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Evening Star, Issue 12882, 3 August 1906, Page 6

Shoals of letters continue to be received by the Tourist Department by each San Francisco mail making inquiries concerning the colony. Mr tfonne states that all the epistles convey bona fide requests for information about the lartd and climate, and the writers state that they contemplate leaving America because the winters there are bitterly cold. One correspondent declares that he could land in New Zealand with 80,000dol, Another asks advice as to whether he should sell up his ranch and migrate lo these shores, and others speak of transferring their capital to this colony. One of these persons says that in America it takes him all his time to grow enough feed in the summer to keep his stock alive through the winter. Even Cuba is interested in the Antipodes, for three inquiries cams from that country for particulars of New Zealand's resources. India, too, is represented in the budget. One gentleman with flinch money wants to be directed to a mildly sunny place, where he will be able to end his davs, with the additional solace of shooting and fishing. Another with "a few thousand pounds" turns his eves to Greater Britain.

♦tr B 7? n ?, n ] lr s wittcn from Christchurch to Mr F. R, Hercus stating that he -would be coming to Duncdin on the 17th or 18th of the present month, and that he would be PlPnaeU to give an illustrated lecture entitled The Log of a Sea Waif with the object of starting a fund to provide for distressed sailors. The fund, the Writer states should be entirely at the disposal of his eld Jriend the seamen's secretary, Mr A tt. Falconer. On receipt bf the letter Mr Hercus immediately put himself in communication with and called a private meetincr of a few friends who are interested in the work among sailors, and at this meeting it Was agreed to call a larger meeting for Monday next. It is proposed to appoint trustees to manage the fund, which will be operated upon when necessary bv Air Falconer. J J

_ The text-book for the anritial examine tions held tinder the auspices of the Otago branch of the Navy League is flow beiiig issued to the schools It is u little book of twenty-four pages, containing an analysis of the first half-hour of the battle of 'lsu-shima. A good deal of trouble has been taken to make the analysis so plain that " he who ruris may read," and a number of simple plans have been added. The effort frhich the Otago branch have made in this direction probably marks the first occasion oh which ah attempt has been made to explain something of the "scientific " side of naval warfare to children.

The sins of Wellington are being visited on Dimedin to some extent. In aho.tner colunih of this issue appears a cable from London stating that the Naval Court sit Valparaiso have attributed the fire on tl-c Pitcairn Island to tow shipped ,at Dunedin. No tow was jjot on board, tfee vt ssel

here as far as the agent 3 know. The tow which she had oil board when she was here—some 660 bales—was chipped at Wellington and carried down the coast to save storage. *

In our report of the Musselburgh School omniittec meeting the date of reassembling -was wroiiglv printed as the Bfch inst. instead of the l4'th. The.district Official Assignee paid a visitf to Feilding this week (says a local paper) in connection with one of the worst cases of imposition it has been the Ibt of Feilding folk to experience. We refer to the case of E. Taylor, who was adjudicated a bankrupt on creditors' petition, but of whose whereabouts a number of inquiring friends are quite innocent. From what we can learn, the commencement of the fraud was when Taylor approached Mr Ben<re with a yarn that he had been left a legacy, and with such a slight foundation to base credit upon he was given goods valued at £598 Ids, including a- billiard table. An agreement was entered into and signed by both parties, and Taylor Wok 'possession of the assets. Not content with that, Benjamin and Co.'is traveller was induced to give Tiiylor another £9O worth of goods, and things seemed to the outsider to be going so well that no one was surprised at the bankrupt giving a champagne supper at a cost of some ±125" to his friends, which was also unpaid for. Being of a generous turn of mind, Taylor also took two of his tho privilege applied for; provided that friends to a local tailor, and had them provided with suits of clothes to measure which he also forgot to pay for. Sundry incidents made Benjamin and Co. suspicious, and a warrant was iesued against Taylor for obtaining goods under false pretences, but the police could not locate his whereabouts in the colony, and so tho bankruptcy proceedings were instituted. We are informed that the cable for the Moruington extension line, on which the traffic is now "sttick up," is not coming by the Warrimoo, as previously stated, but by the Wimmera. The latter vessel is bringing it on from Melbourne, and is due here on Wednesday. It will thereforo be Thursday or Friday before the traflic on the line is resumed.

