OVERCROWDING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7542, 15 May 1903, Page 4

OVERCROWDING.

At the la>t sitting-- of the Supreme Court at Christchurch Mr Justice Denni-ton 1 referred in ycathin^ terms to the immoral effect of the crowding of both sexes into the same compartments in the .slums of the cities and attributed to thr.t evil a c;ood tieal of the sexual crime which prevail?, and yet goes on undetected in the i large centres. There is no cju-».stion but that too little attention is paid to the tlepriciatory effect upon the race of insanitary conditions of living, and the powers conferred on local holies in the Municipal Corporations Ast of ICW is not exercised sufficiently in those localities where the evils complained of exist to a eonsider/ihie extent. Of course, there can be no question but that too little attention is paid to the science of local government by ihe majority' of the people, and beyond the rush and hustle at election limes, one would hardly believe that the health and prosperity of a district was a. matter ol eoneerntotheinlividu.il at all. Even the bc-t educated and most intelhqent folk iv the eoaimumty are generally utterly callous to what is uoini» on, instead of watching with keen interest everything likely to ra.tke for the well-being of the people in general and that of themselves in particular. It is ditticult to suggest a remedy for this indifference, but the formation of a debati'ig society with a syllabus dealing with matters nearly concerning the residents would ben st?p in the right direction if .h few of our prominent residents could be persuaded to lear themselves away from their firesides of an evening once now and again.

