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Mataura Ensign, 17 June 1914, Page 4

The balance of the machinery for the New Zealand Sugar of Milk Company's works at Edendale, has arrived at Bluff, and should reach its final destination in the course of a few days. Quite a large number of applicants for inclusion in the ranks of the police force are com : ng forward, many of them of an exceptionally 'superior type, while the general average is high. A batch of 16 is now undergoing instruction in the depot in Wellington, and a fresh batch has been listed to attend sip soon, as these have completed their course, which will be about the end of the

The police at Masterton prosecuted a lady stall-holder at a Caledonian. Pipe Band bazaar for having offered prizes to people who should guess the correct number of peas in a bottle. Counsel for the defence argued that skill and not chance was involved. The magistrate reserved judgment, but expressed the opinion that only a technical breach of the law had been committed. "If there is a man' who deserves well of the community, it is the milkman." said the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr T. Harle Giles) at Auckland ft: few days ago. The remark was made during the hearing of a dispute between the employees and employers in the Auckland dairymen's industry. Working long hours, in all kinds of weather, or der other difficulties, the milkman's lot, continued Mr Giles, was not always of the pleasantest. He felt sure that every effort would be made to effect a friendly settlement of the dispute. "I pat the question to you, your Worship, as a married man," sa'd a defendant cfhanged at Masterton with haviing failed to attend the military camp at Takapau. "Can a married man afford to live on four shillings a day allowed to him 'at tho camp?" "I'm not here to answer conundrums," replied the magistrate. "Other married] men have got to attend camp on an allowance of four shillings a day, and Territorials must understand that they must abide by the provisions of the Defence Act, which calls upon them to render personal service." In the furnishing section Thomson and Beattio have opened a big lot of velvet pile carpet onds and to clear theml quickly have decided to offeT' them at 10s 6d each. The patterneand qualitv are well above the ordinary and all will be bound free of charge. They are just the thing for a bedside rug.

I At yesterday's meeting of the County i Council, reference wa& made to peti- ' tioQB which were signed by persons for work to fee done in certain localities. One petition that came .before the Council yesterday contained ho less than 13 signatures of persons interested in the , work, yet only one actually used' the road as .an outlet. The chairman said it was wrong for people to sign and forj ward petitions such as the one before I the Council. Only three or four had iland fronting it. It was resolved, "That ; the petitioners be informed that the petition would have more weight if all ratepayers were interested in the particular road' required."

While excavating rock on the Rawhiti estate, on the western slope of the' scoria, hill known as Little Eangitoto, I in Mountain Road, Remuera, Auckland (says a. Press Association message) some employees of the Rumera Road Board yesterday came across a Maori buryingplace with a heap of bones which had evidently been undisturbed for centuries. There was no apparent means of ingress to the cave. (Some of the bones had been reduced to powder but most of them were in an. excellent state of preservation. The skulls showed that at least a dozen skeletons had been deposited. 'Contrary to what is usually the ease in such finds the skulls 1 were intact, with the lower jaw complete.

At the liwercargill Poultry Show yesterday the following local exhibitors wera successful:—Mr A. E. Borley (Gore) was firs* for best Leghorn cockerel in the utility classes and third for white Wyandotte oock. Mr Geo. Kerr (Gore) had the best birdi in heavv breed and took first prize for the! second year in succession, thus winning the silver cup, value £2 2s. Mr Kerr also gained; first prize for the best Wyandotte in the show. Mr J. P. Wylie (Gore) secured fire prize for black Minorca pullet and also v.h.c. in the same cless,there being nine entries, and third: prize for black cockerel. Mn Geo. Hunter (Wyndham) swept the board in Andalusians and Mrs Hunter gained first prize in the ladies' class for the best hen in heavy breed. Mr Hunter was also a prize-taker in several other classes. ,

