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Evening Star, Issue 14631, 29 July 1911, Page 6

We would direct out readers’ attention to the first of a series of special articles (appearing on page 4 of this issue) from the pen of that brilliant journalist, Dr W. 11. Fitchett, who in future communications will deni with the ceremonial and historic sides of the recent Coronation. The chairman of the Wellington Industrial Exiiibition states that the financial results have been satisfactory. There is £BOO on fried dejwsit, and a like sum on current account. The Exhibition, which closes to-night, has paid its way throughout. Mr Paulin telephoned at 2 p.m. : Squally S.E. to S.W. and K.W. winds and stormy weather over the South Island ; heavy rains and snow. The Chinese market gardeners who nursed their vegetables through the droughty period are being rewarded for their toil. Vegetables are scarce, and prices are high owing to largo consignments being sent to Wellington. A glance at the ruling prices shows that one would require to bo very rich to be a vegetarian and live. The "best cabbages are being sold in the wholesale market at 6s 8d per dozen, and extra choice cauliflowers fetch as much as Is 2d each. Lettuce sell at Id each, and celery at »jd per stick. Even onions, traditionally alow off the mark, are advancing in price. As things are poor vegetarians will have to go “on the grass.” And yet brave souls advise one to live the simple life! It is not likely that any appreciable reduction of the present high price of fresh butter will be made before the tlv of August.

Tho City Fire Brigade received their first call from the new fire station at 9 last night; and it was a false alarm. A lot of smoke issuing from a Custom-house Building chimney impelled somebody to touch off the alarm. But all was safe. In the Magistrate’s Court to-day Mr Haselden, S.M., heard a case.in which the inspector of awards (Mr J. Hollows) sued the Uueeda Trawling Company for £lO as penalty for a breach of the Dunedin trawlers’ award, in employing four men—-W. Robertson, J. Broadbent, JPatterson, and E. Maxwell—for more than 70 hours in the week ended 12th May, 1911, and failed to pay them the prescribed overtime rates. The men were employed on the s.s. Wartangi, and were paid for 70 hours that week, it being maintained by the Labor Department that they were'entitled to be paid for 72 hours. During that week there was foggy weather, which curtailed trawling. Mr J- CStephens, for the defence, said that in the exigencies of such a business a wide interpretation should bo given to the clause allowing time to be deducted in special circumstances, such as breakdown of machinery, during which the men wore idle. It might happen that weather would prevent any trawling being done on four davs in tho week, yet the men were paid for the’whole week. Tho evidence showed that during that week a net was loot, and tho vessel got ashore for a tame at Pulling Point, The case stands partly heard. Last year the Otago Acclimatisation Society voted £5 to de>ar th© woods Tomahawk Lagoon. It was not expended, as no ono could bo found to undertake the work. It was decided last night to endeavor to remove the weeds by chemical means. The proposal is to tow a bag containing sulphate of copper, commonly known as Milestone, through the weeds. The blneston© goes into solution in tho water, and this poisons tho vegetable growth without, it is claimed, deleterious! y affecting fish life. At last nights meeting a strong pica was put in by Mr M‘Garthy for more attention, being paid by the society to the needs of local anglers, and in reply Mr Deans stated that last month be placed 272 fish, ranging from 51b to 51b weight, and in splendid condition, in the Tomahawk Lagoon. Tho first 10 of tho orchwds prepared and planted by the Department of Agriculture at Waerenga are now being offered for selection. This marks an important phase in the development of tho scheme for providing ready-made orchaida for settled's desirous of taking up fruit-culture. Tho orchards will bo obtainable on the optional system of tenure. Tho 10 orchards vary from 21 acres to 48 acres m extent. The time for receiving applications for these orchards closed at Auckland yesterday, and, as was expected, the orchards were eagerly sought after, over 70 applications l>eing received. A few more may come by post. A light shipment of fruit arrived by the Moana from Sydney to-day, comprising mandarin and Seville oranges, pines, and passion fruit. Prices were somewhat better than these obtained last week. The best quality mandarins realised 12s per case—a good price. Sevilles and Sydney oranges fetched 7s a case, and pinos 10s. The demand for fruit is exported to be good during Show Week. Next Thursday a shipment of Rarolongau bananas and oranges ex Tatune is due at Dunedin. In the Invercargill Court yesterday six men pleaded guilty to having trespassed on the railway line. Tho police explained that tho accused had been members of keg parties in the vicinity of Rugby Park, and on coming away they had walked along the railway line. A number of men had been in the habit of using tho railway line as a nice clean pathway to get- to a hiding place whore they finished up the contents of their kegs. The accused wore each convicted and fined £2, with costs 14 days being given in which to pay, in default seven clays’ imprisonment.

Andrew Millar was charged in the Invercargill Court yesterday with having on duly 12 set a spring gun in his homo in, such a way as to cause grievous bodily harm. Miliar lived alone in a hut, and finding that money was disappearing in his absence, lie set a pea-rifle in the house with a string tied to tho trigger and to the handle of the door in ouch a way that it could not possibly do any harm to anyone entering the house by the door. On tho date mentioned in the information a hoy who had since Loon convicted of stealing money from Millar’s pace entered by the window and was shat in the thigh. Millar openly confessed at the time what he had done. The hoy in his evidence yesterday admitted hiving got into Millar s house by the window in search of money, and had done tho same thing before. Millar m;is committed for trial, A further batch of residents in .Northeast Valley Ward have been served bv the city inspector with notices to cut their trees and hedges back to tho proper boundary line.

