THE HOSPITAL DEAD-LOCK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 235, 2 October 1894, Page 4

THE HOSPITAL DEAD-LOCK.

JoPGiNG-by the proceedings yesterday thj dispute of the Hospital and Charitable.'. J Board with the-Honorary Medical Stiffs the Auckland Hospital regarding the reinstatement of 3N rurse Kaka is nob in a isi r way of/being amicably settled. ' Tl.-j position,, iuto ~which the. Board has drifted, is decidedly an unenviable. Cue.. Ib is of primary importance that- a. body entrusted with the manaßemwjfc o[ the affairs of a public institutionkh&ukl, avoid a course of action that cannoii ba'. reasonably justified, but if a false step lias been taken, then tha bosfc thiutt tkat can be vdone ;ia to recede with dij»« nity.. Unfortunately, neither of tbeoe. wiee courses has- been adopted. Tbe wrong-headedness .of some of its mejn* : bers brought the Board into direct,' collision .with the Honorary Medical,: Staff in the first instance, and the obrtinaio persistence of the same section in its,^!-,!"; ia,h conduct can only, tend to. embifctsr relations between the two bodies, and tpbij' inimical to the interests of the institution;' Wo have already, dealt with the case.of Nuree- Bake, and io is not necessary to go over all, thedetails again. ■ If the dispate| covered? nothing more than tUB-re-' inßtatsnienb of a particular nurse, thy', , public would nob feel much _ eoneernad tp interfere in if. Butl»tf^nipor^n'|piitt^ljw'|: is involved. To quote Dr. Mackeliar tKia, particular case has been ni»do •' a b^iV f ground for deciding who'is to" be ■ par.amottntfe:. ; on a merely mbdical vquestion." On'Jbliji". point there is no roonj for !two opinione.l ThQ heaUh and general control- ancKdirec tioa of the nurses-who have charge of thel patients under medical treatment- n;uE\ be entrustedv to the' Medical 'Staff,Members of the Board cannot have anyj , perßoaal cognisance of such matter, and'!l they are .acting unwisely and i ia^dinrtJg the beeb interests of the institution' in undermining the- authority of tho^' ripon whom'" the- care and prope^ treatment of the patients depends/ What would the Board say if t»<e Medical1' Staff, from personal cansiderationg; allowed nurses to remain whom they belieyed tola' physically un^b for -their duties. If '«iy patient sufTered from this cause, who would be to blame? • ' •" ■ The ■case of Nurße Rake doe? not present any feature to tend; unbiassed persons to, suppose that -she has been unfairly treated by the Medical Staff. There is »o cii : |. dence of animus on their part. Clear and' sufficient reasons are E»ven for their decision notr to allow her the privuleai* of a' third year'a training ao the H'ospitSlH^, For all the practical; purposes ofr'Pt»^i?« nurainp,. -a ~ two year's; certificate* -t ia as good aa ':6ne for three years,*-»h(i|p MveVal-of the nurses believing thßt-tOj.;: be the case, objected to remain longer thin' , the two years' which, was stipulated^foi;jaM their agreements. Nurse Rake had earned the two years- certificate, and we belie« the Medical "Staff considered as nttehpww own interests as those of the instifcoMWS when they decided that it waß better that ■he should nob continue to discharge t*18" arduous dubies required of third-year nurseßg| in the Hospital. Such'heavy and re?ponsible work would nob be called foriimp ptivate nursing, for which her cetti|c»»g and experience fully qualified hor. Mia Rake herself made no -complaint w the Board or to the Medical btaff. Certain members having heard from others]/ the deeinon of the Staff, took it ttp-rt"' casus belli aßainsb the doctors, Hhd » doing so placed theiaselves ' hopel*«jyin the wrong under tbeir; <"»n - ■ rules by^ making the reUrn of the nurse to* the Hospital conditional upoo; obtaining a medical certifiento, thoraby acknowledging that the - question atiße»« was a purely- medical one and; therefor* within the sphere of the Honorary Staff. Assuming,. however, that Nurse K»M' I might, upon a fuller coneideration of ait case;by the- Staff, have been .allowed b third-year'B cours.6, the action: takeo by ■ the Board was such as to render her re«oiniseion impoeßible without utterly; <><■ atroyiag all discipline in the rin,s|J#; tutiori. Upon a certificate obUin« from a doctor nob connected with; toe Hospital they ordered her return to;« I We heartily agree with Mr Aniwry.. that the nurse has good cause to e»T : "Save me from my friends," »nd, w; cannot but believe that if it had mi£sM desired to pick a; quarrel with the ntaj the public would never have heard a vvor° about the matrer. . .After considerable .discußsion at ; B" meeting yesterday, the Chairman's mo»j» that a holiday be granted to Nurse l«« ■ till the dispute is settled, was carried. Tho more sensible members of theßo»w,; : fully realise the awkward position in *wa '.V they .have been placed by the action oi» small majority. Some of the nuemWro however, Beem disposed to persevere in tM» I foolish course ; but the sooner the Boara retraces its steps the better. Nothing-^"^ be Rained in a contesb in :*Wm the righb is so' clearly on the other W*-; Members of ,the Board must remem"*/, that they are public Bervante, and are noj i placed in office to indulge in display*ol^ personal prejudice 'to the detriment- w ; the institution whose affairs the Mli entrusted to administer. .We bel»«?>: the gentlemen who comprise the Honoraryv Medical Staff of the Auckland HoepMl equally with the Board, have the ir.tejfli of the patients at heart, and on & 'pJItS medical question the doctors are decio««".,

