LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12402, 26 October 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS .

Aw, English mail which, left London on ' * : September 18 arrived from Sydney by the s.s..' Zoalandia last'night. Anglo-Cnlnnia s' ; Notes, Personal Items, and oilier ititerestiiuj 1: news from our London correspondent,will" ' : be found in auolher part, of this issue. .' There was a temporary stoppage.hi the:f electric car service on the Kingslahd circuit on, Saturday evening, throng' one of th« \ care getting'off the lino at the loop hi Eden ; Terrace, about seven p.m.-':'^^ ,:-;;•!.;:■;.;■..■ .'■';■; ""■_■.-'■: .[:■'■■. ,;• '■":■ \'l':''' v t ■'• ;.'':'^.' f :':.y(t: ~ Some, heavy lifts were landed on the rail- : way wharf on Saturday, .when, the scows i Ngto*. and Warrior, from Lyttelton, dj s , ■ •■' charged three locomotives in parte to the "' order of the Railway Department. Th tt engines are for the Auckland-Itotorna, sftp. vice, and are to be used in tie new dining car trains ■ which will . enable passengers t<s refect en route, instead of,, formerly; ■' having to alight at Frankton-lihctiQa.' 'ThaC? engines were formerly used oq the Hnrnnui. . Bluff line, and were placed }Ui board the scows at Lyttelton. ■, ..The new |:ei'\ice will bs inaugurated on December 1 ticxt. . Extra, ' locomotive power was rendered absolutely necessary in Auckland on amount of thai nature-- of the Rotorua line, Combined with the increasing traffic. The engines •(nil ua . sent on bogie waggons to- tlk Newmarket fitting shops, where they will -be put to-' gether.' and thoroughly tested before b?iu<W \ put into the service.. '■' " " On Saturday Constable, MtjCormack wasj' called to the assistance of a " '.boy • named • Ernest Adolph, who had got Ms foot caught in between a, lift and a floor at the Camp* bidl-Ehrenfried Company's i;tw building Little. Queen-street, , The policeman found the poor lad's foot jammed -ifito a space of l ; [in, the heel was torn off, ana the foot wig horribly crushed. The poor lid could not bo, extricated until McCormack,! with & band pi: willing helpers levered the Boor of the lift up "a little. Adolph was promptly gent.to the hospital. On inquiry hue last night it' was learned that the lad w,|s doing fairly well. ' ■■."■.- ; fi\':) ' ,'■','.''' . V"; ■■'•':' - : ' ■ ■ 'j'li-'p^^i^-i'lvN The cricket season in .Aucklaiid cominenced on Saturday afternoos, when a start'' was made with the championship matched ; under the new ; district sjdieme recently mapped out by the Auckland Cricket Association. Public, interest in tlift competitions Was keener than .under'the old club system,• and it is anticipated that the!alteration will ■ ultimately benefit tlio game,in; Ajicklfind, both in the direction of raising the sfeindanl of play and infusing greater rivalry into'tho . fixtures among players and - partisans Perusal of the detailed account of the virions matches played, appearing in anothej part of to-day's paper, will show that the senior' division games have reached a mow interest. ing stage, and that exciting. finishes nu- bj looked forward to next Saturday. ''",]• ".'-.•"■ The meetings in, ' connection with -*» Anglican Synod commence this afteruow,, when Bishop Neligan and the archdeactas of the diocese will meet in conference sM ■ ■■■ Bishopscourt. To-morrow.: morning' iho Bishop will meet the archdeacons and rani deans in conference, and in the afternom he will hold a conference with the layrnja of the diocese. The conferences are of. a private character. The Synod opens )n Wednesday, when the Bishop will deliver ,'; his charge, and on Wednesday': evening do lay members of the Synod resident in or near the city will entertain the Synod fcq dinner at the Grand Hotel. '" •'■ ■■ , The gum store of Mr. G. W. S. Patttr. son, in Gore-street, was broken into a f«w. nights ago between seven and eight o'clock,, and five sacks of gum, valued at £20, were „ carried off. ; A careful examination of tie premises was made by the. police, and itwas' found that the side door had beat forced open and an entry effected. Tlie gum had evidently been carried off in a \ handcart, as the weight was too much fori'one or two men to carry off without attrading attention,. , Suhsequently a hand* cart was found on the wharf with' small pieces of gum in the bottom, and it is :. assumed that the gum was,shipped off by some vessel. Mr. Patterson was working hi the office at the time, and he heard a (slight noise in 'the back of the premises, but did not take any particular notice of it. The gum was "subsequently missed, and-, then the police were informed of the robbery.. Ho arrests have been made up ,ttL the present. ■"". '. ! .' ?,:. ' : '- : ..':■" ..: ''.' :•; ' :Z. ':"'•.