LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 666, 17 November 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several Government advertisements yiliich; owing to the boycott of The Dominion ill the' matter.of State advertising, by tho Ward Administration, wo. publish at . our own cost in tho interests, of our readers, will bo found in another column. They relate to tonders for various.works and services. '. The mails which left Wellington on October 8, per s.s. Ulimaroa, and connected at Sydney with the Brindisi mails, per It.M.S. India, arrived in London on tho night of November 12, duo date. : '' ; Tho police received information last night to the effect that between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. a man .went to Mr. Ormrod's house, near Chilka Street, Island. Bay, and rang the bell. , The latly' companion' answered the call, and it is Stated that the man knocked her down and entered tho house. She followed him, calling for help, and the intruder decamped via tho back entrance. > , The annual fconference of tho_ New Zealand Employers' Federation will begin hero at -10 o'clock this morning. Tho visiting delegates will bo . entertained at a luncheon at Godber's, at 1 p.m. to-day.' ■ Eight red deer arrived by the Turakinii yesterday. : They wore consigned by Mr. C. J. Lucas, of Sussex, to tho Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, Christchurch. .. Eepresentativcs of the_ No-License party have been conferring in Wellington for tho past two days on. the subject of the proposed licensing legislation. Tho delegates attending the conference include Mr. Wesley Spragg (Auckland), the Eov. L. M. Isitt (Chrjstchurch), Mr. A; S. Adams (Dnncdin), and Mr. . J. M'Coolubs (Christchurch). It is proposed to withdraw from reservation under the State Forests Act > 681 acres in Block 11. of the Gorgo Survey, district, about fivo miles from Woodville and 'Ashhurst. Tho timber in the area is nearly all dead, the result of a fire which swopt • through it some years ago. It is desired to lift the reservatibn in order that the land may be offered for selection,., -• '. ; . • . As the result oi tho recent election for the office of secretary to tho "Waterside Workers' Union, Mr. G. G. Farlahd has been returned With ir poll, of 305 votes. Tho other candidates Were: 1 Messrs. James Bruton, 38; J. S. M'Conkey, 95; G. Terry, 17; J. A. Ilolldrd, 10 J J. Mathews, 14; W. H. Shepherd, 9; and W. Connell, B. . Fot the ofiico of vice-president, tho polling was as follows-.—Messrs, D, Smith, 143; G„ J; Conchie, 121; D. Evatts,' 101; J, Jlanly, 93; and .T. A. Murray, 57. A sectmd ballot will take place between Messrs, D! Smith and G. J. Conchie. ,; ■ , There will - be a special "military night" in connection, with the production in; Wellington of Du Maurier's "wake-up" sermon, "An Englishman's Home," by the Julius Knight Company. Special prices for men in uniform have been arranged (permission to attend in uniform'having been granted by the 0.C.D., Captain lrask has the. arrangements in, hand. , . .At tho Ptesbj'tery meeting yesterday it Was resolved to hold cervices at Pliminertoil dutlnfe the summer months.' Theso services are to bo arranged by the Rev. E. Inglis and the sess'ion of Onslow acting in conjunction with tho Church Extension. Committee, ; . .'is a"well-known thief," said Sub-Inspec-.tor Norwood,.at tho,Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, . referring,, to . aji, elderly man 1 charged,mth.y.agraney, |,"There are 34 previous convictions, against,liini| including ;five consicu--1 tive' years for vagrancy.., The man has been ■ loafing. about the streets,: begging, from; house to house,, and generally when the men ' were away. ■ He .has so persistent in his'demands .that the woriien' become frightened. ; Ho . gets olotlics and various articles, 1 which' he sells to a second-hand; dealer; and buys drink. He won't do. any , work." A sentence of six months imprisonment, was imposed. "There are too many o' this class about," said , the sub-inspector to a. reporter subsequently., "I have given instructions to'. the ; mod. to arrest anyone offending .in. this .direction." ... , ; ; Apropos of the discussion in' refcrence to the cityj importing and retailing metallic filament i ■lamps, a representatives of The Dominion was informed yesterday that there are nearly 5000 places "in Wellington connected with the Electric Lighting Department, and. if tho council caki reduce the. prioe of lamps • 25.. each, 'and I each connected I .building, .takes in>, say,-, 10 lamps' during the year to replace tho , 'old lamps, which our informant considers a fair average, a saving of *C 1 a year, would result to tho consumer.: In other' words,; the elcctrio lighting would, be about i! 5060 per year cheaper to consumers as a whole, and in addition, by „ using Tuugsten lamps, it is .olaimed that/another' £1 per annum would be' saved in current. It is held that the price of the Tungsten lamp, will fall considerably, and the probability is that the lamps will be sold in Wellington during, 1910' for 3si or 3s. Gd. Of tho 22 assisted immigrants who arrived from London yesterday by the Turakina, nine are men, ten Komen,,and. three children. The High Commissioner approved of 12 of the new arrivals, whose, capital ranges froin i£2s •. to .