LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■llails'which left Wellington on DecemberV.lO, ,1909, 'per! s.s.'Manuka; ..and.connected at. Sydney/with, the Naples, mail pei\ : .R.M.S..Orsova,.arrived.'in London on the morning ,'of January 17,/dne day. late. ; Some time next month'a , .-conference, oi msmßers of the New : Zealand Merchants" Association is;to;be held, in'.AYellington,' ' when members,. of all the firms allied to the association in all inwts ■'■ of the Dominion will assemble -'tie discuss matters affecting their 'interests.'The.:Merchants' Association is'comprised of the.heads arid members of the wholesale .grocery, End general provision firms. Mr.:S. Carroll is the secretary, arid.in all.probability the conference;will bo held in:the Chamber of' Commerce..,;.:..; .: . ''." ■;: •;.-. :.-

: .There is .money in land yot .in Wβ!-. lington.'One of the latest fields for; successful speculation is Lyoll Bay, '■■■■■ the newrseasideV resort that has been made available to the public by the extension of thb; municipal electric tramway sys- , tein: to tho very-shores of. the" Pacific. About a month ago'a scotion of land,, having a frontage to -the Parade of 68 feet,. andariother..to Ohepu Road : of 83 feet 7 inches, (fight opposite' the tramway terminus).: was sold , ' for .£275. iThis week that section has. changed' hands at M£Q. An innovation is being. introduced into the-new King"s picture palace that is. being erected in Taranaki Placo jointly by West's and : the Eoyal' Picture Syndicate—whereby, the effect of kiuematograph viows will bo intensified. This ' will be achieved' by extending ■. a wall or partition from each side in an obliquo line to the wall of the' auditorium. With this wall: blackened tho picture, will be thrown into'relief in preoisely the'same manner , as : the. modern picture frame Heightens:the effect of ah oil painting. It is understood that .this idea has l>eeii. embodied in the of most inodorn : picture Jialls, in America and England-with the greatest: success, one of the ohiof reasons ...being that . the light thrown upon, the'.screen cannot illumine anything on either side, and so distract attention from tho cioturo , itself, j

Preliminary'operations have been commenced inside llr. J. Dnthie's warehouse, in view of the setting back of the building—the first step in the latest portion of the Willis Street widening" scheme. The actual setting back of tho front of the promises will bo commenced about January 81.-. Mr; Duthie is ha-ring'the work at his own premises done himself, but ..the leasehold shops between the warehouse and the corner of Mofcer Street havo been taken over by the corporation, who will-.-carry out' tho widening in this section, although it has not been decided when a start is to be' made, mg definite has yet been decided about the setting back of Mr. GoodaU's planuses..' '. •', '-.•■ , ■ :

Bathers who haya been in the habit of taking their dip at Oriental Bay will have; to conform to.the regulation bathing dress,; or they mil find a themselves in trouble. The town clerk' (Mr.' J. E. Palmer), has written to tho'police calling attention to the fact that swimmers at the Bay have been bathing-in costumes which do not meet, the rcquiremoats, t and asking'that -steps should be takon to see.that the regnlaHons are adhered to., Tho•■ practice of swimming horses at the Bay is also to be regulated. It_is understood that the City Council intends insisting on the full neck'-to-khee bathing: costume being worn at all the seaside bathing places. V , .-

Still; another, consignment of electrical novelties in the, shape of copper kettles, frying pans,, stewpane, and hot water jugs has come to. hand by. the steamer Kuahme, to. the order of the City Electrical Department. '-: The novelties have' been, placed in the••;Harris Street showroom for .exhibition; purposes. '■ •■■.".-:■