, rtmßooM of Representatives lait even- ! Laffl^mente made by tbe LegielaKjGwotf in the Factories Bill came up C Iteration. Mr.Reorea agreed.with of the amendments made, bub others aid wero distinct blots on the Bill, and il mild therefore ask tbo House to appoint 1 --eh to draw up rea'sona for dfisagreeftfith them. The Council had «truck ! I clause which allowed air factory ft male and female, a half-holiday 'toh «eek, and he had . not very inJj hope of saving this clause. W"*,™ finally lost, is would be mW JiTtheSißht Hour* Bill, which he tor 1 laid bo passed into law this bopc« n tho council ra e6 the House in ' 8f *'meHdmentß in the same conciliatory th9i at heyhad treated tho Bill, there be' Wed into law tho besb factory r?-« the Empire, if not tbo best) factory l^ Mr Reeves' motion disagreeing -a Amendments was carried on the voice?, *fsj£ Stout, Mr. J. W. Kelly, and ■J mover were appointed managers to tL up reasons .for disagreeing. -The lint Advances to Settlers Bill rrecoinmitted on the motion of Mr Tti for the consideration of certain, ~".', In clause 42 Mr Steward moved See.the minimum of adyance^from 'So to £25. Mr Ward accepted the nldment, as it would, enable a large wnf advances. The amendmont was "ifto o"X°oicoe. ! Ciauao 74, provid: Sr/thrt tho Bankruptcy Act-should nob ,S V to this Act, was amended, by tho edition Pf the following wordsi :-" Ex«n in caies .whore the Colonial Treasurer 'Si certify hig consent to discharge a fclnkrapi from debts payable, under E'aV- The Bill .w A3 .then renrted and tha House adjourned, SWlati™ (Council the Consols Bill Si Sad.'b ifirab time. The, Lapds for qettieirient Bill was recommitted on a divi•ton W23to 8. In clause 8. *' compulsory 'tokiiK of land," the following proviso was Usertw:--" Provided that such selection Lv be composed of first-class,- second-class «d pasJoral land, and that the: area sfllecifla shall be so determined that the Icreassofitich class shall not exceed pro ' oMtionately. the proscribed maximum.' Urßi)*en»moved a new claltpe, its:eflect hgirtg that no land shall be taken compul. lorily until the county council or road board intereited has reported as to its jollity.' The division rosulted. in a tie, the voting beine" ayea 15, noes 15. The Chairman gave hi* casting vote for the noes and declared the clause lost. A new ctoe was added to the Bill to the effect thai nothing in the Acb shall auchdrisp coopnliory"-purchase of lands which have besDJet apart as endowments or reserves. Ihß Bill w«a -tbon' reported, and the Councilfldjeturned.f *■ . .■" ~ , ; ~,; .'■ ■-',

