SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.

Bush Advocate, Volume XIV, Issue 155, 27 September 1902, Page 2

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.

■ , '».;. , — Mr SriiH&ON came in for a lot of abuse for opposing federation with the Australian States, but it is an undeniable • fact that he displayed a great deal of wisdom in keeping clear of the Commonwealth. In Queensland the feeling against the Federal Government is very •trong, and the desire for separation is daily becoming greater.. Western Australia is also dissatisfied, while in the remainder of the States the people do not disguise the fact that federation has not benefitted tham to the extent anticipated. Under the circumstances New Zealand can congratulate itself upon the course it has taken in regard to this question. There are many people in tie colony who are not in accord with Mr Seddon's domestic legislation, but for avoiding the awkward knot in which the Australian States are tied he deserves the thanks of the whole community. Thb doubts which were entertained in regard to the opening of the fishing season on October Ist hare been removed by the passing of the Fisheries Conservation Act Amendment Bill. The debatable clauses which threatened to hinder the passage of the Bill through Parliament were struck out, while other amendments of an undesirable natia-e were lost by large majorities. As the Act now stands the occupier of land has permission to fish from his property without a license, and provision has also been made' giring the Governor-in-Council power to refuse a license to any person convicted of a breach of the Aot. Rangers have power to seize nets and other appliances intended to be used in a manner contrary to the Act, bnt no person will be allowed to sell or let the right to fish in any water. Anglers are much indebted to the Legislature for raising no obstacle to the opening of the season next month, the fate of the Bill having been a matter of great concern, to them during the past fortnight. While the Fisheries Conservation Act Amendment Bill was under consideration in the House this week, Mr Wilford —a keen sportsman — paid a tribute to the generosity of land-owners in New Zealand, who, he stated, were most generous in allowing fishermen to go upon their properties. Mr Wilford's statement will be heartily endorsed by anglers. There are few exceptions where sportsmen are debarred from fishing from the properties of other people, and the latter are entitled to credit for the consideration anglers receive from them. The reductions in railway fares, which were announced this week, will be of considerable benefit to those persons who are in the habit of travelling long , distances, and should, in fact, tend to induce the public to patronise the trains more largely than they have done in the past. Concessions have been granted in the carriage of certain classes of goods required by farmers, while the reduction of rates on show exhibits will tend to still further popularise the gatherings held by agricultural and pastoral societies, and assist the progress of these important institutions. The Minister of Bailways evidently intends that the public shall derive every benefit from the railways, and the concessions the latter are receiving will undoubtedly be appreciated. During the debate on the Electoral Bill pointed reference was made by several members to the frauds perpetrated in connection with the electoral rolls. These remarks have had an effect upon the authorities, and since they were uttered in the House three persons in Masterton have been fined for fraudulent enrolment on the register. We do not remember a case in which a fraudulent elector has previously been punished, and the prosecutions referred to will do a considerable amount of good by putting a stop to the practise of some electora voting in the names of dead relatives and shadowy friends.