-The j annual conference of the Fire Bri- , gades Association of • New- Zealand is to be held at. Hastings • on' February" 21: ■ The conference will; be -attended ■- by.-i Captain Hugo, Superintendent of Tire..-Boards.; vThe Bev...Cannon PoUoci, ; canon. redden-' rial of Gloucester Cathedral, arrived from England: yesterday, as - a precursor of - the Anglican, General Mission which is to visit; the Dominion'.in August. . His task will be,to;stir-;un:interest in the comingw?rk_ in .those places' where the missionwill be held; and generally to make those preparations which would be mado by the missioners: ! themselves if the question of. time did not enter in through their working so far'from Home. 'Canon Pollock has come out rather earlier than he would have done in order to enjoy the advantago.of meeting the,bishops and,.clergy,of. the , Anglican Church- throughput New, .Zealand assembled at the General ; Synod. He Vill-havoas a corworker the Eev. A. H. expected, to , arrive , from linglnnd, next Tuesday.- Canon Pollock, who is d first cousin- of the Ecv. Bertram Pollock, 11.V.0., just appointed Bishop of Norwich, :has; done a'great deal of mission, 1 work ih : England,- and' took' pai-t in' ■the' i Mission:,bf Help; to; South Africa in 1904,-which really suggested 1 tho present mission- to New Zealand. The valuable results of the' South African

mission, havo been : generally recognised, though.Canon.Pollocki, speaking to a DoJiiNipN, representative yesterday, stated that its' beneficial effects .were only fully known'to those who were in-South Africa at'the time. ; Canou: Pollock took part -in the. mission'.services , at Kimbcrley, Bloemfontein, and Harriemith; and preached at the great final'meetings held m St...George's. Cathedral,;. Cape. Town.' Nearly, fifty English.clergymen took part in the South African mission,..•: which' lasted threo'or four months. Canon' Pollock, .who.-is in the prime- of life-and.has .an:;attractivo'-pcrsonality, ; will spend six weeks in tho North Island.and sis weeks, in' the- South;, roughly, he-will giyeten days to,preparation.work-in each diocese. Thej general body, of-.'• missioners,' when they come; j.will spend •' three - months ;in .tho Dominion. Canon Pollock will preach; at: St. -Peter's .Church-;on.Sunday.-morn-ing.!;-. ;;.;'':'.;;'.;- : - ■'■: ,i; <■ ■ ~; - .-: , -.■;-..'■.; -~ " The'. iOtokb" viaduct,;. tenders: for which close on:January,3l, will doubtless -toim one,-of the:, most, interesting..,engineering features, of } the. railway;, between Gisbo'rne and; Mptti, 1 situated-at .a point -.31. miles .s;chains' from;<iQisborn'e.' -The. structure

will. spak;,. an; upper' reach; of the.:Wai-linta'-Eivcrj- which: nt-this 'point is'con--fined: betweon.the hills,and; is better, described as, •α-ravihe.;':. The viaduct is" to ,be ■α-vsteel jetructuro mounted onvgreat' solid-:concrete blocks." ; '. ■It'; will'-.be; 370 ft.': in length, .whilst the-rails will cross ithe gulch", lOOft.j-above tho. etream;-,.below'..tw6 trestle: piers similar to : ,those'in thV.now■■ familiar. Main r Trunk' viaducts.-, '.These,' together with: tlie: massive "concrete piers and: .abutments, support '.the ..-"various spans. .The';: viaduct-.comprises, three 66ft. spans and Hired" : .SGJft.-.. I spane, the balance of theAlength.'being ,'ma'de' up ■ witi'.'ithe', :'deck, ; of- i two, i 'p.ieira.:wMch';in , .themselves, .measure 36ft.! at tho 'top:';. The contract Iprbvides .foriboth: constructipn.^.and erecting, "and requires' the : wort to ; bo coiaplcted in'jfifteen-months/ ■;'. : '~'-i"-'■ /.'.':'....

