LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 685, 9 December 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One of the climatic marvels of Now Zealand ijas.emphasised by Mr, A. A. S. Mcnteath at the mooting of tho;lnternational Club last mght. "The climate of Wellington is, perhaps, the worst there is," he said, "but just across the. Strait Marlborough has the finest climate in.the world. -I have, lived in Italy* Spain, America, and other countries, and I soy.:without hesitation that Marlborough, baa tho finest.climate of all, , It has frosts in the winter, but the days are generally calm am? fair'. There is just sufficient rainfall,' and' th< summer weather iB, almost- tropical. Nothing but a narrow strait'separates it' from 'Wellington,'; yet'. hero, owing to thjo configuration of the country, we are exposed to ovpry wind that 1 blows and every, rainstorm." :' , '

Foreign folk were oxtonsivoly represented in the.passenger list of tho Marama, which arrived hero, yesterday from Sydney. Thoro wa« a Danish girl, .a Russian woman, who is Joining her husband in Napier, a French maid, a. Rumanian, an Italian fisherman, and two Chimuneu. . :

■ ''Refuse, shot like stones from a catapult, may. ' sometimes be seen emerging l from the windows' of railway dining ours as the train speedsalong, This practice has been objected to by>' tho. Onslow borough Council, and a denial by the Department that such,apractico obtained,, " was mentioned at the: meeting of tho council lost .'evening.--Tho denial was received with derision,, and it was suggested that somebody ;. bo.put upon the train, to watch.,, ■■ . .....

Sunburnt, tall, in the pink of. condition after his strenuous games'for. the Davis Cup against America's' representatives, Messrs. 'Long and' • M'Loughlin, Mr. A. F. Wilding, one of tho (World's champion tennis players, stopped ashore from the Marama on her arrival from Sydney; yesterday morning. His journeyinga throughout the world during the past eight or nine months have been a triumphal tour.',:'He vanquished several <of - the best Continental players when in Europe,, in Western Australia' he found no Serious; rival, and in tho rocfent Davis Cup contests ho and Norman Brookes provtd too agilo for'the Americans.; though, they put iip a. stout fight. They wore young men of brilliant promise, but lacked experience, "which was so essential at crucial-points in the game. Mr. Wilding has nothing but praise for his Victorian partner. Brookes, whoso amazing left-hand serves were so difficult to negotiate." Tho trouble Brookes experienced when it was thought that he would , not bo able to play against the Americans proved to be nothing moro serious than a soro throat',' and •■' tho slight nervousness it occasioned the Victorian. Parkor, of Wellington, was still doing well with the racquet, and was well up in the class that includes such names as I Sharp, Heath, March, Rico, and Dunlop.

' : Erroneous ideas about tho recent conflagra-. Hon at Foxton wore transmitted by telegram. One message gave the'extent of tho. loss _at Messrs. William Ross,and Son's ropo and twino works as £1800 (obviously an.' error, and printed' in some journals as £18,000), while another telegram set out tho total loss as only £7000. The correct, estimate of the loss, is £15,000, and tho total insurance £7300.

:'Still' : more, bush, is being destroyed to mako way for tho conquering march of . Arrangements have recently been made with a ':[: mail named Johnston to cut 4000 acres of bush ; v —mostly cedar and matipo—on the oastem; -,■'. peninsula of D'Xlrvillo Island,' and the-contract ' is to bo completed within three years (says the, "Pelorus Guardian")* Already there are thirty,, bushfellers at .work, and'quite a small town-. ship has;sprung up in pno of the bush-fringed; bays.'.;;.'' .■.■../,','..'... '■'/■ ...'».'■'.•' .■/:;.-:.;-" ' ■• .Heferrlhg to tho complaints as to the arrange-i ments for handling cargo at the King's Wharf: and other wharves, Mr. T. M. Wilford.M.P.,' ' chairman olthe- Harbour Board, a -; Dominion reporter yesterday that the matter r/, had been considered by tho board }n committee, and instructions had.been given, to the cng_i./■„] hecr; which, it was;believed,' would result-m ..'; overcoming any temporary inconvenience. Tho . subject : ;had been brought -under .'-tho-. notice .' • of the board a considerable time ago, and mem-; .bers of the board had metrepresentatives of, - the shipping companies at the waterside to Beo.. what could be done to meet."their wishes.- • ...

