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Evening Star, Issue 16033, 9 February 1916, Page 4

Two boys were before the Juvenile Court tins morning, and one of the cases was a little unusual. A Syrian lad, 13 years of age, was charged with liawking in Castle street without license, and it was stated by Senior-sergeant Dart, that the boys father who went into the country periodically, had sent him out on tills and other occasions to hawk goods. A warniim 1. be ® n £ lv . en on a- previous occasion, and since then the boy had been convicted of mischief. The sergeant added that he would have liked to prosecute the father under the Infants’ Act, but the hour at winch the hawking was done precluded tllls ; . TJle , c -ise was adjourned till Tuesday next, for the father’s attendance. In the other case a boy somewhat older was charged with stealing an oil cap valued at 2s and a motor bell valued at 15s. Ho was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon; also to be under g® S mS1 ° n the Rev. Mr Axelsen. rlr WMdowson, S.M., presided. j oll * fc ls l^ ofc °. ften a man who is literally rolling m ready cash finds his way into court to show cause why b e should anL b i 6 lmpnSon J ed for debt > but this CW d nf ° r CCUlre * Magistrate’s w 1 ■ G °!’f th ? otller mol ™ng (says ■i™ E r gI , l > When Charles Byron, a returned soldier, went into the ‘box to answer a judgment claim of about £7 for arrears of rent. In answer to Mr DolaBvroii W ] lo - ‘ a P peared for the creditor, Bjron admitted that he had been for-Sl-r° f rike a dividend in Tattersali s. What amount did you rechriantl aSk6C |- The MBchalantly replied; “ £1,800.” His Wcrhal w 6d why on earth he had not settled the claim when he received the siunmons, and was informed by Bp-on that that solution of the problem had never occurred to him An -,T d i° f ? r P a y. ment forthwith, m default 14 days imprisonment. I*! 011 tbo cards that at no distant date New South Wales will launch out on an extensive scale upon the manurim o kf t OC T°u VeS ' At tbe Present ■me the State builds its own trucks and passenger carnages, at a rate, it is claimed which is cheaper than in any other part nC WnTf’ and th ° lUijlist0 '' of Railways (Mr Hoyle) sees no reason why the same ttee? d " 0t be done as far as the locomotives are concerned. Just now there JS admittedly a shortage of both engine power and rolling stock, but Mr Hoyle, who is an ex-railwayman, intends to make stremn ous endeavors to remedy tin's at the earliest possible moment. Ordinarily one would th ° . mam,factm '« of locomotives could bo caned out at Eveloigh, but the present congested state of the shops ™ g m ° tb large amount °/, plu renders tins impossible for the time being, at any rate. Attention having been draw in the report of Mr R. M‘C. Anderson to the use by -Commonwealth departments of imported timber, the Postmaster-General's department has furnished the Federal Treasurer with a statement, setting out the percentages of imported timber used m the several States. Mr Anderson, in his report, sard: Ihis- seems a suitable opportunity ■ to express surprise at the undue proportion of imported timbers used in the various Commonwealth and btate works. I know it is easier and less troublesome to work Oregon than our local hardwoods, but no Australian industry is suffering more harm at the present time because of export having been stopped, .mania as suffering especially, and it does seem odd that Victoria, which'is so nandy to the Tasmanian supply, should be using such large quantities of imported pine at such high prices, when our own timbers lower priced aqd longer lived might be employed.” The report from to Postmaster-General's department says that the percentage of imported timbers in the past two years in the varies States has been as follows .-—New South Wales 4 per cent., Victoria 7.39 per cent,, Queensland 0.6 per cent., South Australia 5.5 per cent., Western Australia 1.35 per cent v ia-smania 0.45 per cent. The balance-sheet of the Salvation Army shows that up to the end of the financial year, September 30, 1915, the following sums had been expended at tho military camps =—Cost of maintenance, Trentham Institute, £6OB 0s Id; cost of maintenance, Tauherenikau Institute, £9O 10s 9d; Expeditionary Force expenses, £36 ds 7d; cost of erection and furnishing Trentham Institute, £774 5s sd; cost of collecting, £36 16s 2d; total, £1,545 17 s . Virtually the whole of this sum was obtained by donations and contributions. A sum of £1,199 10s 2d was sent away for wounded soldiers in Egypt, Malta, and London, while £10,967 2s 7d was despatched to London for the Salvation Army war emergency appeal. ■So far as is known, about 300 old boys of Nelson College have either gone to or ore in training for the front. Of this number 28 have already laid down their lives.

