NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10509, 10 February 1920, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

An bklbrly Loot-black named Jots Cockburn was picked up in the city last evening by tho police,, apparently in seriousi ili-hcalth. Ho was examined by Dr Hc'hfy. wlio fo'iiiid him to bo suffering from pleurisy. CocJibinri was taken to the hospital.

There appears to bo plenty of demand for land, in spito, of the high prices, in the Tnranaki district. Last week an offer of £2OO per abre i'b'r a farm of 100 acres wft's refused, and in another instance a fri fin wa's sold at #175 per acre, -which cost less ..than £3B per acre eighteen months ago.

On,Friday ,at 'theY."vV.C,A. camp at Haywhrcls, Mr George £rtve a very interesting account of tho .Paris-. Conference , which he had attended the yeaibefore and which was composed -of -rtll the religions bodies of the world. Tho speaker dealt fluently with the subject and the interest of (tho girls' was sustained throughout.

"Thfc farmers owe ydu a debt of gratitude," says art extract frbni a letter written by Sit Lionel Fletcher, of the Imperial Mriiisti-y (if Shipping to tho Prime Minifiter • (Mr AY., F,. Mas'sey. "Really I wish some oho ivould, get up in New Zealand and tell them the truth." To a deputation which waited upon hiih to discuss the meat position, the Priirio Minister Said ho irid not seek self-'adver-tlsbmbtlt, but wished to slipw them that it was not possible' for him to have done more than ho had for tho success of the commandeer.

~ "Tho .cost of living has increased faster, than tho rise In wages. This i 3 a, commonp'laco to us fill. But what is the. remedy?. At the ri»k of Uttering a, thread-tvbni platitude I stfy; 'tho eternal, chasing b"f urtward prices 'by illcreases in wngts 'dW6d not sßlvfe itlio j>rbblem; becaitse wages.firo always a lonfeth 6r two behind jti the rricb." Tilts 'trii& r&medv I would siipßest, to ybii isi the fadb that capital will have to ho cbhtonfc with a less rn.tc per cent", than it has hitherto demanded ,f,nd pot, and tho bringing about of this 'can. onlybo dono hv legislative fiction: alternatively—and ibnttpr in my opinion—the ideal to strive for will be production for use and iiotti for profit."—Tho .president of %f Federation ("Mr A. T. Carter) in his address to delegnites at conference yesterday.

To fill the bstr.-ibrdihhry vriejiricirea caused bv the resiiinait'iohs .of Councillors If. Foley and ,"W. R, C. Afnobherson from tho Fasthourno Tiorbueh Council an election of .two .'•onneillorn is to 'be Held on ATondnv. Afarbh Ist. Amuications of electors for enrolment will be received up to 15 p.m. bri Mbitdnv next. FWinmrT lfith, when the roll will be closed till ;ifter the election. The nominations will Hriso at the, rehmHric afficef'."! bmo<'..; Ferry, wharf; Wellington; bii the. following' ifonday' February 23rd.

On account of, the prospect of unfavourable weather, the Base .Records and AVar .Kxpenses Department's, picnic, which, was to have been hold today, has' been, postponed till Friday.

Tho Lower Hutt Amateur Athletic Club will hold a sports meeting on th<* local .recreation ground to-morrow night. The necessary permission for the use of the ground has' been granted by the Borough Council.

A general meeting- of the Melrose Ratepayers' and Electors' Association resolved las't week to vigorously prosecu'to' the request for the' extension of tho tramw.'iy rou't<; through , that suburb'via Sutherland road and Newtown Park.

The hearing of the furniture" workers' diYpute was continued before the Concil.iwtioit .. Commissioner , (Mr AY. Newton) yesterday. The council resum'-. ed its deliberations in committee, and, it is understood' no settlement has yet been arrived at.

The Lower Hutt Borough Council-has decided to support, any movement in' the boi'ough thrit has; a's its' cooperation wii.Ti residents of Poton'e' for the purpose nf any demonstration on the. occasion cf tho visit of the Prirrco* of Wales.

Lieutenant - Commander Bourke, V.C., of the British Navy, informed a gathering of Cliriatchurch citizens that along twelve mile's of the Belgian coast there had heeri 225 Genririn guns. Yet British monitors', had attacked them repeatedly tit close quarters without suffering one direct' Kit during the whole war.

