LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13455, 4 June 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

■ ' ■ ~ m , ■ .< ' A Suez mail, which ; left; London on - April 26, arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Victoria. Personal Items and ;other interesting news from our London correspondent appear elsewhere in this issue.' 'The exhibits, in connection with , the sweated industries display v will ; arrive .; in Auckland il from 1 , the South . to-day. ■' ■ The local, Labour Department have had all ; the necessary; arrangements .made fori the display, the Council Chambers, and the ex!hibit will; be ready for the; official; opening by; the Mayor (Mr. "A; M. Myers)-, which takes place at half-past two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

The inauguration of the " motor car service" on the, Auckland to i Henderson section, which took place on Saturday, r -is likely, judging from the initial patronage, to prove successful. Four trips are run each "way daily, and ;' on Saturday 190 \ passengers -were conveyed, but it' shouldV not be long before the advantages of the service are more fully; availed of. Although the special carriage constructed is provided with accommodation for carrying its own motive power, a small engine is at 'present being used. If it is found necessary at any time to increase the \ accommodation' another carriage , can be easily attached. The vehicle at,present in use is capable of holding •72 passengers comfortably, "all of one class. It is anticipated that another carriage will soon be found' necessary on some of the trips, as a number of, the school children are expected to travel' by the new service, instead of having to wait for the usual twenty minutes to five p.m. train. Four trips; will be run each way to Avondale daily, two of: them as far as Henderson. Trains will leave Auckland at five minutes past eight a.m., ten Minutes toj twelve a.m., and five minutes to four p.m., and another, v will leave , Newmarket at twenty-two, minutes past nine l a.m., connecting at Newmarket with. the nine a.m. train from ; Auckland. . ; The twenty-two minutes past nine a.m. and ten minutes to twelve a.mi; trains will run to Henderson. The return trips .will be made from Henderson at -half-past ten a.m. and five minutes to one p.m., and from Avondale at a-quar-ter to nine a.m., seven minutes to eleven a.m.", eighteen minutes past one p.m., and twenty-two minutes to -v five p.m. The quarter to nine a.m. train from Avondale will connect, at Newmarket with the ten minutes past nine a.m. train for Auckland, and the other trains will arrive in Auckland at twenty-five minutes past eleven a.m., seven minutes to two p.m., and twenty-two minutes to six p.m. ' ~

Probate has been granted by Mr.' Justice Dennieion in 'the following estates of deceased persons : : Matilda Lavinia Gibbons (Mr. ' Jackson), Robert Cooper (Mr. • MeVeagh), Jane Manley (Mr. Tole), Allan, Edwin <• Coe (Mr. Clayton), Matilda Gaskill (Mr. Neumegen), Joseph Hanlon (Mr. Brock), Emma Hope, (Mr. ; Prendergast), Jane Raeburn Currie (Mr. Jack-son), Helen Stothert Crisp (Mr. Jackson); John George Ward (Mr. Walker), Sarah Ann ritawlinson (Mr. Quilliam), Manuel Ignaccio Scares (Mr. Calder), and Annie Doyle (Mr. Parr). Letters of administration have been granted in the estate of Agnes Audin, deceased (Mr. Jackson). * The daily • express train service from Frankton Junction to Taumarunui, connecting with the Auckland and Rotorua daily express trains, was resumed on . Saturflay by " the Railway Department, and will be continued. Instead of ; passengers on the King Country line only having three trains a week, they will now have six. The express leaving Auckland daily .at:, ten o'clock will connect at, Frankton, passengers reaching Taumarunui at ten minutes to 'seven o'clock each evening. The daily express from Taumarunui will leave at ten minutes past eight a.m., and connect with the express from Rotorua at Frankton, reaching 'Auckland at five o'clock.

The Auckland lUciog Crab', WW Meeting wa* continued at ElfcraJie ?<Z day, when the 23rd content for lie'fiS Northern B toepW took £* X ' iwere 11 starter* for the AT? land the fine race that rented brILTS' .eitetncnt to a high pitch. Victor* !«JS "with Mr. 8. Darragb's [Who achieved a weight-carry ingrLrd Kk ' tere, .1 .nay be remarked, won the' *£ race two year, back in the m 0 * colours. A full account of the raci be, found in another column. Since the milk supplier, of the Am* - land district determined on', the fnrmatW of an association of their own, the milk vendors of Auckland and suburb, have in rvugurateda society, called &&*sgj Milk Vendors Association." They pre pose holding their first general meeting Wednesday next, when que*! ions of import anco to the trade will bo brought, under discussion.. '■•-ii/S^M-

