LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 730, 1 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

postal anttiorities advise that the tJlimaroa, which, left Sydnejr': on: Saturday last (January 29), -is bringing Australian, mails for the Dominion. She should reach here early on Wednesday morning (February 2). •• V ' ' ::

: an inijniry made at n recent committee , meeting of tho Wairarapa P. and A. Association, , the chairman (Mr. ■H. E. Bunny) stated that no reply hadyet been recoived from'the Minister-for, Agrieulture'. with, regard to , the Government's acceptance: of the offer of J3GOOO made by.'Mr. W. C. ; Bnclianan.M.P., towards the.establishment of an experiment farm in tho, Wairarapa. "■ . ' . :

- -The consestion of business in the' Magistrate s Conrt, afld the necessity for the prompt' appointment of a 'relieving mnffistrate in place of Dr. : '. M'Arthur, S.M. (who has been granted leave), were rDinarkod upon in Court by Mr. T. M 1 Wilford yesterdayi , . Ho.asked Mr. Kiddcll, S.M., what had-beeni done, and urged that legal practitioners, along with tho remaining . magistrate, should make ropresonta- , tions to the Justice Department, 'recommending that an appointment should , bo made without delay. It was quite impossible for ono magistrate, unaided, to cope with the work.. "I know of: soveral civil cases that have been adjourned from time to time," added Mr. Wilford, "and T don't know what tho Court business will bo liko iu. a. week's timo if something is not done immediately." Mr. Eiddell remarked that ho understood that a relieving magish'ato would be available' within a few days. He agieed that tho volumo of business in Wellington was too much for one, magistrate" to deal with. , ■

The honorary director of the. Wangahui: Observatory (writes our. correspondent) states that the Johannesburg comet shouldbe faintly visible at the beginning of February as. an early-evening object in the western sky. As yet the big telescope in the observatory fails to re,veal Halley's comet. . ...' : ■

.'"lt is important that history should I be taught, and it is not sufficiently taught in Now Zealand. How can we have a good and true "Imperialism if our young people are not taught history?" This remark by the Eev. W.-W. gedswiok; at the, Anglican Synod, was : followed by "Hear, hears" from the, bench of the:bishops. " . ■.■..'•.'■•'.:'■!./■.

The following items (6nys the Sydney ''Worker") in connection with the exploits of the notorious Kelly gang of bushrangers, nearly tliirty years ago,'appear annually on the Parliamentary Estimates of Victoria:—(l): Annual: allowance to widow of Sergeant Kennedy, murdered in the Wombat Eanges, in addition to her pension under the Police Regulations Act, 1880, equal to full pay of her deceased husband, £iS 19s. Gd., (2): Annual allowance to Constable M'liityre,\in addition to his pension .under the Police Eegulations. Act; 1890, rendered unfit for duty,,through, exposure, at the time of. the Wombat Ranses murder by the Kelly gang. (3) Annual allowance, at the rate of £\ per week, to Michael" Eiordan,, for injuries ' received in the attack ..on the Jiolly outlaws at. Glenrowan; JES2. ■'■';,■'

■The annual outing of the Mayor and City, Councillors to Wainui-o'-mata, which was expected to be arranged for.to-mor-row, has ■ been postponed un'al Tuesday or Wednesday of next week; as a-result "of an unfavourable weather forecast by

the Rev. D. C. Bates. .-';'• : : :■:•■ It was decided at a .meeting of Scoutmasters last evening that Boy' Scouts mil specialise in. signalling, first aid, and hutbuilding for the inspection by. Lord Kitchener Vat Eutt Park.. =_All Scouts .are tomeet on Saturday next!.at Miramar■' city boundary to. receive instruction. Evening instruction mil also: be given, -and . Scoutmasters will inform their respective units whereto meet.; : ■.■'.■■'.■•;,"■"■■•.■

