LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11842, 20 December 1901, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

~~ * ' I ■ t rief particulars of the capture of Com- ! ;wlndaDt Kruitzinger show that ho; was ; -Lug in the Oolesburg district, and was I tempting to proceed west when six block- ! loases opened fire Upon his force with the re- ■ • It alreadv published. Kruitzinger was ; - ;V. mounded ill the arm and body. -More troops r ' e being sent to South Africa from England. - 'iflje Delagoa Bay railway has been reopened ■' '> far traffic- The trial of Dr. Krause com- *' mences next month. Mr. Conor O'Kelly, '* Irish M.P., has been sentenced to two Months'- imprisonment for inciting to boyiotting. Mr. J. D. Rockefeller lias given a- | aa arter 0 a million to the Chicago University, The French and Dutch pro-Boer ' . 7 •ouinals are disappointed thai Lord Rose- , r y ) in J.jg recent speech, did not side with ■ gir" Henry Campbell-Bannerman. There jus been u, great snowfall iu England, snow jji some parts of Derbyshire covering . the | ground to a depth of 15ft. [ - The lavish and beautiful illustrations in j yjjs -week's special number of the A tick.- | iixv Weekly News have been greatly ad- | mired. As they include some of the finest I y j eff s that have yet appeared of the matchI less scenic glories of New Zealand, the numi Jjey is an unrivalled one for posting to friends 0 t Some by' the San Francisco mail, leav- ' "jug Auckland on Saturday. I', A sitting in chambers will bo held by His Honor Mr. Justice Conolly, at ten a.m. to- ' day, to clear up business before the Christmas vacation. V/ " J ,An important opinion on the apprenticeship question was expressed by His jj ott3r . Mr. Justice Cooper on behalf of ''-'the! Arbitration Court yesterday. He -noirted out that the system of indenturing -hoy? to a trade was falling into disuse 'in America, and in some other places ' . vhire they had splendidly-equipped technicil schools in which a boy could be tjucrht his trade quickly and thoroughly. ! In?v T ew Zealand there were no such schools. • •It was in the interests of all concerned that I boy should be taught his trade thorotgbly, and. -where the obligation on the tV master to teach, and the obligation on the . bar to stay,at a trade were merely moral ' - ' obligations, the Court considered that the i result would be incompetent -workmen. | .•' Therefore the Court considered it necessary j - 'to make provision for ensuring that a boy \ would learn his trade thoroughly.

The Rev. T. Hawthorn, vicar of Devon■jort, accompanied by some 30 ladies of . the parish, visited the inmates of the Costley Home on Wednesday last. It is f ths i custom of the ladies of this parish ' JO visit the home regularly every quarter, but on this occasion it was to give special v'' "pleasure to the old women, in the shape ■of a tea party. Everyone went with a " ■ basket of provisions, and when the table I jm laid it looked like a preparation for ' a- banquet. Mrs. Wood, a faithful helper >' of the vicar, organised and carried out all the arrangements, and many thanks are ' due to her. Needless to say, the old • ladies did justice to the good things provided, and many willing helpers carried 'from the well-laden table comforts for those confined to bed.

'The Thames Flying Club's. seventh race fras flown from Wellington on Saturday . last, the 14th inst., and proved to be the most severe test the birds have had this season, having to face a strong i"northerly I gale with heavy rain. The winners were: Mr. IT. Plant's Thunderbolt, 16h. 30m., first; Mr. C. Walton's Long Tom, 171 i. 20m., second; Mr. J. L. Walton's Commodore, 17h. 25m., third. Mr. Plant wins the champion cup.

k 'a Visitors from the country and coastal M - ports are coming in to the city very treely at present, a large number arriving yesterJ§ day from Gisborne, Tauranga, the Thames, > ' and other places. The Waihora, which aril lived from Napier and Gisborne yesterday, If had a full passenger list in both classes; m and the various coastal boats were also fully 'ii; patronised. Several steamers from the coast || are due to-day, and are expected to bring M,; up a large number of visitors.

The members of the Waikato Gun Club Bred on Wednesday afternoon at Frankton for the shield of bayonets presented by the i C'.'lynial Ammunition Company for inani- ' mate pigeon shooting. Mi*. Rowlands was the winner, with the fine score of 18 out of 20 birds. He also won a 10-bird sweep : after a shoot off with Mr. Holtby. The following were the scores: —Rowlands, 9; -vi• Holtby, 9; Jolly, 8; Kerr, 6; Harker, 5. • In the shoot off Rowlands made three and Holtby two. The shooting in the shield j competition' was:H. Rowlands, 18; P. ■ ~ B." Jolly, 15 T. F. Jolly, 15; W. Holtby, J4; S. Harker, 7.

