LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 659, 9 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

':■■ -Government- advertisements relating ■■■to railway arrangements for the holiday and. tenders for. the -"erection of a' railway station will bo found elsewhere! Owing to the boycott of The Dominion by Hie Ward Administration in the.matter of. Government advertising;": , these ;notices, which are- of much interest to the general, public, are published at our own.cost for;the benefit bt our readers, '•'■ ' ■' ■ - The postal' authorities advise that the • Warrimoo, : which left .Sydney at i p.m. on.November 6, has on board Australian : mails. . She should arrive at Wellington about midday on Wednesday, November 10.■';■ . \ . " ; • ;';'.'/■ American mails which left, San Francisco by the Mnriposa on October 17 are due here, by the Hauroto on November 12—Friday ncxt. ; The plansand specifications, of the . Union Company's'new steam laundry, to be erected at , Miramar, are now being prepared. The establishment is ; estimated to cost .£7OOO, and will include all the latest washing■machinery.•."..' Picture- a union at perfect • amity with: the employers, themselves, and , all the world. . In these days of, industrial strife and warfare, it, seems a dream of the future but, nevertheless,' such n union exists in Wellington to-day. It is-Hrue that little is heard ot it, but it has no-grievances to air, no demands to and—let.it be whispered—it is not'affiliated to any' trades council. The body in question is tho Wellington Shipwrights , Association, which claims tobe tho'oldest union in the Dominion; and one that has held aloof from all alliances from tho date of its' inception." The association has never gone before the. Arbitration Court, and never worked under an award. Of the original members, only four are now alive. They are- Messrs. P. Coffey, T. / Dixon, , ; D. Noble,.and S. Woods. ;.: ;• i : . : ; ' -■Tlie new suspension, bridge in''course of erection across, the Otaki ,'ltiyer. (says our. Waihpanga correspondent) v collapsed on ■; Sunday morning about 4 o'clock, the cables giving way. It was fortunate ,that the men' employed on the' structure wore not at work, .otherwise the loss of life would have 'been serious, <" The bridge, was noar completion, and- would lhavo been- , ready ; for foot, traffic this- week. The structure, which now reposos in the i'iver, was one:of the ■ largest of its kind in. New, Zealand...Tho direct causa of .the smash, has not. been ascertained as yet,'but tho loss will, bo serious, , as it was a" : eostly'-structure;-:': ' : ' , At: tho' Auckland Saprenie Court- yesterday morning (writes our correspondent) a- juror aslied to be_ relieved on the score of .deafness, "You. seem, to hear me all "right,", saidithe judge in his ordinary voice. "Not unless you shout, your, Honour," promptly replied the witness. '."Swear, him," said-the judge. "Now" - (to witness) "doybu say you. are deaf?" "Yes, you Honour." "Very well, you can' go now, but I-.'am going to have inquiries made,,and'if I find you have been imposing upon me I shall fine you." . : ; '?.■•;■.■'' ■-.'•'■ :: "\, '■ '■;"'■. .',,'■■. ':'", The Main rTrnnk .express, which, arrived at Auckland onSunday morning, brodght o, large number, 'pf; passengers,; . The : train as it ■ left Wellington was of. the, ordinary; size, >but -H was well..filled,,every seat in the,, first-class compartments being occupied-.as at least one passenger; found, to,.his cost, as although.-lie ■ hold a tirst-elass ticket for. Auckland ..he 'was obliged to travel in a second-class carriage as far asPalmerston, and at the\latter station a arge of additional people joined the train, and although several ;alighted there' it was found necessary to pubau additional firstclass carriage on.; ■;'.:'-■.'; i,. : ■'' •'..' ■ Many of the. flaimills about". Toxton 'and Levin are at present stated to bo running night shifts, and within the next two-weeks' nearly the iwholo of .'the . mills will', doublo : their tho millers being anxious'to' take advantage of the. present satisfactory rango of ! prices for hemp.: As a' result of the 'rush,'- 1 a considerable iiumbor of'additional hands are : being absorbed.- : The fibre generally - is stated io be turning out. in excellent quality,'and it is - anticipated that tho. output for the 'season will- bo heavier than ever before. : . .'. "These men shouldjim my, opinion', be'pro- ! .vided with a plain uniform, giving evidence of their' authority to; outer and examine houses, also: to ensure that, their authority shall not bo i questioned if they ore required at any. time to interfere in.connection with an offchco ogainst tho .byJnws. in .the public , streets. .Ixonsider ' thisa very necessary requirement in connection, ■ i.with this class of work." So ran a paragraph in the>oport of ithe.City ; Engineer on ' the 1 Sanitation Department of the.City,.Council, in 1 whioh, report-Mr. Morton.urged that three, saniI tary inspectors should'be appointed, -.The City. , Council decided to appoint the'.inspectors, and ' it has also been , decided to adopt the'suggestion i in reference to uniforms.- The inspectors, who ; will each have a'district including .4000 build- '■■ ings, will.be experts in plumbing and sanitation; , At St. Paul's' pro-Cathedral on Friday' eyeu- > ing ; iiext a "confirmation service 'Will bo. held • at which some sixty young people , will be i confirmed by the. Anglican llishop of.Welling- ! :toi<;(Pr. Wallis).:,- . ~ "' ' ;;" ;...