NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8179, 22 July 1912, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

The Aorangi, Warrifnoo, Moerakr, Maunganui, Victoria, and Wimmera will probably be within _ wireless range of \Velliugton this evening.

The Wimmera, which soiled from Sydney at 11 a.m. on Thursday for Auckland, lias on board an Australian mall, also an English mail, via Suez. _ Tho Wellington portion is duo to arrive by Maiu Trunk train to-morrow afternoon. Private information has been received that tho Government have definitely de* aided to acquire the Hoadloy estate, adjoining Sherendeu, for closer settlement purposes (says the “Napier Telegraph"). This, with Shercnden, will make 10,300 acres of fine country available for sett lament.

Tho Tyrone (late Drayton Grange), which arrived at Auckland on Saturday from Liverpool, experienced tempestuous weather off the Tasmanian coast. Tromendous seas were shipped, deck gear was washed overboard, and two lifeboats were damaged. 1 The vessel hove-to foS several hours. An old man named '‘Bill’ Boun'dy was found last week at Waituna by tho police in a most filthy condition. Constable Ede stated at tho Feildiug S.M. Court that Eoundy lived in a place not fit for a pig. Ho had hardly enough clothes on for decency, and he was reeking with vermin. The old man, in reply to tho bench, hopelessly said that he hud no trade, no work, and no friends. Ho was sentenced to three months’ imprison--ment.

Under tho heading of "South Island Notes,” “Agricola” writes in the “Fanners’ Union Advocate”:—Mr Bates has promised ns some more wet weather. We are beginning to look for his forecasts with a good deal of confidence, as ho hits off fairlv well tho changes that come our way. In fact, so reliable have the weather prophet’s daily bulletins Irecome that back-country townships and distant runs are agitating for warnings of bad weather to ho sent specially to them. •

Apropos of the anniversary services bo* trig held in connection with St. Paul s Presbyterian Church, Feilding, it is interesting to note (writes our Feuding correspondent) that the system or straight-out giving each year for debt re* duction now produces .£IOO. The first Sunday in Juno is the usual day foe taking this collection. This year, though the day was very wet, JETS came m. Further sums have been received since, and now the above net total is in the treasurer's hands.

During the course of the anniversary services at St. Paul’s Church, Feilding, yesterday, the Rev. G. Budd referred to the Presbyterian Church, describing it to be the most, democratic church in Christendom. Its missionary and evangelical; enthusiasm was leading the Christian world; the liberality of its people had been referred to again and again by leading men. A further characteristic of Presbyterians was that they held that life and character should bo ahead of any -profession they might make. Deeds were more important than words.

According to a Press Association telogram from Balmersten, some alarm is felt in dairying circles as a result of the Chief Justice's decision regarding river . pollution. A well-known butter dealer declared: "The dairy factories are in the same boat as the flaxmills. If the effluent of flaxmills cannot go into the rivers, what about ours? Wo must drain into the rivers.' He believed moat of the dairy factories drained into the rivers, and as the judge had declared that it had been held that even water of a different character flowing into the river was pollution,, the effect ox the judgment might bo serious. As an indication of the progress made in aerial navigation, a communication received by Mr J. B. Clarkson, of Wellington, from the Midland Aero CluU, (Eng.), of which ho is a membor, is interesting: Ho is notified that Mr; Slack.is touring the country in a Bleriot machine in connection with the International Correspondence Schools, and that ' Mr Salmet is also touring the country on behalf of tho “Daily Mail. At the end of this month, or early in August, the club hopes to have a day at Castla Bromwich, when exhibition flights will bo made with aeroplanes, dirigibles, balloons, etc. A balloon contest had also been arranged for last Saturday at tha Birmingham Horticultural Exhibition. Private advice has been received, in Invercargill that a consignment of potatoes which passed inspection at Bluff have been, rejected in Sydney, and a viie which came to hand a few days ago shows that this is not an isolated case, a shipment from Dunedin having failed to gain tho approval of the inspector at Sydney (says tho ‘‘Daily Nows”). It was also stated by the agent for the ox- , porter that the latter consignment was being sold in driblets for ships stores, the only direction in which they could be disposed of. In cases where potatota are rciected .in Sydney it does not pay to re-ship to New Zealand, as tho charges total <£2 10s. and to bring- tno potatoes back would add another or M 10s a, ten in all, from which it ■null bp seen that there would bo no profit m tho operation* Nows has been received by his relatives in Auckland of the tragic n death of Mr Allan Smith, near Traration, Victoria. While feeding pigs on hk_farm, a boar broke loose from its pen, and charged Mr Smith, knocking him down. me animal attacked him fiercely, and drove its tusks into his thigh, inflicting terrihle injuries. The unfortunate man struggled desperately to free himself, and managed to regain his feet. He ran aa fast as his wounds would permit to the house, the .boar - -charging after him. His cries ter assistance were heard by Iris wife, and she seized a gun and killed the animal, which had chased her husband right to the gate., hvcijthang possible was done for the injured nuubbut an artery had been severe, and despite all attempts to stop means of ligatures, M few hours. Mr Smith was only thirty nine years of age.