LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 950, 18 October 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

,;;■:(;■'..;..-'-,, ;,;|i-;, •.-,;, ." ;;■;;; •'-..: .■• ' The railway arrangements in eonneotion with 'the races", a&-i'rentham'; tomorrow: will be found; in another column. Owmg to the bovedtt-; of The, Dominion by the Ward'Admiriistr'i(tiou, the advertisement is"' as -usual, -published "at- our ■ own cost, so-thnt our readeh'.'may not be,penalised, by tho i[ Government's/.abuse of/its.powers; ;"'•:'"'.-' : ; ,.:;; : j;:J;;.;: : i :;■; -.:.',-'. ;' We have in hand-, a.nuniber oi ' letters' to tlie'editor, >whichl ; we-hope to 'publish, tomorrow',-' including one -from Mr.. Hpsking,. in reply'-t6 ; Mr'.'!C.' P.- Skerrett, on ,the state ofiftairs at; Earotonga..,;' .

Considerable-interest .was, taken in the ■Parliameiit'teniiis'tournament, which was concluded yesterday.'.. .-About. i orty: play-' ers took.part inVthe■■various handicaps. Tho'ladies'' doubhk 'was won 'by Mrs. A. : Mi' Myers and 'JUlss C' Bea.uchamp, and tlie combined doubles by Miss W." .Miles, and Mr.'rE. Johnston, after'a close game; with Miss? Jones and Master J.Laureii--60n.; ..; Those, left "..to contest the final-of. tlie' men's.doublesrare- Messrs. J./Gillon. and F, 'Matthews, and Mr. E.- : H..' ; Clark; M.P.,i'and. Master i J.. Laurenson. ' This 'will- Ijie' pltty'ed'at laii'" early': date;- yhen another 'tournament will;■ also probably take-place; ; ;■',.. 4-V; ."':■■.■..'.... .. • .• ■

London's - footlight favourite ' of: twenty years ago, Miss May Yoke,-,.''.. has been stricken .With paralysis: ~ In. August, she was engaged at 'bne.of. the oityrestaur- • ants of. San 'Francisco' singing popular songs at, lunchi and: dinner. As -is .the oustonr.atimany/pf the Bohemian cafes in ■Americas-'-the'.-artists'-sit and dine.,at the tabks v :like ordinary,, patrons, and at .this particular restaurant the musical comedy singer- was: very, nodular. . Miss. Xohe. was singing the song from'. "The Arcadians,"' ."Bring"Me a.'Eose/;. and.had -reached the words, "I'm so i tired of.-violets; take them all ■away','? when her utterance failed, and she f§ll; forward' from 'her chair. -Physi-cians-hastened to,, her'aid, and it , was fbuild-that' .she; had; been (Seized -with par? tial-paralysis. ,;:;:'■ ■'"■-: ■';,:.•■ '■".■,:'-■'.'.'

: The -latest addition;.to. the' - Newtown Zoo\.is';*a;' : fi"ne. specimen: of the Siuhbur Stag^'a,"variety.-. vol. deer' indigenous ~ to, northern. India.■■":■ 16,-. size,.;coat,-' and general appearance the arrival bears n'olose resemblance to'the Timor., deer. • The specimen "at the Zoo was presented by Mr,' ; Mather6,. of Tikqrea,\ near Feilding, -.

