NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8481, 16 July 1913, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Detective-Sergeant Bawle and Detective Cameron arrested a man yesterday on two charges of theft. Hugh McKegnoy, aged thirty-six years, was knocked down by a tram in Manners street last evening, and received severe injuries to his head. He was taken to the hospital.

The mails which left Wellington on June 6fh, per s.s. Moeraxi, and connected with the Naples dispatch per R.M.S. Orvieto, arrived in London on the 13th instant.

The members of the “Puss in Boots” Pantomime Company arrived in Wellington last night from Palmerston North, and after undergoing vaccination left for the South by the Mararoa.

The demands made by the newlyformed Fire Brigade Union were discussed in committee last night by the City Council. They were refereed to the fire brigade committee, with instructions to confer with representatives of the union.

A man named Murphy was picked up in Little Taranaki street last evening in an injured condition. He was taken to the hospital, where it was found that he had received rather severe cuts on the head due probably bo a fall. A letter was read at the last meeting of the executive committee of the Discharged Prisoners Aid Society, Dr McArthur. S.M., presiding, _ showing the difficulty of placing ex-prisoners in positions or trust, although when_ successful they have proved a credit to the society’s efforts. . A fire broke out last evening in a second-class car attached to the 7.30 train from Lambton to the Hutt. The outbreak was discovered at Petone, where the station staff quickly supliressed it, and the train was only deayed ten minutes. The flooring was somewhat damaged as the result of the fire.

It was announced by the Mayor, Mr J. P. Luke, to the City Council last night that Messrs Holmes and Harris, of Kaiwarra, have lodged a claim for £B4O against the council as compensation for the loss of land taken for the purpose of installing a septic tank at Kaiwarra and for damage occasioned to other land. On the Mayor’s motion it was lecided to file a denial of the claim.

The monthly meeting of the Insurance Institute was held in the underwriters’ room last evening. Mr F. G. Cray presided over a largo attendance. A vote of sympathy and condolence was passed to Mrs J. G. Rose and family on the death of her husband. Ten new members were elected. Dr E. W. Giesen gave a lecture on “Malingering,” which was listened to with great interest.

By ten votes to six the City Council last night defeated a motion by Councillor McKenzie: —“That the council ask for an annual return of sinking fund investments, showing rate of interest, expiry date of principal, and nature of investments, and that the first return be supplied immediately, the names of borrowers to be omitted.” Councillor McKenzie urged that it was very desirable that members of the council should be fully informed of the position of the sinking fund investments. Councillor Luckie seconded the motion,’, which was discussed briefly and lost. Dr McArthur S.M., held an inquiry yesterday touching the death of John Smyth, aged seventy-three years, who died suddenly on Saturday afternoon at the residence of his daughter (Mrs A. Compton), No 1, Church street. The medical evidence showed that death was due to hemorrhage from a rupture of a dissecting aneurism. Mrs Compton stated that her father arose about noon; an hour later she found him sitting m the yard and brought him into the house. After sitting down -njith her for about ten minutes he fell to the floor and expired. The coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

The Countoss of Liverpool was present last evening at a concert given in the Y.M.C.A. buildings, Willis street, under the auspices of the Moral and Physical Health Society. The building was packed in every part, many persons failing to secure seating accommodation. The programme was of a very diversified nature, and embraced a number of fragments from the leading composers. Those contributing were:—Mrs F. M. B. Fisher, Miss Nora Natuseh. Mr J. F. Carr, Mr E. B. Gilchrist, Mr P. A Devereur, Madame Brainsby, Mr Charles Hickmott, Mias Eileen Driscoll, Mr W. F. Howse, Miss Betty Purdbm, Mr Hamilton Hodges, Mr R. S. Allwmght. The accompanists were Mrs Natuseh, Dr PlajvterMi Eamwden,

The following vessels are expected to be within wireless range of V> ellingtou this evening:—Mahcuo, Tofua. Manuka, Maitai, \Tlllochra, Moana, Victoria, and Na

•mrdance with agreement, the Ivelburne Beautifying Association has paid £IOO over to the City Council, whose officers will now proceed with the planting scheme recently adopted.

