IN OTHER CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 194, 11 May 1908, Page 9

IN OTHER CENTRES

(Nt TELSGBArH—SPECIAL fcoKHEBPONDESTS.) 1 — »:git: v:rt vazxzv * AUCKLAND. J | ' ! 4 '''. 0."" , The following letter 'Has"Bcpm_ \vritten by i Mr. T. A. Williams, I 1 think, must have been moved "when' they 1 read the Chinese appeal"to Peking. Some of j us were not only, moved, "but'condemned, j for the charges made were true;.''•This coil-. ; -damnation is not -.weS-JreaMi that , the appeal is from> aji hea.tihoi] .peOple.i jj against a Christian people, Here.-, we..Jiavc,. : a law-abiding people decreasing;.m number,.who, on account of- their, virtues,..are-,em-' , barrassed, persecuted,, and .scorned.,; ,-Werq. ,< it not for their frugality.,and industry, ;ma|i- . ing their competition verj:real, would ; any- , thing bs said of a poll-tax or. an educational lest j or other bypoc'ritipaL n veiling, . our real intentions? The . antipathy to;;the^, Chinamen is obviously 2..grq,yjrig!featiirp ; pf.; our colonial, life.' A few; Premier unfolded a scheme of ca'fi-. bages' bv prison labour? T osterisioly an'd "con-" 1 fessedlv*' to injure . the Cliinissc'- market!! gardeners.-'. A .little.-, while after,-; ,*)ne;vofa our j local M.P.'s'boasted a l ;public: I ;i^e l etjng l . that he had nover bought anj'thing- off a Chinaman, while labour/obdies"all over;' the Dominion have denounced thc'competition'of the Chinese and ' demanded=. .penalising-: enactments. One wondaj?,- whefe., m,en 4 whq t . can' so speak and act ■ learned their 1 .Christiauitv. Not, surely, from'-the" Carpenter : of Nazareth, who : as an Asiatic? Wo slam -.-our•'.■door.-l-miTtheiri faces here by means of-a, prohibitive .poj}:, tax plus an -i WS,, at^ng*. same time, ivith' uhblusliiirg. l efffontervi-;wo' demand an open door for ourselves'in'Ghina.The right to exclude here vinust suroly' in - equity obtain there. I;. freely-, admi]tj. | tha.t, with a nation as, with a,,man. its r first .duf-y.j is to thoso of its own''"nousdliold,''-bu't' .t'haV does-noji imply,! not ,a|»lods6-'*ir "jW-'ine 1 ] Christians, persecution <i;oli »<those riofuootheri households. If we sincerclj; desire iq.,uplift the Chinaman . lyithin jjjfr .to.;. own level, let us .demand,tha£'he, observe.' the usual conditions' tf'l&BoffK and payment of .;wages.i' QaV thing". l -is* axiomatic: once he has conformed; ,to our tests and penalties, he . shoald.-,. ejijoy^.' the. rights' of citizenship, and,. abiiv6 ' all,, lie should be, unhampered' fn I jhis ' hdnosii 8 and' .worthy attempt to. living; As to ' Asiatic.peril, 1 nevoii did;;agnation sway the sceptre of pre-emiwjggo' sritliout testifying by the fact of its dominion; that .fittest to rule." If we'.Slß ffio-. worthiest wo shall continue to rule,'notnotlierv/ise. This principle is .writ large Qves.ihistory.'s- page, so the best friends of ths; Empiro./.arg those.-, who seek the loftiest ideals,; 'metmg''Jout to" all within our pale evenlianded' justice.' ; ;r.-<■•)'! v; ...v-.r-rft Elcotrlo supply. ■ c*_. .'{«(! i'-.'i During last - monthiliiMO:;!usits~ wW&.f generated at the ! clec.tfic plant, of which 10,998-SQld ;(7Q69 for power). three now customers for Jigntin'g Were'..' op-, tained, 'making a total "faf p 63. "All tlftS-^tearii 1 power -.used was from-tlreidestriiDtor,'.except . ,on .two days. ,nod. *"?v''.vy'r.~> •• of j 'Hospital' Board ~ At the annual from, the ' various Hospital !apd. ;Aid" Boards in the v - 'Domiiidri ,, " i at'.'- Wellihg-'i ton in - June,- the/i'i'iA-uckland! -Boards will, be represented ; tbc^chairman i(Mr.r G.. Knight) . and , Mr. secretary (Mr. H..-N.,Gajlpji will also attend.. At a mpetiug*'o,fV 4 the.''\yaihi_ Hospital and Charitable Aid Boardi'Messrs:" M. G. Power and J. Scanlon were appointed delegates to the conference-,-. 'Mr.i./.Epjrey,' iin commenting' on the out that ff it was ori'-.JAio." Waihi ■ would, become "d' slib'-diVtnct'.7',under : the immediato. control :''pf'^a'-'cChtral"board sitting at the -Thames, and • having? jurisdic-! ~ tion over, the Than)es l)l fihinojs\!ri r ..,fti\d,,Coro- 1 iii'andel. districts, and all;, boroughs/ tßerein.. 'The board would' consist of".' : pne'.''6r r ffifire' : members for "each- sub-districti^vhiclv'-would 1 . -mean that the existing districts would-:lose, , .their individuality,- andrfthat.in the case 'cr - Waihi-the borough .ywould find .the.jmo'ney,:, : but practically have. no", power 5; sjiy .in : ,thq, control of the hospital'4h : '.their jmnieaiatc- . district, nor could they- 1 -make-a -by-lawov-let a contract. } py Harbour Contiol.

