The Oamaru Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1908.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9731, 7 January 1908, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1908.

Tukiik is little doubt that the decision come to yesterday in regard to the extended service on the Kijuow line is the mes't satisfactory possible in the circumstances. We are quite prepared l to agree with Mt Dovcy that Monday -iviil be a more inconvenient day than Tuesday, especially in regard to" the loading of stuck-; but, on the other hand, it "will enable owners to get their stock into Oamaru for sale day should they desire to do so. Again, it is only proper that the claims of the town should receive some consideration. As -Mr Fraser remarked' yesterday, the Oamniu business people have suffered: disability tiirouyh not being able to get to and 1 from Kurow in the same day. It has been decided to remedy this, and- while attention is being given to the matter, it is fair that the townspeople should not be penalised by the morning train between Oamarn and Kiiiroiv leaving on sale day, especially if at all possible to arrange otherwise. Again, it must be recognised' that the extended' service is only on trial, and" it is .in the interest of both town and country that the days should be chosen on which the most travelling would take place' and 1 , therefore, the most revenue be realised* by the Department. So far as the latter are concerned, it matters little ot loner «e the new departure pays running expenses; but to the people of I this district it means that if the extended ' service be a financial failure, they will probably have to wait 'for some considerable time "before they can again obtain the car of ■ the Railway Department. It must be admitted that there is every probability of moie people travelling .on Monday than on Tuesday, as the shopkeepers will certainly not leave town on what is generally recognised as one of the market clays. The people of Kurow and Duutroou are going to benefit from the development of the passenger traffic to just I as gieat an extent as the business men of I Oamaru. They will be able to obtain their supplies of goods and stores more readily as well -as to come into closer touch with the markets, upon the pulse of which they naturally desire to consistently keep a sensitive finger. It was, therefore, to their interests to sink as far as possible personal considerations and to compromise on their original decision to have Tuesdays and Fiidays or nothing. This course is at any Tate desirable while the running of extra trains is en its trial, .later it may be practicable to propose a readjustment of the time-table on a basis more satisfactory to both country and town, each of whom have a claim to considerationin the matter. lu icgard to the statement of one of the deputation that the extra stock railed on Tueylay would more than pay for any loss in passenger traffic, we feel convinced that the remark was not intended seriously. Should the people of the district find any ditliculty in regard to the transportation of stock, application to the Railway Department will almost certainly result in such goods trains being run on the line as will meet the extra demand for accommodation, in this particular. The Department have always made 'it apparent that when they see reasonable prospects of an extension of the ordinary- service paying the increased running rates they are always willing to favorably consider any request for such extra facilities as may be .expressed by the people of the district."

Applicants for land in the North Ota go district have in the past been both minie". ous and cagtr, and their examination at the hands of the Land Board'officials has been a work of days. In connection with i the subdivision or Otckaike, it already looks as if previous records will be broken, tin Saturday last the local olKce of th-3 | Land Board was besieged all day by intending applicants asking for maps, and piles of letters asking such to be forwarded by post are arriving by every mail. As sometimes happens, however, that which is most needed is hard to obtain, and at the present moment there are no maps to be distributed, those already received having been disposed of. It will pTobably be the 11th January before a second supply comes to hand.." Last night's, -concert made it evident that there was just one small detail lacking in the new theatre which would conduce to the comfort of patrons of the hall. At the entrance to the pit and the stalls I the ftoprirag;is of.concrete, and on this late- j ' comers cannot avoid making a considerable noise in entering,, much to the detriment of the .performance on the stage. This might easily be obviated by tho use of a few yards of cocoanut matting; bo that the authorities .might gain at small expense >the. gratitude of all theatre-goers. .Jfdr to-night's concert -we would suggest that the management utilise a sack,, of .sawdust to prevent the distraction both of the performer and the audience. ' Uuimiess .arid LeCren, Ltd., report that they hav& leased J. H. Mitchell's well, known Ivemvyn Estate for a lengthy period to'Mr James Borne, of Totara Valley. . To show, the demand .there is at~ureseutfor leasehold farms, the firm had no less than twelve different tender's for the blocks of this property. . Judgment by default was given in the follo.wing: civil cases -at the: Magistrate's :Court .to-day':—W.' WaddeUi (Mr.; Qngley) *.iJ;^C^MetcSlf^^&'rkl^and;/>osts;il&; ?

Fred Lancv. £5 7s, aiul costs £1 4s 6d; ltoliert Hrims. Kurow (Mr Onglcy) v. John Perkins, £3 ffc, and costs 10s; New Zealand Loan Co. (Mr Horton) v. James Mliilvre. £l6 3s, and costs £1 lis 6d: a. and W. Irving v. Edwin Home, £3 J.ss 3d. and 6s costs. The Sydney-Vancouver despatch of November 26th" arrived' in London on the 3rd January.

