LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1018, 6 January 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The check system in regard to passengers' luggage on the railwavs was given a thorough test, during the holiday rush. About 5(1(10. lots, of luggage were, 1 checKca nt the local stations at Christmas aed New Year, these figures being practically double the figures for the corresponding period last year. A total of 2900 packages were checked for the ferry steamers to the south.

Tho pending changes in the police force, which have been looked for for some time nast, will be considered at a meeting of Cabinet o"n Tuesday next.

Yesterday morning the Fire Brigade received a call to Unper Cuba Street to a five-roomed dwelling, occupied by Mr. .ToMi P. HyJand, and owned bv Mr. J. Walls of Abel Smith Street. It appears that an outbreak -had occurred in an upstairs bedroom, this being caused by a. child accidentally, setting fire to tho window curtains. Tho' flames were extinguished by the inmates, after slight damago had teen done. The contents of the building aro insured for <£100 in the Royal Office. ■'

It is expected, says the Hon. Dr. Findlay, Minister for Justice, that the construction of the bridge which is an essential preliminary to tho buildings nt the Tokanui Prison farm, will be completed in a dny or two. As far as possible, everything %as been done in tho way of procuring material to enable tho work of erecting the new buildings to bo completed as early as possible.

Tho personnel of tho Prison Board, which fs. to bo set up under tlrs Crimes Amendment Act of last sossion, will bo considered by Cabinet during tho present month. . The board is. to consist of not fewer than three or moro than seven members. .

On the motion of Mr. J. W. Macdonald, Solicitor to the Public Trust Office, the Supreme Court has granted to the Public Trusteo probate of the wills of the 101lowing deceased, persons:—Joseph Henry Angovt, late of' Wellington, settler; Alfred George Johnson, lato of Wellington, printer; Sarah Trimmings Jensen, late of Palmerston North, widow; Annabella Susan Chisholm, late of Waikouaiti, spinster; Arthur Hunt, lato of Christchurch, printer; Clara Holmes, lato of Porirua, widow; George Bruce, lato of Lyttelton, gentleman. Orders to administer the estate of tlio following deceased, intestates, were' also granted:—Samuel Love, late of Sydenham, secdmanl Hannah M'Mastcr, lato of Seacliff, widow; Robert M'Conochie or M'Conachie, lato of Ashburton Forks, farmer.

Private advice was received in Welling-j ton yesterday to the effect that the Maoris in the vicinity of Lako Rotoiti were somewhat disturbed owing to the waters of tho lake rising and falling every few minutes. Tho matter was referred to the Tourist Department yesterday afternoon, but that Department had' received no communicaion as to any such occurrence.

A Norwegian sailor named Tam Knudsen, was arrested at Levin yesterday for alleged desertion from tho Italian ship King Malcolm. A-meeting of the Methodist Council for Church Extension was held. last evening at tho Methodist Church, Lower Hntt. There was a capital attendance, notwithstanding the holidays. Tho Rev. Thomas Fee, chairman of the Wellington district, was in the chair.. After discussing various matters connected with the church, Mr. John Lomns read a thoughtful paper on the "Duty of Methodism to its Faith," which provoked an interesting discussion. The next meeting will bo held at Jolinseuvillc nest month. . . Outward and visible signs of the Karon traiuwav extension works are beginning to show themselves at various points. In Willis Street, the footpath is being upheaved to prepare a duct for the feeder cable, which is to be laid from the city svstem to tho Karori borough office, via Willis Street, Wordsworth Street, Aro Street, Norway Street, the "Zigzag," and tho Karori ltoad tunnel. Australian liard-wr-od poles are being rapidly erected along the vouto of the new ljne, which will terminate about a ouarter of a mile beyond the Rccrcation Rescne. and a beginning will be made next week with tho formation of tho track. The Mirere, duo hero about the w-rek end, is bringing some 300 tons of ste'et rails, and the sleepers for the track uro now arriving, in various shipments. For the best and most modern Hair and Complexion Treatment, Mrs. Rolleaton who has just returned from England and -Ymerica, is recommended. Highest diploma for removing .superfluous hair. Vibro-massaee.. Shampoo, ine and Clipping. 4 Willis Street (ovot Carroll's.). Tel. 1539,-Adit,

The new* list of .Tusticcs of the Peace will probably bo announced at 110 very distant date. The list is expected to be considered by Cabinet during the present month.

.Commencing liis address at the Town Hull last evening, Mr. Holman stated Unit appointment to office in a Labour Ministry did not by any means involve elevation into a comfortable Paradise, nis colleague, Mr. Beebv, ho remarked, got oil pretty lightly, but in the Justice Department, he (Mr. Holman) had been subjected to a perfect storm uf criticism.

"1 let a certain man out of gaol," said flte New South "Wales Attorney-General, "and immediately the country was ringing with his name and his "crimes. I issued a license 16 a certain club, and it was immediately suggested that the secretary must be a violent partisan of the Labour party. I Jet another man go without trial, and anxious inquiries were at. once made as to whether he was not a Labourite. In the past, Mr. Holman continued, the predecessors in office of the Labour Government had "Jpt out" a dozen men, and nobody ever asked if they were Liberals of Labourites. Everyone took it for granted they were Liberals. No one thought anything about tlio Liberal Government letting out its own political supporters.