The Gisborne F eezing Works »tart the season's operations on Monday. The steamer Maori left Capetown on the 22nd September with a number of New Zealanders on board. An effort will be made to bring the session to a close on Wednesday evening next, A merino ewe at Montreal, Cooma (New South Wales), gave birth to five lambs, three of which died. The secretary of the Waipawa District Hospital has received £5 4s 2d, being the proceeds of a concert at Kaikora. At the Feilding sale on Friday, bidding for both sheep and cattle was dull, prices showing a tendency to decline. It is slated thut the lady teacher' at Tuapeka Flat school has received intimation that she has beeu lelt a legacy of £3000. The Grey County Council has decided that clergymen of all denominations are to be carried free of charge on the Blackball ferry. At the Invercargill Police Court, W. Vickery, a butcher, was fined 40s for slaughtering a bullock outside an abattoir. | Hugh Davis, a wharf labourer at Wellington, charged with pilfering cargo from the hold of the Warrimoo, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. - Twenty years having elapsed £80,000 is now available for . Roman Catholic Church purposes under the will of the late Rev. Dr Baokaus, a pioneer priest .of Bendigo. At the meeting of the Wellington Land Board on Thursday it was announced that the amount of arrears of rent due by selectors in the Wellington district was £3520. "We understand that Mr Wallace, of Whetukura, has dispoiod of his sturekeeping business to Mr McCabe, late of Maurice ville. Mr Wallace "Intends residing On his farm at ffhetukura. At Wellington yesterday the Chief Justice granted a decree nisi in the case of James Morris v. Flora Morris, and in Edwin Hankins v. Hilda Hankins. The case Olsen v. Olsen was withdrawn; the husband not now desiring, a divorce. The Kawhia settlers have asked the Auckland Crown Lands Board to cancel their rents for five years on account of the high price of grass seeds, bad burns, and the absence of roads. The question 'was deferred for consideration.' ■ At the outcome of the;; rather tragic death of C. L. Hoffman, of Napie,rj four informations for alleged breaches of the Licensing Act have been laid .against J. MeGlone, of tho Shamrock Hotel, Awatoto/ ■ - .- At Ashburton it is proposed that the ■amounts to the credit of the Patriotic, Coronation, Fallen Troopers' and Wai Fnnds, aggregating £220, be utilised tc erect a suitable memorial to commemorate the Coronation and "troopers who fell in South Africa. A curious phenomenon was observed at Greyraouth last, week in the form of a dry hai' storm, witicb occurred in the bright warm sunshine. The hailstones were hard and solid as marbles, and there was an entire absence of rain oi moißtureiß the clear atmosphere. At the Police Court this morning before Mr G. Wright, J.F., Edward Farrell was fined £lor in default fourteen days' iuvprisouinent in Napier gaol on a charge of behaving in a public place in a way calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. During the performance of Wirth's circus at Dannevirke on Saturday nexi high-jumping feats will be performed bj a trio of trained dogs, who cover 8 heighth of 12ft and a distance of 34ft The circus, as now constituted, is one of the best that has . toured New Zealand. The Japanese Government has appliec to the New-Zealand Tourist Department for particulars eonceruiug the working of the Government Sanatorium at Rotorua—together with plaus and specifications relating to the curative baths and the system by which they are controlled and made useful. While the Rev. J. H. Mackenzie was conducting the monthly service, heldin the building known as the Old Fores* Inn, Wakefield, Nelson, a person observed that the roof was on fire. Th« -hymn which was being sung was lofl unfinished, and, with the assistance of a number of willing helpers, the flames were subdned. Ay operation recently performed on a European womanin the Civil Hospita] at Johannesburg for tumor disclosed c remarkable state of things. In the diseased tissues the doctors discovered over twelve hundred pins, fifteen packing case nails, a trouser button, and a scarf pin. The woman has since died. Tho members of tha gymnastic brand of the Norse wood Social Club intend holding an entertainment in the Town Hall. The programme will include s display of gymnastics, and a farce, in which school children will take. part, will be Staged. The preparations fot tho entertainment are being supervised by Mr Garry. Mr W. Rose has decided to have a large boarding house erected on his section a-t the corner of High and Gordoa streets, opposite the Post Office. Mr Ragnar Jonssen, architect, has beer instructed to prepare plnns and specifications for the- work The building is to contain over 40 rooms. It will have a neat appearance and will be a decided acquisition to the architecture of the town. Mr E. W. Giesen, formerly a cher«»ist< Wellington, now a medical student at Guy's Hospital. London, has passed the preliminary scientific examination with second-class honours. He has been appointed assistant Demonstrator in Chemistry at Guy's for the next winter session. Mr Giesen stood fifth in the prize list, being first of tha second-class. The preceding four students were firstclass honoursmen. Mr Giesen is a brother of Mr H. W. Giesen, of Dannevirke. ' Last evening a letter from the Secretary of the H.B. Rugby Union in reference to the recent- schoolboys' match in Napier reached our -office. The envelope was addressed to us, but inside was a letter written to a certain print. Evidently the letter which should have been sent to us has reached another person. The letter intended for another print has been returned to the Rugby Union, as we should be very sorry to use a letter addressed to another person, notwithstanding a mistake having been made in wrongly addressing the envelope. The following selections will be played by the Town Band on the recreation ground to-morrow afternoon : — March, " True and Faithful," (R. B. Hall) ; overture, "Sunshine and Shade," (Henry Parker) ; selection. " Echoes of the Ocean," (H. Round) ; fantasia, " Homburg," (Kuhner) : march, " The Church's One Foundation," (Newton) ; selection, "Garland of Son ff," (H. Round); cavatina, "Silver Cloud," (E. Villiers); march, "Lionheart," (G. Southwell). The members of the Band are requested to meet at the band room to-morrow at 2 o'clock sharp. A collection will be made on the recreation ground in aid of the funds of the Band. The University examinations for New Zealand will commence on Tuesday, 9th December, for matriculation, junior scholarships, medical preliminary, solicitors' general knowledge, and barristers' general knowledge. The places of examination are Auckland, Gisborne. Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Palmerston N., Wellington, Nelson, Blenheim, Westport, Greymouth, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, and Invorcargill. Fifteen junior scholarships, each of the annual value of £30, and tenable for three years, are offered at this examination. There will be an additional allowance of £20 made to scholars who require to live away from home to attend a University College. Cnnpidatcs must send to the' Registrar of the University. Wellington, a list of tho subjects in which they desire to be examined, on or before 23rd October, together with the necessary fees,