LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12210, 4 March 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

His . Excellency ;, tlie . Naval. Commahder-h-.; :' Chief, Admiral: Fansbawe, paid ail oEdi4K.V visit, to: His Worship the - Mayor ' (Mr.\ 4- " Kidd), at the Municipal Chambers yester-" " day ; mora • The' Admiral, who wag ac- • companied -by * Flag-Lieutenant Bedford was received by His Worship and Sir Johj Logan Campbell and the town clerk <Mf. H. W. Wilson). The Admiral was sbbwi round the Art Gallery aid Public Librprji and was keenly interested' in what ■ he sn*. The Admiral Was afterwards taken fi* a - drive by. His Worship to Mount TScleh tad around the other suburbs. Whilst :in tin Municipal; Buildings the ". Admiral, wm " ' shown a. number of specimens of MMr) mats which have been donated to t}M* t bazaar to be held ,in aid of the Queeh Vi?« toi'ia School for Maori Girls. His Eicrf*'- «; lency was very pleased with the mats, and. • « he purchased one which particularly took hit ', ■ fancy. After paving a visit to the chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board f (Mr. J; ft' Julian), the Admiral returned to the 'Royal .S Arthur. To-day His Excellency will remain on board the flagship to witness the' fleet, » regatta, which commences this; afternoon): and to-morrow he proceeds to Eotorna. A Suez mail, which left London on Jan#-' ary. 23, will arrive from Sydney ;by the||| mail steamer .Ventura on Friday. .• \•' The Auckland Weekly News (now • issued) contains an exceptionally large iiiinibfer of high-class illustrations, including a special series of pictures of the recent' car*- ft; nival at Rotorua, and of the arrival of the : K Australian squadron in Auckland Harbour.' The number, which is an exceptionally fine one, also'illustrates all the passing events of _ interest in the colony, and is especially suited for posting: to ; friends : abroad- by ithi'fe: outgoing 'Frisco mail, which leaves Auckland on Friday next. The News is no# ' on sale, and lriav be obtained from runners and news agents throughout the city. - Mr. W. Goodman, electrical expert; who :' was engaged by the Auckland City. Council; : j sonie time '■ ago to furnish a' report on the; | ; * question of the lighting of the city- by elec- ■-. tricity, arrived here yesterday. Mr. Good- 1 man, who has visited America.'" sitige j jje/:® undertook to report on electric lighting for. Auckland, has forwarded his report to the'{;.g Mayor, and it will be laid before the meeting of the City Council to-morrow evening.; ;;V?

Ten students of the ' Wellington Technical School are sending Home entries; for&3 competitions, in connection with the British Sehools of Art. Eleven entries are for ■ the; national competitions . in decorative designs;' still life, and colour printing, and 16 works : are to 'be entered for art teachers' r certificates. The various works will be sent by ; v the Education Department > to' the Education Department of Great- Britain (art sec-;/ : tion). -" ;; " y ->'.s

J In accordance with a recent resolution/■ the Auckland Temperance Crusaders are • taking legal action with the view ( of Lavf i;' ing the' name of Mr. Win. . Richardson reinstated oh the city electoral roll. An in«formation has been laid against the registrai of electors (Mr. John King), charging him with wrongfully omitting .to." enrol ' Mr. Richardson; and the case will be heard at : the Police Court on Friday next. A Press Association telegram from Wei l lington states that since December 31 last over 2,000,000 acres of .land' have Beeij opened foi ; selection in varioiis parts of ilf| Colony by the Government. Of this 457-,766 acres were ; in Auckland,. 39,965, acres; in ; . Hawke's Bay, 1858 acres in Wellington, 211,812 acres . in Marlborough, 11,517 acres tin Nelson/ 539,640 acres in Westlafld, 650,356 acres, in Canterbury,• 143,452 acres in Otago, and 112,187 acres in Southland. « The . following is a list of infectious . I diseases reported to the district health.of-; jficer (Dr. Makgill) during the 'month of . February, 1903, viz.: Enteric fever: City* : 111 cases ; suburbs, 7 cases. (Grey lyn? 2, Mount Eden 2, Devonport 2, Eden Terrace 1); country districts, 16 cases (Waiteiraw | County -3, Thames 2, Whangarei 1, Hamilton 5, Rotorua 1, Waihi 2, Hobson County li Bay of Islands 1): , total, 34 : pases. • Scarlet fever: City, 8 ; cases; subtlerbs» • '» yv. cases (Mount Eden 1, Grey Lynn 2) ■ T} con ®" - : try districts, 13 cases .• (Kawakawa, M® Islands, 6, Waikato County - 1, v.'- ; County 1, Ohinemuri 2, Hamilton 2, Wna - ;. ngarei 1): total, 24 cases. Diphtheria... City, 2 v cases suburbs, nil country o>s*- . - ■ trict.s, 3 " cases (Rofcorua 1, _ .Thames; 4) •! total, .; 5 - cases.'£;■ • Tuberculosis, 8 cases,! blood-poisoning, 4 cases. Oiii Waihi correspondent tel^gfapj lß: "Tt The Piilce ; Road is absolutely. closed to ■» vehictilat- v : : traffic - thatexceed? a J? horses, which ' practicallyi: prohibits £?. in • any - quantity beirifccarted ? from ; , fa*® into Paeroa. * ?:

