CITY AND SUBURBAN

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 262, 1 August 1929, Page 11

CITY AND SUBURBAN

HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN

John Peris, a hawker, aged 34. who pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to a'charge of having indecently assaulted a young boy, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial.

With a long list of previous convictions against him, William Gordon, a labourer, aged 38. pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to stealing an overcoat, valued at £2 10s., the property of Frank Edward Dornwell. Accused, who took the coat from a motor-car which was parked in the city, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

For attempting to travel on the Maunganui from Wellington to Sydney on Tuesday Without paying his fare, Roy Henry Russell Ward, a cook and labourer, aged 19. was fined £1 by Mr. E. Page, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Sub-Inspector Lander stated that accused had never previously been before the Court, and he simply had a disposition to roam. He was £2 short of his fare to Sydney, and as he could not make up the rest of the money he hid on board, where he was discovered prior to the vessel sailing.

Recently after an exciting chase at Island Bay, Constable Baker arrested two youths on a charge of breaking and entering and theft. One of the culprits, who was aged 15J years, pleaded guilty, and was dealt with in the Juvenile Court the other day. Yesterday, in the Magistrate’s Court, the other, David Swift, a labourer, admitted two charges of breaking and entering, and one of theft at Island Bay. The amount of money and goods stolen by accused was’£ls. Swift was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

Asked about the Scout trouble in Auckland and Christchurch a Wellington gentleman who is keenly interested in the Scout movement, said that in all four centres there had been considerable dissatisfaction for a long time past with Dominion headquarters in Christchurch and their methods. However, in his opinion, the movement was far too fine and good to be injured more than temporarily by any individual, or act of individuals, and that improvements were certain. “It is a pity, however.” he added, “that the differences that exist between the districts and headquarters should be ventilated in the Press.”

The clearing away of the buildings and rubbish under them for the extension of Lower Tory Street through to Cable Street has revealed the two original platforms, and the two tracks of rails running beside them, evidences of the day when it was possible to leave for Napier from Wakefield Street, instead of having to go by tram or cab to Lainbton Station. Instead of removing the rails altogether, they have been cut off on each side level with the ])a— i"ii]ding alignment. The work that still remains is to remove the concrete platforms, from the new 66ft. road, and pave it. a work that will be attended to early in the approaching paving season.

The compensation claim brought by a labourer, Albert Ayling. against the Wellington City Corporation, was dismissed in a reserved decision given in the Arbitration Court yesterday. The plaintiff, stated the judgment, was working at Ngaio shovelling earth and stones into a truck, when he complained of feeling sick. The same evening plaintiff went to he hospital and his complaint was diagnosed as hernia, and an operation advised. No suggestion of a claim for compensation was made until after plaintiff had been operated upon, and had come out of hospital a month after the alleged accident. Two doctors for the defendant had expressed a strong view that the circumstances showed that the hernia was of long standing. The Court had come to the conclusion -that plaintiff had not established his claim. The claim would be dismissed. At the hearing Mr. P. J. O’Regan appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. J. O'Shea for the Corporation.

An employee of the Wellington Gas Company named A. Preston, who resides at 28 Nelson Street, met with a painful accident yesterday morning, which necessitated his removal to tba hospital in the City Ambulance. A piece of steel fell off an anvil and penetrated Preston’s left leg.

Wellington Scouts are to hold a big rally at Association Park on Saturday in connection with the twenty-first birthday jamboree and rally in England. The Wellington Football Association last night decided to postpone the fifth and sixth grade matches next Saturday in order to release Scouts for the rally.

Only two entries had been received within the time set for the Workshops Soccer tournament, although two other inquiries were received subsequently. The W.F.A. Management Committee has postponed the competition until next season, when it is expected that several entries will be received. It was recognised that the present season had advanced too far to make such an event successful.

That the services which the Wellington Fire Brigade render to the community are appreciated is apparent from the frequent donations which are received from grateful business firms. The latest contribution to the brigade’s recreation fund is in the form of a cheque for three guineas from Messrs. John Chambers and Son. Ltd., for services rendered at their fire on June 26 last.

The Minister of Education (Hon. A. Atmore) is to pay a visit of inspection to the Wellington Technical College this morning. He will first of all visit’ the last remnant of the old school, the art class, in Wakefield Street, which has been earmarked for the City Council for some years past. Thence the party will proceed to the new college at Mount Cook, where a good deal yet requires to be done before the college can be said to be complete.

The Wellington Football Association last night received a letter from the Auckland Football Association saying how greatly the public enjoyed the game between Wellington and Auckland, which had done great good for the game there. They would be glad to receive the Wellington team again I efore the end of the season following the Otago match, paying Wellington’s expenses with the F.A. trophy at stake. •A favourable view was taken of accepting the invitation after September 7 if the mat*br can be arranged.

Johnnie was only between four and. five years of age, but was makingbrtve progress at a Wellington Kindergarten School. He took a particular delight in the singing, and was always lusty in his vocal homage when it came to the singing of the National Anthem at the end of the short day. On several occasions the teacher thought she detected some slight variation from the original text as Johnnie piped his patriotism, and being curious to know exactly what he sang she kept near him, more by design than accident, and heard him singing: “Long train’s run over us, God Save the Ting!”

“Never use a dummy or comforter.’ Their use brings adenoids and other nasal diseases, etc.,” so advises the Plunket Society in all its .literature published for the benefit of mothers and the future generations of New Zealanders. Sir Truby King missed something by not being a passenger on an Eastbourne bus the other day. A mother with a baby in arms got in, and after a while the infant became fretful and cried. Mother produced a sticky-looking dummy from a pocket and put it into baby’s mouth. What-, ever the Plunket opinions may be. it produced the desired effect of silencing the cries. Presently the dummy fell put of baby’s mouth on to the floor of the bus. After being retrieved from the feet of other passengers, it was again stuck into baby’s month after a preliminary wipe on mother’s sleeve. The silence in that bus was eloquent.