NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12824, 7 June 1907, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

a Chief Detective M'llveney, of tho Police Commissioner's office, who was Rent to .Monte Video to' bring back D. C. Mclntyre, arrived at that port last Saturday, and is expected to leave for New Zealand, via England, before tho end of tlie present month. Francis Nolan was commited for tr'il ot Dunedin yesterday on a charge of stealing a pockethook and money (£2B) from John McKay. Tho parties were fellow passengers fiom Timaru to Dunedin in a second-class smoker. The pocket-book was stolen from tho complainant's inside coat pocket, and (according to a Pro_s Association telegram) it was traced to accused's possession.

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that the appointment of a fire inspector under the Act of last session will not bo made at present, as the statute does not give power for the issue of regulations as to the duties ot the inspector. An amondment in the law will be made during tho coming session. An enormous number of sharks and stingaaee infest tho Sounds at this season of the vcar (says the Pelonis "Guardian"), and render net-fishing very hazardous. On a recent morning a local fisherman hauled in the nets he had set overnight. His catch was a dozen flounders, and tho holes m the nets will cost about £7 to repair. Wednesday's " Southland News '* says :—Thero aro at present practically no unemployed in Southland. A number of the flaxmills have closed down for a few weeks, but tho hands have either obtained temporary employment or are taking a holiday. 1 arm labourers,' particularly ploughmen, arc in demand. In the skilled trades, iron works, especially, are very busy, and fitters havo had to bo obtained from tho North. Mr Joseph Taylor lectured to a small audience in the Spiritualists' Church last evening on "The Scientific Propagation and ""Rearing of Children." Mr J. 11. Fabling presided. Complaining that the advice recently given by Dr. Truby King was inadequate, Mr Taylor urged that persons likely to become Parents should invoke tho aid of astrology, in order to securo favourable prenatal conditions for their offspring. He also recommended the study of phrenology and heredity. Our Gisborne correspondent telegraphed last night:—Tlie evidence of David Ernest Dustin, of Gisborne, was taken at tho Magistrate's Court this morning boar ing upon the ease of H. W. Digglo v tho Wonderland Proprietary Company. Mr F. W. Nolan appeared for plaintiff, instructed by a Christchurch firm. Tho witness's evidence, was to the effect that his father at Wanganui was agent for tho Soda Water Fountain Company, and that he erected a soda water fountain at tho New Zealand International Exhibition at Cliristchurch. Tho fountain was in good working order, and the necessary instructions wore given to the attendant. Local costs wero fixed at £3 13s The Exhibition authorities have enquired into tho caso mentioned in "The Press" yesterday, in which a local firm was notified that it had. been awarded a gold medal, although it had, as a matter of fact, had nothing in tho Exhibition. It is now explained that a certain exhibitor entered his exhibit at the proper time, but, for some reason or other, it was mat judged. He made enquiries through tho firm already mentioned, with the result that tho exhibit was afterwards judged and awarded a gold medal. In the notice of award, which was sent to tho local firm, thero was no mention of the exhibitor's name, or description of tho exhibit, and tho manager was, therefore, unable to connect it with his previous correspondence. In a pamphlet on tho point of issue tho Labour Department is illustrating the various designs of cottages used for workers' dwellings in different parts of the State, with the rent of each. A comparison shows that tho variation between the rents charged at Ellerslio (Auckland), Petone (Wellington), Sydenham (Christchurch), and Windle (Dunedin), is very small indeed. At Petone the rents range from 10s to 10a 8d; at Ellerslie, from. 9s 4d to