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Evening Star, Issue 12868, 18 July 1906, Page 4

The St. Kilda Council cannot believe that the tramways management intend to limit to four city shops the sale of concession tickets. Or Watson mentioned this matter last night, pbiritiiig out the inconvenience it would be to suburban residents, arid His brother councillors agreed as to that, but said it must be an oversight which could be remedied by a Moid front the Mayor, ami His Worship undertook to see about it. Mr C 4. Thomson, still keen on the hobbv which he inherits from his worthv father. is rapidly adding to his collection" of earlv New Zealand, records and curiosities. Amongst Ids latest-found treasures are- a the first issue of the ' Otago Witness' arid a nearly complete set of bound volumes of the 'lllustrated New Zealand Herald,' dating from iß7i and the death of Dr BurhSj the Aaron of the Otago settlement. Woodcuts were tbo illustrations in those days, and Mr R. T. Wheeler, sen., tile- proprietor, was fortunate in securing many excellent and interesting specimens of this old art-.

At ,tho Sussex Hall last evening Mi- F. A. Hornibrook, of Ohristoburch, gave a lantern lecture on physical culture" Mr Hornibrook informed his hearers that Mr Johnson, who had acted as hfc> Dunedin instructor for the last twelve months, had been called to his home in Australia* and that Mr J. P. Northey, ©be of his gold medallists, was taking" over the management of the Duriedm school. Mr Hormbrook's lecture on physical culture was attentively listened to. Ho emphasised the enormous iiripbrtariee of physical culture for women. Physical culture was the science of living in the true sense, not simply dragging out an existence. It gave the .promise of strong, 'vigorous health, and physical health meant cheerfulness, immiuiity from pain, arid, of course, the rearing of a strong, healthy race of men and women.

Look out for the tramcars! A milkman named M'Doriald learned that lesson yesterday. Whilst driving to Anderson Bay ho got in the way of a car, and, involuntarily thrusting out, his arm went through one of the car windows, with the result that he was cut and had to have the wound stitched by Dr Long. The monthly meeting bf the Dunedin and Suburban Presbyterian Office-bearers' Association was held in First Church class rooni last evening. After the general business had been transacted, the subject for discussion, ' Responsibility of the Office-bearer,' came up. The leader, the Rev. D. was listened to very attentively, and at the close received a hearty vote of thanks for his address. We are requested'to state, for the information of those office-bearers who were unable to be present, that they will find a full report of this address in the ' Outlook. '

_ "I question whether there is a, country m the world where there is a greater interest taken in education than is taken by the people of this colony." Thus Mr Barclay, M.H.R., in the course of sdme remarks at the official opening of the Maori Hill School this morning. He added that not .sufficient credit is°giveh to the men and women on Boards and Committees, and in and -c-ut of Parliament who without any reward devote themselves to the cause of education.

Mr Rbnaybe's circular to the*railway service, bringing to their notice the movement to establish a suitable national memorial "to perpetuate in a fitting manner the memory of New Zealand's great statesman the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon"—we quote the wording to show that political controversy is not provoked by the use of " greatest "-—was considered at a representative meeting of the railway hands held at Dunedin on Friday last. Men of all ranks were Jpresfint, arid they unanimously approved of the proposal. The propositioi,, it Was explained* was to initiate a scheme such as will enable every railway servant to subscribe, if he so desires, to a fund for the railway service throughout the colony. With that .object, the maximum contribution suggested was 2s od and the minimum 3d. The only objection raised at the meeting was to the small minimum, one Of the stirfaebmen remarking that the men were glad of nri opportunity to subscribe, and he thought the poorest of tbem would like to put down a shilling. The meeting elected a committee representing the various rd&ks to carry out the scheme in Dunedin.

Owing ib pjceasoro of Minajterial business tl» PttShier has had to afendCta his intended visit of inspection next -week :to the. line. in his nteefeag© to Mr BehnfeV M.H.R, MrHallJones says :—" I sjin doubtful if I can find nine to run up to Clyde arid but wall endeavor to do bo."