A requisition signed by over 90 burgesses fetobe presented to Mr G. S. Kissliog toflorrow iskiiig him to be nominated for ihcuositionof Mayor of Parnel). : . A special meeting of the Council of the ■ iaekland University Uolloge,was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Bishop Cowie (inthe chair), and Moasrs.E. Udy, .7. J. . Holland, J. Dilworth; F. E. Baumo, G. L: Paaeocke.. The proposed Harbour and S'lnuation Reserves Hill, was discussed. Mr fjdy took exception I o clause 15, aa he considered .under this clause one-third of tha tevenoo derivable from' reserves would k taken way.. He took it the intention of tlio Bill was to remove from the control of tlio College 30,000 acres of reserve?. Mr Poacocke said if there were any, hidden obj«c& in the Bill it was to throw into Qfis common .'fund the whole muv«jlty ei|Jg.wm*nt» ■of the colony. /UckismJ was ono of the poorly-endowed nortiona of the colony and they would tanafifc' Mr Baiiuio said he would be loth to deprive, any other university of the en.doraonts they possessed, ,16 would,not bright on their part, to assist in taking issyoudowrnont3 from other centre?. Ho Moil upon it ns a matter of common knsßty. On the motion of Mr Udy, isconded by the Mayor, ie was-agroed to liund a communication to tbe^Governmeai drawn up on the -same lines as' that sent by the Board of Governors of the Auckland Grammar School protesting against the Bill. It was also agreed to write, to Sir Ilttarico O'Rorke for information relative totho Bill. In reference to the suggestion (hateobolarahipe should be established for Maori and half-ca«to studente, Mr Keeves nobs that the request should, have the Iwt consideration of the- Department; A tmmication was read from certain i plers.fttTaupiri relative to taking up land, The matter wa3 loft with Mr Udy ibthe applicants on the ground.

A psating of. the Executive of. the Prohibition Lnagqo was held in Wesley Hatf Committee-room last evening, when thirteen tW-nbers wore .present. Mr S. C. Brown, 9wußa», presided. Mr leitt, who had just arrived from the South, waa a]so present. 'J'ho Isitt Mission Subcommittee blight up its report, which was discussed smi adopted. Air Wbb will commence his public work here on Sunday, Novembar i:b, and following evenings, nod arrangetents havo been made for a Convention to wwldon Novomber 9th, full particulars °-ftfevfU! shortly ba advertised. * ?lia ordinary monthly meeting of th 6 woften J)isbrict School Committee was jwdatthe Bchool laab ovoniriff (Monday). liisrewera present :—Messrs Boone, Hewl% Irvine, McGregor, Layer, Young, and 'toChairman, Mr S. T. Clarke. Reports **« read showing that the attendance had Wtly ditninished since the examination, sntoo pupils having' passed the sixth •updatd and left the school altogether, SIIIWB had gons to other schools in order to •jlfigain for their certificates ; several of t(l«B*have ?inco passed in tho various |taadard?.-.,.Seventeen pupils obtained cer■■"OCKes.at the recent drawing competition nnder the auspices of the Society of Arts. -iherepiyand explanation of thelnapectors 'eating to the questions asked by the Com"ltteeas to diflerence of method and treat.™«wof this Bchool' in the mat tor of ex•JJinatiosi, waa discussed and severely witicietd, the. opinion -being frcoly exWd that the reply .should be classed as «a e«oJß*rath.er than an explanation. ,wen>ondeneo was alao dealt with from ;"!> Jaradale (Hawke'a Bay) Committee sJativ© to their proposal to approach the Wobtfir of Education with a view, of introiT"\ Bl(W8nr9? to briog about a frequent wcMnjja of inspectors from* one oduca""naldistiicUoauother. . j'so half.yaarly naoetinj; of the Auckland mn Uuion was held last night in the *ng Sun Hotel. There waa a good atf ""nee of morabors. The following. ofß-l-r'i were elected for tho eDSuina half-year : ■■r«««denf>, Mr T. Cleaver; Vice I'reeiHMr W. Preston ; Secretary, Mr \V. A. fMUiough; Treasurer, Mr W. Hitchcock; Mr w Str Al UIOWB J Mr w- Ritchio ;^ J- Wells wore appointed auditors. afternoon Mr Powell gave a don"? .on on "How dress-cutting h S»t" sfc " nßw parlour over tho Singer !.'Win({ Machine Company's show-rooms, f.B large and interested assemblage of | a! e».* Aboub .100 ladies accepted Mr JMU invitation to tost bis invention by "y|l|g patterns drafted on lining. A great °o«rifcof i n toreßt was shown in the, labour■™s mention of Mr Powell, and its > Widbh . an( i efficacy were generally iß*sienriadged. 'larry Dawson, one of the lucky tfindew mil-" f mo"8 Londonderry mine .at Cool' ' lU)j das evidently had some exporienbe ,'»• up M'downi of digging life, for in ili i■ er Bayß ne was re(*uced to h 4.1!" ilis mato Peter Uarter was down t0 u*A a lucky bl°w waa siTen and the reef disclosed its treasures. w? *nd Carer sold oub for about halt "rtthoy could oowQbmn,

