LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20323, 2 August 1929, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Found lying outside his residence in Cardwell Street, Now Lynn, with a bottle of poison beside him, Edwin Ryan, a lnbouror, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital yesterday afternoon in a state of collapse Dr. R, Warnock attended to the man and ordered his admission to the hospital. Ilis condition was still serious at a late hour last evening. He is a married man, aged 32.

Tho largest consignment of trout ova sent from New Zealand to Australia will bo despached by tlio Malieno to-day to the Stato Fisheries Department, Sydnoy. It consists of 350,000 ova, packed in soven cases with ice to prevent maturity on the voyage across tho Tasman. Reports from tho Commonwealth indicate that earlie- importations of Now Zealand trout ova havp been most successful in improving tho quality of trout in Now South Wales streams.

" I want (o tell you that I consider your daughter has given the most intelligent evidence for ono of hor age that I have cvor heard in Court," said Mr. Justice Ostler to a woman witness in tho Supreme Court yesterday. " Perhaps you will be pleased to know that," ho added. The Judge was referring to the evidence of a girl of eight who spoke in a particularly clear manner and displayed a remarkablo grip of facts and of questions relating to the case

For tho first time for many months the cells at the city poiico station were unoccupied on Wednesday night, while only throe cases were heard in the Police Court yesterday. The first was a charge of drunkenness, tho accused having been bailed the previous evening, while the other two comprised a charge of publishing a racing doub'o chart, which was adjourned owing to the engagement of accused's counsel in the Supreme Court, and a chargo of negligently driving a motor-car, causing death. This caso was also adjourned, at tho request of tho police, and the Court rose after a sitting of only four minutes.

Restlessness in the gallery during tho meeting of the Auckland City Council last evening drew a sharp rebuke from the Mayor, Mr. G. Baildon. "I will not have all this tittering and giggling," ho said. "If people do not come here to listen to the business of the council they will have to get out."

The total arrivals and departures of passengers by overseas steamers through the port of Auckland during the first seven months of this year have followed the trend of the past three years. During July, arrivals exceeded departures by 162, while in July. 1928, the position was reversed, departures exceeding arrivals by 153. Tho figures for the first seven months of 1929 again show an excess of departures over arrivals, the departures exceeding arrivals by 1372. For tho corresponding period of last year departures led by 1958, and for tho first seven months of 1927, departures exceeded arrivals by 100.

The principal native chiefs in the Mangonui County have been invited by Mr. Allen Bell to attend a meeting at Kaitaia on August 12 for tho purpose of discussing tho formation of a Maori Advancement League. Mr. Bell suggests that tho purpose of the league would be to deal with the general welfare and advancement of tho native race in the Mangonui County, more particularly in connection with the development of their lands for dairying and other purposes and the provision of necessary financo apart from that made availablo through, the Native Department.

.Tho application of the closure which brought to an abrupt end the meeting of the .Auckland City Council 011 July 11 had an unlooked-for sequel in rendering null and void a considerable amount of work that had been done preparatory to changing street names in Tamaki and Avondale. The resolutions on the subject had to ho confirmed or otherwise dealt with by July 11 in accordance with tho statutes governing tho procedure, and as the proposals formed part of the business that was postponed compliance with the law was not possible. The Mayor, Mr. G. Baildon, advised the council last evening that the proceedings in connection with the changes would have to be started again. As objection was made to many of tho suggested names tho inattor was referred to the Works Committee.

A trip from Hamilton to Taumarunui in a Moth aeroplane was made yesterday afternoon by Captain McGregor and a passenger, says a Press Association message, tho journey taking 1 hour and 25 minutes. The aeroplane made a perfect landing on tho racecourse and later, taking the air again, circled over the town for 10 minutes. It is tho first aeroplane to land in Taumarunui.

Subscribers of the Thames Public Library aro still somewhat in doubt whether Remarque's book, " All Quiet on the Western Front," for which there is a longi waiting list, will bo officially circulated. The position, according 'to a statement made by a member of the Library Committee yesterday, was that tho committee would next week decido whether tho book shall be " officially " or " unofficially " distributed to subscribers. Tho " unofficial " distribution of tho book, if decided on. will moan that it will be circulator! at the discretion of the librarian.

A fortunate escape from injury was experienced by Miss Chamberlain of Mercer, when she fell from a train as it was running into tho yard at tho south end of the Mercer station at an early hour yesterday morning. Tho train left Auckland at 3.55 and was just about to pass tho second express from Wellington when the accident occurred. The passender wag taken by tho express to Pukekoho station where she received medical attention. Sho was suffering from shock.

"I will be perfectly frank, Your Honor," said a barrister in the Supreme Court at Wellington, "and will admit that I did not succeed in this matter previously because I did not argue tho mattei properly." To this remark Mr. Justice MacGregor, eyeing an array of authorities laid out in front of counsel, replied: "Is that tho reason of that battery ?"

Tho civic pride of the oeoplo of Paeroa is well demonstrated in their response to tho appeal of the Mayor, Mr. \V. Marshall, for contributions to a fund .designed to relieve unemployment. Although this fund amounted to £.790 last evening the deputy-Mayor, Mr. E. Edwards, stated that easily £IOOO was in sight The money, which carries a Government subsidy, will bo used to improve borough thoroughfares and tho new hospital grounds and to erect » war memorial.