LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

.The: new. motor 'chassis .for; 1 .it* Fire Brigade, - 'the, parts )bf■'•• which .were■ imported, ■ is on tha' point , of completion, , : and : it is '.probable i that/'thor-maohirie' will: be; on ■ the' road •on 'Monday, next.. ■.

■ :..Theiooal:'-strike in'Nerccastlehas, : indi-' , reotly, alfeoted the'pushing on' of certain electric; lighting.; undertakings vin lington; Tho difficulty; is •• that, although an order, for.a. supply of poles.was given some these:.poles,:-.although ready.-are'stifl-awaiting.shipmontottle other -side.'i' Consequently: the extension of the -Eoseneath :-lighti£g area;,is' held up in the meantime,' and the same thinj; applies: at : Kaiwarra; which.- is ;to be lighted with electrioity'in place of gas-as soon as .tho : necessary : ; poles, conio-' to hand. -V-v' : '' ..:■/■".' ■■'-■'> r\ ■.;':■.''■'■. . : ;:' ;,, ■•

; The much-discussed question:'-of. tho slight placed upon tho Eight Hon." Sir J.: G.. Ward (Prime .Minister)' last 'Friday: night on the occasion of Lord Kitchener's reception was brought up "at Wednesdaynight's , meeting of the ■■ City Council (states. the "Otago. Daily Times"),' when Councillor White asked 'this;' question: Was the City Council' or- its, officers .re-, sponsible for_ the, arrangements madn'in connection with: tho reception-to Lord Kitchener ,at: tlie Dunedin Eailway Station, and : also -in connection with 'the Cadet ..display at Forbury Park?.. The Mayor remarked that itwasnotadvisable to revive the'subjeot. Explanations had been' given in the newspapers, .and .that, , he thought, was all that: : was necessary. "I say they were not responsible," added 'his Worship. 1 Councillor ..Tapper rose to imako a, stntquient, but the.. Mayor ;said there could be no discussion. ; Councillor Tapper managed to interject, that he-was personally thankful : - to: tho for takng: the responsibility on-himself. It was very good of his -Worship .to do so.. '. TheMayor: "I don't take any responsibility. ("Hear, hear"-from councillors.) I take no blame at all.". , . . .- ..',.

; The Outlying Districts ■' Committee of the-' City. Council mil .probably inspect the sito.for tho -proposed riflo range at Kilbirnie: next week: .•'. A reoommendation above connection Avill be brought down to. the ■ next meeting of the (Sty Council. . .--,.-■" .

: Of. the stories of Kitchener's.; quickness; in noticing old soldiers there is. no end. : One oxamplo of this keenness was given at Oamaru (says the "Mail"), when. Constable Hollands, of the ■ local .police force, .was on duty at the railway station at the time of the reception to his .lordship. The constable was wearing' two South African.medals,..,and' the. Pi,eld-. Marshal noticing this beckoned ' him. "What regiment, constable? , ' "Sixth Dragoons; my lord," , replied Constable Hollands..- "Sixth Dragoons! .they -ivoro at Bangalore when we left, wero they not?", remarked Lord Kitchener to. a member of his staff, and then,, turning ;to the. con T stable, "Did you leave them at ; Bangalore?" "No, my lord; I took my discharge from \ South .Africa." •- Lord Kitchener asked some further questions, ascertaining that Constable Hollands had been in' New Zealand four years in June; He had served for', eight years in .the Sixth Dragoon Guards, part of i the time in India,- and three years.in South' Africa. One of his medals bears the ; clasps: "Relief of Kimberley, Paardebu'rg, 1 Dreifontein, Johannesburg, and Diamond' Hill," and the other is the King's South African War, medal, 1901-2.. \-7- '■ -:i. :i , .•■. ■;

