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Evening Star, Issue 14638, 7 August 1911, Page 4

The English mail per Marama from Sydney to Auckland will reach Dunedin by the first express this afternoon. The Australian mail via the Bluff will come on to Dunedin by the second express from the South this evening. The Works Committer of ihe Bunt-din Drainage Board made one of their periodical visit* of inspection to drainage works in Dunedin couth this morning. The member*, present wore Messrs Small (chairman of committee), Arkle, Douglas, Christie, M'Farlane. and Mar low. Mr Slinger (engineer) and Mr Esther (secretary) were also of the- party. They left the Post Oflice at 10 a.m., and proceeded to the pumping station, and in-spected the works there. After looking into some works that wil l be required there, they paid a visit to the drainage work going forward in .Bay View load. Satisfaction ever the progress made in the work was expressed by members. Reference was also made to the reinstatement of roads disturbed by the works in connection with the side reticulation fioin Day View road and King Edward street. The recent street-widening in Macandrcw road w;is also looked at, and it was pointed out that the storm water drains will require to be strengthened. The visit was a short one, but members used every moment of the outing to oblain information about the works. The sitting of the Supreme Court in bankruptcy, fixed for to-day, was by the Registrar (Mr Stubb) adjourned till Eriday of this week. Sir Joshua Williams is expected to return from Wellington on Thursday. The business so far set down consists of four applications for discharge and one creditor's application for adjudication. In the course of an application on behalf of Mr James Baker to the Full Court in Sydney last week to be permitted to resume "the practice of his profession as a solicitor some interesting particulars were given a.s to his wanderings, extending over a perior of 10 or 12 years. After carrying on his business in New South Wales from 1896 to 1899 he went to South Africa and served throughout the Boer War. For some time subsequently he was a member of the South African Constabulary, and upon relinquishing that position ho visited CaiKid:!, the Crated Slates, Chile., Cuba, and other places. He worked as engineer's assistant at the Panama Canal, took a six months' journey across South Asnerica with a friend, and after visiting London returned to Sydney with extensive experience of other lands and other laws and customs, and more than a smattering of the Spanish and Portuguese languages. The Court granted his application to return to the prosaic walks of his profession. The Southland Educational Institute have placed before the Education Board for consideration the following proposal, which was approved at the last annual conference of teachers :—"That, in the opinion of this institute, the time has arrived when a trial should be made in one or more districts of the system of conveying pupils to one large, well-equipped school, instead of having a multitude of smali and weak schools in the srnie district, with a view to comparing that system with the present system, both as to cost and efficiency." The communication was referred to tho Executive Committee of the board for consideration at a conference with the beard's inspectors. The Gas Committee of the City Council, at a special mee-ing to-<lay, decided to recommend the purchase of the Wilkie rond isite so as to have it fur future, extensions of the gr.iiv.orks, or if need be. for tho erection of a new holder or the erection of the present holder on that site. The ground, it io said, is wanted for future extensions, hut tho committee will not decide anything with regard to the holder until the Ci-uncil have sanctioned the purchase of the site. The Wellington correspondent of the ' Standard of Empire' had no ditlicuity in discovering that the people of the Dominion were pleased with the Coronation honors accepted by Sir J. <}. Ward. Cabling to that paper immediately after the publication of the honors list, the correspondent said: "Particular pleasure is felt at tho bestowal of a baronetcy upon Sir Joseph Ward, whose splendid work on behalf of Empire and the Dominion has thus received its due reward. Dr Find lay and Mr Carroll, who have become. K.C.M.G.s. are both exceedingly po}>ular and capable Ministers."

Mr Panlin telephoned at 2 p.m.: "S.W. to S.E. winds, and fine."

The average daily attendance at the Carnegie Public Library for the weekended Saturday last was 622 peisons. The Port Chalmers Fire Brigade- held their annual ball in tho Garrison Hall on Friday evening, and it was a very pleasing and. "successful function. Representatives of the City and suburban brigades were present, and tho brilliant uniforms supplied the rich coloring that enhances the gaiety of social gatherings. The music was supplied by Messrs Poole and Sullivan, and Miss Fuirley's catering was not tiro least pleasant feature of the evening. The M.C. duties were capably discharged by Firemen M'Cormack, Percy, and Wiseman. Arbor Day arrangements in tho Roslyn district are well under way. The Mayor (Mr Hamol) has arranged to entertain at afternoon tea the Kaikorai School children, who will do the actual planting of 250 trees of various kinds. • A strong effort is being made to induce ex-Cr M'Pherson to stand for the vacancy in South Ward caused by the resignation of Mr Keast.

