LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4406, 12 July 1901, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One sawmllling firm at Takapau, Hawke’s Bay, will ship to Sydney_ early in August 450,000 feet of white pine. Tho hearing p.f civil oases, before Mr Haselden, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, occupied twenty min” utep, which constitutes. according to an old'official, a record in the despatch of that class of Court business. For disobedience to an order cf the Magistrate's Court to pay 2s 6d a week towards the maintenance of his father, Patrick Dooley was sentenced by Mr Haselden, S.M., yosterda v to forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, with hard labour. Sentence was suspended seven days to giv e accused an opportunity of paying. Since the military review at Christchurch officers, commanding cadet corps in the Raiigitikoi have decided to endeavour to obtain proper organisation of the West Coast cadet battalions. Captain Togner, who is honorary drill instructor and commander of the Rangitikei Battalion, is acting as organiser, and putting things on a proper military footing. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning judgment was given for plaintiff in the following cases-—Lush and Co. v. E. F. Hiscox, £1 16s 3d, Commercial Agency v. Geo. and Rose Hume, £4 0s Id; same v. Geo. Ross, 16s sd; H. B. Kennerley v. R. Bradley, £2 10a; G. W. Jones v. Robert Hunt, £l4 9s od: Commercial Agency v. Geo. Dixon, £3 13s; same v. T. Crompton, 18s Id.

The statement in the bankrupt estate of Mrs Lillian Florence Mullins was filed at the Official Assignee’s office yesterday. She says she began business as a storekeeper at Riddiford street, Newtown, in 1899, her husband financing her to the extent of £45. Insufficient capital caused her trade to decline, and as she was being pressed by her creditors she had decided to file. The unsecured! debts amounted to £lO7 19s Bd. The only assets were book debts estimated to produce £lO. The deficiency therefore amounted to £97 19s Bd. The principal unsecured creditors were Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co., £SO: Kirkpatrick and Co., £9 8s 7d; Dimock and Co., £9.

At the annual meeting of the Wellington Homing Pigeon Society a report was submitted showing that a satisfactory year had been experienced, and that the record distance of tho colony had been flown tinder th 0 society’s management, viz., the race from Mongonui to Wellington, 457 miles. The election of officers for the year resulted as follows; Patron, Mr A. H. Turnbull; president. Captain Edwin; vice-presi-dents, Messrs Fallu, R. McNab, W. Hunn, R. E. Bannister, I. Collins and T. M. Wilford, M;H.R.; treasurer, Mr A. Clark; committee of management, Messrs T. J. Leighton, W. Bailey, W. Aiders and J. H. Clark. The appointment of a secretary was held over until the next meeting. The motto on the new pastoral staff presented to the Bishop of Wellington and his successors by the members of the Anglican Synod was selected by Bishop Abraham, the first Bishop of tho diocese. In a letter to the Rev. F. H. Hunt, formerly of Palmerston North, written from Bakewell Vicarage on the 4th March, Bishop Abraham, who is: now in his eighty-eighth year, says:—“l feel the honour and the kindness that you and the Bishop and your clerical breth. ren show me in asking mo to share the privilege of some connection with the pastoral staff you are presenting to the Bishop and his successors. There are two thoughts belonging to a pastoral staff that I should hold to be imperative on me to espress~-first, of course, to remind the Bishop and the clergy of the Pastor Pastcrum; secondly, a.s successors of George Augustus Selwyn, to commemorate the language of the Maoris about hi/n, and his work and demeanour—namely, the Bishop never said (when there was something hard to be done) ‘Haere Koutou’ (Go you, and do it), hut Tla haere tatou’ (We will go, yon and I, and do it). Therefore, I can only meet these two requirements by selecting the words from the Apocalpyse xiv., 4, which speak of the pastoral character of the Lamb; and also let the Bishop call on. his clergy to join him in going wherever he goes. This legend therefore would be, ‘Sequamur Agnum, quocunqua ieril)* 4 ** i

The banks in ’Wellington will observe Wednesday next as a special bank holiday. The Government railway arrangements for the Wellington races are advertised in this issue.

Bad news for Wairarapa and West Coast farmers was received in the shape of a private cable to the manager of the United Farmers’ Co-operative Association last night to the effect that 800 bales cf wool sent Horae through that agency had only realised an average of £6 per bale, or from SJd to 4?d per lb.

