LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 50, 28 February 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Not much improvement can be chronicled in the' tone of the market. Transactions on 'Change to-day mainly centred around Wellington Gas, a smart rise taking place in the £10 shares, which wer© accepted at £19 10s and £19 12b 6d, nn increase of 10s upon the last transfer. The contemplated issue 6f fresh capital ■ mny in part account for the hardening of quotations. Talismans were the only line dealt in of tho mining section. Scrip changed hands at £2 13s 3d, a fractional gnin on yesterday^ rates. Auckland continues to bo pacemaker for Waihi, and quotations o.n the Northern exchange firmed to £9 5s 3d buyer, £9 6s seller. Hence a hardening in local rates to £9 3s 6d and £9 5s 6d respectively. A report from our specinl correspondsnt regarding recent developments in the lower levels of the Waihi will be found in this issue. In the Investment section River Plates firmed to £1 10 a6d buyer, with. £1 11s 6d wanted. This upward tendency may lcflcct the prospective increase in tlie dividend to 8 per cent. Union Steam 3 were wanted at £1 15s od, Gisbornc. Gas £2 9s, and N.Z. Drugs £2 11s 3a. Sections 11 and 12 Makohine Village Settlement, about 10 acres, have been proclaimed scenic reserves. Five small sections have also been set aside at Rotorua for the same purpose. Tho disputo over a box of butter, valued at £2 6s, between the Wellington Fresh Food and Ice Company, Ltd., and Ruiri Wehipcihaua, store manager, Ohau, was concluded before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., yesterday afternoon. The defence was that the butter was nover received. Judgment was for defendant, with £1 Is costs. Plaintiff was represented by Mr. Yon Haast. An application for a school building at Orof ton was dealt with by the Education Board yesterday, when the senior inspector (Mr. Fleming) recommended that n temporary school be established thsre, but that foi tho present no classes beyond standard IT. be held, as it would bo undesirable to have it, bide school to Kliandallah. 'I'lio recommendation wue adooted.

Members of the Education Borrd have been invited to attend the opening of thf new school at Wainui-o-mata to-morrow. "As civilisation advances, physical deVolopmsnt recedes," declared Mr. J. Doyle in the cour&o of 9 lecture 'ast e\ening. A proclamation has been issued reserving Kennedy's Bush, Halswell survey district, Canterbury, unde* tho Scenery Prcseivation Act. " Three sections of native land, of a total area of 158 aores, havo been taken by th'> Government for purpose*, of v ommunication between Lakes Rotomahaua and Tarawsra. *At the meeting of thi» Land Board yesterday it was decided U> draw up S suitable list of questions for submission to persons who aie applicants for picference in tho selection of lands. With reference to the rumour that 'Mr. Strang"s homo, near Palmerston North, has been tak/hi for His Excellency the Governor, we are authorised to s;y that nothing has yet been definitely arranged. Unless unforeseen circumstances arise the new Post and Telegraph Office in Greymouth, which has taken nearK ihreo years to erect, will ho opened v for business on Thursday. Alurrh stti, writes a local correspondent. The Mayor of Aucklan todday presented each member of the Auckland cricket team which, won the Plunket Shield with a handsome medal to commemorate their victory in placing Auckland at the head of cricket in the Dominion, says a Pres3 Association telegram. Three sets of tenders were considered by the City Counci l at its meeting last night, namely, thoce for tho tramway offices at Thorndon, for the additions io Newtown library, and for the new weighbridge. The tenders in each instance wera referred to the committees specially interested, with instructions to accept tho lowest, if in order, for each contract. A Tasmanian who hat) been in this colony four or five months was brought before Mr. JRiddell, S.M., to-day on a charge ai having on 23rd inst. broken j;nd entered the dwelling of David George Tood, Ranfurly-terrace, and stolen several article." valued at £1. Tho defendant, whoso name is Eonald Grant Gilbert alias George Moore, a youth 18 years of age, was remanded on the application of Chief Detectivo M'Grath until 6th Maich.The anniversary celebrations in connection with the Star of Wellington Lodgo 1.0.G.T were held in the New Century Hal], Kent-terrace, last evening. Mr. J. G. W. Aitken president, and in the course of a few remarks referrfd to the satisfactory position of the lodge, and urged members to