LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 79, 30 September 1901, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' The Governor left town tft-tUv en a fishing expedition to Mungaroa, ■where he Avill be the guest of Dr. Collins. His Excellency will return on Thursday, and will leave on the following morning in H.M.S. Mildura, on a cruise through, the Marlborough Sounds. To-day IT the 69tli birthday of Lord Roberts, tho British Commander-in- Chief. His Honour the Chief Justice has granted a decree nisi in the application of Mr. Wilford in the case of Florence Trask v. Geofge Trask, the papers ordered to be filed having been filed. No costs against the respondent were asked for. [ The following notice, of motion has been given by Mr. Godber for discussion at the next meeting of tho City Council: — "That a Oommitte'e be formed to ( consider the advisability of a complete reorganisation of the employees of the | Council, with the view of. more efficiently, carrying out the duties of its several departments." f We are requested to stat« that the relatives of the late Mr. ScWe Mackenzie have received such an overwhelming number of kind expressions of sympathy from oveiy part of the colony during the past fortnight that they are unable to ■ reply; to erich, one separately. ' They therefore trust that their friends will accept this acknowledgement of his family's sincere gratitude for their sympathetio references. , Mr. A. H/Turnjmll's new yacht lorangi has left Auckland for Wellington in charge^ pi Captain .Butt and ,a crew of three. * As she is under reduced canvas and is to call in to Gisborne and Napier for water and she is not expected to reach Wellington until Sunday or Monday next. A report has found publicity ' ihat the difficulty bei/ween the Cooks' and Stewards' .Union and the Union Steam Ship Company has been amicably arranged. We have the authority of the Secretary of the uni,on for 'saying that no agreement has yet been arrived at.- ' A meeting of the .parishioners of St. Peter's parish and all persons -who are interested in a movement having for its object the erection of a permanent memorial to the late Archdeacon Stock is to be hold in St. Peter's Schoolroom tomorrow evening. It is proposed to erect tho memorial in St. Peter's Church. Ludy Ranfurly gave a children's dance at Government House on Saturday. The music was supplied by Minifies band. j His, Excellency' the Governor and I ady : Ranfurly aro to be present at the performance of "The Pickpocket" on 'Clicredoy, evening. The bowling season at Wanganui was to have been opened on Saturday afternoon. v "The Agricultural Department sends us three of its excellent Leaflets for Garden ers and fruitgrowers. ' They deal with | the cultivation of the cherry, the opri- ! cot, «nd the raspberry. Mr. Ulie Shannon, of Wellington, has been appointed -handi capper to the Otoki Athletic Club. The appointment was made on the recommendation of Mr. Ayre, who has done tho club's handicapping for some years. j The remains of the late Hon. Matthew Holmes, M.L.C., were laid to rest yes- i torday in tho Karori, Cemetery. Amongst tho mourner* were tho Hon. Goorge M'Lean, M.L.C., and Mr. T. M. Wilford (relatives of deceased), the Right Hon. the Premier, the Hon. W. C. Walker, M.L.C., the Hon. T. Y. Duncan, the Hon. Sir H, J. Miller (Speaker of the Legislative Council), Mr. A. it. Guinness (Peputy Speaker of, the. House of Representatives), and a large number of other members <of both branches of the, Legislature and prominent citizens. The Rev. C. S. Ogg conducted the graveside service. , The moth-eaten old Union Jack that was flying from tho flagstaff of the Wel» lington Naval's shed on Saturday afternoon is a flag with a history. It appears to havo been taken by the Boers from some British force in the former 'Boer war, and to have been kept by the enemy as a trophy. At any rate, it was recovered by our forces when they I reached Klerksdorp last year, and Com-, mander Davy, of the Wellington Navols, who was an officer with tho Fourth New Zealand Contingent, secured it and brought it back as & memento of the war. The fishing season will open to-mor-row. Trout are reported to be fairly plentiful this season, but the rivers are now high on account of the recent rains, and until they go down the fishing is not likoly to be too good. 1 On Saturday evening under the auspices of the Wellington Eroebel Society, Mr. J. W\. Joynt, M.A., delivered an address entitled "An evening with Edward Thring." The lecture was most instructive and interesting, especially so to those engaged in teaching. Any teacher who has not already done so would be well rewarded by reading the book on the life of "Edward Thring." There was a large attendance considering the state of tho weather. A hearty vote of thanks was moved by Professor Brown, seconded by Mr. Maurice Richmond. Mr. Gill, headmaster, Newtown, occupied the ohair. A^ woman named Clara Algar, convicted of drunkenness this morning, was discharged by the Magistrate, on undertaking to enter the Salvation Army Home and remain there at least thre,e months. In the case of an information' laid by J. W. Lucas charging Thomas Maguire and Thomas Toece with theft of a pureo containing £5, the prosecutor failed to appear, and the polico offering no evidence, accused were discharged. Oriental Bay housekeepers have suffered seriously trom the dust-plague since tho henvy traffic t>f the reclamation contracts has cut up the roads. Vat the water-carts, though they visit one short section of Clyde-quay, never appear in the bay, And tho ratepayers there are anxious to know why. The annual meetiug of tho Wollington Amateur Athletic Club will be hold at tho Central Hotel on Friday evening. In sickness and in health tho moderate use of Boomerang Brandy w essential to longevity. Perfectly pure and good.— Advt.

