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Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 141, 20 June 1910, Page 4

On page 2 to-day our readers '.will find a, column- of general news and ■commercial. Our serial story will be found on. page 3. A startling article .on the. Indian Mutiny appears on page 6, and our Sydney letter on page 7. The long-looked-for timber for the new bridges in the Gorge Iras ara-iv-,ed. "We •understand the survey of Law's road has been completed, in •readiness for the formation by the County Council. ■'-.-■ Messrs Richardson, Hill, and M 'Knight, three of the candidates at the Auckland East election., forfeited their deposits of £lO each, having polled less than one-fourth of the total number of, votes received by the successful candidate. Mr Taainer does no* intend to.be a candidate at the coming election for a member of the Education Board. He has expressed the opinion that the menrber to be elected should be a resident in Napier, as there is at present not one Napier residenlti on the Board. Mr Arthur Myers, speaking after his election for Auckland East on Thursday last, said he intended to keep the Liberal flag flying, believing, as he did, that all legislation should be for the majority of the people. There* is not much comfort for the supporters of the Opposition in this plain declaration. This morning Mr Walsh, of Piri Piri, called at our office to complain ; of reckless driving of a motor-car on the part of a stranger who was passing along the Napier road. The car apparently was driven through regardless of anything on the road, and before Mr Walsh's dog was aware of what was happening the car had run him down. This incident, however, did not concern the driver, wlho, although he must have heen aware of the fact that the dog was injured, took no further notice,' but passed right on. Callousness of this kind is only calculated to make mottor-ears unpopular. Prior to leaving England Lady Islington received a presentation of a Georgian silver inkstand, and an album containing tine names, of the 72 subscribers, from ithe wives of Lord Islington's Wiltshire tenants. The Hon. Joan Poynder received a hunting crop. In reply, Lady Islington referred to the thirteen years' with which she had been connected with Harthani as the happiest of her life. The one litifcile. shadow of her . life, Lady Islington said, was that she had mo son, but she. did not think if ■she liad five sons she could have been happier in her associations with Hartham. She could assure them that she. felt the going away very much. "I find a great difficulty in persuading people who are newly arrived froan Home to. go Itio church, especially Scotch people," remarked •the Mode rater of Wellington. Presbytery, the llev. R. Ingiis, during a '.brief discussion on the subject of meeting and ' welcoming newcomers on aa'rival here. "But Scotch folk are not worse than others, are they?" enquired the Rev. W. Shirer. "I ■don'iti know," Mr Ingiis replied, "but my experience would seem to show that they are.'' He added that people would come out and settle practically next door to a church, yet would) resolutely refuse to> attend its services.

The Yankee' newspapers are commenting on the fact .that of the twelve murders committed in the .Canadiani Yukon during the last year the guilty party has in each' case been (brought to. book and hanged, ■while dairing the same peirdod om the .United States or Alaskan side of the border not a single murderer lias been brought to. justice, although are considerably more fre.queait. The contrasti is considered to be a remarkable tribute to the effijeacy of justice under tlie British Flag. As a matter of fact, one of the chief reasons for the great emi- ' gration from the Unified States to .Canada is the knowledge that in Canada life and property are daily protected, while in the United States justice is more than blind. An unusual case was heard at the Taumarunui Police Court on Wednesday before Mr Loughnian, S.M.. when several firemen, a porter in charge of the Ilaurimu station, and the refreshment-keeper ,at the same station, were charged with stealing coal from the trains. Ohicf-Deltlec-t'ice Marsack conducted the prosecution, and Messrs Sharpies and Tustin appeared for the accused. The firemen iih- question) Ave re stated to. have deliberately knocked coal off enginetenders for the remaining accused to gather up, and iit. Avas also alleged that the refreshment-room keeper had lieen in the habit of supplying the firemen Avith free' refreshments. In. defence it Avas contended that the ,latter pradtiee. was quite general, .and that the dropping of coal Avas accidental. His AYorship considered that no motive Avas apparent for the firemen to 'have dropped the. coal. The porter, he said, could not be convicted for having picked up a tew .lumps of derelict coal, and tibe re-freshment-room keepon- could not be convicted of receiving stolen; goods .Avheniit was not proved that the goods .Avere stolen. The informations Avere, therefore, dismissed. Poultry keepers need not worry about compulsory training. "A. and P." Laying Food, the early morning poultry mash, does not compel but encourages egg production in a natural, rational way; 100 feeds for 10 hens for 10s 6d. Obtainable from Williams and Kettle, Ltd. Go to Etz in time to avoid the rush.

No horse has ever succeeded in, winning the five classic races—(the Derby, Oaks, St. Leger, One Thousand'and Two Thousand Guineas. "Can we not all admire the stouthearted man," said one eloquent member of a Wairarapa Debating Society the other night, "who goes on to the bush, falls the land, and with the sweat of his brow carves a home for himself and family out of the Avilid'erhess that's left?" The matron of the hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt of a sack of potatoes fram Mr J. Lang, an in■valid chair from the trustees of the 'late Mrs Malcolm, magazines from •Mrs Itathbone, books from Miss Gaisford, jam, papers and vegetables from Mrs Anderson, and fowls from Mrs Wood. The Auckland Harbormaster reports he has almost completed the Bweepilng of the Rangitoto Channel. ■The last find had been a;n oil-engine •fishing boat, which had been burnt .and sunk about two years ago. At ilow tide there was 36ft of water over. the wreck, which would be raised and destroyed. In the meantime enquiries were being made to discover the owner. The seriousness of selling milk without a license was made very ■manifest by Mr Florance, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court at Blenheim •a few days ago-, when dealing with an offender against the law in tlris irespect. It was pointed out, in the ■first place by the Stock Inspector that the defendant! {had canvassed for (Customers whom she desired to supply with milk, after having been warned by him not to do so. At this time there were five or six cases of diphtheria in the defendant's house, and there had also been a subsequent oase of "septic throat," which was •almost as bad as diphtheria. The magistrate, in entering a conviction, stated that while the maximum penalty was £SO, he had no intention of inflicting it, and he thought that a i>nrall fine would-meet the case. He, however, pointed out to the defendant that had any of the 'people she iwas supplying with milk contracted diphtheria and died, she would have .been liable to be charged with manslaughter. The fine imposed was £l, with 22s 3d court costs.