LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ ■ —— — - ■■ Owing to . the boycott.of The Dominion by the Ward Administration? as regards toovernment advertising,- we' publish- at our own cost on page 2 of this:issue a notice regarding; tenders for ' f the construotion and er-sotion of a steel viaduct over the Otoko River,- on tho GisborneKotorua railway. . . .Postal authorities advise'that ' the ill hi ? h left Sydney on Wednesday January 19, for has on board ™ st / allau „ mail > -whioll is. duo: here Pnifl y . afternoon, January. 24.Th0 wSi• f- nlal i n if 1 - wcelj; °° m ® 3 dircot to' Wellington', by the Manuka, which'- arrives on Wednesday. ! - ' /f I ®, ' Zealand delegate who are to ■?™S4-" h ? 5® n f fir ence -o£ Rugby Unions jn. Sydney—M-ossrs. l G.- C. Fache, G.' H. W n f ,: and f G - U -1' Mason—had ■ a private . conference, with- .'the '. Management:: .Committeeof;.'■■ ;tho N ew -i Ru ßfe'.Union ./last; ■'"night, ; when it was definitely, decided on; what linos .Newr Zealand would be prepared to fhisatar tewiUlcavofors^ notify; that JJ Anniversary -Day, January 22, ' only one dehvory .by ■ letter-carriers- will be made throughout .the. city aild/suburbs. , „ ''When you read,'about mo calling New ioalanders pagans said. the, Anglican Bishop of Auckland last, night.-"just remember. what; a . certain Irishman said, anu remember that another Irishman toldit you—Not half the lies that- are told are true.

Gathering shells on J tie sea-shore is not altogether • the; harmless delight it should be at Seatoun.; CoimciUor. M'Cleilandj at .last,; evening's.: meeting ~ of the Miraraar. Borough, Council,' , stated that ta6 practice.; of ; breaking ' bottles on the beach Aras aVoriminal one that' should-be P, u r dwjrwith'.-a'strong-.hand.-/-; He .instanced the. case of a child, who -had roceived a two-inch gash on the foot' from ? °? glass whilst playing ,on: the beach. - ;The "Mayor (Mr. C. -J. trawford). tras: not [ altogether . sure /.that' the-breaking of bottles on: the sea-shore was; a^reventible'. offence, •' though. he agreed' it.was a most objectionable one. Years ago ;he had tried. to prevent it out. reatoun way,; but - found that he did .more v* rr^. i m, ail ' g°wi~thoy; l did it -in spite •of J decided 'that noticesshould: be' .erected, oh. the beach ' warning that .those .found . breaking bottles' - will-be' prosecuted.-' ; The.' City' Council, is . taking steps - to* ' prevent the 6ame nuisance "at,Xyall Bay.' ' - s ii..

BishopNeligan, of - -Auckland,' on the. qualifications-of, a mission priest i for the back-blocks'-'YouVe got to' have a. inan - j 'going kitchen: Piping' the.:missus; to ; wash;vupvthe plates. - . You've got -to who doesn t: playing i;with.Jthe:; kids in the imud; -while i the.!' dinlier is\being got ready. ; ; "And you've ' got 1 to ' have ■ a -man ,who doesn't forget . that he's a.-.priest ; i ot v,-.

