LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 49, 26 August 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The parties to the Peace Conference continue to play their great game of bluff ■with countless lives and untold treasure t for the stakes. Japan grows restive, and both pres& and people incline to haH»r terms; while on the other side, Couut Lamsdoiff, Minister of Foreign Affiirs, has suddenly gone behind the peace plenipotentiary to declare officially that Russia win not pay any contribution direct or indirect, nor will she make any concession whatever, This reads like finality; but the New York corespondent of The Times shrewdly points out that President Roosevelt would not continue his efforts to compromise the quarrel if convinced that either jide had said the last word. As reported to-day, the disturbances in Russia grow apace and with added horrors. The Red Terror moves perceptible nearer^ An interesting debato on the Colonial Bank liquidation took place in the House yesterday afternoon. In the evening the Estimates' were considered at length, and tho usual lack of interest in the expenditure of public money was displayed, Tho Legislative Councjl also discussed tho question of the Colonial Bank, but beyond thai .the Upper House did nothing of importance. Speaking to a Postj eporteT yesterday, a merchant, who has his finger fairly on the pulse of the local market, remarked that he would not bo surprised > to 6ce tho price of potatoes rise as high as £17 a ton before another month has passed. . Mr. Justice . CoopeT left Wellington last nijjht for Invercnrgill, where he will preside over the criminal ee&siona, to be> opened on Tuesday next, the 29th August. For betting with each other at totalisator odds in connection with races held at Feilding last April, a bookmaker named Fredk. Hilton and a contractor named John iM'Williams were each fined by Dr. A. M' -Vrthur, S.M., 40a with la ; costs on one information, and convicted and discharged on another. For insobriety, John ' Burke O'Brien was convicted and discharged, and two first offenders were similarly dealt with. The traffic on the tramways was suspended^for a quurter of an hour between the Ikiyal Oak corner and the Government Railway Station before nine o'clock this morning. The incident originated from a trolley-polo head being jammed in the overhead wire near the Royal Oak Hotel. This caused the circuit breaker to blow out at the power-house, and cut the current off the Manners and Willis streets and Lambton-quay circuit. Some commotion was caused by the emergency men with their wagon dashing through the streets at a hnnd gallop. After adjusting matters at the Royal Oak they followed the lines as far as the Government Station in order to see that no further mishap had occurred. The meeting held in St. Peter's Schoolroom last evening to advance the' movement for the establishment of a memorial to the late BLshop Iladfielcl received .a good fltnrt with subscriptions taken up in tho room. Tho total amount Bubscribed totalled over £100, amongst tho sums promised being tho following: — Rev. J. C. Andrew £50, Archdeacon Fancaurt.£2s (to be divided over thiee years), Rev. R. Coffey £10 if a schojnrship is decided on, or £100 for a Theological College. The Btudcnts responsible for tho recent broaches of discipline at Canterbury College were dealt with at a ip oo^ meeting of the ProfoFsorial Board yesterday afternoon. Four students implicated in entering tho girls' cottage, and nine in tampering with the college clock on degree day were cueli fined £1, and ordered to make good the damage done. Those students responsiblo for the destruction of a tablo and locker doors in tho students' room were ordered to make good the damage. The representative of the Manchester Ship Caiml (Mr. J. S. M'Conechie) has been invited to address the next quarterly meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce on the subject of trade with Manchester. < Extraordinary values in all wool knitted shawls are being offered by Kirkcaldie and Stnins, Ltd., being n special line purchased in London 60 per cent, under regular prices. See advertisement on paae 7.— Advfc.