The question,- of harbour,, control ceiving considerable attention ' at, .present from, public men along the. Manukau.': While a certain section' favours'any controlJ'butf the present Departmental/-, administrations tho greater proportion.,seem tp.udesire ilqcali control. ' In .JmiLv.of .last' jgar a.,;Ma,pukau tfarbour Board Committee was at a representative ftie Municipal Buildings, Oneliimga', ! but ■ ofMate' nothing lias, been owing';')principally/ to .the illness of ■ tie 'secretary, iMr.v.A. S;, Holmes. 1 On ■ Friday .'. evening., ".the Committee met at tho. "Council Chambers, whenthe Mayor -of ••>Onehunga' ' (Mr. John '-'Rowe) /-'presided; . while amongst those present- was the member for Maniikau, Mr.'/Ps •Ayo.l/ang,., MiP. After i a .general discussion, it.-was..-resolved that. a' .conference!, composed,",;bf ', from all' the local bodies;.ajong the. .Manijkaii' interested in, the formation fof ; sieproposed, Manukau Harbour- .Board and,-District,. beheld. on May 128. ( -Mrv-Lang,.,promised.;-.to attend thfe Conference,;.,flridiiuto ..assist -'js-h_e; project in; every way fpjsibte,^., .Civil., Service 1 A' strong effort Auckland. Branch of.'thfei'Cnrfl l S|'rvi(!e' i Ass6- : elation' to .'get: all. the! 16caU G^rnitfcn^efiw' ployecs to join that dfgtfriisa ti oila net' '-'the secretary," (Mr. Frasor. ,I M , Kellzie)! sonaliy visited the offices' 1 Association aims at • beihg' J recognised 'as/the' .mouthpiece' of. the public 'kertice,'' ahel to' attain ' this position it'^isv"felt; i > . thM : 'evfery"; momber of the Service;- should > i 'be';eiirtll6d. : :It is not the.'aim of the.drgariisationftoi'bfe: antagonistic to the Government .or. ithe* regulations, but it desiies -§t;anrlj, a s-.,31),,,0f8, cial avenue, whereby 'grievanp.e,?;--' suggestions, etc., • relating -to.--this,'" the public service generally, ,:made in a prope: and constitutional way tcLthe, Government. . [.-iin-jr'i'.-.i