' ; .lir view :of • tho;; intended amalgamation or th«' Toli:eJ Provident-Fund : with, the Public Service-Superannuation,, Fund, it will, bonccessary to olecfc a member of tho. ■ Superannuation, -■ to represent [ t!ie I'olice 'Fund.Mr. .Amelias .Smith', secretary',of; the Superannuation; Fund, has';been instructed .-' to .-make ; arrange-, meats for ..the election. There•: is - now a credit to tho• larger' fund of. J8145.310. :" On Wednesday afternoon next, at the Wellington Boivling . Club's' payilion, - the i ohamjiio*- rink > in; t ho. : recent • tournament ■ (Afayer,* Carroll,: G. 1 : Brown,',and-Church-ward) and' the, champion pair (the; Brackenridge Brothers) and ; tho ;.runners-np (Geddis and Lock) will bo. formally, pre-' sented with the v trophies they, Pccured through- their skill ,in ; the recent 'Northern; Bowling". Association's, - tournament. The champion', foiir; will receive the'banner and: shield (for the Wellington Club), a pair of . bowls, gold medal, and'a ;cer-, tificato eaoh.The • winners ,of -'the,, pairs matoh.'.and '.the Tiinners-up Iwill be 6imilarly; -honoured; •.- With tha .representatives of .Wellington olubs in such enviable : positions, the tone of the. proceedings should, bo'enthusiastic. / "My blood boils, when X' hear- politicians.' making their! speeches in the,towns, where .votes .arc. easfly r ; gained,. ; and,'_machinesj easily worked,' while' tho pibrieeJs'.'in' the' baok-blooks are sticking' in the mud; The politicians.; and trades unions in the towns are; living on those. mciv; : and. wo-; men.'%BishoP;Neligan at; the. Town Hall..'

:. Two bookmakers will appear at. the Magistrate's ,:C6urt; .this ; morning Con /a:charge of abetting ; with, infants; at the' itiromar pony races'. ' A special; meeting-, oftho Eastbourne Borough Council - called-'fo'r yesterday-af--,ternoon to : consider ..the 1 .'question of: the' day .'for the, observance. of the';weekly, half-; holiday lapsed for' want; of a quorum;.;, That;/misaonV-work ;tnay : be. done, too 1 , quickly;, is '; the opinion;. of -the;: Anglican Bishop ; of;. Christchurch.:"You can go and-convert the .heathen in a hurry," ,he said last night; at: the'; Town Hall, .'."arid : you can ram tho 39 Articles down their; throats,- and' giv^'them.spiritual. indiges-; tion for' the!;, rest; of their Hves,', ; buc tliey ..Trill, never. :be;,one whit; the •better..for', it, and ithei; time will 'ooirie. when>they ; wilL fo '.baok and eat.', their [e; regarded l the'. Melahesian as an,object-lesson, to .others, .inasmuch, as it' built more slowly and'cnduringly.. At a .meeting' :.'of: ■ Cabinet' yesterday," railway " construction, votes amounting to .£34,079. . were ; authorised'; for various .works.'; ; Authorisations for/rolling" stock totalled ~£5229; andi for roads and bridges, ;^C7265. : ,-:y v;.,;/;-;. /. .'Candidates-'announced' 1 ' for";, the; Mayoralty -of Nelson, : 5 aro Mr.' Jesse Piper, ..the .sitting 'Mayor, who has served five successive -terms, ;and. Councillor' T;' Pettit.'— Press. Association.; . ..To-morrow ! is..the' .sixty-ninth ;■ anniversary of Wellington City. • - . The, rolling-stock, on .the Seddon-Pictoh line; is at present, taxed to its' utmost capaeity : .;in;: dealing - \rith';;the ; different kinds of. produce ,which;are' being; export, ed' to -different - parts: of .the' Dominion and elsewhere, ■ says,, the; - "Marlborough. Express.'';. A great shortage of'' sheep' trucks is being experienced.: -.'Only' on .Wednesday; morning- there wero. 1506 sheep waiting' at the; Sediion yards to. be truck-, ed to Picton, but the trucks .were ' .not available. . . - j

■ The. Queensland elector has rather : a complicated business 1 before 1 him.when the time comes for ' him to record his vote,' or, rather, votes, and it is.expected .that a good dial of confusion will tike placo on the 'Federal owing to the multiplicity of . issues, says':the "tlaily ■Telegraph'/;- Electors will, : bi 1 -.. asked .. 1 to voto (1) for candidates- for ; the ;; Senate,.and the House of; Eepreseritifives;; (2) on ..the referendum, on - the financial ment; (3) a .'referendum on tho altera-. tion ;of :the Constitution,-.in:regard' ..to taking,' over- State debts; (4) in-, another, booth on the State: question of Biblereading in schools. . • - ■ t '