Ift. Gd; at Sydenham, from 9s od to Ids 6d (for brick cottages), and at Windle, from 9s 3d to 10s 3d. It is understood that the rent to bo charged for the dwellings about to be erected in Ooi-omandol street will bo about 12s a week. All but two of the dwellings at Petone aro let; at Ellerslie, all aro let save those not yet completed; at Sydenham all havo been let; and at Windle only two remain vacant. Tho manner in which may be' foisted upon the community was given pointed notice at the Wellington Pohoo Court on. Tuesday (says the "New Zealand Times") when a seaman from tho steamer Suffolk was charged with assaulting his captain on the ship's quarter-deck. The captain stated that he wished to get nd of tho man, who had caused a great deal of trouble on the vessel since shipping at Liverpool. Dr. McArthur remarked. "We don't want a man like this. If he is sentenced to a month's imprisonment, ho will keep me,' or someone else, busy after he comos out. We are sometimes enjoined not to look a 'gift horse' in tho mouth, but iv a case like this I am suro the colony does not want to have to look after tho man."' In subsequently imposing a fine for tho assault on the captain—a serious offence—the Magistrate said, "And you tnke him with yon, captain." The Bkippor agreed, with evident reluctance. The eighteenth annuni general meeting of tho Philatelio >»doty of New Zealand was held at Wellington on Tuesday. Tho report showed that the Socioty numbers 104 membens. Tho exchange branch', under the ablo management of Mr Acocks, had worked satisfactorily. During the past session, 555 sheets,- containing 12,070 stamps, valued at £1810 lis 3d, had been -eceived for circulation amongst membors, who selected stamps valued at £418 16s lOd. Tho receipts amounted to £231 7s 9d, and the expenditure 'totalled £202 3s lid, leaving a balance of £29 S-i lOd. Tho society regretted to record tho loss of tho majority of tho library and case in the late big fire on Lambton quay. The following officers were elected for tho ensuing _*____on:—Patron, His Excellency tho Governor; president, the Hon. tho PostmasterGeneral ; vice-presidents, Messrs A. T. Bate, E. G. Pilcher, and A. Hamilton (Wellington.. H. W. Bishop, S.M. (Cliristchurch), Dr.. H. L. Ferguson (Dunedin): hon. secretary and! treasurer, Mr L. A. Sanderson; exchange superintendent, Mr Thomas Acocks; committee, Messrs P. B. Phipson, C. 11. Osmond, A. E. Pollock, and T. O'Sullivan; hon. auditor, Mr "J. M.Griffiths. Monday's Marlborough "Herald" says:—Messrs James Bell, C. de Vere Toscheninkcr-Shuto and C. Murray, who recently visited Christchurch with the object of interviewing tho Christchurch Meat Company in regard to the prices of fat sheep and other matters concerning the local frozen mutton industry, returned to town onLSaturday night. Mr Bell, stated that'the Company informed the deputation that it had alrendy decided to grant Marlborough the same terms as those of Oamaru and Burnside. Tlie results of the deputation are, of course, highly satisfactory not only to the gentlemen representing the local committee, but to all concerned. Mr L. King, who initiated the movement which has culminated in tho farmers of Marlborough being placed on a footing as satisfactory as that of any district in the colony, deserves the thanks of the sheep farmers of Marlborough nnd all interested in its development. One prominent pastoralist stated that tho alteration in prices for fats will mean £500 annually to his credit—a fact which speaks volumes, because a pursuit which can exist and flourish notwithstanding drawbacks which run into little items of threo j figures must be a thoroughly sound one, I with a large reserve force behind it. It is understood that the committee which was recently appointed to deal with (ho matter, will meet shortly, and there can he littlo doubt that the satisfactory issue lo the negotiations will be a matter of congratulation on all sides, and result in an immense increase of business in tho frozen meat trade, and a feeling of contentment amongst all concerned in that promising industry.

