LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 16 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advise that tho s.s. Winimera, which left Sydney at noon on September 13 for Auckland, has on board an Australian mail, also an English mail, via Suez. Tho Wellington portion is duo to airivo here by Main Trunk on Monday..

Throe prisoners will come up for sentence in the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout). ' Thoy are:—Ernest James Wilson, alias Ernest Taylor, false pretences (fivo charges) and forgery and uttering (two charges); John Scott, making false entries (four charges) and theft (fivo charges); and. Loujs Grant, forgeTy and uttering at Mastertbn.

Tho dispute between the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners' Union, Palmerston North, and the employers in tho Manawatu and Wairarapa , districts, has been filed. Tho hours asked for arc forty-four, and the minimum wages Is. 6d. per hour. Mr. P. Hally Conciliation Commissioner, will hear tho dispute on October -3. at I'almerston,' and on October 5, at Ifasterton. Messrs. Ivor Hazel, James Barras, and John Ball have bcon recommended as assessors for the union.

The Wellington Cricket Association has endorsed the action of the Reserves Comnntteo of the City Council in asking tho winters- sports bodies to contribute something towards tho upkeep of the Basin Reserve. The association pointed out that it has been spending between .£350 and .■WOO on tho ground, and tho wear and tear caused by the winter pastimes is greater than, that caused by cricket.

A rolio of tho old days of Auckland has been met with in the courso of digging a drain opposite the Britomavt Hotel in Custom Street. Tho excavation is fairly deep, and right in tho track is tho hull of a small boat, apparently a dinghy. The wood is kauri, and although it mush be fully half a century since it was covered up in tho courso of reclamatiou the timber is as sound as over. email crowd assembled to watch the process of sawing through tho hull, and ouo old hand remarked: "It's one of old Fred Archer's hookers. Thero used to be a timber wharf just opposite here, and tho boats were pulled up on the mud. Further along was an old whaler called the 'Kaspar,' which was stranded near 'Jacob's Ladder,' and a man called Wall converted tho hull into a blacksmith's shop," ;

The prico obtained for the asparagus offered at yesterday's market sales constitutes something considerably abovo the average, one pound bunches bringing 3s. 2d. to 3s. 7d. French beans also brought tho fancy price of Is. 3d. per lb., and tomatoes 2s. 3d. per lb. The new potatoes offered realised 3d. to -Id. per lb.

Tho Customs duty of 20 per cent, ad valorem imposed on all linen, cotton, and niuon pieco goods imported which had patterns, woven devices, or other designs indicating that they are to be ent and to be manufactured into separate articles, has now been removed by Order-in-Coun-cil. To obtain tho benefit of this concession importers are. to understand that tho goods must be continuous-woven; thero must be no break in the weaving, not oven of an eighth of an inch.

Tho president of tho Wellington Orphans' Club (Dr. Izard) received an invitation' from his Worship the Mayor of Pulmerston North to visit that town with a party of "Orphans," and give a concert to raiso funds to build a children's ward in connection with tho hospital. Needlees to say, the object being such a commendable one, the invitation has been accepted, and a party of thirty "Orphans," comprising vocal, musical, elocutionary, instrumental, and humorous items, will to Palmerston North to-day by tho 12.15 p.m. express to fulfil tho engagement. The secretary, Mr. E. A. ICccnnn, will bo in charge of tho party. After tho concert the "Orphans" will bo entertained by tho local Savages. Tho party will return to town on Monday morning. The performing members of the party will comprise tho following :—Orphans Hollow, E. Jvoton, 11. Fleeter, Goudie, Parker, Ilickinott, Tingey, Major, Connors, Everard. Grant, Wilson, P. Minific, B. Jacobs. Gawthorpe. Girdlcstone, Robertson, and Keenan. Dr. Izard will deliver a short lecturetto during the evening.

Tho following honorary officers have been elected to tho Wellington. Suburbs Rifle Club for tho ensuing year:—Patron, Mr. J. P. Luke; lady patron, Laxly Islington; vice-patron, Mr. C. J. Crawford; vicc-la.dy patron, Mrs. S. A. Rhodes; president, Mr. "E. Gallichan; deputy-presi-dent, Mr. J. G. Newton; secretary, Mr. W. G. Fcllinghani; shooting committee, Captain Ross, Messrs. J. L. Turner, A. J. Jackson, A. C. Bollamora, J. Smart, W. H. Cook, A. Turner; general committee, Messrs. W. H. Cook, F. Stacey, S. J. White; G. Oliver, F. L. Dowmah, A. Turner, W. F. Hornig, R. Feasey, J. L. Turner. "Mr. W. M. Jackson, sen., has been elected a life member of tho club. A benefit match will bo held on Saturdny, September 23, to assist W. Gower, who is competing in tho Australian meeting.

A marriaeo by telephone, with tho officiating clergyman in ono place, the bridegroom iu another, and tho brido in still another, was celebrated recently (says tho New York correspondent of ilio "Daily Express"), at Coin, lowa. Tho l?ey. 11. B. Minion, sitting in his study, united iu marriage GeoißC l'rentieo, at his homo in Jn'orl liboro , , and Miss Jtary Do Witt, in Blancharci. Coin is live miles north of ]31nnehard, and NorthIjoro', (hroo riiiloi west of Blaneliai'd, is about the saino distance from tho minislev's home. At the appointed linur the ])ev. Jlinton pot Prentice and Miss Dβ Wilt on the telephone. When they made tho usual i-osnonsea tho clerßyumn said: ".loin hands over Uio wire," Tho rojoinder was: "Wo have." The clergyman replied; "1 pronounce you mail and. wife/' and. tho. ceroniouy cudxxL