LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1149, 9 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advise that tho s.s. Vicloria which sailed from Sydney at II p.m. on June 7 for Auckland has on board an Australian mail and also an English mail, via Suez. The "Wellington portion is duo here by Main Trunk on Monday next, Juno 12.

On Coronation Day all post, offices will bo open to the public for . tho delivery of letters and sale of stamps from S.lj}) a.m. to 9.30 a.m. only. Telegraph offices shall be open for the recoipt and delivery of telegrams as follow: —(a) All telegraph offices usually open on holidays during the hours from !) a.m. to ■!• p.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight shall be open onlv from 5.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight, (b) All telegraph offices usuallv opened on Sundays or on holidavs, but not included in paragraph (a), shall be open only from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (c) All other telegraph offices shall be open only from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. All telephone exchanges shall be open only during tho hours proscribed in tho Post and Telegraph Guide for holidays.

A debtor, who appeared on judgment summons at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, told tile Court that he was iii a peculiar position. He had been divorecd from his first wife, and was married again. Itis monthly salary—lu, was a rlvii servant—amounted to .£l2 10s. 3d., after superannuation had Ix-on deducted, and, of this amount, lie had to eontiibuto .CH 5s towards the support of his first wife.

Our reference to (he fact that Dr. Ir.ard gave a huuinions skit instead of a ]iiililiL'al speech at the Liberal "rally" on Tuesday evening last has provoked a protest fram the nrlin^-prrsi<k i nl of (lie Women's Social and Political League, Mrs. K. ICeay Broun. This lady writes a- follows: —"Sir, —ll is with regret that I read your unfair criticism in litis morning's Dominion- on Dr. Izard. I would like il lliormighly understood that, he was pressed on all sides to give his humorous skit, which he did much against his own desire. Trusting you will insert this in fairness lo Dr. Izard." Wo are pleased lo comply with the request to publish this explanation which our readers will no doubt, observe confirms our estimate of the high esteem in which Dr. Izard is held as a humorist. Nad we known that Dr. Izard required to be pressed before he could be persuaded to delight' the gathering with his niirtliprnvoking skit : "\o iady need despair of obtaining a husband," we should have hastened to record the fact.

The lion. .1. A. Millar has addrcsrod the following letter to Mr. D. M'Laren, 31.P.: —"Referring lo the interview you had with me recently in reference to the Patea Wtlersido Workers, I have much pleasure in informing you that the Patea Harbour Board lias agreed to the increased charges as provided by the award, and instructions have been given to the officer-in-chargo of the Patea railway station that the increased rate will bo paid as from the fllh inst." The increased rate is Is. fid. per hour, and the present: rate Is. .Id. per hour.

11l a private letter to a Wellington correspondent (Mr. "Doric" Leslie), Mr. . A. \\ oodger. one of the New Zealand Festival of Empire representatives, speaks in enthusiastic strain of his experiences in England. What impresses liini mors than anything else, he states, is the thronging London traffic and the wonderful way in which it is controlled by the famous London policemen. With a friend, Mr. Woodger witnessed the English Association Cup final between Bradford City and Newcastle United, at tho Crystal Palace. The New Zealandcr was not particularly impressed. The play was not so stirring, he declares, "as a good old Kugby game.'' Between 70,000 and F. 1,000 spectators viewed the match. Writing on April 27, Woodger had not then commenced training, but was expecting In commence training operations during the following week.

In Riving reasons for his bankruptcy yesterday, a Wellington musician, Mr. K .T. Kin?, said that it had been thought fit at Government House to engage Government officials to supply string bauds, and this had kept a lot of work which at one time he used to get out of his way. Mr. S. Cimino. senior, who was one of the creditors, and is also a musician, said it was a very unfair thing that people in the employ of 1 lie Government should be allowed in this way to compete with those who were not in comfortable''billets and had to earn their living by their profession.

Regulations under the Stone Quarries Act, I'JIO, are published in this week's Gazette.

Tho arrivals in the Dominion during April numbered 2203, and the departures d2fi2. In April of last year the figures were: arrivals 2201, departures -llSi.

A petition that John Francis M'Govern, dentist, be declared a bankrupt will be heard in the Supreme Court at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The petitioning creditors are Messrs. Kempthorne, l'rcsser and Co., Ltd. The respondent is understood to be at pre-ent in New South Wales.