• : The" meeting of the. council. of ...the New. Zealand Socioty "of Accountants was continued at the Chamber' of Commerce at 10.30 a.m.; yesterday, Mr. Teter : Bairpresidirig. Alt mom- , bers ot'the council were present, with, the. ox-/ r ception of Mr." 'KolJortbn, of ■•■ Auckland, and'., Mr. Green;:,9f,,,l),unedin, .;■ A discussion took'' ■, place on. l Uid' L |)rßposeil' regulations, .and; thtfy'i : \ members; of. ■'the council' made a number; of, ; .. suggestions to: tho Executive Committee,';who . - have; the.draf ting of-the; regulations, m' hand. ' ~ It■ wasit'deiidedi in'roferenco to the',l3lo ex--,;;;, animation, that no "partial passes be granted, but that'partial passes granted in 1909 can be completed'in 1910. A discussion' took placei on tho question of the amending Bill now. before , • the House, and introduced- by tho Hon. 0. < Samuel, and it was decided that the matter be . left' in the hands of the Legislative! Committeo with power to act, iThe session con- ■ eluded about 4 p.m., when, on the resolution of; • Mr. Ott, of Invtrcargill; tho, appreciation of members "of* the council of tne in. v.; which the president had conducted the; uua- . ness.was ordered to be recorded. .. .-. ■-

"As a result of the adoption of a scheme for ; the-formation-.of a.Superannuation Association .-■■-: for-masters, officers, : and engineers, in-, the ... ■> --. employ of the Union Stenni Ship Company,. : Captain: D. ' '^.Watson,'; secretary of. tho:. Merchant Service Guild, and, Mr. Baldwin, ... chief engineer of tho "Anion Company s steamer „ Pukaki, representing' the -Institute of Marin*.,.- ; Engineers, will:leave for Sydney to-niorrpw, to , : complote.necessary'details in.; Australia,,,, ,-■ ;, : A deputation representing the N.Z. 'Alliance,- :;. TMC.A., Good Templars, and Mothers,. \ .;... Unions'is to wait on tho. 'Prime 'Mtaster on;, ;:-:■ Monday morning, to protest against tnp Intro-, duction of canteens into ; military camps;. \;,: ; „.

From latest advice received by the polico, tho. : bodies of tho two young men who were drowned :;■.'; at.: Akitio' on Monday.have .>not.;y.et,been.re-?;'.y,K. covered. -,"•■■■ .; V v ;; .'Y'-'"'.. '"'•". 'I.■ ''.'■ '"■) Y.V^Y:'

Bluft freenor" craft, operations in the .West;-' Coast Sounds are.(says a correspondent to the.. : : : "Olago Daily Times") succeeding ._ remarkably, , well. The Gisboruo. out from tho liluil not . : nioro than ona month, returned ou tho oveninft '.-; of Sunday: bringing 200 casos of. cod, besides, y; . crayfish, gropcr, .'-etc.: She was. not oxpected •;•■,, much bofofo tho end of tho month. A l'uyso: ~ gur '.wiro''received by her owners on. Saturday.,.' - reports that tho, Kokciib,:: also operating, in 'the sounds', had netted a similar quantity.; \>:' Slid had gone ns far north as Milford,_ meeting. i ; , with succeess all through. 'Indeed,, it. would 'V appear as if, tho blub cod, having deserted the: ;- island banks, had betaken' themselves tp^.tho. ;. 60iinds. Tho Fannie,: another freezer .fitting..;;' .'■ out for .the sounds trade,' will .bo; ready m -,:.:; less than' a week." Sho:will bo. a powerful;.;.;.;; craft for her size,'fitted out with a,30 U.p. oil .< engine, and will sail in charge of a:well-known- ■ Blutf skipper—Dugald Hatma.'\

