The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1905.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8835, 15 July 1905, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1905.

Mr Joseph Moss writes to us as follows :—I shall be glad if you will give me space in .your paper to repudiate the scandalous charges made by an ex-constable before the Police Commission in Dunedin, against the police force in Oamaru, Timaru, and other places. _As a resident and business man, with 43 consecutive years' experience of Oamaru, I think it will be admitted that I am in a position to speak with authority of Oamaru. and I have no hesitation in saying that this man, if correctly reported, is absolutely untruthful in his statements as far as the Oamaru police arc concerned. I have never known or teard of, even, a. single dishonest act ! by a member of the force during the whole of my long career here. On one occasion : my back premises—safe and all—were, by mistake, left open all night, and the police or anybody else might have helped themselves up to cash and valuables worth ■ about £2OOO had they been so minded, without fear of detection. But what happened was this: The. constable on the beat, on finding the placo open, took possession, and did not'leave until he had sent for me and I had arrived to make all secure. And this is not the only instance of the kind within my own personal knowledge. I might add that I am sure that every business man and private citizen in Oamaru will agree with what 1 say about the police. Mr William Hood, who last- week severed his long connection wit-n this journal, has purchased Mr F. Humffray's general priming business in Dunedin. We understand thai an important corner business premises, near the Monument, Tliames street, will in a few months, when the present tenant's lease runs out, bo materially altered. The shop is to be pulled down and, wo hear, a two-storey stone building will bo erected for a drapery business.

At tho meeting of the North Otago Foot)all sub-union last night it was decided to tibmit the following names to the Otago Jnion for inclusion in the. trial matches ilayed with a view to selecting tho Otagc earn : —Backs—K. Ongley, Sutton, Uttley nd Toohey ; forwards—Forsyth, Grant 3. Taylor; Hay to be asked to go if at iinergency be necessary. We. have beet issuTed' that these players will have metec >ut to them more consideration than w;>: ihown those selected for trials from thi: Kstrict last year. In Mr E. Piper's office, Tyno street, ma.; ie seen at present a model of M folin Gay' 6 patent ventilating window. Th. .latent is wonderfully ingenious yet simpl ■vitlial—-in fact, on first seeing the windov iVOrking, one wonders the idea did no strike anyone before. We may mention .vliat is not generally known, that th< New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcr.c; Company's new offices are fitted throngl! mt with the window in question, to tin jreat satisfaction of all tho employees. Th rrinciple is this : By a very simple am inexpensive means, the new sash arrange ment permits of a constant ventilation ivithout- any direct draught, winter or sum ii'.er, night, or day, wet or dry. Mr Gay i to be complimented on his invention, wliicl should enjoy a very laTge vogue. A meeting of the executive of tlie Unman Farmers' Saleyards Company was held tlii: iftcrnoonu in Mr Piper's office, Mr W. (1 Sewell also being present. Subsequen irrangements were made for the acquisi lion of Mr Sewell's paddock at Waiarek; Junction as the site for the new saleyards Mr A. J. Grave (Lee and Grave) was pro sent, and under his advice the neccssar steps were taken for the immediate, flo tat ion of the company. Shares will n< doubt be on the market in the course of ; week or two. We regret to havo to announce the death jvfter a short illness, at Christ-church, of M William M'Diarmid, at th© early age of 2! years. The deceased gentleman, who wa a, brother of Mr James M'Diarmid, wa, well known and thought of in Oamaru, an< his many friends will lca-m with great re gret of his premature death. In the House last evening the Premie: stated that he would announce the Govern ment's intentions in regard to' the Lane Commission's report on Tuesday. The Premier stated in the House of Re presentatives last night that the Govern ment had been advised that Natal had im posed a duty of Id per lb on frozen mea and cattle for slaughter. Hitherto theri had been no duty on these lines. Discussing the general produce marke with a. wholesale dealer lately, a, represen tative of the Timaru Herald asked bin what the present state of the potato mar ket is. In the blight that assailed thi crops of the colony, and the consequen prohibition of the exportation of potatoe: to other shores, the dealer said there havi been the elements of ,-in interesting situa tion, and there have, been many propheciei of a dearth of this food. The two circum stances to some extent correct each other however, and it is generally believed nov that potatoes have touched the top price or very nearly so, and that there is in cause for fenr of great scarcity. The re tention of nearly all the colony's outpu' made up largely for the shortage due t< the disease, and helped to keep the prici down; and though the supplies in this particular district are in small compass there are large stocks elsewhere. Still, t< bring potatoes down, say, from Ashbur ton to this district, would make them verj dear by the time they were on the market and it is not likely that such will be done Ihere were very good reasons, too, whj the prices should not go much higher. Ir the first place, they are already such thai consumers will not. and cannot afford t< pay any more for them, and, in case of ; further rise, will turn to bread, rice, a.nc other foods available. Further, notwith standing the freights, the tubers can nov be imported at a profit from Tasmania, am it tins is done extensively, they could b< placed at most ports at equal prices; anc a further enhancement of the value of po ta-toes here would be quite likely to indue, importation from America as well A euchre tournament was held in Messr Hepburn Bros.' room last night, betwee, he l Q t U t eeUS RM6S 2 nd the G ™ Band the late winning by seven games. Son* and .recitations filled in a very pIS ev~ supper also- being di^eJsed In the House of Representatives yester day a new clause was added to the 01c Age Pension Amendment Bill, on the Pre miers motion, providing that the increase' rate of pension provided by the Act shal have effect and be payable on and after Is September, 1905, and shall apply to pen sions then current as well as to nension first payable after that date P ension It is obviously a good thing for th 6 ' and the fai-mers in parti cular, that the Millers' Association h™ been aule. to agree to hold together O course it is over early yet to notice mucl effect locally of the understanding come to but we can report that there is actualb more inquiry for samples of wheat fr" rnibers. Owing to discouraging report horn America and Russia the Home mar ket is brighter at the present moment thai it has been for many a long day, especially xjr cargoes, and if New Zealand shipper" can but get cheap freights soon they wil be- able to quit surplus stocks at full rate= which will relieve the local market for thi future, and leave it in a very healthy state Oats are firm at quotations, but there i very little doing. There is a reasonabh fear here tiat, if cheap freights are no

