LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5372, 3 September 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Land Board intends to ask the Minister of Lands to bring under the workmen’s homes clauses of the act all sections in the Norman dale settlement of twenty acres or less, whether selected or not. The Customs revenue collected at Wellington during last month. £7d,206 13s 3d, constitutes a monthly record for the port, the nearest approach to those figures being £84,189 7s 3d, collected in October, 1903. The hearing of the action brought by the Lower Hntt Borough Council against Clara Yerex, Lower Hutt, to have it declared that portion of a road twenty-five links wide was vested in the borough, was concluded before the Chief Justice yesterday. Judgment was-reaerved.

A fourteen-ton scon - , with two sets of sails, was sold at auction by Messrs Sidey, Mcech and Co. yesterday. Iho craft found a purchaser in Mr Alabaster at £25.

The Auckland Gas Company is making a trial of street lamps fixed to telegraph poles. If it is found that tho vibration is not too destructive to the mantles, tho practice will bo extended. The members of the Day’s Day District Ratepayers’ Association will meet in tho Muritai schoolroom to-night for the purpose of considering the provisions of a bill now before Parliament. The measure gives the district power to detach itself from tho Hull County Council.

The Now Zealand championship boxing meeting, held at Christchurch recently, resulted in a profit to the association of £47. The receipts were £IBO and the expenses £133. It is expected the trip of the New Zealand team to take part in the Australasian championships will cost £l-50. At a meeting of the Newtown Licensing Committee yesterday, tho license of the Grosvenor Hotel was transferred from E. Barclay to W, Bertie, and that of the Park Hotel from Frank Smith to Patrick Doyle. Tho police report concerning the licensed houses in tho district was favourable.

The Department of Industries and Commerce has received cable advice from tho Agent-General, dated London, tho Ist instant, reporting the arrival of the steamer Suffolk at Bristol on August 11th, at Liverpool on the 15th, and at Glasgow on the 35th. The cargo arrived in good condition on favourable markets, and all shipments were readily taken un. Tho Under-Secretary for Public Works states that another section cf the Otago Central Railway was opened on Thursday—-between Ida Valley and Ophir, a distance of thixtecn miles and a half. To old colonists who joined in the Otago rush, tho Ophir will be more easily remembered as “ Black’s,’* ami tho district round about will ho recollected as “Tinker’s Diggings.” Application was made before the Chief Jiistioo yesterday for the respondent to give security for his wife’s costs in the impending divorce suit of ■Elizabeth Kilmister v. James Kilmister. His Honor directed that security for £3O should bo given to the satisfaction of tho Registrar. Mr Wilford appeared in support of the application, and Mr Weston represented tho respondent. Seme vandal has been disfiguring plate-glass windows in Wellington by means cf a diamond. Unsightly scorings have been made on the windows of the Opera House Pharmacy, the Diamond Confectionery Company, the Fresh Food and Ice Company, and at Mr W. Wilton’s (chemist). The police are looking for the offender, and a suggestion has been made among tradespeople of setting up a Vigilance Committee in the hope of catching the person wanted. Tho tickets in the art union in aid of the fund for equipping the school cadets’ band are going off rapidly, and requests for further books are being received from all parts of the colony. At Messrs Beadnall and Son's, where the pictures are on exhibition, there has been quite a run on the tickets, but a fpesh supply is now available there. The art union ie to bo drawn on November Bth. The band held its first practice with the new instruments on Wed-, nesday evening, and succeeded in playing “ The Old Hundredth” in good style. - The bass instruments are expected to arrive by the Papanui tomorrow.

