LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11060, 11 May 1899, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Hon. A. J. Cadman (Minister for Mines) continues to improve in health, but as Ills medical advisers do not yet consider him sufficiently well to devote attention to Departmental and other work, the Minister will not attend in town for the transaction of business for some few days. It is annun in our advertising columns hut Captain Russell, Leader of the Onnositurn, will addiess the citizens of Auckland in the City Ha! i' on TueSday evening next His Worship the Mayor (Mr, D, oldie will preside. '

The Herald Monthly Summary, for transmission by the next outward San Francisco mail, will be published to-morrow (Friday) Those desirous of forwarding the Summary to heir friends in Europe, America, etc.. Will have „ an, time to do SO, as the newspaper mail closes on Monday next, at- 9.30 0 clock a.m., up to which hour papers for mailing may be obtained of runners at the post office. This mail will be due in London on Wednesday, June 14,' ■ .tj,-.

A cable was received yesterday from Mr, Farquhar Mcßae, of Vancouver, announcing £\ the death of Mr., James A. Whitson, late I'M Auckland. The deceased, who was a nephew of the late Mr. Robert Whitson, leave# t . wife (daughter of Judge Smith, of this city) M and four children. fej With reference to an interview with Mr.' P. A. Philips, published yesterday, Mr.Philips writes to say that in speaking of im--mense sums of money being wasted on water reports, ho meant to include boring opera- *'■ tions. The word " endowments" was used.';! in place of" reserves," with reference to Wai- '-S takerei forest, Kauri Point, etc., and the prediction as to the future wealth of the city § was based on the prospective value of the £ city endowments. The extent of the re-' ■% servo at Kauri Point is 250 acres. | Our Hamilton correspondent writes% The death is announced of Tu Tawhiao, the nephew of Mabuta, the present Maori J king, and son of Te Wherowhero, and ... grandson of the late King lawhiao, and great grandson of Potatau, the first king of New Zealand. He died at Wahi, near '% HuntlV, on Monday. There will be a great i tangi 'held at Wahi, at which natives from ' all parts of the North Island will be present.. $

There is little to add to the account of the' § fire at Mr. H. M. Smeeton's grocery warehouse, published in yesterdays issue, save y:, to give the insurances, as followßuild- % in? ; New Zealand, £1500; South British, ". £1500; Standard, £1500; National, £1500: '' total, £6000. Stock Royal, £3000; New } Zealand, £900; Sun, £1000; Norwich t Union, £500; Manchester, £600; Liverpool and Ciiobe, £750: total, £6750. The damago to the building is estimated at about 'J £100. It is hot possiblo to state the loss i through damage to the stock, but the | sentatives of the insurance companies are * busv ascertaining the true state of affairs, and overhauling the stock to see the damage occasioned by fire or water. The fire has not interrupted business, as Mr. Smeeton has ; been able to fulfil all orders from his Kara-. , ngahape Road store, and stocks are coming - forward by steamers, which will replace the ~ goods destroyed. arrangements have been made for the tin- f veilin" of the statue of the Queen in the ft. AlbcrtPark, on Queen's Birthday (May 24), | by Lord Ramurly, and the draft programme • is now issued. Provision has been made for jV a guard of honour and band, and, if neces- r sary, 50 'bluejackets will be furnished by | Captain Leah, of H.M.s. Mildura. The re- \ served space round the statue will be kept *£ by the men of the Permanent Force. The f; Mayor of Auckland, with the members of the '{ Queen's Statue Executive Committee, will'. receive His Excellency at tho Park gate ill Pinccs-street, at a quarter past two p.m. The party wilt be escorted by the Mayor and ■ committee to the seats reserved for them. It is intended that the ceremony shall not. occupy more than half-an-hour. A document will be presented to the Mayor, formally * | handing over the statue to the municipal '• I authorities, who will for the future make £ provision for its care and maintenance. A- J, short address from the committee to His. ■!/ Exccllencj will be read, and after the Gover- $ nor's reply the Mayor will then request the j Governor to unveil the statue amidst the . strains of "God Save the Queen." Some correspondence has taken place with Colonel Pole-Penton as to a royal salute, but it ap- g pears that the regulations, which are as the ij laws of the Medes and Persians, require that | on the Queen Birthday the royal salute i must be fired at noon. We are informed that % even this adjunct has at last been secured, ■!% and that Captain Leah, of H.M.s. Mildura,-St has kindly promised to fire a royal salute at three p.m. on the day in question, at the £ close of the ceremony of unveiling the statue. :M

