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Evening Star, Issue 15308, 7 October 1913, Page 4

The English mail which was despatched from Dimed in via Naples on the 28th August arrived in London on October fills due date.

-Mr fit. John David, the engineer appointed to report on the hydraulic and civil part of the Waipori electrical works, arrived hero this morning from Tasmania. He will leave for Waipori to-morrow. Our Defence system was mentioned by the Anglican Bishop of Waiapu (Dr Avorill) in addressing his Synod on Friday. He said: “ Whatever may he our attitude towards the perplexing question of war, we can hardly fail to realise that the training and the disciplining of the youth of Few Zealand is to be commended and supported altogether apart from the primary purpose of the movement. To inculcate in our citizens a sense of individual responsibility for the well-being of the whole community, and to teach tnem that discipline, obedience to authority, respect, and willingness to give as well as to get (oven if the giving demands some self-sacrifice of them), are alono consistent with true manliness and patriotism, and must tend towards strengthening tho moral fibre of the nation and creating a nobler ideal of life and dutv.”

“A Chinaman can go into a bank and borrow* money on his word, where you or I could not on our bond,” remarked a prominent citizen of Honolulu to a ‘ Post ’ reporter on Saturday. Ho was illustrating the reputation that Chinese have throughout Hawaii for _ their scrupulous honesty and business integrity. They largely formed the merchant class, and were very respected citizens. As an instance of their high sense of honor, the ‘Post’s’ informant cited the case of a well-known Chinese resident, who was now one of tho directors of an insurance company—a European organisation. Twenty years ago he failed for 200,000d01. Instead of seeking the protection of the Bankruptcy Court, or assigning his estate, he threw all his energies into paying his creditors in full. Last year ho paid off the last thousand dollars. “I _ saw him at tho time,” remarked the visitor, “ and I have never seen a man so happy. ‘I leave my boys,’ he told me, ‘a heritage of honor.’” If the man had not succeeded in discharging all his liabilities his sons would have taken up the burden at their father’s death. Had they in turn been unable to liquidate, the Chinese Guild would have settled it. Such was the commercial morality of the Chinese. Ho added that tho morals of the Chinese in Hawaii were also on a par with those of the w r hite population, and their children were brought up on the strictest lines. . Of the two Oriental races, the Chinese were far more popular than the Japanese. The Mayor of Foxtbn interviewed the Minister at Wellington yesterday (says a P.A. telegram) with reference to inserting a clause m the amending Municipal Corporations Act empowering municipalities to provide and control picture entertainments. The Minister and the Statutes Kevision Committee have consented to a clause being inserted. A writ of injunction to restrain the Foxtou Council from showing moving pictures was asked for recently. The Chief Justice ruled that no provision was made in tho Act empowering the corporation to include moving pictures under their jurisdiction. If the House aclopted the clause picture entertainments will ,be municipally controlled in manv Centres. J

In response to an invitation bv tile Hayor (Mr W. D. Stewart), a meeting of citizens was held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon to consider the question of making presentations to Professors Shand and Salmond on them retirement from tho Otago University at the end of tho year. A sub-committee was set up to make the necessary arrangements to enable those to contribute who desire to do so. The Town Clerk was authorised to receive subscriptions on behalf of the sub-committee, and some substantial sums were received in the room.

At a meeting of the Bay Town Board last night a letter was read from the Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs stating that a commission would be appointed to inquire and report ■upon tho proposed inclusion of the Tai-hui-Sunshine area in the borough of St. Kilda, _ but, consequent upon the recent discussion on the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Act Amendment Bill, the com-

_ .Mr Paulin telephoned at 2 p.m. i r 2 n i’, winds, changing to S.E. a.nd S.W., and electrical rain showers in about 24 hours.”

