LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14223, 20 November 1909, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Si-earing at the opening of th« Aocl.' ? [and Horticultural Society's summer show yesterday afternoon, the Mayor of Auckland (Mr. C. D. Grey) said he was pleakep to notice a leading article in the. Hesaiji that morning, having reference to beantifying the city. The question had rJ ceived the serious consideration of him. ' self and previous Mayors, and so far a « he was concerned he would support any movement to make the vacant spots and' waste lands in the city places of beauty • He 'was sorry to say the children ■ were * not yet educated to protect and care for ' plantations and flower gardens. Albert Park was an example of what could.be done to beautify the city. He had conferred with the city engineer and part superintendent, but the latter, while approving of the scheme, from a beautify. tug point of view, considered it would be waste money. The people were not ecu.'. ! cated here as in San Francisco, where It was not considered necessary to have 1 fences to gardens. It would be useless . to spend money planting plots with, shrubs and flowers if the children, in-; eluding older children, were not educated' to take care of public property. To-day's Herald consists of 20 pages." To the' literary supplement Tohunga con-' tributes "The Canal of the Century,* Frank Morton " The Tyranny of Trousers,''.' ■ md G. W. S. Patterson "A Notable! Chinese Industry." W.B. continue* 'Where the' White ; Man Treads;" J. G.i Eaddow, "Social Problems;" Guy H.i Scholefield, "Confessions of a Colonial md James Drummond, F.L.&., F.Z.S.;! is' "Nature Notes." Continuations of the serials, "Gwynn of • Gwynn," '.'Seymour Charlton," and "The Will and the Way,"! ire given, while there are also includedLocal - Gossip, . chess; and draughts, ho'ase md fashion notee, and literary and -theatrical jottings. . , According to a statement by a prominent Aucklander, who recently, returned' from England,-the German policy of sub- ' ridising the big German ■ steamship lines' is having a- serious effect on British: ja-i terests. "The British steamship laws?: are not subsidised like the Gerrnan,vfhe. said, "and consequently have to compete with them on unequal terms. This, however, is not the only phase of the question. The British , merchant and workmen by the German subsidy scheme ; aft-' affected as well. The German saipowner-, with the subsidy he gets from the State, i\ is able to carry German goods a: a. cheaper rate than the Britisher, and - is : consequently able to pour them into the colonial market at a reduced figure. By,. purchasing these goods we are helping the . Germans to pay the excessive taxation " now demanded from them for the purpose of creating a navy to smash up our commerce. The. British merchant who ships his goods lon a foreign bottom in prefer-' snee to a British one, it will thus be. seen, is also preparing a rod. for his own back.' ..' '.■'-'.. ;■' ■,-, :W : V ':'v 7,'' n K l'-Vv^"i ! fe*v¥SV# I Mr. J. H. Bradney was presented with' a purse of sovereigns yesterday by thai ••': members of the New Zealand Shipowners'' Federation and others having shipping interests, . in recognition of the service* ai has rendered //the shipping communitjj - and the public .generally, as a member of the Auckland , Harbour Board. In making j the presentation, the chairman (Mr. T. H. j White) said the thanks of -.the'*.shipping.;." community were in an especial manner dne J to Mr. Bradney for the fearless advocacy of their just claims in respect to accommodation in the port. Messrs. C. Ran«m. ; I and E. Ford also spoke. Mr. Bradney, in . ] reply, said that the Board should not only . : encourage the shipbuilding . trade, but* should go further, and recommend the Go- ■. vernment to provide in the new Bill that harbour boards should be . empowered to I set aside part of their endowments for ship- i building purposes. If that were done, it* i would be found very soon the harbour boards would not have the right to lease any property, which, he regretted to say, was advocated by some members. j - ■ - .1..; I ■ ! A correspondent writes: —"With the i destruction of the Otahuhu railway sta-, j tion the question naturally arises as "to* the suitability of the present site for .