At a meeting of the Boys' Work :■ Committee, of the Y.M'.C.A., it was decided to hold v the fifth annual' meeting and opening night on February : "I,'; .Tuesdaywill in future, be .the^intermediates''rally night,', ; while'.-.Friday - , : will; remain ;; - the juniors- night. ; The: rallies will be-hold weekly throughout - the coming' .year..: A; group of juniors, spent.'. Wednesday last at Happy yolley,' arid inext .Thursday, an' outing for- juniors' will .be hold at - Lyall Bay.; Preparations are under; way for the annual camp, to be held at Easter. "Ton New' Zealanders are; forgetting how to walk," said'the : Bishop of Auckland last night. . "Those in the; country only l ride on horses, :#nd" ■ those in tho towns can only take a pennyworth',:; of trarii,. and: presently their .legs will: get atrophied." , ■':. - . ' Those who have undertaken t£© ■stork' of letting deck chairs to visitors., Bay'are so satisfied; with the success of. last. Sunday' 6 operations. ; that. they , have inoreasiid; their stock-in-trade from ' 50 to. 100 chairs. . This is : to 'be (ho limit for;the present.season, .but next, summer! the chair,business• will be.developed and ■ made a feature of tho Bay life:; . . A Wellington resident:.wh6'has'just returned; from a' trip to -Sydney," states that the experience,of. the, Sydney,.tramways has proved .that 1 tho; palace, type of car is the most useful for heavy service, and all the box cars which: are i good enough aro being, converted to tho: side-, door type. • ■■ ■

Shampooing,- ClippingHairdressiug Manicuring, Face Massage, Treatment- of Falling Hair. and Dandruff, ■ Combinzs made up. ■ Natural -Hair-pads./. Mrs Roll«ston ' (over . Carroll's), 14 Willii Sheet, 'Phono. 1593,—Advt. *

. During the .consideration, at' this week's meeting ;of . the' Auokland ■' Education Board/of the appointment of a delegate to represent the board at tho forthcoming general Educational Conference,' to be held in Wellington, "the. chairman (Mr'. U J, Parr) passed some criticism on the .University of. New Zealand. . The univemty, said Mr;. Parr,-.was not doing tho a r democracy which it might do. . In America the universities paid a. great deal of attention to' specialising- in certain subjects, but here they paid little attention to technical: education,-andlaid too much stress on the arts course, they did in the .Old Country. : JVhat did the university hero, do for agriculture? ln America,; where a\ State had . the - a gricultural developments that: New Zealand , had, the university .of that. State would: pay special attention to that subject,; If .we wanted to competo with other/ countries we must have the very best, and-must have a university education which would help'us to get' the . best. - -. >■

Our Napier correspondent states : 'that Mr. Eustace 'Lane; has given notice ' of. motion • for the next'. meeting /of tho Isapier Chamber of, .Commerce:; 'That this ( Chamber. can conceive nothing; more detrimental to the Dominion' 6 credit than the Government's.' new land policy, as defined'by. Dr. Findlay. as freehold with recurring charges" . • Speaking ..of municipal baths'- at - the l Napier Borough Council/ the Mayor (Mr.J.„ Vigor -Brown; M.P.)' said :-"It: -. has been proved that so fay. the;baths have' been a > great . success. ,-To phow. Jheir popularity I have merely mention that a .party, from Ohakune came.here instead of going to: Wellington this year.. Several country people, also, have come here to benefit by ~ .the •; baths., A well-kiiowii. townsman five weeks'- in ; Botorua for rheumatism, without .deriving" any benefit,'' and the doctor . ordered him' to 'go-to' Napier for;fthe' : hotsalt:>water baths."' A : councillor: "Has •. He ;' got better?" 1 The ;Mayor,: "He has-, just arrived." •

. The Melbourne correspondent, of ; the Sydney "Daily, Telegraph" writes:—Minis, ters and others who nave been brought into close contact- with ; Lord : i Kitchener since hp has been here are .amused, at the : idea; that he is . of . VThey speak of him; as an exceedingly- pleasant and companionable man, who' talks", in private conversation 7; with ; ; the ■ utmost • freedom. His reserve official. 7 •