- " ; Considerable improvements are.being carried I 'ou.j; at .tho UMcr railway, station, and. . ot! i present tho whole -.of the. footway under' the'' . refreshment, room and:ticket office is,, being covered in. Tho ; improvements are doubtless '.'being made. to. meet the convenience of the' r' traihe following the calling of the Auckland ' express at Otaki. . • ■ .■-'-. ■';. : ' , ~ ■ , i The.evacuation,of the,lsle of Pines has ' commenced, (writes .tho.'-Sydney "HeraldV i Nouniea correspondent).- It is picturesquely .. situated 50 inUes south of Nuumca.. All the l , recidivistcs'or relegues— lutiiv and women who 1 :are habitual petty - criminals—have ' hitheVto t been confined there; also the isle got notoriety . as tho home—or prison—of political ileporte's who took part in tho Paris Commune, oi 1871. • Somehow or other,' whatever use it may be put r to in fuhire, the littlp ■ island will always be usj sociated .with the history of New Caledonia. It was there that in 1853. possession wnsitaken " of New Caledonia ,under the very nose, of , H.M.S. Herald, whoso commander, i'rcncli. his- „ tory. says, committed suicide over -the disap- " pointinent. It is a beautiful island,- .worthy of y a higher utility.. Now, what is taking place is - the concentration in Noumea.of all the outlying camps—and that means tho first step in the absolute extinction of criminal transportation. p So that they are - now evacuating the famous' . "Isle des'Pins." , ' -.-' •-'• •'-'.'.> "■ , ~-; .".'.' ". t On the first day of the civil sessions of'tho Supreme Court "It is a common thing (writes our Auckland correspondent) for : counsel to e apply to have the /hearing '■ postponed for one Q reason or another ijntil. after' tho criminal ■ sessions. Yesterday morning theusual crop of 8 applications were. made. "Very well," said the a judge, "but counsel will have to take'the adjournments at their own : risk. I shall , cer- ', taiuly not sit/after the first day. of the lone • -vacation." Apropos of which his Honour'will ■- not prosida at the criminal sessions this quarter. . Tho '■ judge. will leave for Wellington on 'urgent .business next Monday. On Saturday i>: his Honour Jtr. Justice Cooper will arrive in 3 Auckland to preside at the criminal sessions, which. open next Jtouday. ■ . ■ ... ~ ■ ' Spenking to an. Auckland . "Herald" representative in connection with th« Keformaforf t Institutions-Bill, the second rending of which jj has'been moved by.:tho Hon. Dr. Findlay ia tho Legislative Council, and which - provides 3 for a difference in tho treatment of inebriate;; I- Mr. 'W.-'H.' Paoey, secretary of the Provincial', j Council of tho No-License; Workers, praphasised' the fact that the aim of tho No-Licenfo movea, ment was to prevent the 'existence of ihehri. : a. ntcs. Still, they quite approved of any legisla. tion that aimed at the reformation of inebriate?, while the present social conditions peril inittcd thorn tp .'exist.-'Jlbst of'tho peo'plo who e - .were interested in No-Licenso. work were also interested in social reform work, nnd from that °.i.point of view :the new-Bill was certainly nu ;- improvement.on the old system. . Ee'form e should cftrtninly bo th« -basis of: all punish.; mont which the present social condition caused.: '] '■■ The Kiiv. Bobort Haddon,. of the West Coast > Native Mission, conducted the. service at the e •Uoleswftrtli';Street.Methodist phurch on Sun-' ; „ dny speaker delivered i α-lioilielv 6 itrhlroM to Kuropcans.nnd Maoris, 'and he in-' U -formed his audiencothat excellent progress was if. being made in Taraiiaki; Ail interestini; featnro : ;b.f. the service wns that it wMnUcndedby .the '■■ nian whe-was appointed i<! succeed. Tohu' as 1, iprdphet; y-}- : - : K : :\.■:■ :-' ; r ,, - :; '-- ,, ':'•■ ■•■■■'": -

A serious : accident wa3 narrowly. averted at . Otaki yesterday. When the express from Wellington arrived, a number of volunteers and civilians jumped off.. Some of them were v late in returning, and a volunteer and a civilian made on attempt to board the trains as. it was steaming away. A porter endeavoured to pull them back, and tho threo ; found'themselves perilously, close to the lino. cdmo quickly, to the rescue, and ■' tho. pair missed their , train.. .... .., .; . ...A depuration, fro* tho I New .Zealand Feder- ~ ated. .Builders' and Contractors' Conference " will wait on tho Prime Minister and the si Minister for Marine to-day in connection with a tho umber trade.' v ' ■-■■-. '■''Nearly Hoo'visitors from tho Dominion have ci registered their names, at: the New. Zealand f, Pavilion at tho International Exhibition,' Wh'itd ' City,,. Shepherd's Bush, this year. ■. ■'.'., sl - At Cook Police Station yesterday, I before Mr. Horace Baker, J.P., four first offending'inebriates were dealt with. For in- n •sobriety, Robert , M'Carry was convicted and i-dischargcd, and Samuel Sparkes was fined 10s., ti in default.iß hours' imprisonment. ■ -.-■', n '. A charge' of stealing, a roll- of paper, tho « property of Messrs. Gordon and Gotch, will bo c preferred at the. Sfagistrate's Court on Friday a against a man remanded from Westport: e ; Shampooing, Clipping, Hainlreesing, Manicur- v ing, Faco Massage, Treatment of Failing Hair ? and Dandruff; Combings made un. Natural i Hair : pads., (over Carroll's) H l Wilhs,Street. 'Phono '1599, ~ ~ C 1517 j ■ '■.■..■ i ■ :-~~ , : ~- . '"■ ,' ■" ' ',' ' 0