TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 111, 12 May 1911, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

THE SCHAEF AEROPLANE. i ', ANOTHER RUN OF ILL-LUCK. EFFORTS IN CHRISTOHURCH. JBX KSLIOKAPH— SPECIAL TO THK K>ST.] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The Sehacf aeroplane, the invention of a Wellington, resident, after a more or less successful season on exhibition in > a marquee in Manchester- street, was a day or two ago taken to thp Polo Ground at Hagley Park for practical trials, it being the intention of the inventor to hold demonstrations of the machine in flight if the ground proved suitable. The machine v/a-s given a brief run along the ground on Wednesday afternoon, but some adjustments had to bo made which caused the postponement of the trial till yesterday, 'ihe wea.ther conditions were ideal, there being only the I faintest breeiie in the morning aud only j a light wind in tho afternoon. The Polo Ground does not adjoin any public , road, and the aeroplane wa» k»t>t> in the shadow of some trees in the hope that public attention would be to a great extent 'avoided. Mr. Schaef, however, reckoned without the fact that the primary schools are at present on holiday. Small boys arrived during the morning aa single spie6. but they returned in the afternoon in whole battalions. Tii-o machine exercised an irreskubie. fascination for the youngsters, and throughout Till its movements in the afternoon they lolloned it in full cry like a. swam: of bees. In the morning, while the engine of the aeroplane was being exercised, a light bra-cket supporting tbo carburettor collapsed, and it was 2.30 p.m. before this damage could be repaired. The machine was then once more started off acrots the sr.s.wd. the engine exhaust crackling like musketry fire aud tlie propeller humming weirdly. After running along the ground for a few hundred yards, bearing Mr. Schaef and two assistants, the engine started to miss fire, and it wae found that the petrol connection to two of the four cylinders had become unecrow«d. The nuts .were tightened up and a fresh start was made. The crowd of boys had in the meantime increased, and a number of hockey teams had started to play matches on i the ground, rendering t'ho manoeuvring of tho machine very difficult. The macMn-e, however, got awaj? well, and,vvith Mr. Schaef in the aviator's seat, made a fast run along tho ground. It was then discovered that tie bearing of one of tlie runner wlieele of the machine was in need of attention, and this repair occupied considerable time, th« mechanic who undertook it beint* much .impeded by tho small " boys. A number of cyclists pensively laid their machines on the ground in the machine's projected track. Some more time was expended in clearing some sort of way through the tangle, and then the machine again moved forward. MiT Schaof found tliat he had to devote most _of bia attention to steering the machine oil a very zig-zag course to j avoid small boye, cyclists, and ladies with perambulators, and he grew mildly irate for the first time that day. At the end of a. tortuous rtm the machine was again stopped, having developed some internal trouble/*. Examination showed. t.hs£ the mam shaft of the engine, which had cracked N some tim« ago and had been repaired, had again broken. Further repairs are eaad to be out of the question, and Mr.' Schaef will have to postpone further trials of "the machine ! until a new shaft which ha« been ordered arrive* from England. He will i take tho machine back to Wellington to- ' day, but 'lie told a reporter that he was determined tc? bring the aeroplane back j and make it fly in Chrieichnrch. augklahdTexhibition. ! WILL THE GOVERNMENT ASSIST. [US TBLECBAI'Et — SPECIAL TO THE 20ST.] AUCKLAND, This Day. Seen, respecting th* Evening Post's protest againct a Government, 'subsidy being granted to the proposed Auckland exhibition, Mr. Leo Mycta (president- of ' the Chamber of Commerce) stated that he would dc*l with the matter at the general meeting of the Chambeir to-day. He consequently would not go further than repeat the" statement made by him when finst interviewed on the matter, that) Sir Joseph Ward had 'intimated that ho regarded the project with favour, and stated that the Government would lend i't-s financial assistance to make the exhibition the success that the prosperity of New Zealand undoubtedly •warranted it should be. Mr. J. H. Gunson, a member of the Chamber of Commerce Council, told a Star representative thai Sir Joseph Ward was present at the Chamber of Commerce banquet in June last, at '^vhicli the exhibition proposal was first mooted. ," After the banquet." said Mr. Gunson, "I interviewed the Pi'ime_ Miister, who expressed himself ■ most favourably disposed towards the proposal, and said that he saw no reason why the Government, Avkile not actually running and controlling the exhibition iteeif, should not, in the interests of the Dominion as a whole, subsidise and support the same. (J^ to the present juncture neither the Prime Minister nor the Government has been officially approached in that direction. It is, however, interesting to note that in a recent speech, Sir Joseph Ward epoke favourably of the Bcheme." ADMISSION TO A HOSPITAL, i COMPLAINTS AT PALMERSTON. [ar tmjegbaph — special to ih» iost.l PALMERSTOM