LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13081, 22 January 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

The Cost ley Training Institute in Richmond Road was accorded the honour of a vice-regal visit on Saturday afternoon. His Excellency the Governor (accompanied by Lady Plunket, the Bon. Katlileen Plunket, and Captain the Hon. A. M. R. Bingham, A.D.C., arrived at three o'clock, and were received by Major Morrow (chairman of the trustees), Mr. C. J. Tunks (a trustee), the manager (Mr. H. Arnold), and the matron (Mrs. Arnold). A guard of honour, composed of a 6quad of boys, representing lancers, was also drawn up to receive the Governor. The boys went through the lancers' exercises in. the grounds, and another squad of boys with carbines gave an exhibition of physical drill. The whole of the boys afterwards went through a programme of club drill, dumb-bell, and other exercises in the gymnasium. After the building had been inspected, His Excellency addressed the boys, and expressed his pleasure at what he had seen of the institution, and its up-to-date appointments. Cheers were given by the boys for Their Excellencies, as the vice-regal carriage drove away. The trustees, staff, and the bovs wore ribbons of yellow and brown (the Governors colours), and the building was also decorated with flags in honour of th© visit.

The mail steamer Ventura, with the British mails of London date December 23, is due from San Francisco, Honolulu, and Pago Pago to-day. The Ventura leaves for Sydney a few hours after arrivval.

A Suez mail, which left London on' December 15, arrived from. Sydney by the Mokoia yesterday. Personal notes and other interesting tews from our London correspondent will be found elsewhere in this issue.

To-day will be celebrated by loyal Swedes as the birthday of His Majesty the King of Sweden, who was 77 years of ago yesterday, having been born on January 21, 1829.

The Auckland representative cricketers returned from their Southern tour by the Manuka yesterday morning. A fair number of cricket enthusiasts assembled on the wharf, and the team was given a hearty reception. All the members of the team speak in high terms of the hospitality extended to them in each of the centres they have visited.

An elderly woman, named Mrs. Thomas Brown, met with a severe accident on Friday afternoon (writes our Cambridge correspondent). She was riding in a waggon on her husband's farm at Fencourt, a few miles from Cambridge, when the seat on which she was sitting slipped, causing her to be thrown heavily forward on to the swingletrees and shafts of the waggon. This startled the horses, but the driver managed to control them after a moment of two, and extricate Mrs. Brown from her perilous position. Dr. Butler was summoned, and on examination it was found that both legs and the bones of one hand had been broken. Exactly how the legs came to be broken is not yet stated, but apparently the front wheel of the waggon passed over them. The patient was removed to Victoria. House, for further. k treatment,

A .strong south-westerly wind prevailed on the west coast last Saturday, an< i { l liar was heavy in the afternoon. The s « Ohinemuri, Captain Grubb, left Onehuns for Whangape, but finding the bar n bad condition, it was deemed advisable to return to moorings. Yesterday a strong north-westerly wind blew, an the' bar was. in no better condition, and the Ohi>« muri sti!:: remained at the wharf. Sj, will clear for Whangape this morning* should the bar be practicable.

At an inquest at the Hob Roy Hotel, Freeman'.-, Hay, in connection with th* death of a young man named William Clues, who died on January 17, the coroner (Mr. T. Gresham), at the request of the jury, and by recommendation of the doctor, decided to dispense with the necessity for the jury'- viewing the bod? a* composition having set in. Or. Wine d.. posed to having been called to un Wednesday afternoon, finding that death had taken place half an hour h*for» The post-mortem examination showed thai quinsy, from wliicti deceased suffwid. U not. occasioned death, but that the cans* of death was rupture of a b!o<xl-v«s.i !a the pericardium. A verdict in accordant with the medical testimony was returned

Yesterday afternoon, between tour amd five o'clock, a little girl was found wandering along Queen-street by Mr. E. Hadrill The child having apparently lost her wav and being unable to give any intelligible answer to questions except to ask for "aunty," Mr. Hadrill look her to the Salvation Army barrack*, where one of the sisters kindly took charge of the <vaaderer. The matter was also reported to the police.