Or January ; 13, in the Edokwood. Cemeteiy,-Sydney, Captain.'R. H.. Colomb; of H.M.S. Encounter,, unveiled a-memorial: to the flfteeni;bluejackets ,who: lost their: lives twelve months-.ago in Sydney Harbour - through .a/'-'ship g boat , being. /run down by 'the. Dnninorei. . The;gathering, says, the '"Daily Telegraph,-':was .','. representative; mainly, of the.naval forces, who all gathered round .the . graves of.' the ' departed .Bailors,.! while, the chaplain,,, the' Rev..'A. H. C::.Pargris, read 'an appropriate service.,/ The ■/: monument? ' is': of Scotch /grey/grcmite ,of four; equal, 'sides. | and/ consists, of two / bases,.' pedestal,'! aha capi which stands a ' white ' nnirblo cross with anchor', and chain . attached.! The/monument 'rests'-on: ii : ipanelled-baso and plinth,;4ft. Gin. square, of bluestone, making the total height/about 14ft. -.The fifteen .graves are'.enclosed',by a -stone kerbing, on, top/of. whichj at the. head of the: graves, .flfieesi^.'maTHe'.v.-tabletj : .' with, the name of: each seaman, : aud indicating: each grave. .'-'.Oh the kerbing '.tiiere aro;also/fixed-twelve,stone bollards,./with, a:galvanised ,iron': cable,'-chain; ' attached; to : each.bollard.. Tho-whole area within the. kerbing./is: cqvered'Avith, blackand iwhite marblo ..tiles,' making: a .'.permanent and complete finish- to .the enclosure'.- / { : ;

./■A ; striking illustration of; tho': rapidity with 1 ..which' 1 ushipping/.f generally—even elaborately fitted. up mail V.steainersT-de-' preciates "in- value 1 is ' afforded, by ,/the "re-, cent sale of five of. the, P. and 0. Company's. vessels—tliq Victoria,. Britannia,' .-■Peninsular, Malacca,/'and Formosa' , (says the Sydney; "Morning.Herald").;,-The. two first-named; wore., favourito ■■' vessels : ' with Australians, and,/after: being engaged-.on our'-mail - line., for i;many.-years,/. passed' last year - into, tho hands, of. the • foreigner. Sir: Thomas 'Sutherland'"last.'.'month told the shareholders -of the'- PI ■ and: ,o..Company'.that: the,, .'five / steamships,., named originally ■ cost, the company and had been-'disposed /of,,;for tho ' sura of ,£45;000.'.'.\ Sir .Thomas added' that the fleetiof,the.P. and O, Company is . the - mosfT'Mstty' 'nnSdf-. thfe 'British ■; flag, the total;'sum .paid, for the'/ vessels now in commission- having fieen'\£9,2so,ooo./

// "Stay over,'.one. a' baok-cdun-, try /hotel, and' you won-I'. vote : Continu-. anci ; next election. ;;'Stay'over- two paydays/ and you will, vote Reduction.:., Stay over, three/, and: you, will/ voto-.Prohibi-tion. Stay over . four; and'you.. will .not ■ only:vote,vbut/work it."—;Hsir.'. E.- K. Mules,; of ■ Otira,'- at- the /Anglican. mission-', ary/ meeting.v':.:', day, before/. 1 Mr.', T\'-,-S.''';Lambert,;;. J.P.', - .Thomas --Teece,/pleaded guilty: : to : - being :;drunk, ; and. .also /to /very disorderly "eon-'j duct/ in/:;Ghu.7,nec; Sl.Tept. ■/ Sergeant/Rut-; ledge described;tho/ae'eused as'a'notorious character, particulars;, as; to his /loiig-'criminal: record. ''He/was.'.fined .£5, in default two months -in' gaol.',: An unfortunato':, dipsomariiao /guilty l to; being drnnk..in Tory- StreetAccused, ;who, had ; been remanded' for/ a' week's medical,-, treatment in' Terrace Gaol; had ..been: many, .times;'previously'.before the .Court on/ similar charges, , ; . had recently. , returnedyfrdm : spending /ayear; in/ tlie Pak'atoa Home; i: He'was ordered to: pay ./the/medical .with,.in default,2-1-hours!. imprisohment.' In /the matter/of'-.penalty,' in order' tb> : give him: another/ chaace, he' was merely; convioted and .'ordered to'. oome' 'up , for. sentence when called upon r;