Mr. D. Moriarly, secretary of the Furniture Workers' Union, has received from Mr. John Fawcus, secretary of the Amalgamated Engineers of Auckland, a telegram commending him 011 his "manly stand' to the Minister", at the recent deputation which waited upon the Hon. J. A. Millar.

Wednesday, .Tnly 19, will be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout tho Dominion, for the celebration of Arbor Day. In order that the movement may be made as successful as possible (says a Gazette notice), tho Government hopes that tho Mayors of various municipalities and chairmen of locr.l bodies will place the matter prominently before the 'people of (lib' Do-' minion, and do all they can to encourage the planting of public reserves and other available lands, both public and private, with trees suited to the locality.

The churchwardens of St. Peter's Parish, which includes Brooklyn and Milcholltown, have erected a building on llolloway Road, Milcholltown, for tho purposes of a Sunday School. Mr. Sncll has" been appointed superintendent.

Owing to a breakdown in the machinery, tlie "Wiiitop Record" was published one day last week with the assistance of I raction-engine power.

A deputation of Kilbitnie residents waited 011 the Management Committee of the Wellington South District Cricket Club this week, for the purpose of enlisting the club's support to the movement to havo the Kilbirnie Recreation Ground completed. The committee decided to lend its aid_ in tlie direction desired, and appointed Messrs. E. A. Wright, M.P., and W. A. Partoll, tho club's representatives, to accompany tho deputation to tho City Council.

Yesterday Detectives Cassslls and Mason arrested a. woman, who will appear at the Magistrate's Court this morning charged with theft of a watch (valued .117) at Otaki last Monday.

As the outcome of a deputation recently to the Minister for Agriculture (tlw Hon. T. Mackenzie) from the National ))airv Association, the Government has decided to appoint an official in London, whose duly it will be to inspect the handling of New Zealand dairy produce in England, to keep tho producers in touch with tho requirements of the market, and to investigate complaints regarding quality. The Government has now selected Mr. W. E. Gwillim to proceed to London. Mr. Gwillim is at present chief produce grader at Wellington, and ho lias had English, Australian, and Canadian experience. He entered the New Zealand Service in 1907.

The' fortnightly meeting of tho Miramar Borough Council was held last night. The Alayor (Mr. Brodie) presided, and Councillors liichards, Telford, Bell, Stone, Bowie, and Lanrenson were present. The New Zealand State Guaranteed Advances Office advised that JM975 (being .£SOOO, less .£25 commission fee) had been lodged nt the bank respecting the Miramar Borough improvements loan of JCIS.OOO.

Messrs. Herbert Hill and Co., Ltd.. have contracted to supply the City Council with drain-pipes during the current year at schedule rates. An unaccepted tender was submitted by Messrs. I'. Hudson and Co., Ltd.

Tenders for various works have been accepted by the Government as follow:— Erection of a new post office at Kaitangata, Messrs. Watson, Rhodes and Son, Dunedin, ,£2159 lis. id.; erection of post office at Rangiwaliia, Messrs. M'Kenzic Bros., Rangiwaliia, J2721 lis.; WestportInangalm railway formation contract No. 9, Messrs. Maxwell and Mann, Westport, ,£ISS7 55.; Westport-lnangahua railway formation contract No. S. Messrs. Murphy and party, Wostport, ,£2012 18s.; pcdeslal tower of the Tnahino lighthouse, Mr. J. A. Nicol, Gisborne, ,CIIBG 15s.

An interesting "Raines contest" was held in tho Boys' Institute last evening, the opposed teams representing tho Y.M.C.A. Boys' Department ami tho Boys' Institute. The Boys' Institute team won a majority of (ho games (draughts, quoits, and bagatelle). It is expected that a return match will ho played at the Y.M.C.A. a couple of weeks hence.

The regulations under the Education Act dealing with the exemption from school attendance have been amended making it compulsory for a child to pass tho Sixth Standard instead of tho Fifth.

The death rates per 1000 of tho population in the four cities of the Dominion during April were ns follow: —Auckland, 1.02; Wellington, 0.45; C'hristchureh, 0.75; Uuucdin, 0.8(1. The total births in the four cities during April were SSS, against 559 in .March.

licmcmbcr, if you want to get rid of that: heavy, dull feeling in the head which accompanies A'asal Catarrh, just lake a good inhalation of NAZOL according to directions, and you will get immediate relief.—Ailvt.

A curious barometer used in Germany and Switzerland consists of a pan of water with a trog and a little sten-ladder in it. When the frog comes out of tho water mid siti on the steps it is said infallibly to indicate rain.