Captain I. J. ■ Burgess,' Chief Harbourmaster of the port of Auckland, retires from the service of "the Auckland Harbour Board; at) the end of this year, after having served, tho port and t'so Government faithfully and continuously lor something like forty; yeara. Captain Burgoo is at present on three months'leave of absence prior to finally severing his connection with the Board. On Saturday afternoon he was the recipienb of a private testimonial from a number of the-employeea of the Board, including the office staff, iri recognition of i his long connection with the-" staff of that body. The presentation consisted of a I handsome illuminated address, . and a silver salver and cofiee service, the salver being tuitobly Mr J. M. Brigliam, Secretary to tho j Board, made the presentation, and apoke of his long acquaintance with and high esteem for Captain Burgess. Captain Duder (Deputy-Harbourmasterj, Mr John Taylor (Foreman of Works), Captain John Fisher (Signalmafiter), and btherß also bore testimony to Cnbtain Burgess* worth and personal good qualities. Captain -t)uder saying that from his experience elsewhere he believed Captain Burgeßa to be the best Harbourmaster of any in the chief ports of these colonies. Captain Burgess ia a very old "identity," having arrived herein the early day^ of the colony. Fora number of years ho was ia charge of the Gover»raeßb brig Victoria, oo the New Zealand coast, and he left tho sea in thia •' fifties," in order to take c'flarge of the porb of Auckland for the Government of New Zealand, retaining his position to the present day.

The Takapuna wharf v/ill shortly be an accomplished fact. A meeting of the Finance and Legal Committee of the Auckland Harbour Board was held yesterday afternoon in order to consider the guarantee submitted by Takapuna ratepayers re the approach to the proposed- new wharf, and (if such guarantee were aoproved) to accept » tender for the work of constructing tho wharf. Messrs E. YV. Alison (Chairman), C. S. Wright, A. E. Devore, and W. J. Napier were present. It waa resolved to approve of the guarantee by the Takapuna ratepayers as satisfactory. The lowest tender for the construction of the wharf, that of Mr A. Watson (£512) waa then accepted, the second lowest being retained pending the signing of the bond by Mr Watson.

The annual meeting of the All Saints' Cricket Club was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening, October 1, the Rev; Canon Galder in tbo chair. Officers ©looted were'as folfows:—President, Rev. Canon Calder; Vice-Presidents, 'Messrs A. E. Devore, A. Hatton, W. A. Speight, C. A. Boardman, J. H. Upton, C. M. Culder, T. Peacock, W. Courtney, Dr. Bayntun, Dr. Bedford : Secretary, A. Heany,' junr. ; Treasurer, G. B. Osmond ; General Committee, Messrs C. Alerritb. R. Bach, White, G. B. Osmond, A. Heany, junr. It was decided to enter for tbo Second Junior Championship. The election of captain was postponed until next general meeting. The result of last seasons matches was aa follows : Out of 8 matches played six woro won and two lest, tieing for second place in the SecondJuniorChampionship. Several new members were nominated. A vote of thanks.was unanimously accorded to tho retiring' Secretary, Mr J. Warriock,.' and Mr/ J. Jackson Treasurer.. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed cbe meeting. ~ ; ~ : • ■ __...

. Mrs Annie Besant has had a remarkable success , in. Sydnoy. l*Tigfhb after, night people had'to go away without being able to obtain admission to tho Opora House, so that a second series of lectures had to be given, and the attendance was just as large. Every ; evening the audienob oyerflatwodifbß. IQ r t fca .-J'ltfc*Jf4 a.f d 4|)e :{ifdaeure was so great that one of tho Chairmen, Sir William Wendeyer, took refuge in a private bos. •<■ ■■&Q).w%*\ otbet1 gerttlemein;.■ w^o. prov pided were Sir Henry Purkea hnd Sir. George Long, Innes, tha latter of whom, in cordially welcoming Mr&Bcaanb to Sydney, boro high testimony.to hoi" strong desire to make .religion more real to men,, and do-, clared his belief thatshe was the eoulof highminded and catholic charity. "The'most eloquent of living women," as Mr W. T. Stead describes her, has a very long Hat of lectures, and she never repeat? a lecture. Her colonial tour is limited to exactly three months, so that she will ba "Unable to visit either Queensland or Tasmania, and her fltay in Now Zealand is limited to a month. She left Sydney yoaterday by. the R,M.b. Alameda, and will make her firsb appearance in New Zoftland next Saturday in the Opera House. Mr Carlyls.Smytho arrived by the Mararoa yesterday to complete the arrangements for tbo Auckland eeries of lectures. ,

