City and Suburban Items

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 240, 11 July 1928, Page 6

City and Suburban Items

News and Notes of Interest /

The Mr. Caugbley, who is doing so well in the rink tournament (bowls) now in progress at Suva, is Mr. J. Caugliley, formerly Director of Education, and expresident of the Kelburn Club. " Mr. Caugbley is now Director of Education in Fiji.

While working in the hold of the s.s. Calm at the Queen’s Wharf yesterday, Charles Barker, of 13 Hopper Street, slipped off a case and sprained his right ankle. The Free Ambulance took him to a doctor, and then to his home. “We want footpaths in Wadestown far more than Seatoun,” said a speaker at last night’s meeting of the Wadestown and Highland Park Progressive Association. “We have been far too modest in our requests to the council. Nothing has been done to our roads beyond throwing on them some rotten rock. which was soon ground into mud.”

On the ridges of the Tinakori Hills is an area of 28 acres of Native reserve through which runs the path leading up to the wireless station. From the reserve can be obtained one of the finest views in Wellington, observers being able to see for miles in every direction on a clear day. It is considered by the Wadestown and'llighland Park Progressive Association that this reserve should be acquired for civic purposes, and at its meeting last night it decided to approach the City Council and ask it to take steps in this direction.

Speaking at a social gathering of the First Battalion of the Wellington Regiment last night, Major Grenish, when referring to war, said: “In these days there is a tendency to look upon taking part in war as something which should be avoided at all costs. Some even suggest that it is a breach of the moral code, In any case there is often in our commemoration of the war and its undoubted sacrifices a disposition to forget the triumphs and the victories achieved. I feel sure that the combatants, both the fallen and those .who came back, would much rather that more stress were laid upon the victory secured by them than the cost of sacrifice.”

“The principle is entirely wrong; it is not Presbyterian, it is not good business,” objected the Rev.. E, J. Orange, when a report dealing with tile coming visit of the assembly moderator was being discussed at the presbytery meeting last night. He charged the chairman oF’the committee with being overpessimistic, “wearing both belt and braces,” , he said.

Considerable trouble was met by the Presbytery last night ip setting up a special committee. All the nominees were busy; “Well, then, Mr. Lopdell, Mr. Smith, of Eastbourne, . . L” said the Rev. W. J. Comrie, but he was stopped by a voice saying that “Mr. Smith had gone. “But he’s not gone for good, said Rev. Comrie, amidst laughter, and proceeded with the nominations.

When the Rev. R. 8. Watson’ (Khan? dallah) was presenting to the Presbytery last night a proposed itinerary , for the Assembly Moderator for his coming visit to Wellington, he explained that an included visit to Khandallah Church was not due to his influence. The Moderator hall once been in charge of that district. The Rev. F. Wilkinson said that hit* church (Wadestown) had an equal claim ns that was once in the same district. The Rev. Stevenson (Johnsonville) said that his district was in the same position (Laughter.). The interim Moderator suggested that both should go to Khandallah. ■'

Most men find it very hard to make anything like a close guess at the age of women. With the short frocks, the modish hats, and the bobbed hair worn by the women of to-day, the difficulty becomes more pronounced. In the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon Mr. Justice Ostler evidently took a woman witness to be much younger than she really was. “I was on the property 40 years ago,” said the witness, who was giving evidence in a case involving the subdivision of land. “I would not have thought you were that age,” replied His Honour, amid laughter from those in the body of the Court. “Yes, I remember my age all right,” was the witness’s reply to His Honour’s observation.

A rather good political weather story was related by Sir Maui Pomare. at the opening of the Brooklyn fire station yesterday morning. He said that on one occasion the late Richard John Seddon had visited sunny Nelson; Whilst he was there it did nothing but rain “cats and ddgs,” and everyone was more or less depressed. When Mr. Seddon was leaving in the pouring rain, one of his supporters, who believed the late Prime Minister to be well-nigh infallible, said: “Look here, Dick, can’t you send us some better weather?” Mr. Seddon said he would take it into serious consideration, and went on his wet way to the coast, but had not reached Westport when a telegram reached him stating that it had broken gloriously fine in. Nelson, whereupon Mr. Seddon wired back-: “Are you satisfied?” ~. . ■ •

Petitions are being circulated, not only in Wellington but in all parts of the Dominion, under the auspices of the Advisory Board of the New Zealand Drapers Federation, to protest against the C.O.D. system, which the trade regards aS unfair competition. The system of purchasing goods direct from England, paying for them and also the tariff charges on delivery in New-Zealand, has grown at a great rate in the last few years, and those engaged in drapery, footwear, and similar businesses regard, the practice as a serious menace to traders in New Zealand, who have to pay rent, rates, taxes, and other overhead charges. x .