Tie King is s4 to be taking a very active part in Imerial affairs, and to be '•exercising' iio inmsiderable influence 011 Imperial policy. The London Daily Mail ' "declares that 'sire bis accession be has - fcommanded thfe (-tendance of Ministers 110 less than 128 tiies. The health of the Pope is again biilg mentioned. At a re- . cent audience 1 ' hi shortened the interview remarking, "jwt hare been told we must be;, careful."/ 'lie great gale in Britain caused be loss of 25 lives on land, "tfhil it is feared that the loss of lift* it sea has been great. Replying to/a fquest for additional papers dealing wit*- Venezuela, Lord Lansdowne, in the Housfe of Lords, said that before Britain took adtionthe Government had taken means to aicertin how America would regard it. He alo stated that Germany bad assured Americafhat she did not intend the smallest acquisilon of territory ill South America. Geneal Booth proposes starting social science unrersities in England, America, Victoria, Canada, Germany, and France for the Hirpose of training Salvationists to resent human" beings from destitution and crimi

The warships of the squadron were thrown open t< public inspection yesterday afternoon, ad a large number of visitors Were convfed off by the ferry steamers, the flag slip coming in for the largest share of attention. The warships will be open for inspecion again on Friday afternoon, from hal-past one till half past four p.m., and ferf steamers will run at frequent interval' from a-quarter to one p.m. Special leave vas granted to the crews of the warships yesterday, and the city was filled with ailors and marines until a late hour . lc|t , night. The fleet regatta commence., O-day, the events bein? the various rowjig races arranged between the boats of the squadron. To-morro will be devoted to sailing races.

Notice 0! appeal against the decision of Mr. Justici Conolly has been given in the divorce late of Bewes v. Bewes, in which the luishard's petition for a decree nisi was dismissed ky His Honor last week. The appeal will be heard at this month's sitting of the Poivt of Appeal at Wellington.

It ivas reported to the police yesterday morning tlat a woman named Sophia James, a widow, Uged 65, had been, found dead by her sister (Mrs. Stratford) in the backyard of her premises at, Lincoln Road, Henderson, about halfpast ten a.m. on Monday. The deceased had colnplained of ill-health for the last 18 mmths, and had been attended by Drs. Mackellar, Lindsay, Cdates, and Orpen, the last-named having attended her as recently as January 6 last. The matter was reported byjthe police to Mi-. Gresliam, the coroner, wco decided that under the circumstances no inquest was necessary. .1 perusal of " the results of the recent university degree examinations shows that the; Auckland University College students have acquitted themselves remarkably well. Honours in arts, including one double-first, were taken by eight students ; one took the LL.D decree and two secured senior scholarships. Honours in arts were taken by the following: —First-class honours : Vincent Hallowell, double-first in chemistry and mathematics ; P. C. Long, political science; F. Sinclair, French and Latin; Philips S. Ardern, English and Latin; E. Wilson, meiltal science; G. B. Stephenson, biology. Second-class honours: A. R. Crump, mathematics.' Third-class Honours: Miss E. Mcintosh, biology. With the exception of E. Wilson, all the first-class honour-takers were senior University scholarsliip-holder3 last year. H. J. D. Bamford secured the LL.I) degree, and senior University scholarships were won by C. J. A. Griff en (mathematics) and W. Donovan (chemistry).

