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Evening Star, Issue 15606, 24 September 1914, Page 4

Cr Myers (chairman of tho Tramways Committee) received the following letter fi om Colonel Bauchop ; " Just beiore »■« lea re I should like to thank you for the outstanding consideration which you have given to our troops since, they have been in tho park. Quito apart "from tho-conces-sion in tarilf we have had, I should like to express my gratefulness for the unfailing courtesy of your tramway staff. The action' of your committee was of real benefit to everybody in camp, and I am sure that their kindness, will bo remembered in many homes all over Otago." .Mr H. Y. Widdouson, S.M., presided in the Police Court this morning. Thomas Hussey was fined 10s for drunkenness, in default 48 hours. William RaUton was charged with stealing a pair of plumbers' shears, valued at 13s$6d, tho property of Robert Price. Ho pleaded guilty. Chiefdetective Herbert said that accused stole the shears from the complainant's shop, and pawned them for '3s, giving the name of William Johnston. He then sold the pawn ticket for 3s 6d. He had not been previously convicted, but was suffering from tho effects of drink. While he was drinking he wasted his time, and his unfortunate wife had to go out to work to support the family. There was a prohibi tion order in existence against him. Mr J. H. Hancock said that accused belonged to a highly respectable family. Drink was his trouble. His Worship warned accused if he persisted in drinking ho would be sent to Rotoßoa. He wonid be convicted rnd ordered to come up for sentence any time within fix mouths on condition that he gave up drinking and refunded tho 5s 6d. John Otto Rankin, charged with disobeying a maintenance order, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. The takings on tho City Corporation tramways for the seven weeks during which tho forces were in camp at Tahuna Park averaged £llO a week more than for tho corresponding period of last year. Tho alterations to the City, tramcars to comply with the new tramway regulations have now been completed.

A m-ember of the Xew Zealand forces in Samoa, in a letter dated September 5, states that there v/as a mild scare there, the previous evening. " It. was reported about 10.30 p.m.," ho says, "that three ships were approaching the coast. They stopped some distance off, and began to signal in an unknown code. Three lamps on different parts of the island answered them a few words, and then disappeared before troops could arrive at the spots. All troops were called to stations, and Colonel Logan and his stuff never slept all night. They stood in our lines practically all night, anxiously reading every message from the pilot station. At 1 a.m. we had to drop all our tents and remove our baggage out of sight of the harbor. Tlio picket boats scanned the harbor all night. The ships, whatever they wore, steamed away a good two hours before daybreak. Colonel Logan himself saw both the lights at sea and the lights flashing ashore. The troops have been scouring the country all day in a quiet manner, but have found no trace of anything suspicious, except the place where one lamp was situated. Five of us are going out to-night to Oliscrvatory I'oiut, where one of tho lamps was found. Our instructions are to challenge if anyone approaches, arid it' our .challenge ie- not obeyed at once to shoot."

The question of how to regulate labor on the waterfront i.s not confined to New Zealand, as is shown by the fact that, among several inquiries which have reached tho Wellington Waterside Employment Association, on© is from the United States Commission on Industrial Relations, Washington. The writer, Mr W. M. Leiscrson, who is in charge of nnemployment investigation, says: "The problem of casual labor among the waterfront workers is a very serious one with us, and wo are. studying it in order to -work out some really effective remedy. We should appreciate it, therefore, if you would send ns all the information possible, about the details of your scheme. Any published material you may have on tho problem of casual labor will bo greatly appreciated." The Dunedin Ttangemakers' Industrial Union of Workers have been advised that their registration under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act will he cancelled within six weeks from September 11 unless in the meantime cause is shown to the contrary. This is tho ordinary course adopted when certain returns .provided by tho Act have not been forwarded to tho department.

