LOCAL AND GENERAL'

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 748, 22 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL'

The postal authorities advise that the Warrimoo, which left-Sydney on Satur--(lay, February 19, for Wellington, has on board an Australian _ mail, which is due here, to-morrow morning.

:An incident in connection with Lord Kitchener's visit that was not provided for in the prograinmo took placoi at Sawyers' Bay on Friday morning. When it became' known that Lord Kitchener, accompanied by Sir Joseph Ward, would bo passing through in a motor about midday, over 100-of the school children were formed up on the road, leaving just sufficient space for the car to pass through.- The Union Jack was suspended across the road, and as tho car, approached it was gradually lowered to the ground, by the dux hoy of the school. Even Lord Kitchener dare riot drive over the Union Jack, and the car was brought, to a standstill. Mr. ITDermid, tho chairman' of the School Committee, in'a few words explained to Lord Kitchener that, as tho groat . majority of the school children would have no . opportunity' of. seeing him, they had adopted: these ■ means of doing so.. Lord Kitchener was then presented with .-a- bouquet of. flowers; and after expressing his pleasure, with the novel ceremony ho drove away amid the hearty cheers of the children.—"Otago Daily ims ;,. "., : '■: -,

■ On his return from Pahnerston North towards tho end of the week, Mr. Jnstica Chapman will sit iri ; Chambers to decide the order for hearing the civil cases. The adjourned civil sittings will commence next Monday.\:v ;-. : v.''....;■..,.•:■

Tho Wellington Boxing Association is tendering a welcome to. Mr.."Bob" Fitesimmons,. ex-champion heavy-weight boxer of the world, at the Grand Hotel on Saturday afternoon. ' Members/of athletic bodies are invited to be present.. <■ .

i The Napier Borough , Council is in a novol position (writes our correspondent). The municipal solicitors have advised that the six councillors disqualified for supplying goods, who have already'resigned, can-' not offer themselves again until the term for which they were elected expires. It is understood that Mr. Skerrett,, K.O, advises that they can stand, now, and some of them, have been nominated. . Can the borough council accept these nominations ? If it'accepts them, it runs counter to tho local municipal solicitors, n it refuses to allow: them,' it .is' defying Mr. Skerretf s. opinion. ■ Questioned by' a : reporter yesterday morning, as to whether he. proposed to take any ; action in view of the : contradictory legal opinions published on tho question of borough sup-, plies, the Mayor (Mr. J. Vigor Brown, M.P.), said: .."I see' that, there.. are two different opinions, but so'far as.l am 1 coricorned personally, I have nothing, to do with the matter.'■ The question is entirely one for our solicitors to take what action they think fit." ..' '■ . '"; .:'..'. '■;

Some > AYellingtbn '■residents.- who have ■just returned from Rotorua state that.the tourist, season there, up to ;-the. end , :of .January showed-a very; large.decrease as compared to that of. the:previous season.

'.' The new service reserroir.Cat Bidwill Street is. fast nearing completion, and it is probable that it will bo filled up about the end , of this weekor early ; next week, when complaints 1 about the poor pressure in the daytime in", the -locality of the reservoir should become a '■ thing : of .- the' past. 'The reservoir .will -hold between 40,000 and 50,000' gallons'.of water.. , -: The ;city engineer's department still has'three lriore service, .reservoirs to construct,: one at Boseneath, another at Wadestown, and •the third: on' the. hills at'.the'.-'liacfc. of Newtown Park. , V -,~ . ; ;; " ■;-'-:'■ ;■-:•'"

The reticulation of the Northland district is proceeding: satisfactorily,; and it is probable "that the completion of the waterworks. will' be. at hand' in' another month's time. ■ A considerable number of houses are being connected up as each fresh section is .finished. ■ ' ': :,:i . '■

'.Suburban drainage matters are still occupying -"a , , large number, of > the city: engineer's staff.. No 'fewer than',s7 :men are employed running the drain up Happy Valley to Brooklyn; Gangs of men are also, employed -at Kilbirnie, Island" Bay, ■ and in-Brooklyn; ■■...:,-;.. ■'-.-; ■.■'■;';::. ; .':;: .-:', ■:

Special .guides for tramway mbtormenj , in the shape.of:equare pieces of tin bear- , ing'thejnumber of miles per hour,which, 'must .not be .exceeded, v have -been,placed ■ on various electric", light poles,' etc," in Courtenay -Place.•: If.is 'understood"that the idea is to -be extended until the whole: of the. danger points in the city have, been covered. ..•."',..'•' ■.:. ..::•■,,-'•.

