MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD. POHANGINA GAZETTE. Circulation, 3,000 Copies Daily. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1904. THE WHITE MAN'S SCOURGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7937, 19 October 1904, Page 4

MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD. POHANGINA GAZETTE. Circulation, 3,000 Copies Daily. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1904. THE WHITE MAN'S SCOURGE.

In his annual statement to Parliament, Dr Mason, Chief Health Officer of the Colony, deals extensively with the fell disease, consumption. Dr Mason during his term of office ha., in addition to his other duties, given a great deal of time and displayed much energy in enquiring into and combatting the ravages of this disease. Indeed he has frequently gone beyond the exact requirements, of his office in his zeal in so important a matter. His opinions are, therefore, entitled to be given weighty consider*-, tion, and to be acted on vigorously. Under the heading consumption he alludes to the progress that has been made in the direction of coping with the disease. Reference is made to the, completion of the sanatorium at Oambridge, and the fact that accommodation has been provided for about sixty patients. Already 83 patients have passed through the Department's hands—some quite cured, while a large percentage have markedly improved. Dr Mason states that no sooner was it known that the j Government had acquired ahouse^and land at Maungakawa for the purpose of an open-air sanatorium than the Department was besieged with applications from " the many poor souls who seemed to see in it their only salvation." These patients were housed in tents until the wooden shelters were ready. The Maungakawa sanatorium has over 1000 acres attached to it, 6-2 miles from Cambridge. The land is at an altitude of ,1150 feet.; Despite the fact that a great many unfavourable cases have been admitted, the results, says the doctor, are quite as' good as those obtained in some of the best institutions in the older coun- . tries. ' The legislation of last year, giving as it did greater powers to Hospital Boards t0... erect annexes for the treatment of! persons suffering from consumption; is pregnant with great good. Already some of the Boards have set. to work—notably Wellington, New Plymouth, Blenheim, Invercargill arid Waimate. As the-re-sult of addresses Di- Valintine .was able to; collect __700 in New Plymouth, towards erecting a . small establishment there. What is wanted, however, ■ says Dr Mason, is a more general movement oh the part of the; Hospital; 'Boards. There is great reluctance expressed towards the reception of advanced cases of the disease, and many Boards are unwilling to undertake the provision of aci commodatibn for what might be termed hopeless cases. As things are at present the indigent incurable is, to Dr Mason's mind, the greatest menace to the State,; and if the war against consumption is to be successful, provision within an institution must be made for him 7lt needs but tb.at the various Boards should erect .small annexes, distinct from the general hospital, but near enough to be capable

°f..being '"controlledL.by^thei-same'adinihis-'j teptivo staff. In this way all danger to i the occupants of the main hospital wbuld ■ be avoided, and. the cost of maintenance and administration would hot be .great. Some interesting information is given in reference to what tubercular __iseE.se costs. After a careful estimation, Dr. Herman Biggs, of New York, places the. yearly expense of vtuberculosis to, the people of United Stated at _£66;OO0,000Y This 6um is arrived at ;by allowing £300 upon each life at the average age; at which deaths from tuberculosis occur; by. allo\.-ing for the loss, of services consequent upon each. victim being unable to work for at least nine months prior to death; and by allowing for nursing, medicines, and attendance. Dr. Biggs further says that the expenditure in New York in combatting,the disease. d66s not exceed 2 per cent, of the actual loss by death, yet in the last twenty years the total number of deaths. from tuberculosis in New York.had decreased; although there had been an increase of 10 per cent, in the general -population. If we are .to assume that the same value, attaches to the individual "units of our colony, and Dr. Mason sees no reason to doubt it, arid if we accept Dr Biggs' estimate of the cost of nursing, there is no difficulty in showing that the 800 deaths which took place in NewZealand last year cost the colony the appalling sum of .£304,800. Nothing of the heartache, the sufferings of the patient and those dear to him, the slowdying hope and the anguish which falls: upon one who foresees he. must soon leave a life he has but entered on, is to be found in the mighty debit balance set out.. The task of coping with tuberculosis in the oldei? countries is fraught with difficulties which do not obtain in anything like the same degree in New Zealand. The individual has but to play his part, work in conjunction with the authorities, and join in putting down indiscriminate expectoration, and a very great advance will have been made in the work' of lessening, the awful toll which tubercle yearly demands. .

