LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

: ;The 'mails : which. left ■Wellington 'on January 7 by tile s.s; Warriinoo, and'connected at Sydney. with the .Naples mail per E.MiS. Onirah, arrived in London on the morning of February. 14. ■;. .!'.''Mr. 'P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner/ will give his decision with reference to.the dispute in the saddlery trade to-day. . ".■■' .;-;■', ■ ■'. .. - ~. , Banker coal,is still, in'■ great ". demand in New .Zealand, and; is likely to be : in demand so long as the. Newcastle, miners ■ 'remain on strike. As an. instance. of. the 'extra amount of .'work thrown on. sorriest the shipping, companies, it may be mentioned that -from Friday,. February ' i, till Friday, February. 11, the local : 'agents for ■ the Tyser Line had to find . over.'•s2oo".tbns\ of ..bunker .coal for their' steamers. Formerly such. an.amount would have: sufficed-for several mouths, because the steamers of this.: line used to. coal .at Sydney on the voyage out, arid merely supplement their supplies in the Dominion. ''■:.'.'::■.'■■ . , : ."A greater speed than eighteen iniles ■, an hour for motor-cars is allowed' by i Scripture," was a remark made by Mr.. J. F. Woodhouse at the Supreme Court , at Dunedin recently, that quickened the interest of those -.whose, business it was to. hear an appeal'case in which learned 1 counsel appeared for the appellant. i Counsel referred his Honour .Mr.' Justice [ .Williams', to: tho i second-chapter and fourth verse. of ' tho 800k,.0f the Pro- '. phet Nahum:—"The chariots shall rage ; in the streets, they: shall - jnstle ' one against another .in the broad way 6; they shall seem • like , torohes,. they shall run like the lightnings." To run like lightning, said the witty counsel, was to go considerably faster than. eighteen miles an hour.' He was not sure, however, whether or not his Honour would'regard tho Prophet as an. authority. ■ The Trentham rifle range will be closed to local competitors from Saturday next until after the New Zealand championship meeting.

: Firemen, ca . 6teamers have not yet 'closed the season" for demanding high rages, as the masters, of one or two icean-going liners know to their sorrow. Festerday the Clan Fraser required a ireman to complete her complement be:ore sailing, and, so,that the vessel might lot be delayed, the master had to sign m a man at d£3o for. the .run Homo. William Patrick M'Dermott,. alias Arthur Threlfo, who appeared .in ■ the Magistrate's Court, a. week .ago on a oharge of forging tho .name.:of J; Baker on a' promissory noto and issuing it to William Sl'Lean, will come up on remand to-day. As, a result of investigations directed . by Chief Detective Broberg, other charges/relating to obtaining nionby by false pretences will be made against him. An alleged attempt to obtain money from William .Webb. by means of a telegram signed. "George Whelch" will probably be mentioned. The barque Marjorie, Craig arrived..at Sydney last week (says the "Morning Herald") with her foremast cross-tree:in-habited by a large colony of bees,: which ippeared to be just as much at home.at sea as on shore. Captain M'Farlane told in interested group of waterside frequenters that when, he was in New Zealand iwaiting a ,'car»o, five .weeks previously; i swarm 'of biies came, on' board,_; and, ifter having mt.de a minute inspection, of the ship,' decided to make their future home on the . Marjorie 'Craig.-."• Led by their queen, the bees selected their quarters in the cross-trees, and soon settled somfortably down. The.ship's,company was much interested in the yisitors,-and the captain resolved to leave them undisturbed. "The Marjorie Craig has . a slight list. to- starboard," someone remarked, taking,in at a.glance the big deck cargo of timber. : "Oh; that s; the result of the honey/stored am aloft, Captain M'Farlane replied. : We had.no list when, we left Kaipara." ■ ";"; The following are the members of the New, South . Wales' shooting i team - .who will .compete-at'.the Trentham meeting-. -A. Cutler, S.