NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13097, 23 April 1908, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The anniversary services in connection -with Knox Church will be conducted on Sunday by J>r. Nisbet, of Dunedin, and special music will tie given by the choir.

The secretary of tie Ghristciurch IHstrict Nursing Fund desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of £10 18s 6d, being the offertory taken at the church parade in connection with the Easter manoeuvres on the Addington Show Grounds last Sunday.

At a poll taken yesterday, the Feilding ratepayers declared in favour of loans of £15,000 for surface drainage, £2000 tor footpath formation, £1750 for a now ferro-concrete bridge in Manchester street, and £2000 for swimming baths. ■...-..,-. ...

To-day being St. George's Day the banks will be closed. ■

A Magisterial enquiry is to be held into the circumstances surrounding the collision in Otago Harbour between the Government steamer Lady Roberts and a launch, which resulted in the loss of four lives.

A telegram from Invercargill states rTiat Phyllis Baxter, the last victim of the recent tragedy, died yesterday morning from injuries to her head. £>he was conscious almost to the last, and frequently enquired from the nurses regarding her mother. An inquest has been deemed unnecessary.

Mr R. H. W. Bligh addressed a well attended meeting of men at Spreydon public school last night. Mr J. l>. Hall presided. At the close of the address a vote of thanks was proposed by Air Nairn and carried. All present signified their approval of what had been said by raising the hand.. Mr Bligh will address a meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall, Woolston, to-night.

Tho Hon. J. Carroll, questioned at Auckland yesterday respecting Rua, the Maori "prophet," andi his settlement in the Uriwera country, said that so far Rua was doing no harm, and so long as he kept within the four coroors of the law, there was no occasion for , tho Government to interfore. Mt Carroll thought the decline of the settlement and' of Rua's power was only a matter of time. "Any way, at present." Mr Ca>rroU eaid, "he is not doing anybody any harm."

Referring to the employment of boys on stations, Mr E. B. Millton stated in the course of hie evidence beforo the Conciliation Board yesterday that ho only employed them to do fleece work. Boys 'knew nothing; at school they picked up a great deal of theoretical knowledge, but very little practical ; very few boys from the town or tho country could use carpenters' tools; thoy could not mend horsecovers; they could not distinguish between weeds and plants; and the whole of their knowledge had to be instilled into them.

"Just look at this," said the New South Wales Minister for Customs lost week as ho cut a strip off a celluloid eye-gLaes and applied a maibch to it. "lam considering whether I shall not prohibit tho importation of such articles. Combs, collars, cuffs, and toys for children aTe made of this inflammable stuff, and some of them go off like a detonator when they come in contact with fire. They consequently ooine within tho category of -thingß which the Minister has power to prohibit from importation," and es he ooiiicluded hfe experiment eind explanation he practically made up his mind that the order should be isstited.

In a certain military office, not a hundred mi-lee from Calcutta, a vacancy occurred for a olerk (says the "Englishman"). Candidates were expected to have a fair knowledge of the English language. The following were three answers given tyv one hopeful oandid&to to tihe questions put to 'him reiEjsuding the meaning of words. Momeoon: Owing to tho failure of rains the moneoon appears. Fodder: There are four fodders in the cow's breast, tho milkman by means of wihioh millts the cow. Famine: Owing to the failure of crops and the nates being bo abnormally high, the people cannot support, their family, therefore the famine jarovaile.

On Tuesda-y night, white returning to Brackenfield from ChrisiteihuToh, Mr G. B. Starky had a stoppage wttfi his motor car after crossing the Empire bridge near Kaiapoi. As tjbe Lamp of the oar did not dhow tSio location of the trouble, Mr Sterky struck a majtdb to discover it, wftrereupon the petrol ignited with » flash, and every combustible part tfcaA cam© within reach of tibe flame was burned. The blaze lasted for some time, and as Mr Starky was β-wajy from help the fire burned iteelf out, end he haclto make his way into Kaiapoi on «**&• The car, when seen on the roadside next morning, appeared to be quite a derelict, and it rema-nis witih the motor engineers to say if rfc cam be put into use again.

