LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14341, 10 July 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The English mail via Vancouver, which loft Wanganui on Juno stb, arrived in London on July 7th, one day late. Owing to slackness in the cotton trade, tho Mailer Cotton Spinners' Exccuiiv.j (says a London cable) suggest the curtailing of the output by one fourth until the end of September. Several pupils are niffeiing from diphtheria in the Waimatai (Wellington) suburban school. The school is to bo e!o*e»l for ten days. '1 he school itself is not to blame, say Dio medical inspectors. A recent cable announced that the. city of Lynn, an important town in Mas.scclmssets, United Stares, with a population, of 90,111)'), after several years noliconso had again voted license. Lynn is a large bool manufacturing centre and contains eleven banks. 1 Tire arrivals in New Zealand from oversea during May totalled 2812, compared wi hj 305/ i' in May, 1913. The departures in the same month numbered I-.T.-O, as against "151 in May last year. Tho detail* are Arrival*; Auckland, 12IU; Wellington 1178; Dunedin, ml; Invercargill, 430. Departures: Auckland, 1271; Wl'liinotiin, 2ou(i; Dunedin, 5; iuveicargill, "88.

“To be burned by the hairdo of Dio common hangman,'' was the sentence rassed two hundred years ago by the House of Lords on Dr. B'achevoroll s sermon*. A somewhat similar into was dealt out the oilier evening to Dr. Eleanor Baker’s medical report ou school children, winch had been Lu'wanled by tae t unie:bury Education Board to a Ninth Can-ue-.'invy school committee, Dio members of whirli unanimously resolved, ‘That Die report be received aud inimedialcly burned. ' The honorary secretary performed tho function of Die historical hangman. Tho Now Jerusalem, a large model made according to the Revelation of St. John, by Mr Lewis, who affirms (says Die Sydney '“Sun") that he received an inspired' message) from Heaven to go on with the work, was wrecked in the storm at I'arramaUa. The model is a wonder)nl piece of mechanical work, showing the vanous incidents pf Uirist’s life on earth from the time He \va.-.‘ born rm il He was crucified. The storm blew down the wooden building in which Die model was housed, and tore a big tent to libbons. Die falling woodwork smashing Die model rather badly. The work, which represents years of labour, is valued at .£IO3O.

New Zealand may expect a visit from Mr Theodore Roosevelt, cx-I’residcnl ol Die United States, in tho rot far dbtant future, declared S;r Joseph Ward in his address to the . Wellington Celtic Club. Sir Joseph added that when he was in America ■he had spent a day with Mr Roosevelt, who had struck him as being a fearless, progressive man, a visit from whom would do the country a great deal of good. Both the late King Edward and Mr Roosevelt, proceeded Sir Joseph, had shown that they knew a great deal about New Zealand. “They both knew, ho said, “where Die most important racecourses are situated here. (Laughter.) If there were any restrictions on deershooting when Mr Ke.o .evelt visited this country) Sir Joseph suggested Hi at they should be removed for the time being, because the ex-Rrcsidcnt would want a much larger bag than the most liberal regulations would allow.

“The Railway Department is paying very dearly for the coal tnat was handed over to them by tho Citizens’ Defence Committee at (no doubt) a handsome price,” says the July issue of the ‘‘Loco. Record," tho organ of tho Engino-dri'-m's, Firemen and Cleaners’ Asiocia'ion. “The firemen are also much distressed owing to the dirty nature of the coal, and the work of' firing being made particularly hard. Tho Department, besides having a half-dirt, half-con,! mixture, is having a lob of trouble with the tubes and fireboxes of Dic : r engines, and the whole cause is asiigued to this dirty coal. Owing to the liie-box requiring to be very frequently cleaned and so little five to build up again with, the fluctuation in pressure n, mses trouble in the fire-box and tubes. This brings the usual leaking of tubes and stays leaking."