A well-attended meeting of the Xoith Otago Trades' Picnic Committee was held last evening in. Mr' Hurst's tea rooms. The President (Mr H. Urenfell) occupied the chair. It was'decided that the picnic bo held oil Mr Kelcher's probity at Waianakarua,; this pretty spot being kindly placed at the disposal of the committee, the only stipulation being that no firearms be tiiUui: on to the groun-ds. Uiven a tine day tus picnic must be the most successful yet hold. A Sports' Committee has been appointed to draw up a programme for the children and a subcommittee to arrange, if possible, for the attendance of the Oamaru tjarri-um and North Otago Pipe Hands. The Iraniwill leave Oamaru on January 23rd, at 8.30 a.m., arriving at Waianakarua alxnit 9 : 30. leaving again on the return journey at 5...0 p.m., and arriving in Oamaru about 6.15 p!m.' The return fares have lioon Hxsml at Is for children and 2s for adults. Hot water and milk will be provided free for excursionists, and Mr Hurst will have a refreshment booth on the grounds. On Saturday afternoon (says the Advertiser) Mr Jeremiah Sullivan, Morveu. wao> driving to Waiiuate with .Mrs Sullivan, when the horse took fright at a traction engine in Lower High street and bolted. Hotli occupants wcie tluowu out. but while Mrs Sullivan was unhurt save tor bruises, her husband, who was thrown against a telegraph pole, was badly bruised and had two ribs broken in the right side. IJoth were taken to Mr J. Flaherty's house, near by and lit- Hayes was summoned. He gave the necessary surgical attention, and in the evening, after the sufferer had recovered from the shock, he was taken to the Hospital, and is progressing well. At the Magistrate's Court to-day Alfred Miilen was charged with obtaining li.pioi during the currency of a prohibition order. Evidence was given by Constable Milliard, of Glenavy. Accused asked for lenient treatment," but the magistrate convicted and fined him £5, in detank 30 days' imprisonment. An application for a fortnight's time wherewith to pay the tine was refused.

A meeting of the Athena-urn I'liminittce was held in the Athemeiiin last night. There were present : .Messrs Scoon (President), Thomas, JJavis, Headland, lliudmarsh, litown, Keswick, Drs Wliitton and ilAdam, and Archdeacon llould. The librarian reported 202 subscribers on the roll. It was agreed to oiler the i-Jnglisii and colonial newspapers lor the past year for sale by tender as usual. Several ae. counts were passed for payment. Tlie president remarked that as thio was tin: last meeting at which Archdeacon Uould would be present, he would like to exptoxs his appreciation of the valuable services that the archdeacon had rcudeied to tl:e institution. For the past eighteen yea is the archdeacon had been connected with the institution, and their loss would l"' Ue-nlv felt bv all the Committee. InWhittoii and Messrs Prown. lieswick, and Headland also spoke in support of Mr Scoou's lemarks. Archdeacon Ihiuhi in rcpiv, thanked the membeis for tlie Umcl expiessions that had fallen lroni tli.ni. There was no institution in. Uaniaru with which he had been connected longer than thi.s, and he had had a great deal of pleasure in this connection. He was sorry to tee the subscribers' roll falling so low as at piesont, and the more sorry because he believed it was tlie best library posMwM bv any similar sized town in Now /ca hind. "He hoped interest in it would iv vise and that it would increase in uscltil. ness.' It was agreed that a small comniittee should prepare a recognition .1 Archdeacon Gould's services to the niot.tu lion, to be engrossed ir. the minutes, una ,i copv to be foiwarded to Aiehdeacon

Could: . .„ , His l.oidship liishop (.runes will cm minister confirmation and perform the ceremony of laying the foundation stuiio of the new church at Waimaie on Sunday. i;6tli inst. During tlie course of his speech in \\ellin.'ton on Sunday evening, Mr l\eir liar die nave a general denial of the statements made about him in the British and colo niai press. JJo slanged the press general Iv, and said the New Zealand editors were "calls.' He, however, refused to give a specific denial of the charges made against him. Indeed, he plainly evaded them. The Post, however, gives chapter and ver=e, both from the Indian and the ISritish press, that prove up to the hilt the mischievous nature of Mr Hardies campaign in India. It even quotes against •ill- llardie a Liberal British paper which lie himself told his audience would hoar out his own statements. The paper ie-fci-icd to is the Tribune. After quoting the comments of this journal, the Post

<avs:—"l'limistiiUably these opinions sup port tlie ueiieral attitude <it' the Now Zealand pn'ss. VumistakaMy they condemn the foliv of Mr llardio and tliu unscnipiilans defence, of his partisans.''