At the laet fortni,gnf% meetanig of the Das of Sydenham Lodge, No. 15, U.A.0.D., A.D. Bro. Hole presided, and- I>.P. Bro. French was also present. Correspondence was received from the Grand Secretary, stating that the Board had decided to pay a bonus of one guinea to any member who introduces ten members into the order during th"c next year; also from the Registrar of Friendly Societies, Wellington, asking for- any information with respect to historical and statistical facts rolating to the formation and progress of friendly societies in New Zealand. Bro. Luxton wrote, stating that it was proposed to hold card tournaments during the winter months and asking for delegates to be appointed to attend a meeting. Bros. Puddle and Mehanney were appointed. Three new members -were initiated into the order during the evening.

The position of cadets on farms and sheep stations, of learners and men who are recommended to work on farms to benefit their health, was referred to during the examination of Mr li. B. Millton before the Conciliation Board yesterday. Mr H. l>. Acland expressed tho opinion that these three classes of workers on farms would come under tho operations of. an award if such "were- made on tho basis of the demands of the Farm Labourers' Union, and would have to be paid th© rates demanded for boys or for general farm hands. The Chairman (Mr W. Minson> said it would be for the Board to make provision, if thought necessary, for cases of the kind mentioned. Mr Millton briefly gave his experience of cadets. "When I started on my own account," he said, "I had two of these 'ads, who each paid mc £100 per annum to bo taught sheep-farming. 1 have not had any since, and I don't want another 1"

"If the present Ministry ever goes back on the labour cause or ever refuses to advance that cause, ,, declared the Hon. J. A. Millar at Wellington on Monday night (says the " NewZealand Times"), "then I for one wall cease to be a member of it." Mr Millar said that his opinions on labour matters had , not changed for a good many years. He was doing, and had done all he could for the workers, but he could not carry legislation in defiance of public opinion. Hβ had to take things as they were. ■It was very easy for a' body of men to carry resolutions, but very different to put them into effect if the public wero not ready. He possibly held as advanced opinions as any members of the Engine-drivers , Federation (whom ho was addressing at tbe time), but he could not bring forward any legislative proposals which ho believed Parliament would throw out. He was going to take as much as Parliament would give hdm, so long as it was on the road to reform. They needed to get all they could, and then hold on to it. He be&eved tie Ministry was as sincere in its desire to assist the labour cause as any of ite predecessors. He hoped that every step taken would be in the interests of labour, but if he did make & mistake it would not be done purposely to injure the cause in any way. Ho was endeavouring to foilow in tie steps of tihe late Mr Seddon in those matters, and by doing this he felt he could not go very far wrong in the interests of democracy. But they had to see that the generation was not coarSced for tio sake of posterity. It was no good going miles ahead of wb*t was required! to-day. The case "was just one of "sufficient for-the day is the evil thereof."

Two fin© stags' heads were recently procured by Mr R- Heaton Rhodes, SI.P., and are at presemb om view at the local Tourist Bureau.

It is understood that Alexander James Muir, the victim of the recent shooting case in Lyttelton, will not be able to appear in Court on Friday, and Frederick Hall will accordingly bt again remanded.

The matron of the Chrisichurch Hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt of toys, etc., pot plante, and fruit from the children of the Papanui Sunday Sabool for the otoMren in the hospital.

Tho question of appointing a femaio inspector was discussed by the Dunedin Benevolent Trustees yesterday, and it was decided that such appointment be made, the Trustees considering that a lady could look into the needs of female applicants for relief much better than a man could.

At the Napier Magistrate's Court yesterday, Alfred William Lester, an employee of tho Harbour Board, was fined £10 or three months* imprisonment for stealing three •bottles of econo-pps from a cargo shed. John Owen Growther was similarly chargied, and fined £5 or one month's imprisonment.