* permanent railway station. That; '.by, district is growing in importance. is eyiV - denced by the fact that the Railway De- 1 partment has recently revised the timetable, and is now running- trains - to & 9 level crossing on the Mangere-Otanuhu,, Road. This is stated to be on account • of the new golf course, but although this ' may be of minor importance, the fact that there would be a likelihood of • the Mangere traffic being tapped should hs sufficient cause for the Department » consider the necessity for a station and siding at this place. . On the other hand, • with the advent of the abattoirs and probable future extension in this directiqa there is a growing need, for more sidings near the Westfield flag station. ' A ;S * between the Otahuhu and Westfield stations seems a desirable place for a re- ; manent Otahuhu station, with anottjer platform and siding with the necessary , stock loading facilities at the OtahannMangere crossing. - It .-.cannot be jjJL that the cost of moving the goods shed *■ Otahuhu would" be excessive, «'*¥,, an inexpensive item with iron buildup " The Christehurch Press' remarks:—" j Government House grounds are tait ?A ; the purpose of a new college, Aucfc . • -i University College will have a site jw- , ; the other university centres may en ... , There is really no sound reason wW . residence for the Governor should to MP up in Auckland,' and we do not W» more fitting purpose to which" the could be devoted than that proposed. ;, ;; A speaker at the annual meeting of . Patients and Prisoners' Aid a^f d 3. Dunedin gave his hearers a . criminals* idea of Honesty (rays .W Daily Times). By way of gauging notions of morality, certain s pnson . t ; r given 'Ms Honesty the Best an essay subject, One essayist *&*&;, that it was, and instanced two m _ foS .who, after following an evil c^ yhß . years, suddenly took to honesty- , * g came so honest that the httle bt^: ; which they purchased I*^l£' l &- tamers and others gave them tne dence. Soon it became v***™? yi large the budding wheremhone|^ . built up such prosperity, and *»* •„ I raised a loan of sevya thousand^ I bank and promudY decai»E?a^, ... ■

fse sudden death of Mrs*. Johanna Mary O'eoDttell Wright, of Newmarket, was the * Object of an inquiry by Mr. T. Gresham, city Coroner, yesterday. Florence Wright, 52. daughter, said her mother -was about 51. Sne appeared in her usual health shortly ~ before death. Dr. Aubin eaid deceased had been dead 10 minutes when he was called in A post-mortem showed that deceased iMered from fatty degeneration of the iieartj and the cause of death was syncope. fl verdict was returned in accordance with '■ <Uj;9 evidence. .'An inquest will be held to-day on the ■ 3 ea ttt"bf John Trimble, who died suddenly ■at'Eaet Tamaki. Deceased had been un- ■ well for about a week, and suddenly became • aioribund, and death ensued before the doctor arrived. It is suggested that worry over a legal matter may hare ■listened his death. - ' The, Taupiri Coal Mines had to close |;ia:Tdowh on Wednesday and Thursday owing "to" a shortage of railway trucks in which i S' "to despatch the output. The chairman 1 'of directors (Mr. E. W. Alison) informed i a- Herald representative yesterday that 'the supply of trucks has been greatly improved since the Hon. Mr. Millar became Minister for Railways, but within the last week or two the company had bfeen thrown behind with its orders. He • attributed this to the extra demand for -rolling stock for agricultural purposes, and for the conveyance of show exhibits |- from one part of the country to another. According to Mr. Alison a big trade in \' ■ .-Tanpiri coal is springing up all along the Main Trunk line. • - ■:■'.-'' * ' Up to 'the end of last week 37.15 in of I lain had been recorded in Auckland during the year 1909. The total rainfall for !. ISOB, was 44.21. This month is proving . .'somewhat more humid than the corresponding month of last year, as in 12 days 2.27 in of rain fell, as against 1.95 in in six . 