■A/ -Kelford, W, J: .Riggott, W. A. Jacobs,: Armour-Sergeant \W, H. Cutler, Private W. Draper, F,-G. Harrison, Sergeant-Major ; J. 'Bilton, W. H: Porritt; G.. Fisher,.P. .Ettingshausen, J. - J. - Mathison, Corporal;, R-. ..J. Hardn, Corporal W. Maguire,,.-Armour-Sergeant H.'. Motton, and S..Rhodes.;7 ; ':■ Asked at Auckland:by- a -"Herald" re porter ..whether it .was the -intention o! the Government to appoint a second ]udg< to the Auckland district, to'relieve, .Mr Justice Edwards.of-some of tho pxessun of work prevailing,: Dr. Findlay statct on Monday, that nothing, beyond-a tern porary'•.character would-be- done; ,Jm Chief Justice, 1 Sir Robert Stout, bad.noti tied him that he would,be back in.Nan Zealand at the,end of the month, ant this would relievo the. strain, 'and rendei the'.. appointment ■of a . temporary judgi unnecessary. There would now be threi judges at Wellington, andi this would, en ablo temporary, assistance to .be given ti any' of ii tho other, districts, as required Mr. Justice Sim would assist.Mr. Justici Edwards-!in Auckland -next 'session.•'".'; '. The. meeting '. of the; Benevolent V Trustees yesterday ; .was attended by Mr. J Smith (chairman)' and Messrs.'.Eobertson, Shortt,. Cook,' Loasby, and Miss. Rich niorid. ; ' The number; of inmates ini'V.the institution Vwas ; reported to'' be as follows:—Main home, 66: males, "31; females; total, 97; and' intermediate ward, -17 grand' total,' Hi.:. ; Several'case's of ;reliei were, dealt .with. Accounts- amounting tc £19i were, passed for payment.:,.; ~ .An -itintrant '..evangelist; ~who,thas preached in Cathedral... Square; \Christchurch, on .'several evenings lately, -was rudely received, on (reports .the "Press")...ln,accordance with his-creedi'• the. man -has allowed his hail to grow - long, and., this- or' some.othei cause raised: hostile 'demonstrations: from i crowd of .fully. 200, people.,,He had;set up his "stump opposite 'the entrance tc the State Savings Bank, in the/Post: Office, buildings, and -when the/crowd thai gathered round him had-become so large that-the tramway, traffic was impeded; twe police .constables.moved.-him on. The preacher .then', went, .to, -the.', north-west corner of the!-. Square,, and- Was: followed by a jeering crowd, but he shortly, afterwards surrendered to the opposition and moved' away.iiiThe 1 crowd,, however,■'.-. followed him,: with 'derisive "remarks, /down Colombo Street,-as far'as Lichfield Street, It Ue'emed:; thafctho??man!lwould be' subjected to rough handling,; and. three constables had great.difficulty: in'getting, close snough tojprotect. .him. ;■-,.At : Lichfield Street; .however,-';- they :'rescued'- him ' and escorted him to: safety. ■'..-.-■,...;..'-. V,. ; :. i:.;,. During" a-performance at : Diinedin..on Saturday evening Mr.- Robert Fitzsimmons;. the 'well-known" boxer.v asked - the late -Mayor (Mr. 'J.:M'Donald) ■ to, accepl d horseshoe, which': he .'had-, made;-; thai morning at a ; local' smithy, as a mementc of-their ; close companionship when thej were'boys together,. at : Timaru.-l-iMr M'Donald stepped forward: to receive thi gift; and : had many good', things to: sa] of-their .outings together; as also: of thi manly . character, Mr.. Fitzsimmons,. : hat earned-in .those.days.";. '■ '<:- ■/■; '> '////.; : A.Timaru, business"firm/got a surprisi recently .on receiving, a dividend 'from i bankrupt estate.■'■'• It. amounted- to:.', thi munificent sum of.2d, /The/..letter,ai which/the two penny;6tamps were enclose! cost one -penny-to send,-, and. as' a.receip was asked-for, 'the firm named,will'havi to spend half the dividend straight awa; in forwarding' one, ' leaving •'■ them, :,'oni penny, net. '•".The 'firm also ;has/to ■ under take to. make- a pro "rata,'refund of. it dividend should" any .'.unforeseen.