The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1905.

Evening Star, Issue 12398, 11 January 1905, Page 4

The Evening Star WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1905.

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In a letter published on Monday evenine | it to suggested that, though candidates ; tar. tho post of engineer at the Drainage 1 .Boardspumping station are prohibited from ( canvassing, the influence of friends may be lat work Dr Coughtrey probably had this suggestion m his mind when he stated at las* nights meeting of the Board that he | noTcnowledge of who the | %£*■***** are or what their qualifications, j A notice of motion of ordinary anibimiotbusb was moved by Cr Dickson at last lights meetmg of the Momington CounciL Xhe mover said something about it initially I and found a seconder, who shortly after- | wards discovered a condition of non-com-I prehension m his mind; and then the mayor and a eowndexaMe proportion of tho I other councdlore started in with commendOr Dickson really did mean, white that ! gentleman sat heedlessly in his place toying jearfi vriih a lead pencil, and taking 2 father hand in the matter. Eventually ; SL tJZ°T der receded ' mother ■SSLwT!?' and thm Council furtoer with the puzzle, accepted ™g£ s mterpretation, and resolved | The. only case at the Police Court this J™?, t char 2 e of drunkenness ffi 1 rt w Qriffoi, who was brought ' T ° Ur hours ' "oP'isonment. i T„T? o r(E n?r>- meeting of the Benevolent I institution Trustees was held this afternoon, and attended by Messrs E, Maris Clark (chairman), W. T. Talboys, A. E. R Wilson, W. Burnett, and the £w 16 l- ' The se cretiry reported that, Frederick Perry died in the Institution, during the week. Donations of books «nct magazines were received with thanks trom Messrs Greenslade, Apstern, and the executors of the estate of the late Captain Fox. Twenty-eight relief cases were dealt with. "i-T!i?V s ? till a of burlesque ftt-out Mormngton Council meetings. The mayor does his best to guide his team aW 6 i.™* , £ order aDd seemliness, but too : a °f tb e material seems to be un<rovern. ' fj- " wmefchsng like the impression mt on the mid by aa everv-day diseu?- ' sion on a small matter: "Your Worship l my opatuon is," "Bo von think," "Waa I y°«?" "Here,.have a smell ol Uus,' Hav» I got to put up with it?" lon seo, it's this way: Cr Tawkalott thinks Pm thinking about something he done; but he needn't flatter himself, 'cause he wasn't in my thoughts at the present junction; and, you see,.as I was saying" etc. And so the meetings jolt along, dad between tho squabbles and personal conversions resolutions get passed somehow K«t tape may be narrow, so are reins; but ooth are handy. . The Acting Consul-General for Japan at , Sydney m acknowledging the receipt of a I > first instalment of £lO subscribed in Dunedin towards the relief of tho families of tae Japanese wounded in the war, intimates that tho names of individual subscribers will be forwarded to his Government, Mr Asaka also thanks the Dtmedin people for their spontaneous help. We are glad to learn that steps are to be taken to make a canvas of the City, in order that Dunedin's contribution to so worthy a purpose shall not be less than that of the other centres in New Zealand. Speaking at the annual picnic of the ! Mataura Paper Mflk employees, Mr T. S. ' Culling, managing director of the New land Paper Company, said there was more paper made in the colony than the colony can use, even with the mills working only two shifts.. The stocks Had ac<mrnulated to 300 tons of paper waiting for purchasers, and tho end of making any profit on the capital invested in paper mills was in sight. Had amalgamation not taken place, the coming year would have seen paper sold for less than cost price, which would have muted neither employers nor employees. The Lawrence Borough Council were evenly divided on the question as to whether Wednesday or Saturday should be the weekly statetory half-holiday. Wednesday was retained by the- mayor's casting vote. The Port Ghahners railway station is being fitted up_ for tie-installation, electee Kgbk

Twx> enterprising young thievtM were neatly caught red-handed this afternoon. It appears that two boys, named M'Pherson and Wilson, entered the office of Mi&e Ooombs, typist, in Crawford street, during her absence, and taking the. cash box, containing £1 2s Bd, from a cupboard they were preparing to extract tho money, when Missi Oopmba suddenly returned, and taking in the situation at a . glance she very promptly locked the lads in. She then rang up. tho poSce, and tho young miscreants were, within the space of a few minutes, harmed ov*r to Detectives Cooney and Living-one. Noyes Bros, have finished the Caversliam cdectric tramway lino as far as the Junction of David street, and Mr Good™a"jays that he can have the track completed up to the terminus by tho end of ne .fJ week. Good progress is being made with the track construction at St. Clair, and the poles are in position along the £F road as far "P from st - Clarr as bhiels brickworks, whilst the widening ot i'orbury road from Macandrew road to Gargill load is also started. These Wka would bo pushed on faster but for the difficulty of getting enough navvies. -Ur- txoodman is prepared to take on fifty niore if he can secure them. As tho work of construction creeps up the Forbury road the traffic will be worked for a time on a single line by the horse cars. Alter these cars are crowded out by the new work there must be a temporary closing of the Forbury road for tram traffic of any land, but it is hoped this will not b0 for lc, ng if the necessary order comes to hand rn anything like reasonable time. It 13, we understand, intended to anticiP u t endin S of formal objections from the Public Works Department in connection with the Caversham line by running cars over it either to-morrow or on Friday. As a matter of fact most of the details stipulated for by the department have been extended to. Meanwhile the motormen are being drilled to the use of tho over-hill track.

