LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15375, 9 August 1913, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

■ 1 ' - . .■ A mental hospital patient succeeded in escaping on Thursday; night at about 10.45 o'clock. A search was immediately 'made; and the escapee was found last evening, between sis;.and -seven, o'clock, en the road to Titirangi- and was convoyed. back to the hospital* Some excitement was - caused in Pitt Street last evening through a man running about the thoroughfare opposite the : :fire brigade' station, in an apparently demented condition. The man is one'of the partners of an oyster saloon, c ; and suddenly he appeared to take a fit in 1 the shop. Recovering a few moments later, he rushed •; from the premises ; into Pitt Street, swinging his arms wildly - and praying fervently the while. His. mad j career was. suddenly cat short by mem- | bers of the fire brigade, who, realism : i that the man was'evidently.;.'notv.ui!f,his right senses, and might do some mischief, ; caught hold of him and kept him under | control until the police arrived: In '■'. the | meantime a- big crowd had 1 £ gathered;'' j Finally the police took charge cf the';man ! and summoned a doctor. . After the doctor had examined him the man was taken to the Newton lock-up, where he will be kept under Ml.

"A", very penitent lad, 15 years of age, made hie* appearance in the Juvenile Court yesterday. He confessed' to having stolen' 11 pocket-knives, one card of j safety-pins, and a- door lock, the total, value of the j goods being about £1-, ■ The articles'in question arrived. from England; With ; many others a few days ago. the lad, who.was employed in the shop to which the goods j had been consigned,, had been promised one of the knives. He helped himself, however, before tho promise was fulfilled, and - took more than the one knife.. He distributed the remainder to hi» companions. The magistrate admonished and discharged the boy. h:'.". ' ' The Canadian-Australasian mail steamer I Makura left Vancouver at 1 p.m. on Wednesday last for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland, and Sydney.:;.^ According to advice received by the Union Company,:: the sliner has on board 265 passengers in the three classes for all ports. The"importation of Canadian ! merchandise is increasing with the depar- | tare of each successive steamer,;; the amount being brought by the Makura for New Zealand totalling 560 tons. The liner j is due at Auckland on Tuesday, August 26.

;: About a week ; ago a woman < named' Lucy Busing was admitted to the hospital suffering from the effects of lysol poisoning. . Yesterday morning; she had ' recovered sufficiently to be discharged from the institution,' and she endeavoured to leave, but was prevented by the nurses. The police were notified, and a constable was dispatched to arrest 1 : her on I a [; charge of attempting to commit suicide. ;; While was on his way to the hospital, however, . the woman managed y to get away. Her : liberty was short-lived, ; as she' happened;.; to run against another constable, .who s promptly escorted her to;the watch-house, ■ where : she j was locked' up. She will bo brought up at the Police Court to-day. . ■ - :■:-,:.■■ ..,.. -,l-.-... 5 j. : '.•;.-,.^~r;i-v:%-.{.;'N'o.' ; v;.'>:vr;::,s*; ...■■'.:.,.: . ' '■ '■' r ' *;.';■■; '<;■:'': >:.:v.:::..-,;.,;.. -"■-.:: "■'..■■ ::::■>>;■ ;■■:-i,'i- y i<^ The Mayor of Auckland -(Mr.' C. J. Parr) paid a visit to the Wellington Fish Market: yesterday in order to make himself Icon-' versant with the working of t the system.He will submit , a report of? the J matter : to the City Council on his return. ■ ■.•■'•'.'•: - .-. ; -'". -;:: : ; •

The supplement* -!' issued with , 4 i to-day's , Herald will be . found to contain, • among;, ?£$ other • interesting reading matter, "Killing ?;:&| with Kindness," fay Tohunga, and "The J| Retiring 'Partner,' by Frank Morton. 1 \ Mercutio's column of Local Gossip appears | as usual, while other articles'are: "New .XIP Zealand .Argonauts," by F.C.R., ' and " J<| '• Mixed Musings," by J. .Giles. Hilda ~ ; V'l Keane writes of "An Early Tragedy," and the Jjtev. R. Somerville contribute* " Dead ig Flies. ~ The issue also contains the opening • chapters of ' a new serial story,' "The'Golden ; Girl," by Alice and Claude Askew. .. - % A fine panoramic view of the site of the • *'■$ first oil refinery in the Dominion is also ■•< contained ;in : the supplement.' ? -i

