TELEGRAMS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 19, 23 January 1913, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

BATHERS ON THE BEACHES ALLEGED SHORTCOMINGS. (It *«LE(MUPH— SMCIAt, TO T&l FOBT.) AUCKLAND, This.D*y. 'fhe t alleged ehoi'tcomings of certain members of the vast legion, of ' bathers who throng the beaches t daily and nightly on both sid«s of tHe harbour Jed to an animated discussion at a meeting of the • Devonport Borough Council nn Tuesday night. The subject was introduced by Mr. Tapper, who Btated that a friend of his, who had just returned from Sydney, had informed him that on Boxing Day he had visited Manly, beach, where there was a crowd of (85,000 holiday-trippers/ and he had not' seen such unseemly ■ sights there on the part of bathers as he had seen at Cheltenham beach (Devonport) last Sunday. He urged tnat something should bo done to control bathers on the beaches. He had been told that the dress — — A Councillor (interrupting) : It's undress ! Mr. Tapper (continuing) said tha* the lack of dress on the Cheltenham beach was being talked about all over the district, and it was the duty of the council to see that proper costumes were worn on -the beach. - ' Mr. Nixon said that ■he had recently visited 1 both beaches at Devonport, ■ but he had seen nothing to which exception could be taken. In the past he had seen some disgraceful - scenes on % tho Cheltenham beach — - big • overgrown youths lying about pn the sands. Mr. Considine said that at present there was such a marked* lack of accommodation at Cheltenham that people were obliged to trespass on private property in hundreds to undress tot bathing purposes, The^Auckland City Council had, during the btisy-'&eason appointed two men to sco that bathers at Shelly beach (Ponsonb'y) w.ore decent costumes, and the same • method should be. adopted at , Cheltenham. If the council could not afford' to -do* that it should appeal to#the police. He objected to people going backward tod forward in the streets in their 'bathing costumes, a practice which was due to lack of accommodation. The Mayor (Mr. W. Handley) ' remarked that he had hitherto entertained the opinion, that the Police Offences Act would meet all requirements, but evidently this was not so: The Town Clerk was at j present gathering data for bylaws which would pro- j bably remedy any trouble that 1 might exist. Aft«r considerable discussion the matter was referred to a committee. [?&XS3 ASSOCIATION.] DEFENCE ACT EVASION LAD'S FATHER TAKES THE BLAME. AUCKLAND, 22nd January. The father of. a lad charged with failing to render personal service under the Defence Act appeared in the Police Court this morning before Mr. -E.. Cutten, 5.M.,. and >,r*Wd .the, contention that the. provision* of the Act coneti-'' tuted an evasion <?i parefl'taf 1 rights. "When a lad, E. T. Drumm, was charged he pleaded "not guilty,'/ stating that in failing to Render service he acted under his father's in«wuctione. . The father thereupon rose at the solicitor's table, and 'stated' that the military authorities with whom he had correspondence were aw^re' that' the lad ■was not to blame, -and that' he (the father) had prevented ' the lad from rendering service. , Mr. Cutten s That does ho\ save the boy from prosecution under the Act. It only makes you liable ; under another section. ' r >. ' •' "J" J The father : Why wa« not' notice sent to the' boy ? . ' ' The Magistrate : That -ha^ nothing to do with * the ca«e. The boy 1 hafl to render, service or to appty for and obtain a certificate of exemption, or, be; convicted of ' failing to render 6ervice. The Father : So long a* it ie. made clear that the boy i» being ' punished for obeying his father '.that. ,is* all I want. ' - . . » . The Magistrate ; He,iVbeing, punished for not rendering service. If you are preventing him you will.be punished, too. Mr. , Cutten .advised the father that if he had conscientious objections he could apply to'the Magistrate under the Act' for exemption for the lsicl from military dutiec, and if the' Magistrate' were satisfied that the .objections we're made in good faith the boy would be asked to carry , out prescribed ,- non'inilitary duties under the Act. If . ha did not then carry out those duties he could be prosecuted for not tendering service. . The Father : I have correspondence with the military officers that win. make the case clear. Mr, Cutten : Correspondence with military officers will be no good. , They have nothing to do with the law. ' Continuing, the Magistrate 'sUtei that the present information was- faulty, and he would strike it out and order a fre6h information to be laid." In the meantime exemption couJd be properly applied for. Ho had only to administerthe law as it was, and the applicant would have to go t» *om« other person if .he wished to make remarks about what the law ought to be. Mr. Drumm said he did not intend to avail himself of the , conscientious objector's clause. His contention was that the Act waa subversive of parental authority. STEAMER CAPTAIN FINED AUCKLAND, 22nd January. For carrying 136 more passengers- on 1 Boxing Day than the vessel's certificate allows, the captain of the 'steamer NgaEuhi was fined £5 and costs in the' Police ourt to-day. MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT AT AUCKLAND HOSfrTAL, AUCKLAND," 22nd January. No fewer than thirty-seven'. applications have been s?nt> in . for the position of 'medical superintendent of the Auckland Hospital. . . CONSULTING A CHEMIST CHRISTCHUIICH/i 22n<T January. At the Hospital Board meeting it was reported that a ' number t of case's had ocicurred where persohs buffering from infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and diphtheria, had consulted a chemist, who, it was alleged, failed to correctly diagnose, and had treated them on his own lines, instead of sending them to doctors. The point stressed by the board in the subsequent discussion was that the tuberculosis dispensary had been specially provided for the treatment of all cases

which possibly might be consumptive, and the public should more and more acquire the fullest possible use of the facilities there offered of having correct and competent diagnosing made. TAILORS' DISPUTE-AN AGREEMENT DUNEDIN. 22nd January. The tailor's dispute was heard before the i Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Trig'gs) to-day. An agreement was arrived .at .providipg for a .forty-eight hours' week and a minimum wage of £2 ss. Distribution of work on the team system is prohibited. ' FLOOD WATERS TIMARU, 22nd January. Information has been received from Fairlie stating that the Mount Cook car, which came down to-day from the Hermitage with mails and passengers, had to start half a mile from the Hermitage, but men are at work, and the road will be repaired by to-night 5 and the ordinary service resumed to-morrow. The flood of Sunday was quite phenomenal. A Tush of water came suddenly from the Mueller, Glacier through an old breach in the moraine towards Kea Point, and covered a large area with. big boulders. A 'track, had been made thifc>ugh these. The bridges on t the route are not injured, cave for trifling damage. ' , . LIGHT AND POWER FOR HOKITIKA HOKITIKA, 21st January. A special meeting of the Hokitika Borough Cduncil was held to-night to consider a proposal from the Ross Goldfields Reconstructed', Ltd., to supply the' borough with electric light and power. The . recommendations of a subcommittee, previously appointed to report 1 to the council on the question, included conditions safeguarding the ratepayers' interest. Negotiations will be entered into with the company in accordance' with the , recommendation framed. FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH CHRISTCHURCH, 22nd January. A fire at 3.30 this morning in Ollivi-er's-road totally destroyed a four-roomed house j owned, by Mr., M'Causland. It contained furniture," but was, unoccupied. The insurances are hot availahK