At the conclusion! of th 6 Southland l County Council meeting yesterday Cr. Frazer said he wished to move, "That the council expresses! its appreciation of the honor conferred on "three of its members who had recently been appointed members of the .Southland: Laud Board." Mr Fraseor said hie was fled that the appointments were the best that could be made inasmuch as all three members' had had considerable experience of local bodies' work and were successful farmers. The experience gained l at the Council talblei would 1 also stand them in goodi stead. He congratulated Messrs C. Robertson,. H. J. Middleton and Jas Fleming <on their appointments.. Mr J, R. Hamilton seconded the motion which was spoken to by other councillors an dcatrried with applause. The gentlemen named lieturned thanks for the appreviative remarks, j, -,

At yesterday's meeting of the County Council a letter was received from the secretary of. the Southland Farmers' Union containing the following resolution which was carried at the last meeting, "That the attention of the County Council be drawn, to the unsatisfactory results obtained from poisoned grain for birds as at present supplied to farmers." Messrs Middleton and Stewart said opinions were evenly divided at the Farmers' Union Conference, and a good deal depended on how the poisoned grain, was laid and in what sort of weather it was distributed. The chairman said it was a pity that the Farmers' Union Conference did not suggest something better,' The farmers' were the men who had-the experience. Mr Hamilton said the trouble was that some farmers laid the poison anyhow, and one man might have successful results while another's efforts would fail. It was resolved, "That the Southland Branch; of the New Zealand Farmers' Union be informed that the poisoned grain supplied to the Council and distributed to the ratepayers is in its opinion the best that can he obtained, and if the union has a more effective method of dealing with the small bird nuisance than that used this Council will receive and give the matter serious consideration." /

A well-attended meeting of farmers (states the 'Wyndhaifh Parmer') was held at Edendale on Saturday evening to consider the matter of obtaining the services of a veterinary surgeon* for the district on a'co-operative basis. Mr John Morris presided, and after a, lengthy discussion it wasi resolved, "That steps bo taken to secure the services of a veterinary surgeon, who will reside permanently in the district.'? It was decided that the area,' should include Edendale, Brydohe, Menkes Kerry, Seaward Downs, Mataura Island and Pine Bush districts. It was also resolved, "That this meeting considers that a veterinary service would be most economically' carried out on the svstem, through the medium of the dairy factory companies, members' subscriptions to be on a pro rata basis." The following were appointed a Provisional Committee, with power to add to their number, to interview the dairy factory companies, and do all that is needful to forward the business in view:—Messrs C. Milne, J. A. Cusbnie, jun., John Bades, John Morris, Horace Clarke, and W. McDonald (Edendale), D. R, Hunter, Daniel Ross, and David Caldwell (Menzies Ferry). Geo. Stuart, Denis Daley, and John McLaughlan, jun. (Brydone), John Dunlop and H. McCall. jun. (Seaward Downs), and W. Couser (Pine Bush).

/At yesterday's meeting of the Southland County Council a letter was received! from the secretary of the Gore Racing Club and Gore Trotting Chi'b stating that the chibs had decided to contribute £35 towards the cost of widening the road across the swamp near the Gore raceoourse provided -the Council agreed to spend not lesa than £ for £ up to the amount spent and have the work carried out ini a reasonable time. The engineer reported that t'ho average width of the present roadway was 22 feet and the bridge 18ft 6in. 'The bridge cotild be widened to give a 20ft way with very littlo expense, but to provide any further width would necessitate a new bridge, as the present one, although probably good enough for a. few years, was not worth enlarging except to 20ft. The road formation averaged 22 feet in width and he thought the widening of it to 3Sft should suffice The cost of widening the road to 38ft and the bridge to 20ft would bo about £75. Councillor Kerse advocated the acceptance of the offer. Material for widening purposes could! bo obtained .as the Council was opening a new gravel pit close by. It was resolved, ""That a copy of the engineer's report be forwarded to the Racing and Trotting Clubs, and if the applicants are agreeable that the Work be done in accordance therewith, the Council will carry out the work on receipt of their contribution.'•

The members of the Gore Borough I Council were the recipients of kindly j comment yesterday when the residents < in Ardwiok and Devon Street the I J road-scraper at work cleaning the; streets. \ A Gisborne business ma.n had the mis- j fortune to lose £6 the other morning,' under peculiar circumstances. The Tuatea was moving off from the .wharf to take the outward passengers to the Auckland steamier, when the gentleman in question came hurrying down. Rolling up a sovereign in a £5 note, he essayed to throw it to a friend who was proceeding to Auckland l . Unfortunately the aim fell short, the money landing in the river.

