LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 645, 23 October 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■ The! postal .authorities advise that •. the Maheno, which-left Sydney on Oetober 20 for Auckland, has bn ; board an' Enftlish'And Australian mail for Wellington; which, is duo here on Monday evening -next by the Auckland express; .'■■'■>• ■': >-. -;. ■ i;■ '•..■■.■.:.■;:■

.. Nows that thoy have inherited a fortune of .£so,ooo.and a largo area of/land in New : Zealand has (says a recent London "Daily .Mail") just reached threobrqthoes. named, Pryor,-who live in humble circumstances at Frome. William, the oldest of the brothers,,was-the-first tb;hcar, of the: windfall in a telegram informing him' that the legal representative of their,benefactor was on ■ his Way to-' England' 'from New Zealand, and might bo expected in Froiio shortly. William is a casual labourer at the Great Western'; Eailway; Company's goods station, while the second.brother, John, is a farm labourer, and the youngest, Walter, is employed as ft labourer at a local printing office.: They are all three 'dated' at thoir unexpected good fortune. Some years ago an uncle emigrated to Now Zealand, and'it is supposed that it is his will that they have benefited, although: nothing has been heard of him since the death of, thoir father' some fifteen years ago. ■■ '■■ ■■■'■•/■ ; ; >■

The ranges and targets allotted -for to-doy's shooting at Trentham are as follow:—Sommcrvillo rango (200.and 000 yards): D Battery, - and 3;'.-Guards, ;4, 5, and G; Zealandia, '-■? and 8; Dominion Scouts, 9 And 10; CityEifles, 11, 12, 13, and 14; Civil Service, 15; >IG, 17, and 18 i Hutt Valley, 19 and 20; Highlanders, 21, 22, 23, .24, and ,25. . Collins range- (200 and GOO yards): Karori, 1, 2, 3, 4, and s;'Permanent Force, fl and 7; Post and Telegraph, • 11, 12j 13,'14, and 15j .Victoria College, 22 and 23; College Hides, 24 and 25. '.-.... ";- ■■< Armed irrcsponsiblcs,' probably youths,, are roported to bo in ovidenco about the hillsides of' Wellington just now, and the police; desire lis to call attention to the danger of discharging firearms within city or borough' boundaries. Only a day or two ago, a lady, while descending from Karori to town, had the unpleasant experience of hearing a bullot'pass quite close to her. -■ ■■~,'..' i •: P i ort Tl i t? o{ mnch-tattooed Maori chiefs 'in their.old-hme war dress are so often sent away '** "souvenirs of Now Zealand" that (it lis slated) a false impression is likely to be created in.other countries as to the degree of civilise!, tion and industrial dovelonment to which thtj Dominion has reached. That was tho burdeil of a discussion at,the'meeting of tho No\A Zealand Natives' Association last evening) Members suggested that the practice should lib heartily discouraged, and ■ recommended ■' that postcards, .photograph's, albums, and' othoir souvenirs of the Dominion, ohoson for sehdtnijl abroad, should ..illustrate the progress that is being made in: tho fanning and manufacturing industries. ■ ■ ■ . -. •■■■■• ~ . The vicar and churchwardens of St. Mark's Church, AVollingtnn, have presented a beautiful l»etern Bible (with Apocrypha) to St. Paul's Church, Paraparanmu, Discussing tho Hospitals Bill) members or the South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board were much annoyod by tho repeated, provisions in different clansos against doing' anything without first obtaining the consent of the' Minister.' Tho chairman said it was an insult, to publio men to bo told that they must not do the most trivial' things'without first consulting tho Ministor, and with this,.other 1 mombors agreed. No building or alteration costing more than : vCIOO cbnld lie undertaken without 'tho cbnsont of' tho Minister. Members, of hospitar boards, wero ovidontly intended to bo" inbre. puppets 'or; mummies. . It, was : do. cided- to 1 vbico a strong objection .to the cobtiuuedjreferenco to_the Minister in tho Bill '•