' As showing how |the "confidence men" of London lay theni'selves out to snare the unwary, the. -experience- of, Mr. 1 ' Robert Ireland, of 'Hunteryille,.,who. has just returned'froin.a visit to the, Home Country, •is worth;relating, .'.it was early morning ivlien/ .he'..'reached, London' oh his return journey ;(says. the Hunterville : "Express")/ and- whilst waiting for another train to take,him'tothe' docks', ho entered a hotel to' obtain, refreshrneht; "where 'he was- accosted, by three ; stylishly pressed, .men. During the course!of conversation it was ascertained by 'the .trio that Mr. Ireland was en route for, New Zealand. "Do you know Freeman Jackson in..New Zealand?" asked one of the three. .Upon .being answered in; the affirmative, the questioner stated that ho was sending out-half ."a dozen prize rams to" that gentlemanlby the same boat as Mr. Ireland ha'd; booked his passage,- and asked him to"take charge of them : dur,ing^the'voyage,'' for which he would'''receive'.£7 at the end,of the journey, ; Mr.,'lrelahd' declined the responsi- ' bility, whereupon'. two' of the three' drifted into the fog; and Ifeft him' with their com-panion-r"a .nice talkative.sort of a' chap," is how.' Mrt' Ireland describes him. However, on- the suggestidh''of tho Londoner, a short: Walk along the .street was indulged in, when,. asking'. to be' excused for a moment to. secure some goods he :had pur r chased,' the. stranger. ; steppe'd : into !a large .'drapery establishment,'where he remain-. ,Ed for a couple of-minutes, and/then rush-' iug out in a hurry stated that he was 305. : short. Would Mr, Ireland be so kind ;as' to lond.it to him until they returned'to his hotel?'- Mr. Ireland.was not "having any," and' the fog v soon swallowed up the third of. the. party.': .Needless to relate, there. we're aio'ranrs on.'-board the steamer' for Mr. Freeman Jackson—nor. was there a lamb booked ifoi'iHunterville..

. TKc-'Eastbourne /Savage, Club, holds, its final, korero of /the season,,oji Saturday i"oxt, in the' form/of. a "Hard Up" night. Following is an excerpt'from -the, suggestive notice that-has'.btcavseryetl on members in view; of the approaching occasion:, "Brother."Savages-will not be admitted, unless -they: show evidence of being hard up. Any : Savage. attending well dressed will be promptly-ejected. It will be permissible: for/a Savage'to bring his own mug, or a .substitute for same; in fact, that is advised"... Suggestions have been made that .'next season,' instead of social functions, only being organised, the club should afford opportunity, for an : occasional debate and :for tho reading of papers by members! A movement of this kind would mark-a return towards the original lines of such-bodies.

Mrs. Rolleston, Hair Physician and Toilot Specialist," lias returned. Appointments may bo booked, for tho latest and most scientific Haiiv/and Pace Treatments, Electrolysis, etc. . English, American, and Continental .experience, i Willis", Street, Wellington. 'Phono 1599.Advt 1

, The Anglican Mission of Help has attracted a good deal.of attention in Eastbourne.' There was a very large attendance at the service conducted in St. Albans Anglican Church !'on Sunday evening last by Prebendary Stuart.

'• Last evening a meeting of members of the Kilbh-nie, Hataitai,-and Rosencath Ratepayers' Association was hold in the Kilbirnie Schoolhouse, and was well attended.. The .chair was occupied by Mr. A.-Leigh-Hunt. During the evening discussion took place in regard to the question constructing another tunnel to commence somewhere near Courtenay Place, and- the following resolution was unanimously carried:"— "That this meeting, consisting of residents residing on the eastern side. of. Mount Victoria; urge upon the City Council _tho need of fmv flier tunnel communication, and that the Mayor bo. waited upon with a view of assistance-being -given."' .

■''A''number, of dividing fences are required in the space allotted to. deer at the Newtown Zoo, so that the classification and separation of the animals, necessary at times, may bo readily effected as occasion. demands. The Reserves Com-mittee-will recommend the-City Council at' its nest" meeting to undertake some small.'expenditure in. this direction.

The dingoes' at the Zoo:are in somewhat low condition from some unknown cause,, aid: are being subjected,,by the headkeeper to remedial, treatment, which it is hoped may .shortly prove, effectual. in.restoring them to. health., '\,':;

A report' was in circulation yesterday to the effect, that; the Official Assignee, at Auckland had 'resigned his position. Upon inquiry,', a .Dominion, reporter was informed by! the Hon. Dr.... Findlay . that he.nvould'\bo unable to ,make a definite statement on-the matter until ,to»day. :•_