LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7922, 29 January 1904, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, : ♦- * The retrenchment in the Defence.Department includes the ; retirement ,of Major Smith, who went to South. Africa in command of the Hotehkiss Battery, and latter- , ly has been attached to the .Commandant'! • staff. Acts of bravery bave been very fro- ' . quent in the colony lately, and at its meeting nesb week the Oourt of Directors of the Royal Humane / Society will have to deal with no fewer than sixteen application* for awards. ■ The telegram deceived at the Tourist Offioe this morning states that no change 3 has occurred in the condition of the Wai« . inakariri, Rakaia, Rangitata and Waitaki j Rivers, which axe still in splendid ordei •I for fishing. TJxe Taranaki Provincial Executive of i the Farmers' Union, has decided Ho form a . Mutual Fire Insurance Association, -under , the tern-uj of Mr Kirkbride's Bill. Only i members 'of the Farmers** Union canbeconw i members of the .Association. The New Brighton Gala Committee** ®fficials' Race' was .decided on the beach* near this pier last evening. The race *waS watched by a large, number of people. The following was . the result, ' the . distance beii^?6syds---_^rE. Sef toq. ly Mf H. Rpbb . 2, m : Denton: 3. ; '-: •-• *-.-■•■■■*>■ -*^x,* A lint cr6p at Eastern Bnsh, Ofcago, ij» now out in flower. It is a fairly good field, but the soil in that district is Tather fight for heavy fields. With th© advent of dairying, however, linseed meal is required, and there is no" reason (says the " Westr crn Star") why a little should . not be . grown for home consumption. I The opening of the Richmond school has been postponed till Monday week— not. because of the small-pox scare, but because the contractors bave not yet completed the work they have been' engaged upon during the vacation. Wben the school does open, children will be admitted irrespective of whether they have been, vaccinated or not. ( v A telegram from Gisborne states that Mr I. Simson, the district valuer, has resigned, in consequence of friction with"-- the head of ,- the department. During his six yeax?* ' term of service Mr Simson has raised the values in the three local counties by j over two million*, and, notwithstanding that fact, eight <jf the leading settler*, r* . presenting £700,00 d* worth of property, * . spontaneously wrote to the member for the district urging that -his resignation should '*■-. ! not be- accepted^. A proposal is on foot that an application should be made to the authorities for a suspension of .the -Rabbit Act in Marlborough, with the 'object of inducing the . establishment of rabbit factories. It \is stated (says a local paper) that .bunny exists in considerable f and it is argued that while a large industrial profit conld be made, the- regulation, oif the rabbits as an actual pest would not be weakened. It is understood that public expression will be given to the proposal ait ias '.-. early date. * - * -- ■ • • . Both Sir Alfred Cadman and Mr M. Far-mer King are now in Wellington, hay- , ing visited Taranaki and Parapara,,- and also Mokau, in the interests of the English company which is being formed to work certain ironsand deposits in the colony. Mr King considers that the prospects ahead are very good, and (says the " Post ") ifc is understood that on his return to England shortly the capital of the company Trill be increased to one million sterling, and active work commenced in real earnest tritb' as little delay as possible. On a recent voyage of the s.s. Wainui from Greymouth to Westport a young man caused some consternation by dashing oni of the saloon and jumping oa to the raD of the vessel, with the apparent intention , of going overboard. His efforts wert\ \ however, frustrated by Mr Backstromy chief officer, who (sass the WeUihgtqir " Post ") promptly caught him by ohe of his ankles and hauled him on to the deck. It is stated that the man was sufferiqg ' from a serious illness, and was proceeding nortn on the recommendation of a doctor. ■**' The annual meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held 6a Wednesday, a fair attendance of member* being present. Miss Moodie Bell, of Eng* land, was introduced audi welcomed, as waa also Miss Twemlow, assistant secretary ol the New Zealand/ Union. It was resolved that the attention of the Minister of Justice should be called to the light sentences passed on certain persons guilty of gross cruelty to children, and al« to the case of assault at APajJaniii. The Union feib that those fonnd guilty of such conduot "*'* should bo severely punished. 