The potato market is exceptionally quiet, with low prices offering. Northern merchants, as a matter of lack offer 65s f.0.b., which means that fanners would receive something like 60s per ton on trucks. Some of the earliest potatoes ever grown in the open hereabouts were sold in Dunedin yesterday for £1 CO 6s 8d per ton. They were grown by .Mr Chalk's., of the Peninsula, and the prices ranged from 9|d to 10|d per lb.

Mr VV. Jacobsen, engineer at the pumping station at Musselburgh, supplies the following rain statistics for the past week;-—July 25, .oOOin; 24th, .lOOiu; 25th, ,145iu; 26th, ,135 in; 27th, ,020 in; 28th. ,030 in -; total, .750 in. The total rainfall for the month to date is 1.170 in, and for the year to '-lie 11.680 in.

Notification cf Sin day services as enumerated beiow appears in our advertising columns;— Presbyterian; First Church, Enoi Church, St. Andrew’s, South Dunedin, North - east Valley, Chalmers, Musselburgh, Eoslyn, St. Clair. Anglican: All Saints’, St. Matthew's. Methodist; Trinity, Garrison Hall, Momington, Cargill Road, Eoslyn, St. Kilda, Belleknowes, Woodhaugh. North-east Valley. Congregational: Moray Place, King Street, Baptist: Hanover Street, Eoslyn, South Dunedin, Primitive McrsotUsfc: Duncias street, Kew, Abbotsford, Ravinsboume, Anderson Bay, North-east Valley. Church of Christ: Tabernacle, South Dnuedin, Pilleul Street Hall. Albany Street School. Spiritual Scientists. Metaphysical Society. Gospel Hall, Moray place. Gospel Hall, Green Island. For a satisfactory line of furniture ei reasonable price visit Sanders’s Furnishing House. IVS George street.—fAdvt.l Reference will be made by the Rev. P. W. Fairckmgh to-morrow evening, iu Trinity Methodist Church, to the career of the late Mr T. B. Taylor. Wallace’s Dreadnought sale of high-class men’s w ir has been launched successfully. We have been very busy all day to-day. For lalkeotalkeo see Wanted Known columns, and don’t forget to come along and see us, or you’ll regret it.—[Advt.] Socialist party meeting at Trades Hall tomorrow evening. A glass of Speight'r beer at lunch and supner is better than ail the tea in China.— [Advt.] The first annual meeting of the Presbyterian Laymen’s Missionary Movement is announced in our advertising columns. Tins movement endeavors to arouse interest in both the home and foreign missions of the Church, and to encourage the acquiring of the best and latest information relating to tho progress of Christianity among foreign races. The position is recognised to be one of great moment at the present time. No softer or more beautiful effects in photo portraiture can be seen anywhere than in the showcases in vestibule of Morris, photographer, Princes ’street. Telephone 859. [Advt.] The Woodhangh Methodist Church will celebrate Iheir anniversary to-morrow, when the preachers will be the Revs. J. B. Suckling, Fairclough, and Tinsley. The anniversary social ‘-and public meeting will be held on Monday evening. Fast lenses, high-class equipment, and tireless tact are the true reasons for our remarkable success in baby portraiture. Acme Photo, George street. ’Phone 965.—[Advt.I

At Hanover Street Baptist Church tomorrow Rev. William Hay wiil preach, and in the evening will take the suggestive final messages of the iatd Mr T. E. Taylor: ‘ A Divine Chance’ and ‘True to God and OurOpportunitics.’

No lady should be without Martin’s Apiol and Steel Pills. Sold by all chemists and stores throughout Australasia.—fAdvt.l In connection with the death of Mr Taylor the temperance workers of Dunedin South electorate have arranged a united No-license memorial service, to be held in Cargill Road Methodist Church to-morrow evening at 8.15.;

A. D. Edgar, dentist, Cargill's Comer, South: Dunedin. Pull upper or lower set of artificial teeth, £3 3s; extraction under gas, 3s fid; painless extraction, 2s fid, each additional tooth Is.—[Advt.] The Druids’ torchlight procession is altered from Friday, August 4, to Thursday, August 3.

Owing to a so/ero cold the Bey. D. Dutton will be unable to give his promised lecture on ‘ The Sim ’on Monday evening. The secretary of the Astronomical Society, notifies by advertisement the postponement of the lecture.

Inferior paint makes inferior-looking houses. If painting yours be sure first-class materials are used. Employ W. Fraser, Boslyn, and have no doubt. Genuine white lead used; competent hands employed; reasonable prices. Write Box 57, Dunedin, for free advice and estimate.—[Advt.] Mr R. H. W. Bligh’s lectures at 3 and 8 p.m. in the Garrison Hall to-morrow axe directly in keeping with _ the manifesto recently issued by the National Council of Public Morals, London, to Britain and Greater, Britain on the great need of education on eex.