LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11714, 25 July 1901, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

His Excellency the Governor (Lord Ranfurly), after a flying visit to Auckland/ , left by the afternoon train for Onehungs yesterday, and embarked on the s.s. Nga* puhi for Wellington. He was accompanied by the Hon. Chas. Hill-Trevor, A.D.C. ■■■■■■■■■ •".:■'.: ■ The Herald Summary, for transmit"* . by the next outward San Francisco mail,■will be published to-morrow morning* Those desirous of forwarding the Summary to their friends in Europe, America, etc* will have ample time to do so, as the newspaper mail closes on Saturday next, at 11.30 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 August 24. The colonial mails which left Auckland per R.M.s. Mariposa on July 5, arrived at San Francisco on Tuesday morning last. The weather yesterday was exceeding!/ | wintry, a strong wind blowing irom thai ; : westward, with hard rain squalls through* out the day. In "the early mornui fe some very severe squalls passed over the city andharbour, and inland there were numerous hailstorms. Along the coast there has been. : a very heavy sea- for the past week, and ■,;■•■ masters of vessels coming down th coast.-, aJI report ;■ violent, weather. ; The glass ha» ._, : ; been extremely low, registering, as a rule, . just a fraction over 29 degrees, indicating; that the weather must be very bad further off the coast. u I ■'■ :: y' : '. - ' , '' :^;: H:@^llp; ■ • : .. -m

IT, „ to information received by the - 1 B ' ' T°- L Hits ft large force' of Boers is H W*l 8 S .gersdorn, their leader* 1 MsJibling See one more dasb southward; ' S ■ ffeS have been' successful in ~ j The Cape JS burning aHnuii nenrßeau- '" C ' l !t nU which was conveying troops and .Ml fcrtEast, wIl ;' l to \; n Three British were •' , •*"' has ordered a ful IfortM, *»' Three Bvitish were has ordered a fuU kIIU L into the incident. The Imperial iuqiry. into.ri , rnssfd lcsf , ]utlons in ' ' W T fX Uo,oul prosecution of the 'T favot o. repudiating any sympathy with i war,and repn * has been the oer cause. The Bm m(Rlifyi)lg the m 3 & or accession oath has been read 1 retime in .he House of Lords by .6 ,1 v otesto six. . - •■■ .' I ' Th American mail steamer Sonoma is ; to anive from Sydney to-morrow eveni', and proceeds on to Samoa, HonoI i„lu' ad San Fra.nci.sco at two o'clock on .'• ' ' ' gtunv afternoon. The mail steamer ! sieria is due. from San 1- rancisoo on Monday net with the mails which left Lundon ' ; c nJua2o. ITh not expected that the Sonoma expecsd to arrive from Sydney to-morrow eveiuV, and proceeds on to Samoa, Honol„lu ad San Francisco at two o'clock on Star iv afternoon. The mail steamer Sierra is due from San Francisco on -Monday nrt with the mails which left London on Jue 20. It i not expected that the poll of ratei payer; on the city borrowing scheme, adop- | ted at the City Council last Thursday, can lie tain till some time in September. At ■ frst ip Council intended to issue one ballotpaper J containing the whole of the eight "i ' wopods, giving ratepayers the opportunity ■'" »fvot)g for or against in each case, but it * joff'ppoars that this course would not be itrictr in compliance with the Municipal -'l " Owptfations Act, and accordingly it has - j been jecided to issue a separate ballot-paper , ; or eih proposal. There will, however, be nit oje polling day, and ratepayers on going '"' to till booth will 'have to see that they are ' ", suppled with the eight ballot-papers. Mean- ' l - iime'steps are to be taken by the Council ;! . :o gt a Local Act passed through Parlia- |; i . nentthis session, abolishing the limitation 1 1 " ,n tife Council's rating power. Ytltwday at the Police Court, Jessica , Keipegau Minns, who has gained such I uotiriety through the sensational state- ' menij made'by her in connection with the r.rui Hotel fire, was charged before ment? made by her in connection with the Graii Hotel fire, was charged before Mr. T. lutchison, S.M., with tho murder of t I Leoriira Johnston, and others, who perished jittefire. The Hon. J. A. Tola conducted : i theosc for the prosecution, and Mr. J. C. Marin appeared for the defence, the Court- :| jtmw being thronged with persons anxious i- • foottain a glimpse of tlie accused, who sat throtfthout the day with her head hung I down; looking neither to the right nor to throughout 'the day with her head hung down, looking neither to the right nor to ■i . ,he bft: After the