Some real poverty has been seen in ChrLstchurch this winter, and the cold and wet weatheT has taken its toll in lives (says Christchurch 'News'). Among old people the mortality has been very heavy. The claims made on the coal and blanket fund have been very numerous, and a financial statement prepared shows that up to 18th July the expenditure was fully £IOO in excess of that of the corresponding period of tho previous year. There have been nearly 500 applicants. The fund was drawn "on for £lB2 5s Id for coal and £147 5s for blankets. There were 483 orders for coal alone. The sphere of operations has this year been extended to include Sockburn, New Brighton, Sumner, and Prcbbleton. The craze for paper-bag cookery previously mentioned as likely to advance upon us from the North has now reached Dunedin. For the last week or two the Dunedin Technical School authorities have been experimenting, and the director and a member of the board who dined at the school are so well satisfied with the results of the method that it has been decided to give a public demonstration on Wednesday afternoon.\

At the Octagon on Saturday evening the open-air I\o-liceiise meetings were continued. Evangelist E. Uebbie and the Rev. W. Slade were the speakers. .Mr Slade said in part: "We are consistently placing our evidence before the people. Hardly a single paper appears that does not have in it some fact or article that shows the necessity for total abstinence or the advantages flowing from No-license. ,So far as he (.Mr Slade) could see. these facts and arguments were never effectivelyreplied to. The arguments used by the other side were either special pleading or a repetition of statements hoary with antiquity, and which had already been completely answered time and again. Mr Oebbie quoted President (-Jumpers, of the United Labor Societies of America, as saying : "• I want you men to select some place for your meetings where there is no saloon. At any rate, avoid the saloon as your place of meeting." The Legislative Council will adjourn for a week after Wednesday's election of a Chairman of Committees. The Otago Winter Show closed on Saturday night. The total takings a.t the doom came to £1,382. or £72 more than last year. Tnc- financial result exceeds expectation. Mr Fulton's Gi'fjanWng work as cannot he over-rated. Nobody eve)' found him flurried, even in the height ot the rush. Genera! thanks are also due to- Mr Brent, the assistant se-cie-tary. Our Waimaio correspondent wires: Thiee boys -found Rome silver watches in the Waimate Crook bed yesterday, and informed the iml ice, vho went and searched and found 20 more, also 13 chains, al! maliciously damaged. They wore identified this morning as those missed from the hardware department of the C.F.C.A. I either on the night of the fire or the day j following. 'J he police aro making in qui lies. I The Otago Slaughtermen's Union have, j decided to nominal-! Mv 11. Breeji for sel' lection by tl-c Labor Representation Counj cil to contest one of the JJune-diu City sealis I at the forth election. j The Salvation Army ac-nico at Waimaie last night was disturbed by a- orunkeu man. who v.-.i- using font language, and who tried to fight his way into the service. Two officers received .severe blows on the Isce. The police (advises " Our Own") are m::.k:::;r infinities.

A special meeting of the Laborers' Union will be held at tho Trades Hall on Wednesday evening to leviso rules and nominate candidates for selection by the Labor Representation Council. Members arc requested to leave pence books to be audited. Wallace's Dreadnought Sale of high-class men's wear successfully launched. A great victory scored on Saturday. ■ Hosts of bargains for this week. Genuine, good goods, not warehouse sweepings Come and see for yourself. Everything reduced in price. Country visitors and patrons specially welcomed at the Golden Hat Shcp, Princes street.' See Wanted Kuowns.—[Advt.J No softer or more beautiful effects in photo portraiture can be seen anywhere than in tha, showcases in vestibule of Morris, photo, grapliri', Princes street. Telephone 859. — [Advt.] The child, the parent, the grandparent, all are assured of a good fikeucss with the most exquisite finish at moderate charge at Acme Photo, George street. 'Phone 965. —[Advt.J A. D. Edgar, dentist, Cargill's Corner. South Dunedin. Full upper or lower set of artificial teeth, £3 3s; extraction under gas, 3s 6d; painless extraction, 2s Gd, each additional tooth Is.—[Advt.] Speight's ale and stout aro acknowledged by tho Dominion public to be the best on the market.—[Advt.]