A GRAND DISPLAY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11398, 15 April 1899, Page 6

A GRAND DISPLAY.

This applies to Messrs Cooke, Howhson s 50 new and up-to-date Records and Monopolo Bicycles now on view at Messrs Park, Boynolds's rooms. Sale takes place 12 noon this day.

— The Radical working man in England in ussunUaliy a practice' creature. He is willing to abolish anything if ho sees clearly that he can get sonW "i" out of it.—bhturdav Ilovirsw.

of £10 a year rental, and many of these become a burden on the ratepayers. The Town Council has for some time had a committee at work, inquiring into the matter, and it has obtained a detailed report from Sir Henry Littlejohn, the city medical officer. The committee' is also to confer with representatives of the medical faculty of the University and of the Koyal Colleges of Pliysiciiins and Surgeons. A preliminary conference' was held a few days ago, and sufficed to show that the inquiry will be attended with no small amount of difficulty, on account of the differences of opinion prevailing among the medical men themselves. Some, for instance, doubted il the sanatorium system would prove any more satisfactory." than the once-vaunted Koch cure. The' doctors were also divided into two camps as to the amount of infection attributable to milk, and as to the use of Ihe tuberculin test, which the veterinary authorities strongly recommend. The committee worn also warned that a consumption hospital would require to be prepared ..to receive patients for a much longer time than a feyev, hospital, and this, of course, implies an increased expenditure. The public is earnestly following the progress of the inquiry, and is prepared to make any reasonable, sacrifice in the shape of money in order to have .a cheek placed upon the ravages' of this disease. Dr C. 11. Stewart,"the new professor of public health, in Edinburgh University, in. a lecture delivered by him last week, said that the best protection against the microbe, of consumption was to keep the body healthy, as the healthy human body had a certain power of resistance. To increase this resistance he advocated athletics, but not excessive athletics, and bathing, with good ventilation. These would soon reduce the death rate from consumption. SKATING ACCIDENTS. jln this changeable climate every spell oi frost is attended-,, by accidents causing lamentable' loss of '-life- through drowning. Saturday, the ■■'. 4th ■ February, was a peculiarly fatal day in this, respect. A miner was drowned while skating on Loch Leven, and though many persons were close by, as the races of the Weal skating club were about to. begin, no one could save him. The races were adjourned. "On Loch Vennachar a. son of Mr ■ Ptobert Fulton, teacher, Callander, was drowned while j skating with his little sister. The. unfortunate young man was a teacher in Glasgow, and organist in , Callander Parish Church. A very 'sad accident occurred on Linlithgow Loch, by which Mr William Russell, a. local solicitor, and Miss Feigii£on, daughtei .of',the' minister of , ttie parish, lost their . lives. Skating on , the loc'.i after dark, they unwittingly ventured i on a portion which was marked i " Dangerous," and were drowned. Mr Kus- j sell was 34 years of age, and Miss Per- j giison 22^ and both --were, much respected in the' ancient burgh.. Their tragic end cast a gloom over the town, and their funerals took place amid manifestations of universal mourning. ■-~.-• HIGH TIDES. For several days about the middle of February ■ the east 'coast of Scotland was visited 'by tides higher than have ■ been ! known there for 30 years. At Mont-rose they were accompanied by a high sea, which swept away the sandhills, on which grass had been planted at considerable expense. The platforms, made of concrete, on which the guns ? of the Forfar and Kincardine. Artillery Militia were, placed, were . undermined and destroyed. .At Dundee the tide rose half as high again as usual, and flooded the esplanade. Higher up the Tay, at Newburgh,- there was also a good deal of- flooding. At Berwick and Tweedmouth the quay and streets adjoining the'harbour were under water. Heavy floods in the Tweed made things worse than they would otherwise have been. Fortunately the weather was calm, or much damage would have been done. ABSCONDING LAWYERS. