LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14218, 15 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A delay of a-quarter "of an hour iw\is occasioned to ' the ' north-bound j* Main Trunk express at Whangarata; early yesterday morning. The official in charge of the tablet at Pukekohe had, it is stated, fallen asleep, and so * temporarily dislocated the signalling system. However, after the guard got the signal. "all clear" the express proceeded' onward and reached Auckland on time:

- A young man named P. • Kelly while alighting from ; a;; tramcar at Fort-street at : . about . 8.30 : last, evening -:>_ missed ) his footing, and, falling.;; on the pavement, sustained an injury ,to - his t ribs.' First aid was ; rendered ■by Mr. H.'; Wiles, chemist, and the , youngv man, who- had , just returned * from a : yachting s trip, .was ; able to leave for his home.

; About two o'clock, yesterday, afternoon Messrs. Robertson Bros.' general store and the private dwelling of Mr. Robertson at' Clevedon, Southern Wairoa, J wev«s totally destroyed by fire. - The premises were insured in the 'Guardian office*, but the loss sustained by Messrs. Robertsi.a is severe. . Mr. Robertson was away .for. a drive at the timo, and the origin of the fire, is unknown. ,

In , accordance with ' a promise vmade while in New Zealand to give r£2oo to charities, Madame • Melba . has" : forwarded to the \ Mayor 'of ] Auckland and the Mayors of three other centres cheques for £50 for charitable purposes.

The Auckland Racing i Club's Spring Meeting was brought to a successful con-; elusion at Ellerslie on Saturday aftoin»ui During the ' running "of the opening event, .the 7.; Hunters''; Steeplechase, the-horses Pleiades, Laddie, and Cutler, fell, but : their riders, Messrs. Matthews/ A. ■ C. Selby, and Taylor, fortunately escaped with a shaking each. In the Maiden Hurdle race," St. Maria fell two fences from ■;: home, while }: Landlock came down at the last obstacle. Both riders were named ■ Percival...; .They got off ; with a bruising and shaking.

■ : In to-day's issue the second instalment of the fascinating new serial, " The Will and the Way," by Bernard Capes, is published, and a complete * synopsis' of the opening chapters,;' which were published on Saturday, will % enable anyone who missed the first instalment to pick up the thread of this delightful story. " The Will and the Way" is a powerful presentation of , dramatic scenes and episodes, and ' provides most ' interesting "reading from start to finish. ,"

The Union Company's steamer ;. Corinria arrived at Onehunga on '.<Saturday with a general - cargo, - after ' discharging ■-• which she took on board the record; shipment of 18,459 boxes of "utter for transhipment at Wellington or. Home. The usual'} fortnightly shipment of cheese was not taken away. by the Cofinna this time, but was taken .south ;by the' Rosamond last Friday. It- amounted to 514 crates. .

