LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 13976, 8 May 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Sydney cable states tjiat there is still -a. south-east, gale, exceptional rain, and the sea is very .rough, ‘ Ecv. Vallance Cook, the English missioner, who arrived in New-; Zealand yesterday in connection with a “inission of inspiration. and -appeal'" which he is to conduct4ii various centres of the Dominion, told the C.M.S. gathering, at Sydney last week sofrian experience he had with tin; Booklists before ho left England. They invited him to address their meeting, stipulating omy that they should ■have the right to question him for the same length of ' time as lie spoke, lie accepted, and in order that they should not have much time io question him, he syoko for 85 minutes—commencing at*B.3o p.ra. In England, Mr Cook explained, people did not like a long sermon, but die Socialists, didn't want it short, and when he had finished they put questions to him for 85 minutes. He believed they would have been questioning liim still if be had .Jet them, lint one thing about the socialistic gathering he deplored. There were 12 hymns on the song T shcot and the name of Gol did -not appea: once. Nor did'-the .name of Jesus Christ.. Thera- was no mention of ski, 'heaven, hell, or ■•eternity.'.. ■;: VVbat . .were they 'singms about? -About a brighter and .brtter dav was coining. They bolieyed a great and glorious time was looming ahead.

Receipts ill connection with the Fire Brigade Conference ami Demonstration which wore held her? in February, totalled .£990, .while the expenditure was roughly ,£S Kl, ieavijig a -proiit of £l9O. The committee meets /to-night to go into the mailer of aL'acaf-ing this amount. Tho I’veinier •said yesterday that uo apfointments to tin; Legislative Council will be considered until a fuller meeting of tin Cabinet can he obtained. A 'BH for tin reform of the Council will be re-introduced next session, and the Government .will iiso every endeavour to place it on tin Statute Hook.

The Scddonville State coal mine is skid to have only two years’ supply available, writes the, Greymouth correspondent ,of tho Lyttelton Times. It is to be worked as ■ long us it is profitable. Tlio public opening of No. 2 State coal mine is expected to take place at the end of June, and the official title, “No. 2 Mine," will then give place to a name less formal. It is estimated that within 12 mouths the capacity of the No. 2 mine will be an output of over 200 tons daily, giving employment to over 600 men. ■ Complaint was made , at the Gonville Town Board last night by Commissioner Moore regarding the trees and hedges which overhang the footpaths in. the Qohr villc Town District. It was stated that these trees kept the sun off the footpaths, and at night time prevented the light from reaching them. It was decided to instruct the foreman or engineer to give •notice to any householder whoso trees overhang tho footpath to have them cut back within seven days after notice has been given, or the Board would do it at tlio occupier’s expense. “Now Zealand being at tho head of social hygione and social progress, wo hope she wiil occupy the place that is hors by right. Wo shall he very pleased to reserve a special pavilion for New Zealand.” -This passage occurs in. a letter sent to the Mayor of Wellington by tbo Mayor of Lyons, Franco, announcing that a large International Cifv Exhibition will be held there in May, 1914. The aim is to make known the progress made by the Government and city health authorities. Tho exhibition will bo on scientific, economic, and social lilies (as well as industrial and commercial for the oenofit of all those people who deal with life in a modern city. Sir John Rolleston, M.P., has introduced into the House of Commons a Bill of two clauses to forbid the docking of horses’ tails. Some ■ English Magistrates regard docking as cruel, and will convict an offender, while other stipendiaries refuse to convict. The Bill has , influential backing, its, sponsors including Mr P. Snowden, Mr J. 0. Butcher, Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck, Mr Cecil Chapman (one of London's stipendiary magistrates), and'Mr Walter Winans, who.as. the owner of some of the fastest trotters in the world, regards the undocked horse as superior 'to ride or drive. All the royal carriage- horses have been undocked during the present mid past two reigns.' The journal .Oil Bias has revealed an amazing scandal in Parisian • society circles. A t a'-fashionable dinner party in that city on March 15, consisting of a dozen guests, all of whom were known to each other, the hostess-made the discovery, when she reached the drawing room that a valuable uee.Aiace that she was wearing had disappeared. The whole party was thrown into confusion By the announcement. The host, perceiving that it was the only way to skate over an embarrassing situation,' professed to view the matter as a practical ioke, and pointing to a rare jade bowl which stood upon a table, suggested that tho author of the prank should place in it tno necklace while the room was in darkness.. When tho electric lights were again switched on tho precious jade howl had also disappeared.

