NEWS NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7139, 28 May 1910, Page 5

NEWS NOTES

LECTURE OX ASTRONOMY. Professor A. W. Bickerton, tho Chrietchurcli astronomer, v, 1 1! deliver a lecture under tlio auspices of 'the Wellington I’liiloKOpJiical Society on one aspect of hi l * astronomical tbrorv, The lecture ivill he delivered in the Dominion Museum next .Monday evening, and is opc-n to members oi the society and their friends. A limited number of tickets may ho übtaincsl upon a ppli ea f;o;i In in"inliers. It is probable that stops will he taken at this Ice Lure to form an astronomical branch of the Rhilovophicru Sociciv, which will tie affiliat'd with the British .Astronomical Association, and a strong branch is expected. TENDER ACCEPTED. Tim following tenders have been, received by the Wellington 1 [arbour Board fur the construction, supply, and delivery of one hydraulic woolpross; Cable and Co Cacf-ptcil;, X‘775. Declined ■l\V Crabtree ami t?ous, J;7Ba; S. Luke and Co.. Ltd., 0:789 Itej Robertson and Co., Ltd., JE79O. The engineer’s cetimato was AolX). TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Tlio Wellington Technical Education Board met last night. I’rcecnt—Messrs r. Ballinger (cd.airiuan), D. Kobcrtoon, t. Carmichael, and P- P'‘ k 'o, .M.P. I'he sub-committee on wool-classing ro;onimemU'd - That the 'Wool Brokers Association he asked to appoint u member to sit on the committee; that the Wellington Woollen Co. bo asked to appoint an ’expert to represent them on tho committee. Tlirt committee viewed tho old pi umbers shop to see if it touW bo made to servo tor the purpose oi the wool sorting class. TJie report Xiroved of, .except that action m * to tho last clause was deterred unU next meeting. The director reportedl that the average" of bad attendees in the trade classes at the school this year was 20. as against -10 last year. PRIVACY FOR GIRL SCHOLARS. A suggestion that an open fence should be put round the Girls College block when the proposed enlargements are carried out was scouted by tho chairman of the Board of Governors Mr Brandon, yesterday. Instead ot that.” he said. “I would far rather see 0 brick wall put up, for wo cannot have too much privacy there. CHARGE OF SHEEP-STEALING. An information has been, laid against a settler in the Stratford district charging with stealing sheep. DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW. Tim Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. T. Mackenzie, will open the Dunedin. Winter Show, and has arranged toi a largo educative display representative of the activities of the experiment stations and of tho scientific services ot tho department. ILL-TREATING A HORSE. Au unusual case of cruelty and brutality to a torso was disclosed in tne Magistrate’s Court yesterday. - Thomas 11. Symons, a young man, was charged with having, on May 21st, cruelly illtreated a horse by striking it on tho head and back with a piece, of iron pipinl'. Accused admitted his guilt. At tho time ha was a labourer employed by tho Gasworks Company. Ho went to the company's; yard with a heavy load of coal—over two tons. He proceeded to back his horse, but was displeased with tho wav it performed its work, lie picked up an lllb bar of piping amt struck tlie horse across tho loins, home men with saw the occurrence ’. remonstrated with accused, and aasistedmn pushing tho cart back. ■ Soon alter the cart had been unloaded accused picked up tho bar of iron and again struck tho horso across the loins and head, felling it to the ground. He was fined .£1 and expenses amounting to 31s, in default twenty-one days’ imprisonment. burglary! 1 The premises of F. G. Roach and Co., warcliouseinon. Harbour street, were entered by burglars on Thursday evening and several articles of little value were purloined. Entry was effected through .the glass of one of the swing doors being .broken. SUPREME COURT FIXTURES. At the Supreme Court this morning his Honor will pass sentence on Robert CorkHl, who on Monday last was found guilty of manslaughter. Other prisoners to be sentenced are- Albert William Foote, alios Jennings, alias Leighton, and Henry Gordon, who have pleaded guilty to charges ’ of breaking and entering and theft at Blenheim; and Percival MeKcman Braithvvaite, found guilty yesterday of theft. His ’Honor will also deliver his decision on tho application for a retrial of E, F. Renner, charged with arson, in whoso case two juries have disagreed. EXEMPLARY FINE, At tho Magistrate’s Court. Masterton, yesterday, before Mr C. C. Grabam, S.M., Dan Cole was fined £o and costs for having ill-treated a horso by working it with a sore shoulder. CHINESE POE TAHITI. Twonty-threo Chinese left Wellington last evening by the Mokoia for Tahiti. They comprised ten men who arrived ten days ago by the- Ulimaroa from Sydney, and eight women, and five men who camo from Sydney by tho Moeraki last AVeduesday. SCHOOL FOR MATTEF.TT I. Tho Government has agreed to grant a sum of .£338 10s for the purpose of erecting a school at • Makerua, near Levin. A site for tho school has been approved, fronting on the main road, part of Mr P. AV. Venn’s property. AGRICULTURAL REPORTS. The Agricultural Department intends in future to issue monthly the reports in connection with its various divisions, in lieu of tho present annual report, which, when laid on the table of Parliament, is invariably • six months old. SAVAGES. Tho AVellington Savage Club will hold • its postponed icorero this evening. Na pier has decided to form a similar club and has adopted the principal rules of tho AVellington institution. Tho committee fa communicating with tho AVellington club in regard to- the visit members projioso to pay Napier on the opining •SHIPMENT OF HORSES AND SHEEP. Live stock taken by 'the Wan.imoo last night for Sydney comprised fifty.two stud Lincoln owes and one stud Lincoln ram consigned by Dalgety and Co., Wellington; twonty-fonr light draught horses consigned by Mr Kennedy AVylio, of Lhnstchurch; six brood mares and five geldings irom a Christchurch consignor rn llr m V ’ ■'F Phillips, Sydney: .a brown filly shipped at AVellington by Mr C. SS Sl °f’ ;u i ul gelding shipped hero yesterday by Mr K. AVylie.. THE TERRITORIALS. The .various battalions and regiments comprising tho territorial forces of New' Zealand will be distinguished by different coloured piping', although the held service uniform, which has just been approved, will bo universal. The piping will bo as follows-.—Field and garrison artillery and first regiments and battalions, scarlet; engineer service and second regiments and battalions, bluo; third regiments and battalions, greenj fourth regiments and battalions I