An arrangement has been come to in reference to the case of Mitchell v. the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, mentioned in Chambers before the Chief Justice yesterday. Mitchell has agreed to withdraw the proceedings which he instituted with the object of getting the sale of the Aramoho Freezing Works (fixed for the 31st inst), postponed for three months. The Loan and Mercantile Company, on its part, has agreed to give Mitchell thn option of purchasing the property, if it buys it in, the option to be exercisable by Mitchell at any time up to 31sfc December next. A general meeting of (lie Hutt Valley Gun Club was held at the Central Hotel, Lower Hutt. The resignation of the Secretary, Mr. W. J. Adnams, who is about to leave the district, was accepted with regret. Mr. M. J. Hodgins was elected Secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Adnams were accorded a hearty vote of thanks for their services to the club. Tha Chairman took the opportunity to present to Mr. W. J. Adnams the trophy donated by Mr. L. Price for the most first-barrel kills during the past Beason. It was decided \.o open tho club's season on Wednesday, the 6th pros. Final arrangements for the Wellington Kennel Club's Show were made at a i meeting of Vie club's committee last ; evening, Dr. Faulke in tha chair. The I show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, and about 250 dogs will be benched, which is a record for the club. : Mr. John Mills has presented a cup ! valued at £3 3s, which has been allotted as a challenge trophy for the best sporting dog or bitch in the show, to be won twice by an exhibitor, not neces- ! sarily in succession, nor with the same I exhibit. There are 27 entries in the J fox terrier (wire-haired) class, 44- in Irish terriers, 4 in sporting dogs, 10 in j pointers, and 10 in Irish setters. There j aro 17 entries of bulldogs. Two notable exhibits will be an Esquimo dog belonging to Sir Jdseph Ward, born in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the exploring ship Discovery) and Miss | Beere's imported quai'tette of King Charles Japanese spaniels. Judging will begin at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, and the Governor will open the show at 3 in the afternoon. At the rooms of the South Wellington Chess Club on Thursday evening, Mr. O. W. A. Davies gave an exhibition of simultaneous 'cness, playing a dozen members of the local club. Mr. Davies, who is the- present champion of New Zealand, moved very rapidly from board to board, and conceded odds of knight at tables 8, 9, and 10, and ,ook at .the two last tables. In less than two hours and a half he had won all twelve games. The prize given by 'him for the best game of the contest was "Marshall's Ches3 Openings, 1904," which was won by the club's lion, secretary, Mr. J. W F. M'Dougall, who maintained a good fight for some time after his eleven comrades had lowered their colours. The champion developed his pieces much more rapidly-than the Newtown players. At the cloEe of the match a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Davies,. 'tributes to, his kindness .to the club both at its foundation shortly after Easter and subsequently being paid by various speakers. The telegraphic chess match between the Maryborough Chefs Club and the Wellington Working Men's Ciub is set down foi continuation at 7.30 o'clock this evening. At present the advantage i«sts with the local club. A very enthusiastic meeting of representatives from the various, Bible Classes in and around the city of Wellington was held in the Wesley Hall last night to discuss the question of the formation of a Wellington District Union. The following classes were represented: — Taranaki-street, Petone, Thorndon, Ivaiwarra, Ki.birnie, and Karori. Mr. H. Field was in the chair. After the objects and advantages of such a union had been outlined by the Rev. A. B. Chappell, M.A., it was unanimously decided to form a District Union. The meeting proceeded to settle preliminary matters connected with the constitution of the union, and these will be finally settled and passed at a further meeting to be held very shortly. At the conclusion of the meeting the question of the formation of a cricket club in connection with the union was discussed, and eventually a motion was carried to the effect that immediate steps be taken to ascertain what support will be given by members of the various Bible Classes to the formation of a cricket club for competition in the junior championship. The Union will be known as "The Wellington ! District Young Men's Methodist Bible Class Upion." 