NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8263, 28 October 1912, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Tho Victoria, which left Sydney a% noon on Thursday for Auckland, has on. board an Australian mail. Tho \V ollington portion is duo to arrive hero by Main Trunk to-morrow.

Tho Tainui from London is expected to.reach Wellington at G p.m. to-day. Tho Victoria, from Sydney, should airivo a 9 Auckland this evening at 8 o'clock. The Maungcmui, Warrimoo, Wimmera, and Ulimaroa will bo within reach of tho G.F.O. wireleai station to-night. A Master to ii message states that Oscar Biokaoll, who w-as injured at the Carterton Show through his mount Bluebell falling on him, is still in. a semi-con-scious ooudition.

Messrs Anthony Hordern and Sons, of Sydney, write to the editor of tho “Now Zealand Times" stating that they have no present intention of opening a branch of their business in Wellington. Tho speaker at tho Hen’s Brotherhood in tho Now Theatre yesterday .afternoon was Mr Edward McHugh, British Labor leader, who gave an instructive address on r ’Brolhorhood and tho Cost of Living." Mr Copeland contributed a vocal item. In tho House of Representatives on Saturday morning Mr (J. vv. Russell gavo notice of iris munition to move that the Speaker's ruling in the breach of privilege case brougnt botoro tho House by Mr McCallum be disagreed with—the ruling that the House could proceed to the next order of the day before the letter containing tho statement complained of was read.

Under tho new railway time-table, to oomo into operation on November Ist, a second express will be put on between Wellington and Auckland. Tho train will leave Wellington at 9.10 p.m. every week day except Saturday, reaching Auckland at 4.12 p.m. The second express from Auckland will leave every day except Sunday at 11.55 a.m., arriving at Wellington at 6.50 a.m. Special steamer . excursion# will b» run. to Day’s Bay by tho Harbor Ferries, Ltd., to-day. All tho attractions at that favorite resort of old and young will .be in full swing, including games for lovers of healthy sport. The Waterside Woikems' Band naa been engaged, and picnickers will be supplied with hot water free. Refreshments can be obtained in the pavilion. Tho first steamer will leave Wellington, at 9 a.m., and trips will be mode every half-hour up tali moon, and at X, 2, 2.30, 3,6, and 10.15 p.m. The steamers wall, return, at regular intervals. A special service will run to and from Petono.

Scotsmen Note: At the Hastings Magistrate's Court on Friday Percival Faulkner wae charged ‘‘with, wantonly disturbing the inhabitants by using a noisy instrument, to wit, playing bagpipes in Herotaunga street/' Counsel for defendant objected to the bagpipe being termed a “noisy instrument. As a descendant of Cale.)>nia. ho looked, upon the insinuation as something in the way of an insult. The S.M.. (Mr McCarthy): “The defendant has pleaded guilty, but if the point is ever contested again, I would be sorry to say that the bagpipes is a noisy instrument in the terms of the section under which the information is laid. You could have got them for obstruction." Defendant was convicted and discharged. By the Union Company’s Haitai, from Sydney, Messrs Bickerton Bros., of Canterbury, received a fine collection of animals. The consignment, which arrived in excellent condition, h..s been attached to the Sydney Zoo and were recently purchased by Messre Bickerton as an adjunct to fche-ir zoo at Wainoni (says the “Lyttelton Times"). The beasts were housed in stoutly-built cages, and little difficulty was experienced in transferring tbem from the vessel. Included in the consignment is a fine Japanese bear and also one of the Malay type. There are also one pair of red kangaroos, one pair of wallabies, one pair of Temurs, oue pair of rat kangaroos, one pair of iguana lizards, ono pair of demoiselle cranes and a pair of marmoset monkeys. Under the will of the late Mrs Margaret Bowie, of Dunedin, trustees were empowered to distribute the residue of her estate amongst, public chanties in and around Dunedin, and among the worthy institutions selected, to whom cheques have been sent, are the following:—Salvation Army, £1C0; Men's Mission, Pilleul street, £100; First Church, ■£100; IVinity Sunday School Building Fund; £100; Hospital Board, £100; Baptist Church Building Fund, £"5; Patients and Prisoners' Aid Society, £SO; Salvation Army Maternity Home, £SO; Presbyterian Social Service Association, £SO; Y.W.C.A., £SO; Sister Ernestine, £SO; Knox Church sister, £SO; St. Andrew’s Church sister, £SO; Congregational Church sister, £SO; Baptist Church sister, £SO; Central Mission, £SO; St John Ambulance Association, £SO; City Mission, £SO. Owing to the unavoidable absence oi the Hon. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister, the service for boys at the Boys' Institute last evening was addressed by Mr G. M. Thomson, M.P. He spoke about St. Augustine and the work he did lor England. He related the incident of the English boy slaves who were seen at Boms by the monk Gregory, which inspired him with a missionary enthusiasm to preach Christianity to the English race. Gregory’s opportunity arrived when he became Pope, and he sent St. Augustine to be the ‘ first missionary to England. As a result England slowly became a Christian nation. The speaker dealt with the central theme of Augustine’s belief, which was expressed in the words, "Thou hast made us for Thyself and our heart finds no rest until it rests in Thee." He counselled each boy to do what he could to realise these words by doing something good every day in the life of the home or of the school, and urged every boy to do what he had to do. whether at work or at play, with all his might. During the service Mr W. Goudie sang the sacred solo, “Nearer or- G. d to Thee.”

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