Traffic on Lambton Quay, just outside the Occidental Hotel was suspended for a few minutes about five o’clock last night as the result of ti collision between a motor-car and a tram. No one was hurt. The tram appeared to be unharmed, but the motor-car was damaged slightly.

Otto Jensen, who resides at the Miramar Wharf, was working at the Thorndon Breakwater yesterday stacking some logs when three of them fell on his left leg breaking it. He was removed to the Hospital by the Free Ambulance.

It was reported at last night’s meeting of the Wadestown and Highland Pfirk Progressive Association that a canvass for funds for the War Memorial carillon conducted under the auspices of the Association, had resulted in £25 being contributed by. the district. •

To place the requirements of the district before councillors a deputation from the Wadestown and Highland Park Progressive Association will wait upon the City Council at its meeting on Thursday night. “We will have to have our swiftest speaker,” said a ratepayer at last night’s meeting of the association, when advice was received from the council that the deputation was limited to fifteen minutes in which to make its representations.

At the meeting of the New Zealand Football Association last night, a letter was received from the South African Football Association, stating that they were delighted to join in the hearty welcome accorded to the All Blacks upon their arrival in that country, and hoped to meet’them later on during their visit to the Transvaal. They had a great reception at Durban, and another big demonstration at Cape Town on May 28. There was uot the slightest doubt that their visit would be a pronounced success in every way. They, hoped to have the pleasure of similarly receiving representatives of the New Zealand Association some day.

Mr. Harry N. Holmes, of New York, writing to acknowledge his election by the N.Z.F.A. as representative to the Canadian Football Association, enclosed a copy of a report of a match between a Scottish football team now in America and a New York team. An interesting feature.of the game was that the kickoff was’ performed by Tom Heeney, the New Zealander who is about to fight Tunney for the world's heavy-weight championship.

“In what. way.,, is the. proper observance of the Sabbath injured within the bounds of your Presbytery?” was a question, among othoi-s, received by the Wellington Presbytery last night from the Assembly’s Sabbath Observance Committee. An answer, prepared by a special committee, read: "By all-day motoring on Sundays, Sunday sports, Sunday picnics, house-building and repairing, gardening, political meetings, and half-day church attendances.”' The last phrase eaught Mr. Stewart's attention, and he caused a good deal of ni”Jh by remarking: "I should think it would be more by half day absence than half day attendance.” The Rev. E. J. Orange said that there was a man inUnepu Road who had been repairing his roof "for the last six months”—"all done on Sunday.

Evidently Presbyterian deliberations take time. Slip Wellington Presbytery last night agreed to hold a .’future special meeting at 10/a.m. .in order to consider the report of the 1 organisations committee, amendments to the Book of Order, and to the Foreign Missions Manual. Ihe Rev. W. J. Comrie said that the organisations committee had., spent three days in .arriving at its findings. The Presbytery was, however, going to deal with that, and two other matters—that was three committees’ work—in one day! (Laughter.) The Petone Borough Council's ultimatum that the grandstand on the Petone Oval is not to be used, ivas the subject of comment at last night’s meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union, when a letter was received from the union s chief gatekeeperi at Petone, in which it was stated that had been given by the Petone Borougtt Council to the •effect that the stand was not to be used, as it was unsafe, and had been condemned by the building inspector. The result is that the union has now no- grandstand at the Petone Oval. After some discussion it was decided to write to the Petone Borough Council protesting against being forbidden to use the stand without proper notice.. It was also decided to point out that the right to charge for the stand had always been granted for many years as part >of the accessory to the use of the ground.

Shortly after midday yesterday a collision took place on the. Brooklyn Hill between a motorcycle, on whicli were two passengers, and a motor-car. The motor-cycle - was pinned underneath the car, which had a wheel ripped off and the radiator.dented. The driver of the motorcycle, James Mouatt, 36 Bruce Avenue, .Brooklyn, was conveyed to the hospital in a irrivate- car, suffering from injuries to an arm. The other passenger, Lionel Richardson, of 1 Tollman Street, Brooklyn. received injuries to his right leg, and slight concussion. He was taken to the hospital by the Free Ambulance. No one was hurt in the motor-car.

Mr. E. Murray Fuller, who returned at the week-end from Dunedin, states that during the exhibition of works by British contemporary tiytists, the Dunedin Public Gallefy-purchased . Laura Knight’s “Peasants’- Uftnce," W. E. Webster's “Pierrot Beguiled,” Sir Herbert Hughes Stanton’s large-water-colour, Le Puy de Dome," and Lee Hankey’s water-colour,-“The Bargain,”