LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15130, 22 October 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Canadian-Australian mail steamer £ealandia, which was • expected at Auckland this morning from Vancouver, via way ports, is running, considerably behind her schedule time, and in consequence wuTSiot arrive until after twelve o'clock to-night. The Zealandia did not leave Suva until six •■p.m. on Saturday last;-a dap-behind timetable date. The vessel's departure . for Sydney has been postponed until six p.m. to-morrow. • . The. cable steamer Iris, which has recently been thoroughly overhauled, will probably leave to lay.- the new cable from Sydney to Auckland on November 10. The material 'for the New Zealand end of the long wire was' landed here, by the steamer Pakeha, and the necessary fittings for.the Sydney end are expected to arrive at the Australian port during the second week of next month. It is not yet certain when the cable will be open for work, as there are a great many details to be attended to in connection with the removal of the Pacific Cable Board's station from Doubtless Bay to Auckland. A passenger from the South by the steamer Tarawera had a narrow escape from losing a portion of his luggage yesterday. A tin trunk belonging to him was addressed to Auckland, but on his arrival the passenger concerned found that the trunk had apparently disappeared. A search was made for the missing article, and" eventually it was discovered, in the ship's transon, the destination label having been obliterated and a Suva label substituted in its place. The fate of the luggage, had the passenger not discovered the trunk, is a matter for conjecture, but there is no doubt that the whole affair was an impudent attempt at theft. An alleged assault upon Constable Collins, while in the execution of his duty, formed, the subject of a charge preferred •against a young man named Harry Purdy, before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday. On the evening of August 24 the.constable was endeavouring to arrest a prisoner, a large crowd having gathered. While the constable was down he. received a kick on the hip from one of the bystanders. He did not see his assailant, but another man who had witnessed the struggle stated that he had seen the accused kick the officer. Yesterday, Purdy, who was defended by Mr. Allan Moody, stoutly, denied the charge. It was, pointed out that some time ago the accused had met with an extremely painful accident. Any attempt - on his part to kick anyone would be followed by dire "results to himself. The magistrate stated that there was. a, doubt about the matter, and the charge. would be dismissed. ■:.;• ■'■'■' •..' ■ • , ' An intending, passenger for Sydney by the .steamer Maheno last. evening was forced .to postpone his trip through sickness. He had gone aboard the vessel, the last warning-bell, had rung, and all was in • 'readiness for the steamer's departure, when he was suddenly stricken by an epileptic fit. He fell.to the deck and sustained a slight cut on the back of his head. He was carried,down the gangway and removed to his home by his friends, the steamer sailing without him. Further business will be transacted by the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Auckland to-day. Bishop Crossley will meet the lay-readers in" conference at the : Cathedral,library from 11 o'clock to 12.30 j o'clock, while .the usual afternoon sitting ! of the Synod will be opened at. 2.30 o'clock.! The evening sitting, during which . the election of the standing committee and the General, Synod representatives will take place, opens at 7.30 . o'clock to-night. General satisfaction is being expressed in the city with the new railway time-table, which comes into operation on November 1. Especially pleased is the travelling public with the new express, which will leave Auckland for Wellington daily a noon. It is i felt that this train will greatly improvo the somewhat tedious Main-Trunk journey ; owing to the fact that much more interest I H ht° Untry will- be pawed through to day-

" I should like to say nov l M very proud of being a Nfew 7J"* 1 PI the young New Zealaadeti S' l Mg met out, her, have seemed £* * **•» &■ virile, honourable men, an( m * to 'J*l"SH always spoke of New Zealand ; feß of the first quality," -1 centlv consecrated Bishop f7 ; -* «- #§ (Dr. Gore-Brown) in the cour se ri to the Anglican Synod at pr e t ! di « IB in Auckland. "So it has ■ been '!$■ great happiness to know that I wJr^=' r H remembered at the altars of Please accept my warmest thanks IB your kindness to me." . °f '%' .lf The education of mentally defecti- '•-. '« dren.is no longer a matter 0} C >J - *!■ the part of parents. The annual S'! "I presented to the Education Deparlmjr ' ■*? Mr. G. Bcnstead, principal of the scliS'. " at Otekaike, Oamaru, for training s dp- I fives, states:— the future all th ' children who by reason of their » tO*"'■% incapacity are unable to control tfc 1 own lives, and are also incapable of '*■ $ tributing to future human progress, <* ; even incapable of standing the str< ss 2 "I strain of present-day conditions, 'frill ' carefully trained to become u&'fttf: te i f bers of a colony where it is possible Jl brighten their lives and render them aW '" or less efficient workers, and so mske'V*l possible for them to offer a 1 of service in return for their '■ and maintenance. The fundamental pon* * in this scheme is prevention: We can'to I justly proud in this young country, tk'. I the Legislature has taken this ; bold sty | of ensuring the detention of all (]»» ■, I feeble-minded children whose liberty- wotiM' I be a menace to the well-being of the net I '■ . . -rr" j The site