LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS,

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13075, 15 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS,

! Tire mail steamer Ventura, with tfc j British mails of London <!aie l)<. my . T 2X . arrive.! at Honolulu from San Francisco on Wednesday last. The ,1..„,-«r |, (]ll? Auckland «.« January 22. The «i -~ j which left Auckland on [>■* ember 23' I arrival nt Honolulu on Tin-day !a.?t . ~j is due;,! Sal, Fran, ■. tn-d.-y.' fir ' «,„■, ; arc timed '■> re >■ '< London .-m January . ■■'•.'■ Mr. K-tt!.-. S.M . s.ii.l ~; the l\,y ICA Court. ..ii S.,Und..y. tint ii:..1.-ii, 3 fmm ° r.|...r.s of a . ~.- bpf.-n. two ~ l!w J'-'"'-- " >*■>>■ '-■ two a.-, ti.,. e :q>v .^ : '~'"" -o„ * „,,.,,,,!,.,-!.n,li :u . ~. to ivs ruling rr-.'arhn- the right of totiixiel partus to <i-o-.--,-.\. .N.i,:.. ...|;<;. ( !,;.- ( , n Notes of what they -..v.-. i, M; ,l, 0f did in the \'- ill -\" i °;r ■ i "- . ~nd •— :« p:ode- ion of su.ii not .. I!.. !l;< ,, i., id oil th" grounds ci j.ul.i ]..,';• v (1,,,* ,„,.. mums of prison, • ~,„ «l;oi : , t ;, v tp •five,! iiii'..n,uiti l .n. J.-.!j v!,.-,.. i;,, v 'n«.l rotes ~t ..mm-op.as. .„,| ,-; u j„,. „ !..ul.-al. hoard -; .h as ~„.(, ss ;„ l! 5. etc j_ and did. there w..> i,.. i,.i-.,, !; why ~rh ii'.t.s should no; he produe-d, ami il w ■ oiiitahl-s cross-examined on them, to '!>=• whether the constables' , vi-i-c. ,;, n d notes agreed or not. and he had ,U, Md , ha , where .onstahl-s made notes shortly a f. ter iKrurr, n- they could, if they d (1 . sired to do so. refer to hu ■], notes 'when they were giving evidence, to u fresh thenmemory. Mr. Kettle further said thai ii- had discus.**! the matter with another magistrate, .and looked up leg..! auihoritiYr, who all agreed i-.iih him in his de. i isinll. The steamer Kapanui, as she lies on the ferry company's slip at- the Xorili Shore has been a source of great attraction to visitors to the marine suhuih, during the past two days. A large mimlwr of people from Auckland have gone across to view the steamer. Mr. George T. Xichol, the contractor for the repairs to the vessel, will commence the work in a few da l *.*. As the result 01 her clothes catching fire, a little girl named Agnes Loder, laughter of Mr. R. Loder, of Birkenhead'. W.us severely leaned about the arms on Friday morning. Her mother hearing the child's screams, rushed into the kitchen, where the accident had occurred, and promptly wrapped a blanket around the sufferer, who was thus, fortunately, saved from' more serious injury. Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane. the local agents for the Nippon Vusen Kaisha line of steamers between Sydney. China, and Japan, have received advice from their Sydney agents, that the resumption of the service will probably take place with the despatch of the Vawata Maru from Sydney, in the middle of March next. A child named Samuel Allied Holt, aged live weeks, died suddenly at his parents' residence, off Cook-street, between 11 o'clock on Saturday night- and eight o'clock yesterday morning. At- 11 o'clock on Saturday night the child was apparently in good health, and the mother went to sleep with it lying beside her. When she awoke yesterday morning the child was dead. An inquest will be held at the Robert Burns Hotel at half-past three p.m. to-day.

the s.s. Corinna continues to take away large quantities of produce from Onehunga. Yesterday morning 11,583 cases and 321 kegs of butter and 140 crates of cheese were included in her complement, as against 10,860 cases, 458 kegs of butter, and 118 crates of cheese on the previous trip.