Terrace End School Committee will hold its monthly meeting to-morrow, Thursday, evening. Mozart's 12th Mass is to be repeated to-morrow night week at the Broad Street Methodist Church. ' ' The' Kelvin Grove school .;' concert takes place to-night, in aid of the school funds. A dance will subsequently be held in the hall. . v \ Thore is not likely to be a dearth of candidates for the Palmerston seat. It is rumoured that a popular resident of i this town will contest the election. I Mrs Tombs, of Princess-street, and Mr and Mrs Osborne, seriiK, and daughter, of Kairanga', who have • been on a trip to England, returned to the colony by the Kararriea on Monday last. At the, S.M. Court this morning, before Messrs T. Manson and J.--R. McMillan, J __.P., William. Smith, charged with drunkenness, was' convicted and fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment.^; - • ••'■& ■' V

The spirit of unrest that characterises .the present Borough Council was further axemplified last night, when Cr. Holben gave notice of motion that the Opera House Committee as at present constituted be discharged from office, and a new committee be set up at once to take in hand matters in connection with the Opera House.

At the S.M. Court yesterday afternoon, after we went to press, judgment was given for the plaintiff for £5 12s 6d and costs £8 10s, in the case of W. Jewett (Mr Cooper) v. W. Richardson (Mr Mowlem), claim d.ll ss, commission on the sale of a property. In the defended case W-iRi. Graham (Mr Innes) v. W. Cotterell, claim j£2o for medical' attendance, judgment was -entered for the plaintiff with costs. £8 12s. E. Butler was sued by the Minister for Bailways for £2 ,10s, cost-of advertising in the railway guide, and judgment was given for the amount claimed with costs 6s. Mr Thomson, S.M., presided. ■;•■•'

In some parts of Taranaki the rough weather which prevailed last week has played havoc with the garden. In sev-_ eral instances where once were nice green bedsof peas, lettuce, etc, are now a black mass, the salt sprays causing the mischief. The flower gardens have likewise suffered, and those who were trying: to "make a good display for the holidays have had their work undone. The growth in the grass has also been delayed, the young blades having been turned quite black. We have received from the proprietor and editor, Mr T. H. Thompson, F.N.Z.A.A., Dunedin, the first number of "The Australasian Accountant arid Business Man's Journal." This is a monthly magazine having for its object the publication of articles on legal, accountancy, and other questions affecting commerce and the discussion of kindred matters. The first number consists of 35 pages of excellently printed matter dealing in an; interesting mariner witli such subjects as departmental accounts and retailers, reserves and reserve funds, organisation, and method in business; a morning in the office, book-keeping and banking as practised by the Bomans, newspaper advertising, recent legal decisions, theoretical .book-keeping for students. ."■'■.■':■.'..■'-.

The Baptist Sunday School Concluded their anniversary services yesterday with a tea and public meeting. During the evening bright and happy-speeches were delivered by Mrs Keith Ewen (Wellington), Mr Lowe (Palmerston) and Mr A. E. Whitehead (Superintendent). These were interspersed with recitations, songs, arid anthems by the which were exceedingly well rendered and received .well merited applause. Daisy Smith and Bay. Whitehead won the prizes for the best recitatioris. V The following scholars were the fortunate recipients ;of . prizes :—Euby Smith, Annie Graham; Muriel Rush, Effie Hoibrook, Myrtle Whitehead, William Hill, Cyril Eichards. Frank Miller and.Douglas Whitehead.' All the members of the infant class received small prizes. The j prizes gainedin the Wellington Sunday School Union annual examination were also distributed' last night, -and Yweie gainedby the following:-Ist prize,, 97 marks, Cyril Eichards; .Frank Miller (87----marks), Bay* .Whitehead (80),/ Effiie Holbrbok (77). Seven certificatces were alsowon. ;•. .7 - :

