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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13208, 15 February 1905, Page 4

ll ~ Tlio Hon.' W. Hall-Joiics. Miniate c e Public Works, arrived from Timarii by th li second express last night. Ho will leav 0 this morning by the south express for Edi< ~ vale,.on the Horiot line, and (his afternoo j the opening function 'in connection with th new railway extension from Heribt to Edii B vhk will take place.' In the overling' th - Minister will. | )e entertained at a baiique - by tho settlors, and early to-morrow niorr f ing be'will'leavb for Koxburgh, Where ■ deputation from the Lawrence-Roxburg P.ailway. League will wait upon him, li the afternoon the opening ceremony in con ' hectiph' with the fruit-canning factory wil 1 be held, and.in llie evening the Minister wil - bo entertained at a social. On Friday b, ; will roach Lawrence, •when other deputa [ lions will interview hint; and where ho wil _ be entertained at a social in the evening _ On Saturday the Hon. Mr Hail-Jones wil | roach Dunedin at 10.50 a.m.,-and at riooi ! bo will receive the deputation from thi I Catling River Railway League, and afte i laying tho foundation atolie of tho net' ; post ollico at Mornington will attend tin . cycling sports in tile afternoon. Tho Finance Committee of tlvo.-- Citj [ Council will recommend, at this evening'' , meeting, that this city solicitors he instructs to take all necessary steps in 'connectini with. the amalgamation of South Duhedii • with the. city. During the fortnight ended February ' tlio tramways receipts totalled £1799 13s B<l. as against £1579 lis 6d for tho correspond ing period of last year, while the distance covered was 31,323 miles 69 chains, as against 24,706 miles 46 chains. Wo understand that Dr John Malcolm, who has been appointed as Professor bi Physiology dt the" Otago University, has boon for some time second assistant to Professor Sohafer, Professor of Physiology at Edinburgh University. Tho official notification of Dr Malcolm's appointment has hot yet been received by tho University. The debentures in the Waipori Falls electric power loan, of 1904 have been allocated by the Oily Council's Finance Committee, the amount issued to the tenderers being £48;800, realising an average premium per £100 debenture of 2s 3.33 d. Tenders for 187 £100 City Corporation debentures, offered by tho Waipori Falls Electric Power Company (Limited), to facilitate tho'distribution of the assets of tlio company amongst the shareholders, were opened yesterday. ' Tho debentures were over-applied for'to the extent of £8570, and (lie allotment yielded ah average premium of 2s 9£d. The improvements in the northern water supply provide a number of charming pictures in this week's Witness. The emptying of the reservoir to locate the old-stand-ing ieak, and the bringing in of "the pipe' lino from Morrison's Creek, impart a freshness to these views without detracting from their attractiveness. The .progress of the work at the new railway station is illustrated by several capital'pictures; there are an amusing, cartoon on last week's operalions of the B Battery at Forbury Park, another of Reid's (of Wishaw) animal studies, a first instalment of pictured connected with the visit of the warships; the Australian cricketers at Auckland, the Port Chalmora Navals in cahip, ii picture of Maxim Gorky, tho opening of the St. Kilda bowling green; snapshots at Lake Monowni, etc. Another compensation case arising out of tho waterworks scheme which the City Corporation has in hand at the present time will occupy tho attention of the Supremo Court shortly. The claim, which is made by Catherine Wilson, Robert Wilson, and Jessie Bardie, is for £1133 IBs 9d, of which £639 is for 63 acres 3 roods 39 poles of land taken, £350 for water-rights affected, and £144 for adjoining land injuriously affected by the taking. The land is situate on tho borders of the upper waters of the Water of Leith. In Chambers yesterday it was agreed to fix Tuesday, May 9, as tho date for the hearing'of the claim before his Honor Mr Justice Wiiliarns and two assessors. The City Tramways Committee will report at the City Council mooting this evening that it finds it.necessary to widen portion of Hillside road in South Dunedin from Wardrop's corner. Tho committee will therefore recommend that it be empowered to act in this matter. Kmanuel Turner, who was discovered dead in his residence, Bathgate street, South Dmiod'in, on; Monday, and who had reached tho age of 69 years, left a considerable sum of money. At the-time of his death ho had £2123 in the Union Bank at Dunedin, and a credit balance of £100 0s 5d at the Post Office Savings Bank, while £33 7s waa discovered on the premises. So far as can be ascertained at present he died intestate, and nothing is known of any relatives. Turner was a single man and something of a recluse, He had been a shepherd and musterer on New Zealand stations for many years, and for some considerable time latterly had retired and lived on his means. Amongst his effects was a bundle of letters dating back to 1846, aiid these have been handed to the Piiblio Tritsteo, who will have them searched with a. view to discovering any relations. It must have been with feelings somewhat kindred to those pangs of sorrow which coriio. only at the parting froth a devoted atid constant friend that the councillors present at last night's meeting of tho Mornington Borough Council received -a farewell letter from Mr E. S. Mantz. To quote Mr Mant'z's own words:—"For over 12 months I have corresponded'with your council, and scarcely'one of youf ordinary meetings lias taken place; without. yoiir receiving a letter from mo dealing with some vital question affecting the borough." Truly Mr Mantz has been most constant in his correspondence with the council in bis endeavours to. forward the interests of the borough. His last sentence would now leave the impression that his cnergetio devotions are not to bo lost, only turned from an iiiuippreciativo council to a Ratepayers' Association, for Mr Mantz says:—"As there is how' ii Ratepayers' Association ih the course of formation I will bid you a respectful farewell; and trust that tho new council will lie more amenable to. reasoh than the present, and more disposed to listen,to the complaints of the residents of llie borough." -'..'