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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 85, 3 January 1908, Page 6

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v. A-. question discussed -by. the . ■ 3oard'at Tipiaru>was:V ''-Wliat 1 ' 1 ;iB a-liVing frago?.V;:. A'farmerVwitncss.:wto'.ea,vo>evi- < lenco heforo'tho BSard saidithaiiilioaiad r gono . : i nto that matter a good deil, and'the cost wid-opcovliftvhpd i.bwp:. able .'tlM >oink canto 'from America,'' an authority ;theiy>-- j >tating" that a hvijig wage wiAj twice the ost of living x i f , i •,6aptain:Jtf4ll&r.;of'H.M.S/-]*ioneerjvnow.iin'".' ; poAi 'mentionvka -cunous fact, at.the official f/ j - v .. : j tvclqomo which was ' given him, say 6 ,the ' J "Timaru Post ' Speaking of Now Zea- j landers,i he-'piid'that :th6ir;grcat> failing'wa« ;v i ; ' ,ypungvNew Zea.lan9er» ; ,i pho apjiliqd* to" be taken to' on gun- j boatsvhadrto-jbft'iefußod: solely on;account f ol:;a tho' bad stito of their teeth i I • Thorc appears to bo a great 'scarcity of ' labouri.U'. ! tlija4istrict at-;present :(says-.Times"),-..-./and; .vdifculty;;'.is :exr<.': i ;i psnenced'.m. securing mon .for'. shearing and »•: harvesting,, operations/..1t. appears' ■■ that . - shearers-,.. profer-:tbo.Msheds-;.which-:ha,vo as-all the (way-back-: statiops haw the- machines .tho> ahearors 1 all. g0n0... ■ - inland, and' those flock-ownors who prefer to shear with vihaYv 'the- greatest v difficulty m sijcunngi men. (;u Aj..mucni,aß.-ls;.. ' 6d. .an - tour;:and->found ! fat i , harvesting,: .but.;this.'tempftns",offer--is . u)i- : availing to supply .tho nccossaTy-;number.i of, men required,. and -.2s.- an .bour-and * ■, ■.<• being demanded in somo districts ' A : visitor' t6:oamaru lromjtbe'sunny land.' of Italy,-who.'.endeavours -to; eitract":smallr coinsifrom)tho inmates''!of ;the . .yisits .by.'twangingi on a.harp,-;mot.. witb. an . accidont tbo other day (according to'"North ■ Otago'Times") that=threatoned .to^.dislocate , i: all tho strings/of his-harp.. ■;-Ho had planted ■ : his ':twanger ground preparatory -to .' firing off ,a'nocturno-in B, ;when from the,in- ' side of .the . house.came.-,pouring out -the :. distracting strains -.of"Tullabardino/''.aa blown outvof (tho 'pipes by • arobust Higblandor.i: v Sunny ltalyshrivelled up at-the > sound,-, gathered- up. tho "harp ithatvonce;-" t, , and ;beat' a. .retTeati on.ito itho '.street, and■n as: still: going 'when-last>-.seen. : < • -.-*■ -v k fog last :.wtek ; was. responsible .- for a .very disagreeable 'experience::to>.tho- wife, "■ .on-. thevNo;f2:Line,^whichi'.-.in-deed, might', have had scnous, consequences .: (says- "AVanganui.' Herald").-- Shejleft: the' •house v about-'six o'clock, in .the 'evenmgv to : mustor .' up. 1 tho:. cq.ws,"; but . lost.: here ■ way, - and .wandered 'about-for-some hours tfying- to: lind-hor■ home, : tho rough;nature' of. - tho? pountry', unpleasant. 