A movement is on foot to promote a teams’ walking race and championship bstweon the employees of retail firms in the city participating in the Wednesday afternoon holiday. Many teams have already been enrolled from the different trades, mostly drapers, and there is a hope of the event proving a success. The race is to take place on September 21st, under amateur rules. The teams will he of four men a side.' Trophies have been guaranteed for the team gaining first place, and also for the competitors establishing fastest times. The course selected lies between the Te Aro baths and Kilbirnio via "Oriental Bay. Entries for the competition close on Wednesday. The secretary ( of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Boxing Association (Mt AV. Coffey) has been informed by the colonial secretary (Mr W. G. Atack) that T. Sampson (of AVellington) has been selected to represent the colony in the light-weight class at the Australasian championship meeting. The other entrants aro Parbnry (New South AValcs), Bagley (Queensland), and Rickards (Christchurch). J. Tobin (of AVellington) and Watson(Christchurch) have been selected to represent New Zealand in the featherweight class. C. Griffen (of Auckland), younger brother of the well-known colonial boxer, went South on Wednesday to undergo tests for the same class. There are camps of co-operative workers along the Main Trunk Line route from Mangaweka to the AA ranganui fiver. At one of these, Oeo, near Piriaka, an individual desired to build a store and billiard-room for the convenience and amusement of . the cooperatives and the casual settler. The building was to bo on Crown lands, so the Board yesterday took the precaution to refuse permission. Also, it gave it forth that all other applications of a similar nature would bo refused “ unless accompanied by a certificate from the engineer in charge of the .railway works that granting the rights asked would not in any ; way interfere with the discipline of the various works and camps on the line.” Applications to build a store and a boardinghouse at Pukerimu were also refused pending receipt of recommendations by the ngineer.

The two members of the Wellington Hockey Association who were disqualified for different terml by that body on' Thursday evening are Messrs F. Hjorring and C. Falconer. When before the meeting, Mr Hjorring took the full responsibility of having refereed in the girls’ match, played at Day’s Bay on Saturday last, and freely admitted having championed the girls’ right to play, in defiance of tho association’s decision. He asked that Mr Falconer, who refereed in another match the same day, might be leniently dealt with, as he had merely fulfilled a promise to be referee that day. Mr Falconer admitted having been shown a letter on the Saturday morning, forbidding any member of the association to referee in tho girls’ matches, on pain of disqualification. Mr Hjorring was disqualified : for three years, and Mr Falconer for six months. The latter’s disqualification was made as mild fas possible under the circumstances, and the date in each case was fixed as from Wednesday next, the 7th inst., to permit of both gentlemen fulfilling any obligations they may have contracted with the committee of the i, girls’ tournament,. -

The annual meeting of the Wellington College Old Boys’ Social Club will W held tliis evening in tho club-rooms. Tho Petone branch of tho Liberal and Labour Federation will meet on Monday, 12th inst., when it will bo pro* eonted with a charter by the Premier. As soon as the co-operative workmen at the Mangaweka viaduct have struck camp, the Land Board will consider the question of setting aside laud tor a hospital site, H.M.S. Euryalus, the flagship of the Australian station, returned to Sydney on August 20 with Vice-Admiral A. D. Fanshawe, tho Commandcr-iu-Chief ol tho squadron. Tho flagship had been on a flying visit to Fiji. This morning tho Chief Justice will deliver judgment in tho ease of Wilkinson v. Palliser, and on points argued against entering judgment on the findings of the jury in the action of Reynolds v. Munt, Cottrell and 00., Ltd. The Land Board lias received an opinion from the Crown Law Officers which goes to show that the Board has neither power to compel lessees of native township holdings to build or reside on their s.cctions. nor to define tho improvements they must make. Instead of bringing settlors from the Crown sett lemon t.s in llangitikei down to Wellington to lay complaints and grievances before the Board, tho members of the Board will on Monday week visit Rangitikci to hear complaints and make a personal inspection of tho settlements.

Yesterday the Chief Justice granted a decree nisi in a petition for divorce brought by John Henry Hooper, settler, Wellington, against- Francos Hetty Mary Hooper, at present of Gisborne,on tho ground that she had refused to comply with an order of the decreeing restitution of conjugal rights. Mr Wilford appeared in support of the petition-, and Mr Weston represented the respondent, but not to oppose. Anew departure,'and one that will create considerable interest-, has been taken by the New Zealand Council for Panditn Bamabai’s Mission to tho Child Widows of India. It is the sending forth of a worker for the Homo at Mukti. Sister Clare, of the Young Women’s Christian Association, Dunedin, has been accepted for the work, and will leave for India next month should sufficient funds to pay her passage be forthcoming. She will also take charge of tho many Christmas gilts that the New Zealand friends are s,ending. Mrs Francis Shaw, tho local secretary;, advises ns that consequently the North Island hox will not- be forwarded from Wellington until the first week in October. She also desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of tho following donations;—Feilding residents, large hox of gifts; Masterton Sewers’ Band, parcel of dolls; Welling' » ton friends, parcel and £2 7s in cash..