In the Magistrate's Court this morning judgment hy default was given for plaintiffs in the following cases :— Y. and F. Martin v. David Wright, for furniture, £3 12s 6d and 10s costs; Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand, Ltd. v. Peter M'Rorie (of Clinton), for cost of railing horses, £2 Is 4d and 10s costs. In the case of Edward John JJryant v. Joseph Dunlop Hall, a judgment summons, defendant was ordered to pay forthwith tho sum dii* (£1 8s;, with 5s costs, in default two days' imprisonment. Mr Widdowson, S.M., presided. The Superintendent of tho State Advances Office has advised tho clerk of the Western Taieri Drainage Board that the loan of £12.000 to complete the drainage works has been finally approved. To meet'the -wishes of the State Advances Office the board' have agreed to accept the loan in instalments epread over' tho next six months.

A plate-glass window in the shop of Mr J. M'Nab, jeweller, Timaru, had a hole broken through it on Tuesday night, and about £SO worth of ladies' watches, brooches, etc.. was abstracted. There is no clue to the thief. The police have received word from Alexandra that a four-roomed dwelling and contents at Galloway, the property of Edward Gadd and John Moncrieff, ■were destroyed by lire yesterday. The building was insured for £IOO and the contents for £l5O in tho New Zealand office. Two local Bills—the Dunedin Council Empowering Bill the, Tuakitoto and Kaitangata Lakes Act Amendment Bill—were passed through committee unamended in the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, and put through their final stages. The, Government Meteorologist OTv Bates) has been advised, states the Wellington ' Tost,' that the whole of the instruments in the New Plymouth Observatory (six standard thermometer:? and a rain gauge) have been stolen. Two wero removed last week, and the others were abstracted a night or two ago. The Observatory is a small building on the beach, near tho Fire Brigade station, and '.a locked up at night. Mr J. S. Douglas, chairman of the Drainage Board, yesterday submitted the following further minute 'on the Kaikorai drainage to tho Works Committee:—. "Would suggest that, with a view to expediting the above works, you consider the advisability of instructing t'he engineer to havo tho plans, with specifications, for No. 2 section prepared, and tenders invited, returnable at tho next meeting of the board, and that No. 1 section, through the tunnel, be done by day labor; and, further, with a view to keeping as much work here as possible,, that a quote for cast-iron pipes be obtained, as manufactured in Dunedin." The committee resolved to recommend the board to act in accordance with the chairman's suggestions. Tho tender of Mr D. Bradley for No. 4 section of these works was accepted. A fine view of Weston's comet was obtained last evening (save Tuesday's Wellington 'Tiroes'), between 8 and 9 o'clock from the Kelburn Obsearvatorv. The comet is easily discernible to tie naked eye, and is vertically tinder the etar Achernar in a south-easterly direction. The position of the visitor at 8 o'clock last evening was 2h 53min right' ascension, and 55deg Sniin south declination. So far as we can -ascertain, the comet has j not been seen by any "of our local astrono-1 mem, but no doubt there will be a. exarch. I Jor tjhe;. Jij&hJ?, 1

The English hockey girls left Dunedin for Oamaru to-day, and go on to Wellington for Saturday. In an, interesting summary of events in London in tho clays following the declaration of war, the correspondent of the Sydney 'Sun' writes: "From first to last the King never appeared until his signature had to be affixed .to proclamations, or until his subjects begged a glimpse of him oir the balcony at the Palace. Until the full history of those last overwrought days is written the people as a whole will never know how much they owe to the sagacity, the steadiness, and "the energies of their Sovereign. Frail though he may sometimes look in physique, King George is as tough as the toughest hickory. For four days on end ho could not have had more than an hour's fitful sleep. His Ministers motored across from Downing Street at all hours of the day and night. Three mornings in succession the Prime Minister was closeted with the King at 3 a.m. Mr Ascruith, in fact, could not keep up the pace, and some of his colleagues had to wait upon King George. The most perfect system of news-getting was provided at the Palace. Tapes from all the news agencies, telephones from the Foreign Office, telegraphs from the Central Telegraph Office—all ended in the King's study at the Palace; there was no item of information, real or imaginary, official or -unofficial, with which-he was not instantly acquainted; his vigil -\vas ceaseless, his energy exhausfcless, his good humor endless: ho cheered his Ministers, and by his splendidly-compact messages to the Army and Navy he heartened the nation's defenders, and it was at his in- | stance, more than that of the Ministry, that Lord Kitchener was appointed Sccrotary of War. to the great delight of his fellow-countrymen."