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Auckland Employers' Association yesterday, the matter of Mr Dixon's imprisonment at the instigation of one of his employees, for having refused to obey an order of tho Magistrate and pay an amount fixed as back wages alleged to be due under the carpenters' award, came up for consideration. The conclusion arrived at was that the only remedy at this stage would be for Dixon- and. his friends to pay the amount ordered, members of the Employers' Association expressing their willingness to assist in this direction.

A petition was being signed yesterday at the Addington ea-ieyarda by exporters oimd butchers, a&king the directors of the Canterbury Baleyords Company to start the sale of fat 'laontbe at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays. Export buyers coy that lambs sent (to the factories; from the yards on Thursday moming are not killed till Friday, and Lf the sale were 'hold at an earlier hour than a.t present the "lambs could be cent to the factories on Wedaiesdny afternoon, a-nd killed next day. If the change is made it would probably necessitate the lambs being sent to tlie yards (the nigbt bnfore, which would iiwolve some change, in railway arrangements.

The trustees of the Sheppartom (Victoria) cemetery have had to resort to tiho expediemit of reducing tho wages of the sexton from 6s per day to £1 per week, owing to tioio low state of the fimiancos. There seems to be no probability of any increase, from the ordinary source of revenue, owing to the improved samdtary condition of the town, and therefore (remarks tib© "Argus"), the reduction of expenses "to aneot the times" was determined on. The number of deaths last year wae only 28, as against >the previous average of 45. Members of the trust were reluctant to make any reduction, and as -a ooneol'ation to tihe sexton it was decided to raise ibis wages to 6s per day "when, times improved." Tho sexton was called info the room, and was informed by the chairman of the trust's diedfidon. "How iom<g wSHho mew condition last?" queried >tihe eextom "Until the people commence to doe," replied the trustee. Finally it wos decided that, until <ihe finances 'improved, tihe sexton- should he aOlowed "the of privb-te practioe"—in otlior words, lie was permitted to do odd jobs about town.

"Talk aJbout chaos in the Postal Department ! What do you think of this ?" said the Postmaster-General of Now South Wales lest week, holding in- his (haiid the papers relating *o an onquiTy im>to a complaint of missing letters. \ "TJieae diow," he went on, "tliat the letters whicih. formed the ground of eoroplaimib were never posted, and thait 109 stamped letters and unstamped ones, together with a number of cheques, w&re found hidden behind some oases in ihe ©sbabilishment of the firm who made the compiainte. That & t3ie sort of_ ithrnp wo have to put up with, a.nd it is put down to 'chtuoii' in the Department." Picking up another file, Mr Mauger said.: "And here's another cwse. The writer of tins ieiWer (a womaji in Adelaidio) cojnpliarned some trim© ago that several letters which she ih<id sen* to a. tive in New South WaAes had not been delivered. She lias now ascertained that that relative had champed has address, and had jiot. notified' (the local post office. I suprjoee we ought to have known that he had dm© so." Air Manger edd<?d that mimeroxis inBtonces of the kind came "under has notice from time to time.

Tho "Marlboicugh Express" states that Mt John Moore, Inspector of Stock in Marlborough. who will be re tired on pension at the end of Jane, joined the service 25 years ago. He was first stationed at Motueka, where he spent fire years, and from that place- was transferred , to Karikoura, where his service of five years caw the ]«st of the scab. At that time shoep-scab -and rabbits wore the only cares of th© Stock Department's field , officers—now tboy have- many and vaiiod duties. Mt Moore's term of service in the Blenheim office has . run. into fifteen years, and: perhaps never before has ah official having the thankless and- onerous duties of inspection and pest eradication -upon his shoulders earned such a measure of goodwill from all classes of farmers. RedVtapo •was a thing abhorrent to the mind! of Mr Moore, and the result of his sympathetic but firm insistence on the eradication of rabbits and other pests has been the virtual cleansing of a once badiy-infested ddstrict. Before succeeding Mr Hichardtxm at the Blenheim office, Mr Moore underwent some rough experiences in the Kaikouras and round about the Tophouso country, where tho killing-off of wild sheep had to be undertaken!. Mr Moore, who is a keen naturalist, speaks in glowing terms of the beauty of the scenery and the rrohnees and variety of. the avifauna met with on the saddle track that used to serve instead- of a road between Clarence bridge andi Kaikoura.