Cr Clark has generously presented two rpi swings for the Museum Reserve. jhe Reserves Committee also recommend that six seats be erected in this reserve. At a meeting of the committee of the Ravensboume Boating Club Mr T. Harridge was appointed to handicap the motor boats. The club have arranged for a lecture on tho compass and signalling to be given by ono of our leading masters and mariners. Tho .’nstaJlation of the electric light is nearing completion. 'i ho Shipwreck Relief Society's officers have, been pretty busy of late in affording •relief to those of the crew of the wrecked Tyrone, who were in need of assistance. Many of tho men Jost clothes and other, effects in their hurried farewell to tho ship, find of these, several who had lately joined, or who had left allotment notes in favor of dependants at Home, haxi very' little money to draw, on receiving their discharges. Five o£ these men were very unfortunate, having been in the Devon (lately wrecked at Wellington), time suffering a double loss. The chairman of the Shipwreck Relief Society (Mr C. W. Chamberlain), Captain Beaumont (Government Shipping Master, who is a member of the Shipwreck Relief Executive), and the society’s secretary (Mr E. S. Wilson) have been pretty constantly in attendance at the latter’s office, and their knowledge of shipping matters and sailors generally has enabled them to deal satisfactorily with a large number of applications. Mr Tarmock (suprintendent of reserves) will make a progress report to tho Gardens Fete Committee on the work done in tho various reserves with tho money available from the garden fete. All the money,' it is understood, has not yet been spent. The Magistrate dismissed the charge of theft heard against Reuben Jones in the Police Court yesterday afternoon. Iho evidence showed that none of the jewellery which was alleged to have been stolen from a fire at South Dunedin was traced to accused. (Mr Hanlon, who- defended, contended that if the jewellery was abstracted from- the box it was abstracted by someone before the fire, or by someone who raked the debris before accused got there. Accused hod certainly taken the box and Mro photo frame with it, but ho had taken them under tho impression that they were worthless. There was nothing of valuo in the bos, and accused had taken it in perfectly good faith. After accused had given evidence, the (Magistrate said he was considerably impressed with tho manner in which the accused had given his evidence. It was simply a case in which a man had picked up a few trifling articles after a fire—small articles of no valuo which had probably been abandoned. That, to Iris nfind, was the accused’s position. The, case did not call for a conviction, and accured would he discharged. The difference of opinion between the president of tho Acclimatisation Council (Mr MTntosh) and the chairman of tiro Game Committee (Mr M’Carthy) was rectified at last nights meeting of the council. The president again stated his position, and tho chairman of the Game Committee ■replied. Tho denouement wa-s mostly' brought about by members personally and tire general drift of things. (Mr Brinsley' got a motion carried to the effect that the - president collaborate with the chairmen of the Game and Angling Committees to draw up a code of rules to govern the debates and general business of the council, the same to he submitted to a subsequent meeting.

A deputation of taxicab owners wailed on the General Committee of the City Council yesterday and asked that driver’s of taxicabs should he subjected to a more severe driving test. The matter will come before tho council in due course.

The Sawyert Bay School Committee held their monthly meeting in the schoolroom ; present—Messrs W. Wallis (chair), Kydd, Boyd, Horne, Pony, W. Middlcditch, and S. H. Anderson (secretary). The head teacher’s report showed the average attendance to be 147 for tho quarter just ended, with an average roll number of 160. Tho contributions to tire penny savings hank for the past month werc’£l 9s 8d and the withdrawals 14s. The committee arranged to hold a concert early in November in aid of the school funds, and trust that all interested in the school will render assistance.