Councillor Tolhurst’s motion proposing an installation of water-meters in the publichouses of the city was rejected by the City Council last evening, but the mover was thanked for tho large quantity of information which he afforded t© his fellow-members on the subject, and he was asked to supply a copy of his remarks to the Water Committee for their perusal . ■

At the annual general meeting of-.the Petone Bowling Club, held last night, Mr T. Price presiding, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year ; —President, Mr TPrice; vice-presidents, Messrs G. London and J. Horne; hen secretary, Mr R- W. Short ; hon treasurer, Mr J. G. Castle; general committee, Messrs Fraser, Johnston, Henry, iMarsdcn, Barlow and W. J. Kirk; match committee, Messrs Reid, Johnston, and Marsden; auditors, Messrs Hope ai»l London. The balance-sheet showed a small credit balance.

Mr W. Nash, of Wadestown, while angling in the Mangaone Creek, Te Horo, yesterday, hooked a peculiar-looK-in" fish—apparently some kind of eel, but differing in many respects from the usual type. The mouth is unique, being on the lower part of the body and forming a most pronounced sucker. On top of the head is an apertur© resembling a miniature blow-hole, and on each side of tho body th® £>iH s have seven openings. The creatus© l is about eighteen inches in length, two inches in girth, and brown and red in colour.

The guileful person who passes a florin over the counter in payment for articles received and then demands to be given change as from a half-crown will soon find his occupation gone. According to the Sheffield “ Daily Independent,” we are on the eve of radical alterations in our coinage. The main object of these alterations is said to be tho prevention cf fraud through the confusing of similar coins. Thus, florins and half-crowns will be more clearly differentiated. Farthings, again, are to be made of a metal which will prevent simple folks mistaking them (when gild od over) for sovereigns. Sixpences and half-sovereigns, to 6. are to be made more distinctly differentiated, on® of them being decorated with the head of the King and the other with his full figure.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Wellington Corporation Employees’ Sick and Accident Fund Society, the election of officers resulted as folows : —President and treasurer, •Mr J. Goer; vice-presi-dent, Mr K. O’Leary; secretary, Mr E. Fogelberg (all re-elected); auditors, Messrs D. Murphy and; P. Marcus; sick visitors, Messrs R. Worth and W. Tanner; committee. Messrs W. White, B. Worth, J. MeGrinmey, A. Peterson, F. Drayer, J. Ellison and J. McLaughlin.' The balance-sheet showed th e society t© hare made excellent progress financially during the year. A presents tion was made to Mr J. Ellison for services rendered in connection with the society’s late “social.” A vote of thanks was accorded Councillors Nathan. Winder and Barber for donations for tho Sick Fund.

■ Mr Remington, in his Hnnterville address, attempted to explain away the published statement that ho pledged himself to stand down and never ask to stand again if allowed a fair run for Patea at the last general election by alleging that he had said that he would never ask to stand “against Mr Hutchison again.” As a matter of fact (writes Mr John Norris), as can be borne out by any of those present beside myself at the meeting of the Liberal Committee, at which Messrs Wilkie and Remington were present, Mr Remington made a voluntary pledge that if allowed a fair (unimpeded) run against Mr Hutchison that election, and if then beaten, he would never ask to stand again. There was never any mention of standing again against the “redoubtable opponent” or anyone else. The pledge bore the only qualification in the words “if beaten.” As a matter of fact, Mr Remington thought he 'was safe in his pledge, not then anticipating defeat. Under the heading of women’s votes, Bishop Wallis, in ' hia address at the opening of the Anglican Diocesan Synod, said:—“The Synod, ah its first session, has already considered whether the duty of voting at parish meetings shall b e shared by the women members of the Church, and I am told that it is wished to raise the question again this year. It is better to speak of the duty than of the right; for if the General Synod of the Province decides this question in the affirmative, every Churohwoman will be as solemnly bound in conscience to record her vote in the election of church officers as every woman in the colony is already bound in the election of members of the House of Representatives. It appears to me that we should be greatly helped to find the right answer if we knew whether women are, or are not, of opinion that God is calling them to discharge this duty. I therefore repeat the request .which I made last year that clergy should ascertain the number of the women church-work-ers in their parishes who are, and the number of those who are not, in favour of this measure, and acquaint mo with the result of their inquiries.”