For some time past the proposal to «* tablish abattoirs at Ouchunga has been before' the Borough Council. -Recently Mr* : - - Daniel Neilson offered to provide a *it« 0 i three acres, erect the necessary buildings ; thereon, and allow .the Council to arrange V whatever terms they desired by ' way el paying for the same'. This offer wa» j». ferred to the Abattoirs Committee, wbaj it was decided that Mr. Xei'hbn be asked 2 to provide not less than six acres, pay tfo whole cost of 'abattoirs', and guarantee to indemnify the Council against any possible, loss that might be entailed. "Mr. NeuW after considering the recommendation, wTote last evening stating that he was prepaid to cany out the desire of the Council though it would be years More so large a, site was necessary. Further, as ho was the best judge.of what would be necessary, he thought that the plans and specifications should be left to him. These could be submitted to the Council, and then farwarded on to the Minister for Agriculture. After a short discussion, the -whole question was referred to the Council in committee. : ; ■: ■ ■• :' ; . ; ','< ■■{:■{ l' : ' It was decided at last night's meeting ol the Mount Albert Road Board, on the (suggestion of Mr." M. J.' Coyle, that a demitation from tho Board should wait upon the district, railways traffic manager (Mr. Waito) to ascertain whether, arrangements could be made for the new motor train on the Auck-land-Henderson route to. stop, at several of tho more ' importantcrossings for the'purpose of picking up-and setting down passengers. The chairman (Mr. M. McLean) said that he did not think the suggestion would be acted upon by the'. Department right away,- but if.the service were found to pay satisfactorily no doubt the train would stop ■where requited.

; The annual examinations-in theory in connection with the .Auckland section of the ': Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music were held iri'tho"Royal Albert Hall on Saturday. The number -of candidates compared very favourably with previous years, and the general arrangements, which were in the hands ■ of the supervisor, Mr. A. J. Edmiston, gave universal satisfaction; The examination papers will bo forwarded to London by the next mail, but the results will not made known for some months. .The local eecretary for the New Zealand International- .Exhibition . (Mr, W, R, Holmes) , has received th©" follpwinji information with; reference to additional; awards in connection with the New Zealand Exhibition :-rJohn Wilson and Co., Limited, gold medal for cement,* lime,' and.briqucttes; s New Zealand Portland. Cement; Company, (.old medal for collective exhibit of lime, cement, etc ; J. »T. Craig, 2uH medal for hydraulic lime; Mrs. Bcrntcker, )■■■'. Hobsonville, special award and gold medal for New, ■ Zealand-grown arrowroot. We published; in yesterday's issue a Copy of the circular addressed by the Wellington branch of the International Arbitration and Peace Association to the clergy of that city* suggesting that : special reference to tho opening of The Hague Conference should be made at the services on Sunday last. The Auckland branch is now bringing the ; matte* under the notice of the local clergy, with a view to reference being made to the Conference on Sunday next.

The machinery for the electric lighting plant in connection with the Auckland Cfcty Council's lighting scheme is expected to arrive shortly. As the date of closing the applications for a permanent electrical engineer has been extended, applications art v now. invited for the temporary appointment of resident electrical engineer, in order to supervise the erection of the machinery. Applications must be in by four o'clock on Wednesday, the ,12th mst.

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: A sudden death , occurred ', at Waitakere! v ; last week, a storekeeper named Alfred J., King collapsing while serving customers ,in his shop. Mr. King staggered for a few moments and then fell behind the counter, v death ensuing almost ;,' immediately. . Br* ;■ j Caiolan, from Avondale, was sent for, but r could only pronounce life extinct. The cause of death was heart failure. The deceased was well known and respected in the district. [ \ ' The little steamer Ida, which for some years', past baa' been engaged in the trade between Russell and Opua, has; been sold through the Ford Line, Limited, to Cap-;:. tain W. - E. s Allen, of Tairua. Captain Allen intends to use the steamer s for pas- ; . sender, cargo, and towing traffic between. Tairua and Mercury Bay, for which the steamer is admirably suited. The jockey B. Towers, who was thrown while riding in the Maiden Steeplechase at the Auckland Racing Club's Meeting on Saturday, is still in a semi-conscious condition at' the hospital The Fijian who was knocked down by a trawcar in Queen-street last Friday evening is recovering from his injuries. "" Surveyors are now busy with the subdivision of the Pourerc Black, Hawke's Bay, recently acquired by the Government - from Messrs. Nairn Brothers. The land, agricultural and pastoral, has been subdivided into seven sections, ranging in area from 257 acres to 465 acres, and will be opened lor selection in September next. The following was the state of His Majesty's prison, Auckland, for the week ending June 1: —On remand, seven males; , awaiting trial/three males; penal servitude (life), three males; hard labour, MS males, 18 females; imprisonment, two males; default of bail, one male; debtor*, one male; ■ received during the week, 26 males, one female; .discharged, 22 males, two females. Total in prison, 24C males, 118 females. . ■ " , ,

Five persons charged 7 with:drunkenness, and one with theft occupied the police ceils last evening.