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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 116, 17 May 1907, Page 4

The births in tho four chief cities of tho colony (with their suburbs) during April, according to tho Regislrar-Gene-raJ's monthly report, were as follows : — Auckland 173, Wellington 137, Christchurch 153, Dunedin 119, a total of 502, being an increaso of 41 on the numh.r for March. Tho deaths in the month, with the proportion per thousand of population, were : — Auckland, 54, 0.78 j Wellington, 65, 0 96 j Christchurch, 61, 1.10; Dunedin, 59, 1.02. Tho total deaths — 239 — numbered five moro than in tho previous month. Eighty-five of the deaths, or 35 56 per cent, of tho whole numbsr, wero of cnildron under nve years of ago, and of tlieso 74 wero loss than one year old. Whoopingcougl. caused fivo deaths at Christ- j church and one at Wollington. Cancer was fatixl ii» 2.5 cases, phthisis in 10, apoplexy in 13. There were 12 deaths from accident, and two cases of suicide. The following are gazetted to cadetships: — In the Audit Office, F E Kolly, T. Auton, R. J. Miller, and C*. I*. Thompson ; in tho Old-age Pensions Department, F. W. Duskc; Government Insurance Department. G. Jf. lnder, D D. M. Yeats, A. L. Hutton, and C. B Fergubon ; Tourist and Health Resorts, ■ A. M. Perry ; Valuation Department i O. W. Chilcott and B. Nixon. i Disobedience of a maintenance order for the support of his wife at tho Hutt was responsible for the appearance of Thos ; Maxwell M'lntosh, at the Magistrate's Court to-daj. Accused was described as a brushmaker by trado. Mr. Bunny, for the complainant, stated that his client some time ago consented to remit arrears amounting to £29 if accused paid £3. Accused failed to pay this amount, and had left his wife and four children to do as best they were able. He had hardly paid a penny to their support since the order, and his wife had to go out and work to keep tho household. Mr. P. Jackson, for the defendant, 6aid his client waS working at Christchurch when he was arrested by the police. He spoke to them about the £3 (mentioned by Mr. Bunny), and asked to be given an opportunity to get tho money, bat was refused. Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., said he knew all abont that matter. Accused told the police ho did not have the money, and if he had he would not pay. After further discussion, his Worship adjourned the j proceedings until 14th June, to give the defendant an opportunity of complying with the order. The adjournment was only made on condition that defendant immediately paid over the £3 and that his counsel personally undertook to pay £2 police expenses. Vernon Provost August Wateon, charged with having | failed to provido for the future maintenance of an illegitimate child, was remanded to appear at Christchurch next Monday, bail bemg allowed. I "Retail trado that goes on in wholesale houses" was the subject of some remarks mado by Air. J. 1. Millington at the New Zealand Shopkeepers' Association's meeting last night He ox- ! pressed the opinion that the wholesile [ people were doing everything to discourage it. But when it was resorted !to it was usually due to want of thought. Mr. S. G. Ross explained that the executive of tho association took tho matter in hand some time ago. Each warehouse was written to on the subject, and the speaker believed that the practice had been checked to a great extent Both Sir. Millington and Mr. Seaton (the president) explained that in the Old Country warehousemen refused to supply anything tp a shopkoc-per unless it concerned his particular trade. For instance, a tailor would be refused a lady's^ umbrella. ■■" Results- of < th© sixth annual meeting of the Now Zealand Defence Forces Rifle Association, -held at Trentham in March last, havo been issued in book form by ,the council of the association. ;The innovation,, will bo appreciated by marksmen, for a handy and compact form of reference is now available for settlement of doubtful points, and to facilitate comparison of future shooting performances with those of past meetings. The names of prizewinners ,of each match aro set out in tabulated form, and a lengthy table at the ond of the book gives tho individual scores mado in each match by each competitor, and tho aggregate record of each competitor. Tho table being in alphabtical form, reference to any man's performances is a very easy matter. This year's book is much moro complete than any previously issued, and there is the further fact that it is being circulated a full six months earlier than usual. Tho Evening Post's report of the speeches mado at the pre- | sentation of prizos is printed in the I book. Rev. C. E. Ward, who returned from the West Coast last evening by the Wainui, states that the Denniston and Millerton coalmines are working well, and the output of coal is large. Mr. Ward i speaks highly of the kindly commonsense consideration of the company for the workmen. Billiards and other games aro provided for their entertainment, reading rooms, a well-supplied collection of papers, and a library. Whilo tho Waiotahi (Thames) miners woro proceeding homo after ceasing work at midnight thoy wpvo bombarded with stones thrown by six men hidden ■on the tip-head of another mino. Several, according to a Press Association lolbgraui, had narrow eucapea from sorious injury. One man was knockod down and lis head injured. Another (Lovell) was struck on the faco and had the lower part of one of his legs injured. The men throwing tho stones wero warned that they wero committing an offence and might do serious damage, hut merely replied with oaths and volleys of stones. No provocation was given them. Referring to rural education in his remarks at Timaru on Tuesday, tho Hon. G. Fowlds (says tho Christchurch Press) said it was a. lnintako to suppose that muoh could he dove in the way of giving agricultural instruction in our primary schools. What could bo dono was to secure competent instructors 111 loading agricultural centres such as Timara, who instruct classes in agricultural science at the Technical Schools. Teachers who lived in tho country could take advantage of such classes, and by that moans instruction conld be carried to tho children of country districts. Lessons in Nature study developed tho powers of observation in the child, and would tend to create that love of oounLry litn Ttec«v»sai-y to the carrying on of successful farming. The Minister^ suggested that it would bo a good thing_ for tho colony to provido somcthiug in thq form of bursaries to meet the expenses of thoso who had to como in from tho country districts to secure this most important odncation. Ho hoped it would do possible for tho Timaru Technical Association tv do something in the way of giving lessons in agricultural science, and thus mako itself of real boiwflt to tho farming community. An appropriation of £1000 by salo in the first fund of tho United Building Society was held last ovoning. Mr. F. E. Lawrenco purchasod the first £100 at a premium of £26, and Mr. W. H. Morrah took the remaining £900 at a premium of £25. An advertisement in another part of this iasuo notifies that a public welcome will bo tendered to Dr. R. O. Hnndcock in the Town Hall, Upper Hutt, on Saturday next, at which residents aro requested to assist by their .attendance. Dr. Handcock has decided, to take up his residence in the district.