';.'Nothing 1 could better' illustrate the changed' method of prison treatment than the efforts that' aro made: to'.instruct: and amuse, the unfortunate; inmates' of gaols, as. well as to discipline them (says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph"). .Lectures missions, and services of song are held in the gaols.at different periods,''in some cases , as frequently as .once, a month,', and' these are, highly (appreciated, as the prisoners ■.' strive for '.... the .' privilege:: '. of attending, them.;. For : the, lectures, Bach subjects were chdsenlast.year.as "Pattst," "Conscience and' Character," "Oratory,". "Travels in ; South ■ : Africa," •: "Botany," 'Indian Mutiny," : "Coal; and, its,. Products,".' "London," ;"Tho'Depths -'of the. Sea,", ; " Some of the: British' Empire," and VWit; and|Hnmour."',: : At. the services; of .■ song,■ . whichiiwere frequent, large .parties.-.otjladies and gentlemen, 'in some caseis - numbering ,30 .'and.' 40, their ; .services, .' were : , conducted by Protestants' and Eoman .Catholics,., the latter .being, very attentive in this connection. •Writing, with ;respect.'.,to these •lectures and- addresses,-the..Deputy-Con-troller says' that: it-would bo difficult, to over-estimate, theirs value."' TheV. lectures and. ; the sorvices'.of spng; are always well, received; and! they are £ powerful" stimulus' to good conduct,,as only prisoners wift'-a. satisfactory, record: in gaol;are .allowed to. attend.;.*v- :VV;k 7 ; ';''t.'.a.:^' :/; Sr : --Wl&"-- '■' The- following ■Js 'the;..advice.of -George Haokenschmidt, the Bussian -Lion,': to..fhe Bdtorua Maoris:::''Tes, you'are very/good and'very ldnd.v:,Bui! if-.'you-want'.to ,ue a: strong people: you must. work-with; your head , and.develop yonrbody. 'Fat, Ltell you, 'IteHeverybody, is as'dangerons as ein and Mils' eooner: i-Bntto have; OTeiy- ; thing right,..everj; inufecle. just; responsive r-al.';it is'Eood:lifeianid'ereat'.fun.'., ■,:. : •.;

•In ; Mr. ■'■ 'J. S: Palmer's. ,, letter: on -the ■ conditions;.Of: hotel; workers, The ': DoanrioN on ' one r of;, tbe sentences ' should havV read:.; :!JMy/'.ex-, perience of the: working of ..those awards is that the exact.time,;the average hotel ■employee •: actually' Works is;-, not. more 'than'.7o per: cent.-:(not';2s per,;cent) :of; the.maximum time"mutually■ agreed upon in the several "agreements."'. Mr. Palmer also stated: .'"Mr. Carey's quotations ..from a; former report, siid (incorrectly:-again) to_ have: been by myself. Licensed : Victuallers' (Association, are al- ■ together: -.beside.. the. anestions he,; raises."

.'!."■ Several:.;novelties'f.have been.:devised. to add. to .the attractions of;the 'garden fete to -be iheld'.in the Botanical.' Sardens;, .on ■March ,12.; in, aid--of ;tho 'funds, of : the Boys'j Institute!. .■'■' A.chain of.motor-cars> will, run' probably between the "gardens and tlie : Government-Station, and.a.small. chargevyrill'be/also: ; proposed, 'subject;to .consent, of i the, :-'Ppsfinaster-General, ; to .establish ;a post; office, ini- the, grounds,' with la postal official in. charge. '\ A special series' of,. post-cards will be, on / sale (fit this "■; Office.";. I'-;'!.:'■;-''■AV ; y.v : V% : 'V;!i ■^'v''i-'''i

-'. Two,- young'.;'lnvefcargill' :'residents, Messrs.;: ■W; ; /H..'I , indlay and Arthur W., Pearce,' ,whd r . werp 'passengers ';■; to ; i[ MelonVa>recent trip ;by; the; Manuka;: adopted .'a -father:.: novel:.means 'of ■.communicating, with their'friende-here (states, .the>"(?tego'.P*i).3r?Ti9M") :i - .Q n February 'i' : they'icasti.the :fpll6w;irig message pyorboa'rdV—"This;.tin,."was 'thrown , ' into;the, sea~by. two '.New'-Zealaiid.rlads .'between Hobart and Melbourne;. Would kindly-"'post/'tin?and:■',contents"'to Mrs. Findlay/^OG 1 ' LiddellvStreet,; InvercaVKill, New /Zealand: , ' ."'By;' Monday's mail ..Mrs.' Findlay • received , tEe ' following:) letter:—; "National-Park, ■".Wilson's' Prombntoryi South 'Gippsland, ;12/2yiO.' vMrs;'-'Pindlayj 206 Liddell .'.Street; j Invercargillr-New Madaihi' Having picked up the;;encl6sod;jletter':on ■ thejbeach ;bh l ;the 9th inet.,(lam'carrying 'out:the writer's wish and; forwarding it'on-to :you. -It may -be'., of; interest; to you , ,-to know that, a .letter can'be: cast'into the'oceans and' in ; the end:'reach'-, its destination.—l-am, etd.,-. Chas'.',M'l*nrian, : caretaker National Park.",;. ! . : -':.;\:^ : :A: : ;.;;:;.■/..,' ; ; ; - :,, - !: :^w.-i

