LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15519, 29 January 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

"* j- v K j Internal injuries, \ r which may. , prove serious, were , sustained last • evening - '"by a six-year-old boy named George Riches, who resides at the Wailcumete -post office ] It .is stated that: the boy 'was -attempting j to get into a dray by climbing up a wheel when the .-vehicle moved forward, and he I fell, and was run over. | He was attended by Dr. Roesiter, who r brought him in to I 1 the ~ Auckland/Hospital. | 6ut, of 28 members constituting the! -Auckland and t Suburban Drainage Board * i only nine,'(including the Mayor, Mr. C. j!! Parr, who is chairman) were in attendance at last night's monthly meeting. Mr. Parr commented upon the ; fact, and expressed some inquisitiveness ~as ' to v where i the absentees could bo. t " Eowling," re- i marked one of those; present. "Tbey are with'the bowlers on ta ? moonlight excursion," . said another, 'and-there was noone to deny the soft impeachment, * gome of the more important, business "tabled for the meeting was postponed in consequence! , Four- boys, whose ages ranged- from 14 ! to 9 years, appeared at the Juvenile Court" yesterday, before Mr. F. V. 5 Frazer ? S Mcharged with breaking and entering and theft. ; The offence of three of them was breaking and entering the shop of the I Auckland Meat Company in Blount Roskill, affdi-skalinglfoto^ hammers" and one axe, valued at 13s 6d. The second offence," m which .all four were implicated, was that of entering the shop of E. ,Varley and Company, and stealing groceries, to the ! nffi M £l ?U , The juvenile probation officer, Mr. Shell, mentioned that the latter offence was made easy for the boys on .account of some of them having employed as messengers in the premises I They were admonished and discharged, ; the parents being ordered to pay, .the costs. ; - Asked as to when he would be in a.position •to _ commence, . operations under v the! .new drainage system,- the engineer to the Auckland and Suburban Drainage Board (Mr. W. -E. Bush) stated at last night's meeting of ■ the. board that he. expected everything to-be in readiness during March next. It would, he thought, be 'advisable" to adopt the same course as was done in the case of the Town Hall—to consult, with the contractors for the various works, and fix a definite date for the opening cere-1 mony M r . Bush threw out the suggestion that it would be desirable to afford' | the- general public an ' opportunity -of in-! specting the works in connection with the I scheme prior to - putting the new system into operation. They would thus be able to realise the magnitude of the undertaking., The. matter was deferred 'in the meantime.- , .

. Minor damage was • received •by a tram, -cat as it "'was starting . from 7 Broadway* ™ ar ket 5 yesterday ■by r a grazing col--1011 T 1 * a motor milk van. The ,nil c ''. a was driven: past 'the' car, . and just as the latter - moved < from the, stopping.p] t swerved, for some reason, on 4 S track in front of tWtram. /The " rear part of the motor caught the front screen?^ the tram, and one plate of . glass was broken. , Another, tramear was involved in' a collision with, a horse, and; cart in: n Street early last ~ evening. : ' The latter vehicle was driven out of Vulcan Lane, and ? 6 horse had stepped on to: the tram track ■ before ; the- driver noticed the an- i proach of a car. He made an effort to draw his horseback, but the animal was struck on the Aead and shoulder b v the screen of .the tram. In this in6tauco : s<wib' ■glass waa brokeg, ■. • - • v v "V. v

