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Evening Star, Issue 11944, 21 July 1903, Page 4

At Auckland yesterday the alleged thefts from the warehouse of Messrs John Burns and Co., Customs street, which have excited much interest, were investigated by Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M. The accused were Edward Nelson Farrow and William Thomas Worms. They were jointly charged with the theft of two sgal drums of linseed oil, 2cwt of white lead, and a case of kerosene on July 7; while Farrow was also charged with stealing other goods on July 6. Both of the accused pleaded " No't guilty," and were committed for trial, their defence being reserved. An Auckland message states that the police raided a sly grog shop near Thames, with the result that two men were charged with illegal sale of liquor. Evidence was given that a sale was witnessed by the police, who seized ten cases of beer and found 100 dozen empty bottles. The defence was that the miners in the district sent orders for cases to Auckland, and used the place as a depositing gtounrl. When the police came there had rot been time to remove the cases to their proper destinations. The charge against one man was dismissed. The other, Hayes, was fined (including costs) £35, and tho major portion of the liquor was confiscated. The magistrate (Mr Bush) said that for the next offence the accused person would be sent to gaol. Proceedings at the South Dunedin Council table last evening were orderly. Rumors had got abroad that there was to be a "kick-up" over the control of municipal keys, and this rumor, added, to the lively entertainment that has recently characterised the Council's proceedings, attracted a large number of the public to the building. But although the Council business was conducted with becoming decorum, there was some commotion on the part of lie public, and at one stage of the proceedings while the mayor and councillors were endeavoring to ascertain whether lattice woodwork constituted a building, the babel of tongues from the assembled ratepayers completely drowned what was being said at tie Council table. At other Ftages of the proceedings, also, the assembled public took a hand in the discussion by the interjection of remarks and opinions, which gave to the deliberations a free-and-easy character, and one ratepayer came forward to the rails that serve as a barrier to separate public and councillors and demanded, the return of some document he had entrusted to the keeping of the Council. Thjs individual, however, was pacified by the mayor reminding lum that he was a gentleman and knew how to conduct himself, and nothing further wa» heard of..the matf&z.

The Christchuroh Cathedral spire, which was damaged by earthquake in November, 1901, is now restored (wires "Our Own"). Sixty feet of the highest stone-work has been replaced by wood, sheathed with copper. '

At a special meeting of the Caversham Borough Council, held last night, the tramways question received consideration, and the mayor (Mr John Wilson), with four councillors, were appointed a committee with power to act. This looks like busi-. ness, and is so understood locally. Messrs G. Monro and Son, the successful tenderers for the erection of the pedestal of the Queen's statue memorial jn the TriS angle, commenced work this morning. The pedestal will be of Kokonga stone.

The Dunedin Presbytery met at East Taieri last night to consider tne call from the Picton congregation. The Moderator (the Rev. J. U. Spence) presided. The call jo the Rev. Mr Spence was signed by eighty-eight adherents, being supported by Messrs Blizzard and Monfries. who are members of tho congregation. The Rev. Mr Spence having notified hia willingness to accept the charge, the call was placed in his hands, and tho Rev. Mr M'lntyre was appointed Moderator of the Chalmers Church during the vacancy.

The East Taieri congregation met last night under the presidency of the Rev. J. U. Spence, as moderator. The call to the Rev. A. W. Kinmor.t. late of Burnlisland (Fifeshire) was unanimous, and was signed by fifty-four members of the congregation and eight adherents. It will now be in the vestry for two successive Sundays for additional signatures and then be forwarded to the Dunedin Presbytery. As the Rev. Mr Cole was not in time for the service last evening in connection with "Ccle's Mission" in Trinity Weslevan Church, it \as therefore taken by the Rev. Mr Fairclough, who gave an address on the text: "If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, • and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." The attendance was encouraging. It is expected that the Rev. Air Cole will take the service this evening, and continue, except on Saturday, right up to the last day of this month.