Centaur Cycle, price froth 4>2o'; New Zealand agency, Clarksori.*: .'Y-.'■:•

Y■.'Fo^neglectirig. toi;send-;-'their .cM&ra to schoolt^opar^^-fvere fined 2s each at the: S.M. Court;^^tlm;m6rning;i7"OtheE: cases wett^a^ourned^to adEuture^date. Messrsi T.Mahsori.and J.R; McMillan, J-SiP.^pre_ided_.7YY7^:7'--.-:-'-;.; ■'•:■-'- Y-7Y

'.-':•'There is;hotliihg Me .being early on.; the seen _.>;Onieeager seeker after work was ;waitihg. outside -ithe tCbuncil Cham-bers,-when 'the; YBorough • Council adjourhed last night j to learn.the name of the successful Yfor the pipe-" ls.ying contract, in '.[ order :that. he'--might' ;button-hole him for'rW;- job; this.morning. This'afternoon "the 'empidyees of.the Palmerston Gas ; Compa__y. met'; to make' a presentation to^Mr M. JYrKeiinedy, the manager, on thef ;eye ;nf .his Tivedding. Mr Cole made the presentation* which consisted of a ' handsome clock. •; Miss . Herring;- to' whom Mr Kennedy is ■to be married,-was presented withYa pair'of beautiful silver ornaments' :by the' employees.. .-.._. -.;'.-.

.. The ordinary. monthly meeting of the Oroua Lodge of Druids was ; h'eld at the, Lodge room, Cuba-street, last night.' There was a good attendance, includihg visitors from other Lodges. A.D. Bro. Goble presided. Five, candidates' were initiated; and three proposed for membership. It was decided, to. challenge the Oddfellows to a game of cricket. Owing to the next meeting of the Lodge falling on the night prior to the Show,-it was decided to meet on Tuesday, November Bth.

At a sitting of the District Court, this morning, Mr Matravers/ clerk of the Court, in the absence; of the judge, adjudicated Thomas Sheerin, farmer, Palmerston, bankrupt, on the petition of H. G. Moore. Mr Innes appeared in support of the application. The present proceedings form a sequel to the Supreme Court actions in which'the bankrupt proceeded against the petitioner for .£5Ol damages for alleged negligence, tflte petitioner coimter-claiming for. -.£2OO, legal costs. A verdict was given for Mr Moore in both cases..

Mr F. E. Watson's old pupils, who attended the Central School in the early days when it was the only institution of its kind in' Palmerston, and those scholars of a later date who attended Campbell-street School, intend 'making him a presentation this evening, in recognition of his completion of 25 years' service as headmaster. The presenta-tion-will take the form of a tea and coffee service, and. will be made at the Empire Hotel, this building, standing on the site of the old Central School.

Yesterday, Messrs D. G. Monrad and MrR. D. Knight nominated Mr Geo. Bee, of Karere, to fill, the vacancy on the Kairanga County Council caused by the resignation of Mr H. J. Manson. Mr Bee, who, up to the present, has been living m Hawke's Bay, has decided to take up. his residence in this district, and has purchased Mr:R. D. Knight's fine property, pre^ously owned by Mr T.R. Hodder, at Karere. For twenty-five years Mr Bee was a member of the Hawke's Bay County Council, and for a considerable portion of that time was chairman of the-Council. His entry into local politics.should be a distinct gain to the district, men with his experience 6» local bodies being few and far between.

During this winter the young people of Wyndham and. surrounding -.: districts- '■-• have had a bad attack" of the dancing mania, says the Farmer../ Two or three evenings iiTeach week; one might have heard the rhythmic shuffle of light feet to the strains of accbrdeon or fiddle.' From statistics-supplied by a local M.C. and v his Private Secretary, it is figured out " that the average local young lady las put up the following performances:—Waltzed 41 miles, revolved on axis 378,954= fames; caught 12 colds; worn out 5 paira dancing shoes: worn but 4A- doz curlers - consumed 251bs sponge roll, jellies and' trifle. And yet croakers tell us that. the present-day generation of young New Zealanders have no stamina.

