LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 44, 20 August 1920, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thu State schools in the Wellington district closed to-day,. and will ve-open on 7th September. Thsre has of late been a considumble amount of sickness among both teachers and pupils, chiefly j influenza, measles, whooping cough, and mumps, and the vacation is welcomed as a great relief. Tbo Wellington Boys' find Girls' Colleges have gone into vacation until, the 6th September; Soots College und St. Margaret's College also commencod their vacation to-c'ay. They resume on 16th September, On Tuesday next St. Patrick's College will break up for the term holiday, and resume on Monday, 13th September. The balance in hand-to tho credit of canteen and regimental funds of units of tho N.Z.K.F. to date is given in tho annual Defence Department report as £69,534 5s 4d. Tho third officer and a seaman of the Government steamer Tutanekai were removed to tho Christchurch Hospital on Tuesday, having developed a temperature. As a precaution (says a Press Association message), the vessel was fumigated on' Tuesday night. Captain Post, reported yesterday that the vest of the crew were in good health. It is hoped to obtain a clearance from the Port Health Officer at Lyttelton to-day, when tha vessel will sail for the Chatham Islands. $ Ono of the old settlers of Wellington who had a. vivid recollection of the great seismio disturbance-of • 1855 .was Mr. Charles William- Brown, whose death occurred this week. The earthquake threw down all the 'qhimneys in Wellington aiid raised the foreshore of the harbour so that the wharves known as brown's and Barnn Alzdorf's, which before could bo approached at low tide by topsail schooners, were left high and di-y SO feet away from the water. Soon after the earthquake his father built a, wharf 350 feet long, and it remained until the reclamation was made where the Government Printing Office now stands. City Councillors and the Mayor Aast evening nndorsed the following resolution unanimously carried at the last meeting of the Milk Committee :—''That the chairman, hereby places on record his thanks 'and high appreciation of the splendid services rendered, during his absence, by the acting-chairman of the committee, Councillor W. H, Bennett, to the city and milk department, and that the committee also offer its thanks and express its appreciation of Councillor Bennett's efforts during the. winter shortage, and its thanks for his untiring efforts to arrange for an adequate supply of milk for next winter, and his zealouaness in the interests of the city." A general meeting of memb.ers of the Wellington Central ChambeiT of Commerce will be held in the Chamber room, Winder's Buildings, on the 24th Jnst. at 8 p.m. An address will be delivered by Mr, John Gaughley, M.A., Assistant-Director of Education, on ''The Relation between General Education and Vocational, with special reference to Commercial Interest." At 9 p.m. Messrs. J. P. Firth and G. Mitchell, M.P., willattend as a deputation to present the aims and objects of tho National Defence League of New Zealand. The artificial-limb factory located in Wellington is now working smoothly and turning out a number of new- limbs, in addition to effecting repairs and dispensing accessories. During the year ending 31st March, 1920, 66 lower limbs and nine new upper limbs were made, and 496 repair; effected. The number of amputees now on the register is 1007, of whom 930 are" remaining in New Zealand, the others having died, proceeded overseas, or have not yet returned to New Zealand. Included in this 930 are 24 individuals who have suffered double amputations. ■What is the council's policy regarding a lift to The -Terrace? Such was the nature of a question put to the. Mayor last night by Councillor M'Kenzie. The latter said he understood that parties interested bad applied to the council for permission to instal' the lift, at their own expense, but they had never received a reply. The Mayor stated that the council had not done anything' in the matter pending a decision as to the new route to Northland. His own personal opinion was that nothing should ■be put in the way of private individuals doing the work providing the agreement stated the terms upon which the undertaking could be purchased by the city. A recommendation from the Tramways Committee, couched in the following terms, caused considerable discussion at last night's meeting of the City Council :—"That in future concession tickets be not taken as part payments for a journey on the trams, but that payment shall be wholly'by concession tickets or cash." It was explained that at present persons use concession tickets over a number of sections, and pay cash for the balance of the journey, in order to obtain concession rates, thus necessitating a considerable, amount of additional work on the, part of the conductor. "It