-As 5,0011 as Mr Widdowson, S.M., sat ; down, to adjudicating after his welcome at the court this morning, he found himself Ui front of a batch of judgment summonses. As usual, some of "theso were wanted to be adjourned. Mr ' Downie Stewart made the first application of the kind. The magistrate asked Mr Steward who he appeared for, and counsel replied that he was acting for the plaintiff, whereupon Mr Widdowson announced that after ■ lie did net intend to grant such applications on the plaintiff's request only, adding: "This jg a highly penal Act, and I do not think a defendant should have such a procedure hanging over him unless he is prepared to meet it." His Worship went on to say: "There is another point I should like to mentionin connection with judgment summonses. I think the remedies against the property should be exhausted before any remedy is taken against the person—that is to say, distress should be issued first." Later on in the dav His Worship explained that what he meant to say was that' the defendant must be shown to hav-B known what his duty in the matter was, and must -understand what was bc-in» asked for. Mr W. L. Moore asked if it would not be sufficient to satisfy the Court if it were shown that the defendant was wvitten to a week in advance and told that an adjournment would be applied for, and His Worship replied that that would not suffice—he would want word from the defendant or his solicitor notifying- knowledge. Mr Widdowson went on° to say that he did not intend to lay this down a's a hard-and-fast rule, but it was his opinion that such was the proper procedure. Messrs J. X. Watson and R. H. Rattray, the Commissioners appointed by the Federal Customs Department to take evidence at the Bluff in several prosecutions for evasion of duty on New Zealand fish imported to Victoria, finished their labors on Monday morning, and the sitting was formally adjourned till the 24th inst. at Invercargill, in case further evidence' is required. The charges being investigated are made by the Commonwealth against four fish-importing firms, who, it is alleged, have defrauded the Federal Customs by not paying the full duty which should properly have been paid. The Commission commenced their sittings on the 13th ult. In all thirteen days were occupied in, the examination of witnesses, and "a formidable mass of documents and depositions is the result. Messrs Powers (Melbourne) and J. F. M. Fraser (Drmedin) acted oa behalf of the Federal Government, and Messrs Elisworth (Melbourne), W. Macalister, and H. A. Macdonald appeared for the defendants. The Melbourne solicitors left the Bluff for home by the Wimmera on Monday. The opan trial should take place in Melbourne towards the end of next month or early in March.

Speaking at to-day's meeting of the Benevolent Trustees, Mr Tapper said, seeing that the Government imposed a poll tax of £IOO on Chinamen, he "thought that they ought to be only too pleased to pay so much to send those on relief books back to China. He moved, and it was carried, that a deputation wait on the Minister, and recommend that tbe Chinesa poll tax be used for the relief of indigent Chinamen. A correspondent informs us that about 1.30 yesterday afternoon, whilst a little mite of three years was crossing the road at the north end of Castlo street, a cyclirt came along, and though there is little traffic and a good roadway at that particular part, the child was run down. Not only that, but the cyclist allowed his biketo fall on the little one, and after recovering himself, simply picked up his machine, mounted it. and rode away, without even as nrach as attending to the child or inquiring if it Lid suffered any injury. Even the little children standing around could not but help noticing the callousness of the "man"!

A meeting of shareholders in the Southern Starr-Bowkett Society will be held in the Stock Exchange on Monday, 16th insfc., for tho purpose of disposing of two appropriations.

Human hair switches—a large assortment just arrived, all shades—from Vs 6d to 50s; also side combs, hair nets, etc. lies, hairdresser.—[Advt.]!

Loyal Orange Lodge No. 21 meet to-morrow evening in Stuart street Hall.

Gresham and Boot, dentists, 63 Princes street (opposite Bible, Tract Depot).—f Advt.] The lecture by Mr J. T. Noble Anderson on 'The Oost and Advantage of Drainage' will be given to-morrow evening in the Choral Hall. The Most Eev. the Primate will preside.

Everyone interested in artistic hcuse decorations should inspect the metal ceilings and wall coverings at Briscoe's.—CAdvt.] Rre! Fire!— Salvage sale at Ritchie's Staffordshire House; fifty hall and hanging lamps must be cleared regardless of ccst. Now is your chance to secure a good lamp cheap, Eitcnie's.--{Advt.] Tourists ar.d visitors -will find Hendy's Hairdressing Booms replete with every comfort for shampooing, haircutting, face massage, manicure, etc. Strictly moderate charges. 104 Princes street.—[Advt.] In connection with foreign missions, a ■welcome meeting to Mr Chas. Wilson, from South America, will be held in Choral Hall -en Eriday evening.