LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15138, 31 October 1912, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

An Australian -mail -reached by the ; steamer Maunganai yesterday motiving..-' The Auckland portion of : the mail will arrive by, the Main Trunk express this morning.-

The iProfessorial B&ifd-of the ; ;.A.scHanc. University College 'Anil incet this afternoon to select the Auckland candidate for the Rhodes, scholarship' for 1913. Per the past three years th? ultimata choice from the Dominion '•'•, candidates offering f. has fallen upon : Auckland stadsnts. , The list of New Zealand Bhode.9 scholars ; te' date is ,as '• follows:—1904, J. A.' lliomson (Otago}; 1905, P. W. Edoertson' (Victoria College, Wellington); i906 : .P..v ; A. Farqhahassoii (Otag<») j 130 V, .C. W.- Gilray (Otago) ; i 1908, S. M. (Auckland;; 1909, A, • MacDougall (Victoria^ College, Wellington); 1910, K. Sisam (Auckland); 1911, :A. G. Marshall (Auckland); 1912, A. Wallace (Auckland). ••

Besides the double express' service on. the Main Trunk line' there "will be many other changes in the- railway time-table from to-morrow. '■]' One of the main changes affecting country people is that the Auckland to Frankton train, which now leaves at 4.15 p.m. will leave at 4.25 p.m. As this train 1 is very largely patronised, its running a little later will make some difference, to; the-day in town spent •by manycountry visitors.. Effect- is given under, the new arrangements to the wish of the Huntlv residents. for a train on Saturday momngs tj Auckland. Tins will leave Huntly' for thecity at 5.20 a.m. Minor alterations . are also made on the other suburban lines to fit .with the double express. services. ...

.It is probable that an attempt will be made shortly to fly the Farman flying, machine which was imported by an Auckland syndicate last year. Mr. Claude Conturier, licensed aviator and a. pupil of the Wright Bros., recently arrived in : Auckland, and has . entered into negotiations with .the syndicate for the right :to fly the machine. He is sure that it is in proper

order and is confident that he will be. able to manage it successfully: It is-'also pos* sible that Mr. Couturier will arrange an extensive display of aviation,. to.take-place during the 'coming Auckland ' Exhibition.

An- unsuccessful attempts to break into the licensee's private Thames : Hotel was made between seven attd eight o'clock last Friday evening.-;, A sharp instrument appears to have/ been placed between the door and itejtrame near the lock, but the strength, of the latter foiled the would-be '-. intruder.. , ; Subsequently f. blacksmith's ; rasp, was^f pund; in : the comdor. ■ As the : attempt was made so openly and was. such ,a popp.; one it :is believed ihivt the incident may have been nothing, .mote -than a joke. -. f , „ /.. An amusing story comes from Onehunga. It appears; that, yesterday morning a well-dressed young man entered a local- tobacconist's. shop ■ and asked to :be gi^sn.two tins; of tobacco. The ; proprietor said,; ; " Certainly ; sir ;"-' and supplied \ the young- man -.with-- his wants. Thereupon the latter hastily made his exit. When pursued and captured the young man was asted none -too politely to pay. Ha replied that he had "asked for the :< tobacco to fee given" him, and; the tobacconist had acceded to his request. However on being pressed; the 7 ingenious' young ; man. paid the full'H-etail price for his- gift; of tobacco, and'was' then* allowed to depart. . •the president of ,the Auckland Exhibi- j tion Executive j,Mr.'G. Elliot) states that ijlhe Post and: Telegraph, Department has j intimated that it would be willing-to in- ; ;Btal- '■'&. automatic' post office at the*fortb> ; , coming Exhibition.. -It ■; would;; provide,. a' \ novel and Interesting exhibit, as the whole interior mechanism of the display; would be worked automatically. ; The department has also sought permission to: establish wireless apparatus -at }i ; the; Exhibition , Grounds, and the executive is prepared to place the two big towers on either' side j of the* main entrance to the Exhibition 'at j the v disposal of' the authorities for the pur'pose;'-'". 1 - V - .-''•.-'' -I-; ''■"■. : 7:Very .extensive; improvements are being made to Arney and Brighton Koads, and ; Arney.; Crescent, jßemuera. " The Remuera Road Board is carrying out; drainage and levelling works in these parte, «ad when complete the streets should be ideal ones. .The three roadu mentioned ; are . avenues traversing one of the main: residential ' porI tions of the district, arid the : pretty surroundings will have much more.effect when the channelling now in progress and; the regrading ot the :roads are complete. JhXW::-

