LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4405, 11 July 1901, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Overhanging- trees are a great nuisance at Karori, a nci the local Borough ■Council has appointed » committee to inspect the roads affected, and report prior to action being taken by the Council to have tho obstructions removed. Wo are requested to estate- that there were twenty persons present at the annual meeting of tho Ratepayers’ Association, not eighteen, as has been stated, and that the associations has a credit balance of £1 17s 6d (not 1 2s 6d), on its transactions for- the year.. OV yp.l Sir Joseph Ward has -written thanking the Wellington Industrial Association for its suggestion that the industries of the colonies shorlld bo written up .by a specialist in the saime way that the beauties of New Zealand had been, and stating that tho matter would receive consideration. Messrs G. H. Jackson and Co., painters. naperhangors, oil, colour and glass merchants, have decided to. make another handsome addition to* the list of warehouses having frontages to Jervois

quay. Plans have been drtahvn by Mr J. Charlcswnrth, architect, avscl a tender • lot to Mr James Trevor, bmilder, for a throe-story building next tlo Messrs Keith and Hutcheson’s premises, Tho nominations for seats ou the Edu. cation Board have now closed, and nine gentlemen have been placed ou- the list ns contestants for tho throe vacant seats, Of the 120 school committees whose members are entitled to rote* thirty may exorcise five votes each, seventyseven have seven votes, and thirteen have nine votes. Thus, the total number of voting papers returnable is The voting _ papers will be received by the returning officer up to the 22nd last. When the Duke and Duchess of Corn* wall and York were leaving Lyttelton, the New Zealand Government prevented them with a pair of paroquets ai:*d an albino, or white. Maori lien, but in the hurry of transhipment the birds were loft behind on the Tutanekai. Giro of th 0 captains of the Union Conip-my's boats, took charge of them, and landed them in Australia. From Sydney they were sent to Melbourne, and thono?' to Adelaide. Mr Seddon received a o lhlc message yesterday from Sir Arthur Biggo as folows : —‘‘Their Royal Hi)gh°3 thank you for tho Now Zealand birds, which have arrived safely and well.”

A batch of thirty-six cases brought Ity tho City Council for offences against tile city by-laws wore dealt with by ,to bench of Justices vesterday. A few cr th® informations were withdrawn, anti tho remainder of the offenders wore fin>' td small sums. Most of the cases were brought on account of failures by defendants to supply themselves with the Council’s new regulation dust-bins. One defendant took exception to being fined because there was no guarantee of the permanence of the by-law; He instanced tho poultry by-law of the Council—“a law wnich was done away with as soon • ae most people had got rid of their fowls” —and said ho supposed the Council would make arrangements to refund the present fines when the by-law in question was repealed in th e near

Two cases aro set down for arguanent before the full bench of the Supreme Court to-day.

The new gymnasium of the Wellington Physical Training School has proved a successful venture. The sccona term commences on Monday next, and all members attending have the option of taking part in the annual display. Th 0 following tenders have been received by the Public Works Department for the Ohinornuri bridge contract on the Pacroa-Waihi Railway;—Accented: Messrs J. and A. Anderson, Christchurch, £8771. Declined: Messrs J. Lindsay and Son, Auckland, £OOI4. In a memorandum t° the Minister for Public Works, it is stated by the Governor that ho has been commanded by the Duke of Cornwall and York to thank Mr Hall-Jones for his personal attention to matters in connection with his Royal Highness’s visit to New Zealand.

Private advices received from Patea state that there is every prospect of Mr Heslop, the Liberal candidate, securing election. The neglect suffered by the district during the many years it has been represented by an Oppositionist has in all likelihood produced a strong reaction among the electors. Mr Heslop is, unfortunately, suffering from a throat affection, and will not be able to deliver many addresses. The dairy exhibition under the auspices of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand will be held at Palmerston North from the 23rd to the 26th inst. The conference will be held on the 25th and 26th. Th 6 syllabus, which appears in this issue, contains papers by the Dairy Commissioner, members of the dairy staff and others. The seventh annual meeting of the association will bo held on the 24th inst.

