LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 664, 15 November 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho steamer Wimmera, with English and Australian mails on board, passed Cape Maria van Diemon at ono o'clock yesterday morning; on her voyago from Sydney: She would, therefore, roach Auckland; about 4 ip.nl. yesterday, and southern • mails' will arrivo in Wellington by to-day's express. ,

.The decision of the Supremo Court-in. the test case, Now Zealand Educational Institute versus the .Marlborough, Education Board, was delivered on Saturday, morning. ■ ' Tho case was brought l to. ascertain whether the;,board could locally continue its practice! of, appointing teachers for one year only,-on the understanding that, at the end of twelve months,, tho appointments would be renewed if the i teachers had carried out their duties to the satisfaction of the board. The-Court hold that this system was an evasion of tho statute. Mr. Jnsticc. Cooper, also, gave reserved judgment in' the appeal case regarding the collection of Karori Borough special rates, the point in dispute.,being whether,, tho'city-authorities or the Karori Borough Council wero the proper body to collect from Northland ratepayers. . It was held that tho Karori Borough Council had the right. of recovery. The above judgments are fully, reported in another part of this issuo. ' The last ordinary meeting of the Wellington District Hospital Board will be held on Wednesday. The new board is to be elected at a meeting of delegates from the local bodies concerned!' to be held on November 24, ,i' ; The sum of 10s. was stolen from thePot'ono Cricketers' ' dressing-rooms at ' the' Basin . Eencrve on Saturday afternoon, /.'.-..

\\ The criminal sessions of the- Supreme Court will oomtnence to-day at- 11 o'clock, before Mr. Justice: Chapman., -~,-■.,' -. .• .....-- ':'■ The Wellington Shakespeare Club's reading competition for pupils of secondary schools was held on Saturday morning," at the Technical School, and was well attended, only one 6ohbol being unrepresented. The prepared reading test for boys was a dialogue from "A. Midsummer Night's Dream," and 'that for girls a 1 dialogue from "The Winter's Tale." ". There Was also ft sight-reading test in each case. The competition resulted in Kenneth Shorney being declared the winner in the boys', section with OS marks out of a possible 100; while Marjorie. Houghton took leading place amongst .the girls with, 93 marks. These two competitors become entitled each to a prize of the value of ill Is, in books. The following is thc-ordor of tho positions attained by the other pupils taking part in the'competition:—Boys: Frank Picot, 80; Riohard Collins, 54; Brian Malone, 40! Girls: Rita Gilbert,. 30;. Alison Burnett, 89; Valerie Corliss, 88; Ethel Gibbs,' 81;. Tessa Blading, 77; Elizabeth Shirer, 63; Veronica Flanagan, 61; ■~ Eveleen - Myers, 60;,' Madge Grocott, 58; Alix An6tis, 55; Blanche Battcrsby, 44:. The boys' section was not ; strong numerically, Nowtown District High .School , being'