letter -was received by the council of ; the Chamber :of: Commerce yesterday from' -k the manager of : the Colonial flngar Refin- . ing Company, drawing .attention to what / was considered the poor class of steamer on the: Auckland-Sydney run, ;as ; compared >; , with those sailing from Wellington. " The question often arises, ran' the \ letter » •' why is Auckland so badly served in the matter of , regular ,' steamer traffic with ~., ! Sydney, as compared with Wellington.- : l ls.it not because we arc too apathetic or ,--, unmindful of the interests of Auckland to care much what happens It was pointed .'.-.- iout by the chairman (Mr. S. J., Nathan), I that the shipping company ; . was ,: just now . at a big disadvantage, because of the epi- ■ ' demic. ; Trade liad fallen off, and smaller boats had ; been put on hi many services, but .this.would- probably be only a temporary arrangement. It was also pointed out that it was the company's intention to t put on at least one better boat, and also to put new bines into the Mabeno, ; which would maan, a very appreciable improvement in her speed. Exception was taken to the alleged itpathyon the part of : "~ the council, it .being';stated that the council had had the matter in band several ■• times. It was eventually decided that at ' present, ■ owing to the epidemic, the time,;": was not opportune to move in the matter, ; but that it sho.ild be dealt with again at a '.'■• later stage. A proposal to- construct a new road bo-' ', tween the northern portion of.Pomona district and'{the. Kumsu railway station, in the Waitemata -County,. has been en foot', lor ' some .time., . The engineer of the Waitemata County Council reported to the '•' council yesterday that the suggestion was a good one. The council adopted the re- i port,.subject to the'" parties :interested ac- .V quiring .the - land and 'handing it over to! the . council. The . council would thea !',">•' apply -sfor a -grant', from the Government/for the v purpose* of : opening i tip the road -;• at an estimated cost of £250. - ; .\ The .cablegram received ;, irons ~ Sydney recently, , stating thai/ when: the Huddaat-; if! Parker steamer :Ri'.'erinp enters the Syd- ; ney-Auckland service she would carry -ft third-class passengers, . has created a great :'. deal of interest in" Auckland. A impression had get abroad that it was the ;V intention of the company to carry passen- - gers at less than too current steerage rate?, but ; on : Inquiry being/ made yester- . : tis (}%v' *t was learnt that the class will take the form of san intermediate one between the present saloon and steerage. The nTw,"'/. class . will .afford accommodation a little, ,:■; superior ■to that provided * in the;' steerage; V-M and somewhat less luxurious .V'tnan.i'th6lWi> saloon, at; a cost; proportionate; to f: the •.; : difference between the present steerage and the saloon. The Riverina, which has been overhauled and-altered at Sydney for the accommodation of the new class of | passengers, is scheduled ;to leave ', the ; New •h. South Wales "port on Wednesday next ->n-; her fieri visit.to L Auckland.' She is due ; .. here, ox Sunday,, August 17/ and sails, on ~■■:. the following- Tuesday ; for r-Gisbonie*.;;; Napier, Wellington, - Lytteltoh,:: and;vDii-a-; . i edin. . : : " ii A new hall has just been cotop the Salvation Army in Waiter* Road, Mount Sden, and will be opened by Contnussioaer W. T, Richards on Monday evening. It was originally intended that the hall should , .be devoted" to i work among ?-' young<■ people> as 'a'.mean* of efisablishing ■■, the Salvation Army ! in' the district/ but', it -^ has now been decided that the hall shall be used for senior! members of the'oilgaidisaiVw; tion, Ultimately, it w,?n:«»d» anotacr: hall =-' for senior members tie- provided, leaving the -present one foryoung people. The hall has seating for 200 persons,:; and-is furnished with a platform and speaker's rail, being, in : fact, modelled on the main nails of th* army. '-'-T Exception to a movMJoa in the Mining ; Amendment" Act,; 1911,.' excluding oil and VxrcSe»e>UTOTa being; classed.] as minerals, -'"■■„ was » -.„ -_ a i,,," r«y : etvc' , by the couni*■'"*"' cil'oi'the' Auckland Chamberlbf Ccmmerca ' yesterday.'; hi view ■ of- the; many; usee to , which oil was , now being' devoted, the writer stated that it was of vital importance" " that every t facility- and inducement ft should be given for the development of the Dominion's oilfields, arid that no obstaolflfc Jj| should ,ba allowed to stand in the way 'of. ;; putting prospecting vl oa a proper :;aadv? business-like footing. ;] Formerly -: any ; ... owners of a miner's right could enter upon.V*f > "" J 1 ' l "1 - I » - ! : - ; Crown lands and prospect for oiil, but now ; it'.. was neceasairy- !to apply first for att Ord^r-in-Couacil declaring that particular district open for : oil and then to. : apply tof the Government for thc>: necessary permission. The difficulties," demand^expense^ of this course: rendered ii practically = prohibitory, and prompt steps should; bo takea i to have oil replaced under the- definition of: : a■• mineral. , The councils was ..requested ;S to assist; in laying the matter before - tSut-A Government. It was decided ; |to refer the matter to' the Mines Committee. i'H ;' , >o A deputation was received by the Waiie- [ mata County Council yesterday from theNew;: Lynn , Town Board; > requesting that negotiations should be opened- for,the P ur-^ * chase -by the board «■» plot of land opposite the New Lynn railway station. acre plot is only the board proposei'M acre in area, and the board propose.'s to erect a public hall upon it. A proposal that the land should be presented to New . Lynn was '{ not received favourably by theT council.' A dispufto'then. arose as to the ; ownership of the land, and it appeared,-: that several of the county • ridings were j interested. Th& matter was' left m the ~ j hands of tho engineer, in order ; that h«Vmight obtain further: information. .. An indication of the probable length v of the present session of Parliament was given by His Ilono': Mr. Justice Cooper, when the order in which civil scases are to be taken at the coming session of the:; Supreme Court .Was being..; settled in-V Chambers yesterday. In one .case, if was ig desired that an adjournment..^should be;. made, as one of the parties was a member of Parliament. . In consenting to the application His ;Honor• observed: "There r»* every probability of i|'Parliament'.;, lasting |' until the end of November or, December. ,v ; I have the highest authority for stating that." . Eighteen boys ; attending King'rt College were confirmed - at. St. Aidan'e Church', last evening by Bishop Averili,' of Waiapu. The bishop was assisted by .Archdeacon Tisdall, of Rotorua/Uhr Rev. A. FewLjr* y of St.VAidan's, and the Rev. E. E, Mai-' den, of King'. Coldcge. The church which was prettily decorated for the occasion* Was filled wit'» the King's ,Ci)H?J?° boys and their friends. The boys wha we're ■• confirmed'; will '-: be present at thei/ first communion •' it - &>. '■ Aldan s -:«>•;^ !» ; ;)'\y ;;/v