Every licensee who permits or connives at gambling or the playing of any unlawful game on his licensed premises is liable to a fine not exceeding £lO. So it is provided by section 44 of the Licensing Act of 1904. Presumably it i 3 this section under which the police are acting this week in notifying Dunedin publicans that the game of devil's-pool must be stopped. Devil's-pool, we may explain, for the information of the guileless, is played on a billiard table. Pins ranging in value from 1 to 10 are set on end, also two black pins known as devils. The. game is to knock down pins that with ajnarble drawn from a basket will count 31. The overturning of a devil makes the player go back to nil. On the other hand, to knock over the two devils and leave the other £ ins is "a natural," and means a win irrespective of numbers, rhe game has been plaved here for the. last forty or fifty years, mostly for Is stakes. Ordinary billiard plavers avoid it, on the ground that tiie table charges are coscly. Tims it has come to be generally considered a game for experts, and with these it is a saying that devil's-pool is quite out of tho category of games of chance inasmuch as the sharp must win hn„°tfT t°u no cWc other than that which Mr Buckley possessed. -An application for costs on a mot'on for remuneration of executors came before His Honor Mr Justice Cooper in Chambers this rooming, and His Honor refused to grant it. He smd that m the case of trifling'remuneration it would be different, thouch Mr Justice T'.dwnrds had gone the length of saying that he would not grant costs out of the estate in these cases under anv circumstances. His Honor further pointed out that a motion for remuneration wns purely m the interests of the executors, nnd not of the "si.it".

At yesterdav's meeting of tire CutlLiPlfihnkopa Railway League complimentary reference was made to the -oocl work done by the Dunedin Pi'ess in furtherance of the aims of the League, and special allusion given to the prominent part taken by this journal m consistent advocacy of the merits of the line. Pursuing the theme, Mr H F Moss directed attention to the special articles on 'Bush Exiles' now running through our columns?, characterising them as " intensely interesting and instructive." SinuTay testimony to the thorough manner in which our representative had discharged his duty under very difficult circumrtances was borne by tho president (Mr Chisbolm), Mr Waters (secretary), and others, and the unusual compliment wns paid of associating Mr A. de R. Barclay with the resolution of thanks passed to the local Press.

The record short fitting of tho OcCnn Beach Domain Board took place yesterday, the transaction of the business occupying only four minutes. Tho sending of' 240 bimdlfs of marram grass to Kartigi and sixty bundles to Maheno, to tho order of the Waitaki County Council, was approved. The bank book showed a credit balance of £144 13s lOd. The chairman intimated that the recent gales had done no damage at the Beach. Those present at the meeting were. Mr J, H. Hancock (chairman), Messrs Arkle, Anderson, Hodgts. A special meeting of the Drainage Board was held this morning. A resolution was passed requesting the local members to support Mr Millar, M.H.R., who has charge of the Board's Bill to amend the Drainage Boards Act. Our Roxburgh correspondent wires:—At the annual meeting of the Roxburgh branch of the Lawrence-Roxburgh Railway held on Wednesday night, a resolution was passed expressing dissatisfaction- at the slow i-ato of progress of tho work, and requesting tho Government to push it on more vigorously. It was also decided to urgently request the Government to place at least £50,000 on tho Estimates this year for furthering the extension. Judgment will be given at the Supreme Court at 11 a.m. to-morrow in the case of the Cromwell and Bannockburri Collieries Company v. the Conciliation Board and the Otago Coal Miners' Union.

