LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 107, 7 May 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow evening The Post's Special Sports Edition will be issued as usual It will contain reports of the afternoon's outdoor sports fixtures in the city and suburbs, as well as accounts of games in the other chief centres. In addition to these reports, the issue will i contain items of special interest to ath- j letes and the sporting community generally. It will be published at 8 o'cldck. Club officials are reminded that their co-operation would be welcomed in making the edition as complete a record as possible of the afternoon's games. To facilitate the leaving of results — especially of junior and lower grade matches — '•result slips'' are obtainable in our j publishing office. Business on the Stock Exchange, especially in the mining department, is j showing some improvement. At yesterday's second call, Waihi G.M.s were* sold at £9 Is 6d, and brokers reported sales of Talismans at £2 7s 6d, Waihi Extended at 5s 3d and 5s 4d, and Waihi Grand Junction at £2 3s and £2 Is 6d. This morning Talismans realised £2 7s 9d (three parcels) and £2 8s (two), Waihi G.M. £9 2s and Waitangi's 4s 6d. The reported sales comprised Waihi Consolidated at 2s 3d, Ward and Co. at £4 15s, Gear Meat (£4) at £10 2s 6d, and Wellington Meat (£2 12s 6d) at £3 Is (a line ■was also sold on 'Change at £3 Is). The closing prices for mines this morning were : — Talisman, £2 8s (b), £2 18s 3d (s), Waihi G.M. £9 Is 6d (b), £9 2s 6d (s), Waihi Grand Junction, £2 Is 3d (b), £2 2s (s), Big River £2 19s (s), Consolidated Goldfields 16s (b), Kurunui Caledonian Is ib), Is 2d (s), May Queen 2s (b), 2s 6d (s), Tairun, Broken Hills Is 6d (b), Is 9d (s), Waihi Extended 7s (b), 8s (s), Waitangi 4s 5d (b), 4s 7d (s), Waihi Consolidated 2s 2d (b), 2s 5d (s), .Saxon 2s Id (b), 2s 3d (s), Pride of Waihi 8d (b), Is (c). The postal authorities advise that the Maheno, which left Sydney on Thursday, 6th inst., for Auckland, has on board an English and Australian mail, whicn is expected to roach here by the express train from Auckland on Tuesday afternoon next. A large house in Brooklyn, standing in fairly extensive grounds, has been secured as the Presbyterian Orphanage building, and Mrs. Mills, formerly of the Tory-street Mission, has been ap pointed matron. Boys and girls up to ten years of age are to be taken in, and after they pass the age limit they will be transferred to one of the two Dunedin institutions of the church. It is intended to appoint some male agent, resident in Wellington, whose work will be to rescue young people from evil ways, take charge of youths who may be committed to his care by the magistrates^ and generally offer the sheltei and care which the home affords to such young persons as may be in need of them. A number of orphans are being caTed for at 'the present time by the administering committee of the institution. The R.M.S. Marama, which leftßris-. bane on 14th April, arrived at Vancouver at noon on the sth inst., due date. Last evening the Duco returned after her last trip to Palliser Bay in connection with the new telephone line to tho lighthouse. The poles have been distributed along the beach, and are now being erected. The new line will be a great convenience to shipping people, and all those interested in the movement of vessels. Charged with travelling on the railway between Te Aro and Petone without paying the proper fare, Agnes Rowlands was, at to-day's sitting of the S.M. Court, fined Is, with costs 9s. The informations against Robert Hecterson, for singing an obscene song in Penroseavenue, aud Arthur Widdas, for indulging in obscene language in Abel Smithstreet, were dismissed. Only one entry has so far been received in New Zealand for the Daily Mail's Empire Cup match. Rightly or wrongly, there is a general impression amongst rifle-shooting organisations in New Zealand that the conditions governing this competition leave loopholes for deceit, which are sometimes shot through in other countries, with a result that more scrupulous men are subjected to an unfair and unconquer able handicap. At the elearanco of overstock goods in our bargain room we are offering a large lot of sample furs at 40 per cent, discount. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd.

