The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1902.

Evening Star, Issue 11674, 5 February 1902, Page 4

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1902.

The Mornington tramway Company have offered to sell their property to the Borough Council at a fair and reasonable price, to be fixed by two arbitrators or their umpire. The matter was referred to the Tramway Committee, with power to call a public meeting of the ratepayers to discuss The carrying out of ihe Council's original scheme. At the Police Court this morning, before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., Jane Whittaker was convicted of drunkenness and discharged, in order to give her an opportunity of entering the Benevolent Institution. Mary Ella Tioadec was charged with drunkenness, and also with entering the Ocean View Hotel while a prohibition order was in existence against her. On the first charge she was fined ss, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment, and on the second 40s or seven days. Messrs A. Thomson and CI. Hodge, J.P.s, presided at the Port Chalmers Police Court this forenoon, when Thomas Patrick O'Brien, one of the seamen belonging to the steamer Waikato, was charged with assaulting Edward Cotter, boatswain of the vessel. After hearing the evidence of the prosecutor and Mr Toswell, the second ollicer, their Worships sentenced the acrused to one month's imprisonment with hard labor. A prohibition order wis -ranted against Timothy Docherty on the application of his son. The weekly meeting of the Otago Benevolent Institution took place this afternoon, there being present —Messrs R. M. Clark, R. Wilson. T. W. Talboys, J. Green, Hon. H. Gourlcy, J. Hazlett, and V. Treseder (chairman). Accounts amounting to £331 7s Id were passed for payment. The secretary intimated that thirty-two case 3 of relief had been dealt with." The monthly report for January, 1902, showed 299 cases, comprising 116 men, 222 women, and 502 children, as against 315 cases, comprising 106 men, 235 women, and 570 children, for the corresponding month of last year.

The last business at the Chambers sitting of the Supreme C'oiut yesterday afternoon was Miller v. the Taratu Railway and Coal Company, a claim under the Contractors' and Workmen's Lien Act for a Hen against land in respect of work done for railway formation, the claims being on account of a numbc- of workman for wages. Mr J. MacGiegor appeared in support of the claim. Mr Adams f'-r the defendant company and Mr Sim fi-r the debenture-hold-ers' trustee. Mr Adams took objection to I ho claim on the groa.ul that the lien had not been registered against the land as reijiiirel by section i".07 of the Contractors' and Workmen's Lien Act, .1892. His Honor upheld the objection, and dismissed the si it.nions.

Mr .3. ]>. Tunbridge, Commissioner of Police, who has been on a departmental tour to the Southland and Otago districts, held his annual inspection of the local police force yesterday, the parade strength comprising Inspector Pardy, Sub-inspector Kiely, four sergeants, and thirty-three constables. Commissioner Tunbridge expressed his high appreciation of the efficiency of the force, and complimented the men on the absence of breaches of internal discipline, and on their having been successful in obtaining the issue of free uniforms, which came into force at the New Year. The Commissioner referred to the flourishing condition of the Police Pension Fund, and gave some good, wholesome advice to the force concerning thenduty and relation to the public, and which cannot but prove of benefit to them. Mr Tunbridge went north by this morning's express. For years past the question of establishing a pension or superannuation fund for teachers lias been considered by the New Zealand Educational Institute, but until the recent annual meeting held at New Plymouth no definite proposal had been adopteu. At this meeting it was decided to establish a teachers' provident fund, for the purpose of giving aid to aged and infirm teachers, and to orphans and widows of teachers who may be in need of help. To provide the means of rendering such aid it is proposed to ask every teacher in the colony to relinquish voluntarily £ per cent, of his or her salary, leaving the same in the hands of the various Boards of Education, to be ultimately paid to the treasurer of the fund. By this means the sum of £1,500 a year could be raised, and it is hoped that this will be supplemented by way of donations, bequests, lectures, etc. It is further proposed to disburse £SOO a year as soon as the receipts shall have reached £1,500 a year. It is clearly recognised that this scheme is by no means an adequate or final solution of a difficult problem, but the delegates to the New Plymouth meeting felt that, if the teachers of the colony helped themselves, for a time at least, they could with confidence approach the Government to establish a superannuation scheme in the near future.

Evangelistic services are held every night (except Saturday) in the tent, M'Bride street, South Dunediu.

The Telegraph Department informs us that Bombay advises Turkish route interrupted beyond Bagdad. Montague's great annual clearing sale is now on. Parties furnishing should not miss this opportunity.—[Advt.] The City ratepayers are reminded by advertisement that tho 10 per cent, penalty will bo enforced on all rates six months in arrears after 5 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday), the 6th inst.

Ilend/s Hairdressing Rooms, Princes street, replete with every comfort for shampooing, hairdressing, etc.—{Advt.] The Taieri early settlers hold a picuic at Wingatui racecourse on the 13th inst. A special train -will leave Dunedin at 10 a.m., returning at 6.5 p.m. Everyone interested in artistic house decorations should inspect the metal ceilings and -wall coverings at Briscoe's.—[Advt.] A meeting of the old boys of the Kensington School is convened for Friday next, at 8 p.m., in the schoolhouse, to consider matters in connection with tho death of the late Sergeant W. L. Moore, A striking example of twentieth century development is seen in the Anglo-Special and Humber Cycles. Anglo, Princes street.— [Advt.] The ' Triad' for February is a good number of that well-known periodical. Tho pictures are mainly illustrative of Maori life, and as such are well worth inspection. Tho reading matter is of an interesting nature, and those who read the 'Triad' can hardJy fail to gain much useful information. Tv?o prize competitions now current should meet with favor at the hands of the young people. No sale, no rubbish, no humbug; everything at lowest prices. F. U. Hall's, "Under the Billies," 186 and 222 Princes street south.—[Advt,]

A regulv feast of bargains this week in men's, boys', youths' itady-made clothing and mercery. The whole of the factory samples less tlan half-price. See donr and windows. Cloining Factory, Octagon.—[Advt.] Mr Morris, photographer, Princes- street, Dunedin, finds it is not generally known that his charge is one guinea per dozen for cabinet portraits of children. Any extra charges are for vignettes, groups, large mounts, also the various methods of printing.—[AdviJ.

Lodge Celtic, S.C., hold a meeting in the Masonic Hall to-morrow, at 8 p.m. At the First Church Hall to-morrow night the Ker. J. Bobb, of Melbourne, will, by fiecial request, deliver a lecture on Budyard ipling. In the estimation of Mr Bobb, Kipling must, more than any other, be regarded as the laureate of the Empire. In support of this Mr Robb will specially devote himself ,to-morrow night. At the present juncture more than ordinary interest should attach to the lecture, for there never was a time when the thoughts and feelings and aspirations of the Empire were more generally voiced than now. Mr Eobb is one ot the very best of the many excellent prefers from Victoria who have visited New Zealand of lafe years, and it is confidently expected that his lecture will fulfil all expectations.