unable'.to send competitors, while Wellington College, and Thorndon High Schoo) had each only one boy competing. The judges, Miss -England, Miss M.-IL Richmond, and* Mr. P. P. Webb, spook in very favourable terms of tho work dono at this year's competition; . There was-a'marked--all-round improvement in thj quality, of, the' reading as oomparod with last year, and the majority of the renders showed a keenly ■ intelligent appreciation of all;the points of their test. One notioeablo feature-of the contest was the superiority of the girls over the:boys in the;matter of sight reading, ' ; . A Preparatory College for boys, under' the patronag* of his Grace. Archbishop Redwood, will be opened by. the Sisters of: Mercy on Tu<-sday, February 1. The college is in a particularly healthy situation on Seatoun' heights, and, being only a few minutes' walk from the «a, special facilities are ;afforded for 6ea-bathing. As only : -twenty boarders, between the , ages of seven and thirteen, can.be aocdmmodatefl for» the. present,, parents and guardians are advised •to make early applications. . Fall particulars .may bo obtained at St.yMary's. Convent,-Hill/Street. ■• ..: .:•.-; Tho Christmas and New Year holidays are : somewhat awkwardly'placed this year. Christmas' Day (December 25) falls on a Saturday, Boxing Day on a Sunday, and . New Year's Day on the succeeding Saturday,- which prac-: ncally leaves the matter of arranging on iwhich days'holidays shall be observed to tho business people, Tho majority-of the wholesale,grocery, houses have practioally decided to closei up on tho: Friday, Saturday; and 'Monday -at 'Christ-' '-. mas;, and. only on the Saturday ,at .New Year. 1 So tir-'tlte wholesale ieoftgoo'ds fit Ms ;have' not : considered the question of,, holidays, ' but' ns ' many, Have of necessity,'to niake their;holiday arrangements'' conform'"'"with those' days -on' ■ which businoss''.will' be iuspended; 'flues-] - l tio'n. that might - well bb bonsldere'd/and'settled' at as'early a dateas possible"; . ;\-:, ,' '■' l ':-" '", ■ ' A pieriio : pirtyj,.which-; camped '■ at Sumner, on. Friday, on that portion of tho. road. twefih the bath 6 and the, ; tram terminus, had a startling experience,-says : the Christohurch ['Press."' .'.Their : pleasures.' wera interrupted: "by the advent.of a large, boulder,,which :came ■-, bounding down, the hiu and across the .road within-,a very short distance of the group, It landed within a/yard of ;the spot whore a horse.V harnessed tb &■ vehicle, was erazing, , and iv/ithin ten yards of an elderly lady, who was .placidly/reading, tho news of. tho day. It appeared.' 'that' tho' boulder, '• which :mnst.. have 'weighed, about a hundred-weight, was accidentally disturbed by, a., young man who was comihg/'over'from Taylor's \Mistako. -It • was J impossible'' to 'check'. it,; and if: started i; on, its! wild career, , : The people;on ,the road' we're "riot the' only ones who narrowly escaped. ; The place is a dangerous, one, and holiday-, makers would-.bo .well, advised in' giving it a 1 wide -berth.'.-:-' . : ',' ':;,.:','!.'■:;,.' ;.-

Tie thirty-sixth'anniversary of tho Riddiford Street : Trinity' Methodist, Sunday School was.celcbrnted yesterday i- -Special services were hold throughout tho day? The Rev.;T.',Fee, president, of, tho' Sunday School' Conference, delivered an appropriate sermon (from Matt, ii, 83) 'at'.the morning service; the Rev. W. R. Tuok, M.A., preached: in tho afternoon,- taking aehis texf Hasca'xiv, 15; and the Rev. W. J. Williams preaohed in .the evening from 1 John', iv, 16. I The services were brightened by the .singing of the scholars, under the conductorship of Mr. J. P. Shnnd. : Mr. H.' Godicrlwas at the organ, and an orchestra also'..assisted -in the .accompaniments;' The collections: for- the day; totalled ~over £&>, which constituted a record for the church. A tea and ; public meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, in' further celebration of, the anniversary.: :.'-.. ..•;:', : -.'' -.'-.";