..Ttie.:bankruptcy. sittings', of the: Supreme Court, which were , to,.have. been, heard . yesterday, have.-.- been ■ adjourned: un(dl..,March 3. . :. '.'■■' :: ■'■"■:■ ■";':■-,■'■'.'■:. •/, r , ■; ■ Regret was expressed at Melbourne.that the Tyser. liiier Tombana^did , notVetop to make an examination of the boat which,' as reported by cable, is said to have been observed- by the lamp-trimmer and one of the firemen■ when'the steamer.was 500 miles north-west' of the: Cape of ;Good Hope. : The' trimmer, declares' that, the bows-' and'.a considorablb'. portion"of -tto derelict were yisibje, the stern part being under, water..'.Neither hft.'.nor his "companion could discern anjnamo'on it, and it appeared ako to be without oars ,ot. equipment' of any- kiid. : It was evidently a large lifeboat,. and hafd boen" in: the water: for a considerable .time.:'; Eoughlj speaking,' the Tomoaha - swept \ past; ,the derelict at a distance of "aboutlSOft, and the lamp-trimmer 'and .the. fireman are both positive that it'was a ship!e beat of more than ordinary, dimensions.-; It-is, tUougbt that possibly thd boat might have belonged to.ino Shaw-Savill liner Maori, which was wrecked: off .Duiker-Point,; near Cape Town; and-the. masts , of ..which vessel 'were , still--'"visible 'as ! the' Tomoana rounded the Cape..' The identity,, of the boat, however,- remains, a' mystery. Thero. is, of course, .no ovidence to connect the drifting derelict with; the disappearance of the Waratah (remarks the "Argus"), although , it is quite possible that the boat belonged to .that lin«r,.'all'-her. boats .be-.-.ing-painted wliiteJ ■ ■'::■'■'•,■ '.ver-y ■'. ' ::^.' :

. l?he,. conferencevof the .-.Amalgamated Society: of Eailway Servants resumed, its sittings yesterday, when the" question of .providing an assistant secretary.' at ; the head office' was' considered.' :.It- was . resolved : to. appoint an assistant .to'.the general - secretary, : which ■ - was, 'accordingly done.-. This will give the general'secretary more opportunities of v . . visiting, the .branches and'doing organising work.-The present .salary!.'of; tho general secretary was next considered, andit was resolved to increase. it to >i! 320 per' annnm. Consideration .was ,also.given to' an itom on tho order,paper whereby .the .conference took into I consideration, th'e.'.adyisability of insuring the. general secretary for: the suin :of,iliflO, payable at tho age of 60,.t0 compensate him for the loss.Of : his. superannuation' through' resigning from' tho Itailway Department to take .up the' duties of general sccrotaiyV The motion was lost, .delegates being of the/opinion that the -. general.' secretary should, while in that position, feel that he was' under , no obligation to the society. ' : , '":■'•■' : : ■'."

' Although the applicants : . tlio suburban districts ; were not slow-to demand water! and drainage, n number.. of them are not exhibiting any haste in connecting up. with these couvenionces : in streets, which have been completed. As far as drainage connections are.concerned, steps ■may.be.taken by the.'corporation 'in: the; near future to'force the hands;of some property owners. ..': '■■ -.;7. ■'>■ ■■■:

. ; A special meeting of the City Conncil .will bo held on Thursday night. to pass a special order under Section; 141 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, to accopt surrenders of, leases, of .parts, of the Mangahao Endowment, and to grant new leases of the lands surrendered. .' .

. Surprise has been expressed irt the fact that no offers have; ijeen received... for the'right to take sealskins at tho/ outlying southern islands during the season : to be opened shortly. Extraordinary Government restrictions supply the explanation. Restriction No. 3 provides that no female seal shall bo.killed or taken, and No. I enacts that '■■no- bull 'seals' under , '12 months' old shall be killed or takon; and a : sufficient number. of : full-grown bulls phall bo left for. breeding purposes. Until it is possible (states the Bluff correspondent of the "Otago Daily Times") to keop , a register of births and deaths of the seals it is absolutely impossible. to observe the regulations.. .Seal-hunting monns slippery- footholds. , ' on tho naked rock, combined with a great deal of cave work, where the light of day is; dim and altogether uncertain. The terms of battlo are "You kiir your seal or your seal very soon kills you."'-There'is*no time for investigating, ages and pedigrees. i Shampooing, 'Clipping • Hairilrosslnß, Maniouring, Face' Massage, Treatment of Falling Hair and Dandruff, Combings made up. Natural Hair-pads. Mrs. Eolleston (over. Carroll's),.- U'- Willie Bteoet, 'Phone 1699 t Advt. '■-.•■ '■■■'.