may seem a little hard to set up this condi- j tion," said the Mayor, "and we cannot carry on with a system which* has been 60 much abused. I won't say why it has been abused, but with our cars so overcrowded we must Help the men/ who, under existing circvjtaistances, have to go through the cars twice." Councillor M'Kenzie-stated that if the practice was being abused by a, few it was not right to penalise everybody. He suggested that the council could not legally enforce the proposed new rule. He moved that the matter should bo referred back to the Tramways Committee. He was supported by Councillor t Luckie. The | Mayor, in reply, stated that the present system was not conducive, to the good running of the service. The general manager explained the position. It had been the custom of many .people using a Is 6d concession ticket to nave two sections and to pay Id for the second section. It was the same with people using two-section concessions and travelling three sections. The praotice was objectionable, but had been permitted, because the department actually lost no revenue. Furthsr consideration was deferred. ■ "Arden" writes asking when the eruption of a. largo volcano in Java caused the Strait of Sunda to be closed temporarily to navigation. This was. in August, 1883. There are. 46 volcanoes ■ in- Java, and beginning with Krakatoa, a small island in the Strait of Sunda, about two-thirds of these volcanoes be-, came active. Krakatoa Island was com^ pletely destroyed, and in its place was left a great depression, in the sea-bed. The immense quantities of debris thrown out added to |he area of the neighbouring land, and formed a number, of new islands in the Strait of Sundva. These, and the fact that the lighthouses had been destroyed, made navigation perilous. Enormous "tidal waves" were set up, and did a great deal of damage, including the destruction of about 35,000 Hves. Atmospheric waves also started out from the explosion, and travelled completely round tho world. Their passage was noted by observers seven times. Timaru, in common with practically' every town in New Zealand, has an undue proportion of house-hunters among its residents, but\ the shortage of houses there appears to be in part artificial, for many property owners are perfectly— even anxiously—ready to sell, but are reluctant to let their houses. The prospective tenant in Timaru is an unhappy man, so is*the average prospective purchaser, lor prices are vevy high, and appear, to be jtuadily climbing liighe;;.

The notice declaring measles to bo an infectious disease has been revoked. A trial h being given" at Rarotonga to the cultivation of tobacco for commercial purposes. The use of the Town Hall has been granted free of charge toHhe Wellington Early Settlers' and Historical Association on the afternoon and evening of 27tb. Sej>tember (Dominion Day), on the occasion of its annual reunion. Engine trouble on the early-morning train from Paekakariki caused" some inconvenience to passengers this morning. The trouble occurred at Porirua. and the result was that the first and second trains had to be joined together. TheY readied here at 8.51, but in the meanwliile several passengers, whose work necessitated their being in town early, walked into town from the nearer stations. .. Referring to the working of municipal eloctncity at last night's meeting of the ■Uty Council, the Mayor said the position was auch that the increased cost in the working of the. trams was over £23,000 for 16 weeks, or, if it went on at ihs same rate, £85,000 for the year The undertaking must be zealously watched to see that it paid its way. For the first time, also, the electric lighting department showed a debit bajance. The cost of fuel was the main item; Every care had to be exercised and every saving possible effected. The London correspondent of The Post writes that Mr. Frank Peck, F.R.1.8.A. who went to England m connection with the plans for Wellington Cathedral, is returning by the'Athenic, due at Auckland- on 12th September. He is to bring back with him plans and other documents connected with the project. Mr. Peck has been spending some weeks quietly in Lincolnshire, from whose fine old cathedral he has been gaining inspiration for work in connection with the Wellington building. In consequence of the high cost pf building the proposed military chapel for Brighton, the design for which was submitted by Mr. Peck, has been deferred to the future. "The disgraceful condition of Adelaideroad at its junction with' Luxfordstreet" is the- burden of a. complaint contained in a letter written to the Editor by "Ratepayer." He states that it. is some months now since the street was taken up for the purpose of laying a drain, and it has hot yet been restored to its original state. At the present time, says "Ratepayer," it is necessary for anyone crossing the road to board a tramcar or wade over their boot-tops in mud. "This state of affairsx should pot be permitted to continue witho'it an emphatic protest," he concludes. ' The.hearing of the defended divorce case David Wilson, blacksmith, Berhampore, petitioner, v. 