A Dunedin message states that the Primate has completed his thirty-sixth year as Bishop of the diocese of Dunedin. ' A Press Association telegram states tint tho Dunedin City Council has appointed Mr Stark, formerly ongineer of the Waipori Electric Company, acting-electrical city engineer, at a salary of £700 per annum. Tho Roxburgh-Lawrence Railway Le,\2uo intends urging the Government to place £100.000 on tho estimates for tho extension of that line, says a Dunedin Press Association telegram. The barometer showed exceptionally high readings last night. At 9 o'clock the instrument nt "The Press" Office 1 stood at 30.8(5 inches, and at _ o'clock this morning tlie reading was 30.87 inches. A meeting of the St. Albans -Mutual Improvement Society was hold in the Rugby street schoolroom on Tuesday, when the first number of "The Journal" for 1907 was road. The attendance was large, and the reading of the various articles was followed by an interesting discussion Mr G. Laurenson, M.H.R., addressed A meeting at East Oxford on the land question on Wediiosday. Mr Parish prosided, and thero was a good attendance. Mr Laurenson spoke very much on tho same lines as he followed in his previous addresses, and at tho conclusion of the meeting a resolution favouring tho Bill was agreed to. At the annual meeting of a local company not long started (says a Wellington Press Association telegram), the Chairman stated the considerable loss of somo £150 had been incurred. Ho attributed it partly to tho shareholders not supporting lite venture loyally and partly to peculation. There had been a very great leakage, though accounts were checked frequently and stock was takou twice during tlio year. At the Auckland Magistrate's Court yesterday, beforo Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M., the Postmaster-General obtained judgment for 4s 5d and 5s costs against E. L. Lindsay, Pembroke, for rent of a private letter box for two and a half months. Tho object in issuing the summons (says a Press Association telegram) was to call public attention to tho fact that private letter box rents must be paid promptly, and without necessitating prolonged correspondence. A conference was held at Dunedin last night between representatives of tho Waitaki, Waihemo, and Waikouaiti County Councils, and tlie Otago Motor Association, for tho purpose of considering the by-laws framed to control motor traffic on the roads between Dunedin and Waitaki. It was unanimously decided that the speed limit for motor cars and motor bicycles when being driven and ridden through the townships in the three counties be ten miles per hour. We _ro informed that the public meeting to consider papers l-eoentiy read before the Industrial Association on advertising Canterbury, will be held within the noxt ten days or fortnight. Mr A. W. Beaven states that thero nas been no unnecessary delay in arranging for the meeting, but a good deal of preliminary work had to be done. The papers by Messrs C. R. Ford and R. S. Badger,, have been printed in booklet form for- circulation amongst the public bodies of Canterbury. Ohakune, which will soon be the head of the southern extension of the Main Trunk line, is extending like a goldmining town during a rush. The Government cut up allotments in the township about a year ago, and £50 was the average price paid for quarteracre sections. Shop sites have since grown so desirable that somo have changed hands at £350. Sawmillers, anticipating good times for their industry, are making Ohakune a centre, and no fewer than six mills have started within six months. Owing to scarcity of land many business people have to carry on trade in. a tent. The "Otago Daily Times" says that some merriment was caused at the last monthly_ meeting of the Dunedin W.C.T.U. by the superintendent of the evangelistio department telling of an incident which came under her notice while on a recent trip to Invercargill. Speaking of the evil of the depots and people taking the two-gallon kegs away in sugar bags, she told of one man who put his supposed parcel on the rack m when suddenly a bath of beer came down, upon a staunch temperance worker. The. bung had come out, with the foregoing result. The feelings of her husband, who met her at her journey's end with thia unworited odour about her, may be more easily imagined than described. Everyone laughed when tho superintendent naively said, "Really, it ia coming to a pass when we can't travel without being drenched in beer." An important queAion waa raised at Wednesday night's meeting of the Dunedin City Council. Cr. MDonald asked, If you sell 2000 