LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A GOOD deal of the litigation at the civil courts is undoubtedly caused through there being no definite or written agreements of contracts entered into, and presiding magistrates have frequently urged more attention being given to written agreements. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., again drew attention to this question. He said, he would urge, as be had. done over and over again, that business men should have their business done in writing. The lack of this (safeguard caused a lot, of trouble. .After years, memory became weak, and people forgot what was said, and it made it difficult for him, or anyone presiding, to know whether he was doing justice between the parties. If agreements were put in writing, and books properly kept, a. good deal of expense in litigation would be saved.

The mail steamer Sierra, with Sir Joseph Ward and party on board, left Honolulu for Pago Pago and Auckland on the evening of July 11. The Sierra is making contract time so far on her -voyage, and should reach Auckland oil the evening of July 30. ... ■.',■;,:;'.'

To-day's Herald consists of 18 pages. It includes sporting notes by Phaeton, and athletic notes by Lynx and a great variety of other matter. In the .Supplement will be found special articles as follows: The Making of Greatness, by Tohunga; Why and How the Maori Loved War, by W. 8., Te Ktfiti; Warriors at Peace, by Qui Vive; Our Unpreparedness, by On Guard ; and the First Supreme Court in New Zealand, by E. ( M. Dunlop. The serial stories, Fate's Beggar Maid, The ■ Yellow Hunchback, and The Invasion of 1910, are continued. There are also humorous cartoons, and'all the usual features.

; The trustees of the Auckland Savings Bank intend to arrange for a local Bill being introduced in Parliament in the forthcoming session authorising ■-'theu> to make a special donation-.of £10,000 out of the bank's accumulated profits.to the Education Board of. Auckland. The donation is for the specific purpose of assisting the Board in erecting a suitable building for carrying on the work of the Technical College. An advertisement in to-day's issue says a copy of the Bill has been deposited at the Magistrate's Court, .''.•■, ■.'-.-• ;, - .'>■■>'

A rather serious accident happened yes-; terday at Calliope Dock, Devonport, It appears that while men were engaged in repairing the Navua, a- propeller was attached to a sling, and a chain link connected with a, pulley breaking, the pro-' peller fell. Something the propeller struck knocked a man named John McCartney down oh tc the ( concrete bottom of the dock, and a. trestle fell on him, -fracturing his collarbone and breaking '; some- of bis ribs. In the fall '.-McCartney; 1 had injured is back. He is also suffering from, internal injuries. Dr. Bennett was sent for, and on hit arrival ordered McCartney's removal li» the hospital. On inquiry at the hospital, we ascertained that McCartney's '< condition was serious, one rib having -.'pferc-. j ed the lung. |