At ;ho ordinary nn-tHrij; of tht> A.nnd P. A,«-omti.->n to-morrow, Me*«r* A. Burnett and K. Perrett will rcprtr-rnt the Wjiu^anui A. and P. A>*ori'ii?oji in a «)ik'fu*Mcm rclulivf to >hoy dales. The Morris Tubrs recently obtni::cJ by tJi•-* fJn.-inls will be u>oi for t!j<? firii tirui! L>ni»!jt in r. i.-ocnx-lition for .1 ;><pp ki«r!ly pr.-^utcd by .Mr I. IC-ivrn:^!,. The coiiilitious arc j'lvo shuts ;>tr m&a, aiomunilion free. Messrs JJuliiety and Cimpiny h.v.*v been instructed i>y lh<; ex-Tutor in the •-•.Mate of the tau; F. \V. Hobjohn* to >c!l !>v public auction at DirmevirV:..' on Friday, 23th .May, At '2 p m.. the ht;d mid building-; now in the occupation of the i'.-us:i(jvirkc Co-operative Association, Limited. In his reference to the value ol the luid «m the itoton osta-e Mr It. $. At.raluun saui thut .similar land the saraedis. iance from Pnlmerston as llutt wa« from Foxton v.oulii be worth £10 or £.><_> p.r !'-cre. v,-ii|!,-> >omc had actually been sold here for XGO and £70 per acre. _ At :i meeting of the Winter Show Committee held last evening it was- decidrd to .jrrri!;2P a hockey and foi/ib.iil tourney for the "Wedue.sdav afternoon j during the progress of the Show. ,S:lvtr ] Lrn.-d.-iis I*-ill bo pre-enk'd to the winning j teu:i 1:1 i-ach t-mrney. i <):u- of ti,» oldest bin Smirks :n Pal- ] rnerstoii will be- obliterated next week. i when carpenter* from '.he l/jviu State Farm will di-.m-iu'le' the old othVe* at present s^miin^ in the h>toek Department .section. Th.« razing of the build'.ng n ptrl of the plan for the erection of tiie r.e-.v <i'. ; t ;.i:i»o. In connection with the Superannuation R.iihv.-iy Fund the Knilwav D-'p:irt-ment is arranging an extensive e-.riva-s of all members of all members of the railway service Mr T. Wilson, of Palraerston North, has been appointed ;o c.nvass the local staff between V*'oodviiie and >*ew Plymouth and wi.l stare on his dutie, m-xt week. At the S.M. Court this marnin^ before Me<,rs F. Airier and J. Man-on, .Is.P., P .J. McGrath, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10^ in default -IS hour," imprisonment. J. F. Troy ar.d .J.... McCaul'.ff. on similar charge.-, were cvinvictfd and d:Vn:!rc;.'d. K. J. L.::«.•;.• :e, (■Juried v.-):h behij; an i.Sle and til-.:...-----derly per-on, was sentencei to o:k----months' imprisonment. A prohibition order was granted against V,'. Sto.-vv to ■•ipi'ly to til licc-nsei houses in thi-t \li<triet. Th,-» weekly School of Military Instruction for oilicers and non-commis-sioned m this district was conducted i>v Colonel Owen last night. From .3 to t).:SU hkirmishiD.!,' work was carried out tn the Drill Hall, and on resunitr.y ;:i the Council Chambers at S o'clock lectures on " Skirmishing " ar:d •* Outpour " were deli y ered by Color. el o wen. Ser£t - M'ljor jiuscdl took for subjects ''Fort:tieivuon " and ''Bridge Building." A mir.ir.ture military bridge across the floor of the building was constructed by tha member-; of the cias:-, under the supervision of Sergt.-Major Kussell, tc illustrate how a brid,v could be buil: orera river or ravine to enable troops ! to more accro«s broken country without 1 much lo=s of time. The balance-sheet presented at the at- ! nuul meciinij of St. IJ.irnabas Church, i Lunnythorpe. on Wednesday cvenins,' i nhowi.-d the firi'iuciiil j;o>ition of the church to be very satisfactory, there beins,' a credit balance of £-i 13s 7d. The election of oilieers resulted as follows : — Minister's warden, Mr H. Richardson ; people's warden. Mr 11. A. East her ; | vestry, Messrs Espiner, Hanson, \S r. A* \ Bailey. D. Maclean, A. H McLeam, H. Derby and J. .\I<;l!or ; auditor, Mr G. A. Bailey. Jt was decided after aa animated discussion that the ve?try should take steps to enlarge the church. The i | outijoi!!^ oilicers, the organist, and jjene- ! ral church workers we.-c accorded votes joj thnnks for past services. The Key. C. C. Jlarper presided. j A London correspondent writes : —I mentioned iast week that Mrs \Y. P Keeves had recently had the honour of being presented to the Kini; and Qu^en at the most recent " Court." I have ::o doubt that New Zcalar.ders will be inte- j res:tcd to hear about Mrs Keeves.' dress j o.i the occasion. The material whs a J neat white end black striped brocade ot ! small design, made in Princess shape. There was a front of transparent gold and green embroidery over white satin, and the large revers rourd tiie shoulders and iheir cor.tinuation in front were of vivid green velvet. The Court train was j of transparent chiffon ia white, embroidered nith dewdrops. Mrs Keeves, of course, wore the customary plumes and veil, and looked very charming in her simple but becoming gown. At the Stoncy Creek Hall on AVed. i r.esday night a very enjoyable social was 1 held. The boisterous weather was the cause of a slightly diminished attendance but notwithstanding this a pleasant evening was passed Under Mr J. j Puklowski's direction, a lengthy dance programme wa» gone through, the mu-ic being supplied by Mrs Boyce. and extras by Mrs Vaughan. A waltzing competition excited keen interest, there being seven competitors. The judges, Messrs Ravenlull and Anderson, awarded the prize to Mr Pulrlowski and li-.dv, Messrs K. Collins and \Y. Cameron tying for second place. Mr Collins and his partner, Miss Hanson, eventually secu rod the prize. Both prizewinners generously handed over their prizes to the hall fund. During the evening items were given by Misses Pedersen (2) ami Messrs Collins and Keaburn. Refreshments were provided by the ladies. Iho piano used was lent by Mr >'. C. Christiansen. The committee, with the chairman (Mr Lloyd) and secretary (Mr Hanson), are to* be congratulated on the success of the gathering. _ The socials will be repeated fortnightly. The following details, submitted br an inmate of the Blir.d Institute, Auek-1-md from Palmerston, will convey a rory accurate idea of the value of "the institution and at the same time afford plenty of room for reflection as to the comprehensive nature of the industries possible to teach those fullering from the saddest of all afflictions-.—Braille reading and writing, plain and plaited halters, splicing, mat and girth making, whip plaiting, leuling reins, leg ropes, plaiting from three to thirty strand*, horn polishing, belt plaiting, nettmg and pig netting, leather plaiting, working gas engine, cutting timber by circular saw, box and crate making, plaiting by machinery and piano timing. The above subjects represent a year's tuition at the Institution, and acceding to a request by the patient the Hospital Board decided to extend his stay at the institute for another three months in order to perfect himself as a piano tuner, which, unlike the other subjects, was not a matter of a lew weeks. The members of the Board considered very satisfactory progress had bceu made during the period stated.

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