LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8672, 12 July 1906, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i — * — *_. — . Afc a meeting ox tike Loyal Orange Lodge (repcirts the Nelsoii " Colonist ") it w*fi decided to ask all other Lodges to co-operate to ©end a petition to the 'Governor to protest against Sir J. 6: "Ward beioijg appointed Premier of this colony. Itt a lecture at Melbourne recently on. tibe sUbietxfe of marriage and family life Archbishop Oarr said the proceed^ ings of the Divorce Courts aroused the just indignation of the Judges who presided ove* them, and the records of ■tihose Gottfts proved the utter deinoralioatioa of e^iety. A Village borfespondeat of an upcountry newspaper records the development 6f the mace in. which he lives thus:— ' v The fame of — -v as a terrestrial paradise is so great that a Celestial has been induced * to. come down, here anioiig US, arid wUI find a restingplace for the soles of his feet in a building nlow. approaohiTig completion. I" The triennial meeting of sawmillers was held at Wanganiii to-day. Representatives wefe prevent from the west coast of the South Island, Wellington, Waifaifapa, Hawke'B Bay, Rangitikei, and Taranakl. Matters of interest to tht) trade Were discussed, including differential rates on the railway^ it feeing pointed out that millers in the Wanganui district were paying maximum rates, while concessions were granted in other parts* The following additional subscriptions h&ve been received towards the Exhibi- j - tion Agricultural and Pastoral Show :— - Christchurch Meat Company's shops, £5 ds; New Zealand Insurance Company, £6; ''Press" Company, £5 ss; Messrs R. Campbell and Son, £6 6s [W. B. Cunningham j £2.25j J, Carl, £2 &»$ P, Burke, £3 3s; J. Fox, £2 2s; G. E. Rhodes, £5 ss; Alex. Macfarlane, £5; Fletcher, Humphreys and Co., £3 3s; F. Lance, £2 2s; Jonathan Sowden, £2; IJallantyne and Co., £15 15s; W. B. Clarkson and Soil, £5 Ss, A. W. Rutherford, £5 sss J. D. Hall, £2 2s; and Dr Fox, £3 3s. Mr D: Sykes was driginally declared elected for the Riccarton-Spreydon-Haliswell Sub^district in the Tramway Board election, but through an error in the reSnrning-offlcer's reckoning. Mr S. A. Staples was then declared «)le6t6d, in place of Mr Sykes. Mr gykes has now filed a petition, signed by five electors of the district, praying that it may be determined that he, and not Mr Staples, was tiuly eleiotedj arid ought to have been so declared; In pursuande of sectidii 48 of the Local Etectioais Act, 1904 iMr H. W. Bishop, &M., has given notice that an inquiry intb th& ■ ground of the petitioti shall held at the Magistrate's Court on July 20, at 10.30 a.m. The ups and downs of the sport mußt tell in many ways J on tihe racing fra* tetnityj even to the extent of deterinining what they eat. Thiß wae exemplified to a certain extent at Napier Paxk races, when (says the "Wellingfcon " Poet "), to tihe wonder of an unsophisticated crowd, a man was seen hastily to convey a ticket to his mouth and then gulp it down. He was sharper than most of Mb watchelre, fof , being a layer of odds, he had seen a detective making for him in no uncertain way, and, recognising the futility of trying to throw the ticket away, took iine course of swallowing it. In th« vesttry of the New Brighton Anglican Church on Tuesday night Mr and Mrs C. H. Winny and family were entertained at a farewell social on their leaving the seaside borough for * time. The vicar of the church was deputed to present Mt Winny with a TOcture, handsomely framed, and Mijss B. Winny was |>r€sented witlh a goid chain and pendant in acknowledgment of her services as organist. Mr G. D. Maofarlane (Mayor of New Brighton) and Messrs Stanilahd anbl Bargrove spoke of the services Mr . Winny and has family had rendered to the church, and Mt Winiiy responded feelingly 4o the kind wishes expressed. Mr Chapman, the Federal Postmas-ter-Gen eral, who haB # been attending the. Postal Congress, in the course of fca. interview with the representative of a, Melbourne paper^ said: — " Sir Joseph Ward and myself have had many conversations regarding wireless telegraphy, for we will work in accord with New Zealand. The stations are almost ready at Queenscliff and Tasmania; and they will show what can be done. When in Rome I went to Monte Marid, a military wireless telegraphy •fcation, and sent a message to Sicily, a distance. of about 200 miles, and we heard tne reply ticked off. The old •ystem of using the high masts is being discontinued, and Marconi has discovered means to prevent the great Radiation. We had several interviews with Marconi's representative, and t have brought a 'lot of information with me, including copies of tihe agreements made with Canada. lam hopeful that *b shall be able to make some arrangement with New Zealand. High prestare stations might be. established there and in Australia, and a low pfressure station i*i Taemania. •Wireless telegraphy will be of great value in connection with our shipping. Before I went^ away 1 was in touch with Mr Hamilton, of the Internationall Company, and I had communication with him when in England. He is to see Sir. Joseph Ward as th& latter comes bock through America. We are not tied to any company or syst<?;m. jir»<J are free to choose the best. The early establishment of wireless telegraphy here is a certainty. In Western Australia, for instance, where places are hundreds of miles apart, it may be possible tb tavs the coat of telega-aph