A position of some interest to butter, exporters, has: arisen in' connection, with a" recent .shipment; to, London ■ .of 'sixty tons'of "SnowflaW-butter by. the Timaru Dairying Company (says. the..' '(Timaru Post ). When the consignment reached Home, it was. claimed that -the brand; "Snowflake". was an .infringement:'of.','a trade mark already registered: at Home," and.the .butter was seized and' held'hy the Customs. House authorities. .The.up-, shot is that..the Timaru. .Company have, to go to the expense .of 6xpunging> their brand from the sixty tons of. .butter, , and inserting another in its' .place, which -,'is 'an 'obviously annoying ; and .'expensive course. The company claim, that the. but-, tor .being clearly marked as New: Zealand butter,-the infringement of; or: injury to, the Home; trade mark in question is more a :matter of imagination than'of actual fact. In any case, thefate. of'the consignment clearly. demonstrates tho neces-: sity for the New : , Zealand .Groverhment making itself acquainted, with the: Home , trade marks, so that- New exporters may. in turn'..become', acquainted, with them . and avoid, the repetition 'of' the Timaru Dairying' . Company's -disagreeable: experience. ! -;.'. : .;:"v '■ 'y ;/■:'''■:;.£;. ■- Sharks, in the Oamaru roadstead . are ■the bane !of the fishermen; at-the: present time (says the.. "North Otago 1 ,. Times"). When a.- , -fisherman ..hooks. $ gfpper,.: for: instance, he ■ never knows that':'he will get-.'the. fish into, his-boat. The sharks,which ore .very numerous; .loUbw..the ■hooked"fish up .swiftly, and bite, it off the hook. Sometimes , .'the ■ whole of the ush, hook and all, goes into the capacious

maw.of tho shark;:: a fisherman .'had.'twb grQpers-'on.'his. line.■'•- One .ho secured,: but before ho conld'.lift'.': the other in, 'a-'shark about sixteen feet long sailed:' over arid bit off the line. >The ■shark in these: cases'does not turn over ::to secure, its preys it swarms''right bvii tho <ish'; ! and it disappears., 'The .'sharks evidently, wait for: the boats, and lovj-.o henvy.vtoll.oh-the. fishermen; whp:,have, ;in. several 'instances, , ';made'.preparations 'for,:-giving'them..a| warm. : ; : . During January the vital' Statistics for : Wellington; were,; as, follow.;.. '(those. ' for ■January of. last year-are given in paren- . theses for comparison) :—Births, 220. (172); deaths, 78 : (61) j marriages, .68 .(88).' ■'

Complaini is being made" about the neglect: of some tramway lhotqrmen to pull -up ■at appointed. stopping-places, the effort of pulling up (especially where-only, one passenger is waiting) being sometimes apparently, too much for the "man behind the handles." ,i Two or. three cases, whicji happened in,the rain are reported,., and recently;the' Bpectacle. -was. seen:, in;. Upper: Willis', Street of -.an. aged, and decrepit, lady who:was. "passed," in .this,:way. ;■■".'•.. ; ••■:.-■.' '.;V."-."..' : "-- -.-_-_',..";■.-" ■:.■;.:;..'

The number .of passengers carried .on'the .special itrams-on- Sunday- last-'was 279 adults and 16 children.- The traffic by the late caT- Street fat 9.50 p.m.uwos, 73. passengers,- and;by the 10 'p.m.- car,..from Newtown 57;;,' V ,.-':. '-;:

~ ■■ The Bwdford, Ciry Council has decided, that, dogs shall bo allowed, ■" at .the discretion 1 of the conductor; as-to their size and state,: to travel- on :■top-deck... cars at ordinary fares; -The decision-was arrived at after a'long-discussioii. ;,.-'.>: '■■■ ■■;;;. '.-

According to . English -files,;, Manchester: tramway receipts have : been, largely! in-' creased by holding gramophone concerts' at Heaton Park; , large crowds having been' attracted by the concerts. . The local tram-' ;ways- mightalso'-:; benefit in ! ' tho. eamo •manner. 'A, good machine should, soon pay.-for jtself if evening': concerts swere given at Lyall:Bay;:lsland'Bay,' , or.other of .the suburban pleasure 'resorts.. ; ."••-

