LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9934, 24 August 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

This ' s the tenth breach of a pro-. hiiMtioii order that I hare dealt with fT/' ai 4 %. H-'.W. Bishop, S.MJ, at tho Magistrate's Court this inorping- ' I don't know what wo are coming to." , Tho deaths recorded in the " Lyttelton limes' for the month of August 11 i y ' nc luded 68 adults' and 10 children. I n eight , cases no age was .stated. The average as© of the 68 adults wag just under 66 years. Variable winds, chiefly from the west were reported this morning, and the weather was unsettled in many narts. There were passing showers at Invercarsill and the Bluff and along the west coast of this island. East Cape, Raglan and Auckland also were experiencing rainy conditions. The appointment of Lord Islington; as Governor of New Zealand was referred to on last Speech Day at Harrow- at the headmaster's luncheon,-says the " British Australasian." Dr Wood, the retiring headmaster, in responding to the toast of " The School," said the government- of the whole world seemed to be gradually passing into the hands of Harrow men. The Colonial Secretary, tho Earl of Crewe, was a Harrow -nan, and so was Colonel Seeley, UnderSecretary for the Colonies; the Viceroyelect of India, the Governor-General of panada, and the Governor of New Zealand were all Harrow men. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, replying to a correspondent who asked his views on. smoking among boys, wrote:—" No boy ever smoked because he liked it; it is horrid at first. A boy learns to smoke because he thinks it a very ' swagger' thing to do; it makes him—so he thinks—-look like a man, when in reality lie only lookb like a little ass. I think most fellows see that mow, and you very seldom see any but a regular slopper' 'smoking nowadays. Boys who want to run well and do well in games, as well as at their work, are not quite such fools as to suck cheap cigarettes which they know aro poison, and can do a lot of harm to their heart and wind. Under the criminal law of Now Zealand, as it stands, to-day, a suspect can be charged before the courts with breaking and entering a dwelling-house, a shop, an office,, or a. warehousue. or even a washhouse or other outbuilding within- the enclosure of a dwellinghouse, but there is no similar, protection for an art gallery. This was mentioned m the Supreme' Court in Wellington by Mr H. H. Ostler in connection with the Leader picture theft. He remarked that this * appeared to be ti dangerous state of the law which ought to be amended. Thousands of pounds' worth of property was kept in picture galleries, and yet it was no crime to break and enter one "of them. A Lyttelton correspondent writes :-~ Th© average observer would probably not be able to give a reliable estimate of the way in which any particular-sec-tion of men would conduct themselves at a meeting of their own number; and probably many people would bo surprised if they were privileged to attend ; the conference of delegates of tho Waterside Workers' Federation now sitting at Lyttelton. In the hall of deliberation the delegates would give a useful object-lesson to a good many bodies in the way of orderlv business procedure, absolute respect for rules of debate and respectfulness to the chairman and one another. The cultivation of a fine conclavial etiquette is apparently one of the good results of trades unionism. The Paris Municipal Council has decided to impose a tax on all advertising circulars aind other printed matter circulated gratuitously in the streets. Each sheet distributed will henceforth have to bear a Municipal stamp, which will cost from a halfpenny upwards, according to the eiee of the sheet. It is expected that, the /hew tax will yield some revenue, bat that it will enormously 'diminish the distribution of circulars, which had become a serious nuisance on the principal boulevards. A member of the Muncipal Council has now given notice that he will bring forward a scheme for taxing the advertising transparen-. cies and kinematographs which attract great crowds, to the grievous obstruction of traffic, in certain Paris streets in the evening. The Hon O. S. Rolls, who was killed during the aviation meeting at Bournemouth, had many sensational escapes during his career as a motorist. Here were some of his adventures:— Three times had a boiler burnt out on the road. Once had to push car. three miles in dress clothes. Onoe stopped a few feet from a quarry. Once had to be towed out of a bog. Once had to walk twelve miles in France for petrol. Twice had a wheel come off. Once had a steering-column break adrift. Once had a horse and cart on top of him. Once ran into a tree at seventy miles an hour. Twice overturned. Once had head bashed in by starting-handle. Once mistaken for, dead when lying under the car examining the clutch—an old lady suddenly shouting out. " Oh, there's a man been run over ana killed by a motor-car." Twice run away down hill forwards and three times backwards. Once unset an applecart in the Strand. Twice had car burnt up. The "singing-spark" system of wireless telegraphy now being installed on the Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa, at,, Sydney, lias of late been widely adopted on numbers of foreign-going vessels, and some exceptional records have been achieved. The capacity of the Ulimaroa's station is only two kilowatts, which represents a very small factor of the total energy of the generator fitted on tho vessel. Similar stations equipped on , other vessels have exchanged communication in the daytime iit 650 miles, and at night-time at ' 1300 miles. Tho singing' spark is the' ' special featuro of the system, and gives a distinct individuality to each station. Once an operator has been in communication with a steamer, he will again immediately recognise, through the particular musical tone, which steamer is sending the message. Another advantage of the system is that it is not interfered with by atmospheric disturbances, and this is a very important question for vessels trading in Australasian waters, where atmospheric disturbances are Verv considerable.