In the Parnell-Grafton cricket match played on the Auckland Domain on Saturday, several previous local records were broken. E. V. Sale, a, member of tbo Parnell senior team, scored 284- runs in about four hours. This establishes a record the previous best individual innings being 200, held by I). Hay. Sale and Robinson (who made 81, not out) put on 293 runs for the seventh wicket, which is also a record. Parnell's total of 411 for the loss of seven wickets is a record total for an afternoon's cricket in Auckland.

The acoustic properties of the Auckland Police Court are admittedly not at all good, and it is often very difficult to counsel and others to hea.T and to make themselves heard. Especially is this the case where witnesses are at all weak in speaking, and much time is lost in repetition. A couple of screens have been fixed to the root, and this has been of some assistance, but the Court is still far from good for hearing. Then, again, when a wind is blowing some of the windows rattle in their frames, and hearing is simply impossible while the wind lasts. Last week a solicitor sitting next to a brother solicitor could not hear some of the questions put to the witness by his friend, and repetitions had to be made. This is only one of many such instances.

The accommodation for prisoners at the Police Court was referred to on Saturday morning by Mr. Kettle, S.M. An elderly female prisoner, with an infant child in her arms, was charged with drunkenness; and on the case being dealt with she was put back into the room with the male prisoners. Mr. Kettle noticed this, and remarked, " Is there no other place to put that woman instead of there where all the others are (referring to the prisoners' room). Sub-In-spector Black: " No, that is the only provision made." The matter is certainly one that requires attention, but, in justice to the police audi others, it should be stated that there is only the one room for the prisoners.

A pleasing ceremony took place at the Onehunga Woollen Mil la last Friday afternoon, when Mr. C. Miller, the manager, was presented with a travelling bag and dressing case. The presentation was made by Mr. E. D. O. Foote, secretary to the company, on behalf of the employees. Mr. Foote briefly referred to the good feeling which had existed between Mr. Miller and the hands, and expressed the keen regret all felt at his approaching departure, having accepted the managership of the Parramatta Mills, near Sydney. Mr. Miller feelingly acknowledged the kind remarks made by Mr. Foote, and the tribute of esteem from the employees. Mr. Miller will leave for Sydney next, Monday.

A special meeting of the Waihi District High School Committee was held on Friday evening, to consider the Board's action in appointing a teacher other than the on« selected by the committee. Information was received from the Board as to the appointment of Mr. Wither as asssistact at the High School, and Mr. W. J. Moor as second assistant teacher of the primary school. The letter stated that the Board' had received the recommendation of the committee to appoint Mr. Gatland at second assistant. The same had been considered by the executive committee, and, after full consideration, the executive could not see its way to give effect to the wishes of the committee. Mr. Gatland did not hold a certificate of competency from th* Minister for Education, and, according to the express terms of section 57 of the Act, he was not eligible for appointment to any position for which a. certificated teacher could be obtained. After discussion it was resolved "That the committee enter a protest against the executive of the Board dealing with a matter of such importance, and expressing the opinion that the fall Board! was the only body legally entitled to deal with the question."

The Premier Picnic Committee has received a telegram from Mr. Seddon, stating that he intends to be present at the picnic at Motutapu. The function will be held this year on February 10, and judges of the various sports events have been selected as follows: —His Worship the Mayor (Mr. A. M. Myers), the Hon. E. Mitchelson, Messrs. F. E. Baume, A. Kidd, and C. H. Poole, M's.M.B., and Mr. P. M. Hansen.

That there is an etiquette of postcard* many cultured people do not recognise (says the Melbourne Argus). The latter often offend horribly when they send cards of places from other places. Thus Westminster Abbey loses all its interest when sent from Footscray, or a scene in the Alps is out of .latitude when underneath is written, " Meet me at Mullen's to-morrow; I want you to help me buy a hat," The postcard collector whose soul is really refined li* cards only of places where the sender is residing, or of places which the sender has seen. Comic cards are barred by the conservative. They are beneath contempt and an enthusiast, whose collection is considerable and ardour intense wept at the arrival from Russia of a card with a scarlet and blue tinsel actress on it. Poetcaro collectors are fax" more exacting than philatelists, for they only aak that ft letter should be posted from the visited country, but w satisfy the postcard collector distant viUa **f should be found out, and not one card, «» several, sent.

In the police cells last uight there were three persons charged with drunkenness* one charged with theft from a dwelling « Rofcorua, one airrested on a charge « threatening behaviour, and aaojhs^'fe*•** alleged indecent .act* . V