- clain come/in! .This firm ackhowledged., receipt of the money, .'and added,' "Pleasi accept our .best thanks for'your "remit tanco.",'/ .''■.'•,; ; ./ : -;/;./::■•■/.';-.',/,.-■:,,/: ; The 'Tress" reports/ that; oh/ Sunda; morning some sixty; civilians :'receivei somewhat -of a surprise; when they wer; mildly :rebuked by: a'volunteer;.-officer The' No. 2: Infantry Battalion had. -;at tended' divine service,; and' was afterward marched back to the King Edward Bar racks' and formed up. in/column. Befor< the'parade was dismissed the band playei a ■ verse, of. the 'National .Anthem,..:. bu among the sixty or. seventy civilians 6tand ing. inside the.barracks only a : very fe\ expressed .their, loyalty;by raising -thei. hats. When the band hatTfinishe'd, Lieu tenant-Colo'nel.'G. J:; Smith' stepped- for ward, and,-addressing the civilians,.said "This 'is';-our .private parade "ground When the band plays 'Gocl Save the King, if you don't care,to raise, your hats wshould prefer, you :to .remain 1 outside."'./., A further, donation of JEIO 10s. has beei received by the 'treasurer. (Mr.,-J. W M'Eivan)'-from• the 'Gear Company,,to wards . the Petbhe ' Ambulance Wagoi Fund.'- \:;\":-/ ';:;:.'//., ; /. ; /':/:/ : .'.' Every spectator-who.pays'for his sea in-'a-Paris theatre ■6r music-hall contri butes. one-tenth of ..the•':value of. hi ticket-to' public .charities, 1 administerei by the; Assistance . Publique,. - includin; very nearly- all.'the hospitals (writes- th Paris correspondent: of tho "Daily Tele graph").: Returns just published by tha body show.how- large a sum is thus givei by playgoers.- The total amounted durih] 1903 to JE201.000;; which-'.woTks out: a nearly'ls. 6d.'per head of the popula tion. The same .returns, give an idea o the increasing' prosperity of the -theatn and .music-hall business in the "bulk" a all-events /in : Paris. , 'Every manage: moans individually,.but the total taking increase steadily and rapidly. Ik 185: thej- -amounted to only .£338,000.. ' Las year they, nearly reached -^2,000,000..-.; Th latter'.-is the highest figure l ever, recorded barring the year of the World's Fair o 1900, when the influx of foreigners/chiefl; Germans, and' of country cousins, sen the: total up to/Je2,320,000\ :;,/;.,/:: The City Electrical Department has im ported for trial and: demonstration pur poses'.a .vacuum' cleaner:of. a'type not-be fore seen in Now Zealand. TheDuntlo; Pneumatic Cleaner, as it is called, stand only about 2ft; high. -It can be connect ed in a moment, with any household elec trical installation,: and, besides, super seding the sweeping brush and duster, i may ,„be mfed for generating formalde liydo gas or other disinfectants, /cleanini lace and millinery, and othor purposes There are sevoral different attachment to adapt the machine to different ma torials and to all;sorts of nooks, corners intl awkward situations.".- A "reprcsenta tivfe: of The Dominion, witnessed an in tcresting demonstration' with the appar itus in the electrical' engineer's office yes terday. - -..'' '"•' ..■'.'•'' .' ■'• ■'-.: -" The values of tlio principal exports fron Wellington for the fortnight ended Feb -nary 15 are:—Butter,' ; . cheese £20 461; beef, X2M6j mutton,' amb, ;'_■ flax,- tow,, X 1417 lides, i 3596; skins, • .tallow, £11,597 ind wool,-J8216^32.''" : ; . ■'.■';'■'••■, ■ Bhampoolng, Clipping Hairdresslng ilanicuring, Face Massage, Treatment ol falling Hair and Dandruff, Combingi nade up. Natural , Hair-pads.; Mrs lolleston (over Carroll's), U ' Willis Street. 'Phone 1599. Advt,

