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Evening Star, Issue 12626, 4 October 1905, Page 4

The question of a travelling post office on the second express from the North was considered by the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, and it was decided to write the Chief Postmaster drawing his attention to the convenience of such an arrangement to the business community. The Committee also decided to strongly recommend to the favorable notice of the Postmaster-General the plan of having receipts given by the Telegraph Department by means of small tags attached by perforation to the telegraph forms. Such a plan would prevent the misappropriation of money by messengers.

The hon. treasurer of the 'Otago Boys' High School Register' is in receipt of a letter from Mr Graham Turton from Calcutta forwarding a cherrae for £3 3s iu aid of the fund. The writer says : " I hope the ' Register' will be a success. It certainly will be useful and interesting to boys who, like myself, have wandered abroad."

We wish the public would either acquaint themselves with the dates of the engagements of the New Zealand football players or else learn to restrain their impetuosity. This forenoon we were rung up by scores of inquirers as to the "win at Middlesex," no consideration seemingly being given to the fact that the literary work of the paper required our undivided attention. As the match has not taken place yet, and the result cannot possibly reach New Zealand till to-morrow morning, our inquirers were a wee " bit previous."

The weekly meeting of the Benevolent Institution Trustees was held this afternoon, and attended by Messrs R. Maris Clark (chairman), A. Tapper, A. H. Burton, W. T. Talboys, and W. Burnett. The secretary reported that Sophia Pellett (aged ninety) and William Morrison (aged eightyfour) died in the Institution during the week. The monthly outdoor relief book for September showed the number of cases to be 319 (141 men, 212 women, and 502 children), at an average cost of £IOO 12s 3d per week. For September of lafit year the eases numbered 331 (138 men, 225 women, and 585 children), at an average cost of £IOB 17s 6d per week. A parcel of periodicals from Mr W. F. Edward was received with thanks. Next Wednesday being Labor Day, it was agreed to meet on Tuesday. The Chairman said that the Finance Committee were asked at the last i meeting to look into Dr MacGregor's Teport. They now recommended—" That the Trustees protest against the charges made in his last report by the inspector under the Hospital and Charitable Aid Act in reference to the election of Trustees by subscribers ; such charges boing applicable to the various boards throughout the colony, of which the Otago Benevolent Institution is one. This protest to be sent to the Minister for \he department.'* The recommendation was adopted- About thirty-five re'ief cases were dealt with. During the month of September the following business was transacted at the local Old Age Pensions Court :—Renwals granted, fifty-one (forty-eight at £26 per annum, one at £25. one at £l6, one at £10); eleven new claims allowed (six at £26, three at £25, one at £l4, one at £5); three claims refused on the ground of excessive income. The key-note of Mr Isitt's address night was sentiment. He knew that even the worst man or woman has probably got a " soft place" for the children, ami it was to soften that soft place that He said what ho said. One of the stories thai he told is worth repetition for Ha own sake. A little tattered boy is run down by a trun car in a Scotch city, and with both lfgs badly mutilated is carried into a chemist's shop. A dowdy, drunken woman TMj.Aes through the crowd. She seems to soocj at/ the sight of the suffering child, and w.th the words "My boy!" kisses liim. The boy is taken away, and the woman {.oes out, allegedly to get drunk >»ojne more. Next day a ragged girl child comes to the hospital where the boy, her brother, is. "Ts it sair, Jamie ?" she asks. " Ay, it's ■air, Janet," says Jamie, "but ma mither kissed me." It is a pretty little tale that needs no adornment, and it had its effect last night, though, of course, for moralpointing purposes it might have done as good service from the mouth of one of those red-tied, slouch-hatted, street-har-anguing Socialists of the old school. Besides other questions, the Rev. Mr Isitt was asked last night if he favored State control of the liquor traffic. " Rather not," was his reply. If he had the alternative of voting for State control or licensed bars he would vote " licensed bars" with both hands. He believed that under State control a species of moral " dry rot" would take hold of the people, because of the money that would be made. People would say : " Give us free trams and free parks and free swimmins; baths, and never mind the fools who drink to excess." or words ta that effect It might be suggested that perhaps after they had begun to be used to so many free luxuries people would eay also "What about free drinks?" There is a rather dangerous hole in the footpath in North George street, which has not as yet received attention from the asphalters, who have been at work in the neighborhood recently. It is to be hoped that it will be filled up before it sprains some unwary person's ankle.