~; -A • curiousVoriekefc' incident'. occurred '. in one" of • the' : Auckland matches -. between jQraftbn nnd- Northr , Shore/(writes our :correepondent).: : One-of,the batsmen; D. Hay,'who liad as many lives ne a cat ;'when' making -his total ■of.-11,- got off: on one ■; occasion/in /a ysry .'extraordinary manner'; , '• He- played"a ball.'straight back ■ towards';.:Hodden,;;who' :was ; waiting to ■ catch' it.'.": The :.:ball; never .reached.; the bowler, for : it, was - .'caught.', while"' in the ■ftir by 'a ; ,ball liit' by 'a' batsman playing (in : 'n-fourth-grade match,' the >pitch of which ran.parallel'to-the senior: wickets. HaddenV face, was:: a study,-:when■;he . straightened! up,\ fpr : the, ball was. almost : in- his: hands/ It' was, i; remarkable, bc|currence' that two 'balls.'travelling,-in the a'ir/ ati' right./anglas ,'should*; happen to meet in this manner; ; and even the oldest crioketer on the ground could not : recall: a similar incident : : : : ! :; :

The athletic reporter, of the' Au'c'klnnd ''Herald": is , responsible for the following : interesting paragraph:—ln conversation''with. Gunner. Moir on Monday evening, 'he'.told'me that/he'.was,determined to meet Tommy: Biirns .againl.v',;He/had .issnedra. challenge,, .and tad;'hopes ,of meeting .him "at 'an early date. The "Gnnner":said that;lie was, "when-he'met Burns l in London..:-He was kept waiting in .the ring for a,'considerable; time before the' American put in an appearance,'aid * this, coupled', with/'tho fact; that the'.world's championship' aiid a,purse /-running into" several.; thousands of. pounds; were at ..stake,' unnerved .him; He is .'confident /.that he could make : d better showing against Burns now. .Moir would'like to meet , lieavr-weight. Uoxers during his' tour of New Zealand, and is also ;.willing. to. spar .with well-known amateur: heavy-weights. ; .'; ■ , :■:• ■;:' '':;.-■ :'. ,

. The storage reservoir erected at the top of the, Botanical .Gardens,-and which-was set in operation l just, before Christmas, is working without a hitch. '■■>. The-' residentsr.on. -the/high: levels. in .the vicinity :iiow ; ,have-'a capital, supply of , water" all day:-10ng../ The second, reservoir,-which is.. being constructed ■ at'_ Bidwill' Street; is progressing /satisfactorily. • Practically of the iexcavation /WorkOhas. been completed, and a , Btart'.is now , being ,made .with the concreting and 'the laying of pipes. /The pipes /will be up Bidwill■ Street and through the/Nairn Street 'Reserve,- .so; 'as to connect -at.; the top /'of . Thompson and "Nairn ■ Streets. ■ When the Bidwill Street/ reservoir has been completed; a start -.will. 'probably 'be made in the storage; reservoir for Eose.neath, • where a: site of .two '": aores >.has already been.: set aside.' Everything is .practically ready to.commence this work. The .portion/of Newtown, lying behind the park'is , also-to'.be/served .by'; a high level storage tank'at an early date, but the (rite ■ has, not .yet been: definitely deoidedon. .-•. "v .'..''■ v>...... , :,.^ - ;:•■••. ... . 'An amusing story; which: Beenis to-in-dicate that .a [ good deal of 'individuality can bo, shown in interpreting the scales of railway freigWs.'^is-forwarded by a Buckland correspondent; A farmer made inquiries at the , Auckland Stntion/as to what .the'charge' would-be for the railngo from ; one, of ■ the - suburban, stations or;ft cattle truck in which he wished, to