11.M.5. Orlando, which, it will be remembered, was flagship for several years on the Australian Station,, has just been bold out of tlio service. She realised '£10,000. The Boomerang, which was also on this station, was disposed of for £1900, and the Karrakatta for £1875. Other ships disposed of by the Admiralty were the Hector £7950, the Iris £8000, the Mitgiciemie £6000, the Fearless £4250, the Blanche £4000, the Barossa £4250, the Jaseur £2075, the Grasshopper £1425, the Pelter £725, the Fancy ! £460, the Pincher £620, the Enclnntresa £2675, the. Lion £3100, the Myrtle £2300, the Hamadryad £1000, the Nautilus £860, and the Liberty £630. The Blonde was withdrawn at £3700. the Beaglo at £4900, and the Pitt at £3550. The largest meeting in the history of the Johnsonville Cricket Club was held at Johnsonvillo last night. Thirty-four members were present, and the club captain (Mr. 0. Cook) presided. The report and balance-sheet was adopted. Tho election of officers resulted as follows: — Patron, Mr. W. Cook; President, Mr. W. H. Field, M.H.R. ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs F. T. Moore, J. J. Moore, W. Liddel, R. Bould, T. W Claphan., J. J. Eason, J. Fairbain, J. W. Chapman, E. Fitzgerald, and P. Mungavin; Auditors, Messrs F. W. Bothune and F. Moore; Captain, Mr. O. Cook; Secretary, Mr. F. Ready ; Treasurer, Mr. O. Cook ; Management Committee, Messrs R. Picken, A. Bentley^F. Mills; Delegates to the Association^ Messrs G. Warren and A. Moore; Selection Committee, Messrs R. Pickon, A. Moore, and F. Ready. Eleven new members were elected. The meeting unanimously decided to support the motion that is to be brought fonyard by Mr. T. H. Wilson at the association's annual meeting. Messrs W. Bentley and F. Mills for performing the "hat trick" last season were presented with orders to obtain hats from the National Hat Mills. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. T. Ralph, the manager. The following motion, at Mr. Alf Moore's instance, was carried unanimously: — "That thi.s meeting protests against tho action of ihe five committeemen in refusing to take any notice of the Wellington Cricket Association's majority vole of £5 to 3 with referenco to playing fiTlern men against tho Australians; also that this meeting desires to place on record the splendid work done by Messrs. A. Ashbolt, A, F. Wiren, F. K. Rolling, and D. M'Kenzic in connection with the matter." The John&onville Club intends to enter for the Junior, Third and Fovrth-clasa Championships. Voles of thanks were passed to donors of trophies, roUring officers, nnd tho Chairman. Messrs. R. and E. Tingoy invite the pub. lio to visit their show rooms in Mannersstreot on Monday, and see the effects of linoarnish. They are coating the floor linoleum to-day, and wish you all to see the effect. Makes old linoleum like new. You cannot slip on it if you tried to.— Atlvb.

The Governor and Lady Pltmket have issued a large number of invitations for an "At Home " at Government House this evening. The Premier, Sir J. (i. Ward, the Mayor of Wellington (Hon. T. W. HLslop), Measrs. J. Duthie, F. M. B. Fisher, W. fl, P. Barber, and Jas. Allen, M.H.R., have accepted invitations to be present at tho dinner to be- giver, by ihe Wellington Employers' Association to the. delegates attending the annual conference of 'the New Zealand Employers' Federation. Tho conference is to 'bo 'held on the 6th and 7bh pros. ?Jx. Wm. Cable, of Wellington, is to preside. Word was recoived at Mangawolca this morning (says a Press Association message) that a contractor named Simms was killed whilst bushfelling on Mr. Gorringe's property in Upper Kawatu The de- | eeflsed's relatives reside at ISunnythorpe, Tho death occurred at Motuiti yesterday (telegraphs a Foxton ccrespondeul) of a well-known Maori ramed Rore Rajigihuou, chief of the '.gatiraukawa tribo. Deceased was about '"fty years of age. He Buffered for some years from asthmatic affection, which roved fatal. He always took a great interest in legislation for the betterment o^ his native brethren. The message from Nelson on the Bth August on harbour matters was worded (says a Presa Association telegram) m. jsuoh a manner as to convey a wrong impression. (1) Mr. Marchant's i-epott did not condemn the dredge and plant Resigned by. Mr. Leslie Reynolds. The dredge is reported on as doing all the work for which it was designed — namely, ■removing and delivering within the harbour "the material within the proposed channel. Mt. Marohant merely expresses an opinion that it would have been better to have a. sea-going d-redge to deliver the material ov«side 'She harbour. On this point expert opinion* 1 ., °f course, differ, but the point is one jin no sense relating to insufficiency of *t:e plant for its purposes. (2) Mr. Marchant did not Tvcommend "drastic alterations " in Mr. Reynolds's scheme. On ti a contrary, ■ the effect of 'his report is i* advise the Board to revert to Mr. Reynolds's scheme, from which the Board had departed. Special services in connection" with the Missions to Seamen are to be held tomorrow. The 'Missioner (Mr. 