The policy of: the LiverpooL Corporation Tramways in deciding,to bo their own insurers.against :third party risks has, so far, proved -! very. successful •' (says 'an English paper).:- : During: the .- twelve , months: ended May, 15,-1909, the.su'mVpaid in claims amounted .to; .£4052,"' as: against a sum of Ji11,579 paid to, an insurance, company the previous year, or:a 'saving of -JZI&3,- 0r.65 per cent. ;:,' ■-~- ■;; ■:• ; '■ ilr. . Justice Chapman ; will presido-at-a silting of -the Supreme. Court in. Cham-. ■ bers at U' o'clock this morning.,. . , , A'A :j'oung New Zealandor proved', 'himself- one too many for a gang,of London' confidence men a , few. weeks ago (says the '■British, Australasian"). Ho was strolling; through the National Gallery, when a stranger, well dre6sed . and' most affable, "■ got. into' conversation 'with him; about tho pictures, and mentionedYin'a casual- sort of .way that, he, too, came from "down, under.". The upshot of. the miicting: was that-,tho-'stranger invited tho New Zealander! to'lunch nest day.. Although he was already.suspicious of the; afl'ablo one, Mr.: Stewart thought he, would see it through. 'So he went to.tho lunch,, and was entertained with a storj of how one .of'the-stranger's "pals" was abottt:to go into,partnership.with a.cer-. ' tain well-known; Wellington business man in : the purchase of a sheep run for iEZO.OOO...'Mow'many acres?" asked- Mr. Stewart'. . "Fifty," replied, tho stranger." "And. Mow many sheep. to the aero will; the land carry? , ', :"Oh, •". about , four." , "Thie is all most interesting,""remarked the New Zoalander, : who , had never heard 'before-.'of a 50-acro.; sheep-run, at ■ ,£20,000.. Just then , tlie inevitable second' man ar-. rived with a. wonderful story of a/liorso that was certain to win at odds of'ton to, ono that afternoon. The New Zealander was invited to put some money on. -He Eaid.he would-go to his: Hotel for'.liis cheque book and return in an hour, and they arranged to meet again; accordingly.: Presumably the confideuoo men kept tho ! appointment, but , the New , Zealander nover went'back. .'; ■-. ■ ;":.:,-.■.■,. \;'.-.-' • Word received; ;by, the Marino Department states that tho Einemoa loft Auck-, land at noon yesterday, 'to at Little. Barrier .Island. .. She■ returns to Auckland, and will loave for tlie'.northon Thuralay ni«ht. /At Capo Brett eho is to lojiu 'Principal Liglrtkceper. li. M'lver, who lus been ; tranafflrr«l from Puysegur:Pciint lighthouso., ;.. '-.:' Yesterday morning, at the.Mount Ceok Police Court, before Mr. , . H. Baker, 'J.IV onefiret oifendor,. charged irith - insobriety, was connoted and , discharged;Ono first- offender • for drunkenness '■ was fined 2s. Gd., in. default 24 hours'- imprisonment. Four, first oltondois for. drunkonness.wore fijpod ss. each, or 24' hours' imprisonment. • Poter . Mc<l<llemorc, R Fuhrman-n, and M. FniTinjrton,' also : charged with drunkenness, wore- . convicted and discharged..'.- G. Slant, ..for drunkenness, was fined 105.,. or 48 hours' unprieonment. M.; O'Brien, for druiikennpss, was fined 55., or 24 hours.:. ■■.-•■■: Shampooing, Clipping Hairdressiag. Mamcuringj Pace Massage; Treatment: of Falling Hnir and Dandruff,- Combings made , up. . -Natural- Hair-pads. Mrs. Eolleston (over Carroll's), U , Willis Street. 'Phone 1599. Advt, -'-.' ;