Work in connection with,;the ejection of the huge . gas-holder which is being built i for the Auckland Gas' Company in Beresford-straet is progressing rapidly. The-fourteenth of the score of standards,; each about 100 ft high, ■ is - being > erected, and the tall steel lattica masts. ; laced to-; j gather with cross girders and braces, iaake a very imposing structure that will be -a very prominent landmark.' The gasI holder itself is telescopic, Jin three , sections, and most of, the huge steel vessel i has been put together and rivetted. : ; It is not yet prominent except from a short distance, as it is wholly sunk in the Auge concreted water-tank below the 3 ground level. A small army of workmen is engaged in building the gasometer, and. an extensive plant is used to help them. The most impressive of the tools in «se is a huge two-legged steel derrick, which towers higher than the. standards round the tank. It is used ; for hoisting the sections of the standards into place ' by means of powerful tackle and & steam winch. The derrick can be moved round the work on a circular railway, and a crane and some big wooden trucks also run on rails. The gaso- j meter, when complete, will be a very im- j posing apparatus. Its admirable"' dimensions will, however, be j little appreciated by & large number of neighbouring residents, who will find its ; prosaic outlines an inharmonious element in their outlook upon the city 'and the harbour.,

Proceedings- at * the Police Court "on Tuesday did not commence until 11 a.in;i instead of 10.30 a.m., the usual time. Yesterday the solicitors and Court officials were ■. kept waiting until .11.30 a.m.i a whole hour after » the Court should have commenced its" work. .:; ' The result was that an afternoon sitting was necessary,, as the business could not be transacted ■ by one o'clock. Yesterday's delay was due ■to a .lengthy juvenile case," in which a boy, 10 years of age, was charged with having thrown a stone whichhad broken a .window. After hearing the evidence,; the magistrate (Mr. F. V. Frazer S.M. discharged the lad, and ordered the ~ boy's father to pay costs amounting \i6 Ss. : ;

j - The first Greek to leave Auckland for j the purpose of returning to. the laud of his birth to defend it in time of'wjw/.'was a passenger by the ; Main- Trunk U expresu for Wellington, en . route for Athens, last 1 . | evening. The man iii question, who : bears the name of Policaffdriotis, 'is &' Greek naval reservist and for the past "two years has been in Auckland, engage'in the fishing trade. In all, there are about' ; 2oo Greeks in New Zealand, about 30of whom are at present in Auckland. They-' are raising funds among ■> themselves for , ! the purpose of • aiding their tc-auntrymen :• ini their struggles. ..'■ ■- ' ,