£4OO. ■ ■ '. Signing and scaling'of the agreement between the Gas Company and the; City; Cour.oil is to '■take place to-morrow.evening, Improvemeiits, which will be appreciated by ladies especially,'will shortly be made to the tramway waiting shed at-. Courten'ay..Placo, Following the lead of' older countries, an experiment in delivering parcels post packages per tl'amcar,will probably' bo begun in Wellington before long.- The parcols ipost, busi* ness has. grown to .such dimensions that the postal' authorities have approached; the City Council , with a view to getting special cars run' in the above service, and . it is understood that the council is favourable to n trial being given. Tho . service- will probably, tornmenee with two cars por day. : • The "Hot Lakes Chronielo" states; that the Ohinemutu Pa wis in a ferment of excitement recently awing to the . Native residents , of the village taking part in a "taua." This ancient custom is a punishment; ilillicted on offenders attd their relatives for soliio wroiig done, ami in the Olden'times it was a'very general iorin of jmnishment. The pritlciplo ol a "taua" is tho confiscation 1 of ; articles by ' the tribe' to whitli the. offender belongs, the latter's nearest relatives also being alfectid. . On this occasion the party ollendihg,; it is alleged, developed a great affection; for ■ another, man's wife, dud w-as made the victim of a "taua." A • troupe of Natives,' numbering nearly a hundred, marched iiUo the pa and indulged in hakas and war dances, after. which a coiifiseation of all kinds, of articles, including greenstone, mats, clpthiug, guns, and live stock, was : systematically, carried out. A large • number Of visitors were attracted to the pa,. and-were greatly interested ahd ainti6ed 'at the demon-sti-atioii. ft ■' .': . The Otalliihii Road Board (writes our Auckland correspondent) has decided to send , a deputation of two members to Wellington, to intcrviow tho Minister for .Railways, drawing his attention to the necessity for.-erecting an up-to-date building to supply - the rapidly-In-creasing needs of the . district. ; This is tlio Outcome of the fire that destroyed tho old Station, on Friday last. .It, is suggested that the new Station should bo erected on the opposite side of the liho to Its former situation, ft cotirse which woiitd obviate the necessity for prtssenfecrs crossing tho lino or using the footbridge; Tho whole township stands oii the left side of the line going south, whilo the platform is, on the. right. • A deputation from the Wellington - Provincial Industrial Association is to wait upon the City Council to-morrow evening - to ; ask tile - council to hand' over the present -silo of tho Technical School in Mercer Street as a permanent endowment to tho Wellington Technical Education Board. .. There has Upon a good deal of talk ns to ,tho manner in which tlio present site should -bo disposed - of when the. new schbol is erected l in John Street, NoWtown, and several proposals of varying character, hive, been considered. ' '• ~: Father Price, of Christchurch, who hiii jtist returfibtl from a visit to San FrauciSeo, says ;that "one thing' about the city l wifc that lllcre l \Vas something so trob aiid oiibil-heai'ted in the way the people take in. strangers. I had not been there twolve hours beforo I, had 1 to pay six shillings and threepence' for a haircut ailtl shampoo, Ynu feel that, you havo. got to u- place wheto you are really, wekomo. '