Any ordinary Borough Council would' have got through the general business setdown for last night's meeting easily ' within the two and a-half hours Councillors devote on meeting nights to th^ business of the town. Last night, how^ ever, a protracted sitting" of the Public: Works Committee took place before the : ordinary, meeting of the Council, a new. ? departure that has obtained on several occasions during the past few months,"' with the result that by 9.30 p.m. only 7 four or five letters had been dealt with. Tenders for the drainage work were in, and. as they had to be dealt with, the standmg.orders were suspaoded and th* tenders opened in committee. Frie<» tendered ranged from below the engineers estimate to ..about: double tiie amounthe set down for the work, Particulars will be available when the contract is signed.; ~r,. ,; ;.; At the monthly meeting of the"-Mana-' wa«i Philosophical Society to be held to-morrow, night, Mr G. Hirsch will rea i_.- taxation, of a letter (not published before) .from -Dr .Ferdinand yon Hochstetter,' whilom chief of-the scientific vNovara"explbration party, of which Dr Julius yon Haast was also ; « Am.?b?r- c ?etter' which is.dated Melbourne Botanical Garden, Bth November^ 1859," was written to Dr" Sir Da^d Monro, of Nelson (late Speakerbf, the New Zealand House of Representatives); and presented by his son,' Mr C. J. Monro, of; Fitzherbert, to the* trans- :" **£"; V^ he,le*** rest in the library ': of the Otago University at Duriedin, Mr "-- Hirsch having already/expressed his iidtenfaon^ m that respect to Sir Robert ~: btont, G.J., on hi«» last visit to Palmer-' ston. Copies of. the letter in German ' Mid English will be forwarded tb the "' Polytechnic Institute, Vienna, in which ; Dr you. Hochstetter. became "a:- disitin-' '•■ .* guished professor, arid other scientific institutions,, societies., and newspapers. Ihe^paper and discussion in connection with such an unique theme ought to bevery interesting/ Since ihembers can '; invite friends, ladies or, gentlemen, there . v Sence g^^; distinguished D

teS D? '__? -^ summer:*^ini- '■ X tenal. Is 6d and Is lid, Collin^aS Cunnmghaine's.* ;Y';:'--^-^™V --:•' V Ask for Puponga cbak " It ma]dkM^ ""'''' best fire; no soot and httle eleinil_fl__^ the ..grate .or" range. YFirst-dalpKi steammg purposes.* Y. 7, ■ .^T^^i™ • Spotted ;delanjes: ;for ' bhm<i&^iX & G^mm^^^ :i 2s^d"Vf^^P^abe <.urt£nsls Ud7 X £ Ud, 3s IW^up to. 12s 6dperpair at ' 7' Collinson>and Cunninghanie's.* , X yA big^m&d for McGorniick harvestingmacliinerv^bbbkbarly.* cunarvest .; : .y fere's ", notrimgVhrimble about bur^Y boots except the priced-Payne's-* 77 . Kia Ora hats-forever at Bs9d and 10s' 77 *™\rs 'guaranteed to .keep its . 7'Y andGiorgi, so lb agents 7Y7

.; On page 2—Gables, and'letter to the fed-tor in reference to cheap coal. On .page 3—Report of last night's/Borough Council meeting. On page 6-~Gerieral news. On' page 7—Particulars in reference to Spring Show entries.

Nominations for the principal- events at the Horowhenua sports close with-the secretary, Mr Jas, Middleton, at, Levin, on Friday, evening.

Messrs "McHardy and Green, of Palmerston, leftVfor the Hawke's Bay show to-day, the latter being Ya 'judge in the ipbultry classes: V v" V ;.._■ ■"'

- Captairi Edwin telegraphs tc-day: Strong winds to gale from between north and west and sonth-west, glass fall, but rise after 12 houra from now; rain probable. -.- 7 : . •'•

Up to the present time Messrs D. L. Smith, E. Lloyd and Geo. Bee have been nominated for the vacant seat on the Kairanga County Council. 'Nominations close to-morrow.

