OCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 4 October 1909, Page 6

OCAL AND GENERAL

Tho Eteamer , Victoria, hringing. English, and Australian mails.'was a .day late in .leaving Sydney, and is; not due at. Auckland until today.. The. mails .will reach "Wellington- tomorrow afternoon;; .' . ', 1 ■'~." A model of'■ the!Union/Steam Ship Company's jnvin-scrovr steamer Tofua.is at "present l on' rieir in tho : 'window ,of'. Messrs.' Kirkcaldie and ■Stains.;. The, Tofua' is • the latest and largest, of the. throo yesseU;whjch:\ wero^"specially, built to''meet- th 6 requirements of tho South Sea Island passenger service. She is.a steamer of 43J5 , tons, register, practically. l .the same size as. tho ; 'Mooraki; and is'fitted' in'• luxurious style.: In conjunction with the Atua and: tho Nayiia she makes regular monthly trips from Auckland and Sydney to Tonga; Fiji, Cook Islands, and Tahiti. It is a mistake.to.suppose as many people.do that June and July are tho host months.in -which to visit the. Islands. ;April to August,are all good months,,but, on the whole.-the weather and: climatio conditions generally • aro more agreeable in September, :Octobor,,'and , November;, ; ; - ■'' .', .'..'. . - .'.:'..-; ; -.■'. As , ia - Savage, Sir Joseph Ward was given a [Welcomo bdek'^at Levin, on'. Saturday, on his :way : downfrbm r PaJnicrstba' North',' bya party! of. tho iWellirigton h3 sayaße Club', who were JouttttyjnjhuMrtUwardiiii'/' Wjwiα^ftraqteristio' !era?tiWMKi.ll!WS ftl,h i i ! H' O Ji# ome ,, to the ".ex-Chief. Savapo,.-.who' alighted from the express to "take his gruel," as .'ono'(member ■put;it.-. Sir, Joseph stftted'that'it seemed-only ft few days ago since he wns similarly-welcomed-Dy the-. Savages, of-.Neic iY6rk,'..who.".h'ad i also. 1 greeted him;with a haka.-'He was very pleased to' got back'and see. them-.all again," and hoped that the.occasion*, would-'offer-when they could jiill/mect under more convivial circumstances to cement .the.bonds of: friendship once, more. :'A meeting-of the local '.branch'' of,,the. Post and Telegraph Officers' Association"was held'ou Saturday night to. discuss * tho new regulat ! ons aftecUiig overtime,: holiday leave; and relieving; allowance, which have not'been favourably' received by. officers. The meeting, was not open to the .press. .The -Dimedin •branch- of -the association has also been considering, the-reeu-iations, and,representations aro to bo niade to frn, e *fi - thfl * b ? dy - t0 obt,iin oiW'PHon from the prdvisions.. : It is considered bv the Cunedm branch (says the "Otago Daily Times") 1 that a •mistake, has been made in maiins: these .ne*.;Mnditu,n» applieable, to its n.embe?s, a, d lrSßS?^#^'#«: the; message., having to.-bo, received and' r^ traiisnutted, at La Pcrouso and Wakapuaka?' The Government's; idea of issuiuß a niontliW ■rnagaznio of departmental Ss£. '&' n wi^ a . f i aVO, A r Witl ? ; mss. Hhen the Government's scheme of retrenchment was gradually- being, unfolded it ™s,«i«lcrsto6d (observes:that paper editor?M th |>t I'o pruning k'nifo was to be applied to the lavish exponditufb involved in issiruK lMibhcations,of all kinds; It was hgh time lor some .action to be taken in this dFect on, for last year.thoiGovernment■Printine Demirt meat cost some XoO.OOO;. But the GovSrnmrat's ideas-of, economy aro, peculiar to itself It ; sometitues lops oif a.few pWnds here and tacks 'itT« P ?ff 'tT' an<l '- apparently thinks ■,»i» t£ "tSf.'i s »™g. The "Labour Journal, : the;. "Mining, Journal,"'.-. "Leaflets ■ for larmcrs,", and the Agricultural Department's otljer pamphlets are' all' to be boiled down into the pages of what;should be ono of tho most widely unread} periodicals published bv nnv Government in tho world. , Wh6re tlie economy comesin m issuing such, a journal is'not easy to, mderstand,. "The tourist 'section," we are *nl; i."' 1 , 1 , 1 V prn h! )! r fil .! a fair proportion of ?„,?' f^'^H 1 tour i st ,vonts t0 among a qunntity of information of interest only to farmers, or; .mme-owners, tor Labour ■ Unions for suggestions as to what.ho, should .sec in •* Yi. Ze . a ' aU(I > an <l no* ho should sec it? Some «Jhe;information_ proposed to be given in the ■penodicsl is admittedly 'of, value, particularly, we should say, that emanating from the Agriculture Department. But a good deal of .tho time lor the Government to make fresh experiments of this ; nature-in public expendihuie. ■■ - SitUngs. of the Court-'of .Appeal wiil-com-menco.in Wellington,W-doy.-f-

