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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 119, 21 May 1914, Page 7

Owing to the continuance of the bad weather, the on the Petone drainage scheme is now practically at a standstill. Ab the present time the sewerage enginner (Mr. R. Fox) is preparing plans of the power house, the erection ol which will be commenced shortly Preparations have been completed for the installation of the booster plant which is being procured by the Petone Borough Council for the gasworks. The boosters, which should arrive in a few days' time, are being installed as provided for in the agreement between the Petone and Lower Hutt Councils. During the month of April 58 married men and 133 single men were assisted by the local Labour Department, a total of 191. The former had 16b persons dependent on them. The various trades represented were '.—Bricklayers 3, carpenters and joiners 5, drivers 3, farm hands 18, gardeners 2, hotel workers 15, miners 21, labourers 110, miscellaneous 14. One hundred and eighty-two^ were sent to private employment and nine to Government works. Since these figures "were compiled for the Labour Journal further batches of men have been sent to railway, and roadmaking works. 4 correspondent relates an experience which ho thinks may have some bearing on the fire in Courtenay-place, and possibly upon the explosion at Upper Hutt. He states that many years ago he ivas sleeping in a large room, with a gas jet high above his bed, lighted, but turned low. One night he woke to find the gas above him still feebly flickering, but at the end of the room, about thirty feet away, the wall paper was/ blazing. He seized two towels, dipped them in water, and ran to the flames. He found a large leak in 'a gas <f pipe which ran up the Wall ; gas was issuing in a strong volume, and burning .with a large flame. He beat out Clip flames, and bound the towels round tlin leak. \\ hat had happened was obvious. The gas from the leak, thirty feet awivy, had come lolling up the room till it reached the lighted burnei, had then ignited and caused a slight explosion, just loud enough to .wake him, and the flames ignited the gas at the leak. He thinks some similar accident may have caused the recent outbreaks. '' he terms of the threshing mill workers' award recently granted by the Arbitration 1 Court are likely to lead to pome little difficulty, according to tho views expressed by a North Canterbury farmer to a Sun leporter. One of the provisions is that the sleeping whare must be 20ft long by Bft wide. The farmer pointed out that many ot the country roads were only half n chain wide, and that the macadamis, 1 width was anything fiom 12ft to 14tt^ The sides of the load were peaty, and 'the 'ask of turning a 20ft Whare on such a mikl would be almost an impossible mie. The whare would run grave danger of being bogged when •it left the macadamised road. Another point on vhich there might \m a difference with .he union was the provision requiring jiayment of the men when shifting from otack to stack. This was interpreted by the employels to mean from stack to stack on the same farm, and not to npply to shifting from farm to f«rm. 'the union might construe the provision differently, and in that case an interpretation would have to be secured from ilie Court. The repot ts of the examiners in Engand nf the University of New Zealand examinations of 1913 are to hand. The examiner in Latin reports that better work on the whole is shown by candidates than fivn years ago. Tie is glad to see that the number of honours candidates in Latin has increased this year (fifteeli). and of these three are deserving of a first-jclass. As to French, the examiner sajs : "There was no, lack of carelessness or over-hurry." The examiner in German says the general impression as to the results obtained was decidedly favourable. It was evident that most candidates had been taught carefully, and had worked with genuine interest. But a most regrettable fact was thecott< siderable shrinkage in the number of candidate* for degrees in German, "which points to a. very serious decline of the higher study of German in the University of New Zealand." He urges the great desirability of granting to the best students of German, after they have taken high honours, some bursaries or travelling scholarships. The report ot the examiner in Economics is of an unfavourable nature, , a.nd even more uu favourable is the report of bhe examiner for B.A. Degree in History, tn Constitutional History the general average of the papers is reported to be very fair, and the Jurisprudence papers "maintained a very fairly good level." In the Education papers the examiner says there has been a. gratifying improvement in the general standard. There was trouble on the Kapuni yes- % terday afternoon when that vessel was about to leave Wellington for Patea. Alleging that the ventilation of their quarters was inadequate, the crew refused to put to sea. The Kapuni, which had been weather-bound for nearly a. week, was laden with kerosente and benzine, and the crew contended that the fumes from the cargo had entered the forecastle. Yesterday was the first intimation the vessel's owners had of aj».y. complaint, and they immediately Went into the whole matter with the crew, who eventually decided to put to sea. Subsequently, however, one man changed his mind, and two others fol lowed suit. The three objectors were then ' arrested, and this morning were charged before Sir. D, G. A. Cooper, '.3 AL, that being duly articled seamen on board /the Kapuni, they failed, without reasonable excuse, to proceed to sea when ordered to dp so by the master of 1 the ship. The accused, -Slichael Cullopy, Thomas Holland, and Thomas Graham, pleaded guilty and offered no statement in defence, Sir. Kirkcaldie, who appeared for the South Taranaki Steamship Company, owners of the vessel, pointed out 'that the company had been put to considerable inconvenience and loss through the men's action. The tide was missed at Patea, and in consequence it was useless for the vessel to leave for that port yesterday, and to-day the Weather was too bad. As a- result the Vejsel would have to miss a load of cheese which was waiting at Patea for transhipment into a Home steamer to leave Wellington this week. In convicting the three accused the Magistrate said that it was lucky for them tht'fc the maximum penalty under the Act was a fine not exceeding two days' pay. Had they been liable for imprisonment he would have sent them to gaol. Each man was fined two days' pay, with coats (16s). In all principal towns the N.Z, Express Co. has offices of its own. The company forwards parcels, distributes goods, ships them, handles stock, passeß entries. 87-91 , Customhouse-quay. — Arlvt. "Not a bad day for a warm cofitume." That's what a lady said yesterday at C. Hmith't; us nho wa* purchasing one A chungo in the temperature makes all the dift'erpiK'c. We sold more costumes during tho [sat few day* than we . did for some timo past May gives us plenty of Cold ilitys, and colds too, but you don't want many of the luttcr The price of a warm (iostunio will save many 'a doctor's bill, and just think of the comfort you enjoy, You doh't know, either, how mai^daya you may require protection from the cold tliis irloiith. You had better come in and ■SCO these winter costumes ab 17s 9d, 2Ss, 29s 6d, 39s 6d, 45s to 70s. All aro at -jueciai prices ab Q. Smith's, Ltd,, 06, Cuba-stroet.— Advfc.