N.. .This Day. At a meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday, discussion arose regarding admission of patients to the hospital, Mr. Pearce asking that the rules be altered to allow cases of urgency to be admitted without medical certificate. He detailed a case which had com 6 under his notice in which the injured man was unconscious on the road outside the hospital while efforts were made to get the necessary certificate for admission, and eventually the patient was taken to a private hospital. Mr. Stubbs (secretary) stated that no application for admission was made on the day referred to. and that urgent cases were admitted without medical certificate. The matter was held over till next meeting. During the discussion a memftei* asked if patients went to hospital to be exninmed both in body and pockets, a^ both examinations wer-j usually carried out. Another member alleged that doctors sent patients to the hospital merely because they were too poor to pay their fees. WORKERS' HGi\O. \ m much"sehant) i (DT TSL2a?A»H — UPKCIAt. 5.0 Xkß POST.] CHItISTCHURCH, This Day. i Yesterday tho Hon. J. A. Millar went ; to Lyttelton to inspect some land on the slopes of the liilla opposite the tov/n, j which it has been suggested should bo j secured for workers' dwellings. The i Minister made a careful inspection, and j subsequently eaid that there was ampie space in the locality for workers' homes. The principal difficulty to be overcome was til a ferry service acrc&s thi> harbour. "At Devoripoitj Auckland, tho I''en#

Company carried a whole family backward and forward for the sumi of £5 a year. At that place, however, there w.aa a population of 7000 to work upon. He would have to consider how fch© ferry service would ho run at Lyttelton, and how it was to be paid for by those who took up the sections. In reply to a, question, he eaid thai the land wae' owned privately. There was certainly a large demand for workmen's dwellings in the Lyttelton borough, and the department had received a petition signed by 160 men. Speaking of the opening ol the scheme generally he eaid that it was evidently very popular. That was hardly surprising, seeing that it gave a man an opportunity to obtain a comfortable- home for a deposit of £10, and periodical payments which were ao larger than a moderate rent. Any of the- tenants who had entered into possession could purchase i-heir properties at once by paying the capital sum. The Government, as had been stated previously, had ample security for its advances, and, of course, the security was increased by each payment made by the le£6ee. Applications for dwelling* had been received by the department from Auckland, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier, Hastings, Wellington, Feflding, Foxton, Christchurch, Timaru, Invercargill, and other places which he could not remember just then. Jt was very gratifying to _ know that the Government's efforts in that direction had met with so much favourNEW RAILWAYS. STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER. [BI TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POBX.] • AUCKLAND, This Day. In speaking at Ohura on Wednesday night the Minister for Public Work's (Hon. R. M'Kenzie) stated that he thought that the Stratford-Ongarue Railway should be commenced at the Ongarue end in perhaps a little over a year. Tho line from tho present point of construction to Ongarue would cost the country many thousands of pounds, but the country between Ongarue and Ohura was fairly oasy for railway construction, and could be done for £28,000. He thought that when tho work commenced at the Ongarue end ifc would only be a matter of a couple of years before the railway was at Ohura, as there would be no ouginoering difficulties. Many people had the idea that the Stratford-Ongarue line would be deviated through Waitowhenui and round the head of Ihe Mokau Ho porsonally favoured that line, as ib would i undoubtedly serve better country, but ! at tho samo time- he recognised that tho people oi the district must havo facilij ties from tho Ongarue end. He considered that'^the country through Waitej whonui, Aria and Piopio must have a I railway in the future to join tho Main Trunk at Tc Kuiti. There was splendid country through that way. Tho country through .from Ohura to Ongarue could never carry the population the country at the head of the Mokau would carry, but the settlers in Ohura must have railway facilities, and he recognised that tho Government would not get much revenue until the lines were joined. NOTES FROM FEILDING. IN REMINISCENT MOOD. FINE APPLE-GROWING COUNTRY. I»V MLZGHAKI— SPECIAL IO THI SOST.] FEILDING, This Day. Feilding has had two days of light, warm rainfall, which makes the- farmer a great deal happier than he was with the preceding week of frosts. At the municipal abattoir last month tho slaughterings wert 49 cows (two condemned), 30 heifers, 29 bullocks, 333 ewes, 22' wethers, 78 lambs, five pigs. ( The second annual show of the Kongotea and District Horticultural Society, in the Coronation Hall, was crowded iast night. Rangotea district had suffered like other parts from i«ke drought. The exhibits of flowers,' vegetables, farni roots, etc/, were a really splendid lot. They eeemed to have survived the drought all right. At the luncheon, Mr. 3. G. Wilson, chairman