On March 31st Mriss Jane Berwick, a resident of Wheat-fey road, North Brigjhiton, was admitted to the Melbouirne Hospital. Miss Barwiek rn'formed tie authorities that eiho had, whole drinking mutton broth on tie previous evening, enroilowed o set of thirteen fake teeii. Upon drinking the broth Mass Barwick had experienced a choking sensation, as if some considerable obstruction ■ were in her throat. Thinking that, df she took a little dry feeling might disappear, she obtained a. biscuit, but, when she attempted to bite it she found that ehe had lost her fab© teeth. A tiorougfc eearch of the house failed to discover the missing teetih, and Miss Berwick, as well as the relatives with whom she lived, were fully persuaded that she had swallowed them. After ilisß Barwick had been admitted to the hospital tihe > X-raye were applied, but did not reveal the presence of any foreign solid in tfee body. "When the patient had been in tie liospital for eight days a sister, Mrs Reeves, with v.flom Miss Barwick resided, found tie teeth beneath a bench in the laundry. Ageparentdy tie teeth had fallon from a basket containing clothes for the wash. The hospital authorities were informed, and they immediately discharged tie patient. Mies Barwiok has ibeea ailing for some snoniihs, and, tiough die Buffered sUfihifc ill-effecte from tfce explication of tie X-rays, ; box condition is now eomewhat mv i proved.

It appears (says the "New- Zealand Timce') that thore was a good deal of betting by bookmakers with juveniles at the iiiraanar pony races yesterday, and the police intend .takmg action in connection with the matter.

The annual church oarado of the ChrititchuTOh and Lytte-lton Garrisons, which usually takce piaco at tihe CafchedTal on ike Sunday after Eaeter, will tiiis year bo bold on the Sunday following,' May 3rd.

Mr Arthur T. Hodgson, a viatriing sportsmen from England, has boon deer-stalking at Lake Haw, his camp being near the mouth of the Dingle, and he shot over part of the ground that Mr H. Frank Wallace was on lost year. Mx Hodgson had not much luck, though he ea.tr any number of stags with poor, mis-shapen, or actually malformed heads. Like Mr Wallace., , ho ursce a radical culling of tJie herd in this part of the district, and has written his views to the Ofcago Acclimatisation Sooiety.

There were heavy showers in tho city yesterday marnuig, tho fa-H totalling ,18in. The weather was bright and ooikl in tho evening, t<be tompera.turo at 9 p.m. beiaig 43dieg, wllule at 2 o'edook tbis morning it was. 3S. Light sihowers of rain fell at Asiiburton during Tuesday nig>lvt and again yesterday morning. The weather last ervening was clear and there were some indications of a frost. Our Hororata corrc'i-ponden't reports tiha-t .32 inch of rain fell there on Tuesday night, and that for the nvvnitib to dktte tllio fall has. beea 2.0G inches.

"Any excuse is hotter than none , ' ■was characteristic of a number of applications for transfers from one club to another presented to the Management Committee of the Kugby Union last ovening. One applicant stated that a certatif club's rooms were too far out of town; ''besides," ho added, "there are no billiards there." Another young enthusiast, after explaining how ho wished to rise in tho "football world," stated that if a member wished to got into a team, .he would have to knocTi about with the clique or bo in tho gang. "Of course," ho added, "the captain, only picked his friends, good or bad, of which I was not one."