_ There is still a tramways question at St. Kilda, and it periodically worries the local Council. They want ah express declaration that St. luida is to share.in any concession as to, fares that may be hereafter granted to other districts. Last night the complaint as to this agreement hot Deing legally perfected was revived by a letter from the City Corporation to the effect that the concession would be made if St. Kilda would consent to a fqrty-niihutes' service to Tahnna, instead of. a twentymihtites' seryice. The proposal itself was nob objected to. What cquncillbrs stuck at was the qualifying condition that the fare to St. Kilda shall not be less than 2d. One councillor suggested the reply " Thank ybd for nothing"; another said frankly that he could not understand the letter, since 2d. was and always had been the fare; a third expressed the opinion that tho communication was a farccj for in its opening words it offered a concession and in its closing phrase it refused it; and Cr Gore said that he for one was sick of this trifling—that ihe St. Kilda councillors were not children—and that the Council should send a reply that would put an end to child's play and once and for all state the inind of St." Kilda oh the subject. A proposal to that effect was carried unanimously.

The demands made by friends upon members of the Commercial Club, InvercargilL, to become hicnibers have been so .great since No-license canto into force that a meeting is to be called to consider, the question of excluding the "friendii" from introduction.

Deschler's Hotel at Invercargill, the rent of which was £l2 IDs a week under license, liiis xidw beeh leased as a boa-rd-ing-house at £5 a week. The Trustees who attended this afternoon's meeting in cdnriection with the Benevolent Institution were Messrs W. T. Talboys (in the chair), the Hon. H. Gottrley, T. W. Kempthorrie, W. Burnett, A. tapper, J. Arklo, D. Larriach, and Captain Eastlier. The secretary reported that two inmates had left the Institution during tho past week, arid gave details of outdoor relief afforded. The requisitions from the Visiting Committee were granted, and accounts totalling £222 (9s were passed for payment. Gifts of magazines ivere acknowledged from Messrs Seward. Stewart., Geo. Davie, and Mrs W. D. Milne. Mr Burnett ,lnd the secretary reported on oho of tile Trustees' properties Erected oh a qiiartersicrc- section in North-east Valley, and recommended that it be. put lip to auction immediately. The Finance Committee were accordingly" authorised to act iri the matter. Mr Talboys expressed a desire to be relieved of the office of chairman, as the present state of his health precludes Ins giving the attention to his duties that he; would like. Ho said that he would still be prepared to sit on the Board as ah ordinary member. At tho Trustees' request Mr Talboys agreed to continue in office m the meantime. The Trustees then dealt with the applications for relief, which numbered twenty-six. Among them was a consumptive employed until lately as scene-shifter in a theatre. Ho applied for relief to the extent of his rent—4s a week. The applied-tit, a comparatively voung man, was evidently not able to work." He spoke with diffictilty in a hoarse whisper, and even the effort of replying to a few questions palpably caused Him much exhaustion. In reply to a question is to how he proposed to live, the applicant said that his mates and some friends at the theatre would help hihi, and the Trustees, after commenting favorably oh such action by the unfortunate man's friends, at once decided _to grant the application. The theatrical professidn are proverbially ready to cdfrie to the assistance of one of their number who lias fallen on evil times, no matter how humble and unobtrusive the position he filled.

At a special meeting of the Dtmedin. Horticultural Society, held last night, it vras unanimously decided that the summer show of roses he held this Tear on January 16 instead of hefote Christmas, as heretofore. Tliis innovation vras agreed upoil hi c'otisetjWHioo of tho society for the past few yf-ars finding it difficult to get a. good dispur of flowers (wforc Christinas. It tras •'tlrto gciiorallv thought t.1... iii order to gel a good show of hybrid tea. and single roses, which arc rapidly coming iiito favor, a Infer d;itc was suitable.

In view of tin: attention that has been directed lb l)r .Mason's schehie for the m<die;tl iiistioctinu of .edicdls, a Christchurcii -Priv:;' reporter spent some time nuking inquiries tiiiiong.st representative seiiool teachers as to their opinions of the S'.-heiiio. The opinions were (says " Our Own") remarkably unanimous, and whilst the scheme was not criticised l)v them in any unfriendly spirit, there senilis to be a general impression that it w*ts hastily conceived, aiid that not very much thought has been dev/iUd tt. the proposal ill all its bearings. The teachers arc anxious to assist a. practical scheme if a practical one can be found. Tiiey doubt, however, if Dr Mason's proposal will stand the test.