Typhoid. ..... . In connection with the , 'reiM'nt l otit,))'rfeak'- , t)f typhoid • at". Richmond in *thd'» "vicinity' <o'f Cox's' Creek, a visit of.' inspfectioh paid: to the locality •' by the 'Mayor set: <?r'ey7 Lynn (Mr. Geo. tlie District Health -pfflowdi! Messrs. A. Donaldj arid Holdsri'iirth (members of the Coumnlht'--andvathe rTowii" Clerk and Sanitary Inspectqrr:: Ittvas -found' that'. the outfall of.'th<?ocitsv Sower»>afc;'th<j: back of the Marist ina bad state, of. repairi&MHSt'hrifc' l ..the open sewer leading from ; thet outfall to - Cox's' Creek also needs attention,-Rowing to ail accumulation of vesftiable " 'growth, and general debris. \ The ®tyr.Engin£er has already nut on a'-number of' men to clean out this sewer. The other city sewer, running up .from the Bayfield side'-'of Cox's Creek,, is also rceeiriiig:#e attentidn. of; tlio' city authorities. ■. . Mrir Savers*; states 'that 1 he'is strongly of omni<vn-.'that. the Council, in conjunction,-withjtho ;City'..Coun-:.! cil, should at once improvement's_ to' tho existing-'se.wer'empt.V-'l ing into Cox's - Creek.%'■ H> a'lso ■ 'suggests? that the Council- should ;:oblpton<<ljact<jno-.'l logical examination of. ;tbe ''milk supply: of tho_ boroushi ;■

CHRISTCHURCH.. ~, ,

Mpt 9 Among the visitors tb'Chnstehurcli during l tho past few days was Hr. 1 William Black-, F.R'.LB.A.', 'a city <$bimciHW'°<)f,, South Africri, and an aTchifeclrbf.•' : tha't"-'city : ; ; air Black put in a the Auckland- Town' Hb.ll,"!ind ,! iraß' r !iWard<fl--second place; Tho, hcadqubMers of'liis;;&rm' L nro in Capetown, 'and ! lie contempmtes : :'ex-' tend in" its operations W'-NMv"Zfti.l!ind'. ,> . j lri conversation with a " reiwrtisr^Mr; Black, speaking, ill regard architecture,' said that ho had had'^oCcasibhadmire many of the public buildih"gs'iiu th^fejti_o^ v 6f' New Zealand. The villa arcKitettEtiriF 6? Cbiisiohurch showed an. amount of artistic

merit' Mi a t could be very' beneficially copied by J Wellington...- . The latter city had a very much superior position as far as elevation and beauty were concerned, but its domestic architecture. -Seemed to bo moro of the .'pack-'' ing^ca-se'style of iwork. -In many instances Ne*v Zcalanders would act wisely ■if they wefit to the Continent and America, for building idft'aV.' The practico at .present seems.,to be to find out what is dono in Wellington, while Wellington goes to Sydney, and Sydney goes to Melbourne; instead of every place .keeping : its eyes on the world culling tlie best neressary'and- ignoring the unnecessary. ; Mn Blockj who: is a member" of the abattoir ..cpinmittee of', the- Capetown City Council, was ,jiot impressed, with" the\ Chfistclilireh abattoirs: : The method of deal- - ing; '•'with;'."-the': ''cattle ,imniediately . after : slaughtering' lieldescribed '.as'one of " terrific - confUsibn." 'The building was of- obsolete - design, and as a result of the peculiar construction, the inspector ,had almost insur'moimtable difficulty in doing even .what was • Bfeing accomplished.* Tourist Traffic. T- . \ ■ . .Mr. H. Jl Manson. agent in Melbourne for ;tho: New, Zealand Tourist Department, arrived iix. Christchurch last evening from : the. South. He expressed himkelf as highly delighted with the scenery ,in that part of the .'Dominion, and said there would doubtless be a'large influx of visitors from Victoria, next season. Mr. Manson was appointed.the New Zealand representative in Victoria some two ■j'ealrs. ago, and is very hopeful of the prospects, of tlio , tourist traffic ; between that: State 1 and- New Zealand. "New Zealand,' he - said,'wag the first to open up an agency in , Victoria, and the Australian States were, not ; slow to follow her example, New South, ■Wriles, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western. Australia now having, offices, in .close'. pYoxiniity.'to thatj..of New Zealand. :_'T : he lack . of'knowledge ■ in - regard' to this-Dominion was ■''astonishing, most- people seeming to imagine . : that a holiday of some six or. eight weeks .was necessary for a visit to these parts, add, that the trip would cost something like £50. ; -or jeep. Mr. Manson is convinced, however, •' that it is possible to > pay,: a - visit- to ' the i Southern scenic _ resorts and return to, Mel- ; ■ in a period of . three, weeks at an' ex- ' 'penWqff.aboufti£SS.'. Mr:' Manson leaves for. ; J £lie' North after a-.trip.to Hanmer.