A- residence of seventy years, in the .:'.■ Dominion as colonists is a rare experimce; (says' the "Wairarapa Standard"), ret Greytown liolds four such—Messrs. iV. 0. Williams, aged 83, William Udy, • iged72, Mrs. Hawke, aged, 74, • and Mrs. *■-.'' F. Judd, sen,, aged- 71., These . four. ,;V"'■ ■.' anded at. Wellington .seventy, years.ago . >n Tuesday. AH,are hale,-hearty,: and .: '.:, Tcli, in full enjoyment'both : of' their '•.' physical and mental faculties, and good ■,-,;'.':,- 'or many more years of healthy and vig- . -.; jrous life ,'yet we hope.- '.".' ;hildren, "of course, and. forming units,of . their respective families—in the good ship '■'.',-' Duke of which sailed from England .for. this, new land-in the far' Pacific, -on October, 1, in'the year.,,1839, '~';, they found thcir'new home-on' February ;;.', J: of the following year. ".'■.' ',:' -.:.,. . "There is no evidence of the inferiority : of the,black race to that of the white," .- ' declared.' Professor" Franz . Boas, of the .. chair of anthropology at "Columbia versify,'speaking to 200' negroes at "the West Fifty-third' Street' branch of "the Coloured Y.M.C.A., at New .York.:oho... recent afternoon. "Anatomical character-" .' istics show that allare alike," he'-con--'- -■ tinned.' "The brains of the white .man ■' average"slightly.larger than those of the, :' " negro, biit 90 per,cent, of the brains''of . the negro is the same as, 90 pericent'. of : the -brain of .the white man..; The'-, ■ weight of the brains of-, white .women--is ■'■■'■■■■ less than that.of the negro.;\We:are only justified in.saying that,there is the same \ relation between brain.;weight and ability. ■■'■■ 'But," said Professor Boas,- "if a negro:, feels.that he .is lacking' in social: opportunity he docs not meet the problem :of-V the ; times. He. must' recognise-. that pro ■■ judices cannot bei met except, by achieve, meats. .Distrust,,, still ■ .exists,.: .and -, :the ..:■■- anatomical basis; is' -■ of; - little : : value,.:': Opinions cannot: be /'readily,:eradicated, ''■'■'': and so .long: as the "present" emotional •'-: state. continues -.hope-oft a completer im-'•' derstanding is,very,slight.";.'../ .:;-.;. '," "Nearly every .native'bird iri'.New.Zei-,V land will be absolutely protected by law this: year, says.'a southern- paper..,' The,•".'--,'■ Animals- Protection-Act, which :was.:de* signed' largely, to protect the -birds "from - ; ' their, human ■ enemies,' "provides that 1910,; and in every, third, year-after that, .may,;" '■':■•. at ; the ; discretion,-'of ; the-.Governov-in-:■..-:, Council,'^be;-.declared:a -close.-season-".for-; native. : :game. -~ There..'are, ; .thirty-two.-Ac-'.■'■' • climatisaticn Societies -in:',the.-dominion.-i<, '-.■: Six have .communicated.:with.:the ,'Hoii..'-V' ..'■ D. Buddo,' Minister;for'lnternal,'Affairs,-,-,'..'; on'the;subject.,.Of,.those, one : has' asked/, ; '. for ,a_ close season' for all ':game/ native■■•:-' and imported, two ; have .'asked., for./an ';-.'. open season for. all. game except native '. pigeons, and. three .wish "for- an open : ;'■.. season for., imported; -game,- only. >; ,Ap-.,... parentlyihere is.no society.-whichiwishet/■: ,'• to see the native pigeons;, shot' thisyear, 1 , :,; Mr., Buddo thinks; that.;in bringing "aIA- ' ' native game: under the. .protective, regular ';• - tions this year.':he,;is.''acßng,;in'Aacc6rd-:.,;. arico ; with the.".: general J i eelin'g.-r(There : ,;\ are,a few.native'birds.'notebly.lhe'kea,:.; theblacfcshag, .'.the/native' lark.or pipit,;-and:.'-in ;some.districts':\the:,bigJ, black-/. : \ backed'.' gull ; which,.- for their. sins,/are;-;;-. placed i outside,. the. pale. of'human sy'm- •'„'■'■ pathy. The .kea.'and: the black shag.-'of-..;: , course,'are; so. completely. outlawed that.V-■: ' I: price is placed upon their. hoads. : ; li;' most districts in Canterbury hares ; are;.; branded, as ivermin,;;and,;they.;may;;bo;. : : ; shot'..downv at eight. '■ In:.thatVcase..:the// Dnly protected: animals are deer.vwhich, .' : may;not j>6 killed, without, a. license. ; ., ; .;;/ -. -A':telling "analysis."of : " the'/' Cathedral..' .'-.'■■' congregation..at:Ohristchurch:;was given.' ■/- oh Sunday: evening.: by, Bishop-Julius, in; the course/ of "i his'■•,: sermon,' - says < the: ; r: "Pressl". :"look at; this congregation," he:said.:"Tho cathedral—the only; church ■/-. .. of its kind .in ,Jiew,:Zealandpnobly built, / / Dpen.free: ; td .anyone' that-will.'