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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 831, 18 March 1909, Page 3

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[EBB PBBM ASSOCIATION.] "NOTICE TO RETIRE." Wellington, March 17. Notice to retire from employment in the Government printing # office was served to-day by the Government on members of the staff who are over 65 years of age. Three months' salary to date from 31st inst. will be allowed each man retired and afterwards each one will receive superannuation as fixed by the Act of last session. LADY INEBRIATES. Auckland, March 17. The scheme proposed by the Salvation Army to devote the Inebriates Home at Pakatoa Island to women only and to establish a separate Home for men on Ruthes Island, in Hauraki Gulf, is rapidly assuming a practical shape. Some months ago the Army officials opened a subscription list, aiming at £7000, in order that they conld erect the necessary buildings on Ruthes Island, and at once met with a favourable response, several thousands of pounds being subscribed in a few weeks. On making enquiry yesterday a "Herald" representative was informed that a total of £4500 had been guaranteed. Though this leaves £2500 to be obtained, the Army officials are sanguine that they will have no difficulty in raising the money. In the plans provision is made for the accommodation of 100 persons at Rnthes Island. MOVEMENTS OF MINISTERS. Wellington, March 17. Sir Joseph Ward left Wellingtonr for Lyttelton to-night to attend the complimentary gathering on Thursday to Mr Laurenson, M.P. He returns to Wellington on Friday morning. U.S.S. COS NEW OFFICE. The Union Steamship Company has accepted the tender of Mitchell and King for the erection of new offices for the Company in Wellington. The contract price is over £40,000. THE TOURIST TRAFFIC. The present tourist season has been a record one. One of the factors in the increased traffic has been the opening of the Main Trunk line, bringing a large number of Southern visitors to Auckland for the first time. Oversea visitors also have been larger than usual, and at present there are many American and Canadian tourists in the dominion. SAD DEATH OF YOUNG DOCTOR. Wanganui, March 18. - Dr. Withers, house surgeon at the Wanganui Hospital, succumbed this morning to an attack of typhoid fever, said to have been contracted when treating Maori patients suffering from the same disease. Deceased was 24 years of age and had only been in charge about two months, having succeeded Dr. Fergus, resign, cd. The body is to be conveyed to hia old home at Southbridge, Canterbury. A SERIOUS FIGHT. Napier, March 18. A fight having rather serious results occurred' on the Napier Park racecourse yesterday. A man namea* John Bibby, well known in connection with a buck jumping show, picked a quarrel it is. alleged, with a Maori named Joe Tareha, and a stand-up fight resulted in Bibby recieving a* blow in the region of the heart, which rendered him unconscious. He was removed to the hospital, where he still lies unconscious. Tareha was arrested and charged at the Court to-day with unlawfully assaulting Bibby and causing him actual bodily harm. The accused was remanded till to-morrow. Bail was refused. LINCOLN COLLEGE. Christchurch, March 17. Mr G. Klinge, who is inquiring into the dominion's agricultural methods on behalf of the Peruvian Government, visited Lincoln College today, and was much impressed with the attention paid to the practical side of farming by those conducting the institution. He stated that the students he saw at work weTe doing much harder work than he expected to find them at. Of the agricultural colleges he had visited, none paid so much attention to practical work as was done at Lincoln College. In Peru, there were two colleges, similar in character to Lincoln College, where special efforts were made to prepare students for the actual work of farming. Mr Klinge leaves tomorrow for Dunedin. WOOL SHIP. Napier, Mardtk 18. The Cape Breton, the third wool ship to load at the breakwater, took in 3600 bates and left last night. INQUEST ON A BABY. Auckland, March 18. At an inquest on the body of a newly born infant son of William Sterling, a wharf labourer, Annie Cozens, the nurse 8b St. Helen's Hospital, stated she was present at €Ec birth at 2 a.m. yesterday and that the child was healthy, fully developed, and was all right when she left at 3 a.m. On returning; air seven the child was dead, the body being warm, being amongst the bed clothes, but its face was cold. Immediately after the birth of the child she noticed marks of apparent bruising on the right arm ana chest. The inquest was adjourned. THE FIRE SEASON. Christchurch, March 18.. A large two-storey brick sawmill, occupied by Gavin Watson, contractor, was completely destroyed by fin* this morning. The plant and a quantity of timber were destroyed. The telephone wires in the vicinity were injured, cutting off about 200 subscribers in the southern part of the city.