LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 857, 1 July 1910, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities adrise that tho s.s. Maheno, which left Sydney for Auckland on Wednesday, is bringing ail Australian mail, also nil English mail via Suez. The Wellington portion of the mail should arrive by ilain Trunk' express on Monday next.

It is unlikely (says our Masterton correspondent) that tho result of the lest ease recently brought in tho Magistrate's Court and Supreme Court to determine the right or otherwise of Mr. AY. G. Lamb io sell locally-made wine within the No-License area will mean the cessation of wine-making operations. Mr. Lamb will be put to the expense, however, of providing a depot, or agency, in an adjoining licensed area.

The need for an extra train botwoen Wellington and Thorndon on Saturday was brought under the notice of tho Hon. .1. A. -Millar (Minister lor Railways) by Mr. Luke, M.P., yesterday. In the coutso of his remarks, Mr. Luke suggested that if a train left the city at 12.ii0 p.m. on that day it would prove very convenient. Tho Minister (in reply) said that ho would see for himself the conditions which obtained in connection with the 1.20 p.m. train.

.Tames Smith, Ltd., wero the successful tenderers for the making of uniforms for tho Harbour Board staff for the current year. There wero ten lenders in all.

"Rats are running about in tho Zoo ill a very alarming fashion," was a statement made by Ccuncillor Carinichaol at the City Council mooting last evening. Councillor Carmichael suggested that if tho council really intended to keep down rats it should look to its own premises first of all.

Tho inquiry into tho fire on the steamer Indradevi will bo commenced at Auckland to-morrow.

A meeting of the men interested in tho immediate repeal of the bookmaker section of the Gaming Act is to bo held in the Chamber of Commerce at S o'clock on Friday next. The promoters contend that Judge Chapman's recent emphasis on tho menaee/cf legalised bookmakers, together with the universal newspaper outcry, marks this as the time foT action. 'The meeting will determine the steps that should be taken to impress tho matter upon tlio Government.

Tile tender of Mr.. J. M'Lelland (.£IOOS 10s. 8(1.), for water pipes and bends in connection with pumping stations for the high lcvol reservoirs of the city, has been accepted by tlio City Council. Thero wero two other tender?: Messrs. John Dnthie and Co. ("Russell's pipes), <£1109 10s. lOd.; Messrs John Duthio and Co. Mauue-smann solid drawn pipes), .£l3Ol lis. 4d.

Mr. C. It. Poole,- M.P., has authorised the Salvation Army to state that ho appreciates the good work being done at the inebriates' homo on Pakatoa Island, and thinks that the work could not be in bettor hands than those of tho Army, nor could the Government call to their aid any better auxiliaries than tho Army for dealing with the effects of tho drink traffic under present conditions.

,ln order to encourage tourist traffic during the winter months, tho Union Steam Ship Company has, on the representations of the lion. Thos. Mackenzie (Minister in charge of tho Tourist Department), made a reduction in fares from Australia to New Zealand of 20 polecat in the case of undergraduates of tho Australian Universities—not to thosa of Now Zealand—who travel in parties of not fewer than six. Tho iieriod for which tlio concession is availablo is from to-day to September 30.

Mr. Justice Cooper will, presido at a Chambers sitting of the Supreme Court at 10.30 o'clock to-day.

On tho motion of Mr. J. W. Macdonald, solicitor to the Public Trust Office, tho Supreme Court granted to tho Public Trustee probate of the wills ot the following deceased persons:—Charles Henry Turner, of Ravchselilfe, Queen Charlotte Sounds, sheep-farmer; John 'William Steed, of Woodville, gentleman, - and Ernest Leigh Joblin, of Tarawa, Auckland, sheep-farmer. Orders to administer the estates of the following were also granted:—Andrew Morton, "of North Taieri, Otago, farmer; John Ronnio Ilornsby, of Half-way Bush, Otago, dairyman, and Andrew Ferguson Niclioll, of Lower Riccarton, Canterbury, clerk.

