LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12002, 26 June 1902, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

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The special illustrated Coronation Supplement, which was to have been issued with to-day's Herald, is held over for the present, in consequence of the postponement of the ceremony, owing to the serious illness of the King.

At the dinner given recently to the employees of the Cousins and Atkiri Carriage Factory, Limited, Messrs-. Atkin Bros, offered a certain number of their own shares to the employees, at a price considerably below par. This was in recognition of long and valued services to the old firm. We learn that the shares were readily taken up arid Over subscribed, and that in addition many of the employees have applied for the company's shares.

A man named Alfred Graham was arrested yesterday on charges of vagrancy and opiumsmoking in a Chinese den in Wakefieldstreet: This is the £rst occasion on which a European has been charged with opiumsmoking, which was made an offence against th 3 law by Act of Parliament last session.

Yesterday Inspector Cullen received a telegram from Wellington announcing the arrest of a man named William Wells, alias West, on the charge of the theft at Auckland, some time back, of a quantity of jewellery.

The members of the Works and Tariff Committee of the Auckland Harbour Board (Air. Gunson, chairman) visited Devonport yesterday afternoon to inspect the sites suggested as suitable for the counterpoise stage. s>"o definite action was decided upon pending certain data from the engineer as to cost of boring, dredging, etc., but the site most favoured was that on the land (northwesterly) side of the wharf, and subject to a satisfactory report from the engineer this will probably be the one fixed upon by the Board.

Our Waihi correspondent states tie* M Jackson Palmer, M.H.R., arrived in Waihi in order to be present at the Coronation ceremonies, but in consequence of the postponement of the festivities, and his anxiety to reach Wellington as early as possible, Mr. Palmer left again by the half-past two coach yesterday afternoon. Mr. Jackson Palmer stated that the contractor for the erection of the railway bridge across the Okinenuui River was in Paeroa, and would common :s at once on the Concrete foundations of the bridge.

Mr. D. Buddo, M.H.R., telegraphed to the Acting-Premier that the Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, of Christchurck, and the Timaru, Oamatn, Otago, Southland, and Hawke's Bay delegates at the Chrifitchurcb conference desired to know what was proposed as the regulation weight of grain Backs, so that orders for the coming season could be placed. The following reply was received : —" Re weight of corn sacks, before finally deciding I feel it necessary again to make extensive inquiries throughout the colony. There is such diversity of opinion a* to "the right weight to fix for sacks that i want further information before I can see my way to settle the limit."

At the adjourned sitting of the Helensville Police Court, in the case of the crew of the Senorita objecting to Sunday work, Mr. MacCorraick appeared lor the defendant seamen and Mr. McVeagh for the owners. The evidence for the prosecution was repeated, the master stating, in reply to counsel, that his vessel was ready to go to sea on the dav in question, and that he told two of the defendants, Haft' and Brook, of his intention of leaving. In cross-examination he admitted he was not going to sea, but to Aoroa to load. His special reason for leaving on Sunday was because he could not have got away on Monday on account of the weather. " He had only spoken to two men. The men had worked the previous Sunday, and there was a lot of growling over it. Mr. MacCormick submitted that although undei the ship's articles the men may have neglected their duty in not turning to on one Sunday, there was no evidence adduced that, they bad combined to do so, as stated in the information, with exception of the two men named. -the Bench decided to convict the two men, Hoff and Brooks, and sentenced them to two weeks' imprisonment, the wages due them to be paid over. The case against Janson was dismissed, while the defendants Pa.merstone, Runne, Bixley, and Henrickson. were ordered to forfeit £2 each out of such * wages as v ere due to them, and to jointly pay the costs of the hearing, total £5 3s, in addition.

The steamer Hafis, from New Y to Fremant e, * il- *™ fe anxiety w t, some, anxiety tm!?W>sFffi& 3 Vrmg the past few &-S & *£ ***** *« WBB re&2 refill? *n ß ' she ; Was then 75 days Tout K r-TW' ,a d °°'. the Sal agents lVhJchiJie.lLJis.i&.iirideivcha-rfeu. received a cjble message f, om Fr m *ut legating thai land toS WOuld^ e "- e gW**«t fur Skills ofSal IWt KeHib!a ' Where Shfe

, Pn,>pnday rygU Mr. jolm was . returning .to Waihi fro,., . the. Waimata Bush, .when, owing to the, darkness, ha accidentally got into a swamp, -the drab ana he narrowly, escaped drowning J„ the net He narrowly escaped drowning. . I„ the meantime.the. horse being unable -to rfS ita h*ad above the water was. .suffocated. all nSw ™ f' as :* x P r the- elements $£¥ '• nd - ; ! lnved ! » ttaiili about nine 0 clock pn Itiesday morning iiwn exhausted condition. In Hie afternoon, Mr. O JohnStan, manager lor-Uie OhLnemufi GoacliinS company, proceeded to the scene of the accident, to superintend the burying of the horse and to bring in the sulky.' &P# v % e s'#tf mornipgMr, Q-..E,, Palmer's Wailu-lauranga mail coach, on its way to Tauxanga, broke down through the collapse summit rffS'*! 1 ?' ,"' lli:>h «<*&.& il.e summit of -what js- known as the VdU hill just beyond the Waihi Plains. coach was carrying five passengers. Mr. Palmer rone back to Waihi and secured another conveyance; the passengers' meanwhile waiting by .the roadside. Owing to the delay caused by the accident, the coach' was four hours late m reaching Tauranga

. The current number of the Y.M.C.A. Record is to hand.. It contains much interesting and readable matter. The Rev II Kelly has a pithy and stirring article on' fisted! de Corps.-J Mr, Edmund Bell, late of this city; writes some of his experiences in his travels' in .Canada: A young Aiiclclauder has an interesting tale to tell in '. 1 irst Impression's of Sydney." " The Saviour \ou Need;" is freshly treated By Mr. 7 K. Mott. M.A.,-who visited Auckland some years ago; m the interests. of the. student volunteer movement. .Our Lecture Course, Opening of the Winter Season, The Japanese, Officers. at the Rooms, Out- Footballers, Asking Aright, Association News and Notes, etc., make up an excellent' number.

.. The usual quarterly speed examination of the Auckland Shorthand Writers' Association was held last night in the Oddfellows' Hall, Pitt-street, The following were successful in obtaining certificates :—At iOO words per miriilte : Misses E. Culleri, H. Waniock; M. Ma'pelcl, and !•].. Cozens. At SO words per minute : Misses' F. H. Wright 1). Phillips; M. Scott; J. M. Koefo'eth F. Hutchinson,- S. Miller: M. Ooroloh; and Messrs; F. J, SKerritt, E. F. Bradv; arid A. 11. Patterson.

. The man named Maicrma, who commit: ted suicide at Suva, on June 7; as announced by cable; was S3 Italian, age ; d aboiit 60 years: He shot,himself through triehead with k revolver, which lie had purchased ,a few days previously: He was apparently A man of fHeSnS; hi a few.days before he took his life he' iridde a, will in which' he leaves £200 W the Cottage Home,' Suva: £500 to a Suva Lfdy ; «Ynd £600 to the Brisbane Hospital."