During the past year 46binlclingpcriniis rere granted in the Borough of Oaniarit. 'en of tliese were for ateratior* and ad<uions, 21 for dwelling houses, an<l 15 fo: ijiteinciss premises, including workshops, tables, and coach-houses. The building:* lo not include the structure at present 1:1 •ourse of erection for the baths. the milding operations of the past year aiv in. licative ot steady progress,especially when t is lenicmbereu that to be added to I he ist of new dwelling houses within the lorough are a large number that have been ■reded just on tue outskirts of the town loimdary, and are not yet included in the lorough. The conditions under which application.ire to he made for sections in the wellmown Otekaike Kstate, just cut up by th • 'overnment for selection, are now being idvertised. Tho area dealt with is 29,9<>5 ices, subdivided, into 49 allotments. Over :5 of these preference will be given. l:i named applicants with families, and ovcL 4 to land less applicants who have l>e:i wice unsuccessful within tho previous two .-cars. The balance of the allotments are ipeu. for general application. Applicants vill bo examined in alphabetical order a! )iini:iru on February 4, 5, and 6. The usual monthly meeting of the Trusses of the North Otago Benevolent No:ietv was held last evening. Present : Messrs Jardine (chair), -Finch, M\Farlanc. Blair, Milligan., Fraser, Kennedy, and Jennings. The. following gift* were received," and: to be acknowledgcdi with hunks:—Papers—Salvation Army, Mis, 3pence, Mrs Bond, Lady Miller, awl Mr* lohn Kcid; papers and clothing—Mr:; Cay : cakes—Mrs Douglas, -Mrs I'orter. Mrs Beatty, Mr Win. Bee, Mrs Bay, Mrs 3arkvnd, Mrs Cunningham. Mrs Mitchell, mad Mra Meek; fruit—Mrs A. Suthcrand'. 'Mr Jas. Familton, and' Mrs 3)u >oz ; magazines—Mrs: Mowbray and Mr FT W. Farquhar; clothing—Mrs W. Hood, Mrs: J. Reid, Mrs l'rocter, and Mrs Mowbray : cakes and' preserves—-Mrs X. P. Ward! and Mrs ,7. Miller; C'hnstnas goose—Mr John Moore ; lambMessrs Wilson and Uenge, ami Mr -^ lcx - Russell; lollies—Miss Chneo and Mr Hobion ; biscuits—Mrs B. Mollison ; flowers— Mrs Molloy and' Baptist Church; pipes ind tobacco—Dr Whitton; pipes, fruit, ind clothing—Mr Wm. Young. The directors of the Caledonian Society granted i free pass to all tile, inmates who cared -> "o to the annual, games. Cash dotations—Mr Albert Cross. Mr John Kcid, Mrs John Reid, Mrs W. W. llawson, Mr F..J011, Waitaki High School lmy, Mr Juthberteoro, Mr H. Newton, Mr Jas. >ilvie. Mrs Porter, Mr H. W- Farquhar, Mr M'Douall, and 1 Mr A. J. Keith. The Trustees heartily thank all those who, by heir kind! gifts, have given the old people i share in the Christmasi good things. rhero are at present 29 inmates in the florae, one death (Patrick Mcany) having jeeurred l since last meeting. The visiting ommittee for th© ensuing month will be Messrs Blair and 1 Jardine. Accounts lmounting to. £lO7 3s were passed for layment. . . Last New Year's Kve a curious- visitor 0 our country was discovered on the hilliidc at Livingstone. A bird about the i/.e of a small pigeon and of the Procelaria "genus—wing weary and evidently xmsiderably exhausted—was picked up by 1 Livingstone resident and taken home. The bird, which would be more easily re:ognised by the term "petrel," although lot a "Mother Carey's chicken," has taken juite kindly to its new life, being now in he possession of a resident of Oamaru, and ecoveiing strength swiftly on a fish diet. iVheu it is considered that although this :pecies of bird is the most strictly oceanic ir seabirdsY this particular "stranger miist lave traversed eome 6000 odd miles from te natural habitat—the Maldive Is'ands—ts presence here is sufficientlv remarkable o be chronicled. Another curious feature vith this bird is that while possessing vebbedrfoet, in*captivity it has acquired the hib't of clambering up wire netting j\\ilh tho facility alid. manner of

The many friends of Archdeacon f.0u1.l will no doubt avail themselves <>r the gathering to-night in St. Luke's Scltoolroom to hid farewell to one who for so many years had been the respected and cherished Vicar of St. LukeV. The Anlidoaeon hopes that he will meet as many of his parishioners and friondts as ran lind il convenient to attend:. An elderly man named Hichnnl Diver, who has resfded with his family at the top of Kdcn street for many years, has been missing since January 1. He was last seen on Xew Year's Day a few hundred yard,, this side of Kakunui. making Inwards the township, and, although stringent in ■ piiries hive been instituted by (he police, nothing further <an be timed of his move nients.

