LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12609, 25 June 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Tnn litsu.D Summary, for transmission by the next outward San Francisco mail, Will be published next Wednesday morning. Thole desirous of forwarding the Summary to their friends in Europe,; America, etc., Will hate ample tints't6 do 80, as the newspaper mail closes on Friday next, at 12 noon, Up to which hour paper* for mailing may be obtained of runners at the post Office. This mail Will hi due in London on July 30. A bold rObberV Was committed at the ire* sidence bl fin Moir, Bytnonds-street, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Moir and the rest of the family wets at tWi back the house about two o'clock, aM an elderly lady who liVei with Mrs* Moir noticed that the front room doof Was sliitt-—it is usually open. The thief evidently W<is disturbed by tiliia lady, but hot before & dlawii* was opened And £6' in mohey stolen* Dr. Moir's hotise lies well back from th#itrei!t, and is tt^rtittthed between hedges. TheM are two entrances, one by Way of the sarjery, itid one by the main front hall. - Inspector Ctillen received I telegram from, Wftipu yesleidftyj stating that Wo . men, named Dick Green ttild Mitfti ■;;ftbTbai.Kttaf'were arrested! at #41 yesterday; . *nd charged with breaking *tnd entering at Hetideisoh. They were remanded to Auckland, and will appear here, on the 27th lialit. The following additional farmS din the ifaiatnatlk Estate nlf6 been taken tip it th» Crown Lands Officii during the prSMnt week:-—Subdivision 6$ section Mi Block XIV., 384 acres* tent; & lOid ; per fcire per annum, J. Bfcid* ftothftutji subdivision 10, section 37, Block ill., 292 acres, 3s 6d T. P. Tnglaf 1 subdivision 6. .section 66, Block lit, 249 acres, Mi J. W. Garland? subdivision 21, Section 133, Block AIL, 496 acres, 2s 9di Elisabeth Roberts. , Ah, application hits aISO bein made for another section, hut has hot ifet been finally approved. Seventeen farms still £ remain tinapplied for, At foe meeting of the Crop Lands Board yesterday, Mr. Wesley Spraggj ttianage? of the New Zealand Dairy Association.', ; attended in reference to creamery site* ion the Matajn&ta Estate. The question was deferi.-ed fdf consideration at the next meeting. ■>. '.^.V

The following telegrams in reference to a matter brolght before Mi. J*, H. Witheford, M.H.H., by the Attfeklattd fiatldJera' Union have passed between. Mr. .Witfaeford and the Defence Minister: —" Auckland Saddlers* Uviibn exprtas regi'et that 8000 (Mkchea have beeh imported When #ufeh order would gladly hate been executed by l&ddlers ii «ie cnl»ny oil aScduit of dullness of trade. Can future ordeta iHi giveia' to colonial tradesmen?—J. H. Wi'rttfcFOßJO.* lb* following Bblf was ideeeiwdi—"l 1 ahi at! all times rdeairoti* of placing any orders for goods wanted, with colonial ttianufftetiirera, But when the. prices are unreasonably t*yond what We can get the sains goods for from the Mather' Country, then as a matter of economy and good government the (3dyertittent is forced, nlilcli agftblst its will, to send the order Borne. tee pouches ordered aro only an instalment of What is required, find 1 should be Only tod happy within reasonable limit? to placo the orders within the colony. The matter entirely rests with the manufacturers here.—(Signed) R. J. Seddon."