The Ulimaroa, en route from Sydney to Wellington, reported by wireless last evening that she expected to arrive at Wellington at 7 o’clock this morning. The Tahiti reported also that she will arrive from Sydney at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning. The Moana, on route from San Francisco, expects to reach Wellington at noon to-morrow. John Hlanderseu, a seaman belonging to the Kapiti, whilst assisting in loading the vessel at the Queen’s Wharf yesterday afternoon, received injuries to the muscles of his left leg through a knock from a case which slipped off a lorry. Dr Pollen attended the man, who was subsequently taken to the hospital. The following figures show the quantity of butter in cool store at the various ports throughout the Dominion on the loth inst.: —Auckland, 6510 boxes; New Plymouth, 3597 boxes; Patea, 2931 boxes; Wellington, 7700 boxes; Lyttelton, 2445 boxes; Dunedin, 101 b boxes; total, 24,231 boxes. The total at July 15th, 1912, was 37,374 boxes.

Levin branch of the Farmers’ Union has received a letter from the Union Steam Ship Company, in the course of which they state:—“No proposal to outer into a compact with tho Federation of Labour to prevent free labour being employed if the necessity arises has ever been considered by this company, and tho statements published in the press on the matter were not only incorrect but mischievous fictions.”

A return showing the number of mutton and lamb carcases exported from the Dominion during the twelve months ended April 30th, 1913, laid on the table of the House yesterday, shows that the total of mutton carcases was 2,133,226 as compared with 1,918,119 in 1912; and 3,181,991 lamb carcases, as compared with 3,035,783 in the previous twelve months. The respective increases are 215,107 and 146,208. The Mayor of Dunedin has received a letter from a Scottish lady whoso ignorance of locality is somewhat amusingly displayed in the text. The address reads:—“Governor of Dunedin, State of Otago. Hew Zealand, Australia”; and the contents inform Mr Stewart that her brother left Glasgow thirty-six years ago for the city of Otago. “ Since then,” she continues, “ I have heard very little about him, except that ho is now called Sir John Eorrester.” An uncharted rock which is said to be right in the track of steamers travelling between Wellington and Lyttelton was reported yesterday to the Marine Department. Mr C. Bushet, a fisherman at Kaikoura, reports having found a rock with two dangerous pinnacles off Cheviot. A search for the rock will be made by the Hinomoa on her next trip southward. ’ Mr Bushet has previously reported uncharted rocks to the Marine Department, the existence of which subsequent search has confirmed.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Charitable Aid Committee of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board the secretary (Mr A. H. Truebridge) presented a report giving statements as to the charges for the maintenance of children committed to the various industrial schools and receiving homes. In the March quarter 267 children were charged for, the total sum for the three months being £l2lO 8s Bd, an average gross charge of 7s per child per week. The Education Department collected £342 18s Id, or about 2s per child, from the persons responsible, so that the average net charge to the board was 5s per child per week.

“ 1 never attempt to assist these marriages,” said Mr H, W. Bishop, 8.M., at the Magistrate's Court in Christchurch, to the defendant in an affiliation case. “ I held the case over because you said that you were making arrangements to marry the girl.” “Me got drunk as soon as your Worship lot him go,” said Senior-Sergeant Matheson, “ and when the girl saw this she refused to marry him.” “ Well,” said Mr Bishop, as he issued a maintenance order against the defendant, “ I gave him a chance to get married and he would not take it. But I would not take it upon myself to influence the contracting of one of these marriages.'

Specimens of the new badges and insignia of rank to be worn by members of the force were shown to a “Times” representative by the Commissioner of Police (Mr John Cullen) yesterday. Sergeants and constables will wear a bronze badge on their helmets ; this badge is surmounted by a crown and shows a monogram of the words “ N.Z.P.” (New Zealand Police) in the centre, while fern-leaves, artistically worked, are shown at the sides. Exactly the same design, on a smaller scale, is used for officers’ badges, which will be worn by inspectors, sub-inspec-tors, etc. Officers in these ranks will have a new form of cap, similar to that worn by territorial officers, with a small badge, of the same design as that described, worn in front. The rank of officers will be denoted by a crown and star worn on the shoulder-straps. The present shoulder-straps are to disappear. There will be no silver worn on the caps, but a black braid, with fernleaf pattern, on the legs and caps. Superintendents will show a crown at each shoulder—rank equivalent to that of major; inspectors will wear three stars at each shoulder, equivalent to the rank of captain; the sub-inspectors will wear two stars, equivalent to the rank of lieutenant. Sergeants will also show a crown on the right arm, instead of lace as hitherto. No policemen’s shakos have been made during the last twelve months, as these are being replaced by helmets, and the numbers of constables will be worn on the neck of the coats, at each side; there will bo a full supply of the figures about the 20th inst. The material is being supplied by Messrs J. 11. Gaunt and Son, Ltd., London.

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