Tliere are many ways of earning a guiuoa, and most of them are difficult compared with the opportunity afforded by "Truth's" football competition. The proprietors offer tlio money to ■ tiie person wio e«nds in the most correct forecast of. next Saturday's senior footbai] matches, and in addition there will bo a second prize of lite Gd. Already a hoe* of football entlii.sieiste hayo sent in selections, which will remain sealed up till after the matches are over. In the ovo'vt of aJiyaae failing to tip the actua-1 scores, the prizses will be award_ed to tliose getting nearest. The competitions will be continued throughout the season, and are open to everyone observing we rules md conditions published.

The funeral of the laio Mr Edward Dobson, which, took piece yesterday, morning, was largely attended', many old ad€otities and members of tihe engineering and surveying .professions boing .present. The remains wore interred in tho Papanui churchyaird, tlhe burial service being conducted by the llev. C. H. Gos&ett, vicar of Mer&valo. The coffin was iborne to tliograw by two eons and two grandsons Th© foMoTvins, amongst others, scout wreatlis:—Th© municipal officers, the Now Zealand Institute oi Surveyors, the Pshdlceophioal J-nstatate (of whkih body the late Mr Dobera was formerly president), Mr aad Mre WiOfred Hr.ll, Mrs E. Wadman,, Dr..and Mrs LesSe Crooke, the Hon. W. fiomc-ry, Mies O'CalLagfoaan, Mr and Mrs Jas. Bryan, Mis Grcenstreet, ii© Misses Dobson, Mas Sandall, Mr ejid Mrs Stevene, Mrs Potts* Mr and Mms Hastinige Bridge, Mr. and Mrs TVmstone Mrs Caaitwoll, Miss Beateon.,. Mre Crosby, and Kurse Watorhous©.

Tbo new regulationa. under whach the , Marine Bepartment takes over the control of the oyster beds of_tho North Island come into force on Alay let. "The new system wiM work very well," said a leading Auckland! fish merchant yesterday, "but the Government, by cWin£l2e 6d pcr■ wok, v going to make fully half of that amount clear profit. In such a -good, season as this it should _bo an easy matter to get oysters picked at.taper sack at Waiheke, and! sold in Auckland et 7s. Any anan can easily (pick three sacks at a. tide, and , same ieasone when the oysters were pJomUfnl, wo -used to get them picked 2s 6d per sack. Last season the pickers combined and rose the price up to 14s and 16®, with the* result that the public had to pay unfair prices. While tl» action of the Government in. taking up the wholesale oyster business otrte against us, it will at least prevent a recurrence- of such a oambinatioQ as was responsible for tbe high prices last yjear." •

Considerable anxiety was felt yesterday for the safety of the motor fishing boat Amuri, which left Kaikoura on Monday for Lyttelton, and had not arrived up to yesterday afternoon. The following telegram was received at the Lyttelton Harbour Board office from Sir S. Hinrfkson, of the Pier Hotel, Kaikoura, yesterday:—"Fear for Amuri safety; reported Monday Amum Bluff, bound Lyttelton." All fears, however, regarding the boat's safety were set at rest by her arrival at --Lyttelton about seven o'clock last night. Mr William MoKinley, who was in charge, stated that the vessel left Kaikoura on Monday morning, and went to the fishing grounds, which she left in the afternoon. They had a very bad time in the heavy gale on Monday night, and lost the sail. The rudder was disabled, and tho engine rendered unworkable by the water that came aboard. They, however, rigged a small sail and'steered the boat by means of an oar. It may bo mentioned that Captain Manning, of the Botomahana, stated to a reporter that on Monday morning, when a few miles south ot Cape Campbell, the Rotomahan-a passed tho small yacht Petrel, of about five tons, bound from Wellington to Dunedin. Tho little vessel was running beforo the heavy northerly gale, but was making good -weather of it, and appeared to be in no danger.