hearing of the eviI dence of several witnesses, the coroner was called by the prosecution, but on Mr. Tole ' intiratfiiag his intention of handing in the leposivions of the accused as evidence, Mi". Martin, objected, on the ground that the itatemaits were not voluntary, but had been tttracfcd means of threats and force. : ' • This Id to argument on the part of counsel, in the point raised, and ultimately on the siegeslion of the Bench, it was decided tjat aithorities should be produced bearing on such points, and full argument bearing theieoi heard this morning. Tho Court ' then idjoumed, and the bearing will be continued at half-past eleven o'clock this forenon. Tbre have not been so many deep-water ". - sailing vessels in the port of Auckland for ■ gomitime past as at present, no fewer than 'square-riggers'' having put in an ap- ■' pear.nee from Australian ports during the past few days. In these clays, when steamersare the most frequent visitors to our port, the sight, of so many sailing vessels in tfe harbour is something very unusual. Tfe following tenders were received by Mr. White, architect, Victoria Arcade, yesterd.y, for the erection of the Unitarian Churn, Ponsonby Road:—Mr. Smith (acceptd, subject to approval of the General Conmittee), £755 ; Carter, £764 Fan-ell, I £83:-, Penman, £837; Morris, £847; Pollard £384; Lye and Sons. £897; Jones, I. £88; McCallum, £915 i Wrigley, £999 :'; Mathews, £1147. '.:',; -.-; • : , ' i : . Yssterday forenoon, as Mir. J. Self, with : < his <rife and child, was driving down Wel-Jcalfy-street in a buggy, the backhand gave •ww and let down the shafts, one of which was broken. The horse taking fright, bolted with the trap, but was brought up en- ,' ,*, teriig Queen-street by Mr. Hefferan, Con- ' stahe Rosser also assisting to stop the runI , awar. The occupants of the vehicle bad the gooi fortune to escape without injury. ':-W.-;.-:.'S-.:-'it the -meeting'of- the --Wellington Diocesn Synod last week, the following letter .from, the Premier to Bishop 'Wallis was red:—'"l have the honour to acknowledge thi receipt of your letter of even date, conTaring resolution passed by the Diocesan Smod respecting temperance reform. Please - cenvey to the Synod my warm thanks for tleir courtesy in transmitting to me & copy oj their resolution; and I would further ask Uat you would be good enough to inform tlem that the conclusions arrived at by the Stnod will be submitted to my colleagues ii due course, and will receive out most lureful and earnest consideration." The reading of Mi. Seddon's letter was received \ . yith applause. The resolution referred to was to the effect that private profit should be eliminated from the sale of intoxicants. The entries in connection with the tenth annual show, pnder the auspices of the Auckland Kennel Club, to be held in the ; -Agricultural Hall on the 2nd and 3rd proximo, closed last evening, with the secretary §|iif(Miy : E. J. Sexton). Altogether there were some 320 entries, which shows an increase on last year. Sporting dogs are more largely entered this year, and Irish terriers, collies, bull terriers, and bulldogs are also largely represented, but there is a fallingoff in the pug dog class. All arrangements for the forthcoming show are well forward, and it is anticipated that the awards will be ;i given by one p.m. of the opening day. ; Mr. Charles Taylor, one of the defeated v candidates for Christchurch, addressing the ■ electors after the declaration of the poll, said the workers had not been loyal to the cause, and he regretted that out of a roll . number of some 18,000 only 9000 had re corded their voice. (A voice: "It's a shame.") It was a shame, and there should be some way of penalising those who did ': not'trie advantage of the franchise. They also wanted some method by, which the whole of the electors could be represented, {' ' ' and if they had some system of preferential [■ ,' voting they would be better represented at the present time. Messrs. Baldwin and Rayward have been advised by their Melbourne representative that the new Patent Act for the Australian Commonwealth will certainly not come ■ into force before 1903, and may possibly be of even later date. The Melbourne ■Argus of July 6 says:— The question of the patent laws is surrounded with some confusion. An impression prevails amongst inventors and those desiring patents that s ' a Federal law will come into force shortly, and they are therefore delaying their ap- ',, plications. The Federal