The monthly Coramittse meeting of tho New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held ab Mr F. A. White's office, 91 Queen-street, yesterday afternoon. The Secretary read the cash account for September. An animated discustiou upon various subjects took place, but. as the time had arrived for the meeting of fche Council the Committee was adjourned to a future dat«. The quartorly meeting of the Council took place ab 4 o'clock, Mr Wild man being in tho chair. The Chairman gave an epiboma of cases which had come under the notice of the Committee during the last quarter. The speakers on the subject thought-ib desirable to have trustworthy agents or correspondents in country districts, but the Society was nofc ab present in a position to tind funds for any.extensive organised work.

The Alexandra-street Primitive Methodiet'Church was ;crowded last evening ab fche farewell meeting to • Mrs Wright, ovangelUt, from Wellington. Tho Key. C. E. Ward presided. Earnest, practical, 'suggestive addrosijea were delivered by llov; G. H. Mann, Mrs Kerr and Mrs Wright. A purse was presented by Mrs Kerr to the lady evangelist as an expression of esteem from those who had attended hor service?. Some very enjoyable singing .waa rendered' by tho Misses Blakey (2), Jaffrey (2) and Freer.

Ab the weekly mfcettngr of the Auckland Institute' held ab the Museum Buildings last eveninir', Mr J. H. Upton presided and three highly entertaining papers- were read. The fir3b was on Stare," by Profeattor Seager, to which reference is made elsewhere, the seoond on " A-Pflßt's Socialism,"" by Mr E. A. Mackechnio, and the third on "Maori Preserved Heads," by the Ray. P. Walsh, of Moogonui, being read in hie absence'by Mr CheeHemao. /Mr Mackechnie'B paper was taken up with a review of the Socialism of the poet William Morris, as set out on his work "Socialism Triumphant." Mr Mnckechoie displayed little sympathy with modern socialism and its methods, and expressed a hope that whatever re-organisation of society may_be attempted shall bo influenced by the voice of reason. Ab the close of the meeting votes of thanks were accorded to the authors of all three papers.

A debate in connection with the Auckland Literary Societies' Union was held lasb evening in theßeresford street lecture hall. The debaters were three representatives each from the Ponaonby Baptist and Beres-' ford-streeb societies. The judges weca Messrs Theo. Cooper, Graves Aickin and McVeagb, and Mr Josiah Martin acted as | Chairman. Messrs Pioss, Beqroft and Grinling, for the Ponsonby Baptist Society, held the affirmative side of the question "Is ib Bight to Refuse Compensation if.. Prohibition Becomes Law with Eegavfl. to the Liquor Traffic?" while Meaars "Moor, Tudehope and Kokwick, for Beyßsfordstreet, defended compensation. 'In announcing the resulb of an exc&Daoti, debate, the Chairman stated that tba judges' decision was wholly apart from the merits of the the question, and simply on 'obe debaters' merits, and it waa unanimously ia favour of i B@re.sfor<istreet Society.

The Friendly Island natures are developing habits of luxury which would not do discredit to the richest of civilised papalangi, judging by tho lavish manner in which the new king of Tonga, young George Tubou 11, is launching' out 6a his household expenditure, in onjier to obtain surroundings which will befit his high rank. To-day we inspected a Bpjtendid eet' of furniture which has jusb been ordered.from the Direct Supply Compauy (limited), of Queen-street, for King George's new palace ac Nukualofa, op the island of Tongatabu. The furniture ordered comprises luxurious drawing-room^ dining-room and bad-rom suitoa which have been manufactured entirely by' the/D.S'.C, and which could not hare been turned out better anywhere in the Australasian colonies. The drawing-room / suite (which was j oa view to-day /in the Company's show-window .in' Queen - Btrfiet) 3r( ia a beautiful, set, being of polished: walnu,t covered with crimson ailk, tbo king's.own chair, a > splendid -piece of workmanship, being surinouuted by a carved crown. The dining-room suite is massive and bandßome, being of cedar,, upholstered in morocco, each chair being'"emblazoned with the royal arms of Tonga. The dining-table, sidaboard and dinner waggon are massive and at .the same'time ornate, the .sideboard being one of theinost perfect pieces of-the sorb yet seen in Auckland, .embellished witih carving, glass, etc., and surmounted by a crown. The carving andfforal designs, etc., are'tastefully executed^and^the whole, Buite ia a very handsome and costly one. Tho bedroom suite is in ri'mu, beautifully veneered with Hungarian ash, which gives a similar effect to thab of the Now Zealand rewarewa, and the royal bedstead is a truly, regal couch. It is draped with velvet with unique floral designs, the hangings being veritable works of art. The whole of the suites are of the most elegant and ornate description, and they do credit to the eatablisbmenb which has produced them. The whole of the woodwork, upholstering, etc., waa done »t tbo D.S.C.'s oxtensire factories in Stanloy-street and Wellesleystreet East. ' The furniture will bo shipped down to Tongu by the e.B. Taviuni uext week. • '

