LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14300, 21 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A serious accident befell Mr. C. A. Redgrave, an accountant, of Wellington, at the North cote Ferry Tee, at 10.30 yesterday morning. He was leaving a ferry boat when he slipped and -fell on to the lower deck, striking his head against a projection. He was picked up in an unconscious condition, and conveyed to . the hospital, where it was found that he was suffering from concussion. of the brain. ,An operation was performed last, night, and hopes are entertained for the patient's recovery. Mr. Redgrave i§ on a visit to his parents, hie father, Mr. H. v J. Red- . grave, being an official of the Lands. Department, at Auckland. V "

An English mad, -which eama vi» fiaat, arrived from Sydney yesterday fay. the ia. Victoria. i Personal '■■ items and i other i*. teresting news matter from oar : ijj*ij%# correspondent -will be found elsewhere ™ this issue, together withHho;Mnal'bi^^i of Australian Items. ' ' >; ' t : Now that Judge Cooper's pretence- jfl required in other parts of the Domini«>o^i^ connection with Supremo Court mtfs£|4^ the remaining business of both■ the cinT and criminal sessions at Auckland. will J^V r completed by Mr. Justice Edwards. Tfcg.i latter has found it necessary at thVlto|li two sittings to have the assistance 'of £.-;■ other judge, owing to the increasing}' volume of Court business at this centre, i Some- criminal cares are to be dealt wftkrf; to : day, and at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow 6 ' civil sessions will be resumed. ' >'*'-"«- °t' When the Hon. Geo. Fowlds visits Onehunga he was shown over the water, works power-house and around r the./ springs, while the proposed ; drahttgt scheme and the urgent necessity for it» % completion were explained by the (Mr. John Rowe). The latter urged the 1 Minister to assist in securing, as • speedily as possible, under the State Advances Act, the £42,500 the poll for the carrying out of the drainage. It is understood that the Depart, ment intends dealing with all applications -• received for loans up to March 1, and • that after, granting the smaller advances H they will consider the larger Onehunga will, therefore, have to "wait for a week or two longer, but it -'« anti-v cipated that the amount will he .secured under the abovenamed Act, and the work ; proceeded with at an early date. ' ,- '. *. In connection with the claims of old soldiers for pensions, Mr. A.'> 1. Glower ?! M.P., states that Dr. Findlay has in- j formed him that at the .request of the Prime Minister he will at once go into ■'■'- the question. Within a fortnight, due .1 publicity will be given bo as to afford all :' old soldiers an opportunity to lodge their m claims before the ■ stipendiary, magistrate." ':',' Mr. Glover also states that Dr. Findfay '.■'- has advised him that in cases where old -A soldiers have no - money, the Government will pay: the necessary ' expenses of>;tt|. : -.; application, in accordance with a'i«n|||f tion passed by Parliament. - -_ v jaMßjHiljng .The fire brigade had a call shortly a^wp mid-day on Saturday, .to Messrs. Taklt'i ■' premises, Freeman's Bay, where somo riV bish had caught fire. : # The - names vJjßKjvi extinguished without any damage rn'tjW' been done. At about half-past ■ i Saturday evening % a small fire broke 'oat m in a' house in Hobson-street, whichwin' ' occupied by" a..- Mrs. Christian. N© J daa£'.' age was done. « ;*■ * - The Union Company's steamer Cormaii,J,! ; ; which arrived at Onehunga on •Saturday, brought. a large general , cargo. She left'?>* again yesterday morning, but instead of having her usual large quantity of butter, C only took South 10 boxes, the usual com* plement having been shipped from Ancfcv land side. Hauraki Gulf was practically, denude! of oysters before the industry was placed '£ . under the control of the Marine .Department, But arrangements are nor . b*mg made to have some of the old beds replanted. Present supplies come from the - 4 Bay of Islands and from Kaipara, andjjljjgi is anticipated that when the North land ; season opens ;on 3£ay_.'l "a "'f air 'lvaip^k^ I will bo forthcoming. In order that thi t: beds ; will :>nu.