LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'Two Government advertisements, which will bo found in another column, arc, owing to tho boycott of Tub Dominion by the Ward Administration, published at our own cost, in the interests of our readers. : . Evidence taken' at tho preliminary inquiry into , tho Takapuna's touching on Walker s Rock has been considered by tho Marine. Department, 1 ' and ,'as no. damage was done to tho vessel,-'it, has :beeu 'decided that further .action is unnecessary, y: Tho Tramways Department has decided to, commence' tho .running of, tho latd,,- Sunday night, car to-morrow." Tne car will leavosNowtown at 10 p.m. and run to- the Lambton Station, via Cuba Street- and the Quay. It will leave ,Thorndou;for, the return to Neutown at 10.311. All fares,, will be 3d. . - Johnsonville—one of • the." ■ oldest 1 suburban townships round about. Wellington—is shortly to be': allowed the opportunity of "lighting up" by , a turn of the switch. / A thirty-ono years', concession has been granted by the Johnsonville Towii Board to' Messrs.' Normaii Heath, and'- Co;, who' aro to light up tho township with fileotricity, and supply energy, for private lighting.- The Town Board have tho .right to resume, tho plant! after tsn years at an advance of 25 per cent, over the original cost. :, V \\ .' .. ... .. ' 'If any of yon people think that tliO'Old Country is played out, let me say straight out that she is: not," remarked ..Mr. Will Crooks in his speeoh icr response ".to the Mayoral weloomo last, night., "Sno still has as bravo men and women, with as much genius and as much, inventivo capacity, as, over ■in - tlio past." "More," said a voice in the audionoe. "Yes, moro," responded tho visitor, and applause followed. L . ' . •'

■' A man. named. Adolpji Terham, residing' at 1(J Prcdorick Strcijt, was assaulted last, evening as, he; was; passing/ through tho Basin Reserve. ' The man who is,alleged to havo coni-' mitted. tho awault-was arrested and-lodged in the Mount Cook, lcck-up. A grnesomo chapter in'New,-Zealand history, is reforred to ,ih a letter which Mr..W., H. Field;- 'member'for. Otaki, has; received from Mr.ißobert M'Nabj ■ The letter, addressed from London', reads as . follows i—" Just; a nolo, .to toll you that I havo found tho papers in connection .with tho .voyage -of Captain Steward in the brig Elizabeth;-iwhen ho, took To paraha; and: froml Kapiti' to 'Akaroa .and -: ; captured;,iTanja,.i-,ha]ranuj ( : : subsequently; -Tbtutainip thftilasj-named -.was r .-eateri.' s- .ssiiors,'were examined. on oath,, and a copy of. their depositions ; sent ~to\ liondon ; with ,a. ; ,roport ; ,on tliem by the ' Governor. .Thcso.;,.papers: ,1' foynd.; Several.placcs, on tho mainland figured: in the. final. scene ; the southern: chief," ■At'Hobart also,l so'cured a'ropor.t. ofitho cailbodies/- brought:np in; from Akftrpn,..;.ivere;;. 'eaton.V.', It '.'ifritteii- within a fow >veoks . of "the incident ; by. :a ship's captain.who witnessed it. .:The inforimation; obtained leaves -scarcely anything, fur-: the.r to' recount, : Th'o ;story' is; complete. Peeling' that you would not- only be interested yourself, -bqt' havo many', constituents dcqply : interested in the hows,' I scribblcil tho above." A, telephone ofiico and bureau is now""open, at Ivorokoro,: Wellington ; district,. ,'Tho hours of attendance are . 9 ;a,m., to sip.m.' 7 The ' office will .be closed ,on - Sundays -: and holidays. Telegrams will -be; delivered regularly. ; Tenders for 'works' have been;Acc'eptei}: by the Wellington ' Education.- Boartl as follows:—. Clyde Quay/ asphalting, C, Scoring;' Mount Cook Infants', asphalting,- C. Sconngo;- Rosflneath, painting, W.' Price; .Rosoneath,. conereto; wall;., H.' Biggs;- Pukehinau, drainage, H. Hunt;:.Taita,: painting/ repairs, etc., A. J. ffinifio; Carterton, ...midelice, . repairs, and fenojng, :C;- J. ./Beard; :;Maranui|;; fixing water' service, M'Gregor and . Jamieson. ' . 