of tbo Manawatu County Council and nation! president of the Farmers' Xkiiaa, was in a reminiscent mood, leaimibering the first time he came and looked over the Rongotea County, thirty-seven years ago. Except the M'Kenzies, there were very few people then on the stretch of country. There was nothing but bush as far as the eye could reach, right-away towards the ranges, and, of course, that meant it was a- fertile country. It was simply amazing that changes had taken place such as were now in evidence. When he first passed through the land on which the township of Rongotea now stood tho mosquitos were bad enough to driv« people away, but the pioneers had faced all difficulties, and,\ tie soil being rich, they had settled the country and prospered. As houses were put up gardens were planted round them, and the cottage gardens of Rongotea were noted for their beauty. ' Speaking at the same luncheon, Mr. A. R. Mayo, the well-known Aorangi orehardkt, wht> was o«s o: ' the judges at tho show, said the whole of the country from the Rangitikei River to Rongotea, and irom the railway to the sea, was splendid land for growing apples and pears. If only the owners would turn it into orchards they would in a few years be making a profit of £50 per acre per year on it. | , THAT SURPLUS. BETTER IN THE POCKETS OF THE PEOPLE. f>X XBLEGBAPH — AITCtAI, TO THZ I>OST.J AUCKLAND, This Dsiv. I Mr. Jas. Allen. M.P.. in {.peaking at Taumarunui, said that Mr. Millar; at Dunedin. had said there was a surplus of £950,000, of which £800,000 had been, transferred to the Public Works Fund. The surplus, if legitimate, was unwifie. It would be better, Mr. Allen said, to leave the people with the money in their . pockets. The Ministry had 'increased I taxation, and the money had not been spent on the objects for which it was raised. Less than £50,000 had been used in this way, and the balance had gone to swell the apparent surplus. Mr. Massey had tried to reduce the amount raised by Customs duties. The hew Death Duties Act had imposed taxation on paltry sums of £50 if given to other than relatives. A man had 'left £75 to three friends, and the Government collared 10 per cent, of this. It was a paltry method of raising revenue. LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY MOVEMENT. IB I XJELZCIKAPH- — SPECIAL TO THX tOJBX.f PALMERSTON N., This Day. A conversazione in connection with the laymen'^ missionary movement was held lasfc night at St. Andrew's Church. v.:th a. view to procuring incra members. Mr. H. W. Holmes, general secretary iyc New Zealand of 'the V.M.0.A., addroseed the gathering t>n missionary work. Fifteen new names were handed in for membership. [PP.ESS ASSOCIATION.] IS THERE ESPiONAGE ON THE RAILWAYS? AUCKLAND, 11th May. Mr. T. lionayne, Oeneial Manager of New Zealand ltailwa^s, wae asked by,

a reporter to-day if he had any remarks to make concerning the allegations of espionage which have been made by railway servants against the department. He stated he knew nothing of any such thing, and could make no statement of a more particular nature. Tho Railway Department employed inspectors to sco that the guards and ticket collectors did their work property, but they were all known, and there was little difference between their employment and that of the inspectors in the tram service. To call them spies was no more reasonable than to apply the samo term to the auditors who went j round the railway stations to examine the books. WHOLESALE CLUB IN LIQUIDATION. CHRISTCRURCH, 11th May. An informal meeting of creditors of the Wholesale Club wae held this morning. A number of creditors Avere present, and proceedings were conducted in private. It is understood that, after some discussion, it was decided .that the company should go into liquidation. From the figures, submitted to the meeting, it would appear that the divi' dend that will be available for unsecured creditors will be a lender one. It is stated that a good deal of indignation was expressed by several creditors, an 3 it is considered probable that interesting developments may arise in the near future. OTAGO'S ATHLETIC DELEGATES. DUNEDIN. 11th May. At a meeting of the Otago Centro of the N.Z. A. A. A. tn-night, a motion to rescind the resolution revoking the appointment of the Olago delegates, Messrs. Marry att and Poliock, was loet, being supported by three members and opposed by nineteen. It was resolved to take no further action, and the Auckland delegates ' wer<> thanked for their kindly interest in. the matter. MISCELLANEOUS. TIMARU, 11th May. Mr. Day, S.M., to-day fined a. motor cyclist £5 for furious' riding in town, remarking that, high speeds in tho town, were almost criminal. The Borough Council sat late last night over the estimates. 'Some increases were made to the (salaries of the town cl«rk, tho engineer, and juniors. The wages oV all workmen were also raised by 6d a day. The estimated receipts were given as £33,588, and the expenditure as somewhat more. The Coronation will be celebrated by an open-aii" service and entertainment by school children, street processions during the day and at night, and illuminations. Committees were appointed for each. DUNEDIN. 11th May. At £jt. Bathame to-day, Neil Nicholson was committed for trial on a charge of theft of water from the Scandanavian Sluicing Company race.