By a little slip in our interview with Mr 31'Iiarty yesterday it wua made to appear that £2.500,000 worth of tea was grown in Natal. It should have been 2,500,0001b. What musl to all fair-minded onlookers have seemed an unjust, not to say unscrupulous, attempt to subdue a supposed opponent was made at Mr laitt's meeting in the Garrison TT-m.ll hist night. An individual, weH known in town, who waa sitting in a front seat, made several attempts to say something when the time for question answering came But those on the platform would not hear him. At last Mr laitt, apparently misunderstanding a remark from tie other, said: "Look here, there's one sort of man we've got no room for here, and that's the Pharisee." It waa an unkind gibe from the pinnacle of the platform, and the man gibed at sought to raako an explonation. "Do you want to hear this man?" called the lecturer to the audience. "No," said some. "You hear that," said Mr Icdtt with a quickness that left no time for the position to be half realised, " the meeting doesn't want to hear you. Next question please." Still the man in the front seat appealed to be heard. Then a smiling clerical gentleman came to the front of the stage and »id: "You all know this man. He has been sober and respectable for years, and now this drink evil has taken hold of him again." This stroke won the expected unintelligent, lwgfcur «d «■*«*>• "Ivmbtotama: j

that man," said the parson in tbe front' row, pointing' t« t ha» aqetMr. But the stage-holders had the uphal side of ig. (fid he was not heard. Perhaps it wa»|flmirt platform business'; perhaps it was * ui» to be proud of—perhaps. s> cei At the Magistrate's Court, Port Odalmers, this forenoon, before Mr H. ToiWii, dowson, S.M., the registrar for the efaetoifetl district of Chalmers summoned Richard Zeamea to show proof of claim to Be registered on the electoral roll. Defendant did not appear. Mr Mailer, registrar, stated that the applicant was a seaman, a British subject, and bed been naturalised in New South Wales, but under the Act the naturalisation in another colony did not bold good in "N«w Zealand. *Hia Worship said that as the claimant had not been naturalised in the colony letters of naturalisation in New South Wales did not nppry, and the registrar was ordered not to place his name on tho roll Mr Eamshaw addresses Caversham electors to-morrow night at Friendly Societies' Halt, South Dunedin. A special meeting of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society will be held m Melbourne on Thursday, the 28th hurt. A concert will be given by the Dunedin Banjo, Mandoline, ana Gutter Band, assisted by vocalists, in the Choral Hail this evening. Tbe next examination of candidates for admission as Fellows or Associates of the Incorporated Iz»titute of Accountants of New Zealand will be held in either March err April, 1906. Mr Hendy, having returned from Europe, notifies that the hairdressing rooms are under bis personal supervision. Hairdreasing, shampooing, cto. 104 Princes street.—[Advt.J Mr L. M. Isitt's subject this evening will bo 'Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down,' and he will deal more particularly with the success of No-license in those districts thai, have tried it. The main buDdinfr of the New gienland International Exhibition will be put in hand shortly. Tenders are invited in this issue. Nominations for the spring meeting of the North Otago Jockey Club close this evening. All electors in the north end willing to assist in securing Mr H. D. Bedford's return will meet in the Howe street Hail next Monday evening. Mr Bedford will be present, and deliver a short address. Mr W. Gibb will address the electors in Port Chalmers on Friday evening this week, and next week at Sawyers Bay on Monday, West Harbor on Thursday, and North-east Valley on Friday. In the Town Hall, Ravcnsbourne, on Friday evening, Mr W. Goodlet will lecture under the auspices of the School Committee on ' Explosives and Poisonous Gases,' with experiments. At Albany street Hall to-morrow evening Dr Commins will give an exhibition of Edison's latest kinetescope -and moving pictures. A programme of music and songs will also be given. Port Chalmers. Sale of salvage foods dmm3 ;ed by fire and water—boots, drapery, and othing—at Town Hall.—£AdvtJ The Anderson Bay School Committee have an effort in hand to renew their water tanks and make improvements in the grounds. To-morrow evening a jumble sale of produce and goods of all descriptions will be held in the Sunday School Hall, and the sale will be by auction conducted by Messrs Pryor and Co., who will act in an honorary capacity. A quantity of goods have been handed to the Committee, and rive stock I will also be offered for sale. A committee of ladies will manage a refreshment stall. This month the ' Triad' gives its readers the usual amount of instructive and entertaining matter, the reading of which will well repay all who have any interest in musical, scientific, and literary matters, lie illustrations are well executed. There are four reproductions of pictures by Mr C. N. Worsley, which have been specially painted for the 'Triad.' There is an excellent portrait of Miss Jessie Maclachlan, the Scottish vocalist, who recently delighted her audiences here, also signed portraits of the Watkin Mills Company in group form-