At the monthly meeting of the Otago District Committee of the New Zealand Young Men's Presbyterian Bible Class Union, held in Knox Church vestry, Mr J. Parquharson (district convener) presided, and representatives from twelve classes were present. The reports received from classes showed that good progress is being made by the Union; especially in connection with work among boys. The Port Chalmers class has now attained a membership of fifty-five, and a large force of active members are engaged in work among the Boys of the Port. Every Saturday evening the class members hoid meetings m their hall for the benefit of the boys, who attend in very large numbers. -The St. Andrew's class has latelv undertaken mission work in Walker street, and the members are also conducting a social club for the benetit of the boys of tlva.neighborhood. The Knox Church class ore proposing to start a gymnastic club for the boys attending the Stuart Hall mission services. This class has also inaugurated lately a "Committee on Active Service," the members of which carry on work on similar lines to the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The growing work of the Union has led to the consideration of a combined forward movement by the classes. The general idea of the scheme is to have central rooms, with branches in the suburbs, in order to undertake social work in a thorough manner. It is intended also that a paid secretory be employed to supervise the work. All the classes who Lave not yet reported on the matter are la do so at next meeting, and a definite scheme of action will then be put before the members. At the Dunedin Technical School til© work of tli© first quarter has just- been completed, and the 700 students in regular attendance have been granted a week's recess. The additions to the building (eleven rooms in brick) are now nearing completion, but will hardly be ready for the opening of the school on Monday next. Notwithstanding this, the director hopes to be able to make provision for several additional classes, among which is one for instruction in horticulture and practical gardening. Should country teachers desire to avail themselves of the opportunity of attending Mr Tannoek's class, a special one will be held on Friday evenings. The fortnightly meeting of the Dunedin Accountant Students' Society was held in the Chamber of Commerce Buildings last evening. Mr C. R. Smith (vice-president) occupied the chair. The chairman said that three members of the society had succeeded in passing the examination of the Incorporated Institute of Accountants Messrs H. Y. Cameron and A. W. JeJ vons passing as fellows and Mr N. Moore as associate. He congratulated those members, and especially referred to the fact that Mr Cameron had gained the highest marrks in the colony in the subject of bookkeeping. Mr A. T. Blyth then read a paper on 'Debentures and Otinr Securitiesj and Mr P. Hercue gave one on 'Goodwill." Advantage was, taken, before the Meeting concluded j to present the retiring secretary (Mr F. A. Webb) with a travelling bag, suitably inscribed, and a Mtegiel nig ate a mark of arrareciattori of Mr Webb's valuable services as secretary of lie edciety from theinception. ,