Speaking to a' ''Herald" representative with referonoo to', tho ■' proposal; to utilise' Government House' grounds as the site .■ for' the new University College at' Auckland, Professor A. P. W. .Thomas, a member of the University staff,' said it would '.be welcomed ,by: all 'con-, .corned.: Its- central situation ,and proximity to tho trams would be very convenient, whilst the quiet neighbourhood was very well adapted for the purpose. Further, the: site was,,quite olose to tho Teaohors' Training College, many of the mombors of whioh already attended lecture,?. It was also'olose to tho future Technical : College. Obviously, there was a desir« on the part of the authorities to concentrate, these different educational- establishments, as otherwise muoh time • woiild bo lost to .students in'goinsr'to and fro; Asked as to what tho cost of the■ proposed building 6hould be,: | Professor Thomas said Victoria College, in: Wolllngton,' ran into. JSO.OOO, and now .thej I wanted to enlarge it. Tho work of Auckland Univoraity College was : as.great as. that, of: 1 the Wellington, institution, so., that .£30,000 would, therefore be inadequate. So far no sum .hadvboen mentioned, but he would. take it that the amount spent on the proposed building would be. at least as muoh as that expended on Victoria College. Asked as: to his v, ( ows on the desirability of a residential college, Thomas said such .a thing would bo very desirable. There was no doubt whatever, that it; could bo done, but such institution;; usually proved.'more expensive- than hoardinghouses,' owing to tho, necessity - for haying a warden and supervising staff: Furthermore, a great many of the students had their,homes in the city and suburbs. Then, again, it might prove very difficult to run, Of course, St, John's College served as a re-, sldential college to members of the Church of England and others, but the drawback attaching to that institution; was its distance from the city.'. ' ;•:;'.' The. question of the Auckland , suburban train sorvioo -,was disoussed at the,K«muera Road Board on Thursday, night.:, Messrs. Dickson arid Cawkwell said they had waited upon tho Hon. J. A; Millar when in Wellington, and ho had promised that extra trains ! would, be run- to 'the suburbs in. the summer time. The Minister: stated ; that the Government were getting.out plans.and estimates of motor, engines from .England, .which', it. was estimated would.only cost. Is. a mile to run, whoroas the present trains. cost ss. 6d. •- The Minister had also promised: a revision of-tho : faros. Ho stated that Mr. Waite,-traffic; manager at Auckland, had reported unfavourably | on the JV jiatter of running, extra trains to tho ! suburbs?. Referring to. the proposed train to the Otahuha golf links, tho Minister admitted.that the extra train run to the Trentham' golf; links was bringing in a profit of MWO a'year, and ha ooiild give no reason why tho Otahuhtt train could, not .do the .same.''..., :;:-' .-'".;• ;.•'■■.• 1 Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdreesing, Manicuring, Face Maesago,j Treatment of Falling' Hair and made up, Natural Hair-pads. /i'Mm. ' Uolleston (over Carroll's) U .Willis.Street. 'Phoae 1639, .-,'.;, CUI?

■k] lecture on "Now Zealand- Fisheries and:.', Marine .Fish Hatcheries" will be givenby'Mr.6. M. Thomson, M.P.'.IMi.S., in the Concert:. Chambor of the Town Hall to-night.. This ■ will be the. last' of- the present 'series, of: municipal free' lectures. ;■'. iAs a general ':. rule, ' the publio • has■'. every.. reason to congratulate' itself on tho accuracy with which telegrams are transmitted over' the, Government lines,of the Dominion.' ■ 00-'J casionally, however, lapses do ooour, although ; , in these instances, as is chiefly 'the: caw In j regard to typographical errors, the fault lies, more with tho original -vrritiiig than with its: interpretation. An error made some years ago ' (states r tho "Otago Doily, Times") has ofwa • been quoted in temperance circles with mnok gusto.,' One day a certain prominent workoi ■ loft'hjs home to pay a visit to another town, and to apprise Wends of his ' arrival • dispatched a telegram. '■ The recipient of lh< wire. was not unnaturally somewhat, mystified ■, and much horrified to read over the well-■ known signature tlibportentous words: "Will arrive tight: meet mo." . This was a corruption of "Will arrive eight." Another in. stance has inst occurred which produced a somewhat-susitat mystification. A certain gentleman in a northern town, learning' of: a journey to be shortly made by.a southern friend, wrote him inviting him to stay a night with him. The reply was not- satisfactory. It was tho:laconic messages "Think sold ohaff; going straight home." Telegrams demanding explanation were exchanged,: official channels moved,. and at last the ori(rfnal message came through as 'Thanks, old chap) going straight home." In both of these inr stances the form of the words was such 68 to it certain that tho writing jii> thoorintnal; message was mainly at.fault. < '■■■: Tho first meeting of the oroditors of Jacob, .Nathan Isaacs, of Wellington, photographer, willbo held on Wodnesdav, November 24, ej U a.m. in the office of .tho Official Assignee. :