The Mayor stated, during a discussion at the City Council meeting Inst evening, that the council was now in a positioU to reduce the charges at the. abattoirs.

.Mr. F. C. Middle ten has been elected a member ol the Diocesan Synod for Opunake and Kaponga, and Mr. Jfenneih Wilson, M.A.. for l'almorstou North, in place of Mr. A. Skj-rman (resigned).

In response to a mi nest by the Technical Ivlucalion Hoard, the City Council has granted permission to Mr. W. H: Bnswell. power supply inspector, to act as assistant electrical instructor at tho Technical School for ouo night per week.

ShampoohiK, Clipping, Ilairdrossinp, Manicuring,_ Face Jlassagc, Treat tiient of Falling Hair, and UaudvulL Combings made up. Natural Hair-pads. Jlrs. lioUeston (over Carroll*:), u Willis street. 'Phone 1599.—Adyt.

An inebriated' Jeliu was responsible for a temporary dislocation of the tramway trallic in Adelaide ltoad yesterday. Ho was steering an erratic course along that thorough fare, when his cart suddenly collided with a trolley post, and, try as he would, he couldn't separate tho two. Meanwhile, several cars came along I'lio line, and made a "dead point" at tho derelict. The situation was relieved by a policeman, who disentangled the horse and cart l'rom the trolley post, and removed it out of the permanent way. Then lie turned his attention to tho Jehu, but that individual was nimble to stand np on his logs. He will bo aslced to explain his conduct to his Worship at the Magistrate's Court this morning.

The Receiver-General acknowledges the receipt of .£lO paid to tho Collector of Customs at Wellington as coii£«ienco money.

Tenders were accepted as follow by the City Council last evening'.—Fittings for water storage reservoir, Richardson, Blair and M'Cabe; incandescent lighting brackctc, Crabtree and Sons.

Several remits for consideration by tho Municipal Conference, which meets in tho Town Hall on Monday next, were approved by the City Council at its meeting last evening. These included .Councillor JJcvine's proposal that in boroughs with a population of not less than 50,000 tho council should elect the Mayor from among their number, which was agrcal to on a division. The remaining clanscs of Councillor Dcvinc's motion, to give senior councillors tlio title of aldormen, and providing for the retirement of aldermen by rotation, and utilisation of tho services of past Mayors, were negatived. Councillor Ballinger's proposed remit, urgiug an amendment of the law in regard to polls under the Fire Brigades Act, was rejected by one vote.

The freo use of tho Town Hall was granted by the City Council last evening for tho lecture to be given on Saturday, July 16, by Mr. Robert M'Nab, in aid of tlie i'und to ercct a memorial to Captain Cook in Ship Cove.

Seven city ratepayers liave been granted loans on the deferred payment system in order to carry out drainage works.

Midwinter holidays aro approaching for the toys of the training ship Amoluira. Their classes at the Technical School will be discontinued to-day, and the boys entor on their holidays on Monday.

During the fortnight ended June 2S, the City Engineer's Department issued ■'!- permits for the construction or alteration of buildings within the city. The estimated value of the proposed works was given as follows:—City, i;21,C08; Melrose, .SG77O; Wiulestown, J2505; Northlands, .£375; total, JIL'O.L'SS.

On the motion of Councillor Fitzgerald, it was agreed by the City Council last night: '"i'liat each member of the council be supplied with ii list of all the officers comprising the city corporation statf, their respective positions, salaries, and length of eorrice.

Few bathers aro seen on tho beaches round Wellington during the winter mouths, and tiio City Council has therelore decided to postpone the appointment; of a caretaker for Lyail J3ay Beach until later in tho year.

Good progress is being made with the construction of tho Wadestowii tiaiuway, on which between fifty and sixty men are now employed, tt is hoped to have the earthwork finished ill six months' time.