controversy has resulted in'twjl''. i more properties b»ing offered to AuckLj,- I University College Council as : J| lege grounds. One, comprising six acrdjii : | in Mountain or Firth's Road, Mount Edo. [1 close to the Xbyber Pass, tramline;-""Wj other, which was glowingly described ™ £| a letter read at a meeting.of the Coifed 11 Council yesterday, is at Tamaki West, «! $1 is 45 acres in extent. The owner writes I « of it as providing- ample room,for a col- ill lege and for plenty o! professors'' hcrau, '"§ and as being sown down in new. grassi.lt is close to the Kohimarama beach,' 1 its only drawbackits distance from to*» e —would soon be got over as the trams xA '[ trains would soon be running there.; % If letter was received, but without {area, i and the Hon. J. A. Tote suggested that * the college had better be built on the top 1 of the Three Kings. It would be; ivgfe • 1 education there. ' '.''£:'■'■*'.s '-' : - • : -': . 1 The position of Mount Euen- with regaiC f to the Parliamentary electoral district ,y\\ l '-! referred to in- a letter read at -a mesd % of the Mount Eden Borough Council last -M night. "At present," said the writer, Mr.- I J. Clare, "Mount Eden is split up aaonia f Grey Lynn, Parnell, Manukau. Edcn~| § not another—none of .them having|fcj;j| potentiality of Mount Eden alone, and t« we are really not recognised ;atvali|f||| was decided to inform ;the. writer ; that' ft, p ! was outside the council's province; to ! dai ;J with the matter, but tha'; it realise!'j§jiv-i| force of his remarks, and would' make- 1 * -M presentations to the Boundary Ccmmii< m signers. ' -.-.:- = -+ - •l| .. The mail. clerks on the postal Tansjj|j-.S tached to express ; trains have not the m easiest of duties at any time, but while m the landslip trouble was delaying lbs & 11 Trunk lines their work was very hard c vl deed v During the past fortnight ana \ magnificent performances were put" aj ,Vj|, ll the clerks in handling the mails betww:J| Wellington and Auckland.- Espeeisih 1 meritorious is the. performance 'of ftY-|| postal employees'when the heavy-jT*i!s & had to , be : trahsfei : red' T from one train-to M the connecting one a- mile or eof.awfj >;,|| Once during the interrupted penod '.h j clerks who brought the mail-van. from.-WtJ..'l lington went without sleep for three JDsk *?] in 'order to keep the mails as far is-pj'S sible up to time. Passengers who m' ffi the men working strenuously < cany>S', i huge hampers and heavy bags':«jamirS praise sufficiently the efforts by wii£. J! the public were saved a great deal (if & §| lay in the receipt and transmission 'i U their letters and.papers. , „,L",*w There -were 67. boys in the Eciiooj ii M Otekaike, Oamaru. for. the training of m f j;'§ tal defecd-ives, on March 31 last—an iiv crease of 20 since March- 31, 1911. DaA? the year 25 children were admitted tow j| school. Of the 67 in residence, 33 are fl| | the North Island, and 34 from, tbe^SW|g| Island. The admissions according tow* tality show that six were high-grade ca«, a 11 were in .the middle-grade, and eight,«tf-1 in the low-grade. " "' *!, " 'Jf A letter has been -forwarded to the d clerk of Newmarket by Mr. F.'-w- i Lang, M.P., vvith reference to-^K*^ posal that the Main Trunk expresses dg ; | make Newmarket a stopping plaw?<)3«».g outward and inward journeys."states that he is in entire the movement, and' he encloses I which he received from the. | Railways (Hon. W. H. Hemes). ■ • J latter states that he has instructed ;« ; Railway Department to report ajcil *»\: : i proposal, which will receive his exr«« { consideration. Yesterday Uie-town tl?» (Mr. L. Buißson) telegraphed as ?<JI«jJthe Minister: " Resolutions have *: _. passed by the Epsom, Onehunga, f«-.-,;. Albert, and One-tree Hill Boards strong', , j favouring proposal that Main presses should stop at Newmarket, net $ ways, and my Council trusts you .will P" ,; the proposal your early consideration. . , Should Greater Auckland include & .< Mount Eden borough? The matter *** „■ fore the Mount Eden Council atita aw»«. ; , last night when Mr. J. Davis m 0 the council should affirm the deafflW,-' of including Mount Eden in Greater Av j. .? land. There was no seconder to + motion, and it lapsed in consequence, The retention of the name E*b&J Road was -the subject-of a pehjw pj eented to the Mount Eden BorcwghW* ' J at its meeting last night. It was AW* ?. : to inform the petitioners that th ; was too late as the council had. by sp.£ order, altered the name .of th<» •" D? "" ... question. - {. - - Rapid progress is being made wit ■«. construction work on the site of th*B AJ, v. i land Exhibition. The work is being %' : by day labour , under ■ the auperwj? ' , Mr. A. Pearce; and at present prep, . . Hons are being made for the isstahatttt; - »_ machinery for use in. the' erectioa;ot - building. A motor and w^^ f , ' machinery are being lent to the exb»« | ' > authorities by Messrs. Leylaad, " J) '-j Turnbull and Jones, and -John fChtff and Son, and the plant will : pro»-.* ' ; in running order in a, few. days. ;.; ' fj* The bankruptcy of Mrs. Elizabethlg; ley, ol' Epsom, a widow, is to be ttVf** fe 'gated before the official » sii ß fl **s^j i . morrow aEtornoon. Her ||jll|f| creditors claim a total of while £215 is due to a creditor who JM j security over a property wOTtt, ' dr t ,, Other liabilities, consisting. of W.Ws> total ;B4 19s 9d, making a total **&*■ ' (1 ,,. debt, of £495 14s 2d. Tli»;<«| eluding the surplus of £17 from t» curity of the only secured *-Vs^f|j 'to £161 5s Bd. The deficiency ■* , estate is £334,8s 6d. The m-£ 1 cured, creditors is unusuaHy . estate of such small magnitude, "Mm ffl .named as claiming sums ranging - M a j§w shillings to £75. ( ; , m