In proposing a vote of thanks to Dr Findlav, who lectured on "The Stage" in Wellington on Monday evening, Mr H. H. Ray ward, of tho Arts Club, expressed the opinion that the perfecting of the kinematograph would practically do away with the need for travelling companies of players. The histrionics, footlights and all would pale in the glare of the kinematograph lantern, which would repeat on a sheet the performances of players In a drama, and at very small expense. It was doing some such work now, but in rather a crude way, but when the lantern and the gramophone could be worked together, then it would bo adieu to the sock and buskin as a travelling entertainment. The machine would do the travelling. The Attorney - General hardly saw eye to eye with the prophetic president. It would be a bad day when the enormous power of. living character found in tragedy and drama should go down before the moving pictures, he saicL And, to his mina, tho kmematographic representation of. say, a love scene could not bo anything like so realistic as the same scene acted. i U ? —*e have the verv jatest of the world's production in gas fittings. SuperiOi to electric light, awl a saving of 25 per cent in your gas account. The latest designs in antioue copper trom 15s. Satisfaction guaranteed. Also large selection mantelpieces, grates and tiled hearths. Our showroom is worth inspection. W. Congreve and Sons, litdi, 127 and 159* Colombo Street. XlB6 An irritated throat is quickly soothed bv Zymole Trokeys. They increase tho throat secretions and strengthen tho vocal chords. Nothing bettor forpubliu •jocf-.kers, ... 20

It is stated that tho firo at Ilam House, Lower Riccarton, on Monday morning was caused by a spark from Wie kitchen fire, and the police authorities hare decided that no inquiry is necessary. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that twenty clergymen, representing all tho Churches in the city, accompanied by s.;ix doctors, had a private conference with the Minister of Justice this morning to amendments in the Public Health Act in tho direction of making certain provisions in that Act applicable to venerea.] diseases. The conference lasted two hours. The Minister declined y> make a -definite statement, but said that, while no definite conclusions had been arrived at, there was a unanimous recognition of the need for statutory provision and a substantial agreement as to the means ol' mooting tlia position. The Mayor states that he is quite satisfied with his interview with the Hon R. M'Kenzio yesterday in regard t;< ihfl u-""Ration of the water powT-r at Lake Colerid.ee. He says that two Ministers, Mr M'Kenzie and Sir Joseph Ward, have expressed themselves strongly in favour of the development of the scheme', and lie believes vhpt the Ministry recognises,thf claims .of Cliristcliurch for first consideration when active steps are taken by the Government to fulfil the promises made to the country fcy Sir Joseph Ward somo time ago. ' He, feels certain that the Lake Coleridge scheme will be the first to 1)6 taken in hand after Parliament authorises the raising of the loan, i Mr H. Friedlander, chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, has received several communications from Mr Cyrus Williams, the Board's engineer, who is in London, ;arraiiging for the construction of a new dredge of the Fruhling type. * The. Board has called for tenders for the work, and these will be received in London on September 2. Mr Williams will be present when they aro opened, and will send a cablo_ message fiying. details of each tender. Mr riedlandor will then call a special meeting' of ' the Board to deal with them. The Fruhling dredge, is a German invention, and is largely used in that country. It is worked on the suction principle, and it is believed that it will bo specially adapted for •use in Lyttelton harbour. It is expected .that firms in. Scotland, Holland and Germany will tender for the Board's dredge. • A new Priestmaii dredge, which was ordered last year, and which left England some tnne_ ago, la now on -ts way, froin Australia to New Zealand, and should arrive in Lyttelton*-in about a week. I Lieutenant-Colonel Slater, V.D., in to history of fifty years of Volunteering in Canterbury, which he lias recently published, states that old Volunteers teel that they were not treated with the consideration' they deserved when the old force was allowed to pass away early this year, on the Territorial Force comSnto existence, without public recognition of their services during their career of half a century. "In 1862 when the Volunteers were disbanded to be enrolled under new regulations," he says, "the Governor, Sir George Grey, thanked the officers and men for theu* past services. It was a graceful ■ act, and was received with appreciation. But when the Volunteer Force passed out last February it was in silence. One waited in vain for any acknowledgment, not so much 6f those who were then serving as cf the memory of former comrades who long ago had .attended their last parade, and of the work they, in their day, had done for the State. Old Volunteers feel this bitterly. If the Volunteer Force had been passed put for mutiny or misconduct it could pot have been treated Worse. The bitterness is accentuated by the_ fact that the Council of Defence, which, it may be taken, was the body to have advised so small a recognition of the loyal service freely given, contained officers who had served as Volunteers, and who, but. for that" service, would not now hold the positions they occupy." . .