PENITENT DELINQUENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9588, 4 September 1913, Page 4

PENITENT DELINQUENTS.

Almost every day the Mag'strate's Court site in Palmerston penitent delinquents mako requests that their names should he omitted from reports of ease* in which they are concerned. Wo wish it to be understood that such names can on no account bo suppressed. As n public journal a newspaper has a duty to )>erform tor its readers that cannot he <«et aside to please tluve who have heroine involved in Court proceedings. The only way undesirable publicity of the kind can be avoided is by a proper observance of the requirements of law and order. On several occasions offers of payment have been made to havo Police Court reports suppressed or amended. \Ve» might add that r.o far as this journal is concerned such suggestions will always ensure the publication of a full report of the particular proceedings it ■ is desired to have omitted.

A ban of £7OOO was earned at Wan* gitntii yc&ierday to complete the Westmer* reservoir.

It is expected (says our Parliamentary correspondent) tiiat some announcement will be made thio week by Sir Joseph Ward in connection with the offer to him of the leadership of the Opfiositioo party. A motorist and a yourg lady on a bicycle had tho nib-fortune to oollide in Main street (his morning. Tho young lady was thrown from her machine, but luckily escaped serious injury, being able to proceed on her way shortly afterwards. An official contradiction is given Jo a paragraph published to tuc effect tiiat the Law Society Council iias decided to call a general meeting to discuss tho recent business before the Suprenw Court (taja a a Auckland Prees wire). A Sydney Sun cable states that tlie aviator Pegoud. who dew upside down ia the new Blcrioi monoplane, obtained his certificate in February last, and he is but. 24 years of age. He says the sensations of flving upside down resembles those felt when sitting in a barber's chair. An organisor is at work in the King (Country for the purpose of enabling the Federation of labour to get the workers in tluit part of the Dominion in its tontaclas. An official of the Federation hae already stated in public that the Federation will capture this seat at the next election. A tin n turned Janws Burt was arrested about 11.30 this morning by Sergcant.-De-teciive tjuirk on a charge of breaking and eni.-riiig Mr Wycherley's *hop with intent to commit :i crime. As reported yesterday, the preiniv s were entered early on Wednewlav morning. but nothing was taken, so far as could be aKcri-aiura. The accused will be brmif!:: Ix fore the Court to-morrow morning and charged w iih offence.

Tile folio wing have been elected officebearers of the Woodviile Jockey Club: President, Mr S. Bolton (re-elected); riceprvwideiit. .Mr J. Leithrad (rc-*iected); judge. Mr W. 11 Uartgiil (re-elected;; clerk of scales, Mr M. O. Grainger (re-elect-ed) ; *tartcr, Mr C. O'Connor (re-elected); time-keep. r. Mr F. M. Kenney (re-elect-ed); auditors. Messrs Rose and Pickering (re-elected); *urg<>ons. Dre. MuJis. Dawson. a::d Carter; handicapper. Mr J. E. Henrys; commit toe. Messrs Grainger, Drager, Geo. I'eible*. and Mackie

A firs: offender in nvpect to drunkenness wan fined 5s and 2s cab hire at the Polio* Court thia morning, by Mr J. \V. Pornton. S.M. Jas. Hurt pleaded guilty to charg<« of drunkenness and breaking a prohibition order. Sergt. Willis explained that atrused wa» an li&bituai criminal, and had been released on probation from the New Plvmouth gaol, lie came to Palmerston on Friday night, ar.d go! drunk. His Worship remarked that accused would be punished in another way. and would lose hie probation, lie was oonricted and discharged.