According to Mr. Coles, of the Tetone Borough Council, very few business people in Wellington pay their rates until the second demand is received, as they can make better use of their money. The Mayor remarked that that was not the case in Petone, as a large proportion had paid their rates after the first demand.

A labourer, named Atwven Adolph, of Newmarket, was adjudged insolvent on Saturday on his own petition. His liabilities total £63 19s 4d, of which £14 lis are book debt.«, estimated to produce £5. His assets are set down at £5. The first meeting of creditors will be held tomorrow (Tuesday.)

From numerous parts of the city last even* ing a reflection in the sky was observed, seeming to indicate a fire in the Tamaki direction. Telephone inquiries at Ellerslie and other places in the district elicited no reliable information an to the cause, and it is surmised, that the reflection was from a scrub fire.

The members of the ' A" Battery Artillery Volunteer Corps, who are in camp in the Domain grounds, attended a. church parade yesterday morning. In the afternoon large numbers visited the camp, and the Garrison Band played several musical selections, assisting the visitors to pass a pleasant afternoon. The. camp will be continued till next Sunday. The postmaster at Auckland has received official notification of the burning of part of the, New Zealand mails in the railway collision between Tie Overland, Limited, Hying express and a freight train on December 6 at Ah Soy, near Green River, Wyoming. The mails indicated were despatched from Auckland on November 17. .Mails for the -following plaices are considered not to have been destroyed, and registered letters for all places in the United (States also escaped destruction:—San Francisco and California, Michigan, Oregon, Minnesota, Washington State. Mississippi, Nevada,, Now Hampshire, Utah, North Carolina, Arizona, Ohio, Montana, South Carolina, part, of Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, Vermont, Florida, Wisconsin, Georgia, New York City, Illinois and Chicago City, Connecticut, Indiana, Rhode Island, Kentucky, -New Jersey, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, and Boston City, For some time past the Health Department hat) been endeavouring to coax local bodies in the various provincial districts to respectively appoint a qualified officer to inspect and control the sanitation of the districts and attend to the disinfection of premises where infectious diseases had been or were in existence. Wanganui, Feihling, Taranaki, Wairarapa, Stratford, and Blenheim have adopted the scheme, and other districts will probably follow. Wellington local bodies will not have anything to do with the suggestion. During the voyage of the Zealandi.i from Sydney a concert was held by the passengers, and £5 Is was collected in aid of the Shipwreck Relief Society's funds. During divine service yesterday 14s 6d was also donated. The Whangaiei correspondent of the Uut.u.n reports that on Friday night last the Sutton Hotel was broken into, and the safe burgled of about £60. the property oi the licensee, Mr. McLeod. In the police cells last night there were three persons charged with drunkenness. one charged with having committed a grossly indecent, act, and one woman charged with theft in the Rotorua district.

Hie; Morrinsville correspondent of the Waikato Time.* writes: On Wednesday evening last a very unpleasant incident occurred here,, About half-past eight p.m., »..woman entered a land agency, the. front d»or of which happened to bo open. ■ Screening part of her body behind the open door, she inquired if the. occupier ' had any rooms to let, or could direct her to a boardinghouse, as .-lie had missed the afternoon train. She was at once, inform- ' ed that nothing was available. She then stated that the only boardinghouse she had found was full, and that she had, unfortunately, slipped into a waterhole, and that, her skirt was wet. Could she dry it at the fire? Suddenly, and without warning i.f any kind, she dropped her skirt to the floor. Rising, (he occupier of the office ordered her to resume her gar. nient. She then stated that she would not, and thai ."he intended to stay until her clothes were dry. Upon this .she was, told thai she would he summarily ejected. She replied, "Put a hand upon" me, and I will team and rouse the town.' Placed in.such an unenviable position, (he owner was at a loss what to do, but finally (eld her she inighL .sit by the kitchen fire, and dry Iter < lot he*; as best she could. She retired to the kit, he,,, and the door was closed upon her. If was afterwards as. cerlained that she partially undressed and made me of a rug. Later on, ] ie left by the rear door, taking the rug with her, which she returned next, morning. The monthly run of the Auckland Automobile Association took place on Saturday afternoon, mid .some 15 or 16 cars took part in one of the most enjoyable outings held this season. About 50 were present. The parly left town about a-quarlcr past two. proceeded to Onehungu, Mange re, l'apatoetoe. and Otahuliu. and thence to Panmure. when afternoon tea. was served by Mr. and Mrs. 0. Henning. Among those present were the president of the association (Mr. Loyland) ami Mrs. Leyland. tin- Mayor of Wellington (the Hon. T. W. Hislop) and Mrs. Hislop, Bishop I.enihan. Mis. Thome George, Mis. Baume. and Dr. Baker.