'Moore) will be the prea-cherj The Submarine Mining Corps and -the Engineers aro to attend the morning service, and the Garrison Band is to head the parade to the church. Those interested in mission work will have an opportunity of nearing Dr. C. North, medical missionary from Bengal, India, to-morrow afternoon and evening at .the Vivian-street Baptist Church. Full particulars are advertised of the services to-morrow, and of Dr. North's lecture next Wednesday. Tenders are called by the Corporation for additions to the tramway carshed at Newtown. The new building is to bo erected at the northern end of the oarshed, and will h£ ueed temporarily as a workshop afid ultimately as an offic-3. Particulars for intending tenderers are published in another column. The Cadet Band, w,hich made its debut at the Town Hall recently, is to play -at Kelburne to-morrow afternoon. Thfe band has also been invited to play at Peione on Monday evening. The quarterly summoned meeting of> the Excelsior Lodge of Druids is -to be held next Monday evening. The Socialist paTty invites all member* A reform parties and all sympathisers to attend their Sunday evening meeting in tha Socialist Hall, 35a, Cuba-street, tomorrow, when an address will .be' delivered on " Sentiment and Socialism." The snembers of tha Garrison Band aro requested to meet at the Mount Cook Drillshed to-morrow morning, at 10.15 o'clock. A meeting of, butchers is called for next Wednesday evening as advertised. A special meeting of members of the St Mary' 6 Convent ex Pupils' Association is to bo held next 'Monday evening at the Convent. In order to allow the straightening and matching up of our stock. of boots and shoes after the enormous rush of the past three days, our boot department will not bo open for business until 10 a.m. on iMonday next. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd.— Advt. Munt, Cottrell, and Co., g«neral carriers, Customs and forwarding agents. Storage ~a speciality. Furniture packed and remove)!. Offi?e> Queen's Chambers. Teleuhone No. 23.— Advt. Thoro i» quite a hum of exoitomont pervading C. Smith's establishment in -Cubastreet just now. New- goods are' flowing into every department. Tho fashions and styles for tho Spring and Summer Seasons are exquisite. It would take columns of space to attempt to describe the merits of the mutitudinous linos that aro bow on view. Wo are, however, confident of being able to meet the demands of the most exacting connoisseur of fashion at prices that absolutely defy competition. 'New shipments every steamor; goods pouring in. It would be highly advisable tp make an early call and thereby (Secure lha benefit of first choice. C. Smith, Cash Draper, Cuba-street.— Advt. New dress materials aro described by Messrs. Warnock and Adkin in their advertisement space. Messrs. Elliott and Smith, land agent*, Lambton-quay, draw attention to their now list of "Homes for tho People," advertised to-night. Messrs. J. Fanning and Co., land and OEtnto agents, insert a now list of city and suburban properties for sale. Tho first approach of summer is heralded by Messrs. Read Bros." list of Buburban sections. Messrs. Stewart Dswton and Co. are showing a fino assortment of broad platters, bread knivos, cruets, etc., of beat Sheffield mako. Mr. A. Young, Alicetown, notifies that ho has house propertios and . vacant sections for salo at Petono and Lower Hutt. Messrs. Cory and Co., land and estate agents, 5, Lambton-quay, publish a new list of liouse and other properties. Messrs. William 11. Turnbull and Co., who are tho agents for tha Wilton Estato (Wadcstown), the Monaghan Estato (Karori), York Bay, Bcrhampore, and tho Hataitai Estato, publish particulars of proportios for sale iv city aud suburbs. Messrs. J. H. Bothune aud Co. advortiso a salo to bo he'd at thoir auction rooms, Featheiston-streol, on Wednesday, 30th insl., at 2 p.m., when they will sell a quantity of household and office furniture, piano by Pcrzina, and a collection of coins on bphnli of tho trustee iv «n estate. Tho furniture, etc., will bo on. view on Tuesday next. Messrs. Bethuno and Co. inrert an amonded list of business and residential proportios which they havo on their books for private sale and to let. Copies of lh«J firm's Wellington Investors' Guido will bo posted to any address on, application. Mr. S. Chamberlain, resident of Christchurch and well known, highly-reputed specialist in tho treatment of ehronio dispaso3, wishos to announce his coming visit to this city on tho following dates, commencing from Monday, tho 28th, and 29th, 30th, and 31st, also Ist and 2nd Septomber. Ho merely asks for chron\o so-called incurable eases — rejects from all other praefcitionore — and particularly wishes to stato that an absolute guarantee, if necessary, will bo given in tho treatment and permanent ouio of every manner of skin disease. Consultation free, and foes very moderate. Address will bo duly au« nouncod,— Advt.