<'!,:■ , The idea of holding a public convefsa« aione'in Wellington in honour of the Conn-, tess of Ranfurly, who is to return to Eng- : land early next month, has been reluctantly; abandoned, hi consequence of the difficulty.,' of obtaining the use of Parliament Hops* £ or some other suitable building for the pur*, pose. .It is intended, however, to make as. presentation at Government" House to'; Her - Ladyship of : an address from the citizens, together with a dozen water-colour sketches ■of New Zealand 'scenery. Arrangements will be made for a. display in the harbour .. as the departing'steamer passes down in.. the heads. , : .. ; -". '-. ; '^ : '^' : K (■;' Mr. J. D. Ritchie, Secretary for AgricifiV lure, writing to the Canterbury Agricul* t'aral and . Pastoral Association in regard to anthrax, says:—"The provision fori sterilising works is being hurried on as much as possible. As soon as these, are«; ready all; bones and bonedust : imported,;.: will be : thoroughly sterilised at the port of arrival in the colony. As ,to stopping the'; importation of : bones, I would point ■::': out that in many parts of the colony the . use of bone-manure has become a necessity; to' the securing of a crop. In the mean* time, however, every precaution is.beingtaken to prevent- the introduction of im-.y sterilised bones." Sir G. Clifford, at * meeting of the committee of the association; said that he thought the Government should make experiments to see that 1 sterilisation; : of bonedust was effective. The experi-: ments should be quite satisfactory before suspected bonedust was distributed through*: out the colony. ; The chairman said that a letter, embodying Sir George Ciifford'a suggestions, would be sent to the Depart* roent. ' The coroner (Mr. Gresham) held an is* quest at the Avor.dale Asylum on Satur- '. day, on. the body of an inmate of th« A asylum, aged 30, who was admitted itt' 1887. Dr. Seattle, medical superintendent ' of the asylum, stated that : deceased ; had % been an Idiot from his birth, and had suffered from epilepsy since he was eight years old, the fits having been more sever* ;, of late years. Death was : due to' epilepsy A verdict in accordance with the nicdica! v; .-■; evidence was returned. . ' ' j :!■■. .The Hot Lakes Chronicle of Saturdajf■;. last says: —Trout at Atiamuri seem to. hiv in very fine condition, as well as plentiful* ■As the result of,.four, hours' angling, Mr. i:; 1 ;; jßaruett caught 531b of fish : 'Saturdayv last, the largest being 51b. On the saJirt day Mr. Luxford placed 16 fish to hi? j credit, the weight of which ■ was 471b, ■There has been very good sport at this favourite resort of : the angler, and th? genial George Parsons is among those who l J have been successful, having; since th« opening of the season caught"fish' weighing jin the.. aggregate 931b. '■ The • trout, caught at Atiamuri are much finer in flavour thaa those so far hooked in the lakes, and art : of a delightful salmon colour, ■ The first race of the season of the Newton Plying .Club was flown off on Saturday, fross . Ngaraawahia, an airline distance of 61 miles* for a trophy, presented by Mr. ;S. ; ' Jones. Mr. G. A. Probert's N.P.C. 61 was the first bird home, having a velocity •of ' 695 yds per minute; Mr. E. ! ; Widdows' Air Motor was second, Vol'city' 693 yds per minute;' and Mr.jg P. Searle's N.P.C. 78 third,' with a velocity of 610 yds per minute.: : > Owing to it being : - cloudy and raining when the birds wers ■■ liberated, the velocity was poor. At the ordinary meetings of the I evoaport Borough Council to-morrow flight, \ tho Deputy-Mayor (Mr. Win. Handiey) will move :—"That the Council make ?. by-law to regulate the distance of dwelling-houses. to be built from the boundary. ..allotment? . in the borough of Dcvouport." ;■■;'■: :: :. .';':, ■/■ ■■■V::'':'.:' ' : ,:::','v::- A''-Z^ : 'AA:^^''P^^:'A^^s