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of another missing, lawyer—Peter Kinnear White, a Dundee solicitor, who. disappeared on January 3. It is alleged that he has misappropriated a large'sum, part of which: is trust money. White, ,-who is' only '34 years of age,- was clerk. to'the Tayport Police Commission, with which he did not get on well latterly; arid'he • sent' in his resignation just at' the time of his disappearance. He is supposed to have speculated unsuccessfully. . ... Nothing has transpired regarding the whereabouts of Peattie, the Glasgow lawyer whose absconding I mentioned in my last. It is stated, however,'.that Sir William Laird, father of one of Peattie's late partners, has agreed to" make good the defalcations, so as to clear ..the name of .the firm. The amount is said to be between £30,000 and £40,000. . : SETTING FIRE TO A CHURCH ORGAN An extraordinary outrage has occurred in Gilcomston Free 'Church, Aberdeen. The church officer's daughter, on entering thechurch on the morning of Sunday, 12th. February, was surprise^ to find the organ open, and fire smouldering beneath it. She ran and fetched a pail, of water, with which she was able to extinguish the fire, and she then noticed that a deliberate attempt had been/ made to burn -the organ. A. number of hymn books had,been torn up and placed in a pile, with a cushion from the pulpit on top of them. A paraffin lamp had been, taken from a building in the course of erection .close -by. and the oil poured over the heap and ignited. Tlie feathers i:i the cushion had checked the i progress of the flames and saved the build- [ ing, but the- organ was a good deal damaged. .It was only lately placed 'in the church, , and its introduction was strenuously opl posed by a minority in .the congregation. j As the result of police inquiries a lad was ! arrested, but, after a medical examination, he was declared to be of unsound ' mind, and was sent to the Aberdeen I Asylum.' Though organs' are now very - common in Scotland, a violent dislike, is [ entertained towards them by many, and in D the case of persons-mentally weak or.unr sound, this feeling might'easily prompt to 3 desperate action., t OBITUARY RECORD. 1 The eminent anatomist, Sir John f ] Struthers, Emeritus Professor, of Anatomy 1 in the University of Aberdeen, died on I February 24 in Edinburgh, where he had f lived since his retirement' from his chair. J He was born at Brucefield, near Dunferm- , line, in 1823, and graduated at Edinburgh. He was appointed to the chair at Aberdeen in 1863,' and retired in' 1889. He f was famous as a teacher, and-also did imi mense service to the cause of education, ' I general as we'll as medical. On his comt ing to reside in Edinburgh he was still ] most active, and reformed the Leith Hos- ''.' pital. He was afterwards elected Presi- '" dent, of the Royal College of Surgeons. *' and was knighted in 1898. He published ', many papoYs on anatomical subjects. He is survived by' Lady Struthers, four daughe ters, and one son. '. • . . '. Mr Charles Gairdner, formerly general '* manager of the Union Bank of Scotland, '' died op. February 18 from the effects of a c chill (alien by'''him .at a. 'curling' match. c :Mr Gairdner, who was- 75 years of age, lf 'enjoyed a .very high reputation in his and the bank prospered greatly under Ms supervision. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Glasgow , University in -1889. Sir Lambert Playfair. K.C.M.G,, whe is best known as British Consul-general l" at Algiers from 1867 to 1896, died at his c native town of St. Andrews on February 18. a-ced 70. He was the author of histories°of Arabia and of the-Moorish Core sairs and of Murray's Handbooks to th< II Mediterranean, Algeria, and Tunis, be--0 side?; other works. ;" Professor William Rutherford, oi tin )f Chair of Physiology in Edinburgh University,'sity, died oil February 21, of pneumonia :s supervening upon influenza. He was ii ■d his sixtieth year, and was the son of i '• Roxburghshire farmer. In 1869 he wa: 5- appointed Professor of Physiology ii