Mr E. H. Buckingham intends to give the illustrated entertainment, "Ben Hur,'.' in the hall at Bunnythorpe on Friday night, and at Linton on Saturday night. The- songs' and recitations incidental to the recital will also be given. Mr W. Arundel Orchard, Mus. Bach., of Sydney, who is on his way to. Dunedin, where he will act as judge in'some musical competitions, was in Palmerston .^yesterday. In the evening he was present at the rehearsal of. the Orchestral Society, and continues his journey this afternoon.

Mr W. Eandall has declared the folio wmg handicaps for the concluding match for the Mulrooney. Cup, which will, be fired on Saturday.:—PalmerstonRifles, scratch; Guards, 100 '. points; Mounted Eifies, 150 points. The teams are of seven' men each, seven shots at 200, 500 and 600 yards.

At the next meeting of . the Nelson ■City Council the following motion by the Mayor will be carried:—That the ■Council has lost confidence -in the city engineer^ and dispenses with his services, paying him three months' salary. The trouble has arisen over the waterworks contract estimates, the. purchase of a water meter and stone crusher, and other matters in which the Mayor and engineer are in conflict.- The motion is not expected to be carried.

A terrible tragedy has been enacted -at Ouegoa, New Caledonia. It appears that on September 19th a settler who had repeated quarrels with his wife tied her to the foot of the bed, sprinkled kerosene over her, and set her on fire. The neighbours who ran to the assistance of the unfortunate victim could render no aid, for the man was armed, and threatened to shoot any one who -came near him. The murderer appeared to be mad. Upon the arrival of the the assassin gave himself up without .resistance, and simply said "I was waiting for you."

The London Daily Chronicle writes: —" lhe single crease in'the trousers of the well-dressed man is established as a law of fashion, but the law, it seems, has been, amended without debate or proclamation. For, instead of having one crease in the garments, the King appeared at Cowes'with a double crease, which gave the trousers a very square appearance.' Moreover, the Prince of Wales followed his Royal father's example, and there can be littledoubt that trousers with 'a yery square appearance' wili soon be the mo de."

The following members of the ladies' class of the St. John Ambulance Association have passed their first year's examination, the names appearing in order of merit:—Misses A. Bodley and A. Kilne'r (equal), Miss M. Wilson, Mrs McGill, Misses M. Wylds and F. Collinson. Out of seven who sat for examination only One failed, a result which reflects great credit on Dr. Campbell, lecturer, and Mr E. Hitchings, superviser. Eightteen ladie-f sat for their first and second year's nursing examination and all were successful in passing. The names and order of merit are not quite ready, bijt will be published to-morrow night. Dr. Stoiye. was the exaroinirig surgeon. ."

It will be news to mott laymen to learn that the destrnciion of a second ■will does not validate trie first, even if in existence. The point was decided in Victoria the other day in a case in which Mr P. T.-Eihbi 'erstwhile of In vercargill, was engaged. A _n'__t had made a will in the sixties, by which he left all. io bis wife. Becently he had made a will in Geelong,, leaving his belongings to a nephew, and £1 a week to bis wits. He tore the latter up two days later, and thereafter died. Mr Finn and another gave evidence as to the contents of the second will, which the Court was asked to validate. This was refußed, and the consequence is that the testator died intestate, and bis widow will get half the estate, some £5000, the other money going to his brothers arid sisteas.— Southland News.

_ . Our 'Vcharming millinery" is "the •iialk of the town " while our prices comjpare. to manifest advantage,. specially ; superb selection riow showing as usual at. the Bon Marche. C. M. .Boss and Co. invite inspection'.—Advt.

When buying a DENTON HAT see tihat the leathers are embossed "THE DENTON HAT." Orie, price everywhere, 10s 6d'