' > An auanrlfni, wW5i iret*'wry-Mwfjr &itJupl|K occurred here on Tuesday last" (write* iffiMSi U»(tg»rrt correspondent!. Mr. Morpeth * |i local storekeeper, wanted to apt % how* ■ : '.'-1 across » river, which,..was in Jk.«<J; «jrnj fc* T decided to . uwiui aero**, taking the cad 0 >■ ■ the hnr*>'* tether row with him; but so'*, ' ~ - net. to be encumber »1 vrixu it in hi* hsuvt he made- it fast to erne of his feci, jod-n.n z ■:." that it would be long; enough to reach to ;<?- opposite bank. Ho it would have been !■„> J fee been able to go straight across.,, {,»% >~ ■hud miscalculated the strength of th» <:*■,-,. rent, and soon found hinwelf with the rope at full stretch going down tho river, - flf i the water .rushing; over him. .. A {'-«- ih . mtnta more and he would h*vn Wn dro^jjivV';,'? c<l, but.be managed to seize a. small twig I that grew from the harts, *nd held tin* /'; ' I help reached him..' .v :'•■.. V^'S^lft ! About- oik* o'cbuk on Friday morning % fire broke out in the residence of Mr. C. 0. '■} Phair, of Clattd*lan<fc (writes oar Hamilton , correspondent J. It is stated that there fcs4 ,';.■' been no tire in the house after fear o'clock fin the afternoon. Mr. Phah* wan awakened A' by a voting man who slept on the premise At that time his bedroom was full of smck*. >A; After leaving the room be returned and be- <} : \ came overpowered, but the young man wh-t ' gave the alarm pulled him out. The hour* "insured for £550, and there was an m surance on tbe furniture, hut the amount is not at present ascertainable. * ""f^ A meeting of the chairmen and .-secretaries of the election committees of Mr. <v G. Fowlds, M.H.8,, whs held last evening. v|fl It was arranged to give Mr. Fowlds * % public welcome home and to invite liij - - friends and supporters to meet him »t -'".' St. ..George's.Hall. There will ho several speakers. The meeting will probably He ;SI held on July 31. . M'if Operations in connection with the. under- ,!'■';" pinning of the Harbour Board buildings have 'advanced a further stage, wort liaring been commenced beneath the main portion of the building, A shall hm *•»* ** ,been sunk to a depth of about l?ft, from which a tunnel has been cut, to enable the workmen to replace the decayed portions of the piles, at water-level, with hardwood 7 piles and concrete filling**. '■;■ In connection with the Labour Day tiemonsslration to ho held on October 16, the V; following officers have been elected Mr-*rp| Brookes,-'-chairman; Mr. Derrick, vice, chairman; Mr. Gcorgo Davis, sicrctftry; Mr. J. Fa wens, treasurer; and Mr V. C. ' Webb, assistant secretary. . ■' * A pleasing ceremony took i>wre at the Ouehunga -.public school yesterday afternoon, when Corpora! W. Friar, of the 'II Onehunga school cadet corps wfc» presented with the silver medal awarded to the iM best shot in the Auckland educational dis- -.'J. trict. He won the medal with 85 points ■.'■ out of a possible 84, competing with boys considerably his senior, his age being onlv 12 years. The Mayor {Mr. John Howe), iii making the .''presentation, congratulated OorporM Friar on carrying oil the medal from so many competitor.". The head- - master, .Mr. W. Mcintosh, said it Was rf - good thing for every bin to leant how to defend the land of his birth. A number ' of, the Onehunga school cadets intend to take advantage of the invitation of the Government to attend (he cadft encamp- • inent at Christciuucli, during the Exhibi- ' lion. The fee for scholars is Ids each, and ''■; for officers, £1, A doctor will lawonjjwny - tire corps, and it is promised that erei'v care will bo token of the lad*.'" An old identity, in the peis'jn of Mr. J. T. Smith, passed, away at his 'residence, - » Pukekoho Uaat, recently, at the njjo of 76 ''■■•' years. The late, Mr. Smith, wh» was, l native of Kent, .England, came out;to Mel- ' bourne in the early fifties, where!ho was s| married and lived for, some years, [coming . 1 on to Auckland in Starch, 1859. Shortly ', I afterwards, together with several relatives, ■ 1 he took up la.nd in the Bazorbiifik <jistrict, and. commenced the arduous task of clearing a home in the dense forest. When the Waikato war broke out. in 1863, he, with the majority of the settlers and their families, had 'to leave his home,' and ' seek , refuge m Auckland, where he stayed for p some 2£ years. Returning to his laid. as ¥o?, soon as the danger was past, he continued ' to xadde there until a few years ago. When, failing health compelled- him to retire from ■" I active work, ho dime to tho Puktbhe ' district,' where he lived until the litre d \ his death. He leaves a widow and grown* up family of four sons and four dauglistn, I also a number of grandchildren. ' I Our Kaifaia respondent state thtl a t\ perioiiK accident happened to man named -I Kerf, mate of the schooner May Howirtl, ' 1 which anchored in Ahipara Bay on 'i'le*day, July 10, sheltering from the storay ' weather. On Wednesday morning, whils'i hauling. up the anchor, the mate's arm \m ' drawn in the cogs of the winch, with tie remit that it was badly crushed.' Tie ■. I schooner signalled for help, and Messrs. f 'ihos. Houston, John flcid, and P. Orene I launched a whaleboat, but unfortunately it / r got swamped in the surf, and was too dam- 'tj aged to put to sea again. When the m* J: moderated the. schooner's boat brought th» $ injured man ashore. Dr. Hoi» was »mt I ; for, and on arriving at Mr.'Houston's mi- t if denoe, Ahipara, where the unfortunate man 1 bad been taken, he decided that it w«s fc necessary to amputate the arm, which was , I done. ■:. •.;■ - ■■.■^■■■^^mMM u At St. Mary's Cathedral, Parnell, to-mcr-,, • ,'; : : row evening, the Anglican Bishop of Auel- '-i land (Dr. Neligan) will license Mr. T. H. 1 Marshall as Missions to Seamen worker in ;;| the port of Auckland, and will also pre*el» ■ I the sermon. Mr. Marshall has been accept- & ed both by the London and the Auckland t (* committees of the Missions to SeamW,' H* I is a trained lay worker from England, and i has had experience both in Cardiff and Lot;-' 1 don. He is a thorough athlete, and li»» ■. I been sufficiently long in New Zealand to 1 have obtained a good practical knovledjre =■/ of the conditions of life in the colony. 1 Mr. Horace Hunt gave his firs; organ re- s S cital in St, John's Church, W«lEngton, on g Tuesday evening last, and created a very |j favourable impression. The £vming P«t - ~'\ says:—Friends of Mr. Hora-js Hunt pi - ~ phesy confidently that he will make his | mark in the world of music. ff« is young, | but much study has been crowded into a his life. He began with hie litter, Mr. I Lesile Hunt, and continued aider Mr. i Maughan liaroett. The degree of Mas. | Bac, for which he has recently passed the - fe final examination, shows that '.he artist \ 'f. has not studied in vain. Last;night '-- :| ' l gave his first public organ redid at St. ' '' John's Church with a programmr calculat* -'' ed to put his powers to a severe test. The | yomig musician proved that he ii we'd os 1 the way to fulfil the expectation of his |[ admirers. Bach's toccata and fa roe is & 3 Minor wa,s among the numbers, and m - 1 this difficult piece Mr. Hunt cle«ri,«' >»* ,1 t-erj)reled the intricate movement!. Per* l haps the'best of his jwrtormames f iS l vf' Guilmant's -"-Marche Funebie et IW« J Seraphiqiie." _ ''.V-Li'l <■, A farm -.if 351 acres, situated at V.iiuktf. W has recently changed lands at £16 ,et 1 acre, the purchaser being Mr. J. ila^ w . T * , M brother of the Leader of the Oppoebioj| ,il | The occupants «l the iwlico cell to*- .jJ I evening were sis per.-or.> charge* *'•'■' ■M j drunkenness, uud one with damaghsf P |W " '~' II