Given lino weather, there should ba a largo attendance at t.bo v llroughara Hill temlis courts this afternoon to witness the series of matches to be played by tb© colony’s representative team prior to its departure for Sydney. Hia Excellency tbe Governor will attend, and will be received by the Mayor. Each member of tbe team will meet the others in “singles,” while for the pur-, lies© of “doubles” the players will ba bracketed as follows: —H. A. Parker and J. C. Peacock, 0. C. Cox and-J. N. K. Swanston, I l ’. Laishley and C. Gore. As the steamer is to sail at 5.30, the play will commence at 2 o’clock, and will continue up till about 4.30. Tba team is to take part in the Hunter River Lawn Tennis Association’s meeting at Newcastle on the 13th insE, and, will be the guests of that association for three days. The inter-Stato contest will take'placo on the Sydney Cricket Ground on the 16th and ,17th inst., and will be followed by a week’s tournament, in which the Maorilanders will participate. 'Mr H. A. Parker will captain the team.

The result of the South British Co. ( tea prize competition of X"SO is published iu this issue. The first award, consist, ing of a gold watch, went to Mrs Marion Shaw, AVoxlvillc, and the second; a silver plated teapot, to,Mrs A. Young, AVyncn street, Blenheim. The third, fourth and fifth prizes were secured by 'Wellington residents -and the sixth went to J3lon» helm.

The Tc Aro House Drapery Company announce the arrival of-a special consignment of ladies* jackets. iaiticu* lars appear elsewhere. Country, city and suburban m*opcrtiej placed iu the hands of Messrs Harcourt and Co, for sale are advertised to-day. The Heat, Light, and Supplies Company have a notice concerning acetyienj gas in this issup. Estimates of cose ol installing this ilUuuinant aro given by the company free of cost, ■ Mr H. Ernest Heighten inserts afresh list of properties for sale. Attention is directed to: his advertisement regarding.. the Hautana estate. t , Jewellery, watches, etc. ; will be pflerea at auction by the AY 1 1 ling ton ing Company at tho lans Loan Omco, Manners street, to-day. The superiority of Crcsceno blend tea is set forth in an advertisement, in thu An agency business in AVellington if advertised for sale. _ ■ . The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., Ltd.,; will hold a sale of stock at Palmerston North on Thursday. ... _ . Messrs Macdonald, AA ilson and Co., in addition to an announcement concerning the sale of the Lucena estate, also advertise the sale, on the 15th met. (m order to close accounts in the Muugway estate), of a valuable block of land at, the Rutt, containing some Oi acres, and frontages to tho Mam Huht road and Mellow road.' The property is - admirably adapted for subdivisional_ purposes. Un the same dale the firm will sell tv o fi P* crl . did business building sections, situate, at Musterton, having double frontages of 33ft each to Queen street and Cnckcl street Those arc stated to be the only sections having double frontages now xeinainimr in tho mam street ot tnat town "On Friday next, in the Assembly Hall, Reilding, they, wi 11 eel i five valuable properties opposite the i eliding station, comprising a splendid corner building section, with double frontage of 33ft Sin to Byre street, and- 103 ft nn to the main road; a shop and dwe ing w th land lift XHn to Eyre street; four-ioomcd cottaee, -with laud 44ft 3m to Eyre sticel, and two building sections, haring a front, age each of 46ft Sin to Lyre street, by ». depth of 109 ft 7ln. _ . , The attention of those who desire to acquire blocks of land is directed to the notification of Messrs Thompson . and Leonard, land agents, 4,a Eeatherston Stoeet. The lauds in question form part of tho estate of Mrs Hannah Field, and Block No 1, 720 acres, situated between Paraparaumu and AVaikanac. JWocfc No. 2. 770 acres, situated in the icikioranj gi district. ) Mr S. G. Ross, jeweller and engraver, /a* Willis street, advertises a clearing sal® of all. lines for one month. / Messrs Townsend and Haul will hold their second and last sale of tram horsefl, harness, tram cars and 'buses of the city of Wellington on September 14th. at tug stables and sheds. Adelaide road. T* l6 sale commences at 11 a.m. There are some fifty horses, amomrst them being tho pick of the marcs The harness, which is in pood condition and the tram-cars and the ‘'buses in use bv the Council will also be offered. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. The horses are all corn-fed, and are stated to be in splendid condition.