Captain Edwin's weather forecast, telegraphed at noon to-day, is as follows: — "Strong winds to gale from between north and west and south-west ; glass fall, but rise after ten hours from noW ; tide 3 high j sea heavy off shore ; rain rjrobable." The following are the entries received for the North Canterbury Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Club's show, to be held at Rangiora on July 24 and 25 : — Poultry 420 (1905-395), pigeons 39 (49), canaries 31 (33), pets 8 (13); cookery classes and eggs 46 (31), totals 544 (521). [ David Moon, who was arrested on ! board the Sonoma at Auckland, was remanded to Sydney on a charge of stealing £100, the property of the > Sydney Operative Bakers' Association, of which accused was the secretary. He was found by the detectives at work in. the Souonia's bakery, under the name of Williams* The instruments which" were removed fro-m the Wellington. Observatory, on Observatory Hill, are now. housed in a temporary .structure in the grounds or the Government Buildings, ' where observations are taken by the stars every night when the sky is favourable. It is understood the instruments .will eventually be housed on Battery Mill, in the Botanical Gardens, close to Kelburne Kiosk. Quite recently a stag shot at Maku« (says the " Pahiatua Era' ) was found to contain a trout measuring 13in : and weighing a pound. On.t-he MangahaO, along the Manawatu Road* there , is a colony of fifty or more shags which are despoiling the river ot fisn. lhe reward offered by the Acclimatisation Society for shags' heads appears to have done little to check the increase ; of the pest. A man charged with drunkenness this meriting was placed in a rather peculiar position. He had been once previously convicted, on January 12j and Mr Day, S.M., said it was just a i i que&tioii whether lie had been convictKed within" tlie past six months of not. Sergeant Norwood said he was arrested within the six .months, but the Magistrate replied that the period referred to convictions, He thought that the six months had elapsed, and would treat the man as a first offender. The president of the New Zealand Bowling Association is making arrangements for a tout of New Zealand bowlera in Australia, leading at thfe beginning of October. It is intended to take a representative rink . from Auckland, Wellington, C^itetchuroh and Dunedin, wihile tlae West .Coast and Ta-ranaki will also send four playens. A match against ail Australian representative team will take place at Melbourne during Cup week. The tour is expected to last five weeks. The Acting-Minister for Industries and Commerce has sent the following telegram to freezing companies throughout the colony :— " The High Commissioner cables me that there is a favourable opportunity to advertise merits or New Zealand' tinned meats, and to invite inspection at the Grocers' Exhibition, Agricultural Hall, London., opening September next. I would be glad to know whether your company are prepared to make exhibit of all your tinned goods. If so, I will secure space. Please telegraph, immediately, reply. — J. Carroll.' 7 ' At the Juvenile Court this morning, before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., a girl of fifteen was charged with frequenting the streets. It was stated tihat she was a companion of another girl who was dealt with a few days ago. Con* stable Gibson stated that the accused's pa-fents took no interest in her* and had no control over her. They had tried to keep her at home at night, but she got out of her bedroom window. She was often in the company of a person of very bad character, and it was because she was often iseen with him that the police had taken action. The girl's uncle and aunt were anxious to take charge of her. Tfye uncle was in Court, and concurred with what had been sai3. His Worship ■ "gave the girl a severe caution* and told her that she would be allowed to go to her uncle and aunt. If she left them, or if the police found her wandering about at night, sne would foe committed to tihe Te'O.ranga Home. A meeting of representatives of NewZealand meat-importing firms was held in London on May 31. Ite purport was to decide what steps should be taken to secure advantage from the visits' now being paid to London by representative German authorities. Sir E. Montague Nelson was in the chair, and a member or else a representative of all they best known norms was present, as aiso was Mr Hi C. Cameiron. It was unanimously rW>ived — " That this meeting of repreeentativee of the New Zealand frozen meat industry j recognising the importance of maintaining and developing the- trade, considers it advisable to arrange for tie reception of £he editors of the leading German newspapers during their viisdt^ to London, and for their visit to Smitlifield meat market, and the cold air stores, with the view to ultimately creating an interest tihrotig!h tihe Press in Germany in the question of the importation of New Zeafland meat into that country." A small committee representing all interests was formed to carry out the objects of the meeting. Now that the petroleum-boring in Taranaki has given promise of success, indications of the presence of oil are being found in many parts of the province. A few days ago a report reached the New Plymouth " Herald " office that mud, bubbling with the pressure of oil from beneath, had been noticed on a marshy property near the town. A " Herald " representative examined the spot in company with the owner of the property. Fixfet the natural gas escaping from the bed of a stream was ignited, and a strong, steady blaze burst forth. When a hole was made in the mud, gas escaped in such quantities that a flame strong enough to boil a kettle could be I obtained. The party was given several demonstrations. The bubbling iuud remained to be seen. A young man with a long arm worked bis hand down into the mud for a couple of feet. Then a sound wets heard, as of a small motor, car in motion. Peering into the hole, the investigator saw motion in the mud, and could clearly discern oil. It is said there are indications that the property is on the same, oil-bearing line aa the Moturoa bore. The " Herald " surmises that the ground may be thoroughly exploited at san early dat&/