Mr Peter M'Quecn, an old identity, who died here on Sunday, aged 82 years, left his estate, which, is expected to amount to over £7OO, to the Otago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. The deceased, who followed the, occupation of a baker at Milton, also lived at Waikouaiti. The Balclutha ‘Free Press’ states that some of the new .settlers at Otauomomo find themselves in a difficult position owing to the state of tjie roads that should give access to their sections. The following petition, for presentation to the Otago Land Board, is now being signed by all those interested : —-“We, the undersigned settlers on Otanomomo Settlement, beg to draw your attention to the state of the roads and ditches on the settlement. It is now upwards of six months since we took up the allotments, and though we have paid the rental and rates due, practically nothing Iras been done to enable usi to got on the land or work it, so that some of us are unable to get the necessary material for building purposes on to the ground. Tito cross ditches are all full owing to the main ones being silted up, and in consequence the ground is still water-logged. It is almost impossible to get any return for our outlay this year, yet in three more months another half-year’s rent will be due, and must he found somehow. Perhaps it will not be 100 much to ask members of the Land Board to visit the settlement, and so see the position we are in.” The Queen's Drive Boating Club hove keen closely associated with rowing in Otago Harbor, and for that matter throughout the Dominion), for members of the club wear provincial and New Zealand championship “blazers.” To-night the. Queen’s Drive hold their 21st annual meeting, and bir James Mills, who has been president of-the club since its inception, will preside at the meeting. Twenty-ono years president of a rowing club is regarded as something of a record, and in this case the presidency has been more than a formal holding of, office, for Sir James lias maintained a keen interest in rowing, never omitting, oven when in England, 0 to forward telegrams of Christmas congratulations to the club as well as to present trophies for club events. There are said to l>e only two other officers who have been associated with the club since- it started, and these are Mr W. ,1. Wilson {life honorary captain) and Mr N. Dodds (senior vice-president).

The Dunedin Presbytery today agreed to an overture to the General Assembly to the effect that, the attention of the Presbytery having been drawn to the conditions said to prevail throughout the greater part of the New Hebrides group under the Condominium Government, the assembly take the whole subject into consideration, with a view that the co-opera-tion of other churches in New Zealand, who have representatives in those islands, be enlisted, so that the strongest representations be made to the Imperial Government as to the need for a more righteous method of government being set up. Watsons No 10 is very old and mellow, and quite wholesome—TAdvt.] £2,000 will be disposed of by United StarrBowkett Society to-morrow evening at the annual meeting, in Express Company’s Board Room. Members joining new group take part. New preparations.—Parmint for coughs bisurated magnesia, jettaline. morcolised wax’, lavona. At Wilkinson and Son’s, chemists.— [Aclvt.] Por some time the Roslyn Methodists have been busy preparing for a bazaar, which will be to-morrow evening at 7.30 by Mr J. B. Shacklock. The local school drum and fife band and Mr M'Brido’s orchestra will play selections. On Thursday evening the Kaikorai Band, under Bandmaster Laidlaw, will render the Invercargill test pieces. It is hoped that there will bo a large attendance of sympathisers and friends. ' , Speight’s ale and stout are acknowledged by the Dominion public to bo the best on the market.—[Advt.j A bazaar and sale of work will opened in Dundas Street Church Hall to-morrow after-

If you wish the services of Mr Morris personally, he now makes portraits at his r home or garden studio, 554 George street; tele* phone 859.—[Advt.] The Tafowai will run excursions to Harrington Point on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. ...She will leave Port Chalmers at 2 o clock, after the arrival of tho 1.17 p.m. train from Dunedin. Those who have not yet seen the stranded Tyrone will thus have a good opportunity of doing so.

•Mr J. Steadman (Acme Photo Co.), George street, would like you to look at some superb enlargements on the new Acme and other paper. Telephone 965.—{Advt.] Tue annual bazaar in aid of the funds of the St. Clair Congregational Church which this year is to take the form of an olde village fajme, will be opened in the St. Clair Pavilion to-morrow night, and will be continued on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings. The- committees have all their arrangements well in hand, and the public can rely on a first-class entertainment each evening. On Tuesday evening the Mornington Methodist Church choir will render some items, on Wednesday' there will be a gymnastic display, and on Thursday the. King Street Church choir and the St. Kilda Municipal Band will contribute items. Something unique in the way of children’s entertainment is also promised for tho first two nights, and the poi dance will be given in native costume. There will be a large village pump for the children, as well as the usual Christmas tree.

Watsons Iso. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, "but is worth the money.— [Advt.] An advertisement calling for offers for salvage of material, etc., from the steamer Tyrone appears in this issue. No lady should be without Martin’s Apiol and Steel Pills. Sold by all chemists and stores throughout Australasia.—[Advt.]