forward a pnrebred . calf Bomo nine months old.; , " He was told the churge would bo 175.; 6d.' He did not order tho truck, however, .until he; reached tho suburban station, wliere-ho was informed the charge for railage,would; bo 75.;5d. On presenting the consignment notes' to tne stitioninaster later in the day the farmer was ■ ajpreoably surprised to be informed that. m. quoting the, freight, a mistakojhad :bccn'made,. and. tho. correct chargo . was os. ,;7d.. Thinking ho. had been lot otf .too. lightly,-, .-and : being, a 1 conscientious:. person, he. consulted : an- ■ other official elsewhere,- who - said that purebred stock under twelve months old was- nllowed.ijby the regulations'. to :bo onrricd' free/and he. advised, the farmor to apply for,a'refund of the amount paid. ." Shampooing, Clipping . : Hairdressinp, Maniouring, Face Massogo, Treatment, of Falling Hair and Dandruff,. Combings made up. -Natural., Hair-pads. Mrs. Eolleston (over Carroll's), U WiUis 6treet; 'Phone 1M9.--Advt,

:The foundation-stone .of the 'new Anglican Church at Eastbourne-will be laid by Bishop Wallis at 3.30 p.m. on Sunday.' . '■- .'.: .

The Ijabour Department's new'offices in the To Are Post Office will be opened by the Minister for Labour (the Hon. J. A. Millar) nt 3 p.m. to-morrow. ~>,

With the drainage of Eosencath and Kolburne completed, the city engineer's staff is malting steady progress with the work at Brooklyn, Island Bay, and Kilbirnio. ' . . '• '. "■' ,

An enterprising individual has .hit upon an idea, old enough .in England-and at Manly (Sydney), but new to Wellington., of turning an honest penny on tho beach at. Lyall . Bay.. Ho has secured' a large': number of chairs, and when crowds congregate hires them out by the hour.;: His charge is 2d. per hour, if they, are used on his "pitch,": an d 3d. an hbnrif :reinoved to any-othor partofthe beach..;.; Presiding at-the Mount Cook Police Court yesterday;, 'morning, Mr.'-' John Coogan, J.P., sentenced Frederick Wilson, an habitual drunkard,: to three months'; imprisonment. A first offender for drunkenness was convicted and discharged,'and another, who did not appear, wae fined 10s., in -'default 48 hours: imprisonment;. ; The Hon. A. K. of the . House of. :Eepresentatives and-M.P. for. Grey, .whilst: on a: visit, to Tauranga last:week was interviewed, by theßay.of. Plenty. ■ "Times" in: regard .'to,-, matters affecting the development V.of the Bay: of Plenty 1 , and'other portions- of' the' North Island. '-■..•■■ In . regard, .to. the - East ■; Coast railway,' Mr.- ■ Guinness said- that: he,was prepared-to do- all in his power, to forward -the.'construction ■of the ;line r from, Tauranga itothe.Opotiki distriot and tween Waihi and : Tauranga; '... .He; was :ih : favour; of a vigorous; policy'"of .railwayconstruction,: and ohee it : was decided: to commence-'a: line : workyshould be concentrated on that j line^so::that it Should be 'finished and. made revenue-producing as soon as' possible. ; To ,:his mind; ' it was infinitely better; to;, push on; rapidly : with ■ half, a dozeh : lines 'and.'complete them,' than'to have work"going on j>n:'2o; lines,: the majority,, of - which' might; not. be .completed for many years'. In regard to -Native .lands, .Mr. Guinness. said.. that hewas not in favour v.of the expenditure of public money in the yioinity-of land | owned.by Natives, because; this:land did' not.-'as a; rule, contribute 'either-to. local': or : tDominion,. taxation. '■ Ho fadvocated that all unoccupied... and■; • idle'; Native:'■ lands should ibe. acquired , .by::the;Government withont delay and:cut;up'and"offered to meet the land •hpnger of the'country.-' Hβ considered the Natives should be paid : the full market-value, for .their land,-and that tho;moneys -resulting;from .the sale 6hould.be handed to : the Public; Trustee/ the latter to. pay.,the,-Natives Ihe.in-. terest' which 'these ; moh'evs iwould yield.He was against X tho Maoris;being; permitted to . handle .the.-' purchaselmoney; as this would probably --lead .to.the;squandoring. of it. : ■' 'h; -..■•-■';'':; •'■'.■ ■.-'■;.•'••;•'' ; ■'■ : ''v'. : : :":