The Government has now under consideration the question of again increasing the Main Trunk express service. The Prime Minister (the Hon. W. P. Massey) stated on Tuesday evening to the N.Z. Times Auckland correspondent that in accordance with the recommendations of the Minister of Railways, the second expresses would bo reinstated car.y in the spring. If, however, it is found that the single express service is insufficient for the traffic between Auckland and Wellington in 1 the meantime, a second express will be run each way on three days in the week. “It would be very much pleasanter for Ministers’’, remarked Mr Massey, “to allow the two trains to continue running; but our information from the department is that wo .were making a very serious loss—a loss more serious than most people would imagine—though I am not able to quote,the figures from memory. You may be quite sure that nobody will bo bettor pleased than myself when the business warrants us .in running the second expresses regularly.J' “The last inch of' space available for the display of exhibits in the Auckland Museum will bo taken up by the insta.Vatiou of a new showcase containing a restoration of the men,” remarked the Mayor (Mr C. J. Parr) to a Proas representative this ‘week. The exhibit to which Mr Pan" referred is a very large one, which is now approaching completion. ' It will bo unique. The principal objects in it will be a “restoration” of the extinct moa, and a cast of a skeleton of that great bird. The restoration lias .been made with great care by the taxidermis! w Hie museum, and is on this same scab- a.. Hie skeleton. The pose of the bird has been accurately worked out, and the .finishing of ,the large model 1 will bo in keeping .with the general search for accuracy. Fortunately, pieces of the skin of the legs of. uioas have .been found, and feathers arc not uncommon, so that both ean.bo imitated very accurately. The feathers of the extinct giant were almost indistinguishable from those of the Australian emu, and its living overseas cousins are being laid under toll to provide a covering for the restoration. The stuffed specimens of the ostrich, the emu, and the cassowary.

For wrongly describing himself as a doctor, a Melbourne dentist named James Thomson Tunnock, of Wcrtheim Buildings, Bourkc Street, was'convicted at the instance of the Dental Board of Victoria in the Melbourne Court. The prosecution, 'which--was taken under section 7 of the Dentists Act of 1910, was the first of its kind in Melbourne. The Act was passed to prevent the public being misled by specious degress, which were frequently valueless and sometimes meaningless—such, for instance, as. “R.D.5.,” which might look imposing to the man in the street, but was siranlv “registered dental surgeon,’’ and “D.D.5.,” intended to convey “doc-, tor qf dental science;’,’ which was obtain; ed by sending a thesis and five guineas to, •'inerica.- Defendant was .registered, as the “holder of a recognised certificate,” and it was stated that ho had a diploma which the board did not recognise. On two waiting room doors, and on the letter boy-of hi® establishment, he described himself as “Dr,” although bight months . ago, at the rpnuost of the Dental Board, he removed tlJbt designation from the telephone book and the front, of his premises. The offence was admitted, and it was stated that it was committed tli rough negligence and carelessness, not through' witfulness.' The- betioli imposed a find of -£si'-with three guineas -costs. :: ;i

To-morrow morning the Sheriff of the Wanganui district, Mr F. W,. Hart, will draw the names, of persons summoned to servo Mas jurors for the Wanganui Sup-cmo Court, which site on Juno'2nd.