Mr Claudo Young, son of Mr Farquiiar Young, a well-known Christchurch sibger in earlier years, was in Palmercton teaterday and to-day arranging for the appoaraixy. at tho Opera Hjuso of a big vaudavillo combination, which is being brought from Australia as a epcial attraction for the opening of His Majesty's Theatre, Wellington, in vaudeville. The combination includes the Banzai troupe of Japaneao acrobats, whoso curtain, which comprises the finest work of its class executed in Japan, is a novelty in itself. Mr Young informs us that the Rrrnnan Fuller Company contemplate establishing a country vaudeville ciicnit. to include Napier, Hastings. Palmerstou. and probably WanK&nui.

Speaking at Taumarunui. an official of tho Federation of labour repeated the thtvad-bare assertion that canitalista wera "robbing" and "txploiting" labour in every industry. Labour, ho (aid. furnished the .•kill and mu.vuiar energy to build a house, and had not the brain* to go and live ia it. La':* ur built a motor car. every portioft of it. from th» time the iron ore lay in ;ho earth till the lut polished acre* «M inserts), mid yet Labour had not the brain* to recline on it* cuahions and atneke a cigar. TLd Social Democratic party, ha shouted, had a remedy for thi* sfate of things. He wanted the ;>rople to organic* and return intelligent nun of tiaear owo e!ars to Parliament. Continuing, hj" «>l*<aoIt warned 1)10 audk>noe that thev -would gat no help from tho <jre* of the country, which was "ewned by capitalist* and which distorted every it«m of new* to throw discredit on the movement."

Running- along Tweed atreet footpath ia Invercargill shortly before 10 o'clock yesterday morning an individual, carrying hi* hat in his hand and wearing a jacket made out of a grain sack and a pur of white troupers, created some excitement amongst resident* living in that quarter of the town. The strange rigout aroused tin? suspicion of Sergeant Bingham's wo, and on being informed the sergeant mt off in pursuit on a bike. Ho overtook tha fugitive, placed his hand on his shoulder, and asked where he was making for. The l>er*in not knowing he was in theoluloha* of tho law. replied that he was going up oountry. The sergeant explained his mission and the man returned with him to tii»■ |M>iioo station. He turned out to be r.n escaped prisoner, one of a g*ng working <»n tho n<cJamarion works. His name is John Kdward Blonquist, and he has a lengthy list, of eonviction* against him, eighteen in number, for theft, assault, vaEancv. etc.. in various parts of New Zeaid. On July sth last he was eenteneed to six month*' hard labour and three years' reformative treatment on charges of assault with intent to do actual bodily harm.

Richard Arnst «nd Jav Paddon are now in training for their race on the Pnrramatta on November 1 for the smiling championship of Australia. Paddon will hare the of the vetorsn Harry Floyd >• trainer. The Sydney Sun sr.ys Mr George Seifert, of Tokomaru. who is in Awtralia, has made arrangements for Pad don's accommodation at Ahbot'ford, on the Parramatta. and has cnt*ged a paoe-makT and a trainer to look after him. According to private advices from Richmond River, Paddon i« a much hotter sculler now than when he won the Australian championship from Alf. Felion. If Paddon has improved to the extent Mated by supporters and A mat is at hi* best. then the race for the Australian championship will be a memorable on«s. The ex-world's champion is doing two rows daily over the full course, and is far from being right out of form. Many people at* of tlie opinion that it is not powiMe for Arnst to get. fit. bv Xovemnryr 1. But Arnst has been in lir.rd training for many weeks. In another eight or nine, weeks he should be .•owing up to championship form. With Felton in hie camp, he should make great headway with his work, for up to the present he has not. had the iweistano* of a really fast mar.—The Sydney Referee states that after news was received of Barry's defeat of Pearce for the world's scullinu championship, a number of congratulatory cables were sent to .Barry. Amongst them was the following cable from Svdney: "Congratulations. Con* Australia row Paddon.—Seifert.'' Mr Geo. Seifert. the sender of the message, is well--1 nov.n amongst English rowing men, for he was the supporter of W. H. Fogwetl when the latter sculled Barry for the English championship two years ago. He is the chi«*f Iwrker of Paddon, and in hi* letter* to Mr W. H. Brown has spokes most highly of this new sculler, who is the present champion of Australia. A cable today states that Barry jyiints out that ke has not received a formal challenge froea Paddon, according to the championship rules. He is ready to accept if it is properly done. It is understood. Inwerer, that lie will tefuso to defend his title in Australia.