At the last oommitteo meeting of tlhe Ashburton A. aoid P. Association, iihe presaden-t, Mr T. Blaokley. refearred in feeling terms to tho death of Mr David Thomas, and spoke warmly of the -valuable assistance he had rendered tfhe Association for a number of ywurs. It was unaanmously resolved to send a letter to Mrs Thomas and family, expressing sympa.tihy wMi them in tuieir bereaviement. A letter was reoeived from Sir Jcser>h. AVard expressirw regret that owim; to pressure of business lie would not be afoio to be present to open the Win tea- Show. It was deoidied to wTite a<nd a&k the Hon. It. McNi&b to pp-rform t3io opening oerejnony. A letit-cr was received irom tho N.Z. Loan aJid Meroaji.tfl2e Agency Compainy offorim? a special, prisie of £2 2s. aoid oJie from. Messrs Pyno and 00. offoring £3 3s as a special prize far tsie Winter Shwv. Botih amouufte were accepted witih thanks. A committee was appointed to consider and report on tho question, of holdint; a ploughang maitch. Tilie oommititeo which had been -set up to xeport on the question of the size off corn eaoks recommended a sack 25 inchira by 4S imohes, and, tihe report was adopted. The d-itos of tihe Summer Show were fixed for November 4tih and st!]i. A commrUbee wns. aippoanited to wait on tivo Society to consider tho question of procuring 30paiirs of owfe at 2os per pair, the Society to pay half cost, a« i-t was corisadored iiho owls would be of use in checking i the email birds pest. ,

The Mararoa replaces the Rotoma. S nana m the fears* eerviec about May " ist. The- totter will probably take 1&' fa«»nvajnan-Aiistrnlia.n trade. The 51*. "* Itono withdraws for overhaul on Ma» " 2nd, and will bo replaced by the Tawl * wera. Tiro Hauroto replace the IW , ' apoun on tho Pacific trade cariyS ' May. "Want of space" in thoir temporar* ' promisee compels tho the D.I.C. to auhhoriw extra veln«i, in the hardware stxtiaus to-day Nβ* shipmomu of emimoUed and hoUfw? \varo have just arrived .and ex© marked * at prices vdi.ioh. guarantors poeutirriv e vi l,s,i !" rat<,r , nKu ; k , <>f e°od *«to«. lhnfly buyer* should visit-tie Die Crockery and Hardware spotiona t£" day for household and kitchen reoni! aitos. *» o , A dainty fish foraehcom or tea cm>< bo had at "The Savoy," nert WalWedionnste, High street". Try k! 1 The new Bramtford Spring-tooth CiJ i tiv«tor i* just what has bm C! looked for by farmers. W BaamSand Co. «"«* Special line in Wadere for the ing shooting season. Messrs Hartie " Ballantyne's, C*d»l .treet, are onS' an exooUont line of Waders and FiSSf Stockings of 20 per cent, better t«J«|than anj-thmg pit>viousiy offered in tiZ Dominion. First-rate English and American Gone at low rates. <j Simple ideas, if patented, often brin* fortunes. Consult Henry HneheT " patent agent, 183 Hereford streetfijnn l tnited Service Hotel). Consaltstwns 6 Evoiry mother who h *nxioua that "* her children may enjoy perfect health should insist upon the dairy use of" X Eukol Tooth Paste. This new scientific * preparation, if usod regularly, com. EJetcly preyente tho decay of tho'testh y destroying the injurious microbes, which lodge in the crevices of thviteeth and by removing the tartar which lects upon their surface. This means good, sound teeth, which is an .important factor in tho health of both children and adults. "Eukol" is so pleasant and refreshing to use,-that tie children will like it—they will be anxious to dean their teeth dairy when they use Eukol, whereas now, you bably have a difficulty in persuading' them to do co. Secure a tube oF* "Eukol" Tooth Paste to-day. Y Ott *iH save your children much pain aad suffering in the future, by cnoooras. ing the "Eukor ,, habit now. Price v per tube at most chemists tod at Wallace and Co.'s, Chemistß, Higa street, but be sure you get "Enkoh" > No other tooth paste will produce such , good results. ; : • (j'

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