'The ;vexed : matter of 'providing for "free plaoe"; pupils at the Wellington Girls' College, whero at present , there; -is - no • provision .for. thfem,- cropped .' up once. moro at; a'..meeting of the, College Governors yesterday.', ;A letter had been forwarded to the Education Depart-. moijt on- the matter' of additional accommodation,; to,, whioh a- reply from the Secretary (Sir; E. :0. Gibbes)- was received,, stating; in effect, that tho matter would be considered shortly. Mr. Robert Lee- remarked.- that tho board ,would'like: it to be .very shortly. .. . . ', • The, Wellington ' College. Governors do.. not enjoy any uncommon immunity from tho usual troubles; experienced by: suoh bodies .in.-,the management of endowments. : The . college has land at Palmerston'.Northy the leases of which lapsed some little' time ago,;, The, matter , of readjusting tho rehtovas: submitted -to arbitration, and a . decision was announced by tho umpire. . But only four of the,: leases'' had been takon up, and thos'o: only; because, of tho improvements the lessees had effeoted., Others, who' still continued on the properties!' considered the new rent exorbitant,: and had asked thp 1 board to reconsider, their;oases.Dr. ;Newman .suggested, .that the leases should ,be ; put up for. Kilo by' iiuotion. Finally, it was decided to; consider, tho 'matter of these .leases at the ; January: meeting.'of tho. board. . ■ Four companies of- the Wellington Collego Cadets, consjsting . of-.180 of all . ranks,' under Major Rudman,' proceeded to Trentham yesterday'for. tho annual class-firing.. The: weather , conditions were perfect,' and both' : officers and '."■men"- thoroughly pnjoyed the' outing. Between 25 and 30: rounds were fired, and some very good scores were registered at the Soraervillo and Collins' ranges, tho full 24 targets being used the, wholo day. The St. Patrick's Colloge' Cadets ara to visit tho Trentham butts on Monday. . ■-.'!■.■;■

A young Timarn man, who has just returned ;from a visit to England; hatfy some'.-unenviable experiences in. his quest for: employment in, the great Metropolis. For four months (says the "Timaru Post")'he; tramped from placo to place seokiripin vain, rising at five o'clock in the morning" to read the "Wanteds" in the daily papers, On one occasion he i saw an advertisement inserted by a firm' requiring, a blacksmith's striker, and, giiickly hastened in' the direction of'the establishment in question to,'find the'street occupied: by a'.crowd of two thousand on the samp, orrand, as' himself. The ' Minister for Industries and . Commerce has received particulars of an exhibition - of works in wood," which is to bo hold at Carpenters' Hall; London, in Juile, I'JIO. The exhibition will bo held under the 'auspices of tho. Masters, Wardens, and Courts -of Assistants of tho. Worshipful Companies of Carpenters and 'Joiners of .'tho City of' .London, nnd numerous prizes nro offered' for competition: in the* various divisions.' Circulars-have boon, sent to the. Builders' Associations throughout tho. Dominion. and full details can bo obtained: on application to the Director of Commerce and Tourists/ Public.Trust fßuildings, Liunbton Quay, Wellington, ' ■ ■ ■ - During a recent thunderstorm at Rnapana, :Mr. :W.'J- Allen's llouso was struok bv lightning dlid .the' lining-boards: on' ono side- of 'a rooiii were stripped from the studs; . A clothesline that was attached- to the house-was completely burnt up, and tho post was splintered into fragments. •; - Mr, Allen saysthat the lightning was exceptionally 'lurid and for some little time it appeared .like balls of lire shoot-, -ing across the heavens.—AslibuL'fcon - "Guardian." Shampooing, Clipping,'Hairdresslng, Manicuring, FaooMas6age, Treatmont of Tailing Hair.' and Dandruff, Combings ; mado tip,' , Natural Hairrpads.:' Mrs. Eolleston (ovar'CaiToll'B)-14 JViUla Street, 'Kiom 1598. , CUM