A raeoting of Islnhd Buy residents has been called for .Wednesday ''for the purpose of safeguarding the- interests of residents and pro-perty-owners in regard to the proposed establishment of. a Prison Uate. Homo and rag-sort-ing industry, in tho district.",.. ~: « . ■ To names published'last Saturday in the' results of the land' surveyors', examination must be added-that of Mr.- J. C. ■■ Young, of the Lands, and Survey Department, Christchurch.Last Friday evening, at the' Boat Harbour, Capbin Hull of the Moorilond Shipning Company, delivered a very interesting leclnre fSnf^' 8 H ?."• f TllC1 ? >' as *■ 60bd . Captam Hull referred to various points around Cook Strait. The lecture was a'very intcrcstine one, and:was much appreciated by the yachtsmen. ■ ■ ■■'■■'.[■■ .' ■: . ; •.•'.'■'. .■-.•• i . ■ ■ • , Ali Invorcnrgill man has on incorrigible sqn, wliom frequent prosecutions by.tho polico failed to. .reform. Eventually it was represented to tho:; magistrate that possibly hrclvo months' discinhno in ;.tbe Industrial School, would do the , lad good, and the fnthtr, understanding that tho order would be for twelve months, did uot object Hβ: paid fof the boy's maintenance for twe ve months, and then aslced for ?i ** « lu i"f Th ° ! ""'''o.Htiej.■ refused," sayiiic that the buy. muet remain until: lit was twontv-' und- Bo|i the 1 father declinod to pay hny further-instaliuents.-ond.was swd for arrears 0 I , u L st Wcok - Ho said'he iyas willing to v *y.\[ llw'wy was sent , back.' His counsel said it seemed to be : a casa in which an error had ü b«n iu«.a e , and ho roforred tho Court to boctlon C5-of tho Act. Itr. Oruickshank: "1 do not think oiice a magistrate has nut J, boy into the s( .i loo ] h(l on.talo him .out," Mr.:-,UolJott, thought that,under tho .section ho ff u l Vi; Mr - c . rui( *shnnk sjiid Hint he -thought tiiat the:section'roterrod only to,cancellation of-nrrears, and not to a. cwiccllation of rn order. Hβ rtmemborod the caso, anditwas ■ possible-that there had been a misunderstand, ing. Ho would look, into tho matter, and adjourn the casb in the meantime. ■