horse-power in Dunedin—the maximum amount the Waipori machinery will produce—and anything happens to any part of the machinery, how will electricity be supplied to the customer* P Ci*. Scott, who had assumed for the evening the duty of chairman of the oommittoe (in tho absence of Cr.,Shacklook),.eaid this w:i6 a question that would apply to any plant, end it was a difficult question to answer. There were no duplicate units at Waipori. That fact alone,, ho thought, fully answered the question. There was this fact, however, that was known: In the Government station et Rotorua there were only two units, and no stand-by, and it had now been running for a considerable number of years at a 35 per cent, overload, and there had been no stoppage of any consequence. This showed that if a plant -was put down .thoroughly there was little to fear. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, a debtor, against whom a judgment summons order was being applied for, stated, in evidence that he was earning £2 8s a week, and had married since tho debt was incurred. His wife had one child before the marriage, and one of his reasons for marrying when he did was that 2io was anxious to give thiß child a home. As soon as ho had finished.his evidence Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., exclaimed "No order made." Counsel, who was pressing the application, seemed much surprised by this* very prompt decision. "But, your Worship," he observed, "I was about to address you on the caso. This man has been earning £2 8s a week." Mr Bishop stated that' he never made an order based on wages. "But the man has mcrried since the debt waa incurred," continued counsel. "Mr Bectham held that a man should pay his debts beforo ho married." His Worship repeated his decision, "No order." -> Don't throw away the circular, it would not be* in "The Press" unless it wore good—good for you; show you how to save and mako money. Study the circular. Get in early and pick your bargains; crowds aro going to this monster sale.—W. 31oClea ami Co. G Refcrenco is made in our other columns to the new Grand Hotel, just oponed in Hastings. This hotel is rightly referred to ai "palatial," and i.s another instance of the progress of New Zealand. This hotel was furnished throughout by tlie D.I.C. in their I usual up-to-date manner. 6 Do I require spectack*? This can only be answered by "having your eyes tested; each eye should be tested separately. If you need spectacles call on J. R. Procter, 180 High street, Christchurch, who has the largest stock of optical goods and artificial eyes in tuo colony. Your eyes tested free and spectacles not supplied unices necessary. 1

To-day brings an exception*! «MM§il tunity for ladies to obtam a emart'wiitlfii tcr dress at less than half price. This arifios through a antiallll dress goods purchase just seonrMi St&M Booth and Company, Ltd. It «am-HS prises a wide rang© of the farwKdi iancy tartan checKs and btnpos i* $* many effective colour combination }& The usual price would bo Sβ yard, but while they last, BettuT'f trice <tiiem at only in lid th* drtl An ©arly call is advisable though, Q$ i Generally speaking, it is vuluo th.t v < talke best, especially when tlie «omW J ottered are really what they are to bo. Just now Black, BeattieiSd ' Company have numerous epocitl JinS under offer at prices that eoJv >. volumes for tho value. For rnstanaT * ladies' jackets 3oe 6d for 12s 6d rith** l 27* 6d for 17e 6d, silk blouses &fo *£. i life Gd, dreea tweods 19s 6d for 8» IM calico 5s 9d for 3s lid dozen, "itf ready fox you to-day. o~m Tho Great Dress and Silk Sale at tie' finishes on Saturday. pmJJ ' concessions are offered throughtiu* these fashionable departments. Num." rous tempting linos in Dress Material*. Velveteens, and Blouse Silks are'l*!, , vortisod, and specinl attention is catU \ to tho "Black Silk Section." jCj* D.I.C. Dress and Silk Salo ends 2 Saturday at nine o'clock. * ,|t Patents, Trademarks, Detlgia.4," Henry Hughes, Patent Agent*, Jtt •'• Hereford street, Chrietohurch, obtaia" patents in all countries. Reliable 14." vice on application. Telephone 354, | ' Ernest M. Sandstein, F.S.MO D.8.0.A. (London), ophthalmic mS. ,- ciun, may be consulted on all cascsof defectivo eyesight remediable •% glasses. Hours, 9.30 to 6.30. Ooawhv -' ing rooms, Cashel street W., nextfial- '' lantyne's. Tclephono 297. ~ . 