When Sir William MacGregor,the former Governor of Queensland, was in Fiji, he found tho residents much addicted to the caging of wild birds (says the Brisbane ‘ Daily Mail ’). Soon these • S u n ™y ste F loUsl y t( > disappear in the night, the simple reason being that tho humane Sir William went around opening the cage doors after dark. It would be well if someone embarked on a like cmsade in Brisbane. There is altogether too much irrational bird-caging, No reasonable exception can bo taken to the keeping of suitable birds, obtained young, and given proper care; but it is a cruel and wanton practice to confine birds that have known their freedom. Cases in point are the blue mountain and scaly-breasted lorikeets. These are both beautiful birds, but being honey-eaters they are hard to care for, and do not talk. Yet certain residents will _ persist in trapping the adult birds. It is a lamentable practice. Kensington residents will be pleased to learn that the new .refuse tip near tho school is not to be used in the meantime. By arrangement between the Town Clerk and the Harbor Board engineer space is granted for an extension of the Wharf street tip, and the posts and wire that were put up to enclose the new area are being rooted out to use for the extension of the old tip. Some persons may ask why the City’s refuse could not be shot for years to come into tho water between the foreshore and the new wall. The answer is that the Harbor Board want that space in which to run the spoil from dredging in the upper harbor. A Christchurch telegram states that the annual conference of the locomotive en-gine-drivers of New Zealand opened this morning, Mr J. Henderson presiding. Tho Mayor extended a welcome to the delegates. The president said the executive did not agree on the whole with the Federation of Labor’s manifesto. They thought they should strive to bring the war to a conclusion as soon as possible and uphold the integrity of the British Empire.

The mortality amongst trout, which has been particularly noticeable lately (says the ‘ Bruce Herald ), is not confined solely to the Tokomairiro River, judging from the following paragraph which appears in the last issue of the Winton ‘ Record ’ : “The tronTin the Winton Greek at Bogoy Burn are dying in hundreds, and a correspondent counted 40 at one part. He attributes the mortality to the intense heat and the greatly diminished-flow of ./water/ . . "

Mr Paulin telephoned at 2 p.m. ; Strong N.E. winds, changing to S.W., and heavy thunder showers.

At a committee meeting of the Dunedin Horticultural Society held last evening it was decided that, owing to the Garrison Hall not being available, the autumn show of the society should be held in tho Ait Gallery Hall on. Wednesday, February 25. It is the intention of the society to again have a patriotic flower stall on behalf of the soldiers’ fund. The following were appointed to officiate as judges :—Mr H. L. Darten (Lawrence), sweet peas; Mr A. H. Hart, pot plants and other cut flowers; Miss Reid, decorative and floral work; Mr Alex. Youngson, fruit and vegetables.

unworn ab ex penscs have been paid £208,507 6s 6d will represent the amount raised by the Queen Carnival Executive tor the funds of the Auckland Patriotic Association. The total administrative expenses amounted to less than one-quarter per cent.—actually about 4s 7d per cent. “ It sounds rather strange to talk or write about discovering gold on the Gallipoli Peninsula,” writes Major G. Bar”3o * yet- the find was actually made at Anzac. A section of the New Zealand' Engineers was engaged on, work in connection with the water supply for the division, and having obtained the advice of a diviner, it was decided to sink a well on the mule road which runs up the centre of Monash Valley. The middle of the road was the place indicated as most likely to provide water, but in order that the traffic might not be interfered with the shaft was sunk at the side of the road to a depth of about 30ft, and a drive was then made in the required direction. It was here that the indications were observed, and after thorough investigation by an export miner, it was shown that the precious metal undoubtedly did exist. Exhaustive tests were nob at the time possible, but perhaps after the termination of tho war wo may hear ofthe promotion of a New Zealand syndicate for the development of the gokl-mming industry in. what was once a time known as Turkey in Europe.” Referring to the suggestion that American doctors might be imported into New ZeaJand the Hon. G. W. Russell (Minister .of 1 üblio Health) said to a- representative of Dunedin 1 Star ’: “ I appreciate the patriotic efforts that have been made by members of the medical profession in connection with the war, and it is not in the least likely that while very many members of the profession are engaged on active service the Government will seek to encourage an influx of medical men from another country. I must say at the same tune that the present law provides for the registration of medical men possessing the requisite qualifications. An American university asked me for certain information regarding the regulations governing the admission of medical men to New Zealand, and practice and openings that might exist. I have forwarded information as to registration, with a few items of information os to this country as a whole.” The monthly meeting of the Moray Place School Committee was held on Monday evening last; present—Messrs W. S. Pattison (chairman), Hay, Miller, Greig, Thomson, Kroon, and Swann. The head master reported that the school opened that day with a satisfactory attendance, and that Bryce Thomson (one of the pupils of the school) had gained a junior national scholarship. The following motion was moved by the chairman, seconded by Mr Miller, and carried by all standing:—“ That the committee of the Moray Place School desire to express their sorrow at the loss education generally has suffered by the death of tho late George Cashmere Israel. His good work and untiring efforts to promote the standard of education are much appreciated by all, and when the history of education in Otago is written his name will stand out in eminence. He left this world better than he found it.” Messrs Kroon and Miller were appointed a visiting committee for tho month of February. An amusing incident occurred, at the opening of the tepid bath at Wellington lost night (wires a representative of the Dunedin ‘Star’). Tho Mayor (Mr Luke) and the Prime Minister made an exchange of jocular challenges regarding swimming. Mr Massey did not proceed beyond words, but Mr Luko removed his coat and vest and rilunged into the bath water, seven feet deep. The Mayor, who was weighted by hist boots and clothes, failed to swim at all, but a swimming instructor dived to the rescue and brought His Worship out, damp but triumphant.