"; A doctor's complaint that delay .had occurred '" in sending out; the- ambulance: wagon when. called ■ was, mentioned. at yesterday's; meeting:'■'■" of tho committee of the; St. John Ambnlanco'' Association (Wellington Centre).'.,', It -was ex-:. plained' that tho doctor was ,'j-nder, a .mis. 1 "" apprehension.' The custodians ': of --the ambul- -'; mice were alivo to their responsibilities, and on : : the occasion complained of tho records'-showed ■■','.. that the van .had gone .-out: within fiveminntea, -,- of tho receipt of the call. Evidently tho order, for the Wagon - had ' not: been passtd' on '- a»• ■. quickly as tho medical man had thought. ,;'-'■?'',,.' •It is stated that tho negotiations :which. th«: , City Council lm6 b6cn carrying on for some time'past-with the object of securing -a. strip.'.''.'of land from the' Trustees- of. the- WesleyChurch to ouablo tho street to be widened at tho corner of Cuba and' Manners' Streets;.by I .': setting back'the Union Clothing .Company's' building, have becii practically brought.. to a' , successful issue. It is understood, that the ' necessary deeds ore in course of preparation,'"! and that all that remains to .bo dono is to have' !'• certain 'arrangements confirmed. When. ; the ; Church conference 'takes placei probably' in February next., ' .'.,•:': • The corner of Davis Street and Thorririon V. Quay, a ■ dangerous spot for vehicle traffic Is ••'- about to-be improved by the City. Council. Tho council has acquired certain land there, : and proposes sotting back a portion, of !the '. street lino.-The work will probably- boput; in,', hand,next week...-■'..."'. i ■-.-. :-. ; ,•.;.'..-'.. ,' ■'-.

As the outcome of' tho deputation which ..-'.'• waited upon the, Government somoMtimo ago'in .- reference to tho question of a site'f\f a municipal milk supply station, the CityOSuhcil has •'■ recoivod a reply stating that the Government;.-;.-has no land vacant for. tho purpose mentioned. .-'■ Tho nnnual conference; of tho Trades;,and-.;-.-Labour Councils of the Dominion:will bo ;' opened at 10 o'clock on Monday moruing in the; : Druids' Hall. About thirty delegates,, reprc-. sonting somo seven: or,, eight: councils, aro ex- ,',' pectod to bo present:.'. Mr., W> C: Noot, prcsi-" ' dent of the, Wellington .Trades and' Labour .Council, will welcome thei. delegates,'.and,tliey will then: elect their, .chairman. ' Tho order ! paper , is, a long onoj; and includes such • im-,:. portant Subjects ns tho unemployment problem, a weekly day. of, rest, proposed amendments to the Shipping and Seamen's; Act-hud to the' Arbitration Act. It is expected, that'the sit-•-. tings-of the conference.'will'continue through- . out tho week.:.... :\'->VOnly eight members' of the New Zealand , Natives'. Association attended themcoting held ,' last evening in Godbor's rooms, and Mr. G. T.., : r London (the. chairman) expressed regret that-''/-thcro appeared urgent need.for rousing interest in tho affairs of the association. .Tlw subject ... under, consideration was:. "A Policy, for New Zealand." and considerable'discussion'followed ' tho reading of Mr..London's paper.','After.out-.' lining a laud policy which would" "kill '.for , ever illegitimate .speculation".'.Mr. .London .' went on to recommend • that thdv Government. ; should establish w-orking'men's Colleges.., Mr., London expressed the opinidh'also that parents..:--, of families-of, mors than' five should; receiver.;, weekly 'allowances from the .'Government.' v -.