■The first case under the Secret Commissions Act of 1910 wilf ho heard in the Magistrate's Court, on Friday norit, wh2n the manager and an employee of a wholesale motor firm will he charged 'with having paid a secret commission to an officer of tW .Tourist. Department in order to obtain an adveftiscm'ent for a motor journal.

The annual conference of tho Chambers of Commerce will take placio iu Wellington on AVcdnesda'y arid Thursday, March 3rd and 4th. At yostorday's monthly meeting of the' AA:ellington Central Chamber of Commerce., tho following' committee was appointed to draw up remits for premutation to the conference, Messrs, C. M. Luko (president), A. Leigh Hunt (vice-presi-dent), F l . Holmes', and T. Forsyth.

The shortage' of coal; was the, subject of a,' letter received last night by the." Lower Hu'rt Borough' Council from Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P. The member .for the distinct stressed the? ..vast resources of tho West'Coa'st coal fielcb. and suggested that the council' should urge upon the.'.Government, the, necessity, 'pf taking .action to the end of increasing tlie production of coal from the' West Coaat, Tho council decided to tako no action.

''Dr. Anderson, Director of Education, Jias all the say in tho Education Department, now a very obsolete branch" of the Government," sa'id Mr D. McTve.rizie, chairman of the; District High School Committee, at the indignation meeiiiig' at Petone last riigh't. ''The director should not hayo, so much power as to over-ride a . high school committee, when, such a hody sirbuiiitted in formations the request of the Education Board."

A visit of inspection'., to the automatic telephone .exchange system is to be made by. members of ...tho Wellington Central "Chamber of. Commerce to-'mqrrow sit 11. a.rti. The president at yestefdrfy'fi meeting of the- chamber stated that ih.6' visit would, bo beneficial; inteTestirigy and instructing! hoped that .a large ,mtmbi?r of members would avail themselv'6'S of the opportunity of inspecting the latest method of telephone' installation.

The water supply system in tho Lower Hut-t Borough, is at present in a serious condition, due to a, delay in installing trio new portion of. thb pu;mp r in<V rmtchinery. This work has been hung tip for sbmb time, bwirir; to the shortage of cement, and although tho local .council made (in. ap'peiil to t <fhe Board of Trade to % allot sufficient cement for tlio completion of tho work ho supplies* have yet been received s Hbiyover, the prospects arb now_ somewhat rrifthter because at a mcetirij* or The council held last night :t letter was received from tho secretary of the. .Board of Trade jo the", effect, that., in accordance with'the order of preference claims for .such work as that occasioning the borough concern, wo'illd receive first consideration.

iii an address at tlio annual field day of apiarists, .at. tlib Riiflkura State' Farm, Mr T. "VV. Kirk, Director ot; MbrticultUrC, gave some interesting (it'ures, showing the increase in tho soVailed small industries of tho: Dominion, and their importance. He paid that: in 1011 the total output of honey a'iid honey products of the .Dominion was worth £iil,ooo, whilo today at present prices it was worth sombtiiiiig; like' £250,000. The* capital invested iii the industry lh hives, colonies, plant, machinery, land, etc., represented £1,013,000. Legal advice has been received by tho Canterbury LiUucation Board that, us it result of. amending legislation passed last session, repealing, the definition 6\ "resident; libiisfehdldhr," all householders, iirf matter wticrb may live; providing that they have children attending a school, ihay votb at the election of thO'. scliobl committee controlling such school. ~lt was pbiiitetl but in discussion by the board that, ijiitlcl' tho' new , definitions a householder could vote at tho election of and "be elected tti two the ano in tho district in which.„ ho lived and the one that his ohildren were attending. 'l'liik wtuj fcgai'ded is unfair aiid liiidbinb'fcfntib, and it..was decided to recommend., tt> the department that V-° nbuseliolddr bb allowed to vote at the election, df twb fconihiittecs or to sit b\\ two committees.

