The Dunstan Times "Fiat justitia ruat coelum," MONDAY DECEMBER 26th, 1910. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2565, 26 December 1910, Page 4

The Dunstan Times "Fiat justitia ruat coelum," MONDAY DECEMBER 26th, 1910. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Following our usual custom, and in order • to allow our staff to participate in the enjoyments of the festive season, there will be no if sue of the Duxstan I hies next Monday. Advertisers please note. Prior to the Clyde school l reaking up for the holidays on Wednesday last certificates and prizes for good a< endauce wen presented by the cbai'ii an of thccommittee to the following children : IJirst-class, Evelin McSwan, Edith Mill*-, and Mhriauna Mills, (these three wennever ab-enf), second class, Gibson Mills, Alex. Mills, Herbert Brown, Mabel Wilson aud Annie Bain. The prize presented by the Navy League for the best essay, won by Alice Shelton, was also presented. Amy Bock aud Martha Bazan, having served part, of their sentences in the Dunedin prison, were on Tuesday of last week taken north on their way to the prison at JNew Plymouth. As the authorities wisely kept the date of departure a secret, there was no crowd to add staring to the set sentence. Gaolenand policemen manage these things circumspectly nowadays. As au illustration of the way in which land is being cut up in Hawke's Bay, the Hawke's Bay "Times" mentions that the County Council has within the last seven months made 250 alterations in the ratebook. In some cases the alterations have been necessitated by complete sales, but in agn at majority of cases changes have been the result of subdivision. A consignment of locally grown cherries from Mr W. Annan's Dunstan Orchard, Clyde, had the honor of topping the Dunedin maiketlast week the price realised being l/7Jd per lb. The fruit was a splendid sample ot the Florence variety, being of good size, the color and flavour being n\;o excellent. In referring to the consignment, the auctioneers (Messrs Prjor & Co) stated that they were without a doubt the finest sample that has been sent into Dunedin this season. The secretary ot the New Zealand Fire Brigades' AsFo'cia'ion (Mr F. J. Watts), in a communication to the Hokitika committee, states that at the end of last week 71 brigades had intimated that they would be represented at the forthcoming demonstration theie, aud as these brigade? are expected to scud close oa 400 competitors, there should, with the delegates and Association officers, be an Attendance at the demonstration of about 500 visiting firemen. In order to give old age pensioners the advantage of their pensions at Christmas time Sir Joseph Ward has arranged for the payment of the pensions on the 31st ins.t The pensions are ordinarily paid on the first of each month, and this course would have meant that pensioners would have had to wait until the ;srd January for then pensions. The thoughtful arrangement made by the Prime Minister will doubtlees be greatly appreciated by tiiose concerned. More ladies are now coing in for surfbat hirg at the Ocean Beach than in any previous season, and, so far as can he learned, they mostly get a fair chance to enjoy themselves, but now and again a Peeping Tom causes trouble. About ten days ago one of these evil minded fellows stationed himself near a heap of girls' clothes, and, it is said, kept two bathers in the water for two hours. At last one of them ventured out, put on her things over the wet bathing dress, and thus v.alked home, with the result that she has been laid up for a week with a serious chill. Such an experience is not likely at St. Clair or St. Kilda, where there are plenty of people about, and strangers would be wise to avoid tbe unfrequented places.—'Star.' We regret to have to record the death, which occurred at the Dunstan Hospital on Thursday last from typhoid fever, of Miss A. McNulty. The deceased young lady was very well known and popular throughout the goldiields and general regret is felt at her demise. She was a native of Cromwell, her parents being old residents of that town, aud was just 20 years of age, Some little sensation was occasioned at the Clyde railway station on Thursday afternoon on the arrival of the up-train when it became known that a passenger (Mr James Mills, of Pr. Chalmers) had fallen from the platform of one of the carriages some time after the train left Alexandra. A trolly was soon put on the rails aud advice was also s?nt to Alexandra to have one sent on from that station. Mr Mills was found about half-way between the two stations and brought on to Clyde where it was ascertained that the only injury he had received was the comparatively minor one of a broken rib, It appears that ho had gone on to the platform to have a smoke and when in the act of striking a match the train gave a sudden jolt with the result that he lost his balance and fell oft. Qaeenstown is fast approaching the level of llotorua as a Government run town and the requests of some of the residents of the Cod Lakes city are, to sny the least of it, somewhat amusing. At last week's visit of the Hon. T. McKonzie one gentleman asked if the Tourist Department would provide towels and soap iu the bowling pavillion for the u?e of bowlers. Mr Mackenzie admitted the need for the articles mentioned same for his attention. A nurse had been called as a witness to prove the correctness of a bill of a physician. "Let us get at the facts of the case," said the lawyer who was doing a cross-examination stunt. "Did the doctor make several visits after the patient was out of danger ?" "No, sir," answered the nurse. "I considered the patient in danger as long as the doctor continued his visits." A wool buyer who attended the wool sale in Levin told a queer story concerning tbe last Weliingtou wool sales. The wool buyer hid 7gd per lb there for a line of three bales of dead wool. It was dead, for sure { three sheep skeletons in tbe oentre of one bale gave ample proof of that I The brand of a well known runholder was on the hales, and at the earliest opportunity tho buyer applied to him for a refund of dead weight money—and got it. Subsequently the runholder interviewed the misguided underling who had placed the skeletons in tbe bale and to-day there is a weary man treacling the Wairarapa Plaius in search of another job, In Australia tho highest priced ram of the year was "Dandy Dinmont," sold privately to a South Australian flockmaster For 1550 guin*a6.