One of the "New Zealand Ensigns which were distributed to the State schools wan hoisted at the Waikunae school, on Saturday. The children, under tjie direction of the headmaster (Mr. Foss) sang the National Anthem ; the Premier briefly uddressd them ; and the little ceremony ended with cheers for the right hem. gentleman. Services in memory of tho late Yen. Archdeacon Stock were held at both St^ Peter's and St. Maik's Churches yesterday. The altar at St. Peter's bora vases of -white ilowers, and the inscription "Grant him eternal rest," and the Church was dressed in the mourning, coiour •-* purple. The music at the morning service included the hymns "Let Saints on Earth in concert Sing," "Jesus Lives no Longer now," and "Brief Life is here our Portion," und in the evening, "Peace, Perfect Peace," and "Now the Labourer's Task is o'er." Tho anthem was "Blest aro the Departed." The last portion of the burial service was recited, an appropriate sermon was preached by the Roy. W. C. Waters, and at the close of the service the organist, Dr. Fyffe, played tho Dead March from "Saul." At St. Mark's the Rev. W. Bond gave a special address in the morning, in which he eulogised the life of the late Archdeacon, and_ the memorial hymn "On the Resurrection Morn," was' impressively Bung. Archdeaqon Pancourt preached in the evening, and also referred at the close of his sermon to Archdeacon Stock's work, while the choir sung the anthem "Who are these like Stars Appearing?" and Mr. Watkins, church organist, played the, Dead March. It is understood that the vestry of St. Mark'B and St. Peter's,' are to meet shortly to consider a proposal to erect a memorial to the esteemed archdeacon. The traveller along the Manawatu railway line; -when once past Plimmerton, is impre&ed by the prolific growth of the flax and the extent of the flax swamps. Evidently tho Premier shared the feeling on Satnrday, for ho took advantage of the gathering of settlers at Waikanae to I remind them specially of the possibilities of the flax industry. Despite past failures this industry was of peculiar importance to them. He hoped, now that the prospects of this industry had brightened, that owners of swampy flax-growing land round aboat would think twice before destroying tho flax. Tho same thing, ho added, would apply to the Assets Board, of which he was a member. He saw that mistakes had been made in the past, but the matter had since received very careful consideration, with a view to remedying former errors. -It must be tantalising to footballers and votaries of other winter games to havo to pass tho tempting green turf of the Basin Reserve and go far afield in quest of playing grounds. At the Association footballers 7 dinner on Saturday Mr. W. Beck, of the Rugby Union, made allusion to the subject, and pointed out that the chief objection raised to the using of the ground was the damage which might be* done if football were played upon it. But he pointed out that the caretakers of such grounds as Lancaster Park, the Auckland Domain, and the Melbourne Cricket Ground were of opinion that the grounds were considerably benefited by iootball being played upon them, as it loosened the turf and rendered easy the getting ready of cricket pitches for the ensuing season. Tho funeral of the late Mr. R. H. Dorset, who was for many years in the General Post Office, took place yesterday, and was largely attended. Most of the officers of the Post and Telegraph Department were present. The Rev. Mr. Bond, of St. Mark'B, ofEojated at the grave. "Permanenv Man" writes, at altogether too great length for publication of his letter in extonso, pointing out several inconsistencies on tho part of the Premier in regard to the house-allowance for married men in tho Permanent Artillery force. The single, men, compared with those in the corps -who are married, are well treated. They get free quarters, firing, and lighting, and their living costs only nine or ten shillings per week. On the other hand, the married men increase the population, and give the whole of their „ money to the trade of the city. Does the Premier want the men to bo always single? demands our correspondent ; if so, let him pause and think of the consequences, i Another grievance — Why are married instructors brought oat from Home and given ton shillings a day and house aUowanoo? They have a much easier examination to pass than that given to colonials, and, according to •Tennanent Man," are inferior all round. A gold brooch was presented to Miss Daisy Glover by the townspeople of f Waimangatoa last week in recognition of her coolness and pluck on the occasion of a landslip' iv Boulcott-stfeet, Wellington, some few weeks, ago. ' The" fall of Earth, as our readers remember, partly buried Mr. J. Glover's residence, the only occupants of which at the time were Daisy Glover (aged 12) and an infant. , The little gill was partly covered with debris, and unable to- move, but from where she lay she directed -those who arrived to give assistance as to how to effect an entrance, and on this being done, said to the rescuers, "Never mind me, save the baby." Eventually both children were taken out, the girl suffering from a severe crushing — from whioh, we are pleased to note, she has quite recovered. The project for holding a