'days for the whole of November, 1908. The following is a comparison of the rainI fall' for this year, so far as gone, with Wat of last year:— l9o9: January, 1.88; ' February, nil; March, 4.04; April, 1.20; jtfay, 4.72: June, 3.24; July, 5.46; ."August, 7.13; September, 3.53; October, \ j 3.68. 1908: January, .45; February, | !-54: Starch, 8.12; April, 3.37; May, 5.88; | Jane, 3.79; July, 5.63; . August, 3.78; I September, 2.19; October, 4.02; Novem'>ber, 1.95; December, 4.49. I •'Speaking to a Herald representative .yesterday with reference to his recent ivisit to England, Mr. C. V. Houghton, 'Auckland manager for the New- Zealand. Shipping Company, stated that while at Home he witnessed the launching of the company's - new- steamer Kuahine, of 12,000 j tons. "'She has," he said, " triple' expansion engines and twin screws, and is fitted up with the most np-to-date conveniences for passengers, including one-berth cabins. \ By practical men at Home it is considered that/she will be the most up-to-date boat on the Ne;>*Zealand trade, both as regards passenger and cargo accommodation. The .contractors, Messrs. Denny Bros., announced at the launching that they had (received instructions to build still another PP^^Ser' steamer for the company on JtJre most modern lines.'' Asked as to ♦whether it "was 'likely' that- ' the New 'Zea jlahd. Shipping •: Company ; would make jUfekland * its -. fin * port of departure in near future, Mr., Houghton stated that while this had been done on several in the past, the growing trade of Auckland was making itself felt, and , ■■'•■' >■ ■ ■ ■ ■■~,:*■ ever! better shaping facilities would be - presided by his company in the future. ' " • , - ... .• ; . • " The merchants at Home are beginning m ft© realise the advantages of the preferential treatment extended to British goods *|rfe-by these- oversea ' dominions," said> a | i jfi^P?" nent ' colonial, speaking to a Herald representative yeslerday. " While I was -in a London warehouse recently - I was ■-:■_■•,/■ urged to take goods of foreign origin as . cheaper than the British article, but when ' I explained to the salesman that to do so ; meant increasing the dues on "the ship- , ment by something like £15 without any apparent benefit to myself, he saw the point. " The consequence was that British j i -'-■"' •■ '''' »■•"'■' ~-'gooes were;ordered m preference to the j ■3or«gn article." ■":. J ' .' ■ " • The annual examinations for the Junior -^Hiyisionsof the Civil Service, and also for th> Auckland Education' Board . scholarships commence to-day at' the various cen- : "ll^^B. throughout the district. They will '•jMßtißue until Monday, November 29, '■$$, again on December 1 and 2. The combers of candidates at Auckland are 1*32 tor the. Civil Service and 547 for the Scholarship -examinations. • There are 66 ml fA respectively at Thames and varying 'numbers at Whangarei, Waihi, Hamilton, fauranga, Opotiki, Paparoa, Pukekohe,' Aratapu, and Waimate North. Iff«s&- chief supervisors at each centre will .1 direct the examinations, Mr. J. :S. ; Goodwin being "in charge at Auckland. . 'A rumour gained currency in Otahuhu, *i 3 caused considerable uneasiness, that "tier December 1 the Rotorua expresses •raald not. stop at Otahuhu station. On J#Hry from railway officials we learn that " % rumour is groundless. ■ ■The election' of a new Hospital and Charit»Ne Aid Board will be held'on Wednesday, Mthinst. . ( - - bolt occurred in Shortland-street 'at pout four p.m. yesterday. A cab horse Wss fright, careered down* Shortland-street, IsJ^NS^'? over * "spring cart and horse. jjs>B runaway then careered along the footbath by Messrs. L. D. Nathan's premises, fassmg under Sharland's verandah, and Wiving the footpath by the South British jWftier. It then crossed the road, and coilided with a telegraph pole opposite Mr. A- Banna's office. No one was injured, ps;Uhe horse was not hurt, but the cab WW considerably damaged. ':■ -\.,