I ,Sfc. KflbVis now to Bsrea ielepHoße bureau, arid aribtner sign of .tiroiftess in that bcrbugh is tiki lighting Bf ifag \bffik& I new lamps. The extra lights* aft a frfeat j convenience, i Mr Aliia BKihaltda h|l tfstfi Big Wa& ttoTiglrtfultfess fc* ttie afflfcted; bff&€d Mr (Leslie Hinrris's services" fdr tie of the rw&prtal patteitd & Sfbefnolra fttirlk the present week. Mr Peter Mittef, eoait: ttUin ttf the Tftist, graifefnlly aborted tHfe offer, and will irfcike thS iiece&as-y a*fMte e . It hi stated that, the " lbcker system" is to be tiitrdducea into dne of the' leab 1 - mg, hotels in Invergargili for" the cbfivenience of boarders. There is it dfeartH bf ieaeßefs in Nelson. Last week only one application was received for the teachersiiip of a school at a salary of £IBO per annum. .Some twenty-five years ago. this Fdrbury Park Land Company subdivided a pdrtibn of their property and formed four streets thereon which were named respectively Royal crescent, East avenue, Main avenue, tu J^ e |£ Th© company now ask the St. Kilda Council to change the names of these streets as follows:—Royal crescent to Langlands crescent, ■ East avenue to Kennedy strbtet, Miiin avenue to Siovwrigbt street, and Weijt avefaue to Suitojr i p P?!i of , ihe request Mr Shrirhptoii wrote : W« submit that the present names are almost meariiriglesSi whilst the names we propose m three of the cases ate those of men who were intimately associated with oar company* and, who, having now. passed away, are entitled to slight tribute to their j memories." The Council hare referred the matter to the General CorhmitThe correspondence between the Trustees of the Benevolent Institution and the City Council over the water rates oh the latter has not yet ceased. A letter from the City Gonnci] considered at this afternoon's meeting ot the Trustees contained, the statement that the present charge for water wag made under an agreement between the Beheybieht Trustees and the Cavershain Council; arid that since .the amalgamation of Cavershain with the City the rate had been debreased by 6d per l,oQogal. Mr Burnett asked fttr a record of the : alleged agreement. The chairman (Mr Talboys) said that he aiid the secretary had looked through the letter book, and all they found was a notification from the Cayershara Council in 1854 j>fferifls to suppiy water to the home arid charge fo? it by measurement. Mr Burnett theteupm denied that this constituted ah .agreement; or, ifit it was a very bne-fiided aeree: ment. The iflatter was referred to the Finance Committee, 'tlie.. chaiririah remarking.: "I think we should elect to come ih uhder the rating clause; it would settle the matter at once." The rest of the Trustees appeared to acquiesce in this solution of the trouble. The first express from the South was 1 delayed at the cattleyards this morning for fifteen minutes, through the engine bf a goods train breaking down there. A notice to members, of St. Patricic's choir South Donedin, rppears in our advertising columns. ° Some of the inctst beautirtii designs in fancy combs are to be seen at Hehdy's HairdTessing Booms. Prices raiige from 6d to 21s each; inspection invited.—{AdvL] The winter tqi is to the Sputh Sea Islands by the twm-screw steamers' NavUa arid Atiia are advertised in this isstie. Wo Nartia sai&rtj? from Auckland on the 24th insfc, has completed her bookhigs, aiid appli6itioiii( dr° now invited for berths in the Atuaj leaving Auckland on the 2let. August'. The essence of good health is dbtahied by talcing Dr Ensor*s Tamer Juice. All chemists. , _ [ltiffj Last few days of T., lloss's sale. AH jackets, furs, blousea, umbrellaSj stockirjgs, lined gloveS,_ etc., to be clieared out at isttfl furthbr reductioris.—TAavt.] . Tl;e technical classes reopih ori jfbiiday, 23rd. After that date ho free plices will 1 e available. A hew class for horticulture' and gardening is being formed. Mr Morris, irtist in pTio'tbgrapnyi gives ipecial attention to portrait studies hi bridal costume, wedding groups, etc. Long experience, combined with a. most, perfectlyequipped studio, enables him to render toe texture of light draperies to the best possible advantage.. See .specimens, rtumo. Princes rtreet.—[Advt/j It was the Rev. I)avid Borrie, drid not the chairtteh of the Education Board, .whose tribuinoh to oiir syhnposium On the Hbckeh collection appeared in our issue of the 12th '' inst.

It is a matter of common knowledge that leather goods are rising in prices. Simon Brothers, Princes' street* are pulling down prices at their annual stock-taking sale; you should visit them.—[Advt.]

A public meeting to consider ways and means of commemoratiiig the memory of the late JRight Hon. E. J. feeddoii will be held in the" Mosgiel Borough Council Chambers tomorrow evening. Headache and quickly- dispelled bj caking Tamer Juke. D&9] The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Chamber Hall on Friday, August 3, at 3 p.m. Nominations for the positions of officers (president, vice-president, auditor, and <»riimittee of seven) will be received until noon on Wednesday, 25th inst.

As an adjunct to their trork amongst the young men, the Y.M.C.A. have re-established the literary and debating society. A syllabus of interest and value has been drawn up. To mark the opening—to which a general invitation is extended to the public—Mr A. H. Burton has consented to give a lecture on Dickens to-morrow evening in the Y.M.CLA. Hall

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