A- meeting of the Wellington Technical' Edu - cation Hoard, hold lp><; evening,, was attended by; Messrs. T. Ballinger (m-tho choir), J. G. W, Aitken, D. Robertson,, and Mr. H. Field, : M.l*. Accounts amounting to : JHI44 Os. lOd, , were;, passed for- payment,', the- principal item being . salaries :.for ;November and ■ December, - •EIO2O .10s. Bd. A financial statement. was pro- ■" sentcd, which -showed: the; following figures Kecoipts, a! 79 Cs.\2d.j. expenditure, JCIIM Os.. lOd.debit: balance, JE977 1 - lis, Bdi'(u. against a , credit .balance last year of dCI4CO 7s. 5d.), . Outstanding receipts totalled X 1712 lis. sd; (including capitation for third quartor £1119 " Bs.-7d.),;. ; ; ; ■■■< <■ The-adjourned inquest on' , the body of' 1 Wiomas Joseph M'Carthy, who died • on 'a train, will be concluded at 0.30 on -Monday " J morning. _ ■ . • ■ Yesterday afternoon; tho students of the Normar Training College were dismissed for tho summer.'vacation.' Tho breaking-up cero- : ; : mony was: a very, quiet affair. The,.students .; were assembled..in the lecture hall,.and.thoro ?; "' c r3_also present Messrs. \y m , Allan and J, :: •"•i.vi'Aitken (member of the Wellington' Edu- ". cation Board); Professor H.. B. Kirlc (of. Vic- '. torn Collego and a'member of . tlio Committee of Advice of the Training, College); Mr, Robert' :: Parker (lecturer in school imr,ie), - and the teaching, staff of the college,. Speeches • wcrA. given by Messrs!', Wm. Allan . and J. G. W.; Aitken, Professor Kirk,. and Mr. Wm.Gray':. (principal of the college). In the evening tho • students held a.social gathering., - At the meeting of the College Governors held yestorday : the. chairman ' (Mr. A. do B. Braii-v.-don) announced that Mr. J. P.- Firth"had- a»V'-. ranged for the Wellington College to "break up'. for tho December 10,; and ;" Miss .M'Lean had , agreer'":that tho'Girls Col- '. lego should "break-up"'on tho samo.day.< IBs Excellency the Governor and Lady Plunket had been' asked to present the prizes. His' . Excellency had consented to officiate :at -the Boys' College,, but Lady Plunket would not bo able to bo present at tho Girls' College. -Tho) chairman suggested that perhaps the Mayoress would. officiate, and Dr. NowmanVsaid that ■ ho was sure she would bo: most .happy to. do so. The presentation of prizes: at the Wellington College will take: plnco at 3 p.my and: in the cose of the Girls' College at 6 p.m. Messrs. Johnston and Co., agents for- tho steamer Mnnaroa, hiivo been 'advised' by itho i Postal Department that their tender for tho Wollington-Motueka mail service has: boon accepted. The service will therefore -bo tamed by the. Manaroa for the next three years;,,;- ' .. . ,:... : Tho, saOrameht of confirmation will bo administered by lus Grace Archbishop Redwood, ■ in St. s Patrick's Church, Mastorton, to-mo> row.' tf - -'V v " : :; . Mssrs. Grithrio, Buick, Newman, and Smith,. ..»• M.IVs, . waited on , the Minister for Railways • last evening in support of the fqUowing resolution' y passed: by the committoo of tho Feilding :In- '• dustrial, 'Agricultural , and Pastoral Associa*. i tion"That tho" Railway .Department /bo urged to- run-two.'excursion "trains' during, the'-, : year to the■experimentfarms-, -at- Mouraa- ;; haki and Wereroa, the trains 'for Mouniahaki ; ; ;.' to start from Palmerston North and tho trains „ for Wereroa to start from Marton, dates t to be arranged-after consultation with the ' Mana- j ,' .watu ana Feildine A, atid P. Associations .and;;;.; tho Feilding Fruitgrowers' Association." l'ho Minister agreed that if eighty second-class ,pa& sengors wore guaranteed.,tho trains would 1* run. v' ; ,'i ■