Ten more cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in the Auckland province, making a total of 115. Five were iu the city and five in the country. Ip, the city there have now been 80 cases and in the country 35. One death hao occurred at Kunlly—a child under 10 years of age. A great proportion of tho cocksfoot seed on Banks Peninsula is threshed, and everywhere (wires our Christchurch correspondent) reports come as to a disappointing yield. Crops that look fairly good are not giving! tho amount expected in many cases. It is agreed that more rain is needed to make the seed come out, and a number ol) growers talk of threshing the straw a second time. As to price, there seems no doubt that the fortunate farmers with good seed will obtain record, prices. The seed is mostly very clean indeed, quite free from weeds. Growers are refusing 9{d per lb on the floor, and expect to get Is and over for dressed seed. In the Police Court this morning Walter Dixon appeared for the third time in six months on a charge of drunkenness. He was fined 20s, in default seven davs’ imprisonment, and ordered to pay £1 14s 6d—the expenses incurred lor medical treatment and hoard in tho gaol—-in default seven days’ imprisonment. Mr Widdowson, S.M., presided.

Hr Justice Sim will hold a sitting in Chambers and also in Bankruptcy on Friday. So many footballers have enlisted in the Wairarapa during the past few months, and so many others are waiting their turn, that it is thought that the game of Rugby will have to be abandoned in the coming winter (says the ‘ Age). The ranks of hockey players have also been thinned to such an extent that hockey may be off until the war is over.

A reference to the frequent circulation: of false rumors regarding matters connected with the war was made by the Governor, the Earl of Liverpool, in lug address to the visiting soldiers at tho conclusion of Friday’s parade in Auckland (states tire ‘Herald’). His Excellency remarked that to those not on parade that day he wished to say that sometimes it had been questioned whether the Dominion was doing all it could in_regard to the present struggle. He was going to ask the civilian element, more especially the members of the Press, to do one thing which would greatly assist the Empire. AH should do what they possibly could to stop the bad habit which had been growing v.p of allowing mischievous rumors to be circulated. 'Hie Press had a great power in the Empire, and he believed that it would exercise that power wisely, and would do all it could to assist the governing parties in the Dominion to stop the habit of spreading unfounded rumors. They might ask any Minister of tho Crown throughout the British Empire, and he would tell thorn that one of the greatest difficulties he had to contend with "fas the practice of spreading these rumors. It would be much better if they would try to see tho best side of things and not the worst side. “You will help the soldiers, you null help your and you will help everyone throughout the Dominion if you do this,” continued His Excellency, There is a tendency a small section always to give the worst side of everything, but if you can always stick it’ you are doing a very great thing, both directly and indirectly, to assist in winning this war. Try to think the best oi people, and not the worst.”

War intercession service S. Matthew's Church tO'iught, .7.45. AH invited. Books provided.—[Advt.]

h>ew season’s photographic goods: Excellent stock now arriving. Cameras from 6s Send your order early to H. J. Gill, 11 and 13 Frederick street, Dunedin. ’Phone 1144 —[Advt.] ’ The veteran praises Watson’s No. 10 whisky. It appeals to him as purest, most mellow.—[Advt.]

The St. Kilda Women’s Patriotic Society will hold an exhibition of work in the Coronation Hall to-morrow afternoon and' evening

“No Rubbing ” Laundry Help arriving iu a few days. Hunter and Etheridge.—£Advt.]

A glass of Speight’s beer at lunch and supper is better than all the tea in China.—• [Advfc.] Housewives can say good-bye to washboard drudgery when “No Rubbing” Laundry Help arrives. Hunter and Etheridge.—[Advt]. Mr Heywood, of St. Paul’s Cathedral, is advertising a second and final trial of boys’ voices for tho Cathedral Choir. This will be a good opportunity for those boys who are successful in gaining admittance to Mr Heywood’s choir. They will receive a musical training in voice production and singing—an education which will be of much benefit to them iu after life—and they are paid for their services. Five boys who left the choir at tho end of 1915 received in cash £37 after three years’ service. Tho trial takes place on Friday night, February 11, at 6 o’clock, in the Cathedral vestry, Moray place.

Watson’s No. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, but is worth the money.— [Advt.]