LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10684, 3 February 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The weather in most parts of th<9 dominion this morning was good. Rain was reported from Oamaru and Timaru. A deputation of Christchurch ladies will wait upon the City Council at its meeting this evening regarding the Defence Act.

The Waimakariri (north and south branches) and the Rakaia were reported clear this morning. The Rangitata was flshable and tho Waitaki was dirty.

The following vessels wiil.be within range of the radio stations to-night:— Auckland : Moeraki, Warrimoo, . Victoria, Manuka and Talune. Wellington: Victoria, Manuka, Moeraki, Warrimoo, Tahiti, Makarini, Maniari and Talune. A Wellington telegram says that Richard Webb, who had been missing since Wednesday, turned up on Saturday morning. He was caught by heavy weather when out sailing, and sheltered on Ward Island till the weather? abated.

In Wellington three small boys, one aged nine and the other two aged eight, were arrested on Saturday, charged with breaking into several shops in Willis and Manners Street. As far as is known only articles of small value, such as cigarettes, fruit, etc., havo been taken.

The following gentlemen will act as judges at the Sweet Pea Exhibition in the Art Gallery on. Wednesday, February 12: —Sweet pea, decorative, fruit and vegetable glasses—Messrs W. Bayliss and A. E. Lowe; pot plants and cut blooms other than sweet peas—Mr W. H. Lawrence.

To-morrow night Major-General Godley will inspect the local Senior Cadet' oompanies at the following centres: —■* At Papanui, 7.30 p.m.-; Fendalton, 7.50; Riccarton, 8.10. The Opawa, Linwood and St Micliael - conipa.nies will parade at the King Edward Barracks and will be inspected at 8.35. Parents and friends of the Cadets are invited to be present at the inspection. Last week's trotting meeting at Forburv Park was the must successful ever held in the club's history. The attendance eclipsed all previous records. Of the £2750 given in priae-monoy, Mr P. Delargy won- £4OO, Mr W. N. Wilson £355, Mr H. F. Nicolls £250, Mr N. Clarice £176, Mr E. C. Woodham £l6O. Mr J. Dench £lB3 10s, Messrs-M. Dickens and B. Fenton £120; each and Mr T. Frost £lll ' The members of the Girtbn College Old Girls' Club are spending a fortnight at Sumner, where they have taken a house- The camp is carried out under carefully arranged rules, and. the members all share in the cooking and housework. The experience in housekeeping is excellent for the girls, and the benefit derived from their cooking class is evinced in the good wholesome meals they have to offer, any interested visitor who happens to call at mealtime. The holiday will probably become a yearly institution in connection with the* Girton College Old Girls' Club.

A pessimistic account of the land agency business Was given by O judgment debtor at the Magistrate's Court this morning. The man, who was married and had a family of young children, was described by his solicitor as "the poor, poverty-stricken debtor. Examined by Mr Donnelly, he that he was engaged by a local land agency firm at a salary of-30s a week, with a commission of 20 per cent on all sales he should effect. "He had in this employ for , four months. " 4nd what was''your total commission earned?" asked Mr Donnelly. " Nothing,", answered the debtor with a rueful amile. " Negotiations were carried on foj the lease of a farm bjr my agency, but I got no commission, "feo all the business you have done in four months is to lease one farm, and you and your wife and family nave lived, or, rather, lingered, „on 30s a week. Why did you not start sqmethiiKx else?" "Oli,. I hoMd-tlungi might improve," said the debtor cheerfully. "Hope springs eternal in the human breast," quoted Mr Johnston, debtor's solicitor.

This morning the need for some alteration regarding the transfer of men under arrest from one place to another was brought prominently under the notice of people who happened to be on the local railway platform. By the train which arrived from Lyttolwa shortly before the departure or the second express two men under arrest, and iu charge of a warder arrived - -in Christchureh'. They had to transferred to the express train. Botn men were in civilian £arb, but the warder wore his uniform. The two marched practically the whole length of the plat-. form, which was crowded with people, and as the men were handcuffed to* gether the little party attracted a lot of attention. Seats were obtained m a corner of a .secondrclass CBTriagft which was nractically filled with.passengers, and as the'warder sat a« r 6ng-= side the men they would probably 1-3 the subject of attention from people on the platform of the stations alcnß the line. Had a second-class carriagw been attached to the roar of ih* exprcSl train, the men could have l)*»*i t." furred from one train to t}:* without attracting r.ny w:a;-e ;~__,, tion.

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) During January, forty-two motortJflrs and fifty-three motor-bicycles wero registered at the City Council s offices. The catalogue for Friday's wool sale T»t Wellington contains J. 6,080 bales, compared with 13,729 at the corresponding sale last year. At the Lyttelton Police Court this morning, Patrick Coleman was convicted and discharged for having been drunk on Saturday last. On a second charge of having been absent without leave from the s.s. Turakina, he was remanded to appear at Wellington the following day.

This afternoon Frederick William Bradshaw, manager of the Canterbury (N",Z.) Seed Company's llangiora "branch, was arrested on a charge of money belonging to. the company. It is-understood that,a considerable, sum-is involved, as the defalcations oxtend over a lengthened period;

During last month Now Zealand exported 30,942 ounces of gold, of the value of £1,241,903, which was 4933 ounces, of the value of £19,164, less than in January. last year. Tho export of silver last month was 133,380 ounces, of tho value of £13,674, being 123,921 ounces, of tho value of £12,728, above the figures for January, 1912,

' The Woolston Band will play the following programme of music in tat Albans Park to-morrow evening, com-mencing-at 8 o'clock:—-March 5 'The King's Roval Rifles." (Rimmer); entr wste," "Evening Bells" (Rimmer); werture, "Boccaccio" (Von Suppo.); cornet solo, " Good-bye," (Tosti), soloist, R. Barber; selection* " La Genersntola," (Swift);, morceau," Tho, liirKish Patrol." (Michaelis).; waltz, "The. Old Abbey," (Rimmer); march, Ir- . .veil Springs," (Greenwood). .