TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9794, 20 March 1908, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

, (Peb Press Association.) WELLINGTON. March 19. Regulations under the Public Service Superannuation Act are published in der tail in to-night's Gazette. All meetings ' of the Board are to be held in Wellington. A proclamation in to-night's Gazette ■ prohibits the forwarding of correspondence for F. H. Allen, Cameron street,, Launceston, Tasmania. By proclamation ,im to-niight's Gazette, clause 7 oi the Kegulntion of October 21 ■last governing the netting and sale of sea • trout is. revoked., and the following put in its stead :—Arty holdter of ti license to net : (rout undier these, regulhtions may sell and dispose- of trout so liettexl without- taking out a .license to sell' trout, provided a proper register is kept by such, licensee of every such sale, showing; the name and address of the person' or persons to whom sucii trout is solid', the qmuitity sold, uaini' t.he date, of sale. Such register shall be iu the iorm prescribed by the Minister of Customs, and shall' be open, to inspection by any collector, postmaster or fisheries officer' at aft' reasonable times. If any bu.lder of a- Ificense to net shall fail to keep such register, or refuse or neglect to produce the same for inspection, by a unauthorised person, he shall be guilty of a breach of these regulations. .Mr L. 1\ Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, is now in Auckland arranging for a depot at which oysters can !>e delivered and sold, audi also' for the-picking. The lla.ui-ak.i Gulf picking will Ik; under the control of tthe Inspector of Fisheries at Auckland, and thai at Bay of Islands will be in' charge of the inspector at Busscll. These inspectors will have under ■t'hoin. gangs of pickers and the gangers ■will be responsible to the inspectors. The pickers will be experienced men. In connection with this work the department lias just Let a contract to Mr Charles Bailey, jun., Auckland, for the construction of two oil launches at a cost oi £328 nach. At the: depot nothing under a stick of oysters will be sold, the State con tilling itself lo the wholesale business.

Titus if dealers want 100 or 50 sacks or under the oysters will be despatched from the depot direct. A;n important point is that the price is to be reasonable—that is to say, no monopolists, as iu the ]«ist. wilil be allowed to "corner'' the oyster market, and sell tlbe Imttle at 2s when its proper value is only Is. It is anticipated that Ihe season's demand will be met by t.he output of 20,000 Kicks, and that quantity, from present indications, i« easily in sight at Waiiheke Island, in ihe Haitraki' Guff, on the Great Harrier, and in t.he Hay of islands. At- the kilter place ■after the close seasons the young oysters are. says the secretary, doling splendidly. DUXEDIX. March 19. At a meeting of the Cominilice of [he Gtago A. and P. Society in-day the question' of limiting the weight of sacks of grain to 20011 .s was discussed, and it was unanimously dci ided that- the proposed regulation 'would ho most irksome lo farmers, and unworkable. At a meeting of I he Society for the Protection oi Women and Children to-day reference was made to the inquest on the child Garrick on Tuesday, and the case in its bearing on future legislation was discussed, 'file report showed that the I case was brought under the Society's olli- I cers' notice last January, but the Government inspectress decided to deal with ihe case, and the Society had no locus standi. The' Society agreed'to press the Government for ail amendment of I be Act in ihe i direction of allowing the Society to bring cases before the Court. 'lhe Society wishes some addition to be made to the Act, so that when a 'magistrate is satisfied that its home is inimical lo the healthy and moral upbringing of a child it maybe committed lo a public home. The So, ionla vors the appointment of a special magistrate to deal with all these cases on the lines of recent Kugiish 'legislation. cimrsTciiuKCii. March 19. The TV Oramra Home enquiry was miiliuued to-dav. "The matron of the Auckland Industrial School slated thai in.-.ir-ri.rible girls in that institution were seni to Te (iranga. She gave instances of the change in a number of girls she was acquainted with who had been inmates of the Home. Corrective discipline was necessary, but personaly she disliked inflicting corporal punishment. She would like to sec a classification system adopted. The matron of the Caversham Industrial School stated that she would only adopt corporal punishment as a last resoin'ce. '['he Kev. Fendall. who wrote a letter to a loca'l newspaper, was examined at length, and adhered to the charge that punishing girls of 19 and 20 with a strap on praeli.ally the bare back was barbarous. AUCKLAND. .March 19. The insufficient supply of railway rolling stock continues to cause delay and inconvenience lo shipping at (hleliunga. especially in the case of colliers. On TuewJay nuirnitiig the Union Company's steamer Pukaki berthed at the Onehunga wharf, but owing to there not lx'.ing any empty trucks available the steamer had to lieidle while- the wharf laborers looked on. Out of the cargo of 1480 tons of coal, no less than 1320 tons are consigned to the Railway Department, which fact, however, did not serve to stimulate the department into providing mote trucks. At 8 a.m. yesterday a start was made, on the coal, but operations ceased at 4 p.m.. us the available trucks were- titled wiilh U'ljout 270 tons. Not only is the constant wailing for rolling stock a source of Tucunvenieiice to shipping, but it u'auses. a number of men to remain' idle when they ought to be earning good pay, 111 an address to the Trades and Lal>or Councif last night, the Kev. It. A. Robinson seriously suggested that the workers' should apply to the Auckland Mjnßters' Association i'or permission to be allowed to occupy pulpits monthly. The delegates lo the council greeted the suggestion with laughter, but the speaker, undaunted, went on "to suy his was that these worker preachers should ba.vci a free hand to deal with Labor matt ore', even to the extent of "shocking their congregations" with Socialism. FEILDING. March 19. A steady soaking rain has been falling for the last tweqty-four hours, and there js every inilicatiiqf of its continuation. 1( is just'what, the district bndjy needed. A man named Frederick Hasselj, aged 28, committed suiejde at 6.30 this morning, by blowing himself up with <lynamitp, in an o|d whare at Taqniii, few mi|cs front Feiklnig, Later particulars of the suicide by rlyna--mile of Frederick Hnssell show a horribleaffair. The whare whore the suicide.lookplace, had a wooden chimney, which-was completely blown out. The lining was splintered evcryhere, and inside the room Were pieces of llesh and organs of a hilniim body from tho.;wnist downwards. Yesterday,' deceased -purchased a coil of dynamite' at FeildingV 'Deceased was well. known as a quiet, inoffensive, hard-work-ing man. and had no enemies. On the body was a letter found addressed to his mother, sisters and brothers stating that a. certain person had been accusing him of a thing he never dj4, and he was.going to another land. He, also left a document evidently intended as a \vil|, leaviiig*certain sums, of money owing to deceased to his relations. PAraiERSTOif NORTH. Ifcrpch 19. The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court Guncluded to-day Jolvfl- Giqscoign. Weight-man. pfeaded "Not guilty" to a charge of perjury arising out of the bearing of a- change of assault and robbeTy against Win. Lowe and J. C, Robinson. Accused ondticted hi& own ease, and' the jury returned $ verdict Qf "Not guilty" on the ground of mistaken identification. IVawois Robert Lincoln. was found "Guilty" of a breach of the Bankruptcy -Act andl was- admitted to probation for iwetve< months. James Litil'e, a farmer, of Gtaiorua, was! found "Not guitty" qf asimilar offence gind'"Wßs dismissed'. A depr-ee.' nisi was granted to Louie Aland Vonston, Who applied for a divorce from her bu&-