'Alarmed by 'hor'. nori-appear- ; 'aiKe;/a^search.:party';iwerit ; her iound\her,iv aftervmidjiight. ' : near th 0' :No.': 3' Ei n'e, : : sho' 1 ■ • ; ali oyer tha .country 'betweeni tho tTra ronicls.' ■ She was'in a .yery.'hvsteric4l:and.;.exhausted . cpiiditidnvwheh''found/< but/'.with; attention, ':. ■ sooni'TßCoyered, ■■v". . : ;.'Bc(ring for oil-' ,stieadily;'.'as ; . has', been' the?cake vfqr>vthe?.past .' couple iof years.. •:<But.v.p£og)^s.:^.\^^Jte i considered slow:by all who -have ]_hoiexperi- ~ enca iu ':bon'ng;/frir/> oil.' mdic'atiqiiß " ' : . thp <m} \andfValway sm>mi unerring;iridieation;:'' ; :Tho: bor6;iS'a)nitatitly . ; : sending', : u'p/!no ; ehd;: of,, gas, .which., is. also-ah- , ;othert'ihdicatio'n' : iof oS'joil'vlJhe : J ' ■ boTehbloVhas' notfyet'-;,reached the vthbusand feet .'l.o'vibl and the; efxait .'depth rat '.which ;oil _ in';quftntity ':*niay.:'bo/lpoked ; for: is: Of. courea .. pure' speculation. ; .:' r S6mo''of.jther bores-'' ,in ■ .'United'State? !ruut:to.!.be--Ween','tw6;and' : threo ; 'thousand l :feel% at • • least'onoV.instanco a .bore has 5000ft'.-j';ahcl'- ; still no oil *» „ , i--It was''alleged at' .tho: time-of -the..re- • -soiling' of. ; tho crow of the'DundoAald'that . , the'stores at th<r: depot-at-tho Auckland Islands .had been' depleted., s Speaking to >a • ''Southland News" reporter; Mr.', Hatch-,: who is- prosecutiiifr-' tho oil; trade in tho southern islands,,- indignantly rteents :any insinuation 'as to tho depots having bc-en by somo callers and- depleted. Certainly, ho ■ s'ays>.jt.;. wa^,net'borne-ojit;at.;tho, enquiry tho Dundonald-.wreckV/aiid in' . of- somo -stores.'!isks: : :"As' in tlio. case ''.of the African-war;stores, ' does -tho Government ,tako all precautions :i riecessary for.anioffioer ; of tjhe Marine.'Department to-see tho.stores ordered' properly" ; packed and sealed:*: down, ahd,.perharis,.receiverthe ; ,Broad Arrow brand . • a's:'a i.MrtificatOfithatv, %ey; : j.wero . j . suppliedi'and!'packed ifor transit .to tho>islanus?!' ■ . (■ ".■■ ; ,Mr.;. Neil, .whilo,.speaking : at: tho-Fount-am cnb Sun'dayj eVoiiing; (sajrS, a Southern •paper'), madd,a.remarli which'did 1 not .meet;, with''the approval - of. ; his; audience; . .'.whereupon s one amongi-tbera.'is alleged to'haroAc&ught_the > -tspeakenvhy'-a 1 -'lpg-/'of . them, a.-pull., \The;orat.op.became'incensed, and;- it'is ■; challenged \ his.alleged assailant 't-o 'accqmpany :liim : to.' tho -Police -. ' ■-The-manVaccepted "the-cliaUenge,. atid.the.'two ' largo.,'cr6wd';pf, : j -Tho,- pblice, .l^d-stated. % His, cjise, ;'f^'mme^ed > las' might'„bq _advised, and furnisned liirn'.with .ttto' name,and^address;.of the perr on,"-.^hp'':had;'^ r fe^> w ' i '' l - W( >- informed that .the,probs.ble, result.;of; this will'.- hoy-tiiat,.if 's,uch- unseemly; proceedings continue,Iespecially on • Sunday, .tho. police i will- to proco&l against' all'-par-soils; preaching ill tho'streets. -. :.