Our correspondent at Samoa states that the volcano there is very active, and is destroying a considerable amount of property, (hi Christinas Day (December 25) live streams of lava were running into the sea from the volcano.

At the Veterans' Home mi Saturday evening the Rev. J. R. Flynn Anderson, late chaplain to the Xew Zealand forces in South Africa, gave a lecture on '-South Africa and the Boer War," which was much appreciated by the old warriors.

The High Commissioner (Mr. Reeves), in the Daily Mail, tints sums up the New Zealanders.—They are islanders, and, like all islanders, they have, an especial objection to interference by outsider*; in their own affairs, an absorption in these, an entire indifference to the internal politics of other countries, and an excellent conceit of themselves. Nine-tenths of them know almost as little about Australian politics as do Englishmen. They have no animosity towards, or jealousy of, the big island-continent. But their interest, their pride, their hopes, are centred in .heir own islands. Within their boundaries there is ample scope and verge enough for the statesmanship and industry of the New Zealanders of to-day. Australia's future may be greater—so be it ! New Zealand's, at any rate, will be bright and great enough for them, so they think. Were you to ask one of them ''how wide the limits stand I>et .veen a splendid and a happy laud," he might reply "As wide as the breadth of the Txsman Sea."

The authorities of the International Exhibition, to Ik- opened in November of this year at Christchurch, invite competition for an original ode, which it is intended to have set to music, and produced in March, 1907. The ode is to be commemorative of the colony of New Zealand, and with special leference to the holding of the exhibition, and must be not less than 80 lines, or more than 100 lines. The competition will close on March 15 of this year, and a first ptiz? of £20 and a second of £5 will be awarded.

On January 8 about 1000 young trout were brought in from Mr. J. B. Cordon's hatchery, at Waiotahi, and liberated in the Waioeka, and Otara Rivers, Opotiki. Some were also sent down the coast to Omaio. The trout were in good condition, and the transfer was effected with trifling loss.

Apropos of the burnt New Zealand mails, a correspondent, "Wairima," writes asking for information as to whether the Post Office has any system of publicly notifying such losses (says the New Zealand Times). From inquiries made at the proper quarter. we are glad to learn that in the case of any such loss—and such cases are commendably rare—the fact would be at once made public. As a matter of fact, there have been no cases of loss of postal matter by the Department for a great number of years: and in the present case the fault obviously did not lie with our postal authorities.

At the general election the Premier secured an overwhelming victory of more than 3000 votes, over his opponent (who, as was made clear, stood merely in older to secure that there should be a poll). One would imagine that such a'triumph would incline even the Premie's heart to generosity, butsuch is far from being the case. Indeed, from remarks made by him at a Hok-itika banquet, he has a grievance against his opponent. His reference to the subject is thus reported in the West Coast Times: — This was the first opportunity he had had for personally thanking them for the unanimous confidence they had shown in him at the recent election, and he did so heartily. They had given him what was possibly ;t record majority of over 3000 votes over a gentleman whose name they scarcely remembered at present. No one has seen this opponent of his; they had not even seen a photo, of him. and all ho would say was that the 250 electors who voted for him, who hat' never seen him nor ever known him, would vote for— (A voice: "A Chinaman ") He did not wish to say anything unpleasant, but they would vote for anything. They had economical tendencies, and he could only term them ten,pounders, as they wished to save their £10. He had -nothing to say on this head, except that he would like to see his opponent, and probably would do so later on.