.come _to;: ~-',-, worship; a true^cathedral.church.jhaving '■<-, ;.:[. no'parish' ties and-no , district/work.:.to/;, do—the. central Mother.;church":;;of •' the;.'.:! diocese.:'; Wha t "■ There: is' a "'certain number who are ~ac- ',■.■:;■ customed: to worship !here,"and-'many of., :-ij them" are'wofkers^ridVlaMurers,::'.Then;': :: ;[ there are visitor's,.:'and'-1- 'am" thankful to = ";; see themi here.-'..There are,'avfew»half-. 1; timer^peoplß:;'vfho : v,caii >a jjist;.manage\.to;. ;|: survive": the ' evening .-. service, ■' and .never dreamv.of coming; to Communion.-', : >, Then.-..-'•■', there is : the.' nondescript—they": are .-not,.. ;.•■ Churchpeoplej-they, are- not r, Goodness: knows 'what' they 'are,.;but- they /,..'' ?o' to'•■the-" J cathedrali'^vHeahad I .hadian';; idea in mind .that' - the:'.- cathedral ;-.:.• should be the :centre' of such', spiritual;. ritality and- power and earnestness, thatj therev.might,,npt,:,be:;a..church,: ; or.- -parish, ivhich would-'not.','thank',',God- ; for,-:the,....'■' sathedrat v. ;Th'ey: did-.;no.t': do : that at.-.. present—in: fact, .they did something very;, - different./ _■■:]'}■_.''■;:[■;-.i'•^'{>^ ■■.'a-i..\:;- ,;' The question of .emigration'■to ' Ans-,. \ tralia:.'„- by ex-soldiers ;ahd, army ; reser-' ;, rists"generally has .been, considered -by•■■• .■■;- various' Governments:.and -public, men; - Erom'many- aspects.during■.the'past;.three =,:■■■.'■ years '-(says "the "Age''). "...The; federal- ; luthorities - have,", however,;. neyer coutem-.; plated:an.:influxof penniless, soldiers into.; the-. Commonwealth.: ..'i/Xet.. this" is. difrj, • tinctly ■foreshadowedfin^a.-letter-whicn: .- Lord'.' Roberts - has' written, to : the. imm*.., gration League of. Sydney,; and which-the,.;, Minister for External Affairs made-avail-... able -1 yesterday.' ■y : In •:. his,; letter^-: Lord.;;:., Roberts says:--"The,question; of ;the em-,;.;, . ployraent of our"ex-soldiers-.:iß.a.most ; ,;-. ienou's one. Day by, day ;I, : receive m05t,,,,, ■ distressing, accounts . from - men ot, g0p0;,.-... character who.. have • served - their, coun-;:. : try in■' the :field and are yet .unable ; to..pb-., tain work in civil ;life, and I am,power.,v;, lessto : help them.;lf immigration 13-to., be■■'the. solution• ,1 would:welcome■ it,-for>...■ though' the ".loss to ;the; country.,of .some r: : of- her ■ best and most .valuable ~citizenß,; ; .. would be'g'reat, anything,is better.than. . that- "such- men' should, be ; walking .-the; .. streets, seeking': for;.work^hich; .cannot . . be found' for them, while..their.wives and.;, children: are starving at .homematter .will require: careful handling J>y. ... the .High".Commissioner.,'and;tne federal c; Government.;;, ,>..■;■'•:•■■••:': •■¥'-^i ■-.--'■:.-',•:•"■:.'-■!'■ It' is■-" not;, expected ; that, team;,;; Erom-this Dominion wUI visit.Bisley thia. ;. pea'r,-but a New :Zealand,team .will;prqlK :. afily; compete;next. year.»■',;; .^ ;.,-. ',> ; f;;. ; ; . The' Electric. D'epaVtment's'"preniises;,in; , Harris. Street were, visited .by a crowd people yesterday,"when there>was a.de-: . Station:-of .-the. way'.in- , labour-saving appliances can:be .■ io a woman's work'by means of ekctrK nower. .The-most del cacics, .. °vere cooked ; iri,V ana,,on,. Hie ... eleptao,. , stove and: the toast-rack, that, is,made.,. ■ white bread into brown toast-, oetoif,, ne's eyes! was much admired. The iron, hut iPhe'ated. by., a currentyfrom ;the, : - „ ectric light iwire has been' seen, before,;■;. and vesterdav, in addition, a huge, tailor's : , ; . iwi uppearance-a; «nder ; ;; hTt waf used nSeffectively, cost.;.. 3 f heating these, irons: is .very., small, and.., n a hot day. the .: ; one's "irons hot without, over-heating,the . room| would.be afgreat, boon. :'/.;,./-J,:..,