NEWS In BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14391, 9 June 1910, Page 6

NEWS In BRIEF.

The ' newly-formed Wellington Art Club is housed! in a large brick buUding .at the > head of Bowen-street. - -" ■ f ; The Inspector-General for 'Hospitals, Dr. Valintine, 1 made,-, a thorough inspection of the Auckland Hospital yesterday,. ~i 3 ,,,. -| The tender of F. W. Wright has been accepted by the Department for.the erection of a post office at Frankton Junction. The amount tendered Was £1049, says a. Press Association wire. . . . . '■ .... Sneaking of the need for reform of the 'University system, Mr. Robert Lee (chairman! of the Wellington Education Board) | said a, man should be trained only, in j those subjects . ■ for- -which he had inclina- j tion, taste, and faculty. ■ ' j >..It is understood that tht Health Depart- j ment is ' considering the ■ advisablenees of establishing special clinics at the hospitals' in the four-chief centres, with a view to -.' detecting tuberculosis in its; early ; stages. 'i&l Special attention is being given to the ' pro- J cedure necessary to arrest; consumption' in its early stages. - Two ladies who were seeing a mutual V . friend off on the steamerfrom. Wellington ' to Lyttelton the other day. were- so iu- v ..';'.' tent in their conversation that ; they • did not heed the steward's warning cry of >'• : :<>. ■■ "Any more ' for ; the ~ shore?" '■'■■■ and ; only- ; '■>."- realised '-> their position -when the steamer ; was. well away from the wharf." They had . ' to make the journey to Lyttelton. '. v Speaking at . the opening of the Wel- "_."-.".; lington Art Club, Sir Joseph Ward said •.that at one time it was considered that r to be an artist v a person " had to be in a -position similar to the characters depicted in "Laßoheme." Not so long ago it was -. ' v ooked upon as a great honour by the true irtist not to be able, to pay his way. Happily that day had.gone by. ~ . - Why did ancient Maori wood carvers give their figures on ty three fingers ? ■ This question came before the Wellington Philosophical Society the other day, when j Mr.- H- James 'said probably carvers gave :; three fingers because they knew no better, for he had noticed' that one of his own littler- children showed only three fingers; vheh. drawing the hands of human beings. In the course of an interview at Christ- : church yesterday, Mr. D. Buick, M.P. for Palmerston North, .expressed the opinion that there would not be 'anything of a parh-\; , ticularly startling nature to distinguish the -,•■■.,.: coming session of Parliament. . "In my short experience, however,'' said Mr. Buick, " it is always the unexpected that happens, and if the occasion does arise the Opposi- • : tion will be full of nVhtihg power." .To-night, in the Baptist Tabernacle, the final public ' meeting in connection with : the late united mission will be held.-: It'will iake the form of a great thanksgiving meeting. The mission choir will lead ; the ; ->';;;; musical portion ,of the service, «and Alexander'sihymns will: : be sung: The Revs. Knowles Kempton and Gray Dixon, Mr. J. .T. Leafe, and Mr. J. W., Stewart are ex- ?:••■; J ' pected to give, brief addressee. •:■ Mission converts are specially invited. Letters ' ,]" from Dr. Henry and those responsible for ■ the mission in Christchurch report very ;'large services in that city. A change to ~ ' a larger building lias had to be made, and each night, in spite of this, several hundred persons have to be refused admission, ''"' J , - . »,•■-, S^feja-;- ■#::■. ~'.'•■ .-■-•••• ■■■ . ■ ■.-'',.,.-.:.■•-•, .-:•■>. . . . . . f - ~..1iV- ..'.•-.'■ - &^o^m&';K-.:''■■■■C- :■. , .-.■-- f-V " ■ &M&.SSj*'tt-y-i?->y-...:.---- . ■ •-...■■ ■■■'■'.■: ■.-•.... •.- •. if 1 Jf