and veterinary service, maroon: army service corps, white; medical sen-ice, dull cherry*. As it will bo almost impossible to" obtain the exact shade of material to correspond with the pattern approved, officers commanding distrusts will use their own judgment when uniforms ore submitted to them for approval. The material must bo khaki, and the piping must agree with the regulations. ARTILLERY OFFICERS. The Artillery Officers' Institute met last night, when Lioutenant-Colo’ncl Chaytor delivered an -interesting lecture on tactics. To-day the officers will carry out n reconnaissance on tho Crawford peninsula, Evans Bay. GARRISON OFFICERS’ CLUB. Tlio second lecture meeting of the Wellington Garrison Officers’ Club will bo held next Thursday. As LieutenantColonel Campbell will bo unable to lecture his place will he taken by Colonel Robin, Chief of the General Staff, whose subject will be “Captain Richardson’s lecture as applied to New Zealand.” Captain R. Chesucy will give a lecturette on the battle of Kernstown. Tho club “social” will take place on Friday, June 10th. KAROKI TRAMWAY EXTENSION. In about a fortnight’s time the ICarori Borough Council will invito tenders for the supply of overhead gear, rails, etc., needed for the extension of the tramway service from tlio cemetery to tho foot 'of Makara Hill. Tho work will he -put in him! next September, and should be completed by the following January. EASTBOURNE RIFLE CLUB. A special meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council was held yesterday afternoon to consider an application by the local rifle club to establish a winter range on a section owned by Dr McKenzie close to the maip road. Tho pros and cons of tho matter wore thoroughly threshed out, and it was decided to grant tho permission up to September 15th. Tho council reserves to itself tho right of withdrawing its sanction at any moment. DAY’S BAY RECREATION GROUND. It was decided at a special meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council, held yesterday, to throw tho local recreation ground open for use six days a week. CONCRETE TESTS AT THE DRY' DOCK. Further tests of concrete are in progress at tho Wellington dry dock site, to ascertain how tho mixture sets under water. It is expected that in ten days tho result will be known, and upon this will depend whether tho work can bo carried "on without utilising the expensive method of cofferdam construction to keep out the water. The cause of tho trouble has been determined, the failure of tho concrete being duo to the mechanical disturbance of tho water in disintegrating tho concrete before it has set. BROOKLYN SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The Wellington Education Board sat in committee yesterday to consider the question of the election of the Brooklyn school committee. _ Subsequent to the recent annual election of a committee, reports were current as to irregularities in connection with the election, and aa a result the whole of the members of the oommittoo tendered their resignations to the board. ’ The board, being now satisfied by the full report of the chairman of the meeting, Mr G. Frost, and the scrutineers. Messrs Brown and Rose, that no irregularity affecting the result took place, has requested the committee to retain officio, and considers that an. other election, is unnecessary. Some thirty persons present at the meeting expressed their agreement , with tho chairman’s report. PROBATE GRANTED. ! On the motion of Mr J. AV. Macdonald, "solicitor for tho Public Trust Office, the Supremo Court yesterday granted probate of the wills of tho following:—Patrick George Morrissey, of Dunedin, labourer; James Thomas AVaftorn, of Christchurch, gardener; John Wilson Gilpin, of Christchurch, gardener ; Bernard Macintosh Horrocks, of Wellington, farmer; Charles Robertshaw, of AVellington, newsvendor; Isabella Sinclair, ’ of Invercargill, dressmaker; John Pringle, senr., of Hold- - anga, settler; Jas. O’Hara Griffeu, of Dunedin, insurance clerk. Orders to administer the estates of the following were also granted : —Alfred Jacobi, of Dannevirke, ironmonger; Alexander Soott, of Wellington, cook: Patrick ■ Burke, of AVestport, contractor; Jobn [very, of Opawa, Canterbury, gardener; James O’Brien, of Palmerston North, labourer. LECTURE TO RAILAVAYMEN. At a largely attended meeting of the Wellington Railway Mutual Improvement and Social Club held last, evening, Mr G. A. Pearson, locomotive engineer, delivered a lecture on “Steam and Steam Slaking and Valve Motion.” The lecture was illustrated by models and diagrams. Mr Hutchings, president of the club, was in the chair, and the meeting closed' with a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Pearson for his lecture. ’ MR BAUME’S FUNERAL. The “New Zealand Herald” states that the funeral of the late Mr F. E. Baumo will take place in Auckland. Mrs Baume has announced her intention of returning by the next boat. THEOSOTHICAL SOCIETY. An illustrated lecture on “Sound: the Builder,” will bo given at tho TheoBopbical Society’s rooms this evening by Mr T. H. Martyn, of Sydney.