•. The prosecutionrof'pnblicans' for permittingannces and concerts'in halls used in connection with licensed premises is causing coria.derable, interest, in .Central Otagor 8 where h,VL Tγ- lkce Pcre are blso the lessees of danc ing.and .concert,halls..,. .. .■■■'■. n f T fl?«- l f «" es ses at. the ' anniversary meeting to seem. K™ ! -ni •? f R .somewhat unconventional tiPrf -tw- " ,lmste i\<Hev.- Mr.: Watson) plainly Snul n Uw ! Mt »ko, personally the task of ffi S n, e ' Mn s e \ rd »u<l. grounds in visUine ' Th» v m n h y >}"> ; mucU v housohcldXα i?r -° Ro, '- X <'ilherw<wd.ttls6 oniinci--5 '"* ■ v ! 0 (", «Pon muscular Christianity,: ?"?!"«ee«d»g tci the-Weal "Herald," said 1 e cant m, a i ' e '^ ;Cl^ s . tian 6»ould bo free from OTwvth «v 6 n? W^ ,8 ; ,1 ' Md should, join in evorythins that makes for pure and stron B andloy manhood. Ho believed in Christian moa taking; part.in/athletics..!Ho would liko to-ece everj man connected with,the Church able to S^mT 0 lht ? 0 woro l 60 mau y low and contomprible creatures who could not respect, anjthing good or.clean or noble till they had been soundly thrashed by B oine fellow who 1 Si? k- th - n f- WBB . "dmirable.and honourable. A. good thrashing ho hold to: bo tho best tiling in the, world for the hoodlum and .the lair&in,niw did not know, lus own place, and whbsiM' M u ncd »i t -°-'- t . r ? at '' »>«»' and .women .with', rospeo. Ho,: thought >it a-Christian duty .'tobo able T to aduimiator .well-deserved chastisements. He was-of. opinion: that when Christ !>«„ some of.the ;men:Ue dea t \nth wpuld have Use, for a good 2 n ! ! ' g ', pl * and Hed Cross oiht?m ?? . ll !° u ? ll <; <lio men' who professed' to ioltaw Christ should not forget that Christ know how to punish witu.. o scourge. •,.■'-. - ; (*i^' XS 0, nov * l OT<!nt tookplaoo'on tho' *£l tl Thursday' evening; 55.1 i? when.Messrs. Baf - S .F^-;'' lo ' 'wentors;,of. an aeroplane,' \uth tho.awttlanco of. a motor-car, set out'to fh^, he T hp t - atriaL U™s hitched t»: tho car and a'.start was'made,; but owing -to' , rnSvi t ?"?' of Hle Z* , ™'* the motor-ear' conld not.'get up sufficient' speed to make the aeroplane rise. With, a. man aboard it just left, me. earth r but. , thei pace .was not sufficient to accomplish .the •. teat.'; /Another '■ attempt- is' Shortly to be made if a suitable piece of road can bo obtained;'but owing' to this unweildi-' ness of the. machine , this is a difficKlt matter. ; interesting : particulars-' in'.'.regard -. to! marine- fish hatching ' were, contained in ■ two the meeting of. the PortV bollo-Marine lish Hatchery Board last ; week.,J.a his reporte for the months of-August and September, Mr;-T; Anderton (curator of itho ■ hatchery) stated thatshe.hnd succeeded in collecting and hatching out.about 750,000 eggs of tho solo and brill, i ; An endeavour had \. been , ™.tt obtain■ information , , as to the' spawn. ;mg of the igroper, and a great many trips were tmedo with the line fishormcn.in the hopes ofsecuring a supply; , of ova,: but all, efforts' had pi-oved unsuccessful;:vLarge, almost ripe, fish were taken, early ;in August, but ktef on om small, immature groper appeared-to have been 1 taken by any'of. the boats; The tow net, which was.constantly,used, also failcdito gather auy eggs of the'groper.'although-those of other fish! wero ahuudant. All groper.ceased to take the . uau early, m August..: They: have now resumed" biting, but the fish are spent. It. would there-'; foro seem, , that theso fish, spawn at the bottom' of' deep water,.; and if ' their -eggs-' aro to be taken. someother method of'securing them will .have tobo'devis'ed..,-During'tho month of Sep-tomber-several trips were made , with tho objects of Scouring; ova of tho .blue cod,' and about 16,000. eggs, were -.collected- and -hatched,, with - a :losi.of not more than"two dozen. .Those eggs ■were; obtained from'two female fish that were : taken,- along with 56 males, in one catch. This ■ is; tho first;:6ccasion on- which ■ tho : eggs of the' have been securod, and it is the first direct eviderice.as ..totho locality' in which the" Spawning takes' place,'-'alsoiinSi to.tho size andnature, of '. the , .' egge,' : et?. ■ Careful •' notes: have } therefore bobn made, "niid drawings taken of the eggs and larvae duringidevelbpluent.- ■; •.''■'. '

A singular experience befell'-, tho Premier 1 of Victoria,' Mr. Murray,' one 'day,-recently., ; - He ■ arrived' at the Treasury.'■shortly "after. 0 a.m., •and entered the .electric lift in order'to.'reach 'hh-.office on'.the first,floors )Yhon*the lift/had/ completed part' of, its ascension ' the. wires suddenly, fused, and Mr.'.-.Murray,'■ Svith- some of-" fitaals,;,was not suspend™ the two floors, but was caged'in, as tlio door could not 'ha opened. .As the work bf.repair would take" sumo- considerable, time a ladder! was procured' by : which the Premier .climbed over.,- the'. tpp of the lift and descended to tho ground floor.! Before ■ attempt "to,/negotiate'.-the'-: ladder; which-ho regarded.with a dubious eye, < ; Mr MutrayjLr.ompjlted/.thAf'hOj'was reminded of ; ambitious,-, and never felt, loss incliued for'i-ex-!, , ercise. , .than;''a,t. that , lupuient.,,,;However, ..ho', made.the attempt, >and'. safelyascended-and do-.-Bceaded;"' "•'.* -~..'■ .- .:■,.;'''!"*.,:■! ■ ■ .*•■!-.,}. .'.'' ! A*. norel; incident' which occurred'at' MatauraY .last. Wednesday' af ternoou " is'• reported:■ in i "the ."Ensign," ■'-Mγ.' David Dun wae!' driving .'a* mob'-... of six. steers through' liridge : Street. The l bridge; was successfully negotiated; Vbut;; tho bovinea ■ showed' a' , ! tendency to-' cater'; l any available > opening, and, after visiting ■. several backyards three of tho animals strolled unconcernedly into.'.-• the" chemist's ! shop. l 06 Mr.'- Domigan.-. -They.: , went' straight through to; the., back ,of .: the-.: •premises;--.ahd' v only. gave, the.;,proprietor::time: ■to niakc.a hasty exit through' the,back. door." ' Stiangely ■ . enough;: ■ the.. /animals :■■ proceeded, through' the shofi'xrithbut doing: any damage!" though'in one place■ between>tho counter:and'' wall , there is only, room for one person to 'pass; ■■ ; and: on the counter a glfifs: ense is 'placed.', With the. exception of: l a'..'fewi;' i merks.-.-'.p.n .the ; woodwork, nb.iraco of Ihe'invaaouwas-left .;.