A ipiiet wedding (col; pla.e at the res! deuce of the Inide's mother, 74 tihu'.n.v street, Wellington, on 20th Xovcmhor, 1907, the contracting parties being Isabella (Hell), youngest daughter of the late Al fre.l liell Cook, and Alexander, fourth son of Mr (leorge Lodingham, Awauioa, (laniaru. The bride, who was given invnv by her eldest brother Alfred, looked v/'iy nice in white silk. .She also wore a lice mi ng veil, with wreath ami orange blossoms. The liridesiuaids were Miss Slincs, of Wei. lington, and Miss Margaret ltlackctl, ui.-c of the bride; they also looked very ni.e. Icing dressed in white silk, and 'canie.l pretty bouquets. The happy couple 101 l f.n t'almerston North, with good wishes. Th«. presents, it may be added, were very hand. ■:ome and numerous, showing (lie high esteem in which the young couple were held. * * '

A correspondent of the Auckland Star, who has recently travelled over the greater portion of the King Country, states that he was much stii-priscd at the'scarcity ol th. tin, kiwi, wcka, and pukeko. These hiid,. were very numerous in the North Island some 50 or 10 years ago, the pukeko be in; louixl in .large Hecks in the swamps. The correspondent states that lie once saw a Maori shooting pukeko lor the purpose ol obtaining bail for .vl-iLsliing. When r»nu. list rated with, the native stated that ah .hi.' Maoris used them for this purp isc 'if this is so," it is added, "no wonder this beautiful-plumage.! bird is rapidly baiming extinct." in the course of his suniniing-up at the iu.piest on M'Xa.llv, the Coroner isay.s tinWellington correspondent of the Lyltcll.r.i linies). Mr Ashcrot't. said that he must say that this was one more ot the many t.n happy eases arising directly or indirectly through drink. "l'tilly 30 ik.::_ cent, ol the cases which come before me," he mi id. -arc more <ir less conneetixl with drink. Alter thinking over the mailer, I inn wmielinies .almost." persu.'id.-d |o Income a pio hibitionisl. It is so "very sad wheii.oic thinks of ihc large number of rises in which drink leads to suicide or crime. N.i warning teems to luive any etlecl."

As showing Ilk' value of skim ploughing .iikl thoroughly pulverising ihr soil pre-;>;n-;itoiv to Mowing it under < ion (says tin" Ashhuiton .Mail), il may lie said that de ,p'te tlk- unfavorable season, paddocks oi wheat ami oats thus treated throughout the country sue. with few exceptions, look in;.; splendidly, ami will give a return thai must ainniv* repay tanners for the extra work -lone.' Crops on the furrow laml, again, ale looking thin on. the ground aim mall in the ear.

Mn-t of the pasture laud ill North fan Icrhury is becoming ihoroiighly parched, ind the grn-s is dry as tinder (says the LyUelton Times). 'The farmers arc cv iieiieneing dillicully in gelling the lamb.ulo condition: this being evidenced by he small entries at the stock market:-. Milters in this respect arc worse than a I sii is lime last year, when the loiinlrv way Irv enough to'cause a lalk of drought'. At ill.- Amberlev market yesterday, the value if fal lambs disposed of was onlv about a mnrth of those sold al. the niaik'ol at Ih, same time |a,,t. year, and no improvement "in be expected with the country in il> ir.'scnt condition, unless a heavy rain is ■xperjenceil lo start the grass growing and .ring en the turnips, which are in a pool VilV.

Members are reminded thai the monlhh convocation, of the Waitaki-Kihvinnin' Chapter taktis pbu-e to-morrow evening a' 3 p.m. lleadueliesof every kind yield to Steal m Headache Cure in a few "mimitea. 'J'lh-r. tiny, tasteless wafers bring certain relic from almost every kind of pnin. "I'm* wherever heads nche."

Last few davs of the |!ig White Sal. it I'KXIitiSK'S will ho marked by mhih specially low ((notations in White '(!o.,de •In.'t think of all the While tioods in ; draper's stock, and you will be ai-.tonishn at the number of 'wliito articles. Tin goad.-, contain ( iiitains, Damasks, Quilts Blankets, Towels. Muslins, Serviette-. Damask Cloths, Klannel, Flannelelte. Calico, N'ainsook, Madapolan, Longelnlh Silks, Toilet Covert, Collar,,, Laces, Hand kerchiefs, (doves, Hells. Ties, Xei I I'mi-hes, and ail White floods in tin . Ir;\v room, underclothing, etc. || llt . ,'ain., for the next few days. - J'KX lit INK'S Drapery establishment. ' sfl;

Mr J. Swiudiey, Snigroii Dentist, -nil: vis.'l Kiirow tin Thursday next, .lannan .Itli, aiid may lie consulted at Snicri- ! Intel. ' 5^