Some further particulars have been received relative to the accident which resulted in the death of Alexander Scott, a miner, at the Kiripaka mine, the other day. The inquest ,'f; was held by Mr. Joseph Bell, coroner. The evidence adduced at the inquest showed that ;S the deceased, accompanied by Mr. S. More- , head, the underground viewer, was drawing , ,',v the props after the coal was taken out, in J§; order to let the roof of the drive fall in. This work is dangerous, and only experienced miners are employed at it, who get double 3f pay. All the props had been taken out but '' one, but in removing that one a fall of stone H from the roof took place, crushing deceased U and causing his death instantaneously. Two r other men in different sections of the mine, hearing the noise, rushed in, and assisted Mr. Jlorehead, but when the stone was removed deceased was found to be dead. De- fjgt ceased was a competent man for the work, -.V and had been engaged at coal mining for;?® about 12 years in different parts of the,. 'fi colony. 'He was about 31 years of age, and leaves a widow and small family, who reside at Kiripaka. It will be remembered that- 'if: the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental ;f : death," with a rider to the effect that no •'(? blame was attachable to anyone. The men, H. Hunt, seaman on H.M.s. Porpoise, and J. Fox wort by, corporal of marines, on H.M.s. Royalist, v.no weie wounded while fighting the rebel natives at Samoa, some time since, arid were sub* sequently brought on to the Auckland Hos- . A pital, have made excellent recoveries. Hunt, who had his ear lopped off by one of the || : " white caps," left the institution on Mondaylast, and Foxworlhy's leg is mending so rapidly that he also will be about again in %■ the course of a few days.

The civil case, Mary Pearson v. Mary. 'f; Craneh, was concluded at the Magistrate's & Court yesterday, before His Worship Mr. H. S. Wardell, M. The plaintiff claimed •!.£ £2 2s 6d tor wrongful retention of certain goods, and £3 for damages, alleged to have ->abeen sustained owing to the condition in. ?■ which certain other goods were returned. fiHis Worship held with regard to the claim fifoi damages, that the evidence was not suffi- ■■■;, cient to satisfy him that the goods were ever •£ in the defendant's possession ; and on the-f other claim lie gave judgment for plaintiff for 20s. with costs £1 6d. Mr. J. R. Lun- '% don appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. R. lieed for the defendant. /./; Among the passengers who arrived from 'M the South by the s.s. Takapuna vesterdav, at Uliehuilga, were the members of the Salva- f§- ; tion Army federal Land, under the com*, pnn t t ™ lgn Cater - Tlle ban d. which M consists of 20 performers, all young men, has M W been touring the colonies for 17 months. they first started in the colony of Victoria, 'M VnH <a VlS 'i ,a" the rinci P<i> places in West; it? and South Australia, New South Wales, and 1$ Queensland arriving in New Zealand about M twi mo v i i,go .' in company with General :< jg lwiipoe i , ea .' y i no ' " the colonies are ■ , dllrtnrMf - ln f! 1C )!UlC '' tile talented con- '•'$ ,^, Bn Cater) being a native of the $$ names, lhe object of the band in touring the colonies is to strengthen, financially and M otherwise, the.- various corps visited, and to '?$ arouse interest in the several branches of ?$ a at ion Army work. The band accom« pained the Onelmnga Corps last night in their ,'S niaicll out, and played several selections in .• r( excellent style, which, together with their M a uniforms and smart appearance, made $ a decided impression on this their first appearance m the Auckland district. A large # audience afterwards assembled in the bar- M '0 s ' , n a first-class musical programme fm-M, submitt . cd - The various items called « expressions of well-deserved praise and nnfm'f • S<l i ? on. The bandsmen were t€ en ertanied last night by a number of resi- W, dents of Onehunga and Mangere. '

~5 W1 " b , e ,' ntere8 ting to many of out ?j| "K? 6l ?.' n n( »"l sc "iectecl with the old M mri' CV ' if v,e give some additional pi paitic'ilars concerning the late Mr. W. Isaac ' °IVf . ll !°f Published in yesterday's ';3s| 1 j, h ? been 111 fl-l'ealth foi some 'l| time, and had a paralytic stroke. He leaves : $M a giown-tm family of five daughters and three c| Win 1 las ' S m Auckland, Hamilton, and ' ■ Napier respectively. Colonel Sta PP , who ;§ " 1"" ° d comrade with him in the 58th, :|i I,'; I,T Ilom1 lom Plymouth to see him in ;\lj n nri • fllneral tilkeS lace t0 " '*tf morrow afternoon ' 111 Symonds-street Ceme- || Aim, !r ? ? vin s his te residence, % 1 r\ arne "' at tbr « o'clock. Deceased enlisted in the 58th at Dublin, in > . lC rr ing an engraver by trade. He M came to Hobart as one of a guard of a ship- .4 rnn °, con v , st , ', , 1843 Tn ° 18w he arrived « from Ism houtli Wales with his regiment, % wtvpS m d ?* tlucti ™ of Kororareka, cned in the field against the rebels with" M 5 ® or l' s ;. ser Y«' throughout the cam- : %i P«i o at the Bay of Islands, of 1845-46. In -iiSf ,[" war he was severely wounded, and got • f,T, i ewZcaland war medal, as well as that <M nf ii u I °.' OUS con duct. Deceased was one -jM r-. , 10 ablest and most accomplished staff'£ib ln me Auckland Brigade Office for M many years. ° ■

Sergeant Ireanor has been round the city M notels examining their condition, with afg v to the police authorities making their Ms? annual report for submission to the City : 'M licensing Committee. 'Sp