arious small sums received since the count of "Flower Saturday" takings have earned the total to over £6OO. Amongst these etceteras was a pound note found in one of the boxes when they were being screwed up again by Mr John Wood. Our Cromwell correspondent wires : Ihe recently-formed Upper Chitha Progressive Leajrue. held their first general meeting of the council last night. The appointment of a permanent chairman was held over, but Mr W. P. Cotter was elected secretary for the ensuing 12 months. The correspondence received included a letter from the Minister of Works notifying that he was obtaining a report in regard to the Oamaru-Queens°-tovvn road, for which a Government vote is asked. Messrs Lee and .Smith, M.P.s, also wrote according the proposal their hearty support. Extreme satisfaction was expressed by members at the- progress beina; made on tho railway extension north of Clyde, members being of the opinion that tho line would' be through to Cromwell up to the specified time. A petition for a GovornmeiH, irrigation scheme for the Ardtgour Settlement (Lmdis) was taken up by the council, tobe forwarded to the Government. Other business included instructions to the secretary to gather all details about the lease of Mount Pisa run.

When wo come to a final squarinc-up of matters over the despatch of the "Expeditionary Force, adequate acknowledgment must be made of tho great help given by tho Otago Early Battlers' Association. They placed at* the disposal of thi? Dunedin Women's Association both the premises and the organisation, also the. secretary (Mr John Wood), who stuck at nothing from managing to laboring. It is gratifying to learn that in the comities and goings of the soldiers they did no damage to the hall or its valuable contents. The only breakage is of a pietnro that foil from the wall one night, when, fortunatoy, tho place was empty. The tender of Mr D. Bradley, which was accepted yesterday, for the fourth section of the Kaikorai drainage amounted to a little, over £2,105. The drainage engineer's estimate was £2,054. The highest tender amounted to £3,190. There were six tenders in all. After* tenders have been received for the remaining sections of the main line sewer tenders will be called for tho reticulation contracts.

Although search parlies ha-ve listen out regularly (wires our Cromwell correspondent), there, is still no trace of John King, of Pembroke, who has been missing from the vicinity of Thomson's Gorge for the past. week. A strong search party went out again to-day. Many 'settlers are assisting-.

The departure of some 1.800 hoops from the City cannot b~.it have had its effect on certain businesses, and inquiries this morning elicited the fact that such retailers as tobacconists, pastrycooks, fruiterers, confectioners, etc., have experienced a. "slump" in trade since Monday. The averago shopkeeper in Dunedin is not usually an optimistic person, and it might be taken as a reassuring eign. that some of them, as they did to-day, go the length of admitting that " things might be worse."

The weather for the. past week (our Cromwell correspondent telegraphs) has ■been exceedingly warm, but a change today gives indications of rain, which would be welcomed in all parts of the district. At the Port Chalmers Court this forenoon, before Messrs I). A. Do Mans and D. M. Mawson, J.P.s, Henry Healy was convicted for a breach of the peace last night* in Bert'ch ■ street, and fined 5s or 24" hours. As one of the nominators of Mr John Thompson, who was nominated yesterday for the extraordinary vacancy caused in the Morriington Council by the resignation of Mr H. "it. Moody, was an elector of First. Ward, -whereas the vacancy occurred in the Third Ward, the returning officer {.\Tr Svmes) decided to consult the borough solicitors. The result was that Mr Thomson's nomination was declared to lie invalid, and Mr Gardner, the other nominee, was declared elected.

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