The report submitted by the Public Works Committee of the City .Council last night recommended that the Council do not guarantee to make permanent the right-of-way ■' grantod on the 23rd September, 1897, at sections 3 and 4 of block 3, Te Aro reclaimed land, as asked for by the Wellington Building and Investment Company: that the application of Mr C. on behalf of Mr H. Salter, for consent to a right-of-way at town acre 416, Hay street, be nob granted; that the application of Messrs Moorhouse and Hadueld for a water supply at Goldie’s Brae, off Grant road, be declined • that the City Engineer be instructed to complete with asphalt the footpath on the north side of Mein street up to. the Town Belt; that the application or Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co. for permission to run an electric light wire across Waring Taylor street be not granted: that the application. of the Melrose Borough Council for permission to form a road across the face of the quarry at Oriental Bay bo not acceded to; that both sides of Hill street bo kerbed and channelled from Guilford terrace to Molesworth street; that the City Engineer be authorised to erect a temporary building upon the vacant section in Featherston street next to his own office, for accom? modation of the electrical engineer and staff. All of the foregoing recommendations were agreed to. A recommendation that Mr G Bradley ho informed, in reply to his application, that th e Council cannot undertake to carry out any repairs to Oxford street, as the same is a private street, was referred to the Private Streets Committee of, the Coun-

“Sir J. McKenzie, K.C.M.G., Mayor of Wellington,” is the address on an envelope which has reached the Wellington Corporation offices from the Premier of West Australia. At Mount Cook Pclioo Station yesterday morning, beferre Mr W. Hildreth, J.P., Carrie Corbett and Allan Gibson were charged with drunkenness, and each fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. One first-offender was fined ss, and another convicted and discharged. Dr Ewart’s letter objecting tc the erection of a stable in the vicinity of an operating ward of the Wellington Hospital has been referred to the City Councils medical adviser. Dr Ewart is afraid of the bacillus of tetanus which is said to frolic around even the cleanest of stables.

A gentleman who tore his Chesterfield coat on a nail attached to a telegraph or electric light pole in one of the streets of Wellington a day or two ago applied last night to th© City Council for compensation. He was referred to th© Electrical Syndicate and the Electric Telegraph Department respectively. The Rev H. Anson has given notice in the Anglican Synod to move, “ That this Synod considers that the problem of temperance reform can be best dealt with at the present time by the elimination of private profit from the sale of intoxicants, and respectfully requests the president to transmit to the Right Hon th© Premier a copy of this resolution.”

Private advices have reached Wellington from South Africa that Mr E. Maginnity, of this city, has received a captpincy in the Midland Mounted Rifles. Captain Maginnity had, up to the time the mail left, ©scaped both wounds and disease. He had seen a great deal of service in the field and his work had gained the commendation of Brigadier-General Brabant and other commanding officers. Fireman Wocdcotfi has been given charge of th© South Wellington fire station. Th© Fire Brigade Committee has been unable to secure a suitable site for the hose and reel station at Berhampore. Mr Bruoe, contractor for the central fire station, has been fined £SO, the amount the Council is actually out of pocket through having to retain the services of the clerk of works for a longer period than was necessary. “An extraordinarily stringent bylaw” was Councillor Devine’s characterisation last night of the enactment under which certain persons were the other day prosecuted for not possessing proper bins for the storage of household refuse. He wanted to know under whose authority Inspector Doyle had proceeded against thes© individuals. “By resolution of the Council itself.” replied th° Mayor. Whereupon Councillor Devin© intimated that h© intended to move at the next Council meeting that the by-law he rescinded. Some of the residents of Oriental Bay are perturbed in spirit at the prospect of having their sea view obscured by th© erection of boat-houses along the foreshore. There is a large amount of obscurity as to whether the Council has given the Harbour Board leave to erect the boatsheds there, ©r whether the Harbour Board has taken leave to do so, or whether it is in th© Council’s power to give the Harbour Board! power to do so, or prevent the Board from doing so if they assum© the power. The City Engineer , has been deputed to make some inquiries.

From being a despised curiosity, the Wellington Fir© Brigade has gradually grown into on© of the most estimable of our city services. The Fire Committee of |bo City Council has becom© so proud of it that it has determined to authorise a public turn-out of the brigade at 3 o’clock on Monday next. The Fir© Brigades Assessment Bill being in perspective, th© Speaker and members of the House . of Representatives have been invited to come and see what a wellequipped fire brigade can do. Apropos of this, a very warm letter of thanks has bee n received by tho Corporation of Wellington from the Town Clerk of Auckland- conveying the thanks of the northern City Council to our own local body for allowing Captain Hugo to help in the re-organisation of the Auckland Brigade.