DUNEDIN.

'■) .May 8. , ' /A deputation waited, on tho Minister"for .; . glands at Milton on' Wednesday ,to urge the ''. 'Claims of Tokomairiro as'a suitable location ; 1 ;; •for;a State farm. The Ministerpromised to t give due.consideration, to.the claims of Toko- ' mairirb|';'but sa{d- ; that the trouble was that -./ the cost,of land near 1 a railway and .adjacent', < to °a ( town meant the. expenditure of .a.large' , sum ' of''W&nejv'aiid ' lie would not. commit himself -regarding-the matter. • ;.■ Fjiepdiy. Socistjesf- Dispensary. .-'. : .The record of the Dunediii Friendly Socio- , ties'vpispensary during. the -,past. twcnty,-ono ■years', shows' '.that* the: profits realised total ■?£lo,tjijj • £500, a _year. In,. >iiyeii,ty.-one.y.ears- 535,508 perscriptioris' have .beeiv'dUprasetf,- iand . cash -sales amounting' . V ■''to !£27,993'65. 3d., have: bcWi effected. The . ; • levy per member for medicine lias "been'.;. 1 reduced'" fro'm : 7s. 'to' 4s'., and there ;. . are 'prospects of "further reduction;. . Tho,.-. ■■ amount. oF'.'money 'paid as levies .is: £20,789,.■ ..fo. i 4fj:;v"c!iyiclends paid: total £1744 14s v 6d.;; and ; sum: of; £1230 - 155,\f.8(1/ has been. v/ri'tt<n'-'off.vrthß. fittings- and jla'opcrty. ./Tho : ~ -• -sub'scnbed.vcapital .in. 1 ,1888 ""was '£323 16s. .IJus'-year'-it'ls '£1351:10s. Tho 1 dispensary ■ .is .'the 'property 'of .the institutions, and represents an ever-increasing valuable asset. , "".When we l , started \ ( this', physic • business,;' '. "said-, a, gentleman ,at 'the, annual- me.eting - "last .night,,,"we. reckoned .that out of every ; shilling; taken .for medicine. Hid. would be. . profit, and Jd.' would : pair for." the raw • ■ .material. .We 'soon ' got an eye-opener." This "eye-opening" : education, however, scornsto. have been confined .to the belief ■concerning the 11-ijd. profit. After the first . year,: when there was: a loss of. £125 18s., .the: profits realised in the business affected b'vtne dispensary steadily increased ..-.to, 1;i( - fi?atkable-totals. Tho" lowest" profits -earned:. when' - the- sum ,of. £30. 18s. -v ,was"gained. The highest..profit's were ob- ■ tained in ,1904, when 1 £1089 lis. was . reajiseci This year the' .credit balance of £7276 12s.;' 2d.' was carried forward,' repre-. -•; Meriting "almost sk times, the subscribed capital; (£1351 10s.). v; ■ j'ho Liquor Law. '.;''Mr; ?.Widdowsbn,'S.M/|'said to-day, ,in con- : Wctiiig.'.tjl'o' men'' for. being in' a : hotel after . holirs, . "i>66ple' must understand that there are no, minute's: of grace .'after 'ten' o'clock. : They must.„b.o. out of..the. hotel •..at/ten", Mr." Hay' 'submitted''that, 'as the- licensing ,' la.w allowed a publican to. sell drink up to - ten o'clook,. the' customer must be allowed . ik'' reasonable 1 time-.to drink 'it. ■ Mr. -Wid.dowson,. replied that, the law. compelled . the , .publican' 'tiY'tiloso his bar at ten , o'clock. Mr. Hay'-j inquir'ed l whether a man served 'just.ou'-the 'hour must-carry.his drink out'.: -to the. street, but the -Magistrate held that the space' of half, a mihuto was enough for ' ,th£> customer to get it down.