-.Smokers in Christchurch aro : evidently.', not:' : , quite so bent' on realising their -, privileges <to .... the •: full '■ as they are in ■ jWellington. Tho ■ "Press" relates that;-a. smoker ivroto; to. the; :;' Tramway. Board recently; making a suggestion. ; ; ''that tho comfort aud conyeniouco of, smokers .' - might bo-"studied"a- little more, by tho' board, ~, Ho' pointed out that' smoking", was permitted, ~; oh the two rear open seatsonly, and that these y; seats' were inoro often "than not monopolised ;- by ladies. The board agreed that it would;';, bo exceedingly hard to 'deviso n sohemo which...'■;, -■ would; bo; satisfactory, and also that: it ! was..;>., impossible to; keep tho ladies out of. tho -seats';;'..;on .which : smokers were, permitted;-to .enjoy;'-:.'. their pipes. .Mr. C. M, Gray remarked that on . ' ; tho Wellington cars of similar construction'.;.:,, smoking Was allowed oii any: of the open seats.,.. '■;■, No member, however, proposed that this priyi- ..';'-V lege should be.;introduced, to Cliristchurch, and : . ; the' letter was, "received." - ; ..': . '..: : t';'.

The new and yory stringent prohibitory law J !;,,. which goes into effect in Kansas, U.S.A., has;'h, revived an old story on tho subject..; A stranger.;: U went into a.. Kansas drug store and asked for. ' ' somo whisky.'."l can't'sell you any whisky," •'•;■•■ said the druggist. "But l'm ; sick, persisted ■ the: stranger. ;: "That' won't help any, replied' w tho druggist:; "It don't make any difference. 1 ;;; I can't sell you any whisky,forbeing L sick."'.:.■/-'.. ''Well, 'what, can you sell it.to me-fdr.P* '.: ; , asked tho' stranger. "The only: thing wo I cai -.>'. sell- whisky for in., this town," said the drug.;••'.:;■' gist, "is for snake-bites. Hold ftp', now!; Don'U/:.... .ask nio'whoro to get.bitten. No:.uso. Thoro'ii",•'■•,' only'one snake; in town- and ■- ho is '• 0n... . gaged,for three weeks,aheadl" r \-\ '•: ■; ■■' vi.'-V-;..

Since the arrival of the rails for. the LyaD';..;.;; Bay. tramway, tho" city engineer's staff hai .•. pushed on; tho' lino; with great..energy,'and ' ,:,. tho end of the work was in sight at knocking. I ■'■'.; ? ? ■': off time last night; Tho^'ovcrhchd ii completed last wcok and the last of the railr :':''■ at tho., terminus" woro. put down, 1 V The metalling and asphalting between the railiV...';<;. : have followed closely on the laying of thq linn ' ■> and wore completed, to: within a.cbuplo of hun-;: ; ;> drcd yards of tho torminus .yesterday,''.'Auuthe*.; ;'.'•■> day or so tt ill" see. the., line. ready; f or<: insped-,' >;, tion-and passing by tho Government inspector, ~ffi ; .who has. to.pass tho line before, tho.;lrama>i ( .. A call- run,; ,'■ u',' :: - : ~:^-': . . ■'■.-. ,;:,.v^W':.,"■■":' ..:■-.: X. Shampooing, Clipping, Hairdroßslng,' ManionN t . ■ ing; Face Massage, Treatment of Palling Hair, ; ;■ and Dandruff, Combings made: up,.•'.. Natural ;,, Hair-pads. 'Mrs. Rollesbon (over'Carroll's) li .:■',■■:• WiUis Street: 'Phone 1699.- '~:'• , ■;.;, CIM7 •'.";. •: '■-