- Finally, he_urgcd that the increased,taxing,'bf.;;"• legal gambling machines was desirable. . , ;.;;',.'/': ■- Messrs. W. Gregg and Co., of JJuriedin,' have'ri. written to Colonel Collins; chief 'executive'..;?, officer of tho Dominion Riflo Association,;.;? stating that they .will: give a; solid silver cup,v* '(which-they will procure from': England)- to bo-'..'-competed- lor' at the jubilee meeting, of ,tho;''; Domiuiou Riflo, Association,.,inyMarcli ;noxti»; >, Tho cup will bo n: replica,of tho.Queen's Cup;.';! competed for at Home, and. its' value will.' bo;'-<, ; over -flftv guineas. It will-bo known as the > Club Coffee Cup, and is, to'be.'won by the competitor winning it tlireo times -at '\ intervals.'. Colonel Collins has accepted '.the.'.;, trophy on. the. conditions, set forth by .the",; donors.;.!'. -.:: ~ , ,-'.-.' :.* ■-,- .•;'.' Lieutenant-Colonel'. A. 'Bauchop, '■ C.M.G. (Officer Commanding the Wellington District), -.-,- dolirercd an interesting'address oh tho subject' ■;,- of■ communications in tho fiold-to the Welling- . ton Garrison '{Signallers' Club-last evening, and .; dwelt :nt:soulo, length on; tho, dovelonment of signalling dhriilg recent' year's. - The increased*-'' rnngo of rjUe firo ( had.led to morq oxtensivo deployments of troops,''ovor .largo areas, and so had evolved the necessity-for a reliable and , ready, system'of communications in the field, Tho art of:signalling ihad, thus been raised,on. , a- higher' plane, an(l ,ha'd. become'of' immens'o' -, value. Colonel Baucliofi' illustrftt6d his lecture . .with examples from.tho hittory of'recent wars, . and was accorded- a very, hearty ,voto; : of. thanke at the close. : ?'- : -:)':/;'■■!.'■'.■.'••'•,;:;■•'. ■:-■ ')■ A' locahrfi.WlATy^q');mer,aM!!.^phn r Curric,,of Brooklyn, «ufercd.6ix, Rily,or,,wyandottes at'the Hawkfls, Bay.',shows' and : succeeded in' ga.ining,' two first prizes, two second prizes; and..' two. • ■ •thirds.' ,'He' also'won : a. silver cup outright;.' ;■' and carried-off.'a special'prize for -tho'i best" - J-»;...*i;Ji.'t i -;.v -, A. truck,of pumice,'in;sacks,, was. responsible'V' for .. the. 'derailment, ■of two ', trucks';.near •- Ohingaiti,i in. 'the- : d6wh : mixed.'. train,„itro,m.., Mangawelta .yesterday.' morning.',;. About live,, ; chains of,, sleepers wero torn up as tho, result -' of one,of,the sacks falling Off tho train, and — getting under.;the ..wheels., ,A,,delayiof two ■-,-. hours:was-occ'asionedi, .';....,-- .-,, ,„ .■:':','.'',''•' Wo 1 lia've : 'l)een asked; by'"Mesfrs!. Meek and"'•'" v'on Haast.'Jiiaintlff's.: solicitors'in "tho. case."; Hirst and Co. v; Edwiii L. -fcarse, to state"that ':-• judgmciit l herein and ■ the-'brdcr' for.'immediate ,} ' " : •execution-'were'obtained on"'Thursday in.the'•'*'. Magistrate's C6urt ; -in' errors this case having '.' : ' becn-oUiourried I 'sine die.-to'b'o brought'on"!6n ''"■'!' forty-eight hours' notice./Tlircugh inadvertence' • ; no notice had' been given to' the defendant o£ ' the.plaintiffs'' intention',to bring the case. on.■_:':." , Dr.A.'M'Arthur, S.'M.ii.was to have, delivered I :. judgment yesterday.in.the : caseS' brought before .the Assessment! pourt, concerning' objections -16'... r the special,roll in connection with,the Wades-;. ,town. tramway, but as certain.:plans Wero not,'-' submitted, the. judgment had to. 1)6 I'dcforrod, ..- ,It..wil| probably bo given, oh-' Tuesdoy. ! J. -• ;,, : . '■ The' Wellington,'Amatbu'r. Athletic'Club''and V tho Wellington"'Harriers' Club held a' pleasant : -' enchre'Vai-ty at-the' Hotel Windsdi'-'last night;'''; The /attendance;of members, and' frionds' was ' ! .T very' large. '•'" During•"• the, 'cVeriihg;■■' tho varitihß' "';• shidds,';cops,< l aud medals; won during tho past;.'.'"; season,were presented by,Mr;::J. 'H."Polldck.'-. :'