The Queen Alexandra’s Regimental Band (lute Wanganui. City Band) leave forOringi to-morrow to undergo their annual training niuleri. canvas. A particularly good muster of the band wilt be attending the camp. , The Gouvillo Town Board, at its meeting last "flight confirmed (ho resolution declaring gorso a noxious weed, which .was passed at; a special meeting a month ago. '

Tho boardinghouse keepers! of Auckland hava decided to ■ raise the tariff by ono shilling a defy for. casuals from June Ist, with a further rise of two shillings a day on December Ist. This is stated to bo duo to tnu increased cast of foodstuffs, while tiio coming exhibition probably influences the step. The damage (louc to footpaths in the Gofiville Town District by tradespeople's Vehicles was remarked upon' ‘by’ Gmr. -Bowater last night. Tie. stated; that he had noticed carts and traps' Belonging to tradespeople on the JdotpqThiinna. when turuing-ifoiiud they, would .Bcrcwiia-'hole in the footpath- This was-an offence .against tho by-laws, and ought to be'stopped. Other members spoke similarly, and it was decided to ask the local constable to take the matter in- baud,

The administrative ability of Sir Joseph Ward as Postmaster-General was remembered by representative men who took part in the opening of the new post office at Ravcnshourne, a -Dunedin suburb. : The Hon. R. 11. Rhodes, Postmaster-General, acknowledged the initiative work of Sir Joseph Ward in the establishment of wireloss telegraphs, automatic telephones, and other progressive ■ features of New Zealand's postal and' telegraphic services, while Mr-0. M. Tlipnison, MfP., gave it as his■ opinion that’ the cx-Primc Minister was really tho most progressive Bpstmas-.tcr-Gcneral in tho British Enfjjife: ' Work-on the Aharon road (at tho back of M avcriey) .Jins now been completed to within a few'chains of, TavsibitT; Bridge site, says the Tribune.' Most of-the contracts are now completed, and as.-t.ho rain finish their respective undertakings they are paid off. It appears that the votes are exhausted, and consequently-work-has to cease. It is a pity that the,-men who have finished their contraota -oannot lie given other Toad work in the- district. Instead of sending them away. by Jhe ;t road overseer to road Works in other-'districts. It is stated tha.t men are also being paid off on the Bnngitatau and iMakakabo Pioad. It is the usual- tliingr'fdrVdWtSfierS to pay off men at this time of the'fyoar, when they have been able to get, sufficin'-1 men to do the work and get all the balances of authorities expended on or about the end of the financial year. Verv good progress was made- on the work in tho country at the back of Waverloy during spring and summer. The Government should at least provide enough funds to complete the Aharoa.Road to the Whenun.kura River,, and extend the* bridle track 0“ to Wharaariko., from' the ’.Moonwatca Valiev to the Wlfeniiakura Valley. Weyo this done it, would bo a , grpat ’boon ,to .Slttlers irf'those back parts; 1 - v ,

Tiro Waverley cotrcVpdndent of the Pn-, tea Press reports the'following qccidouts> on Tuesday morning. the infant .son of , Jfr J. Itlondohi of•Tutnma.tah'i'rWns the victim of . a hy which' the little-'Anger.* 6f the' left hand was lost.’ Mr Blcndon'whs Diigafepd r ‘in cutting up a sheep, and in doing 'bob'put his sharp butchers' knife otfone 1 siddr' ' H?ro it war*discovered-' by his thrco-ycar-old daughter who commenced chopping the edge of the block. Her brother pjheed his. band over the side, and before Mr Blendoa could prevent an accident the knife came down, with the result stated. The boy was driven in a distance of 27 miles ' > W averiey, where Dr, Har.vpy took charge. Tlio’ patient, who is a fine sturdy Mttlo chap, boro up- very well under the strain, and is now progressing favourably. A man named John Eicbardson, a resident of AVaitotara, was brought into WavOrley, on Tuesday, suffering,, -from aseverely; crushed foot. It appears that Eichardson was engaged in moving some logs when the accident happened. Dr. Harvey attended to the sufferer, who left for home, shortly afterwards. A bushfc!Isr,. .named James Bnrko, waalworking at ffgutpwera mi Monday evening, when in making what is. known as. a,,“fljt|ve", a small tree fell on liis ti 'ht leg, shattering the fibula. Btirko received medical attention in Waverley on Tuesday morning and has since been well enough to return to his camp. -,v '