Dalgety and Co. announce that the second wool sale of the season takes place at Dunedin on January 19th. Wool intended for this Rale must reach Dunedin not later than the evening of Thursday, 12th January. At the fiist wool sale at Invercargill last week 3465 bales were offered. As is always the case in Southland, good to medium strong crossbrod wool formed the major part of the catalogues, and with to 9d per lb being the average last year, 9d to 8d was the general run. Other varieties of fleeces aLo showed a drop of about Id per lb, but even the reduced figure was well above the average of recent years. Hogget was particularly in demand, and sold decidedly well. Fresh trout, cleaned, packed, and deliver- ' ed at Kotorna station, will be sold by the Tourist Department for 6d per lb in 201b lots or over, and for 8d per lb in smaller lots. The Hon. Taos. Mackenzie, in arranging for cheap fish (Od to 8d per lb) is conferring a benefit on the people. It is likely that Government will import Coster harrows, and have the over supply landed in Auckland fresh. "Government 6moked trout" will so bo sold in all centres of population. The "Fanners' Union Advocate" issued on Saturday last says : "We have reason to believe that the regulations lately issued by the Health Department prohibiting the sale of butter containing excessive moisture in the Dominion is being ignored, and that butter is being sold with as much as 22 per cent, of moisture in it. Some factories which have in the past made butter with over 20 per cent, of moisture still continue the practice. Steps should be taken to ensure that the regulation should be revoked. It is worse than useless as things are at present, for while it is in force people naturally think that when 'hey buy butter the authorities see that it is butter, whereas nearly one-quarter of the article is composed of water. A runholder in ibis district complains of the methods adopted by individuals connected with the Shearer's Union (says the ' Tapanui Courier.') One of these Union organisers arrived at a shed, interviewed the men on the board, and also the cook, and took his departure without revealing bis identity. The runholder was informed after the man's departure that he was a Shearers' Union organiser. Had he, informed the owner of the shed who he waa and what his business was, he would have been given every information, and permis-i sion to enter the shed. But this kind of detective method is calculated to get employers' backs up," and make the control of their worker? more difficult. Courtesy costs nothing, and if theso so-called " organisers " get the cold shoulder at one place it does not follow that they should spy on sheds and obtain meals without as much as returning thanks. " There is an awful glut of rhubarb in the market," so said a Wellington fruit auctioneer to a " Post " reporter on Saturday. Farmers bring into the markets great quantities of this popular vegetable food ; hut the supplies are apparently quite beyond the demand. Choice bundles, the auctioneers report, going a-begging at the mart. Prices which are but nominal, to-day were Is to 2s a dozen bundles. We have to acknowledge the receipt of almanacs and calenders from Mr Wm. Sutherland, the N. Z. Express Co., the N Z. Insurance Co., the Victoria Insurance Co., the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd., and Mr Jas. Horn, Bannockburn. Some Australian shearers are making big wages this year. At Cambridge Downs one man shore 257 in one day, and was hardly ever under 200. This is lucrative work at 24s per hundred head. There was a sensational opening to the trial at New York of Edward Rosenheimer, a young millionaire, who was indicted for the manslaughter of Miss Grace Hough, who was driven over by his automobile and killed in the streets of New York. It transpired that a juror named Yeandle told a friend that he was open to substantial argument in the form of a monetary bribe. The friend promptly informed counsel for the de'ence, Mr James Osborne, who is one of Tammany Hall's best-known lawyers. Mr Osborne, before the court opened, telephoned to the Judge and as\ed his advise. The latter suggested that counsel should make overtures to Yeandle and see what happened. Counsel did this and within a few minutes the juror had taken £IOO as part payment of £SOO the balance to be banded over after the discharge of the jury, "ieandle was swiftly bundled into prison. A new juror was sworn in, and the Public Prosecutor opened the case against Bosenheimer, who, it is alleged, after his machine had ploughed through the small vehicle containing the victim and two other ladies, drove off, and when pursued hy another motor car and called upon to return and assist the .injured, angrily exclaimed "Go to Hell I" To secure the fruits ot an invention the thing must be properly patented. Otherwise, someone comes along, steals your idea, obtains the patent rights, and makes a fortune. If ycu have thought of something of practical benefit, why not try it out ? Go to a reliable firm of Experts like Baldwin and Rayward, Joel Buildings, Crawford St., Dunedin ; and Gloucester St, Christchurch, who will advise you honestly and fearlessly.