Government has announced, however, in Parliament, that m legislation is probable this session, and §|§|f§3^t' possibly it may be deferred even longer. Meantime, therefore, the patent . laws of the several Slates remain in force, and it may be taken as fairly certain will ■ do so at least until 1905.'' ,' . A Scotchman, writing to an Otago paper, thus vents his grievances :"I am clad in [r - see-the,press is stickin' tip foi the faravrs. ! An' time it did, 'cause we're crushed doon °n a' sides. What wi' oat rings, labour asj; sociations, retailers' ascriptions, boot- ;, makers' unions, coal rings, millers' com- ;. , bines, an' God knows what, we farmers bae ; to pay an' look as pleasant as we can " V ' ' - l.esterday the machines for scraping and £ brushing the roads were at work on the ■._ <*reat North Road, as far as the Archhill i B-otel. The cleaning was very badly needed, as the road has been almost unfit for traffic «>r some time past. The road ought to have D «n thoroughly repaired long ago. A young man recently left Brancepeth Station (Masterton) for South Africa, tak- : MR? with him £40 °- He procured an appointment on the South African railways, ■ ami the first day he was at work he met *|th an accident, which caused his death. ; . £X un ,*?- are now being "ad* as to his «ext of kin. y . -.--,■': J ';."■'. Iliife-E;;;';:.-',:-■'-: :'■', ':: ■'.■■' '.■',''■''. .■■■.■■

! A man named Johnston, a blacksmith, bei longing to the North Shore, on Tuesday i night, as the Britannia ferry steamer was leaving the Auckland .ferry, tee, slipped off I the wharf as he was going on board, and fell into the harbour. Mr. Dan. Sullivan, , mate of the Britannia, went overboard after ' the man, with a lifebuoy, the rope of which was held on board, and fished Johnson from between the piles, where he was drifting.. ' They were got out, and Constable Burke ;-. took Johnston in a cab to the High-street police station. He was stripped there, and put in blankets, • given some brandy, and artificial respiration resorted to. Meanwhile Dr. • Sharman was sent for, and , on his arrival he attended to the patient, but fortunately the efforts of the police had proved successful, and soon Johnston was . sufficiently recovered to admit of his removal to the hospital, where he is progressing favourably. Sullivan deserves great credit for his prompt action, as Johnston 1 had nearly succumbed. A 'bus, belonging to Messrs. Pullan and 1 Armitage, and driven by A. Churchill, collided with a milk dandy opposite the United Service Hotel yesterday. A boy, F. J. Gorrey, who was in charge of the dandy, had a very narrow escape, but, for--1 tunately got off without injury. Constable Rowe, who arrived from Helens- ' ville yesterday, reported that there is an oil launch stranded on the Hobsonville beach, . a good deal knocked about. It is supposed ; the craft has broken from her moorings, and ! drifted ashore there. . > The first lecture of the winter course of ' the Young Men's Christian Association will be given by Mr. Stuart Stephenson, Prince [ Albert College, to-morrow evening, at eight . o'clock, in. the rooms, his subject being, . " Parodies." Mr. Stephenson is taking the place of Mr. Jackson as principal of Prince Albert College, and has won a good reputation as a interesting lecturer. A treat is in store for those who attend to-morrow evening. • -v. . • \ '. ■ W. N. Gordon, one of the recently-re-turned troopers of the Fifth Contingent, was entertained'at a social at the Thames on Tuesday evening, at which he was presented with; a handsome gold pendant. The gift was subscribed for by a number of his friends, and it was handed to the recipient on their behalf by the Rev. Dr. o'Calla.ghan. It is asserted by the Hawke's Bay Herald that hundreds of acres of that beautifullymarked wood, the rewarewa (native honeysuckle), are being destroyed in' New Zealand every year, and yet cabinetmakers are paying from Is to 2s 8d a foot for the best nieces of the timber. A petition, urging the Government to construct a railway between Napier and Gisborne by way oi Wairoa, is being largely signed in Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay. The survey of the proposed route has almost been completed. . • • " Mr. W. A. Quin, of Hawera; writes that the poem we printed lately entitled, "There is no Death," was written by Lord "LyUcn (the younger), when British Ambassador at Paris, some 20 years ago. A Sydney cablegram announces the arrival of the Monowai from Wellington.