King's College, London, and in 1874 he was called to the corresponding. chair at Edinburgh, his alma mater. He was one of the best teachers this university has ever had, and he also, achieved European fame by his researches and, publications on a variety, of medical, subjects. He invented the freezing microtome, which is now regarded as essential in microscopical research. He was very popular with -the students, and on the day of his .death' they met, and after expressing their sorrow at his demise, sub<"-vibed for a bust of their, late professor to be placed in the Physiology classroom. His remains were conveyed to his native place, Ancruni Craig, for inter- ' nient, and the.procession from his house in Edinburgh to ■the Waverley station included'4oo students. Professor Rutherford was never married. The deaths of-the following persons have also .to be recorded . this month:—Rev. George Wilson, senior minister of the Free Church ■! at Glenluce, aged 76 ; Councillor J C. Dunlop. a • very useful citizen of Edinburgh, aged 66 ; Rev. John Dymo'ck, Free Church minister, Kemnay, aged 58; Mr Charles Keith, bookseller, one of the leading public men in Inverness; Mr Robert Jamieson, of Sandness, described ■as. "one of the most notable Shetlanders of his time," aged 71. , . '.'• '['■' GENERAL NEWS. I Influenza has" been very prevalent in : some parts of Scotland during February, and has been the cause, directly or indirectly, of many deaths. In Glasgow the death rate rose one week to 36 per thousand, while in Paisley it was even worse, : as it reached ■ 59.-9 per thousand. At j Lanark there was' said, to .be scarcely a house without a case.'of influenza. Probably things have been so bad because we have had .' muph more still and j foggy; weather', than- is usual in. February. The Town and County Bank (Limited) : is to hold its: annual meeting at Aberdeen on .the 6th inst. ■ The directors' report . Statesi that the ,net profits for the year, amounted to,;£40;688. v .lt. is proposed to declare a dividend: at the rate 0f.12j per cent;, to add'£4ooo to the reserve fund, 'bringing, it-up. .to £146,000, and to carry forward a balance of £2688 to next year. The large grocery: warehouse of Messrs D. and J. Macewcn, Dumbarton road, ; Stirling, , was completely gutted- by fire early -on February 8.: The. damage is estimated to amount to £20,000. The Scottish steel-industry continues to be extremely active.' •. The .workmen have just received their fourth increase of wages in 18 months, makjng a total increase of ; 20 per cent, within', that period.. According to its annual blue book, which has just been issued,' the Scottish Episcopal Church-has 342 congregations, including missions, with a total membership of 113,036: The amount raised by the con- [ gregations,, including endowments, during i tho' year, was .£1067799. I A club for reading to the blind was I lately, formed in Edinburgh, and is now :n j successful operation. The readers include ladies as well as gentlemen, and the reading consists of newspapers, periodicals, and books of'various' kinds. : At the request of Sheriff Johnston, the police authorities in Dundee have just provided an apparatus. for flossing incorrigible boys. and twd constables have been appointed fla'gellators. 'The ' apparatus is described as consisting,of " a low form or stool, with a 'cushion, over which the victim is strapped;" and the. whip is " a bunch of fine birch 'i twigs ' such as scavengers' brooms are. made of, fitted into a wooden handle."' "...'.• ': A statue of. the late Provost Reid has been erected in Castle street, Forfar, and was unveiled on February 4. It is 13ft in height. The Rev. Dr Baxter, of Lnuborough road U.P. Church.', Kirkcaldy, has just celebrated his jubilee. He was entertained at a- public dinner and presented with two congratulatory addresses. The Esplanade at Dundee is to be .extended westwards at . a cost of £10.000. •Uy'.this extension 50 acres of land will be reclaimed' from, the sea. ! A fire broke out in a steam laundry at j the Aberdeen Asylum the other day, and ! caused the wildest excitement among the ■i patients' at work, in it. It was thought | all had been got out. when one of them was | seen at an upper window, with the flames | close to her. . Drs. Matthews and Moir, two of the medical staft, brought a ladder, which the former mounted. He rescued | tho poor creature just in time, as her | clothes and hair were on fire. The galI lant doctor's hand.? were slightly burned. ! Subscriptions are being collected in Glasgow for the erection of a. monument to Mr Gladstone. The sum at present promised or in hand is about £2000. Archibald Ross, a writer, in Glasgow, has been convicted of embezzling -trust funds to tlie amount of £420, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment. Tho following personal estates of deceased persons have been recorded during the month: —Mr J M. Keiller, the well-