regatta at florowhenua Lake was revived by Mr. J. H. Bethuue, of the Star Club, when speaking at the presentation made by the Horowhenua Club on Saturday. Mr. Bethune was strongly in favour of holding a regatta on the lake. The Championship Regatta would probably beheld in Wellington this season, and lie would suggest that a smaller regatta should be held immediately afterwards at Horowhenua. Both the Star and Wellington Clubs would be represented, and he felt satisfied that many of the visiting crews would also attend. They might not win very much money, but would have a really good day's sport. This was in his opinion the* most effectual way of advanciug the claims of Horowhenua Lake as the place for a championship regatta. Tho two boys who walked from InvercargiH to Dunedin to see the Duke and Duchess of York, and were "lionised" in the Northern city and presented to the Royal party, appeared at the Police Court on Wednesday last (says the SouthI land News) charged with stealing a boat. It appears that they took the craft from her moorings in the estuary and pulled j down to Clifton, whore they sot her ! adrift. They were remanded till next day, when the Magistrate was tq decide what form of punishment was thft most fitting. The Maoris {says the Bay of Plenty Times) are much grieved about the shooting of President M'Kinley, and pronounce the murderer to be a " kuri " (dog). Rememberfng the free aud unguarded manner in which the Duke and Duchess of York went about at Rotorua, they say that if any European had attempted to injure them there, the law -would never have haa a chance fo deal with the culprit, as they would have dealt summarily with him themselves, adding significantly that thero are plenty «f ngawhas (boiling springs) in the vicinJty. Indecision and delay are the parents of failure, theu don't delay or exhibit any indeoision in ordering BUck Swan Butter. Freeh daily.—Advt, . ,

A special meeting of the Brick, Tile, and Pottery Union was held on Saturday evening, the President (Mr. Robert J. Mills) in the chair, The union's delegates huving explained their reasons for withdrawing the case from the Board of Conciliation last week, the following resolution was unanimously carried: — "That this union endorses the action taken by its representatives, so that they might test the sincerity of the employers with reference to the statements made by their representative (Mr. Peter Hutson) that there was no dispute; that if there had been a conference the points of difference would have been reduced €6 a minimum." The secretary read the correspondence that had passed between the union and the employers, and 'also the counter-demands of employers, which had been submitted for consideration. The eecretary was instructed to -write to the employers asking that the conference should be arranged by them for a time not later than Friday next. A special vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Allan Orr (secretary) and by acclamation he was elected a life honorary member of the union. The Bruce Herald reports that quite a transformation has been, worked at the Government poultry farm at Milton during the past cix months. New buildings and fowl runs have sprung up on •all tides, and it is not, saying too much to assert that when the work in hand at present is completed, the farm will be the most np-to-date poultry station in New Zealand. At the annual dinner of the Wellington Football Association on Saturday evening an opportunity was taken to present th« hon. secretary (Mr. H. M'Keowen) witlr v. gold sovereign-case, lined witfi sovereigns and suitably inscribed, also a sil ver accommodation pen and pencil. Mr. M'Keowen, in the course of his reply, made mention of the serious deterrent to Association football and athletic sport in general' that results from the paucity of suitable recreation grounds in Wellington or its immediate precincts He • pointed out that there must eventually bo a decadence of sport if some strong effort was not made either by the City Council or the athletic bodies. News was received in Wellington today of the death of Mrs. James Cooper, an old and respected settler in Auckland. The deceased was born in Warwickshire 82 years ago, and arrived in Auckland in 1860 with her husband and young family in the Kingston, the ship which brought out the first party of *ettlers under what was known as the "forty-acre system." Each adult immigrant received a grant of 40 acres of land and 20 acres were allotted to each child over a certain age. Mr. Cooper died many years ago. Mrs. Cooper, who had enjoyed the best of health until a few months ago, leaves several sons and daughters. Her eldest son, Mr. George Cooper, has been on the mechanical staff of the Evening Post for many years. The anniversary services in connection with Kent-terrace Presbyterian Church were conducted yesterday by the Rev. Isaac Jolly, M.A., of Polmerston North, and were in every -way successful. In the morning Mr. Jolly chose as his text Matthew xvii. 8. In the evening the text was Psalm Ixviii, 1, "0, God, thou art my God," the theme being the personal character ■ of true religion. A special children's service was conducted: by Mr. Joßly in the afternoon, and «U the services were well attended. Hymns appropriate to the occasion