About seven o'clock yesterday morning a horse attached to one of Messrs. Salmon and Co.'s butcher's carts bolted up Queenstreet, owing to the breakihg of the bellyband. The driver, a young man named James McCulloch, hung on to this reins for a while, but not beingi able to pull the horse up, he jumped out' and landed clear .of the cart.. Another young man, named Herbert McMillan, who was in the trap, also jumped; but was "hot so fortunate as his companion. He fell partly under the vehicle, and one of the wheels passed over his leg. He was not seriously hurt, however, and was able to walk home shortly afterwards. The runaway proceeded up the street as far as the front of His Majesty's Arcade, where one of the wheels struck and broke a verandah post, without, however, bringing it down. A number of persons, including Constable Driscoll, were on the spot at the time;

■ Yesterday being the 25 th anniversary of the commencement of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIH., flags were flown in honour of the occasion at the Bishop's Palace and the convent grounds, at Ponsonby, and at other Catholic buildings. At the Catholic schools prayers were offered for His Holiness, and suitable addresses were given. Bishop Lenihan, oil behalf of the Auckland diocese, forwarded the following cable message to the- Cardinal Prefect of Propa-ganda:—-"The clergy and laity of the diocese of Auckland pray on this, his jubilee day, for His Holiness, while asking his apostolic blessing.-(Signed) Geo. Michael Lenihan, Bishop of Auckland."

The fact that the Arbitration Court, in its- award in the engine-drivers' dispute, has struck Out of the dispute certain employers was commented on before the Trades and Labour Council in Wellington lately- by Mr. J. R. Cole, delegate of the Painters' Union. He considered, that a dangerous precedent had been established; and • that on broad grounds the Council should inquire further into it. The president (Mr. W. H. Westbrook) said that after the Court had struck out some of the employers most wanted,' such as the freezing and dairy companies, the Harbour Board, the City Council, the Union and New Zealand Shipping Companies, .there was not touch left. It was decided, on the motion of Mr. Cole, Seconded by Mr. Water worth (Tailors' Union), that the president .and the secretary wait on the En-gine-drivers' Union as to the award And report to the council.

At the Magistrate's Court; Mauhgaturoto; on February 27, before Mr. T. Hutchison, S.M., Henry Cullen, Maungaturoto, was charged with a breach of the Auctioneers Act, 1891, by selling goods by auction sale at a sale ,of wOrk held in the Lofrer Hall, got up for the purpose of reducing the debt, without being licensed. ' Mr. Hugh Campbell, of Auckland, appeared on behalf of tile accused, and Constable Abrams conducted the case for the prosecution. From the evidence it appeared that an auction sale of work, etc., was advertised to be held in the Public Hall, Maungaturoto, on November 12 last, got up for the purpose of reducing the liabilities in connection therewith. The Hall ■: Committee had deputed Mr. Cullen to arrange with Mr. Snook, auctioneer, Warkworth, to "conduct the sale, but the latter had informed Mr, Cullen that Should he not be able to attend he would get Mr. Cullen appointed as his substitute to auction the goods, and would , wire him the required authority when he jiad done so. Mr. Cullen carried out the sale in .the afternoon, and the necessary - authority did not arrive at tho local office (of which Mr. Cullen is telephonist) until six o'clock p.m., some time after the sale was concluded. From ,the evidence of Mr. French, clerk to the Rodney County Council (the licensing authority Under the Act), it appeared thfjt although the auction took place on November 12, Mr. Snook did not make application to have Mr. Cullen appointed his substitute until the 24th, twelve days after the sale took place. It' appeared ■ that tile ground on which the ball stands Is Mr. duUeh's property, and the building itself is owned by deben-ture-holders. : Several Withess.® s _ _ examined foi thte prosecution, and Mr. Culleii gav£ evidence in bis own defence. .• ' Mt* Hutchison after reviewing the; evidence at considerable length; convicted the. accused, and fined him £15, and costs iCI Ms.. The burglar alarm at Mr. George Fowlds premises, at the corner of Queen and Fort Streets, started ringing at an early hour this morning. The police made a careful examination of the premises; but found everything secure, -and it is thought that the alar hi was set going in some accidental manner.