The treasurer Free Kindergarten Association acknowledges the following subscriptions:—Mrs F. R. Chapman, R. Hudson and Co., Mondy, Sim, and Stephens, Bathgate and Woodhouse, W. Gregg and Co., ' Otago Daily Times,' KemptHorne, Prosser, and Co., Mr J. A. Ainge, D. Benjamin and Co., Mr T. W. Kempthorne, and " A Friend," £1 Is each; Mr J. J. Clark, Brinsley and Co-, and Crust and Crust, 10s 6d each; Mr W. F. Edmond, 10s; Mrs Jas. Connor, Mr Jas. Connor, Mrs Vanes, Mrs Newman, Mr A. Gray, Mr E. C. Woodward, Mrs Bryan King, Inspectors Goyen, Bossence, Fitzgerald, and Richardson, 5s each; Miss Moodv Bell, 2s 6d. Furniture and house furnishings.—You want something durable at moderate prices. Visit Sanders, 86 George street.—[Advt.] For old and running sores that won't heal use Witch's Herbal Ointment. . [lo9]

To-morrow's principal Rugby matches are: AJkambra v. University, Caledonian Ground; Dunedin v. Pirates, Carisbrook Ground'. Eick-off at three o'clock.

Simon Brothers, George street. Special ptock-taking inductions this week. Large and choice stock.—[Advt.] It is understood tliat the members of the Ward Administration will be sworn in on Monday. Dunedin Navals' and Highland Rifles' annual dance, Ausrust 3rd and 17th respectively. Mr Hendy is now booking hairdressing appointments for same. Telephone 902. -[Advt.] The Rev. Colin C. Harrison, who took a prominent part in tho Wafhi revival of last year, will arrive here tc-morrow evening to conduct a teii days' mission in connection with the Central Mission. He will preach iti tho Garrison Hall on Sunday morning and evening, arid will address the men's meeting in th.o afternoon, when his subiect will be ' A Mistake in the Peerage.' He will conduct services every night next week in the Stafford street Hall, and will give Bible-read-ings in tho same ball on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, and will address a women s meeting on Thursday. Mr Harrison has had a wldr k*neriehce as an evangelisf both in England and New Zealand.

Boils, pimples, rashes, all eruptions of the skin cured by taking Tamer Juice. [1097 Country; custodiers did townsfolk looking for bargains this month ill hoilse fnrnjshihgl fihd thorn Hi their heart's content at F. and F. Martins', Octagon, tifr.tb-da.tb furnishers —[Advt.]

A meeting of members of the. Caledonian Society of Otago will be held at the Eicclsior Hotei this wening, at eight o'clock

The concert to be giVen in All Saints' Schoolroom this evening should attract a large attendance. The programme to be presented ii fairly lengthy," and comprises mostly comic and sentimental songs and a couple of farces. Proceeds are in aid of the Albion and Dpoho Cricket Club funds. Siinoii Brothers' annual boot sale closes Lest week. Bargains in boots. Princes street (opposite Post Office).—[Advt.] For stiff joints, old muscular troubles nothing so good as Witch's Oil. . [lo9] In connection with the minerals .court at tbe Christcburch Exhibition *he Mines department offera prizes of a gold medal ahd 50 guineas, a silver riiedal and 25. guineas, and a bronze and 10 guineas for essays on the 'Present, condition and future prospects of the mineral resources of New 1 Zealand, and the best means bf fostering their development.' In judging the merits of the essays preference will bo given to those which are of a practical character. For the puiposes of the essays " mineral" means any metal or mineral, and includes petroleum and other mineral oils.

Mr Morris invites special attention to the new piettire photograph, "the artist proof portrait in carbon." These pictures are the very latest and beat achievements in modern photography. They are exquisite examples of tbe highest-class portraituro. See specimens the Studio, Princes street.—[Adyt.]

The following subscriptions in aid of the Public Art Gallery building fund hive been received by thb lion, treasurer:-—J; N. Lawsoh, £3 3s; Walter Hislop, £3 3a; Alfred.Hogg, £2 2s; G. H. Tucker, £2 2s; C. E. Kemshardt, £2 2s: M'Callum and Co., £1 Is; A. Steven, £1 Is. Don't be deceived by trying other medicine. Demand Tamer Juice. [lo9]