prepare in every •way possible for the fight to conquer the liquor traffic. During the evening itt-ms were contributed by tho following:—Miss Hare, Messrs. J. Short, Leece, De La Haye, G. Watkins, S. Biggs, F. Picot, and W. H. Bedell. Some of the provisions of the Shops and Offices Act ; were again explained in the Magistrate's Court to-day, when Mr. Aldridge, Inspector of Factories; prosecuted H. B. Cooper and Co., ironmongers, Newtown, and John Castle, chemist, Riddiford-street, for having failed to close their shops at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. respectively, on certain Saturday nights. Mr. Hoklsworth pleaded guilty on behalf, of Castle, and Mr. Herdmnn entered a similar plea on behalf of Cooper and Co." A fine of 10s, with 7s costs, was imposed by Mr. Riddell, 6.M., in each case. Although it is not likely that the Carrington Estate will be open for settlement before the end of the year, Mr. Hornsby,, M.P., has been moving in tfie matter of sub-division of the property realising that, upon * 'that "will largely depend the success or otherwise of the undertaking. The surveyors wil l resume work on the estate in 9, week or two and a trial sub-division will be made. This will be submitted to .the Minister for his approval before- it is placed before the public. It is hoped that the proposed sub-division will c;i-.-aro a satisfactory disposal of the property. ■Motor-cars, on an importanb mission, were along the Evans Bay-road yesterday. They were filled with officers and members of tho Harbour Board, out to inspect the Patent Slip and the land abutting on the bay. It is underBtood that the Evans Bay Reclamation Commitfcse is taking an opportunity to examine a number of sections which have been offered to the Harbour Board in connection with the proposed development of works in that quarter.. There is said to b& one difficulty in connection with the acquirement of Jand for harbour development purposes. It is stated that lands understood to be required by tho board at the head of the bay .are being offered to tho general public. It is also stated that Mr. Crawford some time ago offered all his rights on the foreshore- to the Wellington City Council, and m accordance with arrangements these rights wftro transferred to the Harbour Board. The board hr>s instructed its solicitors to .make the necessary investigation. The matter will be discussed at a meeting of tho board on Monday afternoon. An assault on a barman at the ' Albion Hotel was made by a young man named Walter Turner about 10.30 yesterday morning. According to evidence given before Mr. Riddell, S.M., to-day, Turner called for six drinks. The barman supplied them, lfut subsequently withdrew four" when accused only tendered Is in payment. Turner immediately picked ap a pewter pot and hurled it at the barman. The missile missed the man, but found its way amongst some glasses, where it wrought destruction. A companion named » m. ftpittlehouse then took accused away. Both men ■were charge in court witn having, assaulted Ah Chong. Turner admitted this and the first charge, and was remanded until Monday for sentence. Spittlehouse denied the charge and was zimanded until Monday for trial, Wm. M'Leod was convicted and discharged for bring an idle and disorderly person having insufficient means of supSevera 1 days ago he was given an opportunity of quitting tho town and he availed himself of it. For insobriety two first offenders woic each conand discharged. The Autocar in its report of the Olympia Show says : — 'Tor its power, pi ice, icd general automobile design and execution, the 14-16 Argyll 13 not surpassed by any car of its class in the Exhibition." Catalogues and particulars , from Scott Motor and Cycle Co., Ltd , Wellington. Advt. 2\eir Customs lar;E. — information regarding changes can be supplied by the New Zealand Express L'ompanj, Ltd., 20 Customhouse-quay. Telephone No. 2410. — Advt. A fact of the greatest importance to tho3o ladies of Wellington and district who aro not alreally awcro of it _ is that ('. Smith, Ltd., aro now holding thoir special show of new season's millinery. We can consistently state that our display of millinory iiicdes is the most comprehensive and most beautifud that has ever boon assembled in the city. The loading London and French manufacturers of millinory havo been drawn upon to make this display complote and beautiful niatarials, plume?, wings, and fiov\er3 have been broujrht together, that ypTd received tho proiso of every lady wJio has Visited this department. "Visit our upstair showroom at C. Smith's, Ltd., Cuba-street.— Ad\ fc.