Blackburne, of St. I'oter's, and Rev. A. W. H. Compton, warden • of the Hadfiold Momon&l Hostel, took part in tho service, and' Bishop Wallis preached fr6iu I Corinthians, iv, 9. 'An anthem, "God is a Spirit," Was well sung by the choir,. and , Miss .', Upton sang the solo,; "Angels over bright arid'Yair." Mr. Jameson was at the organ, . ' . . A man named Li" A. Boranoff was arrested at' Awahuri on Tuesday night by Detective Quirko nnd Mounted-Constable M'Leod, on a charga of obtaining a. cheque for, £5 under false >pro•tences from a. Maori at Foxton', , ; The directors of tho Miramar Athletic.Park and Wonderland Company havo issued invito-: tions for a private opening of "Wonderland on, Saturday afternoon. V', ■ Tho new Maori College. at Otaki is to be* formally opened on Monday next by His iixccllenoy the Governor (Lord Plunket). Dr. Buck, M.P., . has accepted ,an invitation to bo pro. sent, and it is probable that tho Native Minister may also'attend, Tho Rector of. the ,ucw college, is-theltev. Mr, M'Nickle, lato of Kilbirnio. '■;-. - } ... . : About twenty-five members of the Wellington Savage Club are to visit Palmerston North on Saturday.to provide tho programme at the final "ladies' nigkt" : of tho Palmerston North Savngo Club." -; ■..,.'. ..''.." . For' the eloquence, with which ho had .described the beauties, of Rio do Janeiro In an address before the-' Auckland Institute on Monday nigh:'the Kov. W. Gray Dixon was accorded a ■'special. voto ,of .thanks, >on tho motion of. Professor -Egcrton. : . 'The la.tter had listened with much-.'pleasure, he said; and l ha must also say. with a certain amount of pain, for no more would ho bo nblb to behold the hitherto unrivalled'view 6f,Queen Street, without. roflcotSnjf tliat; thoro' was' something"even more beautiful.'■•'/ Even' with 'tho 'handsome' facade. of tho new post office, 'added the professor, it would not conio up to the views of Rio do Janeiro,; which they had been'shown, and ho would no more bo able to gazo with .undisturbed rdiniration upon tho enchantini vista of Karangnhapo (Road. Tho profcssor.V hearers had by this time given way to heart]' laughter.-' ~ . '..<.}:.-. - ; : -- ;,','.-'-'-.:.-.-.' - u Tho anniversary meeting of tho Congrcga. tional Church Sunday-school,.,in Courtenny PlacoWas hold last evening/ It'was a verysuccessful - affair. .Thoi'Rovci-Macdonald.-Asp-land presided: over a largo gathering of scholars and;friends. Tho annual report'(already published in--.TiiE:>D.oiiisn6N);;.--was n read-.' Sand: adopted, after .which ■; short addresses '.were < given by the superintendents of-tho Terrace, Courtouay Place, and- Newtown' Sunday .''schools'' —Messrs. Meadowcroft, Drow', and' Holdsworth respectively. A nuinbor of musical, items'wore rendered by the children, and recitations'were 'given by Enid Reid and- Linda' -Rountreo. During the evening'the- prices' awarded for attendance were distributed.; Of the girls, the highest marks were gained by Charlotte Mouatt (360), Hilda Owens (3Gs),,'nnd Jean Forsvth (304). . Alfred Owens was at tho head of the boys' list _ with 360 marks. : The First i Wellington Rifle -Battalion (Lieutenant-Colonel. W. Q. , Duthio, 0.C.1 paraded jn full dress last'evening;fond' marched through tho principal streets, ■ headed by the' Garrison. Baud. There was » good muster of all ranks.- ':'•■ .' ' : . - -' ,In a Morris-tube -teams'' match', at the : Garrison Hall last "evening, No, 3 Company of tho Garrison Artillory.defeated tho Permanent; [Force Rifle Club by 200 to 195 points. Gunner Williams (31)j Gunner Jackson (29), , and [Gunner Farr (28) were tho host scorers for the Permanent Fofco team, -.while Gunner Pater-. i son-(29)', Cqrporal Faulkner (28), and Gunner Lush (2?) headed tho list of 6corers ■ for the 1 winning -team. .'., . ' .'■ ' -On tho last.voyage of tho Mobltan from Eng-v land, exceptionally-hot weather prevailed in tho Red Sea. As an experience,' Mr. E. Rev-, nolds, of Wellington, mndo his way down' to' the stokehold, where tho men wero working four-hour watchosi in u ; temperature' of HO degrees Fahrenheit.' ''It-,was so hot,".and; Mr. Reynolds, "that Uio steel .'hand-rails could' not bo grasped with the baro hands. To,get down, 1 had to twist my handkerchief round; my. .hand, and , even then I could feel the heat coming through. -..There' hhvo been several deaths throttgh'hoht apoplexy in the Red Sea lately, but thoro .wero none on the MooU. taii." .-, • •: ',-' ; ■< ■ ■-', ■■■■■• . During the Hon. T. Kennedy Macdonald's absonco in Europe,. a'portion of a private letter from him was published in The Dominion, nnd was made tho subject of editorial comment. In this letter, Mr. Macdouald described a pleasant evening which he had spent in a place of amusement at Milan, iii company with Mrs. Macdouald, and he alluded to'the greater freedom of, life mi tho Continent of : Europe in certain respects, as compared.with New, Zealand. He explained yesterday; to' a Dominion reporter that his idea was that the musical'entertainment, toiwhicli■'.he;had re-, ferred, combined with, tho greater freedom-in obtaining refreshments, was in some respects a good thing. Tho'comparatively small con* sumption of strong drinks,.and tiio preference of tho people for light beers and wines and tea and,coffee were'very marked. The ab-.-senco of- any signs, of u love of intoxicating liquors Was a-noticeable feature of the everyday life of the 'people, and naturally impressed a visitor from abroad veryniucli. He thought many of his teetotal friends in New Zealand would bo all tho better for. paying a visit to Europe.' and studying' tho working Of the licensing laws there,' with a view to taking an cxamplo therefrom, v s In a paragraph recording the' death" of > Mrs,' Ernest Dodd, of Eastbourne, the deceased lady's ' maiden namo was misspelt. - She was .Miss Violet Wills, daughter of. Mr. Frank Wills, and- sister of Mr. Wills,- solicitor, of tho firm of Izard and Weston.