; ; 'The snminer.tourist is-.. now invadiiig pur • shores, with■ the,;.object ■ of•.feasting on: onr thermal, alpine, 1 and other.; wonders (says the' Auckland,,"Herald"}.; So: far this season, owing inainly, .'no'..doubt,: to ,the great. Newcastle 1 coal strike, ;the invading army, has been ; rather small, but the deterring effect of that industrial upheaval novt seems to have,considerably lessened, judging by the large number of tourists who arrived , by the Maheno- on Sunday,; when. a 1" total of. 316; people .tripped ov«r. from th« island, continent.' o.As: it 'is, every hotel iand: boardinghouseiin Auckland' is .filled,.; whilst', the' railwa'yaccommodation to'.Kotorua , . and.'other scenio spots is being-taxed to the utmost. Provided the. "w.eather ikeepsgood ;for. the next two or /three months.: the : tourists, in,;.the i.Dpminipn:,.this;season should, .be. a-,r«cbrd:!bne. : -,:?";;.,''v 'sS:t;

"It- looks,:as,"if r.ttefe'is .a."good.'-deal of.', unemplbymeic; > still';; prevailing;. iii Auckland, when.so'many.:applications;are received for a- singlo ; ;position,";' declared ;Mr;;Ci/J.. Parr' at: , yesterday morning's ;Edu"cation VBoard,' meeting.;. ::.The' position' in question was:that,of:trnant ..inspector '•at;-,aV&lary..V6f/ i^i7s; ( 'pbr.^yeMi>and , "for the, vacancy'no fewer 'than .'203; applica.tions werb.received.'^Theso.'.will"^be'cpn-sidered-by the .(board; in ;committee..v, >;,

./In-referring; ~io'-: of ;the .Auckland. Education 1 :Board-;receipts -and expenditureryestcrday' ■.inoriiing'- -(writes biiri correspondent),,,.Mr.;;C.;', J. 'remarked' that : '.it : was."estimated , ;,that .the receipts'for the'present l year : would total' about that the"expenditure wbuldi approximate,;about- the, same'.,;.-'i'liq chairman furtherf stated :that last year's .estimate' was ~£209,000;. allowing :.fpr,: ; ari increase :of ;'abont:'^7ooo;'this":, year:'-It Avas ;, also^announced;'--by -Mr. '.Parr: ; that an : intimation'; liad^becni'-.received :;froni. the Government in regard- to-; this, year's finances.''Last year;.the grant for.';building maintenance was : : while this :year.;it would be .reduced to" jd67346. ; -"Ii don't : knoV,.'what \we! are' goirig r, ,t0".d0," the "chairman: addbdr "Evidently .• finances are'. not too 'rosy;.; in ;.- Hpw we are; to. carry.■ on; a' progressive '■ policy and' satisfy; the'. country' r; districts ..which .are. , 'so; rapidly developing.l..do : not know. • We , will, have, to put the brake' on-and. go ;slpw.";;..Mr.'...Garland:;; "It; means'.'; that' the country: districts will' 6uffer. J .',''::Mi.Harris: "Oh, I 'well, 'let's carry, long .as we can, and'thori, if.matters.^cbme',to a .head,, let. the responsibility be with the Department." •V; .'■•.-"-.'■..■, -; : '-'.':] : .-;''.- .-'-I ■'_:: •'.■:'.■