'Annie Wilson, re-" spondent, and Thomas Harris, carrier, Newtown, co-respondent, was concluded before His Honour Sir Bassett Edwards and a. .fury of twelve yesterday afternoon. Both respondent and co-respon-dent denied on oath the allegation of adultery. The jury, after four hours' retirement, announced that they could not agree, nor could they agree on a three-fourthg majority. Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared for the petitioner, and Mi 1. P. W. Jackson for the respondent. On behalf of the Police' Department the Crown Law Office is appealing against the decision of "Mr. J. S. Evans, S.M., in regard to the recent proceedings against L. Dustin, Cuba-street, for allowing liquor to be consumed on the premises. It was contended by the prosecution that the hall above Dustin's was a part of the 'restaurant,: and that the definition "licensed premises" in section 4 of the Licensing Act would support that contention. The Magistrate held that no offence had been committed under section II of the Sale of Liquor Restriction Act, 1917, and dismissed the information... Pleas of guilty werft entered 1 by W. J. P. Gardiner at th» Magistrats's-Court this morning to charges &f having driven his car at a dangerous speed in Tas-man-street.; fend having failed to stop his cax after ar» accident. Mr. W. G. | Mellijh, who appeared for the defendant, said that the man had already been heavily penalised, for judgment had been given against "him in the Supreme Court in a civil action for damages, and by the time those damages were paid, together with legal expenses and the charges for the repairs to his own car, it was probable that he would be called upon to foot a bill of something like £500. In view of these circumstances Mr. J. S. Evans, S.M., convicted Gardiner on both charges, but imposed no penalty otherwise than ordering him to pay witnesses' expenses amounting to 40s. Regulations under the Technical Instruction section of the Education Act are gazetted providing for the appointment of student-teachers in technical schools and classed They provide, inter alia, that apart from time spent in teaching, the student-teacher shall devote the whole of his time to the study and practice of the trade or occupation for which he is being trained, and he must have at least the standing of a fourth-year student before hr is appointed. Not more than two such teachers may be appointed to any one class. Capitation will be paid as under for first year, second year, and third yeai'j respectively:—Domestic Science,Art,' Commerce, Is 6d, 2s, and 2s 6d per hour; Trades', Science, and Mathematics, 2s, 2s 6d, and 2s 6d per hour. Free railway tickets will be granted where necessary to enable' studentteachers to attend classes for purposes of teaching or instruction. Application was made by Mr. B. T. Bailey, of the Labour Department, to Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon to have the capital value of a property at Johnsonville determined with a view of having the rental fixed under the War Legislation Act of 1916. The property in question is owned by J. Taylor, and is occupied by V. Grey, a returned soldier, who objected to the rental of 10s per week as being excessive. The owner \alued the property, consisting of a. fiveroomed house, part of which was admittedly very old, and about half-an-acre of ground, at about £350, and he stated further that the property had been previously let at a rental of 10s per week, but the rental was reduced owing to the speoial circumstances of Grey's case. However, he understood thatGrey intended to leave and raised the rent again, as he had an agreement let tlie property later to a. third party at 10s per week. After hearing evidence, Mr. B-iddell said that he considered the valuation made by the Department (£260) rather low, and fixed the capital valu£ at £290. "Mr. A. Dunn appeared for the'owner. The Canterbury Progress League delegation, whjch is visiting West/land, yesterday motored through the agricultural districts of Awntaura. and KotataJii, and also visited Lake- Kivuieri. In the evening, at a public meoting in the Town Hall, a welcome whh ext-enued. und Westland's wants brought under notice. The meeting resolved that, in view of the'magnitude, urgency.. and importance of the work of electvificfttion of the Otiru, Tunnel, the Government be urged to endeavour to arrange with the Imperial or Canadian Governments for the loan of the most- eminent engineers,.- (hereby hastening the. work and ensuring its siiccess, and giving New ZeAltuid (,>ugineers an opportunity of getting the mpst modern, methods. It was also■• resolved to urge the establishment of a [ Chair of Forestry at Canterbury College.

