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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 135, 8 June 1906, Page 4

The claim for £25 made in tflio Magistrate's Court, before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., by Arthur LeonaTd Flyger against, John T. Wilkinson in respect of one of his horses being injured in a collision with the defendant's tirap in Willis-street, was again before his Worship yesterday afternoon. Mr. Young appeared for plaintiff, and Sir Kenneth Douglas for the defendant. AfteT further evidence had beet heard his Worship reserved, his decision untiil the 14th inst. Mr. T. F. Martin, of Wellington, solicitor to the Municipal Association, has advised the Napier Borough Council that in his opinion demands under tho Rating Act, 1894, were sufficiently signed if the signature of the rat&collector was printed thereon or if ho affixed or authorised some person to affix his signature by means of a rubber stamp. An Australian Society has been formed in Melbourne to cany out the following objectfi :—(1): — (1) To cultivate tlhe national spirit within the Commonwealth ; (2) to imbue the people with self-re-liance ; (3) to foster local industry, both primary and secondary ; (4) to incite all the people to work for the common weal ; (5) to consume and wear local pro- " ductions ; (6) to conserve the purity of our rcae ; (7) to speak no ill of Australia, but to believe in her first and last. "It 'is no use sending a man like thia to gaol. His conscience is his worst punisher," said Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., this morning of an elderly man named Win. Haining, who pleaded guilty to a serious charge of indecency in Belfaststreet on the afternoon of sth June. Sub-Inspector O'Donovan said he 'had known accused for many years^ and had always found him to be an upright, lawabiding citizen. Mr. O'Regan stated that hia client was 60 years of age, and that no one was more sorry than accused for what he had done. He had been drinking lately, and was not aware of what he had been doing on the date in question. His Worship said the ends of justice would be met by convicting the defendant and ordering him to come up for sentence when, called upon, and he adopted this course. Jesaie Hay and two first offenders were"* each convicted and discharged for drunkenness. James M'lntyre, a young man 21 years of age, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on the idle and disorderly charge of vagrancy. The police stated that the accused -recently came from Auckland, where ho had been convicted of theft/ and was an associate of undesirables. Dealing editorially with the allegations concerning Wellington's meat supply, the. Christchurch Press says: — "Horrible "aa the state of things described is, it is not much worse than the evidence published in our own columns regarding some of the private slaughterhouses from which Chi isl church drdw its supplies of meat some rears ago. It was indeed high time that the old system gave place to the up-to-date plan of slaughtering in public abattoirs under efficient inspection. . . . Possibly the statements made by Mr. Moore may have the effect of stirring up public opinion' in Wellington to such an extent that the council will be compelled to move in the matter. It is certainly nothing short .of a scandal that this menace to the health of the public should have been allowed to exist so long in the capital city of the colony. . . . It would be well, however, we think, for Parliament next session to consider the propriety of amending the Act in the direction of giving the Health Department more power for dealing effectively with municipalities that neglect their obvious duty of providing public abattoirs. If only for the sake of their own peace of mind, to say nothing of their health, we should imagine the members of the local. Parliament will not oit in Wellington throughout another session without taking some steps to bring the Wellington City Council under control in this very important matter." Three letters have reached us from readers of the Post concerning side issues of the Lemare recitals in the Town Hall. "Citizen" desires the authorities to make a uniform charge of Is for admission to Mr. Lemare's final recital. "Citizen" will not© by the advertisement in another column that the usual charges have been decided upon. "Iroquois" writes : "I wish to point out a most reprehensible practice which the council - officials in chprge of the Town Hall during the Lemare recitals are guilty of. On two occasions I have noticed the doors to the main entrance padlocked from the outside. On the second occasion I pointed this out to a friend, who commented upon th« seriousness' of such action. In the interests of public safety it is obvious that every care should be taken that the exits irom all public buildings should be absolutely unobstructed, and I hope that the dangerous methods adopted at our Town Half may be remedied." The Town Clerk assured a Post representative that our correspondent must havo been mistaken concerning the padlocking of the doors, as the most explicit directions have been given regarding the exits from tho hall being kept free and unobstructed. It might have happened that the doors were closed to keep the wind from creating a draught in the hall, and were nof openjd quickly at the close v of the recitals. The > matter is to receive more caerful at« tention in the future. Another correspondent protests against the permission given to vend sweets in the hall, which leads to the habit — "monstrous among^ a well-dressed people" — of constant munching of lollies during the performance of high-class musical items. For some time past it has been quietly rumoured about Christchurch that considerable discontent exists among the attendants at the Burnham Industrial School regarding the hours that they have to work, and also the conditions under which their work is carried out. A Lyttelton Times representative sought out the member for Christchurch East, Mr. T. H. Davey, to enquire whether the particular grievance had come under his notice. Mr. Davey at once admitted that he had been approached by the" attendants with certain grievances. Ho permitted the reporter to copy a letter which he had written to the ActingPremier. Ono specific allegation is that an assistant named .Miss Long was not permitted by the matron, after working for four consecutive weeks from 6 o.ul. to 9.15 p.m., to go to town to have her teeth attended to, and when she persisted in her request was discharged by th« matron. It was also stated in Mr. Davoy's letter that the male attendants were asked to work excessively long hours, that he was informed tho matron was scarcely ever seen in the institution, and that the manager was frequently absent from tho school for two or "threo days per week, and that when he was at home he was too unwell to anpear for days together. With a staff of sixteen attendants, it ia said there v have been thirty-two changes in four years, and it is therefore suggested something is wrong in the management of the school. Other allegations were also made, and -Mr. Davey suggested that an enquiry should at once be held. Tho Minister replied that enquiries would be made. Mr. Davey states that he has in his possession signed statements from the attendants in support of the allegations- made. After twelve years of -Australian and New Zealand experience I am prepared to put in a full upper or lower set of tectli (with a written guarantee that tho teeth and material arc of the highest grade) for £3 3s.— W. D. Pittar, London Dental Institute, corner Willis and Manners streetSi Tole.Dlione i — Advt,