~. By : .the latest English mail: encouraging news was". received /as to the .impression which has , been created .'at Home by the Hennah and; Rissel's'Patent; Course Recorder;; a-Wellington-; patent ■ for the checking of a vessel's, course;':.- It. will '■■ be remembered that this invention was. successfully experimented "-.with , on- a XJnion Company's liner between-.Wellington and Sydney about,,the. middle'.'of , ; last year. Tho'-reports.received were, encouraging that a:.company r ,wa3'.formed, and. Mr: Eissel was,sent to;. England to place it-'on-.the: market .That 'gentleman'writes that ho', has already,. received ; an '■ '• offer of for- tho patent from' brokers acting on behalf .. pi.; the::'; Submarine' Sounding .Bcll/.Com'pany,-. , but':tho'.terms were such' that he' did 'not advise a sale in-, that, quarter. The; instrument "has attracted: marked attention -in. London,': and Messrs. Cassella: and': Company, ;,thp- famous makers, .of: scientific; instruments, raado the course ■ recorder their chief ex-" at-i the exhibition of the Physical;:Society,..London, ,: held An. : the Imperial; College-, of'.Science'and'Technology.- ."\'.'..v : -- : '■'■:•:';■'■:'■■;■. -v'. ■'■tr.-i.. V.'--"

lho ordinary: meeting ■of the 'Victoria .College Council-was .held .last night.'i Mr. y.,- Graham,. :..M.P., -presided, ; and 'there wel'e.also present:: Messrs, J. ;k ??'-; 4i-T--;%''^f ek « :W. : :;H.-i;Quick, Maginn'<f^W H :cT Pc>tter,-'E.^p;:r!ell- ! Watlon; and: T. R., Fleming; '■'■'■•) The Rev.- '■ 'A'■•-•:••'■'■ W'hyte, -who •. is '-leaving for ; Port/ Chalmers,-,, wrote resigning, -.'ou beha f,,of; his^daiighter,:. the^ , QSeei's bcholarship-held by, her! . .While"■stating that the/future'.university 'life-.-of--his family would be, connected, with Dunedin, he the; Victoria:, College-author-ities, tor;. their, courtesy, ...and■■ ..expressedappreciaiion.of the university advantages enjoyed/by his-, family,, in, this distrct. ■It was resolved to. accept the-resignation, and .thank' : llr.:'.White.' ! for his kind 'expressions;./ Other.: business: of >the council is.-;separately-;-.reported.':••;■'■:■'■ ;.;::£:. ;'.•<■■

■A: ..meeting ;..-of ;•- -district'.: scoutmasters was:held-in;the Y.H.C.A.'BuildingV.last eTenujg,v:Liemennit-Cpinmander.''.-H. ; '--N--JlLeod-presiding. :■ Dr.VMakgUl,:'-Chief bcout for .the;;-North-: :lsland, W also present, .-ahe-'priricipal business ofi,the meeting was..the consideration,' iii com; mittee, of the draft proposals which had been;circulated; throughout ,tho .Various districts with reference, to the apportionln£ °f respoiisibilitj' as between the '■ Education. Dopartnient on the one hand, and if °'i j co pf™lling■authority, on- -the olner: hand, in connection ivith:the proin the now Defence: Act,.'which opens :the' Government,-, su£ ject to the acquiescence :of the- civil-au-thority, giving official recognition ''to'; the boy bcout movement. As soon as replies have- been received from the' other'dii tricts, the proposals mil.bo -revised,' put in proper 70rr0,./.and .;■'submitted, tojtho. Ministers for■-Education..-,: : .'.'- ; -- :•• ..' '•■ •".! .'•The day t0 , ,, bo selected 'this year : for the observance -of Ihe statutory, weekly half-holiday will bo considered at the next, meeting, of■ tho New- Zealand Shopkeepers Association. :-■;.■;; ■-.■-.,.'-.. .':Notwithstauding.thbfaot that. , the present is the ■ best 'timb of :i thoV year for work there is a Rood deal of unemplovment' in.the city.'. Seekers after billots appear to".look uponi the. Mayor as. a universal prorider, and tho Mayoral, doorstep can generally bo' taken, as, a-, more; or less 'reliable ■ barometer of the unskilled labour market. ■'. ',:;.■:..'": ".,... .;.;../ ;...