LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 5134, 28 November 1903, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Chief Justice returns to town this morning from Blenheim. To-day Mr Justice Cooper will hold a sitting in Chambers, and will arrange the civil list. A farmer who has lived on the Taicri Plains for thirty -years says that the present spring season is tho most favourable in all his experience there. A meeting of the'Convent ex-PupiW Association is to be held- at - tho Convent, Hill street,.' on Monday evening, to arrange for tho “al.-homc” - next Thursday. 1 i Several alterations which have been made to tho time-table of the Government railways are sot forth in our advertising columns. The alterations' will taka effect from next Tuesday.' Four summonses have been issued against Peter Stephen Cthe Syrian draper who recently filed a petition of insolvency) for breaches of the Bankruptcy Aot, on the affidavit of tho Crown Prosecutor. . Tho experiment of a secondclass sleeping-car on tho Brishane-Glad-etone lino, in Queensland, has proved a decider! success. This car is tho only second-class "sleeper” on any of the railway lines in Australia. * The Canterbury Agricultural and Pas. toral Association, in passing the accounts of tbo recent Canterbury show, voted a bonus of £25 to Mr Pemberton, tlhe secretary, and decided to increase his salary from £250 to £275. A conference of school committees ip the North Canterbury educational district is to be held about Easter time. The Minister of Railways is to be asked to give free railway passes to member* of committees attending the conference. The fiftieth anniversary of St. John’s Church, Willis street, will be commemorated on December 6th, when special sermons will he preached by tho Rev Dr Gibb. A conversazione will bo heAd on December Bth. Dr Gibb will preach at St. John’s to-morrow morning and evening. The house and grounds of Mr John Duthie," M.H.E.., in Upper Dixon and Percival streets, have been sold privately by Messrs Macdonald. Wilson and Co. for the sum of £4500. The same firm has also sold the bouse and grounds of Mr Justice Edwards, in Hill street, for £3600. ’ At the first general meeting of shareholders of the New Zealand Poultry, Fruit and 'Produce Co-operative Agso. elation in Christchurch, it was stated that tho receipts to October 31st were £273 14s, and the expenditure £SO 15s (]d the credit balance being, therefore, £222 18s 6d. . Thomas McNab, who was killed as tha result of an accident in Riddiford strict, after alighting from a tram on Thursday night, was a son of Mrs Mary Me Nab. of Hall street, Newtown. Deceased was twenty-seven years of age. He was unmarried. An inquest will bo held at 2 o’clock to-day. Over a hundred bandsmen, are to take part in the Hospital Sunday demonstration on tho Basin Reserve on Decembei 6th. They will represent the Wellington Garrison, Jupp’s, Newtown and Central Mission bands, each of which will play two selections, tho programme concluding with a selection by the massed bands.' ■; . Tho programme is published of the Feeding athletic sports, to be held on Boxing Day. Of the twenty-six events, the chief ones are the Manchester; Handicap, of £2O, one mile; the Fivemile Handicap, at £l2; Wheel Race, of £lO, two miles; and the Sheffield Handicap of £7, 120yds. Nominationa close on December 7th. Tire sawmilling industry is developing rapidly in the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts. One result of this, how. ever, is that the heavy traffic on thf, roads is increasing to such an extent that the chairman of the Pohangtna County Connell (Mr F. G. Phillpottet says tiiat the damage thus being in that county is assuming serious portions.

Messrs 11. Hart and 11. Lawrence will speak at tho V.AI.C'.A. Gospc/ .service in the Opera House to-morrow cvcn-