Folly two thousand pair* of lace curtain* sro at nroaont in awx k at (<M!inaon and Cunningiiame's. Bought for hard cash from a manufacturer who mak»s nothing but loco curtain?. At 5s lid, 7s 6d, 9? lid. ami 12s 6d. delightful designs ar« SwUs ««nbroidered effects. inductions of res! French lenp curtainr of Reuaissanee. jniipuro d'arr. and floral and trellis—in whit" and cream. These are sea*or.r.b ' for tout annual sprii»j rercvations.—AJ.t.

"Ben Ami" clems ali surfaces. polishes ali metals, "cannot cerates or mark, useful for paint, class, njptal. eieremoves rtains from wood or from tJic haads. Obtainable from Collinson and Sen. she Square end 11 Broad st root. at 64 cake. Try «ae; you will b« satisfied.—Adrt

Nowadays cranea jet the carjo out of a steamer as swiftly es (Tiinrso piratea used to clean un a captured merchantman. Business men who want their goods delivered right from tho 'slinps" should place their Customs work in tho hands of J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd , Customhouse Quay, Wellington.—Advt

A h«»Ty weiterly gale blew all day yesterday and last night. It caused some damage to orchards where plum and peach tree* were in blossom. In town the wind blew down a long sign board over some business premises,

At a special general meeting of the Working Men's Club last evening, it. was decided to proceed with the erection of new club premises on the site recently acquired by the club, on the coiner of Cuba and Taonui streets. _ "Professor" Mills stated on Sunday night at Westport that he had it from Wellington that Sir Joseph Ward intended to announca an Opposition policy which would in elude three-quarters of the Social, Dcmo- . crajs' policy. X defective gas cylinder exploded at tltt Eveleigh (N.S.W.) railway cleaning •bed yesterday (says a cable), breaking the carriage and tearing up the rails. It hurled the cleaner against the wall, rendering him aenseless, and knocked down a number of other workers. Saya the Taihape Times: "The district of Taihape, famous as it is on its own • merits, is likely to become far more «> by 4 region of it« having a mechanical g. r.ius who bids fair to attain world-w:.lo celebrity. Probably few of our readers are aware that the Hurtford Newhavcn and New York Railway Company offered a 10.000 dollar reward for the best invention for automatically controlling the sijed of trains when fixed signals aro disregarded. There were 1554 replies, emanating from all parts of the world, submitted to the company, but only 5 per cent were found to be near the mark, and these have now been reduoed to two. Of the two inventors who are competing for the prize, one is Mr W. T. Ashton, machinist at the Egmont Box Company's mill at Ohutu (Main Trunk ' Line). If he succeeds in solving this important problem his name will go down to hiftory among the chief mechanical inventor! of the age, and will shed lustre on the district in which he now resides. Since the smallpox outbreak 10.616 persons have been successfully vaccinated in New Zealand. These do not include the extensive operations with lymph and lanoet in the native villages. There were 1880 public vaccinations in Wellington, and at Pahiatua a smallpox case caused the population to seek the vaccinator*, with great unanimity, 1376 vaccinations taking place. Mercer 200, Foxton 286, Grevtovvn 241, I Marton 297, To Awamutu 678,'Patea 103, Hawera 314. Devonport 327. Feikling 133, Kimbolton 114, Ohakune 134, and Taihape 417. Sufficient, lymph ha 3 been distributed for 210,000 inoculations, but some of this is wasted through over doses. There ,aro 39 .medical officer?; working- under the Puhlio Health Department in Marsden, . Kaipara and Bay of Islands, and the latest ! report* are not so alarming as these of a few days ago.