The Melbourne Post Office lins officially announced that, the stolen hag contained .£350. Thy bag was taken from the strong room. The lock was not injured, which indicates that the robber was in possession oi a kev.

The Puke and Pncheps of Connaught are visiting New Four.dland. Addre;ses of welcome enipinr-ise the fact that it is (ho first important Koyal vi-it for many years, and Ihe hope is exp res: cd that o:h----eis will tollow.

A conference in Condon of trade unions affiliated Central Labourers' Na ioual Cnii'itil, and Transporters’ Federation, resolved to Pom one union. It is estimated lhat the ineinber.sliii) will he 41)0,001). A ballot is to be taken. The Archduke Ferdinand's a: sas.-inat ion is regard.d in some quarters as weakening fhe e.Ycet of Austria's war esCnb'i* !i----incut, Germany is therefore compelled to prepare In hear .single-handed (he hruat of the central Knropean struggle. Pour sc; a vale revolutions are raging in San Domingo. The United States, considering the interventions of liorda's Government are unstable, has despatched a warship as a precautionary measure. American plantations are imperilled. Decently ii was reported (hat an attempt had been made to wreck the Auckland night express at liunnytliorrc by I lacing a rail over (ho line. Investigation being made, it was thought it was (he act of some thoughtless children, On Wednesday night what appears to have been another deliberate attempt to wreck the midnight express from Wellington took place on Hie Palmerston side of the Awapnui railway station. It appears that a learn some six inches thick and tweive feet long, resembling those used in the construction of catth* slops, was- placed across the rails. The beam was struck by the engine, and bears the distinct marks of the impait, The present occurrence following so shortly after the Hnnnythorpe eui* ode gives rise for suspicion that some dangerous peisan is at large. prom details contained in reports submitted to the last meeting of the local commit!ee set up to encourage di.-.plavs at the Panama Kxhibiiion, it seems probable (says the “livening Post") that the Wellington meat companies will be making comprehensive displays. Hemp and wool will also go forward in large quantities. A number of live stock will be sent froth the Dominion. The New Zealand Government has seemed three cool store;: —for meat, dairy produce, and fruit. Air M. (general secretary to the New Zealand K.xecutive Committee) reported that the rate of insnra u-* would be H per cent., and on that account the New Zealand Government could not see its wav to insure nil exhibits from Hi's country, but would do so in the ca; e of the New Zealand court.

Mr Herbert Crowthor, lately Colin.tor of Customs, in Tasmania, raid icw in Christchurch, told a reporter that for all practical purposes only three kinds of apples are grown in Tasmania for export, namely, t’ne Stunner (cooking anil dessert), 'Adam’s Scarlet Pearmain, and the French Crab. This is not always the ease, lint is the result of experience. In the last 11 months the export has been I.:’on,(Ti ) eases, or about I.TI times greater than tiie quantity e’’ported from T'cv Zealand last year. There is still a pood balance to ship, so that b’ 1 Ihe end of the 1?. months' period the Tig total will have lieon considerably increased. The growers now intend to add to the sorts grown, tiie Hlhstonc Pippin, Five Crown, a-.ul ('-olden Harvey (a small apple of exquisite flavour), and these will materially i core aso the exported out not. Mr Crowther savs that it must obviously he many years before New Zealand can rival Tasmania in exani’t ing apples, ami he doubts v,'bother our climate will produce (ho sum a quality of fruit.