Mr, S. L. Free, S.M.; gave his reserved decision yesterday at Woo<ivilla in the case- Police v. Herbert Parker, licensee of the Masonic Hotel, Woodville, on. a. charge of selling liquor tc_travellers on Sunday, 6th June. Mr. Free holds that section 10 of the SalP*of Liquor Restriction Act, 1917, which pro vides for the selling of liquor, with meals up to 8 p.m., does not'apply io Sundays. Defendant was fined £1, with costs 7s" Mr. T. H. Jones received a warm welcome at last"~night's meeting of the- New Zealand Rugby Union, and in returning thanks gave a brief resume .of the All Blacks' matches in Australia* Later, in . committee, he made a full report on the . toivr,- finances, and conferences re agreements for future international tours, and the amended rules. On concluding his remarks, Mr. Jones was congratulated on the successful issue, the team's record on and off the field, and his. management of the tour. Appreciative reference was mjide at last night's executive meeting of the New Zealand' Puugby Football Union to the unprecedented adjournment of Parliament for Wednesday's Rugby match. The All-Blacks' manager (Mr. T H. Jones) looked upon it as a fitting recognition by Mr. Massey of his countrymen's prowess in one of the most successful Rugby tours on record. It was decided, on his suggestion, to write to Mr. Massey thanking him for the fine compliment paid to members of the team which had so worthily upheld the Dominion'a reputation both on and off the field. It may be. mentioned that of the party of 22. no fewer than 16 were returned soldiers. _ In the consuming desire to ask questions, members of Parliament have, been overriding the Standing Orders. Never ■was competition in the question line so keen as thie session. Yesterday Mil. T. M. Wilford (ar Acting-Opposition Leader) said that it had become the practice for one member to give notice of a question, and have it placed on the '■ Order Paper, and for another member to come- along and put the same query ■to a Minister without notice, and thus secure an immediate reply. This was contrary to the Standing Orders, he believed, and he asked for the Speaker's ruling. Sir F. W, Lang said that without doubt Mr. Wilford was right. If a question was already "on the Order Paper another member could not .ask it again without notice. It iras not alivays possible for him to .remember what questions had been 'asked during the week, and he suggested that members should draw his attention-to any such -breach in the future. The Conciliation Council yesterday heard the dispute of the Chnstchurch Journalists' Union in regard to writers engaged on the New Zealand Referee and Sporting Calendar of the Christchurch Press Company. A complete settlement was arrived at .on all points (reports a Pres's Association message)'. The wages fixed are : Supervisor and sporting writer, £7 10s; senior racing writer. £7;' senior trotting writer, £7; general sporting writer, £5- —all plus ICs bonus. The hours of work were fixed at not more than, twelve per day. The award operates immediately and expires on the same'date as the Canterbury journalists' award, A meeting of the Petone United Christian Association was held this week, at which the following motion was passed i "Thait this association enters an emphatio protest against the granting of any additional totalisator permits as proposed in the Gaming Bill now before the House, and is convinced that every effort should be made by way of legislative enactment to restrict the gambling propensities of the community. It commends the Government for its efforts to suppress the bookmaker, and urges that thi Jaw against these men be rigidly enforced. It appeals to all congregations, Bible classes, members of Parliament, and the press to use their utmost influence to foster a healthy pnblic opinion regarding the gamblirfg evil, which has in every age proved a. pernicious practice, degrading to the individual, wasteful to society, and injurious to the wellbeing of the State." A prisoner in the Auckland Gaol named William L. Trevissick was charged this week with having used insulting language to Warder .Childs, having disobeyed orders, and having assaulted his officer by striking him on the mouth with his clenched fist. Childs gave evidence that the prisoner asked witness why he had stopped his marks and tobacco allowance. Witness replied that it was for insufficient work, and the prisoner then used insulting language. Witness ordered him to put on his coat and go inside, whereupon the prisoner refused and dealt witness a blow in the mouth, cutting his lip. Prisoner laid his complaints before the chief gaoler previous to the assault. Witness had . twelve years' experience as a warder. The Magistrate said that not only had Warder. Childs reported adversely upon prisoner's work, but the latter's record showed he had been loafing when under the charge of another officer. On the first two charges prisoner, was convicted and discharged, and on "the charge of assault sentenced to 14 days' bread and water diet, with, a recommendation that he be visited by the doctor every third day. Councillor W. H. Bennett, who has been confined to his residence for the last ben days owing to a severe attack of influenza-, was able to take his seat at the council table last nightLower Hutt carriers,'Cunningham Carrying Company, collect and deliver goods Newtown, Lower Hutt, aaid Wellington. Furniture carefully removed. Telephone :, Lower-Hutt 37, Wellington 3770 (2 rings) and 3287.—Advt. Linoleums will last..twice as long if you rub them ove~ with. CO. Waxshine, the better, cheaper polish. CO. 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Do your washing with No Rubbing Laundry Help. Kubbing and scrubbing abolished.—Advt. Some interesting' facts concerning the | hear!, bents of birds clearly shows thai what we suppose to be a fluttering of the I heart when we cfttch a bird is imaginary. The normttl heart beats of a hen are recorded to be 3SO' 1" per minute, and of a canary 1000 per minute. Anyone desiring to challenge- these figures may do so as a hobby, but we would advise you first to consult C. Smith's for a comfortable piece o£ furniture to molts the thinhtnjr a h\* easier. —Advi, Juat reesiv-cd. Morny's Bath Salts, us Gd. and Bath Soap, 2s Sd. in violet, yeisha. June roses, verveine, Cciueiie, and lavender. Kirkcaldi^ and .Stains, Ltd., Perfumery Section.—Advt.