band, George Vanston, cm. the grouiul of adultery. No defence was filed. ROTOKUA. March 19. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) has received through his Excellency the Governor the following cablegram fr<un Lord Grey, the Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada : "My responsible Ministers me to forward an invitation to your i'riine Minister to come to Quebec and be tlieir guest during the celebrations at which his Itoyal Highness the Prince of Wales will 'be present, during the week the 22nd to 29th July. It is sincerely to be hoped that the ''rime Minister will he able to attend personally, but, if that is impossible, that he will ill anv case send a representative." Sir Joseph Ward has replied to his F.-xcelleney the Governor expressing regret that as Parliament will be sitting at the time named in- will be unable to person- j ally accept the invitation, but hopes lo arrange to have Xew Zelaud suitably represented. NAI'IKR. March IS). A deputation of trawler owners met the Minister of Marine to-day lo ask (hat arrangements might be made whereby the carriage of fish to Wellington, might bo expedited, so that the lisb might arrive there in the best of condition, and so pre. vent the present loss occasioned by the slow method of transit. The Minister promised to give consideration to (he wishes of the deputation. Another deputation asked that the men in charge of lighters working in the bay only might be exempt from the regulation compelling them to possess home trade certificates. The Minister promised (o consider the matter as it affected lighters trading only in the bay. A race for patikis in connection with the Carnival regatta was got off (his afternoon. The Meteor, when leading, had her throat halyard block carried awav, which put her out of lirst place. The' Maroondab (C. F. M'Donald), with one minute allowance, won, with Kdith (6inin) second, on time, anil Surrey (W. 11. Stevens), with one minute, 'third, though the Meteor was only just behind '

her. " INVKRCAKGILL. March 19. A ln.v was arrested at Garston for having placed olwt met ions in the shape ol pieces of railway iron on the line. The passenger train from Gore to Kingston was slopped yesterday about a mile below Garston after having run over a portion of the obstruction. The Southland Times correspondent reports that a painful sensation was caused at l.mnsden by the liudiug of Mrs Carthwaite, of llohnesdale, unconscious and tilmost nude, about a quarter of a mile above Mararoa Bridge. The botlv was rigid. She had to U> brought in'on a railway trolley, and Mr M'llrov. who altendeii her, 'was himself taken suddenly ili. I)r Watt arrived from liivert-nn, but could not restore animal ion, and death occurred about 7 a.m. next morning. Some of deceased's dolhes were found .in a patch ..f willows, and there are indications that she had partially undressed and crawled to where she was found. NKLSIIN. March 19. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard has decided upon the election ~i a new home for the aged and needy in consequence of tin' dilapidated and generally unsuitable nature of the present accommodation. The new building is estimated to cost AtfOlJO. and will he situated on a pleasant site about a mile out ol town.