§"■•' be r depleted -of more that;. : ; a reasonable amount - each.- season, th»;.;.; Marine. Department is engaging 'men who can be trusted not to exceed the three bags a day limit imposed by the regulations. ■■■:," . .. „-. :' ? .-}..' Asked at Invi'rcargill whether ' there •; wag any likelihood of the Government.; subsidising the Union Company to put'.a sujfoble boat in tl»o ferry service; between Stewart Island and the Bluff during the busy season, Sir Joseph Ward replied in the negative, stating that in the' past the traffic had not been sufficient to war- ' rant expenditure in that direction. . The . Government' were ; not. in a position,. to „ give a subsidy for such a purpose, bej»use it would simply mean that a new J system would be established, and ; nuin ; ous applications from other parts of the ■ Dominion for similar subsidies would an- ~ ; mediately flow in. Desirous as he was to see an improved ferry connection be- £ tween Stewart Island and the mainland, the matter had necessarily to be regarded V by the possible results. ''■■■1.-V-"" ';. ■•* , .."'?.■' '.*'"' '-'•' '''■" ■'■■■ '-''■';•]•• ■■■' ■"' ■ ■"' ■'".'-■ ,'~ ! '.'/'. r* '•■'''Mt&'b • At the sale of the Waikare, at Invet* 1 cargill, there were about 50 business nun present. "Forty-five thousand lies there," •said the auctioneer, "and I have the very ' best" reasons for spying that the / vessel can be floated for only £2000. Not only, will the purchaser be buying this fine vessel, but ho will also have 600 tons of coal >'. and 40 tons of railway iron as welL" Bids commenced at £50, and rose in tens to £100. Mr. J. K. Jamieson {Invercargill) increased it to £150, and to £170, when Miller Bros. (Port Chalmers) bid: £160. The Port Chalmers firm increased '' their offer to £180, but Mr. Jamieson went up to £200, at which business re- .' mained at a standstill. "If ever any- • thing was thrown away," said the auc- : tioneer, "it ; as. the wreck Of the Wai- ; kare. ' For this-vessel to .change hands at £200 is. a disgrace to Southland," The wholesale quotations for butter and : eggs for the week ending February 26, " are as follows :—Butter (factory) Is o£d per lb, do. (fanners), 6id per lb,- eggs, Is 2d per dozen. : ■ .■" -.' • . ■.:■■'■'■'■"• ■■'■.".' ■■■■■!&-%■s . A party of local yachtsmen, who intended setting out from Auckland TfiS Saturday on a cruise to Northern ports, .' discovered that their yacht—the • Mahaki— 1 had been removed from her moorings in-; 3 Mechanics' Bay, where she had been left m on Friday night. They reported the' matter to the police, with the result that. 1 the craft was discovered some distance up.- : | the harbour, but minus all her crew's ft visions. No arrest has yet been made. '£ .■■[■ •■■■;••.'■-■•' ■'■■-V' '~.' -~';...'■':.■.;..•:.•.••■.'■••.. ■•>■ .;..;'•/■■■'"; ; ; ; ( SiJs ' Referring to the arrival of the P. and i?, 0. steamer at Auckland last week, the Wellington Evening Post tenders its con- ; -; gratulations to Auckland. "Ostensibly," it says, "the advent ;of the P. and \O. ] Company in our' ; waters is to encourage a | passenger traffic between New Zealand L || and Europe, and if; the results justify a r;| continuance of the service, Auckland can || prepare -; to " receive more congratulations. j J; Indeed, as the Piost favoured port,-- she j may now accept the ; felicitations of - her v sister by the sea, who also aims at en- "- couraging . a more : extensive deep-sea ; traffic. But Auckland, in this case, has . got the call over the capital, and we ara. 1 sure that, despite a more or less alleged : parochialness, Wellington can "genuinely M share in her rival's good fortune. Every S< day sees the Auckland wharves more busy,: 3 and her future in this respect cannot b« ,| doubted, especially when the Panama cut is accomplished.'*' . » \'-':V'|S '":'-■-.■ '■'■ ffij :-". ; ••■■.■.■■'.■-.- ■ *'-:: ■;■-/, ~:.^: . ", JH