The. following .are thej'hnm'ber; of deaths ■recorded in -the - four r chief , centres' for .'December.; (with per •' 1000 of'; population.! shown in ■ -parentheses).: Auckland, 74 (.98) Wellington,, 73 '(.99); , Christehurcli, - S(J (.80)j Duncdin, ;41 (.72) .1 ;■ The number; of births■; Recorded during, the same; period, were Auckland, 190;;- Wellington, .141; Christchurch, 157; Diinedin, 152. •, At last evening's meeting ,of the Miramar' Borough' Council, - Councillor - Muir entered a6trong- "protest against;; horses being -. allowed to stray on public thorough-; fares..- He related an instance' in which his own;. .little v"girl was Yin danger; of, being: trampled -to; death' on Saturdaynight last.- It was,decided that a letter be i for wsrded to. the .'ranger, ■ calling his attotion; to ; the.p«otice.~ -v'/v-y ; ;.\ With -reference, to the reoent reports of a 'particularly' contagious ' disease; amongst bees in the. Lower;liutt, the Government Apiary 'Department are 'making a strict inspection of: all; hives'; in': that' -arid drastio measures-will ibe'; : taken to, eliminate., all ,;foul;'brood. }Jo report of any disease,; except "those known- to the . country;; has: sofar been sent. ■ t0..; the Department.' ■'

• "Come and toll my people about .mis-sionary-[work, ...but don't ask for', money—• my. stipend, is in; arrears." • Such Vwas'jthe invitation;, which .a clergyman once gave • to Mr. 6. Coatos, then ot tho Melanesian Mission..'" Telling'.the. story .'at .the Town .Hall , last/night, Mr. Coates eaid, "I: told him /T-'would /not' ask. for money'. I never...do;*:: I ask for prayer, a'nd 'syinpathy, trust God-for .the' rest.'./.But .until you have a' good rousing missionary meet*: ing. and' get the people really enthusiastic' about .missions, . you'll; never/ get.; your stipend.'' ; . Other speakers .urged •, tho same principle—that missionary activity reaots to : the' benefit of : the i Church at. .home, i; V'"'. . /':: V-;V

" 'Arrangements have 'been made by the' Tramway. Department 1 to. run'.' a / special car from '.Newtown to. Thorndon Station to-morrow morning to- connect . with ; the 6.10 a.m. train' : "loir' Palmerston North.; The' car will' leave Newtown > at's.3o- a.m. and run via Courtenay Place, and Lamb: ton Quay.. All fares, .will bo M. ;/*'■•. ■ A special triin, with the D Battery, •New Zealand yield .Artillery . Volunteers, on,, board; will. leave;, the' Lower Hutt; this evening for Eoatherston,; where the conir paiiy ,will encamp for the purpose of carrying: out its . annual.,, class-firing under service' conditions. The artillerymen have had a. very; Btrenuous fortnight's preparatory:'. training .at : the, Hutt ' Park, * and whon; they strike camp to-day ' should bo in excellent fettle' for tho efficiency and shooting test • they • will - bo required to undergo on the other side of tho Rimutakas. As in": previous years, the' horses will . bo. a source, of trouble.. All the gun horses, with tho exception of the eight ' animdls belonging to tho Royal New Zealarjd Artillery, will ; be" hired' for' 'the occasion, and '.will .have .to bo put into the gun teams—four to ' each : gun, bohind,two.trained leaders—liko so many raw rtjernits; .. This'-, serious bar.to'offi.ciency has been : tho subject of adverse comment ,by tho Inspector-General (Colonel Dimes), in bis-annual report.'