I ' The Auckland' Freezing. Coiapau 1 ; tends commencing killing? lambs ! 1 cember 1. It is stated that the\ ■I ' pects for the season .are! even m v? 1 f , raising than last year, though' t v P - § an exceptionally good season -£> t which 90,000 lambs were p*/J*s I The freezing season will not b> J? *: swing until January, however. Th -- > pany is at present fully occupied V*** '- paring t beef for export. All the P * si able killing space is taken up J7*J; I , head of cattle are put through A*? 1 . The market for beef at present i% • firm, and the shipment for the" W'* j market is fully booked. .-"' <l *. , , |. ' -"< ,■ I, : Seven years ago last July Sister /V;. ' ! was placed in charge of Mrs. (w7 I Children's Home in Pamell. It, - *?'' $ day of small things; the home Was V 1 a cottage, and the difficulties in the *" of development were very ~ great. • i' marvellous way the heme expanded f° * "' a cottage in Brighton Road to ife'S* \ Church of England grammar $ buildings in Ayr-street, But{flft*!k * turn became insufficient, and the^CoHT 1 ■ Boys* Institute in Richmond Road' pj 9 ; sonby, was rented from last June"' J* j to enable this splendid work for destifll children to be efficiently carried' on.Vftlf I the insecurity of tenure in 'a ' reiity I ; building made the collapse of SI work almost inevitable, if th ft n'. I irises changed owners, » and ■. l «» pre. ' nfises changed owners, and.-only i | week three gentlemen stepped in d „j tl ! have purchased the premises - from the " | Costley trustees, so as to give the, 1 i security of tenure. They have & themselves responsible for the §" j money, £3850, and Sister Cecilia earajst. I : ly asks the charitable public for assist I, j tance to defray this heavy liability, a& •' | enable the good work of the home" to bo carried on in the splendid brick buudiaa ' now purchased, without the unpeduiM* $ of a crushing debt. The purchasers |f I the property are forming a n?w Train $ \ Board for the future control and rcuii I J agernent of the home, and the first me|. bers are the Bishop of Auckland',' th*' " j Archdeacon of Auckland, and the vicar of the cathedral. -. r ' . ';V | i. | There are 6trong reasons {says ottf i Dargaville correspondent) for belfftip 1 that the outbreak of fire discovered '\wg) 1 Kennedy's boot shop, on Friday night was '•] the work of an incendiary. The police have the matter in hand. • ' 'M • The members of the Northcote Bowrag£ I Council paid a visit of inspection to |k ! i borough waterworks on Saturday 'aftaij i noon. They were accompanied by ibei f town clerk (Mr. C. A. Cawkwell) and! Mr. H. Munro Wilson, the vatarwona construction engineer. The pumping! '-_ station and plant at Lake Takapuna wis* found to.be in excellent order.' -The en- jj| gine, which is worked by suction g&Syaai capable of pumping 26,000 gallons p# f hour into the Northcote reservoir: (which i lias a capacity of 110.000 gallon.?) worked smoothly, and the councillors were thoroughly .satisfied with the compact efficient nature of this plant, which hu' now been in , operation for three vain! e| A visit was also paid to the Deyoajrorii .'•', pumping station. During the afternoon; ; the councillors partook of refreiihmenti, which had been provided by the Maydtf , ; (Mr. Cadness). •...-.; ■- ; The H6bson Acclimatisation '.Soci'etyiiai c(says our Northern Wairoa correspond®!) % reason to be satisfied with its efforts in ','c stocking, creeks and lakes with trout,; 1' anglers report excellent . sport. - .Afiij*| % Kailki lakes fish are plentiful, and mlfy % have 'been caught which exceed -jTlfeai .'& weight. At the lakes behind Aratapaam 3 Kopuru same fine baskets have\beeit oft '.?■ tained, and local angle*:, intend • shortly; \. to test the Mang&kahia and Waiiu, V waters. The yearlings deposited in tilt 1 ':■ Mangonui are making good headway, as' ;.• also are 30,000 more fry recently - liberated , : ; in the Kaihu stream. "$ The direct liner Turakina, which iid» ; 'i at Wellington to-morrow, brings a snuß ',? contingent of assisted 'immigrants, -22 in f all, comprising,nine men, 10 women, aJ three children under 12. The -High : Commissioner has approved" \l2 adulW ; :: and the rest pi the , contingent '4 adults and three children) were hominttedi by relatives in ; New Zealand. ' Tbere.CTt m \y < , , , • ~ $ four farmers, two farm labourers, . ui' five domestics. The capital brought by , ; those approved by the High CormnwsioiN. ■'■. varies from £400 to £25. The Turakina has 32 first-class passengers, '. 53 rt 1 .: cohd,. and ■ 102 - third : total 267. . :-S / - " The Maoris who are showing st the i New York' Hippodrome have been inlay; i ing football, and the results have not beta pleasant to their opponents. .'. While ■$ gaged in a k game, between a team of # W Maoris and;. the employees ofHhe'Hjppf | drome, John McMonigle, i of f Sheep'shM i'i Bay, was seriously injured.. McliloE^l J . was the Hippodrome quarter-back. i« j ■ the second half he attempted sa flying tackle • against Tuora, the' biggest, of rie , New 'Zealand native players, and -wis thrown heavily. • He was : unebwao.;* ? when picked up". Two other.- player* I .were slightly hurt in the game. ' | Reserved judgment will be giventy | Mr. Justice Edwards at the.',SuprenW | Court to-day at 11 a.m. in, connect with the appeal lodged by the Auckland ; Electric Tram Company ' at. thels ', civil sessions against the verdict ©£.-» }W in awarding the husband of the lata Mrs; ! Anna Horsnel!, who was killed at Q&. ' hunga, while alighting from a tram, £J* „ damages and costs. Mr. M.G-';.-.. Gregor appears for the plaintiff in ~; A action, and Mr! J. R. Reed for th©* I fendant company. • ' ■',»*: | The case in which A. E. Tver, a i** rupt, was charged with several breads |. of the Bankruptcy Act again came brf*» - Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., on | Mr. Cutten said he would not deatw* J the .'case ; summarily, becaflse )in the V* .# Court there was a difficulty about P** viding punishment peculiar to theo fT ' He thought it would be, W» for a judge of the . Supreme : -'og; to deal with the matter/ when e J§| ; I dant could then apply for his a! '"jjp I in bankruptcy, and, at the saa» «TO | the judge could review the whole etg | conduct prior to his bankruptcy- - case was therefore adjourned l,Jiin ," day, when it will be treated indicUWJ" A protest was raised by »-.*jft I Edwards during the hearing ot*. i cases at the Supreme Court on Satm . against the prohenes, of some coiffl« J , subpoena witnesses instead of , ■ affidavits. "I will not have m) | , taken up," said His Honor, <: °?-; » evidence that should bo proved » v 1j» davit,M ' • "-M I Members of the Auckland pity yI | purpose paying a ■■• visit; of ' uis^ lfof j» i |f the Nihotupu section of the .*2i & 1 on Wednesday next, leaving *> | | brake at eight a.m. x ' ' '..J. | J