An r :inquest; 1 concerning]; tss ,? 1 »| Elizabeth -Mary Camini(^,f*iji c j ) eaiS .4 : suddenly early on Tuesday mor^r 4 f 1 residence "in Cook Street, was hefa' ** F" day before Mr. F. V. Frazer, UonsS? IS daughter of the deceased, 'v'W mick, stated in evidence that bar 11 had complained of late of pains , . p side, but she refused to sea a doctor f < •' 11 one o'clock on Tuesday morning jjj |i peared to be in her normal ! condition* •- '« when the "witness-awoke at 7 a-n' ■ ?- : I? found her dead. Dr. C. H.'TsweW - | that death was due to heart failaVe ■" t a verdict in accordance with th* finding was returned. '• J >• • ' . Only 34 members attended the .I- 5 meeting of the Auckland TramwaTs^n^i 0 ! last evening, the morning meeting —M on the p.m. shift having lapsed a/tv!? 5 "" § was not a quorum present. Mr. { ingham, president of the anion," / A credit balance of about £500 and • - , estimated at £59 were sib own by the fulfil cial statement for the year ending ber 31, and this was adopted:-ArprSjll was made by the secretary (Mr. - -I , that, as the ordinary income of the largely exceeds its expenditure, a -! of the surplus should be utilised to JS/ "] lish a fund for the assistance of incapacitated by illness or accident r • was rejected by seven votes to fi other . members present refraining voting. . ? • Before long Christchurch may be kno' as the city on a chassis (says our church correspondent). Already the waggon is used to deliver goods, fruit, drapery, stationery, books, and&asj other daily necessities, and the raotor-lotj*.' no : longer creates even passing interest. In:- the icity there are 302 motor-can licensed for hire, and the number giowffei steadily. ; All are not in use attime, 'for many are kept in reserve to nieeti - emergencies and cope with the abnountf*' traffic of carnival and Grand N<ttiow| :j ,j weeks; but even so the total is a one for a : town of the size of Christchurch;. j Once there were 200 horse vehicle® licensed- j to carry passengers in tho city, but as j motor-cars have steadily increased'the caij,- ] have T steadily decreased, and today only i 66 are - licensed by' the City CounciL all there are 3712 motor-cabs and mote*! J . cycles : re?i£tcred in Christchurch, 1 and' tSa'.-l number' grows every day. -/ The* crops of oats in . Mangere and fcs surroundings district have been nnusutilri 1 large, the yield ' being in most; instancy' over 2£ tons to the; acre. The harvest gen - erally has been one of the best, and' tie farmers have now an abundance of fee<i the.coming, winter. The first part" of "t&hay crop, . which was . much damaged by tli»'v rain, ; has, in many instances, been ' era- - : I verted into ensilage. '■ --sss; : vii&r&Upt . .• -• m As an outcome of a.raid made by tbt 1 - police at Tolago Bay last Sunday, Renha|| Richards was : charged before 7 : Mr. W. A, 1 Barton, S.M., at • the Tolago Bay Pohc* Court yesterday morning with sly grog, selling, telegraphs our Gisborne. cones-" pondent He pleaded guilty. Tfce polfc»i staled ' that : a considerable . quantity ; of; - 'liquor was seized on the premises. v lija magistrate " commented| on the';statemait"l ' that a fair amount of 4 sly grog-Belling was going on, and that it was ; an" offence very -jl difficult to detept. ,A' fine of £40 "and/ costs was imposed. '.-At a meeting of .members of : the - Wellington Wharf Labourers' Union, presideifover by the president of the old Wiiteraids-;'' Workers' Union, resolutions were I carasjj|§ censuring the executive of the new uniirn for failing to call a meeting, and upon t them to convene a meeting to ex.. plain their conduct and tender tfceiiS-' resignations (says a Press -Association:.: message). Another resolution expressed--, regret at the - action of the executive^/' continually , fostering 7 a spirit of - enmiSfi-i between old . arid new • members of . tfo-v union by . press controversy "over the fqiieS^ t-ion of preference. . - The Palmerston North Borough Council, at a special - meeting, decided to take a t : poll of the ratepayers in regard to the " scheme> for providing .the 4 Edison st-orage -5 battery , tram system-as being the one,best V suited 5 for { the ; requirements • of the town, says a Press. Association, message. It was decided that immediate steps should b» r taken'to, get the ratepayers to sanction <» - loan of £50,000. " 1 • ■ ■ '" ■% It has been found - necessary, to place;*" : man at either end of tlie old Mang4»|f Bridge to regulate the traffic and prevent: the possibility of a collapse. The structure has been strengthened as much as possible,'j but it is not strong enough to carry a number of vehicles, at the same time.. Th«, • contractor for tho new bridge has iWJ?.' still engaged on the embankment at tb,?»> Ohehunga end. .As soon as the material'\ for the bridge "is to;, hand p larger staff ■'] -of workmen-will be employed. There 'a 1 every prospect of the, work being com-' 3 pleted within the time specified in tho't contract, notwithstanding f the delay ,'qS# casioned by the strike. I " ' The danger of tramway poles in tftj; J • centre of the 'streets was seriously * ere-' 1 sidered 'by the" Wellington' , City Cona&tJ -at, its last. meeting:^-?,The*' question Vat.-. raised : reference to, the death 0' fi' : ' passenger on one of the municipal ors, ViJo leaned, over the side and was struck::, by a pole. It was agreed that the city/ engineer , should i report to the next' -S.of council upon the.cost of moving • the poles to the sides of the streets. \ 4he consfcmction of a central station in Wellington his not yet bxcCi advanced l>eyond its place on the list^o/' necessary public' improvements. come encouragement his been given by Ins? Minister for Railways ! (the Hon. W. H,;; Hemes) to ; those ;; who | anticipate .-th* 1 acoomplishment of the proposal. Hestatijl on Tuesday that the scheme his not bees forgotten,-and added, "it all depends on the money market." At present, three! widely separated stations are used hanaling tie traffic at Wellington. " i '' - ' : ■ ■-.:■■■ ■ ■ - A goat, a monkey, and light horses,cota! outfit of a showman named vVebb, ■ who was charged at thol police Court yesterday, before Mr. . F.iVM razer, M., with having exposed til* anunak for ? show in. Symonds ? Street, qiif Januaiy S. He was "also charged having caused an obstruction of the 'loot! Path on two occasions. Iho evidence cdt ? TOS to thc effect that the de-l .I an .' who ran . a small circus, brought"! the animals on to- the street, beside tint nb« 1D L. saa ? e time addressing .er frGDI a A fine of 10s arid; costs 15s wa« imposed. Ws£ : r* A comprehensive ; revision - of 5 the IrS ime " table is being made, with to „ general acceleration of the passen- ; :tt addressed to Mp.v2 cL;,^; okeyj iwki, General Manager (Mr. E. H. Eiley) sUw«| hat the investigation includes all section^ three 6 0 p *a? and occupy possibly^ kSJ "- T- ths " fc --aV-jd InrAv " ' t° ~ . n djcate the measure of itßSi provement, « any, that can be effected,^ tie > ain s on tho North sldet d "" '?"* " al h <#1 of fcrai' an 7. iii the'schedule's trnmm wiwi w» Main'Trtmls. ■ • ..