"The local money market eontic-es steady, showing very little alteration since our last issue (says the Trade K'viewj. The hank returns for the unar'er just closed should ho o;;l next week, and the-e may lie expected to show further improvement in the supply of funds as compared with throe months a< r o, due to realisations coniine- in from the season’s ponlpce. The export season, now praet-e----allv closed, has proved a spier, ,,: d c ■<’. eclipsing all previous records Fur (1)0 year to March blst the*-'' was an increase of over a million, a»d the two immll's following t'p’t showed a further increase of ov>r a million, also exports w pc maintnined during .Tulv, Though this is making funds mor" plentiful with It" hanks.

a-’d will cause considerable benefit gene rally, the next few month-' will wiDes

heavmr demands on the hanks, and eensei|iumt!v rates can hardlv he exH In ease materially, tlmpeh (here will Ic> an ample snpo|v of funds for nil legitimate requirement;;.” Oil hoys of half-a-d'.r/on <if the principal secondary schools will gather in Auckland dining the latter part of this week for the animal reunion, says the

“Herald.” The annual dinner of ex-col-legians from the principal Southern, schools, who arc now resident in the northern di tricts, will he held at the If ova I Hotel on Thursday evening, and rern senlalives will he presei t from ihe Otago and Waitaki High Schools. Christ's, Nelson, Wellington, and Wanganui Colleges. That evening the reunion of the King's College Old Hoys' As'-moa-tion will he opened hv Hie holding of the animal hm iness meeting. A large party will visit His Majesty's Theatre on the following evening. On the Saturday at* tcniooii members of th” King'-- College Old Hoys’ Assoeiation will entertain their friends' at Alexandra I’ark, and in the cvenine the -event'll annual dinner of the Association will he held. The ) r.igr.inimo will he completed on Sunday, Jnlv 111 th, with a rlnireli service tor past and present boys of the College in St. Marks Henmern., followed bv a vis-t to the college, where the visHors will he the guests of Mr and Mrs .Major at dinner. Frank Hose, amid four years and ten months, who, wHh a little girl, Nancy Jarvis, aged eight, was lost in 1 1m hush near Tallelnulgera (New South Wales) on June Kith, was found about five miles from where the girl was found nine days previously. Three brothers were walking along the railway line when one of them kicked against a hoy, who was lying between two railway sleepe”s. He was clad only in a thin shirt and pants, and had been cut eight (lavs and nights, exposed to the cold and vain. The little fellow was conveyed to an hotel. He was very feverish. His feet and legs were hadlv cut and bruised. Nearly SOI people were ont searching the previous Snndav. and there had been large parties out daily. The girl has almost receveed from the eTects of the exnosnre during her four cla v s and three nights in the bn ah. When found she had travelled from fc'x to eight miles ov“ - rough country. The, hoy left, her while she was m-leep, she said. They managed to subsist on Undo grass roots, hut chiefly on water. When night came on they slept together nude- a simar ban - , the only covering they had. both being sca' l< ilv e'ad. The hoy, when n n rf in o- from the gi'd. wore only a thin shirt mil pants. When found he was ia a delirious slate.

Tiere was a clean sheet at the Magistrate's Court this morning. The German imnramc authorities have < granted a corns*: sion to the doctors, and the. strike has ended.

The lingleh mail via llrindi-i, which left Wanganui on May 2'.!th, arrived in Condon on July 4th, one day late. Owing tr (he absence of Ills Worship the Mayor, Cr. Spriggcns, Deputy-Mayor, will oecui y the chair at the lovrn Planning heel'i' - e to be held in the Opera House on Monday next.

The time for (ho commencement of tomorrow's telegraphic draughts' match between New Plymouth and Wanganui, has been fixed at 7 p.m., instead of 7.D0, as was announced last night. A Ilerlin cable states that the weight of machinery caused the collapse of the top slorey of the Knorr brake factory at I.ighteuberg. It fell through four Hours, wiecking the building. Five workmen were killed, and live injured.

llev. 11. L. Hlamires informs ns that negotiations are now going on between the Garri-on Hand and the Minister.-.' Association in reference to Sunday night concerts. An amiable sefth-ment is likely l-o in- arriv.d at, the terms of which will be announced next week.

Tlie carnival queen cia/.e has evidently laid a. very strong bold of the people of Tanranga, the chief town of the Hay of Plenty di.-tiict. There are seven candidates, and with Hie conic* 1 unfinished 7o7,aSa votes have been recorded. The leading candidate has 211,233 vote# opposes* her name.

