NEWS NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6963, 1 November 1909, Page 5

NEWS NOTES

BcifcUh and Australian mails whiou. left Sydney last Wednesday by the Victoria for Auckland arrived at the hotter port at 1 p.m. yesterday. The -southern portion of the mail Left Auckland by the Main Trunk express at y.lb p clock lust evening, and is due at Wellington at 4.30 p.m. to-day.

A chimney Ore at 8.1!) o’clock last eveninif took the Fire Brigade t» hi), UuUhford .street. premise occupied by >b William Hearle. The lire iviis oxtmgtn^h/.U without any damage resulting

Settlers at Tokomaru uitend holding a meeting to consider the advisabdity ot severing thedr connection with tut* vv <iIrogton Hospital Board and joining tno Famierston district. ■

Tko vexed question of mercantile representation upon harbour Imards is o [jo d?«u?-sed with the lull, -f- -h.r'. 1 ' 11 b» a Reputation froxri the M clhugton -Jham box- of Commerce to-day or tomorrow.,

A strong muster of oarsmen participated on Saturday in the launching for Hm first Uiiio ::us season ot the I etone KowiiiK Cluldj “fleet.” The day being sunny and tho sea calm the preliminary sprints wore demo under the pleasantest conditions.

In view of the shortness of the session and the pressure of business it is unlikely that many members ot lai Lament will he able to accept the invitation of the Maaawatu A. and 1\ Association to • isit its show at Palmerston North fchh. week*

The fa metis Ross nugget has been disposed of by Mr Pedrazai to the Totara. Hospital Committee for .tJuO. it will probably be taken through Mew• Zealand br two members of the committee with a view of exhibiting it in order to raise .funds for the institution.

An application was received by the Auckland I,and Board on Thursday from Mr W. Box. Navuu, Fiji, for a loose of certain Crown la-iuls on Sunday Island, Kcrmadec Group, under renewable lease, ut 2s (Jd per acre. The application was not entertained, as tho lowest price acceptable under renewable lease was 5s per acre.

Kcfurnns to the paragraph which appeared in Saturday's ''Times in connection with an accident at Rmtaul (street, we are requested by Mr i eripais, builder, of Island Bay, to state that ho Was not out with his car, and has not had it out of his shed for two weeks. He regrets the accident, but cannot accept the responsibility, as he was spending the evening with friends at 10.1birnio.

Rose cultivation will form the fckcxne of addresses at a meeting of the iJaitt Valley Horticultural Society in the Lower Hurt Town Hall to-morrow night bv tw*o of the most successful rose growers in the district —Mr W. Hughes and Mr E. .1, Anstid. Examples of what can. bo done by intelligent nurture of standard varieties, and of some late novelties, will bo exhibited by the growers. The usual 'Sunday raid was made yesterday br Sergeant Rutledge and '-on'stable McKcivev. of the Mount Cook station, when a sudden descent was made on private premises in Tory street, the immediate result was the seizure oi a quantity of liquor, while in a day or two the man of the house will have to appear at the Magistrate's Court and explain how it came to there. In© pbiice experienced no difficulty. The' Poton© Navals re-entered camp last night after" twenty-four hours respite. Shooting practice was indulged on Saturday, a calibrating series being carried put .in the morning under direction of Captain Richardson. Captain JEllis will direct operations to-day. /tomorrow and the two succeeding mornings the ..artillery cup will beared for. Believing that the proposed, readjustment of the, basis upon which local, todies may obtaiif their loans through cho medium. of the State is m some respects a retrograde step* the Muycxr or Lcwer Hutt. Sir B. T. Bunny, has summoned a , special meeting of his council tor to-rdljht ia order that the advisability of entering a protest may be discussed. A similar step will probably bo taken by the Mayor of Petone. A humorous speaker at the.- Brash vteriiin Assembly meeting-rn Christchurch referred to the comparison of, crime returns from No-Htenfla districts and cavities in deportments ot crime which were oxvlorfd. He said that one evidence of deoraWty of . Invercargill was that more people had bean lined for cycling on the footpaths than before; probably cyclists were better able to ride on paths than they had been previously. (Laughter). From another district they had more convictions for failing to keep clown rabbits: perhaps rabbit, inspectors were clearer in eyes now than, they used to bo. ■ (Laughter).