were-; Bung throughout the d&y. The anthem in the morning was "Ye shall dwell in the Land" (Stainer), and that in the evening, "A Day in Thy Courts" (Maoforren). The anniversary tea meeting will be held to-morrow evening. At the instance of/ the Hawera Chamber of Commerce a meeting was held last week to discuss the advisableness of forming a poultry export company for Hawera. It .was pointed out that there ira» on unlimited demand in England for poultry^ and the district should be able to produce on acceptable article. New Zealand was no doubt handicapped in the matter of freight* by comparUoa with Canada. The Government was determined to foster this industry, and if they saw the settlers were anxious to take the matter up they would make tho concessions. There was no "doubt alto that the shipping compantee would come down in their freight rates, as had been the case with other branches of produce, Ultimately a committee -was organised to. make enquiries, and a sub-committee will probably visit Patea, where active steps have already been taken towards opening up an export trade in. poultry. Three Marlborough 'troopers returned from the war experienced on interesting meeting tne other day. Two of them were working on the field of a Spring Creek farm. Presently one looked across the field, then stared, and finally said, in uncertain tones, "1 really think I havt got 'em, Jack; it's the ghost of pooi old •— ." Both looked intently at the approaching form, and when the newcomer reached the two^young fellows he saw nothing but blank dismay in their faces. It took some atime to reassure them. The third man was another returned trooper, who went away in the same company, was invalided at Beir*. and supposed to have died and been buried {there. His two companions had been informed on moab unquestionable authority of his death, and their surprise at his reappearance under such sudden circumstances was startling enough. Needless to say (remarks the Marlborough Times), he was given a hearty welcome. There are about 100 native schools in the colony, 90 of them in the \North Island. The annual inspection of most of the schools in the north has now been completed. One of the inspectors states that the attendance at many of the schools was seriously interfered with in consequence of the Duke of York's visit to the colony. The parents were rehearsing dances for the Rotorua function for weeks before his Royal Highness made his visit, and the children were naturally not so attentive to their studies during that period as they otherwise would have been. The children in a number of the settlements ore showing a lively interest in technical education, and some of them have noteworthy aptitude for the work. Some bridles and pieces of light harness which the elder boys at Kawhia have manufactured reflect great credit upon the youthful makers. As the result of steps taktn by the Health Department the sanitation of a number of the Maori villages has been improved within the past few months, but a good deal more requires to be done in that direction. Close on £500 has been raised amongst a few well-wishers of a Victoria sanatorium for consumptives, the object being to claim a sum of £2300 offered by a lady in New South Wales when a similar amount has been subscribed in Victoria. Sir John and Lady Madden, the Mayor (Sir Samuel Giliott), Councillor and Mrs. G. Stephens, and Mr. J. Danks wer* the largest subscribers. 'The annual meeting of tho Wellington Building. Trades Labourers' Union, will" bo held in the Trades Hall on Wednesday evening. Defiance Batter has' gained a good reputation by the conma&fc recommendations of those who usb it tt is made from selected cnam ontr.*-Advt<

Mr. Wilford has filed in tho Supremo Court on behalf of the Union Steam Shipi Company a copy of the questions of \a\y/ reserved by his Honour the Chief Jifejtice in the case of Wray v, the compare/-. Mr. Wilford is applying to t£ae Supreme Court for a nonsuit to be entered up on the grouuds — -(1) That thero was no proof of a defect ■ as required to constitute liability wader the Employers' Liability Act, existing in the company's ship ; (2) that there was no proof of noglfgence on tho pai/t of the defendant company ; (3) that the/ doctrine of volente non fit injuria- is a . defence to the claim; (4) that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. No one will objeot to reoeive a good suit mado to measure at a low price. It is fully recognised that it is folly to pay £5 10b for a suit when you c»n buy » good all wool tweed suit from 0. Smith, made to measure and finished in Ant-class style, for 37s 6d. This is a facit worth knowing, and you aro asked to see tho twood* by the yard or send for patterns and self-meaiurement form. (Call personally if you can, and you wild receive evory attention without being p leaned to buy.— Advt. Thero ii another suit that (0. Smith wishes to imprei* on your mear/o; y— that is, tho navy Vicuna suit mado tp measure nt 47t 6d ; alto the indigo serge «yit, xaado from sergo guaranteed No. 4 and stamped ovory two yards, at 60s. — Advt. Boys' clothing made to fit at pricoi very little above our ordinary •took: goods.— Advt. Wade'i Teething Powder* (or babioi are soothing, reduce fever and prevent blotohcg. Price. It. — Advfc.