A number of fhe trees recent Iv planted at Gonville by the Heanlifying Society have been pulled up and thrown on Hi.) road. No donbl Oils ha*, been the work or some children, whose parents had better take warning, as it is intended to make aa example of anvohe caught committing such wanton mis- hiel. In another column of this issue appears a notice from (he National Hank of New Zealand, Idd,. announcing that a dividend of (> per cent, for the half-year ended til.si alareh last, and a bonus of I per cent., making in all HI per cent, for the past liiiamial year, has been declared by the directors and will he paid to shareholders in the Dominion on the 2t!rd inst.

Thi' Oioua Co opera 1 ivc Society, recently lormril ill I’eilding. I)|jeiie(l for hui-i----uc.-s in tiie grocery line <m Friday, in unit*: - to online counti'y iiicnilioi s. 'Jim member- of tiie committee (Tinned aprons a.ni served behind the counter, free of any (liaise to tiie Society. An opportunity was given to resident.-, of tiie town and district to join. 'J i'e shares are ,T1 eaeli, and a of one .shilling is ail that is repuired, though, of course, tiie wholi slim may lie ]iaid. Dividends nil) be paid every quarter to those members who have puivlia-ed at lea-t to worth. All (too,ls are to he sold at current rates, and will he delivered in town in tiie ordinary wav. No becking of good- will he allowed.

The first section of wimt wiil eventml.'y become a ve.y tine esplanade lias ree,nlly l.ee i (-,’•) ('lei t d along tHe s'a front at Ca tied iff Ty the subuihan Town Hoard, 'tin- ", pin ale ins lion Manuka MreeL to tiie Town licit Hoad, along the (op of the s-’ii 1 hills. The distai.ee is about lifte. n chains, and the walk has been elaved, th" mater,al selling nearly as hard as asphalt. H is Die intention of 111,' Ho'rd to continue this e-ple.nade aTmg lo -ards the breakwater, v h'-M.wi hj Hi.' addition of a few seats, which are badly I’oiaT'd. the walk will Income popular. and will be a decided addition to tha atl l actions of Cast leelifV. '] he cost ol Homing ti is section was iml very great, local re.-ihnt( coat ribiiting towa.ds the amoanf; the total eo-t v.a- about

Tli.'ll llw' Federal Cuvernmenl’s maternity lioims is appreciated, if only In enable some parents to limit a Stale law, was indicated at Smith Melbourne Court recently (says the A or). A little woman came forward to answer to a charge of failing to have her ehihl vae< inaled. and Air Haragwanath, recognising in her a person who had been previously fined, remarked, “Wellj madam, 1 am sorry to see yon hero again." lint, smilingly, ■‘madam” waved aside the expressions of regret, as she replied, "lib, it is all right, now. sir. I.aid time 1 felt it pretty hard, hut now 1 receive IF) from the l Jnviniment. and ran a .lord to pay the fine.” The frank statement evoked some, laughter, and a sum of £!? was promptly transferred from the Federal Fxeheqner to that of the Slate, In another case n newcomer to the country said she ohieeti'd to vac,neat ion, and was explaining to the lhnich that in the country she came from vaee’nat ion v.-s optional, when Mr liara.gwanat hj handed her a ) holograph of a child ih.at ha’d been afflicted with smallpox. H was a sickenig pic(nro, and, shuddering as site ((iiickly' h.V’ded it hack, defendant exclaimed, brokenly, “Oh, 1 do pot, want my child to loot- like t’n't." Mr llaragwaiml hj *- mi 1 iwl as he noted the ('fleet produced, hid looked glum wiicii (he woman added, “lint. I c"niiol consent to the (hild being vaccinated now " S',in, too, handed over t’.vo-lil'tlis of the bonus.