There is. a .certain institution in Christ* .- ehureli, tlio "Evening Nows" says, where lunch-: is provided doily. It is 'customary to open tho proceedings with prayer, and on one occasion' the' prayer is said to- have contained the following words"Lord help, those who lunch, here. Whether it'was meant in .a general way or in connection with the cnisino is not known. -, little has been done in the direction of organising the clerks in mercantile offices in Christchurch, With; n viow. to ; tlio formation of ail industrial' union under, the' Arbitration and . Conciliation Act. ■ 'lhc matter has been ' tnkon up by the executive of tlio Canterbury Trades aud Labour Council, •. and lit has, communicated with the organisation of a similar nature in Sydney, which has amembership of soma fiOO," and information re'-', gardinp its constitution was received by the executivo at'its meeting, on Saturday evening.; : No systematic 'of the clef-us' of. the city has yet k'en made, though a number ol individuals have, been - consulted by members of the executive,' . ■At the Mount Cook, Police Court yesterday, beforo Mr. T. Bland, J.P., Georgo Itarley ttnd George -Wilkinson, bbt.li charged with insobriety, were 'each fined 10s., in default 48 hours".imprisonment. The Fire Brigade received a' call a littlo after 8 o'clock yesterday morning to tlio residence of Mr. J. J. M'Grath, solicitor, at Mnjofibanks.. Street. Some rubbish caused the out* break.' . , A narrow escape from a seriouß accident occurred near, Kirwee, Canterbury, on Saturday night. A youth named Alfred ll'Causland, who was standing on tho of ono of the cars. of the evening train, was seen to fall. Tho guard was informed, and tho train was. brought to -a - standstill, and a search instituted., Tha young man had, however, been picked up by a passing trap, and was soon put oil the train and conveyed to Darfleld, where ho was attended to by a doctor, who found Sl'Causland had dislocated his right ! ankle, slightly cut his head, aiid was bruised about the, body,. M'Causland stated he weilt to tho edge of tun platform to allow some passengers to pasj him. Ho was holding on with both hands: when a passongor lurched against him, cans, ing him to 'lose his lioldj. and ■ swing round. Finding he couid: not recover,. his hold, he sprang clear of the train, landing in the grass; on the side of the line.- But for his pfeserice , of mind ho might hare fallen under the train. Donations amounting to £2 19s. Gd. .wer« acknowledged by the Committee of the Wei-• lingtoh Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at its. meeting yesterday,, 'when there were'present! Mr* J. S. Jameson (chairman), Mrs. > Williams, , Mrs.' Keflibt, Messrs. H. Cook, and G. Brown, and the Rev,; Js Reed Glosson. Tho list or' donors is as follows;—Qi .13. Davy, Xl'ls.; Bing, Harris, and Co., 10s. Cd.; Messrs E, H. Crease and Son, New Zealand Bible and Tract Depot, and Dr., Cameron, ss. each; Mossrs, J. Clark, H. Innis,' and Miss.So'mmervillo, 2s. (id. oach;.Mrs. Kendoll, 4s. | ''W.,". Ib. Cd. The society's inspbetor (Mr, H. Seed) reported npon various eases' of alleged cruelty and neglect of horses, which he had investigated. In two eases,'described', a? being " very serious," the advice of tho society's solicitor, is,to he obtained with a view to legal proceedings being taken. ' . ' The new city abattoir at Ngahauranga will he available' for the slaughtering of slock' on : and after December; 1;.. "Sir Josoph Ward has taken my pupils," efc plained an applicant to yesterday's meeting. o/ the Benevolent Trustees. ;Tho applicant',; wht carried on a night school for young mcni cs . plained. that most of his scholars were youths who had;.passed the third standard,; and lie ■ coached them up until they passed the sixth ' for'<6l'ls., per .quarter. - -"But how. has Sir Josoph taken your pupils?" asked one of the trustees/ The aged teacher replied that his roll had decreased l sidly since the Government had made arrangements for tl Class fot boys in, tho Post and Telegraph Department.There is: a: difference of opinion between tii«Christihurch Normal School Cotumittee of tha Education Board and several ■ professors - at Canterbury College. ; Tlio, training college at ' tho Norinal , School sends a largo number oi stUuGhts ■to Canterbury College, and tho prin-cipal-finds that it is convenient to obtain ■bnbf reports from tho professors in regard' to the progress made ,by each , student. It is felt that if this is done, some kind of ,a gango is supplied, showing weak points which tear bo :■ strengthened, -the general reshlts; at tho. examination! being .thus considerably improved. l ' Some of the 1 -professors are Making the reports aS desired; but others feel that it is:not phrt of thoii 4 . duty ; to do'80;'"'In-tho last oxatnma. ...nons atv,. Canterbury Collego tho failures amongst 'students from the training- colleges were almost exclusively in two subjects upon whichnO : reports -had bech sent;. to tho ' priii-' cipal, and it is believed that if had. been informed at, the end of* the . first term which' Btiidonts were weak in those • sub. jects tho results'would have.beeii more satis, factory. • .-• ■. ■■ i . , Shampooing';! Clipping, Eairdroesing, Motiicuft ing, Pace Massage, Treatment 'of Falling Hail and Dandruff, : Combings mode tip,' Natural' Hair-pads. Mrs. Ilolleston (over Carroll's) 14 Willis Street. 'Phono 1599. ' Clil7