Mr P. J. O’Regan delivered an address at Petone last night, under the auspices of the Ratepayers’ and Burgesses’ Association on the subject of rating q,n unimproved vaTues. Mr T. M. Wilford, M.H.R., presided. There was a largo attendance, and, as usual, Mr O’Began succeeded in maintaining th e attention and stimulating the interest of his hearers regarding the topic upon which he spoko. The second annual “ social ” of the Gaelic Society was held in the Druids’ Hall, which- was handsomely decorated! for tho occasion, last night. There were nearly one hundrd couples present, and dancing was kept up with spirit till a late hour. Fischer's String Band and Pipers Duncan, Campbell and Harrison supplied the music. Songs were rendered by members of the society and Messrs C. D. McPhee and R. B. McGregor officiated as M.O.’s. - J Mr Heslop,. tho Liberal candidate for Patea, has clear ideas of party loyalty and loyalty to pledges. After stating that he would support the Seddon Government, he added :—“ You who know me, know that I will be no blind follower of any_ man or Ministry. I keep and maintain my own right of judgment, but, mark ting, if the time should come when I oould no longer follow the party I was returned to support, I would at once return to, you the trust reposed in me, and let you decide again at the poll whether I should any longer be your representative or not.”

The Mount Cook Old Boys’ Association held a social gathering and smoke concert at the Trocadero last evening. Mr C. J. Hardy, headmaster of the Mount Cook School, presided, being supported by Captain Hutson, who was the guest of the e vening. Among the toasts honoured were: — f‘ Guests and Old Boys at th© Front,” proposed by Mr Hardy, and responded to by Captain Hutson; “ Mount Cook Old Beys’ Association,” proposed by Mr Wilson, responded to by Mr Hempleman; “The Headmaster,” proposed by Mr C. Robertson ; “ The Old Girls,” proposed by Mr C. Luke, responded tc. by Mr Langdon.

In this week’s ’’New Zealand Mail” lovers of fiction are well catered for. Besides the continuation of “Tristram of Blent” and “Kim,” there are four complete tales by well known authors. In tho ladies’ pages, “Brio” discourses upon every topic of social lifodn Wellington. From a woman’s point of view, this writer deals with the opening of Parliament, describing the dresses worn by the more conspicuous and important ladiog present on that occasion. Several “at homes” held during the week are fully and adequately reported, as are also other social functions. “Ladies' Gossip” forms an interesting column, and matters pertaining to the home are of an entertaining and instructive character. The monthly meeting of the Yorkshireman was held last night at the Trocadero. It was decided to hold the annual dinner on August 21st, and to give an entertainment at the Home for the Aged Needy on Wednesday next. It was also decided to invite the Cornishmen to the next monthly meeting ion August 14th. Mr Helliwell commenced his usual budget of Yorkshire news by showing the increase in. population and trade in the principal • towns, but, unfortunately, suddenly became ill and had to be taken, home. Messrs Hall and Bold gave songs, and Messrs Applegqrth and Wiseman a duet. Mr Littlewood played a pianoforte solo, and the remainder of the evening was devoted to cards. There - was a numerous congregation at St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral yesterday evening, when the Bishop of Wellington delivered hisi opening address to Synod. The clerical and lay members of the Synod walked In procession between the Diocesan Library and the church. The Rev Joshua Jones (Lower Hurt) read for which Tallis’s festival responses were used. The Psalms were Nos. 84', 99 and 122. The first lesson (Isaiah xxxv.) was read by the Rev A. E. Aston (Wanganui) and the second (Revelation v.) by the Rev A. F. Smith (Waifcotara). Stainer's “Sing a Song of Praise” was the anthqm. The hymns, like the selected psalms and lessons, bore upon the main subject of tho president’s address, “The Reunion of Christians.” Mr R. Parker was at the organ, and there was a good attendance of the choir, which gave an excellent rendering of the special music.

At tho meeting of tho Anglican Synod yesterday a pastoral staff, to replace that formerly in use, was presented by the members to Dr Wallis, Bishop of Wellington, for tho use of himself and Ms successors in office. Tho Staff is of the shape of a shepherd’s crook. It is made of handsomely-marked New Zealand wood, and has a silver head. There are four pieces in the staff, and there are silver bands at the three joinings. The crook is ornamental, and is set with valuable stones, including pieces of greenstone and a stone obtained in the (.demolition of the tomb of St. Albans. The arms of the Wellington diocese are engraved upon tho staff. The motto was chosen by Bishop Abraham,_ the first Bishop of Wellington, and is the Latin rendering of Revelation .xiv., 4: ‘'Follow the Lamb whithersoever He gloeth ” Me William uooia, of. Carter the wood for the staff, and thte pieces of greenstone were ground in Wellington. Messrs Wippoll and Co., of London, piade the staff, under the sui of the Rev IT. H. Hunt,

formerly vicar of Palmerston North. It is a beautiful piece of workmanship- The Yen. Archdeacon Fancourt made the presentation, in accepting which the Bishop returned thanks in a. feeling manner.