soon available, the huge stocks stored at the Bluff will bo unloaded in the colony, and such a proceeding must ease prices very considerably. Potatoes are easier on account of Victorian and Tasmanian shipments. Them is a good deal of talk of the Government all&wiug soed potatoes to ■tenter the colonv free of duty, which would mean a great "set-back to the local seed market, for it stands to reason that if a grower can get fresh imported seed at the same price as the home product he will elect to use the imported article. The steamer Wanaka is taking a large cargo of North Otago mixed produce for Auckland to-dav—over 1100 tons. .

The steamer Poherua arrived last night from Dunedin. After landing a quantity of cargo, and taking aboard 120 tons of produce,'she left for Timaru. The steamer Rose Casey arrived this morning with 39.000 feet of timber. The steamer Wanaka did not get away for Timaru this morning, but will sail tonight with 1100 tons of produce and 24 head of cattle. A DREA.tt DISEASE AND ITS REMEDY. Rheumatic pains ore caused by the presence in the blood of uric acid, lactic acid, and other foreign substances. This accumulation of acid poison must lie neutralised and driven out before a cure car. be effected. It is useless taking somt> thing that will merely deaden the pail, —the })oison needs to be expelled. RHEUMO is the one sovereign remedy which will speedily and effectually cure Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago, and other kindred ailments. It is the triumphant result of years of scientific experiment. It' ha.s cured thousands, mid it will cure you. Pat it to the test—give it a fair trial. All chemists and stores sell it. 2s 6d and 4s 6d a bottle. THE TORTURT.VG PAINS OF INDIGESTION and the heavy languid feeling caused by constipation can soon be cured if a course'of DR GRASSLAND'S GREAT REMEDY, NOXOL is token as directed, all chemists and stores.

For Chronic Chest Complaint, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d