, Believing "a. feeble-excuse. to be .worse-than noneiTa',' s^{' : himself;t<j;.inve&t -one *^tv.'wouli. g6t\him.'S safely past' .eyej-y. collecting-box.'. in.,- , the " v city \.pii '.Tfasr iofcjl; '-'Saturday : "Otagb " Daily Times'')f;; ; : Iii■ 1.. ; morning' , "lie-;..went jauntily "'citywards','" ; and"'"' a lady ' out';' hor;. ; box. >Vvith. the .usual, demand. '.'Aly;doar young-lady," ho':replied,'- .'T'would givo. you';tKis'.com'with. pleasure;..only? it" ia quite: impossible,' as yoii; willvigree-'jwhen .1 explain. .',l have-.vowed oui rofvprty -to give it to,'tho plainest'. jroman..'that I-'can/.fiiia'oufc collecting. to-day. Ybu'caO' 'taKO'it.. if. you wish'to,'of course.' 1 ' / Having said which; he beamod- triumphantly; • but his- jpy, was-short-lived. ; "Said"tho - da'nisel, ■ • unabashed,. "1 ut it' ; rightvin- here;'.you\d,bn't ;need>f;6-go:any-further, >I V am sure.X'iii" tho. ugliest;";;' TJio. youth delivered,his.com. and:departed"6adly. having; learned-;' that'' funds'" aro : at'stako, a' wouiau's '' Vauity-' is aa llothing v . • /;■> ' '■[ ■■■

Several - times.', on -'a irccent;.afternoon; .;.t>he 6peratprs J >atf- Cliristchurcli' * piqlianßOv woro; .surprised- by to ho.' a; siinult'ilneous' call' from fifteen hundred or so; of subscribers' ftlie.. ''Lyttelton Times");;' !- - A", call is., -signallekl to_; ijhe operator' by . , tlio; liffing- of a; little.'shutter, the "subscribers .. number, . and /at int'ervals-'duriug .the. aftflrnopii largo numbers of:-'shutter? ficw.up .ip .unison, rendering ~;'t impossiblo to'copo, with, the calls \vh)ch W€ro made. An investigation " waspromptly m'ado, and the cause-was discovered to-be. a fault in" 'th» insulation'of,tlio'City'Cki'un'cii?& .lighting • current conductors...the, result of which' was';to, charge .tho earth -,to .a nigh pbtoiitialitv,' causing "ay periodical overlloiy of'cnmaSt"through»thoso .circuits of•; the telcph"ono : svstom-ih which • ;tho' "earth re-turn"-is --'usod.' -Tho . ;ir.ctallie: circuit i» largely iiised .in- tho .Qhristchurcli-' telephone installation-, 'bilt lias "not.- yeti bebh sallyV.ilistalled. ; • trouble., occurrcd- again "io'rly.j - one morning,. !i. aiid .tho, } -.Gifc* Gouiicil •; was/ giveif v not.ico'-, that . unless • t-he fault-in its'circuit '.was wmodio4' ; '.liy.''-Siuhdax, it' musb-.stop the distribution .of cijrrent/uu.tiriuch- time as: repairs; aro;effected.;.: ,

lAVhile touching- .upon. - boys' -"careers'^. at tho breakihg-up' cerciiiony- at Kingls.Cflllt&G, tlio ■ headinastor (Mr. 0/ T- Major, illA,)) mentioned one 'that appealed to Him to M .in- Auckland;, 111 a school <lik'e King's College,'. ho '"said • (according', to ; lh« ''Jfoiv. Zealan<l' Herald"), where;tho; spirit, wiis' such; a' stroiig.and 'lining '.fbroe;f it. w&S"'surely a/niatta- for 'regret- that ;nq.bby» had'-thcught of ':taking. ..advantage; commissions ;in ',th'o linporiaL/'Army'- 'offCTod oyory. year'by' the ]9omo Government t<> this DomYnloirt.; AVhWe a..liny ■!in .had fiVst'.to' distinguish himsoltMn;.a''.compctitiTp 'Woolwich •or'i&jjdhurst, and' art-fir. 'thai "had 'to excel : his;, cla'ssniatca to'' have offered' •to' bimYii. commission in ' tK'o Mi;ih v SthfP'Corps,; liere;a hoy .had pr'act'ioii'lff no .competition,' biit"mi(iht pass;-.flifcct fr&m tlib'Nejv Zealand'foico.int-p ttij-s, <tho ii'raiicir'iiio.'it '.'"siftight .'.'after -b.y officers" of ciictE}"' and 'ability.' . , A boy with . any persevbrahce' could qualify himself at school for-'the requisite- examination; by .the time" he Vw;as : 19,i.i'iKl- after that, live on' .his',pay. Ho'staru'sfc&d.-td; seo. sonie' 'King's' Collego. boyt taliinjiadvantage 1 of-this' opportunity.' - v..