The Westport Technical School is to be opened by the Minister for Education ia, about three weeks' time. Five tenders were received for the erection •of the Auckland Education Board's new , training college. The lowest was £20,883. The estimated population of New Zealand on 31st March (including Maoris find residents- of the Cook and other, islands) was 1,028,384. Messrs. Munt, Cottrell, and Company^ Ltd., are the successful tenderers for tha cartage of railway material for the year ending 31st March, 1910, for the city o£ Wellington district. Instructional gatherings of the Ordnance officers of Wellington garrison are to be held during the coming winter, when the scheme for universal compul-* sory military service, drawn out by tha officers last winter, will 1 be discussed,' further. Two well-known chess players of Australia — the Messrs. Crackanthorpe, father, and son — are to leave for Sydney by this afternoon's steamer. They have been making holiday in New Zealand, and have played interesting games in Weilmgton and other centres. , The lady stall assistants and other helpers at the recent bazaar in aid of> the building of a new Catholic church at Kilbirnie, were entertained by tha Yen. Archdeacon Devoy at a social gathering, in St. Anne'a Hal). A very pleasant time was spent. Workmen's homes, recently erected aft, Auckland, are to be handed over to th« Government Lands Dapartment for allocation to suitable applicants. Messrs., J. Lomaa and W. Temple, of the Labour, Department, have left Wellington for, Auckland on business connected with the preliminaries. \ A copy o$ the Western Daily Mercury, Plymouth, England, has reached the office of the Union Company. It is dated about the time of the wreck of the Penguin, and contains a harrowing account of the disaster, mentioning that "700 Jives were lost," and that "all the boats were rotten !" The American press could hardly eclipse this. At an inquest yesterday concerning tha sudden death, at the corner of Taranakiplnce and Tarn.naki-street, of Hamilton Rodgers, a verdict that deceased died from heart failure was returned. Eodgers was an elderly man, and resided in lodgings in Taranaki-street. He had only arrived from South Africa eight or, nine months ago, and is said to have been a widower with two grown-up sons.) Results of the eighth annual meeting of tha Dominion Rifle Association of New Zealand have been issued by Colo, ncl Collins, on behalf of the executive, in the form of a neat and well-arranged handbook. II includes a table which gives the individual and aggregate scores made by each competitor in tha championship and service matches series, besides the complete list of all prize-winners at the meeting. A loaded carL of ground spoil and an attached draught horse turned a somersault over a declivity *ear Victoria College yesterday. The horse was goti out with no injuries beyond superficial ones and a shaking; the dray was ia* boriously extricated by horses working a block and tackle; and the drivers on the job were warned to do their shovelling in a manner that would enahle the horses and carts to-be kept at safe distances from the edge. The annual meeting of parishioners for the Saatoun and Karaka Bay part of the parochial district of Kilbirnie and Miramar was held on Thursday evening, the vicar presiding. The balance-sheet showed a small amount in hand. The following office-bearers were elected for the year: — Treasurer, Mr. R. Heath;, secretary. Mr. J. W. Davis ; committee, Messrs. Brodie, Kircher, Mabin, Pownall, Rowntree, Wyatt, Lester, Porritt, and Hawson. Miss Heath was accorded, a hearty vote of thanife for her services as organist during the past year. Mr. C. H. Ford, vice-president of the Rugby League of New South \Y a l c S9 arrived by the Moeraki yesterday ia connection with the projected visit of* a New Zealand team to Sydney. It io hoped to get a powerful combination, which will play nine matches in New South Wales, a series in Queensland, and probably one or two in Melbourne. It is stated that the team will leava Wellington on 28th May. Mr. Ford ia also arranging for the visit of a Maori team about the end of July, and leaves for -Rotorua and Tauranga to-day for that purpose. At a general meeting of shareholders of the Undaunted Gold Mining Company held in Wellington yesterday, the* bal-ance-sheet was presented, .and showed a credit balance of £204 11s Qd. Tha chairman, Mr. John Ewing, and the ■managing director, Mr T. C. Donnelly, attended. It was explained that tha improvements in results of gold won which had taken place in the last twslvo months had not been so great as was. expected. It had been decided to shift the elevators to a portion of the claim where better deposits were known to exist, those having been proved almost up to the Undaunted boundary on tha adjoining holding, the Matakanui Company. The following directors were appointed : — Messrs. John Ewing, Petep Flannery, William Watson, J. M. Butt, and J. P. Maxwell. Referring to the mishap to Mr. T. H. Stocker, of Orari, which ended fat-ally, the Temuka Leader states that on Monday afternoon Mr. Stocker, accompanied by some friends, drove in his motor car to Rangitata North, where the fishing huts are situated. Mr. Stocker's hut was lighted by a kerosene