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To-day is Proclamation. Day 2 and the . oflices of the Supreme Oourt are closed. \y The bakers at Wanganui have decided* to reduce the price of bread from Monday next to 6id a. 4lb loaf. : The Wanganui Garrison Band last evening decided to attend "the band contest at Ballarat, in October next. A foreigner, who appeared before the Court this morning on a charge of alleged misappropriation of money, Wd he could not write, but was "very good at figure*?." I This morning, during the hearing of a case of alleged misappropriation of money, an artist,, who was a witness, admitted in the Magistrate's Court thajt he paid his , canvasser one shilling per week and a commission. • ! Mr J. Carrol, the owner of the block of buildings destroyed by the fire at Palmerston North yesterday morning, has given instructions for the preparation of plans for a brick building covering the whole . block — approximately 2£- chains square. A sitting of the Lyttelton Police Court was held this morning, before Mr S. R. Webb, J.P. Two men who had been arTested in a state of intoxication, but who had not previously been before the Court, were convicted, cautioned and discharged. "Where did you get this deed from?" « ./'asked counsel at the Magistrate's Court this morning, of a witness whom he- described as a>. "Philadelphia lawyer." "Out of my .own poof head," replied the witness. •'I thbugbtso," counsel remarked sarcastically. j At the Palmerston North S.M. Court this morning James Atkinson, on four charges of breaking and entering, and eteal- ' ing property valued at £47, was remanded to February 5. The charges include one of • breaking and entering the Shannon Post Office a«d stealing £25 13s 6d. The Wellington "Post" states that the schooner Jessie Niccol, which was sunk recently by the Rotomahana, was put up to , auction by Messrs Laery and Co. on Thursilay afternoon, and was purchasedby Mr Tringham, on behalf of a local syndicate, for £80. The vessel's boat Jrought £5. At, the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory,' at 9.30 a.m. to-day, the barometer itood at 29.211, and was falling. The wind was north-west, and cloud (0.10) 1. The maximtfm temperature during the preceding twenty-four hours waa 72, and the minimum 49.3. Tbe temperature at 9.30 a.m. ■was— Dry bulb 72, wet bulb 57, humidity 4Q per cent. The maximum temperature .*.. /in the sun was 138, .and the minimum thermometer on the grass 40.9. 'The rainfall was .054. The crops of wheat, oats, barley and bean 9 around Tai Tapu and Lincoln are looking exceedingly well, and the long spell of dry weather appears to have done little or no damage to these districts. Several - crops of wheat should return from 50 to 80 ' bushels per acre, and the other crops are „-..'■• . equally ' promising-! There ii a luxurious growth of grass, aip feed is abundant. The Natal delegates expressed themselves der lighted with the country around the College,, and said it would be impossible to institute comparisons between New Zealand and, Natal. Mr W. R. Haseld'en, S.M., presided at a p sitting of the Old Age Pensions Court this morning. Sixty-two renewals were grantn * ed for £18, 3 for £17, 1 for £15, 4 for £14, I for £13, 2 for £12, 1 for £11,^ 1 for £10, . I for £6 and 1 for.£l. One application for a renewal was. adjourned for further *" *■* proof as to property. . Nine new pensions were granted for £18, 1 for £17, 1 for £15, A 1 fof £12 and 1 for £11. Two applications -; V were adjourned for proof of age, and one 'A for proof of earnings. One application was refused on account of the applicant having ijeen convicted of theffc The anmiat meeting of the Sydenham- and Suburban Co-operative Money Club was A held yesterday evening, in the Wesleyan v Schoolroom, Brougham Street, Mr J. R.. A Brunt, president, in the chair." The election of officers resulted as followa:—Presi- ... ''"■ dent, Mr W. Dailey; vice-president, Mr J. Brown ; trustees, Messrs G. W. J. Pardons and E. Jones ; treasurer, Mr T. Kershaw.; secretary , t Mr T. Barry; committee, Messrs R. Wright, E. Swan, J. Perks, J. R. Brunt, C. Cooper and J. Young. Messrs R. Wright and E. Swan were to tct on the Finance Committee. Messrs W. *"* _ D. Marks and C. Foster were re-elected • jrtiddtors. * * % : The report of the Sydenham and Suburban Co-operative Money Club presented last night showed that the club had hatd a very satisfactory year. \ The share list closed with 1524 members, holding 4861 shares, being an increase of 81 members and 223 shares. The number of loans granted was 230, amounting to £6911 4s Bd, making a grand to^l advanced to members since the foundation of the club of £126,900 10s 6d. The present number of borrowers o*t| the books is 455, and the a total amount of interest £1067 6s 7d'. The total receipts for the half-year were £11,286 17s 2d, being an average we-ejdy turnover of £434 2s 2A*. Th c sum of £295 0s 2d has been disbursed in payment of accounts, salaries, etc. j leaving a credit balance of £1200 4s Bd." The committee recommended that a dividend at the rate of lOd in the £ should be added to; each complete 10s standing to members' credit on June 30; that -amounts over £100 should receive ■ . dividends at the rate of 5 per cent per annum on each oomplete 10s for the, halfA year; that £50 should be added to reserve - aj]^ £50 to suspense account ; that the auditors and Finance Committee should receive the usual bonus ; and* that the ballance '.*-■.<-■ -should be carried forward. The committee also suggested the dtesirableness of building on land adjoining the office. The report '. and balance-sheet were adopted.