A petition signed by nearly 8,000 persons was to-day forwarded to Mr J. F. Arnold, M H.R , for presentation to Parliament, praying that no legislation be passed to interfere in any way with the tea competitions as conducted" by a Dunec'n firm. These signatures were obtained in about a week, and do not include those from Mosgiel and Port Chalmers. It will be remembered that Mr Bedford, M.H.R., recently presented a petition opposing tho coupon system in relation to {rade. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Mornington School Committee was held last evening ; present—Messrs Dickson (chairman), Scorgie, Hope, Yinsen, Simon, Ford. Cameron, and Henderson (secretary). The revenue for the month amounted to £25 0s Oil. The head-master reported that the attendance for the past four weeks had been 378, 587, 389, 371; roll, number, 446; amount of despesits in school bank for the month was £4 2s 7d ; withdrawals, 4s 9d. The annual examination of tho school is at present being conductad by Inspectors Fitzgerald and Bossence. Mr Davidson also intimated that three members of the school staff—viz., Miss M'lntosh and Messrs Watters iind Coutts—had been placed in the highest rank in their class. The Committee expressed their pleasure at the information, ai'd instructed the secretary to write the teacher? congratulating them on their success. Mr David-on further recommended that the winter holidavs take effect from Friday the 24th inst., till Tuesday, the 4th August, which would enable the children who are now ill to recover and give tcachors and pupils a holiday. The biogrcph entertainment which the head-master provided resulted in £5 being handed to the Committee-. Reports from Works, Gymnastic, and Visiting Committees were satisfactory! Messrs Hope and Hender-jon were appointed a Visiting Committee for the month. At the monthly meeting of the Executive of the Society for the protection of Women and Children, held in the Town Hall on Monday, there were present the Rev. W. Curzon-Siggers (in the chair), the Rev. W. A. Sinclair, Mesdames Revnolds, Denniston, Wise, Withers, Miss" Cohen, and Mrs A. Ansell. Several weighty matters came up for discussion. It was" resolved that Ensign Proctor, of the Rescue Home at Caversham, be elected to tho Committee m the room of Adjutant Waldie. Messages were received from the following places via the Pacific cable to-day as under:—United Kingdom, in thirtv-nine mutates; United States, eleven minutes; Sydney, thirteen minutes.

A trap accident occurred this afternoon in George street, when a horse drawing a trap in which two Corporation employees nt'med Foster and Sinclair were seated took fright at an excavation in the road opposite the George street School. The horse, after capsizing the trap and throwing out the occupants, bolted up George street with part of the vehicle attached. Coming to the Water of Leith the animal proceeded 10 navigate the bed of tbat stream, and after proceeding some little distance was recaptured, and found to have sustained no damage beyond a scratch or two The occupants of the trap did not fare so well, and one of them is said to have had a nasty shaking. He was. we understand, carried into a house near by, where Dr Fulton attended him.

There was a large audience at the Alhambra Theatre last evening, when lie second production of the present prosrammu was again cordially 'received. There will be another performance this evening. The Finance Committee of the City Council will report at to-morrow's meeting of the Council having made the following arrangements with the city engineer:—Mr Rogers to be granted leave of absence on full salary until the 17th day of April, 1904; that he be paid the sum of £75 in full settlement of his claim for travelling expenses from Brisbane to Dunedin; the amount of his salary and travelling expenses to be paid forthwith; leave of absence to commence from Ist August, 1903. During the month of June, 1903, 1,563 cattle, 7,781 sheep, 888 lambs, 200 pigs, and 52 calves were slaughtered at the City Abattoir, of which 32 cattle and 3 sheep were condemned as unfit for food.

According to the Sydney ' Bulletin' the Civil Service Co-operative Society of Victoria started business on May 25 with twenty hands, and already has ninety assistants, and its five-storey building is proving too small. It is expected that 150 hands will be employed in a few weeks. The capital of the Association is £30,000. Each shareholder, no matter how manv shares he holds, has only one vote; and the profits are distributed not on the shares, but on ihe amount of cash purchases. This is true cooperation, and as the Association supply 8,000 families, their success is assured. Many retail and wholesale traders are, of course, very gloomy, as they have lost the best customers in Melbourne. It was a long time before the Victorian Civil servants understood the meaning of co-operation, but now that thev have commenced to study the example of the Rochdale Equitable Society, the pioneers of co-operation in England, and other associations, they mean to piay the game for all it is worth. They have affiliated with the Co-operative Wholesale Society of Manchester, who had a turnover of £19,000,000 last year. The object of the affiliation is to enable the Melbourne society to dispense with the Australian wholesale merchant, and enable direct importation at prices which will beat anything the private importer can do. The Manchester society have their own tea plantations in India and Ceylon, tobarco estates in America, twenty woollen mills on the Continent of Europe and in England, and their own fleet of ships. What the Manchester society can do no individual trader can possibly accomplish. Last year they bought £•285,000 worth of currants in Greece, loaded the dried fruit in their own ships, and undersold the world's markets by 3s 6d per cwt. The society also bought £200,000,000 worth of tea in China and £2,000,000 worth of butter in Denmark. We have received 2s from "J.H.J," on account of the Glen fund. Luxurious hair is a great charm to a woman. Nothing beauties it and promotes such a healthy growth as Hendy's egg julep i large Jboltles Is. Hendj, hairdresser.—£Advt?J

