LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1089, 30 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Afler the Xllimaroa had cleared Sydney t> Heads on Saturday, a stowaway was 'dis- r, covered on balrd. It is alleged that ho , became very troublesome on the run • across, and it was consequently decided ' to handcuff him, but he managed to slip the handcuffs threo times, and cause further inconvenience. Eventually ho was V got securely, under control, and a man twas told off to watch him closely. J Solid assurances of the hearty welcome ' awaiting the Irish delegates now en j; route to New Zealand, are being received 2 by Mr. Martin Kennedy, of Wellington, i Hawera sends the following telegram:— r "Xarge- and enthusiastic meeting. Con- '' sidei- offer an honour, and will give delegates a great welcome. Let me know soon t where nearest other meeting, so that I i! may secure outside places for here. We v leave date to you." h The baths at Eotorua have found favour \ in the eyes of the Governor, who recently j visited the popular thermal resort. Prior ' to his departure on, Sunday, Lord Islington expressed himself as delighted with the beneficial properties of the waters, F and stated that he had never before do- J rived such exhilaration from any spa that | he had visited in any part of the world. ? Mr. F. de. J. Cleve, architect, has accoptcd the tender of Messrs. Meyer and j llfingworth for the erection of the first j part of St. Mary's Church, Karori. The . price is JC2OOO. c "Any fool can spend money," said Dr. j Newman, at tho meeting of the Wellington Hugby Union last evening, "but it takes j a clever fellow to earn it, When there i was unemployment while I was Mayor people were always coming to mo asking me to find 'work. I could easily havd 1 found work for a million people. The c trouble was to find a little money to pay j them with." At a few minutes after 8 o'clock last f night the Fire Brigade received a call to ] 103 Ghuznee Street, a five-roomed dwell- j ing occupied by Mr. William Ayling, and ] owned by Mr. 11. Gilmer. Before the , flames were suppressed slight damage was- , done to the bed and bedding in tho front j bedroom, and also to the contents of the ] sitting-room! Tho contents of the house , are covered by a policy for' ,£SO in the j Norwich Union office.' | The Wellington Hugby Union last even- 1 ing voted a donation of £5 ss. to the St. " John Ambulance Association (Wellington 1 branch) and a donation of ,£3 3s.4o>the i 'Petorie branch. ' i The work of checking the supplement- ! ary municipal roll, with a view to tho • elimination of duplicated enrolments, will ' occupy some' days. The roll will be ' handed to the printer in sections. It is ! estimated that the complete roll, as finally passed, will contain about 23,008 ' names. This means that the correction of duplications' will probably lead to the removal of something like 554 entries. ' During the fina.icial year which r.-nds 11.is."month-the Sinking Fund Commis'-' sio'u'ers'i hare invested; on behalf of the City Council and its debenture-holders, tho sum of .824,000. Mn all cases security was in the shape of real estate within the' citv boundaries and individual loans ranged "from" J2300 to £1200. The rate of in : terest charged was 5 per cent. On April 1 a further sum of ,£20,000 will be available for investment upon the same security and at the same rate of interest, In a recent communication to the Mayor of Petone tho City .Solicitor stated that warrants in connection with tho construction .of approaches to the Waiwetu Bridge would' probably be drawn up this week. It is now likely, however, that there will be somo further delay. A suggestion lias been made by the Hntt Park trustees that the bridge should be raised three, feet in order to permit launches and ciiiioes to pass beneath it. The hearing of the case, Herbert Carter and'Jnm.cs W, Body v. John W. Chapman, of Wellington, a claim for a declaration of rescission of an agreement to ptircha.se certain land in the Waikato, also for the sum Of £507 10s. 4(1., alleged amount paid wit of pocket by tho plaintiffs, will bo continued in the Supreme Court this morning. Among tho passengers who arrived by tho Ulimaroa from Sydney yesterday were four Chinese whu have been on a holiday jaunt to their native land. A French lady Was the only other foreigner arriving, by tho vessel. The first annual smoke concert of the Wellington Canary and Cage Bird Club was held at Mawson's, Cuba Street, last evening, Mr. H. Stairmand, president of the club, being in tho chair. There was an attendance of. about 40 members, and a. very pleasant evening was spent. During an interval in tho festivities, the prizes awarded to the successful owners tit the recent Canary and Cage Bird Show were presented. A special report on the Costley Home, virion was received by the Auckland Hospital Board on' Tuesday evening from the medical superintendent of the home. Dr. A. N. M'lvelvey, described an unsatisfactory state of affairs. The committee had acted wisely, Dr. M'Kelvey stated, in deciding to look for a new site for consumption shelters away from the city. "The shelters arc in too close proximity to the piggeries and other buildings," he explained. "Their situation is such a low-lying-damp, place which is .certainly not in the interests of the patients. The piggeries aro too close to the main buildings, and as a..hot-bed for tho breeding of flies they aro exceedingly prolific. The infirmary ward and the consumption shelters i are simply plagued with flies." Another i clause stated that in the. six male wards there was only one attendant for 150 inmates, and an additional attendant was ' required. The report was referred to the Costley Home Committee for consideration. ; - Messrs. MacMahou and Donnelly, who ; are making very complete preparations i for the opening of their new picture i theatre }n Manners Street, have lent syldi- [ tional interest to the opening ceremony [ by offering a prize for the most nppropriate, name for the theatre. The large ! number of suggestions received sinco tho s original announcement was made has i been so encouraging to the proprietors , that they have r-esolved to increase tho , award to the winner to five guineas. All suggestions, which aro open to country > competitors as well, must be lodged by ! Monday next at the Dominion Office. 1 The practice of certain parents in hav--1 ing all their children committed to Gov--1 eminent institutions on the ground that j they were unable to support them was j the subject of emphatic comment in a ' case at the Magistrate's Court (says tho | Christchurch "Evening News"). Mr. H. I W. Bishop, S.M., declared it was becomj ing a positive scandal (hat people should 3 shift their responsibilities on to the State in this way.

A Great Display n[ Imported Millinery Models and Sundries will be. made by Warnbck nml Adkin, from to-day, iii rooms over Mr. Hannah's Boot Shop, Lambton Quay, For smartness and barpain prieos a treat is promised. We closs at 1 o'clock Saturday,"