"Although; it lisVweU';::k^own''that "the Stewart: Island 'i oyster "is :, distributed' northwards',' for 'a',-considerable: distance;; few;;personsrare/aware.;of! the ;: immense, distance .sometimes'.- traversed- before ! it finds its' way;into,consumption;:j A: Bluff merchant," .with •■ a ! large ejcpbrt business in oysters,''told. a : : Southland "News" rei porter. that-not only fisi-thereia' keen" Bale as far north, as Auckland, but,•'-as;.regu-larly as olockwork; there is 'an average weekly shipment of about. 150 Backs (11,250 ■dozen)■ to .Melbourne.r;Melbburne is'l2oo J""fs< distant. It ! is' on .-i>ec9rd,; howeyor, that. Melbourne mrchants have sent a.'few te o?,- to: Adelaide, 1 a:.distance.'of-over 2000.miles'from' their.'native'beds in'Fo. veaui.Stxait.- r "Otago.Daily.Time«"<! : - ■'■'

: A decision of" the Native-land' Court with respect to.the Mutton , ; Bird Mands, in Foveaux Straits;.will■ have;the'effecf of .destroying /-. the' trade, ■ declares ■ the : Bluif .correspondent;./ of >': the ..'"Otago : ; Daily ; lUmes.", ■■ Two-thirds -of, ■ the. islandsi 'he eays,. are mere! andthe nest- : mgs. on these .are. limited ;in' proportion "to;their;Si2e;.Others:are,of larger dimeneions, and on these the nestings are pro-portionately-large.'. Applying, a.hard.;and tast ■ rule :of-law;. whiqh,- by • the-way, is not supposed, to be'the', prerogative of the .Native Land Court, ithen the; equity and exigencies"'of the ■: case '.'are at 6take, some : of .the larger, islands have .had: only a. few claimants ;assigned='..to,:;them, , while 'the smaller .ones have -been ■ completely; overburdened with claimants.'lor Tia, or Entrance Island, .at,the'inouth of Port;'Adventure;.wasj;'prio'r-. to the.recent decision,: manned 'and; worked by a hapuof; 15. ■'.; The' island- has ,;a carrying -and yielding; .capacity,, of, -7000 .'birds.:.! .-That allowed, each' man of the party the; oh'ance of captuiing 'rather-more.thaii 150 i .That was just about sufficient" to make .the work payable.-;.N6w,vhowever, ; by its. finding, has' assigned' 15' more 'claimants oh to;.this little island,:so : that the ; pro-, epectiye earnings,. of each' must be reduced from 450.■;t0.;225 I ..birds; : ,;-AB-,the carrying capacities:, of the -island cannot l^--in-creased, ;;the.;.ganie. made; not w6rth;the candle.;' Pohowaitai, another of these 1, islands, , has; a ; reputed 'annual :yield ,of 20,000. . Its .claimants: are.eo few-/that' not more; than: half.tho yield.is worked, . the .'.other 'half 'allowed '■ to ;e?capo.-'-wild. Here," then,: we ; have the ;.small island-; holders crushed "out of existeinoe. for want of .'space,, and others running to. waste , for want of working. "There are tensi iif mot hundreds,; of isfiinds and .'ekerrie's.- : around tho coast of Stewart-Island, and'what has been eaid.about -Tia. or. Entrance'lβ!and and-:Pohowaitai"applies with equal.'force ■to r them. There is no.imputation .against : Judge" Palmer; '; Hβ brought his. law ,with. him from, the North Island, and'ho;con-; ditioris. like thosa.' on these Mutton" Bird Islands exist in : the. north. ;' ■; .' : , :,: ■'.'•

'■■ The-'trouble at : the. Point .Elizabeth State Coal: Mine': over ■ the . dismissal -of two employees'• has .not; yot been .settled. It, appears- that'serious:consequences in connection with the matter, are, regarded as: unlikely. ;: Inquiries show .that 'fric-. tion arose over tno wrongful exploding 'of a shot It is alleged that on official Sut the blame'on a worker, wfio in turn eclared that.the official .was liable.. The result'of. the. squabble is stated to have been..that, both men were put off.,' yAt' a. : meeting of : tho ivholeof the .wprkers: on Thursday night unanimity on the ques-.: tion was lacking. . One. it'is. stated) contended that both , men ; .'should bß.reinstatetl, whilst another section: did not. favour i the reinstatement of . the. official.-'■; Mr. Semple, the nresidont of.'the Miners' Federated Association, \who had intended visiting the. north, is remaining in town, until the'.matter "is fixed up.:•'-: ■'.

■'■. Sbamppoirig, . Clipping, , Hairdressing. ■Manicuring, .Face Massage, Treatment;of: Palling Hair and Dandruff, Combings made-up. Natural -Hair-pads. -.; Mrs. Kolleston (over Carroll's), li Willis Street Thone 1599.—Adirt.