At yesterday's monthly meeting of the -.Wellington. Central Chamberpot Commerce a. letter was read from 'The Tithes," London, askiiig tno "chambor's cq-opcration in assisting that journal. in thfi impwtriht task ivhich they had undertaken to promote tho interests of British , coiiimoree throughout tho world- AYith that objcot in view, '.'Tho Times" had established iis i separate journal "The Times Imperial and Foreign Trade Supplement." tho pages of which aro to bo exclusively deybt'od ttt tho publication of special triulo reports from experts . and eorrositondents in all parts of the world. As tho members of tho chamber would no .doubt bo interested in the iucts ,'ind figiires to bo puiblishod, a list of members was requested iii orclbr that each member could receive a coiiy of the jdhrlial. The chaiririiui, Mr C. .M. Luke., thought it ivas a niovo in tho right, direction.

Tho man, Frank Fenby, who -was ad- ! mitted to the hospital with a s.elf-in- : flictcd bullet wound in the head on Saturday rr.-6'rriiug, was still in a critical condition at an early hour this morning, but was conscious.

Under the now Navigation Act coming *n to operation.on March 2nd, no overseas liners will he permitted to carry passengers between the Commonwealth ports (states a- Press Association message from Sydney). The Mayor of Feilding proposes' calling si conference to discuss a' uniform ronding scheme for. tho whole of the Feilding district. Members -of tne Ovoua, Kiwitea, Manawatu, Kairanga, and Pohangina County Councils to bo present, each council to nominate two members with voting powers.

The repairs' to 1 the ,Maori's boilers were completed at Wellington early yesterday morning.' Subsequently the boilers wero' tested at firjl pressure and tho patches -were found to be". fre6 fro'm any leakage, such..as caused 1 the hbld-up of the vessel 011 Friday night. At 7.50 o'clock last evening the Maori got away as usual, for Lyt-teltou.

A member of the. crew' of the steamor Mapourika, which 'arrived at Wellington shortly before 11 am. yesterday from. Lyttelton, was found to be suffering from' a mild attack of influenza. Tho patient was removed to' the hospital last evening. After the Mapaurilca, had been thoroVighly fumigated she nailed sh'ar'tjy after midnight for New Plymouth'.

The heads of Government departments have been informed - by. the Health Department th'a't those of their staffs who so wish may bo vaccinated free otf charge. Large numbers' of tho staff of the Defence Department expressed a wish to be inoculated, and ! iVcco'rdinglv were treated last week. Hospital boards have also had' place'd at their disposal vaccine for the inoculation, of tho public.

As tho three years' term of office of the nominated members' arid adtiri'g- nominated members of the Court of Arbitration expires this months the' usual election hy the industrial Unions of workers and hy employers was recently held, with the result that 'both raenibcra have been re-nominated. Tli« riominees are Messrs William Scott (for tho employers), and J. A._ McOullough (for the -worker's I ]]. v Aatfns; menibers (eme'rgency):—■Me'ssrs lyilliahi Pryor (for the empl6yers), arid M. J. Reardon (for the workers).

A "Manawatu Times" representative waS told the other day of a Cnristchurch (firm which' is anxiously awaiting tlie lifting of the embargo on hides.. They have been, Hoarding for many months" past, and they expect to make a clear £75,000. "Does Mr 'Masse'y know .about this?" as'ked the reporter. "Oh, ves, he kriowg about if a'll right," said the.. • inforfnairt'.' "These Christehurch people Have got 'tho boot manufacturers' where they ■want- them, and the man who- wants !n pair of boots for, Ills' eldest radical ilia's' got to pay, pay, pay."

The chairman of Christehurch.Lyttejtoh Tunnel Road Lddgbk, Mr J R. Hayward, accomp'n'irre'd hy Mr H. G. Eil,' recentlv paid a" visit- to the Hcathcote Vallev with. M'f J. Simpsbti, of tho Pii'b'lic Works Department; to inspect the result of the recent survey. An alternate proposal to provide access to .the port is to, bringthe tunnel right underneath the railway ,' near the Heathcote railway sta r •tiori, and across the open land to the Ferry road, arid make a tine, broad (highway from,the .mouth of the tunnel into" the <sty by the most direct route. The actual site of, piercing the 1 hill for tH6 tunnel on the jcTeathcote' Valley side was marked, arid a large rihrriber of citiiehs' irispected the proposed route oh Sunday, ~,..