Tliorc is a coalmine near Gladstone, in Queensland, from which coal that barns without giving o/E smoko i.s obtained. On November Bth a trial of the coal (known as Callide, after the mime of the mine) was, made on H.iVI.S. Torch’s iTcam launch, and an oflieial report concerning the trial is now being prepared. The seam from which the coal i.s oh--1 iiinntl is of the extraordinary thickness of 45ft. A meeting of Uio executive of tho Wellington Centro of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association was held last night. Mr W. A. Lowe wars in the chair, and a large number of mem her.. Were present. The names of Messrs \\ . Lnrkin and J. Kuache were added to the executive. The secretary and treasurer were appointed to obtain quotations lor the Ci'tee.n gold and lateen silver medals (eqnlirrl for champions. in view of the fact that Parliament recently voted. £.'15,011)1 towards the Queen Victoria, memorial in London, it is interesting to recall what tho colonial Premieis pledged themselves to at Mu. Conference held in London last yt’ar. CauaiUi promihcti £30,000 for 'memorial, Australia (nothing delnute), Now Zealand not less than £lo,ooo, Capa Colony £20,000. Natal not Mdeeding £IO,OOO, Newfouiu.Jand £2OOO. A mooting of the committee of the Thorndon Swiinming (huh held on Thursday evening nt tho Shamrock Hotel. Accounts were passed lor payinert and after those have been paid Mm clrb will have a credit balance of over £3. Failing tho season being soon iillieiiilly opened by the centre, a zoyds D.i.sh Handicap, lor w Inch prises oi £1 and 10s will ho provided, has been arranged for Wednesday week. It was il( , eid(.'d ti> write to tin; schoolmastci iff the Thorndon School, suggesting that race; for schoolboys might ho promoted by tho club. The City Engineer anticipates being la readiness to commence wood-block-[no- tlio streets of Wellington about tho middle at next week. Over 1.000.0001 t nf jnrrah timber lias been sawn into blocks at the Corporation yards, m Clyde quay. A further shipment of logs is expected to arrive from West Australia next month. The work is to bo commenced at tho Basin Reserve end, at Kent terrace. It has not so far been decided in which part of the city tho experiment of blocking with .uifferent woods used for the. piirpcbe m Australia will bo made, but it will probably bo in one of tho hn.sic.st thoroughfares. Tho conference of delegates to the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association Which had been sitting during tho week in .Wellington was brought to a. irono'.nsion yesterday. Tho delegates Iliad an interview with tho Postmastcr--oon oral during tho afternoon, and brought under his notice the suggestions id tho conference. These were favourably received. An improvement in tho I,talus of some ofheers of tho serviee was indicated by Sir Joseph Ward, and ho promised to giro iiirther consideration to a few standing grievances. He expressed appreciation of tho moderation thown in tho proposals submitted to him. Mr Thomas AVard invites tenders for Jho formation., etc., of White’s lino from WaiWEitu road to tVninni road. Tho mid-season sale at the Economic is announced to last eight days more. Some of tbs principal bargains are enumerated in another colnmn. Messrs Macdonald. Wilson and Co. direct the special attention of speculators, investors and others to their adverUsomenta appearing to-day in the auction column. Next Thursday they will sell, undar instructions from the executors of the estate of the late Dr Grace, tho valuable freehold business premises, built in brick, situate-on Lambton quay, and occupied by Messrs Whittaker Bros., booksellers. The laud measures 25ft frontage to Lambton quay and 33ft Sin to 'Wellington terrace. Full details appear in tho advertisement. On Thursday I next. 3rd December (and not Wednesday, ...2nd December, as first announced) they will sell the subdivision of the AValrore rotate, containing ten sections, ranging in area from one to four acres each, lithographic plans of which can be had on application. A brake for tho free use of Intending buyers will meet the 2.30 o’clock train from Wellington nt the Uutt station each day until tho day of sale, conveying them to and from the laud. At Master-ton on AVedneaday next the firm will sell the AValton estate, comprising twenty-six 1 building sections ami five first-class ro-idiences, having Srontages to tire Main road and Waiton’s avenue, close to the.main, business portion of Mastertou. Plans can bo had uu ajipUcatiou and full details appear. A sample of Brooke’s pure lemon squash has been received at the "Times’’ office, did}' tested, and found to bo ■ excellent. Messrs Levin, and Co., AVollington, are tho wholesale agents for the North Island. Six hundred pairs of boots, shoes and slippers—men’s, women’s and children’s —are to bo sold by auction at Messrs W. H. Morrah and Co.’s moms this afternoon. A lot of Eastern, curios and fancy cloth ware will bo sold by Messrs Levion, Bhallcrass and Co., at their rooms, this afternoon. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company and Abraham and Williams, Ltd.., will sell stock at Palmerston North next Thursday. An advertisement is published in another column by Barraud and Abraham, Ltd., grass seed and grain merchants, Palmerston North, Fcildlng and Daunevirke. A lot; of city properties aro advertised by Messrs William it. Turnbull and Co. The firm have a largo assortment of residences arid residential Sites, both within the city and in the best suburbs, for sale. Ilataitai and Berhamporo sections are for sale on easy terms. Tho forthcoming sale of tho York Bay estate is also advertised. Messrs S. and AAA Mackay advertise in this issue a now list of books,'including Hudyard Kipling's new book of poems, "Tho Five Nations.’’ Messrs Cory and Co., land and financial agents, insert a replace advertisement in this issue. They also announce that their property list can bo had on application. Tho Dresden Piano Company has tho agency for Messrs Bteinway and Hons' pianosTho trial of Messrs Beattie, Lang and Co.’s "HavCo” weed destroyer is to commence at 3 p.m. next Monday in tho neighbourhood of Mitchell's Flat, Taita. Tho London and American Tailoring Company has opened in Cuba street with n. good assortment of tweeds, mercery, etc. Messrs Sid-ey, Moeeh and Co., at their usual sale this afternoon, will offer a piano, bicycles, furniture, groceries and a lot of sundries. Tenders close with tho City Council next T’hurn!ay fog tho leases of certain sections of the town; belt. Messrs Freeman It. Jackson and Co. advertise present entries for their stock sale at Jolinsonville next Tuesday. A teem'. Thomas Turnbull and Son notify that tho time for receiving tenders for building a cottage at Wailcanae is extended to next Wednesday, A.n advertisement .appears elsewhere ro*'ardiiig Crescent tea, of which it is paid "its charms cannot bo conveyed in cold typo.’’

Messrs Mark Green and Co. advertise boys’ and youths’ suite and unclaimed ordered suits from London. Men who leant stylo in shoos and want shoes at' reasonable prices will find Hans nail's new offering especially attractive.

Messrs Hareourt and Co. will sell by auction at their rooms next Tuesday two scet-ons of tho Miramar No. 2_estate. One lias a frontage of fid ft to Kings road, and Uio other of Colt lo '.he main road. They wilt sell on iJocombcr lltli forty, tour residential sites at Khandallah. The sections are level nod situated in the beat position in the locality, commanding excellent views of the harbour and surrounding count iv. '1 lie o.siate i.s subdivided into area* varying from a quarter to hall am acre. Lithograph plans may be had on application. A now h-t ol town and suburban freehold properties is also advertised for private sale. Applications are invited for the position of accountant, and; seuretary to tho City of Wellington Electric bight and Power Company. Tho salary is .£250 tier annum. Messrs Harcoui't and Co. have a new list in our advertising columns' of properties-) tor sale, comprising residences, lariiit). businesses, oto.