Mr Wm. Crowther, M.H.R., writing to Mr Jas. Adams says: \ l lam desirous to do all I can to kaep my constituents well posted up in what it going on. That I take it is the loasb I can dp, as the result will havo to be borno by them for all time hereafter. Wo have^till a large number of Bills that have been partly dealt with aud the Government soem to be determined to go on with them. Amongst -these are Public Trust Office Consolidation, Public Works, Government Advances to Settlers, New Zealand Consols, Native' Lands, Licensing Bill, Midland Railway Rating on ' Crown Lunda, Betterment) Bill, Immigration Bill, Tramways Bill, Committee of Supply, Ways acd Mesas, and several others, so ' you will -ccc that wo have work in the background to last for at least seven or eighb woeks longer, always supposing that the whole of them are to be put through. We are just) now* on tho Governmonb advances to eebtlers, and I assure you the debate is Dot only a very bob ono, but there i& a groat deal of difference of opinion, and extremely hard hitting is going ou." ;v /* ' IS is considered very unfair (writes out" Whangaroi correspondent) that the Government should lay the full costa of the valuation on tho counties, and npt give them financial assistance, aa the Goyorument will benolib considerably by it, and.' the counties can very ill afford to bear the necosaary coac out of rates. The Council applied to the Government, who declined to give any financial assistance whatever. , v . v£ii^i|e(iqn4^^n^y.^eii'nrii^-o|; ihfl parrjgl oystem on the AVhanparei-Hikurangi line show1 an increase of 170 parcels over tbe ,lqsb retuin* The.^acHity. w,ibb tran6mißpidn.ie done.is making 'bbp'syateus.; very popular, and tho public are availing themselves of it. It Will pea groat wonder if it is not adopted on all the &ew Zealand railways ero long, i.e., as soon na,th« general public become aware of ita ease and simplicity. It is simply parcel, post' by | railage pn a largericale, without fche bother !of freight; rwtes.I'—1 '— Whangarei Correspon-, denb.

. The pretty and very impressive ceremony/of the renewal of baptismal vows was conducted yesterday in St. Mary's Church, Howiclr, and St. Patrick'B, Panmure, and attracted large congregations. The teachers'of fche Catholic Schools established by Monsipnor McDonald in the districts, viz., Miss White^ at Howick, and Miss McDonald and Miss Fleming at Panmure, had prepared the little ones for the interesting ceremony in a manner most creditable to them. Father Walter presided on both occasions, and addressed in very feeling terms those who took part in the ceremony, as well as the other members of the congregations', taking for his text •'Suffer little children to come unto Mo." T'.ie ceremony, in both churches concluded yith i proceaeion and bouediction of the Blo'ssed. Saci'amenb.- A word of praise is dr«e tp Mrs J. Smith, Howick, and Mrs P. Gtanle.y,, of Panmure, for the taste displayed /by' them in'decorating the altars for Mia occ/> eion. Mies Lilian Brady read the form, of renewal at Howick, and Miks Vjtta Finerty ab Panmure, in a distin/jb,and/very pleasing manner. , '

At the Drill Shed laßb wtntng the Ponaonby Naval Artiller,^ volunteer corps mastered ' under J. I/eu tenants) Graham and ' Watson, . fchera bom,'; a good . attendance.. tTSie gunnels were given theoreticalr insbr-oction in tiij^ gun drill by an instructor from the Pwmanent Force, while another (Jatachxueint was pub through a course «if inßtructiDn.in knotting and splicing, ' " ,_ ,