The '* complimentary U? I ' ' presented to /the .;^^« .-hen he makc , i„ H% capacity wiJ ] H £l£ n ;;; - % • I tores are concerned, a , '„,; v '^'%&:'' had been forward*] t.-> ft£ .T* 2 *-»*. land, and Ihei- ZVi a ifc' £ ( - : v j ( signed B bc# S: atili to J° ~;. , now being collected:^'fei^Sti|fi r that they can be iw cjfr*^ l e bookbinder to be attached £ .V" #' 3 ainated address. A * '*,%" 5 by Mr. Garland to tie £ M >'» t asking if November l&Wi \ *?jfa * e able date for tiie Sfflft'J 5 dress to him, Mr.' >««ev X%% a terday: . "I thmlr H^^ffff^ - very well," » tl.ai that «& t s A garded as definitely , f xii f ; | mony of presentation. ' , "^j*Bfi 1 . 'I j It is alwavs j nst & v . {at -night,that breaches oi.«r» • said Sub-Inspector Hej-drsv \- iy£*& ■; Court yesterday, during,the i charge of .disorderly „, wIl ~ - ££j* )r are numerous open places'aboit WavS e where men can go and settle' their j?* s fences without disturbing the &■$??? - on-, and where there are S | interfere.but they all seem fa Jjh s light m the streets." '•.'•'V>'s% ? ■ ' ;-% ' ',-.- ;. ' Adherents of. the Reform Vl wV ',i ? now the option of memberrhip" "Jfif r Auckland Eefovm Club, which t«k - a; its premises in ■ Wyndham-Btresi veyia ='■ >* The club, which is the first o6p|lpi s New Zealand, only asks from i) fi -Z?' 18 . r their allegiance to the Reform nam- 5 r its membership is unlimited l ti /,Cf a will be the home of the- Reform Iff Auckland, and besidea providing- * -2£ a convenient meeting-place and 4infoV.*2* ; for city members, they. I- a^S '■ able and welcome gatheringigrc^j:^country members of the part*- -..•■...■ ' „* "^t i An informant against a ma? <"'-.., - with forgery at the Police Coon 5 appeared and asked that the charver'ftUi ? be , withdraw*. The magistrate, %&$ c V.-Frazer, S.M., did not nwTtS&fi » request,. however, and.staled v'uafc" $'$ " a man set h. motion the machia-y« - law to deal with such charges.Mtheftitf i forgery the case should be head in £ . interests of the public. fletecUvfrifgeant Cox said that the majon'ty 3 formants in cases ' would like to' witS&j& J their .informations as ;=oon as the»r^ ? porty was refunded. * V y i The public swimming ba.hs in AH^ 3 street Customs-sin h; vo Jor w "g I been ray well patronised j thin '%£%£ i Bathers seem to prefer to taij thtir'jfc . from the several fkebeacfeini^|iS r of Auckland. The (-i.t-niKc of the'jjiujj I date batia at Shelly Beach," bowtKr'i! ; being looked to with interest by, rous swimmers who do not care to go t< the batiis already in eiistenco. 7 ' Tae-opert ' ing for the -preaaafc.:season of I i&~sjj£ baths at Mount-Eden wia:taie,'plaoft-^ . Saturday. The city engineer (Mr. %\. I Bush) has been instructed to puepar* p^« £ for the hot salt water batfo to ta feji { near the', Hobson-sttttel Whirls•'••i/Itjt'^ , cipated that theoß baths %«ill'b« cona^ '■ for the opening' of the swiminiiig^|^|«S I next summer. • /- j. There are indications that tttere'jni^M r heavy traffic from Wellington %,. m ; Christchurnh Carnival week (Itie^pif o'ir 6p€cial correspondent in .^jtfi^l^ ' Already th<» Union Compacj. is »^!^| numerous applicationf, for ba'.-thi/as", tj« ferry steamers. •■.. The ~': . JtoriwiivMH • went. south. last night, ..tooS^:;2§£> paifel , gers. The Pirim© Minister and : SmS of Parliament giajjOTaUywHl'jwtVSyj to,attend the carnival, bat a W.li» , Ik-i-s of sporting proclivitiefi may , on; 1 Friday night to "see the nw^'tti . : New Zealand : Cup.-'-.' .« *, JH ; ■ . The following additional , aubsa^tH^ have been received in coa.'aectio!t witi ' senior cadets' prize fund, the aßiffl^JH* vionsly acknowledged being £2lß:fij .SJ^ Collected by Mrs. F. Ricbaids"(«i ! kana)- Is; Blrit: IL ; (Ap*p£ 10s; Mrs. W. Bew: Mrs. J. Clinstio (Waitekaori)>!£l &4l! total to date, £222 3* 2d. "I was glad to get away from B<nti America. The irruption there :w|ircM ful. I know • something about thi'/giSiSi; in the United Stews, but it as bad as that which goes csj-iU'Jtoßil| Pern, and ChiE" , Tha"speaker B. Heiketh, s who Arrived at $M steamer Frankmeiw ', lis' w«cl frosTTj!' paraiso, after a tour throagh all &£ : ssk American Republics. ;.He - saiil.-Vtbai';. w«f was perhaps no country in the iworid,fflfljs bountifully endowed by natuw'tijahftwa America. People would olways: do there, in-spite of bad id'aunistrthcfci though they, would do a of course under improved Aigentino and Uruguay J««Sf governed. Thai was . probttly.• they were "whiter" tuan Btati, if* Chili, and Bolivia. In these four lies the poop' Were kept in a ward state. In Chili only. about fioniasevea could read'or writ*:' was a general want.of t'utbtiJnss.^W the people. He considered: that was tWjf most marked" cbaracteribtic. "•* - A novel system of teachiagjlws**'.?*charity and "incidentally Dubbo" (N.S.W.) Hon, ill was 3MU'tfl| last year at the Dubbo. district A certain day was designated.''Egg Bajjjjj on which the children brought egja-,;^ their teachers, arid .these -ware a^barirtursßjj sold and the money hacded 'to th»ft>fl* <; tal tireasurer. - Last year tot ••%$& i * collection of eggs; attht-' school MH&jjW' to 992./ This year' "Epg Day" jmtf., greater success, the children!;contrilflMi about 1500. The ciovemenbJS.iow W* J up by nearly all the schcyls of tie 3ftfe« district, and: from the safe of\tbe wjgij lection it is expected that a g«« v will be raised on behalf of the iicvph*V .The contingent of Canadian *•-■* which wiO shortly visit Auckiandi .' tl *« l * they will take their departuie : for:Wj couver, were inspected by the- Go*3»* General of Australia (Lord week. In the course of his a* ,rt Excellency' congratulated the their appearance at parade, [ conduct they had displayed wbils '; iflgj jfcralw. This reflected credit on "fl'S'V on that Dominion that had'waited ta^ v Canada and Australia had mud' : ''"^. mon-tiea of race, and seutimsnt of JW to King and Empire, and fie." .«/g;, i ! merc<s. Both countries were WM e«ted, moreover, in the maia»aano , .^ J . : British power in the Pacific. la-* ~ years it was to be hopeo that tbrt-g* be an Australian, or perhaps, an AJ»; -; lasian fleet, a«d a Canadian flats ' . '' co-operate with Great Britain in ing power in the Pacific • ~ , Two vicars recently exchanged I $j£M. a recent Sunday in the Manawfa \' ■£*; The members of the roiigregstwM&gji! church were astonished to : n ?* f :', G - ir j^i|i ! i , !. : ing clergyman solemnly publish '« of a couple who had already in wedlock. The aewly-marnAd ejMj* fUr pened to be among the . w^ their feelings can be betwi" ™*2uio J*-'"" dewribed. The clcrgym.iu w£.-> uJ>W counit for the "^ stles *® s '|^Si^Si singers until sfter the ?ervi!^;;j;^|| i