4 ' 4 The personal charm of possessing v> natural, clean, pearly -nlute teeth w v a great one, but even apart from the H beauty qubetion, sound good teeth at* "\; a iieoessity if perfect health is to be ,s enjoyed. Rocognising tho trenromlotu *<F value of good teeth in making the Work *" oi proper digestion possible, Kientitfta & have boon recehtly \i catißo of decay. By carefully anftlyeijig , ? UlO saliva of a number of children, if somo with good teeth, and some wit% 1 M teeth, decayed, it was found that cer- . i tain chemical piopertiee were * to a greater or lesser extent *h«r* " ' good teeth existed, but noticeably a^,/ * sent in cases of decay. As a these experiments, a now dentifop* , was evolved to embody these 'ties which were found beneficial/ fffedfifr' "Eukol" Tooth Plaste procured from Wallace and fiom any of tho other local ohewib% X "Eukol" embodies all the necessary for the thorougli ck«ita(" , and permanent preaerring of the tatt, ... J and is refreshing and economic v fth.' '■ Mr J. D. Clarke, $\ F.S.M.C, F. 1.0.: (London), «|}£t<*t-, ■'« ing specialist, having. retur»#4 after * 1 ' undergoing a special course' of f| ing at the Northampton liUrtiUt*, .3 London, may now be consults, fßf*gi.' j ;L ally-built testing, rooms, fitted inthiat- tf,#, est instruments for Charges moderate. - Address: Clarke, 148 Colombo street 8. Clarke and Co.» jewellers). / u *fflgm Better have no watch than om tinually wrong. Consult Kennett: tbc #j| people's watchmaker., His en are good, correct and cheap:*'Kf»i*W nett will also tait your' «yeaint ! *a«[fS fit you with spectacles. High stfliiLmf next Excelsior Hotel.' 'i-VS?"S? THE CONTRITE A good, atory of the courtesy; #»f4#| consideration of a London and Western railway porter is <oW American traveller in Monthly." The traveller wQnindJHK&''f the porter «t Euston; v he ent«MH%' train for t3io north, whether be afj|ts have to change, and was inforrndSW % r ho would not. Some hours Uiffi*mgs& the.train pulled up at • d *tfMamJ* 1 who'handed a telogram jnfqnNUnp; i that he had. Jni§iflf|ljg||pftd | must make a,change & tion. It wm i writer aska if such * B . i i ß *?^\ 1 5 0U^,,w ! have happened in the and assert* that, J| heroisms there on everjd *id«, w*fr v *W||ffi "too busy for oontritions." >?Vfrw®M COMMENCED'Aβ A HAWKlp£{t3 Grring evidence in r tho ArbitnMMi||| Coiirt id Sydney,the p'tiber day, N. Grace, cf Grace Brotheiwi, way, said that twoarty-four yeattt«i|e he landed in Sydney €rom £25. For • couple <rf yeans he ***£§§|fS as a ehbp assistant at s>2 P** , .'*! , *fMP He then launched out for huaie*lf;'*wM hawked goods about in a cart. «**Valll 1885 ho opened • retail shop witi| brother, who was also a shop — with goods to the »Tah» ©f/.»lgijSK part of which wore paid for J*t£gß|gg| . The business had growtt since. Now there were 669 not counting the h*nde engaged factory. Salaries . aaxmntia<, fMM. £37,752, premiums £7164, ana £1767, were paid per t^v^'' >™Wsfflm .. ■ '■' CAN FISH. HEAR? iBSI Mr Wilber S. write* toV|| "Sydney Dairy Telegraph ,, :—Voot» don oorraepoiident in Friday , * *fffiS||[ cites two now erporimente in to the above to aettlo a as andont as -CampbellVi "N«f plogy," But so abeolutely in embryo; <*»* methods announced are » dtoubtfol jnel latioif. Planto apparently fed, -ilfgßßi Darwin on Drosera (sundow); °y , r*Sm may bo oducated, ace the •»«© * , ' t on "Evolution"; and a;nrjn«» »cc, he and utter sound without *%(*> ****» **$$& tongues in apparent organised Again, the genue l»jno roammalia^ I, poseera orgaae, the we of which fmlffl still in dispute. Serpulft, Ostrea, nelide, Actinia, ae* naw«n, *flff||| sters, worms, and •©» •nemoae*, havo eight power, and some ne * r though the ecalpeJ and inujroeoo»«B»Wj|S| not yet disclosed either aarkmiar ocular organw. Tho trumpeter WjJJJje pon Cuvrcii) uttore boutw, w, *JjJ tongue. Aninial eoneee appear jWra|| tive—differentiate in diegTeo and aWj|@g | to wit, the eingfewae of the and the complex f acete of the | To prove tho oyster seox, take 'ft |fife finest wire, and cnet its eliadow <*jfflj§K ooen bivalve, and it will inwtantly ggffif|BJ| Havfnekopt marine aquaria years, I find that black hroam W"jT||| sophrye), mullet (Mugil), blackfish rella), will anewer to call, knock,.>jfßßP bell. The removal of tho m Pt*fJMM: care demonstrate* nil, end the experiment of tho French savant *jßsjgg a Bcliool of fi«h in a running T'SifflK may apply to sardines 1 l' n . u " e » 1 .5515& certainly not to an Australian ™£JMf bream. Imagine placing a man yards off in the ■water, and the tioii of a rubber tulto with a in tlie midet of a school of bream. The gramaphone'e chancy conversation "would likely oeseo hdW| \ g ite itiitiation. Tlio trials P° ur \yy yorir correspondent nre rrtide 'JJi % unreliable, and your Woy Wov "•™f*|f,V will do well to etill angle in eilenofc r ?|^*