The City Council Las agreed to erect new lamps in Murphy street, at the corner of the lane leading to th e Thorndon School, in Oriental Bay about five chains from Grass street, near the top end of Relleston street and at the foot of Bell road. An arc-lamp is to be placed at the corner of Clyde quay and Victoria street. Th e lamp-braoket at the corner of Park street and Burnell avenue 18 , to , , be turned further round, s o that a better light may be obtained in Burnell avenue. A temporary lamp is to be placed in Elizabeth street extension. Lamp No. 434, Tasman street, is to be placed on the side of the street opposite t° where it now is and as high up as possible. ‘ Lamps Nos. 179 and 180, Willis street, are to bo fixed upon longer brackets, and swung round so as to throw a better light into two short lanes at the ends of which they are placed, xiie Council cannofc seo its way commend the placing of lamps in Claremont Grove, Hutcheson road and Bell road, as asked by sundry applicants. On the question of church accommodation in Wellington, Bishon Wallis, in his opening address 9 Synod, says: —There has already been laid upon the table the report of a sub-com-mittee, appointed by the Standing Committee of the Diocese, “to inquire whether there is need for further accommodation in the city of Wellington and its immediate neighbourhood.” ■ The census that was taken a few months ago shows that the population of this borough is now not 38,000, but 43,500, so that th© deficiency of church, accommodation is more glaring than the framers of that report suppose. When all our churches and church-rooms are full, they do not contain eight per cent, of the population. This is a matter which concerns not residents in Wellington alone, but church people throughout the diocese. _ I understand that the clergy and vestries of our Wellington parishes are fuUy sensible of the deficiency, but desire to attempt to deal with it separately. We must all appreciate the hopefulness and generosity of this desire. I do not, of course, wish to hinder discussion of the report, but I think our best course will be to adjourn its consideration until next Synod. We shall then _ be more able to decide whether combined or separate action is likely to produce the best results. Meanwhile, we _ can assure the authorities of the various parishes of our hearty sympathy with them in the discharge of the heavy task they have set themselves. The report of the Cathedral Fund shows that we have about £450 in hand for building, and a few pounds more towards meeting the unpaid third of the price of our magnificent site. In view of the great increase of the population in the diocese generally, and the consequent need of building ‘ churches and finding stipends for additional clergy, 1 have thought it right not to appeal for fresh contributions. Outside Wellington itself this need has now been fairly well supplied, and I shall be glad to know whether this Synod is of opinion that the time has come for going for? ward with the work of the CathedrajL. ,

A loan is to be raised at once by the Wellington City Council for the erection of a public library at Newtown. From, information received from the Commander of the Forces it appears that about five hundred officers and men, who have arrived in the transport Tagus, will arrive in Wellington on Tuesday next. As Wednesday next is Arbor Day it will be inconvenient to declare a half holiday on Tuesday. The Mayor has therefore communicated with the Premier, and asked if the men can be brought to Wellington on Wednesday, but so far he has been unable to obtain a reply. The weekly meeting of the committee of the Wellington Football Union was held last evening, every member being present. The Marlborough Union wrote stating that their representatives 'would play nt Wellington as near the proposed dates as possible (August 3rd or 10th). Hawke’s Bay intimated that their team would play here on Thursday, August 22nd. In view of Wellington playing a match on the 24th, ah alteration is to be suggested to August 21st. The return match with Wairarapa wa 'arranged for August 24th.

With reference to the suicide of the man Augustus Kelly, near Palmerston, the letter which he left addressed to Mr J. O’Meara, M.H.R., is as folows; “Dear sir,’ —I hope and trust that you will try and get some compensation for the Pongaroa affair, and send it to my wife, as she is now utterly penniless. Adverse circumstances have caused me to do that.—A. Kelly.” Th e letter was written in Palmerston, but has no date. It bears Wednesday’s post-mark. It appears that Kelly had a contract for metalling the Pongaroa-Makuri road, but some difference cf opinion arose as to the payment for metal which had fallen into the crevices on the road surface; and the unfortunate man becoming involved in pecuniary losses, took his life. Mr O’Meara has put a question upon the ordier paper regarding the claim for the Pongaroa-Makuri contract. He referred t 0 the matter in the House last night in his speech on the Eight Hours Bill, and said he hoped that the Government would see that justice was done in the matter.