A metthig of justices Wis held at- Thames yesterday, th* purpose 0 *m*ms «g jury list, which ha* b»im compiled tor thai district ill connection with the District Court lifting! i Which at%tto*#sltolilinttt there in August le*it ; and which henceforth are to be held (jaarterlf. Mr. B. S. Bush, 8.M., presided, and llie following justices of the peace were present Messrs. J. L. Walton, J. M. Foy, Geo* Wilson, Jus. Finlay, and Thosi Kugonr. Mr. «laj. Jordan, clerk of the District Ctetiii, was also pilesent, aid he read; over the names oil the jury, list, which had* been prepared by Constable Butler. After striking oft: tine names of four or five persons who ■ were over the ape of 60 years, th* list, aa read, : was adopted, and signed by all the justices present. ' " On Thursday sight the Wellington Trades and Labour Council, owing to representations ; of ; the Federate! Seamen's Union, appointed' a deputation ■■ to: wait on (Sir Joseph Ward, regarding Chinese :-• stokers being employed on the l?a«ific Cable Board's steamer Iris. As the j Pacific Cable Conference is shortly to m held in, London, ah effort will be 'made ■*» get the Hew Zealand Government, delegate to act ih Unison' with ": th* Federal ■ fepi*i>ntatlve. ft isunderstood that Messrs. Massey, Fowlc'te, Millar, Arnold, Ell, Bedford, . and Laurenson, M.H.R.'s, • #111 accompany the ; depu- ' tation. * > Th« - encampment ' of -4 the i. East f Coast Mounted Rifles at the ] park; Opened somewhat unfortunately (writes our Gisbortte correspondent), for a flue large ' hospital marquee, which hid been erected, was destroyed by fire. The fire- occurred about j half-past twelve, before th* corps had arrived, but several of the officers and mMi were about the ground. No one happened to be ifi the vicinity at the time. v ; .' :! The camera Man, says the Post, was in grant evidence during the festivities iii «onnection with the reception of the new Go- 1 vernor at \ Wellington, Be : hunted singly, in couples, and iii packs, ami "took" records of the day's events from every possible point) of view. The final flutter of the photographic artist, was ; amusing from a spectator's point .hi view. , Just on. the eve of, the "swearing-in" ceremony at Par-' liament Buildings, wheti all, the notabilities of the day win in theit' places, ft small battalion of artists broke through the British square of military and planted their . batI cry : right In. front Of the dais. ' It may have been .premeditated, but in any case the party on the" platform awaited the iresnlt in absolute silenoe. For a moment lie re was nothing Visible but a grotesque collection of legs and arms and the ejfea of a dotes cameras glaring at the new Governor and his attendant*., who returned the stare with equal solemnity. There was a clicking of shutters, A whisking up of clothe and instruments, and In less time than it takes to till, the contingent had faded out of sight. /.'.','; ■"■■;*: ' : ' '^''\: : - : ■'■"-.':'''

At the meeting of the Auckland litospital and Charitable Aid Board last- evening, a tetter was received from the Ashburton and North * Canterbury United District Board, asking the Board's opinion as to a proposal to hold a conference of delegates from the various charitable aid boards in the colony, in Wellington, during the en- 1 : suing session •'. of Parliament, for the ■ pur- . pose of considering matters connected with charitable aid administration, go that if any amendment of the present law should be contemplated, the collective views of, the various boards may be represented.* Messrs. J. McLeod and M. Casey did Hot think such a conference' as proposed was necessary, bat Messrs. J. Court, A; Brow, and J. R. Walters supported the proposal. The chairman said that there were various matters which required attention. . After discussion it was resolved, on the motion or Mr. Walters, to appoint the chairman as A 'delegate to the proposed conference, I Messrs. Mc-Leod and Casey dissenting. ..■■/,. Speaking upon the subject of prohibition orders at the Police Court yesterday morning Sub-Inspector Black said s-—" Unless a man applies for a prohibition order against himself, it is absolutely a waste of paper and time to' issue one against him. It that man wants drink he will get it^*- j

~ The secretary Ol tirt Auckland Baad Cc*, test Committee fc*» received ' letter* fro* two Australian bands, statin*, that they may possibly compete in the contest to tat •■- : F> held here from February 13 to 18,1905, ami ' i ;- requesting that full ttriknilftjir he sentto '.'OS them. It «a Australia* band should maJkirthe trip, it will add greatly to the infant / of the contests. Ae it is, there : -*rill fell some 500 odd Nov? Zealand bautUftiet coin. peting: ' ■ ■% . ' - T ; The bazaar at fit. James' Hall, In aid of the organ fund was continued with great success yesterday. Several interesting Bom; petitions were carried out during the evening, as follows : -—Hat-trimming for gentle. . men: Mr. T. Tytae, 31 1 Mi". S. Pitkethley, & Nail-driving for ladies: Mi&j Clarksoß 1 ; Miss' By MftGill, 2. Shooting, for' oil painting* Mrs. J. Farrell, 1. Bun-eating-, for boys: Master Whiteside and detrtg tied. The bazaar Will remain open fi-otn half-past two to ten p.m. to-day, when every article trill be reduced, and A greet clearance sale conducted at the close. A complete orchestra, Under . the cotduotoi'. ship of Mr. S. Miller, will render choice selections. The takings ,oa Thursday amounted to £97,' and' yesterday;' to £54 ." The road from Pipiriki to Taupo is now cleared of the slips which have rfloeSnf It . during the past fortnight, and the usual traffic has been resumed. Tourists" Mi now be able to get clown the Wangamii i Rivet Without delay. !';.. * • . - |; Six Japanese deer (three bucks and three •dws), which have b»n presented to the WW Zealand Government by the Duke <if Bid ford, are on beafd the Kaikdura; itti Will be taken on to Wellington. Tfaa fa r Which hate been taken charge of M the ■Tourist Department, have arrived In afiliu,. CM condition. r ' There were two r-ersoas in the lockup hut night; -;S2S charged with drunkenness, Bat? one with obstructing the police.