The man George Alfred Tatan, who committed suicide in Wellington-street last lues- " day afternoon, was to have appeared at the Police Court 'yesterday morning, together • with another man named Frank Parsons, to ' snswer a charge of behaving in a threatening ' manner in Cook-street, whereby a breach of .the peace was occasioned. • When the charge was read out by the clerk of the Court, SubInspector Mitchell informed the Bench that ...as Tatanwas dead he did not intend going on with the charge against Parsons, .and he v; would consequently ask that the information be struck out, which was done.

The Christmas Number of the Atom j| .Quarterly, the New Zealand girls' maga*j zine, is now published, and its girl contri- ■; butors are to be congratulated on the high quality of its contents. The number is s*r< 'twice the usual size, and includes a great {$'■ Variety of literary matter and illustrations. q '* The Christmas sentiment is well expressed, •>. and some of the girls give expression to % , other sentiments with tnilv colonial frankS Heps. The first article, "The Bachelor &| Bower," by Dora Jourdain, is a very amusg| ing and life-like sketch, and shows a truly cjj .: feminine contempt - for man's domestic at- ® I tainments.- A lettb. on Shakespere, ad■H dressed to the Atoms by Edith Woolcott, is "decidedly clever and instructive. The '' Interview" by Lily Aubin, though'amusing, 1. -is .act up to the form of this young lady's a- previous work. " Commercial Keenness," 5$ '-'by Kate Reid, shows something of the . woman bargain-hunte*. "He Rougo Pai' ! gj ("The Glad Tidings"), by Miss Sherriff Bain,; || is an eloquent and sympathetic acticle on j if the aims of the Young Maori party, and "A the duty New Zealand girls owe to the i H girls of the Maori race. "Plain Talks or. ' Borrowing," by "A Plain Woman," may be P* 'lead with great advantage by a certain class of , ladies, both old and young. It g;|f!ffpuld require too much space to deal sepai 1 lately with- She varied contents. Some of. M .i the short stories are really clever, and the W poems by Olive Tilly and Maude PeaI. cocke show real power and beauty. The §§ Whole number is attractive, and the girl H ;• contributors may well feel proud of the 0 position they have won fon their magazine. - T Sis re is no doubt that the reading j|- "/public, who understand the purpose of the Atom Quarterly, take its contents as , a a indication of the thoughts and feeling fp representative New Zealand girls, and in this case it is more than satisfactory to. . "low that since the , first issue of the , I; - publication nothing weak or maudlin has H ?ff appeared, , the tone of thought has been ;4j ' " rave /and strong, the sentiments healthy . i ; and vigorous. ? : * The bazaar held by the pupils, of the 1 £^® uera .Ladies' 'College, in aid of foreign | missions, rewarded the efforts of the young people with very satisfactory results, in Spite of the unfavourable weather. Cheques || £10 each have been handed to the re- | spective representatives of the Melanesian 1 fission, tile China Inland Mission, and the London Missionary Society.' The gross reI_ £32 15s 10d, the expenses being - The fifth quarterly examination of Pitman's Peed Certificate Society, was held in the : ucklaud Grammar School on the 17th inst., presenting themselves. 9 am and Gould and the Rev. ' feted * as/examiners,; and; Mr." | ! • ickland Grammar on as reader,: The Wer 40 candidates presenting themselves. • 9 am pk-H and Gould and the Rev. ••'•tifli m scted as examiners, and Mr. ' great satisfaction as reader. The 'and it eß ' Pl ,ers have gone I to London, . a the results .should be here about March,

The Brough Comedy Company left Sydney •on Wednesday • night, per. Zealandia, and may be expected in Auckland on Monday next. A cable , received from - Mr. Brough .states that at the. last moment Mrs. . Brough was advised; by Sir Thomas Fitzgerald to undergo ; a slight operation on one of her knees. Happily the trouble is a "simple one, but it will necessitate a week's rest, and Mrs. Brough will consequently not appear in "The Second in Command," which is to be played during the first four nights of the V season." The cable to Mr. Hamilton states that Mrs. Brough will leave Sydney next Wednesday, per Warrimoo, in time to appear.; in the sijpond production of the Brough season. The box plans at. Messrs.- Wildman's were liberally patronised yesterday, and a great opening night is assured.

This evening the Auckland Banjo, Guitar, and Mandolin Club (registered) give the second of . their series of concerts in the Federal Hall. An excellent programme of vocal and instrumental music has been prepared. The names of artists assisting, including Mr. Ernest Schatz, appear in our advertising columns.

Friday next is announced as a special bank holiday, and the various banks in the city will be closed on that day.