lamp, which hung on the wall, and it was whilo reaching across this for something that he upset the lamp over himself, the kerosene saturating his clothes and running over the floor alight. Before he got free of the building it was a veritable fiery furnace._ He had the presence o£l mind to roll in the damp tussocks, when? the fire was extinguished. His lower garments were so badly burned that they literally fell from the man's body. Meanwhile the hut was enveloped in flames, which' spread to Mr. Stocker'a motor car hard by, and both the building and car were destroyed. While the American tariff was undergoing revision, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce thought the time ripe for seeking favourable treatment of Aew Zealand products. To that end the Department of Industries and Commerce was communicated with on 31st : March by the secretary of the chamber (Mr. Carroll). On 29th April a reply, marked "urgent," was received from the department asking to be informed of the exact lines on which the chamber desired alteration or modification of the existing tariff affecting tha produce of this country ; also what were the products on which concession might be asked for? To this the secretary replied enumerating the products on which concessions were d 'fired, and added:— "On this point tha chamber submits that it can scartely be more explicit, as it is a matter that lies entirely in the hands of tho American Government. I am directed to say in addition that the, chamber has no information as to the progress of the tariff negotiations between ths British and American Governments, nor whether it is still possible to make such representations with any hope of sue- j cessful result. Under these circumstances the chamber ventures to suggest that communication on the subject be sent to the Home Government by I cable without further delay." '

The Maories at Ohinemutu have subscribed £12 10s towards the Seddon memorial at Rotorua. The fund now stands at £229 lOs 6d. Mr. H. J- Greenslade, M.'P., and some other gentlemen have purchased Mrs R. J. Paull's interest in the Waikato' Times. A company is being formed to take over the paper. Only two votes were recorded in favour of a motion at the last meeting of the Napier Borough Coxincil that a poll should be taken on a proposal to constitute a fire board for -the borough. Leading Masterton sheep-farmers have been requested by the local A. and P. Society to assist towards the necessary equipment of the wool classes, which are shortly to be opened in the Masterton Technical School, states the Daily Times. Superintendent O'Brien, of the Fire Brigade, has received £5 5s from Messrs. Warnock and Adkin as a recognition of the brigade's success in coping with the fire on the firm's premises recently. The donation will be applied to the brigade's recreation fund. A claim of £23 10s was made in the Civil Court to-day, before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., by JHJ H L. Fleming and Co., importers of phonographs, againstJames Troy, Kilbirnie. The amount was alleged to be due for a phonograph, records, etc., sold to defendant. Judgment was entered for plaintiff, with costs £4 ss. iMr. Weston was counsel for plaintiff, and Mr. M'Grath appeared for defendant. Owners of stook found wandering on -the public streets were prosecuted in the Magistrate's Court to-day. John Bassett, Robert Douglas, (Gilbert Hare, Albert Nealon, Elizabeth Robertson, and Frank /Walker, were all fined ss, with court costa 7s; Ernest Brake, Cecil Graham, -Robert Hare, James I. Moore, and Joseph Walker, wore fined 10s, with costs 7s ; Helen Cotter, Mary Fealey, and Jm, A. Hart were ordered to pay courtcosts only. An ordinary meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last night, when routine business was transacted. A deputation from the Citizens' Defence League waited on the council, and solicited its co-operation in the league's endeavours to have the country's defences placed upon a better footing, by adopting some scheme for widening the present scope of the volunteer movement, or providing for a training in arms for all young men. The council deferred a definite decision. A. W. Martin, Sole Controller of Dr. J. A. Shermans method of curing rupture may be consulted at the Hotel Cecil until Saturday, 15th May. — Advt. The New Zealand Express Company, 89, Custom House-quay, pack, store, and forward goods to any part of the world. Safe, sure, and economical. Telephone 1063. — Advt. The influx of immigrants into a young country like New Zealand is a matter that requires careful attention by the AgentGeneral. In tho past those- in authority may not have realised the importance of exercising a thorough supervision of emigrant affairs, and it should be the work of the London department to restrict the entry of certain aliens into outlying dominions. 3?or those who have already settled in New Zealand and are desirous of comparing the products of local and Home manufacture should pay a visit to the well-known store- of 0. Smith, Ltd., Cuba-street. Colonial blankets, single blanket, 20s, 22s 6d ; double-bed, 25s 9d, 30s ; English blankets, single bod, 8s 9d, 8s 6d, 12s 6d ; double bed, 14s 6d, 18s 6d. 20s. Inspect tho stock and compare qualitiec. — Advt.