Though Me Sidfifa Bill has not 7 et become law, a little daylight-saving scheme has already heen put into operation by one of the Government departments.* It was given a trial on Saturday. when the officers in the upstairs portion of the Postal Department began and ceased work an hour earlier than usual in order to secure a longer afternoon. The- innovation, which was permitted as the result of a unanimously signed petition from the staff, ie said to hare been most successful. Groper and kingfish have arrived on the fishing grounds in the vicinity of Otago heads earlier in the season than usual. Both fish, are noticeably plump for new arrivals. The whaleboats landed 600 groper at Port Chalmers during Tuesday and Wednesday, and on Thursday a large take of kingfiah was brought ashore, the distinction •of securing the largest catch being divided between two boats, which hooked seven dozen each (says a Dunedin - contemporary). Fifty tons of fish were railed from Port Chalmers last week, including, the returns from the four steam trawlers, principally consisting of soles a.nd crayfish, the latter being plentiful at present. Reporting to the Technical Education Board -on the question of establishing wool-sorting classes, Mr La Trobo, director, says. after due inquiry, that he does not anticipate the school could ■ have more than one class of twelve students in the first year, and then only if the conditions of work were favourable and the instruction ponular as well as good. He recommends that if suitable arrangements ,as to room and material can be mode, steps should be taken to ascertain what number of students would be forthcoming, and if the number is greater than • twelve the class should bo established nest Easter.

In celebration o£ tho anniversary of "the Terrace Congregational Sunday school special services were .successfully held yesterday, and were largely attended. In the morning the Tier. Bawdeji Hands, of Alicetown, occupied the pulpit, the Rev. A. Macdonald Asplancl, of the Courtenay place church, spoke to the children in-the afternoon, while in the evening the service was conducted bv the pastor, the Rev. J. Reed CUasgon. The singing by the children throughout the, day was a spccial feature of the celebations, and in this they were assisted bv tho church choir and an. orchestra. Mr W. J. Lankshear was the conductor. The celebrations will be continued on Wednesday evening, when a tea and public meeting will be held.

A very successful mission is being given, bv tho Marist Fathers in Te Aro parish. Tho services, which are at present for the women of tho parish, are attended an, large numbers. Last evening St. Joseph's Church was crowded, and an impressive service was preached bv tho Rev. Father Kimbell, S.M. The mission for women will continue during the week, after which a fortnight’s mission for men will bo held. The Marist Order is essentially a missionary and teaching one, and tho sphere of opprations is world wide. The work of the Order in the South Pacific Islands is very successful. . .The. mission is being given by- tho Rev. Fathers O'Connell, Kimbell and McCarthy, yvho, it is worthy of note, .were bom and educated in New Zealand.

The steamer lonic, due in. Wellington from London to-day, is bringing 61.> passengers, of whom oK) are in the thirdclass. Wellington's proportion is L 3.

The Jlutt and Pel-one bowling greens were fully occupied throughout Saturday afternoon. On Wednesday the 11 1J 1 1. green will bo visited by four rinks from tho Thorndon Club.

A Press Association telegram states that a street collection taken up in Christchurch on Saturday in aid of the Society for tho Protection of Women and Children realised .£lll. An interesting lecture is to bo delivered in the Concert Chamber. Town Hall, to-night, bv X)r Borghetti, who will take for his subject "Europe: Past, Prevent, and Future,’ or The Rising and Palling of the Nations.' No charge will bo made for admission. Tho Customs revenue and beer duty collected at Wellington during the pivrt month show a considerable decrease as compared with October, 190 S. The figures for the past month nro .£57,556 ."is 7d and -61101 19s, as compared with .603,853 Gs 10d and 61231 Is in October, 1908. Tho Lux Light Company wish it known that the Lux Incandescent Kerosene Gas Lamps give tho Cheapest and Most Brilliant Light on Barth. See Te Aro House, Bates and Lees’, Warded Bros.' Leydon and Co., Caterer and Carey, B. Pearce and Co., R. Hannah and Co.', Petone Workshops (where Lux replaced the latest devices in lighting). House Lamps 22» 6d. Lamps up to 2000 candle-power. 35, 37, 39. Old Customhouse street (back of Opera House), Wellington.