The early days in Central Otago were wild days, remarked Hon. W. Fraser at Elltham last week. Sunday was the chief day for business, and one would find thousands of miners congregated in the main, street on a Sunday morning, and numerous boxing, wrestling and other matches would be in progress. But it was a very great credit to the district that there were only three policemen stationed there and yet there were no serious crimes beyond one or two holding-ups. The men could not stop bushranging, but they put down petty ■crimes with a heavy hand.

A scheme for enalbling teachers to visit Great Britain, for their own l improvement was put forward recently % the Auckland District Educational Institute, and the Wellington Institute wan requested to ask its members if they were willing to make such a journey. The conditions include that the teachers' must pay £IOO towards the cost, the balance to be provided by the Education Department if it falls in> with the scheme. The secretary of the Wellington Institute reported that he' had sent out about 360 circulars, a nd 68 replies, all in the affirmative, had been received.

A fine of £1 was imposed upon. E. Jenkins, a performer at the Auckland Opera House, Who appeared at the Police Court on a charge of having smoked in the theatre without first obtaining the permission of the town clerk. Evidence was given by a fireman to the effect that he warned Jenkins that he must not smoke, but of this warning no notice was taken. Jenkins was later ■found at the back of the "stage still smoking, and accordingly an information' had', been laid against him. Inspector Lindsay stated that complaints had been made about people smoking in places of amusement, and the authorities were determined to put down the practice.

On a recent night at Raetihi, a youth in search of a handful of carbide struck a match over the aperture of a large drum of carbide and immediately there followed a detonation which rent the drum vertically from top to bottom, scattering the contents and filling the small building with fumes. He was a dazed but fortunately unharmed youth who came to himself some minutes later, about 10 vards from the gas-house, having been hurled through the door-way, which was providentally left open. The theory is that the damp adr had operated: upon the carbide, turning the space between surface and contents and top of the drum into a gas chamber.

"Whew a- prifeoneiri came up. for sentenco iff the Supreme Court- at Hamilton yesterday on a charge of forging his grandfather's name to an order to- obtain, goods to the value of £l6 10s, on credit the prisoner said he had since paid the money to Mr Singem solicitor, at Auckland (states a Press Association. telegram). Mr Justice Edwards: There a receipt! here from Mr jSjnger for £23. What is this for? The prisoner saidi £1.6 Kfe was for the cost of the goods and) £3 for any expense the firm had! been put to over the case. The" remainder was for Mr Singer. His Honor : What! Do you mean to siay Mr ISirager charged' you that amount for merely paying an account for you on. the other side of the road? This must •be inquired into. You must bring this under the notice of tho Law Society. Mr Gil'liea (Crown solicitor): certainly I will, your Honor. Prisoner: I have since paid Mr Singer a: further five guineas- His Honor: A most extraordinary fee. At the outside it should, not have 'been more than half a guinea. There muisb be an inquiry into this, and the prisoner must make a written statement.

Gore stock sale on Tuesday. Bargains in bicycles at Wood and Oo.'s. Special prices at present ruling at Lewis'. Meeting Gore Starr-Bowkett Society on Monday. Meeting re Gore-Hedgehopo Railway on Tuesday. Thomson and Beat tie are best for household goodsi The house renowned for quality— Thomson and Beattie. "The Fall of Constantinople," Princess Theatre, to-morrow. M'ataura Highland Society hold commemorative social on June 24. An. open invitation to inspect the display of bargains at H. and J. Smith's. Early morning, breakfast time, middle of the morning, after dinner, evening—these are the times when "Camp" Coffee is such a luxury, convenience and delight. 17 Great sale of jewellery at 25 per cent, reduction at Baker's.