The Central Mission Ladies' Guild hold their annual sale in the Choral Hall on Wednesday and Thursday of <his week. The sale will bat opened to-mqrrow afternoon by Dr B. E. De Lautour, and will be continued in the evening, and on Thursday SjfternoQn and evening. A splenudid programme has been prepared for each evening, consisting of selections by the orchestra, boys' band, solos (violin, dulcimer, and mouth organ), and exhibitions bythe Physical Culture Club of the mission. .These wpl be numerous other attractions. Adaais3ion in the afternon will be free, and in the evening a small charge will be made. One ounce of personal experience is worth many pounds of hearsay evidence. This is true in all the walks of life, but particularly so with regard to tea. Consumers of our farfamed Windsor tea know by experience that it is the best, and is bought again and again for its worth.. Windsor tea lives, while common teas, on account of their worthlessness, are daily executed and "passed out." A. and J. M'Farlane, tea blenders.—£Advt.} The winning cumbara of the Dunedin Fanciers' Club's art union appears in this issue.

Photographs of children are made a specialty by Mr Morris, photographer, Princes street. Charges, 2is vet dozen.—fAdvt.l

This week's 'Tablet' will contain an illustrated sketch of tho life of Pope Leo XIII. Yes, the prices are right. Genuine Yictorys, highest class of sewing machines. Guaranteed 5 years. Stock-taking sale now on. Anglo, 6 Princes street [AdvtJ An extraordinary general meeting of the New Zealand Portland Cement Company, Limited, will be held at the company's office, Crawford street, to-morrow, at 3 p.m. The D.I.C. greav clearance sale is now in full swing. Business so far has exceeded the most sanguine expectations, the takings for the first three days having beaten all previous records. This, no doubt, is owing to the exceptional bargains offering, and to the fact that everything is marked at straight-out sale prices. With the object of fully maintaining the interest, in this great sale, which lasts for twenty-one days only, fresh bargains will hj" rfcrnwn out daily in all departments.— [Advt.] The box plan for the forthcoming season of Maggie Moore, which commences at the Princess's Theatre on Saturday, July 25, will open at the Dresden Music. Warehouse to-morrow morning. The season is limited for twelve rights only, and during that time the following pieces will be presented Killarney,' an Irish comedy-drama; 'Way Down South,' a tale of Old Virginia; 'The Widow from Japan,' farcical comedy; and the ever-welcome 'Struck Oil.'

Greshatn and Boot, dentists, 63 Princes street (opposite Bible, Tract Depot).--[Advt.] The third quarter of the School of Art and design began yesterday.

The attention of readers is directed to the special advertisement of Scoullar and Chisholin, Limited, in to-day's issue.—[Advt.] In recognition of the interest taken by the school authorities in some of the inmates known to him, Mr Isaac Hurring, of Roma* hapa, has donated, through Mr f. Marryatt, two cornets and a baritone to the school band. Mr Burlinson, the manager, desires to express his gratification and his hearty thanks to Mr Hurring for his acceptable gift.

Of all the inventions for the enhancement of fcrnals beauty none can compare with the New Century soft rubber hair curler. They are simply perfect, and exceedingly cheap.—-[Advt.] The Jev. G. H. Cole having arrived by the s.s. MuKoia to-day, will take charge of the mission from to-night, and to-morrow afternoon will conduct a Bible-reading. The mission is held in Trinity Wesleyan Church. Mr Cole's friends will be pleased to know that he has had a first-class passage over, and is in the best of heolta and spirits. The mission will extend into the end of next week.

Large fortunes have been realised by lucky inventors. See handbook on patents, free from Baldwin and Rayward, Joel's Buildings, Crawford street.—[Advt.] * Furniture, up to date in style and workmanship, carpets and toilet ware. Henry Sanders, 86 George street.—[Advt.]