.' ■ ' • • ,' ■"' .■'..■■ At tlie meeting of the Council of Smirches oh< Monday 'night, afldr the Rev. Dr Roseby had iriade reference to the New South Wales educational system,, the Kev. IV. Saunders drew attention to an important point _pf difference betweeh that system' and the system obtaining ih : New iealand. He said that ho had elicited it i: private conversation with Dr Pioseby, ind ho had hot previously hbtioed it either n any speech or any articio on the educaiohal question. It was this • in New South - iVales.the system was centralised,, but in : S T ew..Zeaiaiid,: it was.'decentralised. Hero ; he. .schoolscommittees had large..'powers,- ; noludifig'.the.-aprioih/nietit of/tcachcrs, but ]

is in tho neighbouring Siato the cbmmitfe hy wefd entrusted' frith very uhimjfoii* lib duties, such r-.s looking .after tho buildin 0 f and so oil. They had no voice in tl rt - appointment of teachers. Tho bearing this position tipon (lib Bibie-lu-schobis to n " iroversy in this colony was evident; ai °" those who urged tho adoption of 'tho Nc at South Wales system, io bo consistent, shou ib advocate this centralisation of educationivi New Zealarti). Tii New South Wale's- the 1() could bo no suspicion of. donomiiiatibn n t partiality-in this, appointment of toiiohci but in New Zealand that could scarcely 1 avoided when the appointtrioht of tcaehc 1,1 was iii tho hands of local committees. 13 '■>■■''.. . " Tho hierhbors of tho Scenery Conimissic '.. arrived at Palmersion'oh Monday, ar re yesterday morhiiig, accompanied by tl '7. Mayor of Pdlniefstbli (Mr Clark) ami X r- T. Mackenzie, M.H.K., d'rove towatds tl Horse itonge anil visited Trotter's- Ore* Doinain with a view to seeuriug some cxti land' to be adocd t-j tho domain. The con " missiohcrs were vejy favourably imprcsse 10 with iho land, and considered that ih '° necessity of such additions was cbnsidci s " able. Subsequently tho members of th 11 commission Were driven to tho mouth c 0 tho Shag- Hiver across Bushey Estate wit ! " tho object of securing the planting of th 10 reserve- with native trees, and also gettih; !t a direct approach to the beach, which is '"> fine locality for sea bathing, aiid hear t j 1 Palmersioii.. The cdimnissiohers we're thor " joined by the whole of tho Borough Conn " oil, and a careful inspection of tho localit 'j was made. The commissioners comp t> .Ounedin to-day, and will visit Waikoiiail " and Hampden on their return, c ~ The address from the Presbyloriai [1 General Assembly of New. Zealand to hi ~ Excellency the Governor was presented oi |j Monday afternoon at Elmwood, Christ a church, by the Eev. Dr Erwin, who wa is accompanied by ei'hfc other ministers o r tho Church. TJie address, after expression v bf devotion and loyalty, pointed out tha b the sphere of the Church's operations em braced the whole colony, and it had mission! . in tho Now Hebrides, India, and China 5 Tho history of the Church in the colonj j dated from tho beginning of settlement ir i the various provinces, aiid it now numberec ( 176,000 communicants and adherents. Aftci expressing unfeigned and cordial loyalty t his Excellency as representing his Majcstj * King Edward Yti, the address went, on: > "We regard as of vital importance tlit • principles of civil aiid religious liberij 5 which, in the good providence of God, aii ' fully recognised in this- colony, and whicli havo contributed so much to the growth r and greatness of the Empire at large." Hi: f Excellency, in his reply, acknowledged the i expressions of loyally to the throno and . Constitution, and joined in considering the ■ principles of civil arid religious liberty on- . joyed by this colony as being of vital irn- ; portancc. He would always retain a .grateful recollection of the terms of personal goodwill towards himself and family, | especially when ho remembered that the same kindly feeling was ever shown towards his father by the Presbyterian Church in ' Ireland. The representatives of the General Assembly were most graciously received hy his Excellency, to whom they Were introduced after the presentation, and aftcr- > wards entertained at afternoon tea on tho lawn. • . * At the adjourned meeting in connection with the building of a public hall at BroadBay, held on Saturday last, tho committee submitted plans and estimate of the cost of a hall to tho meeting. The plans, which were drawn out free of charge by Mr J. Brown, of London street, gavo every satisfaction. It is intended to raise the necessary money by debentures, and a strong . committee was appointed to canvass pro-perty-holders. Tho meeting then adjourned until Saturday, 25th hist. During tho month of January 869 cattle, 6223 sheep, 2144 lambs, 234 pigs, and 99 calves were slaughtered at the city abattoir; and 12 cattle, 4 calves, and 3 sheep werb condemned as unfit for food. The Premier has received a communication from the King of Tonga, giving particulars in respect of the recent deportation of- the Premier and Treasurer of that island by the High Commissioner. Mr Seddon is conversant with the treaty under which tho British protectorate over tho islands was created, and is of opinion that without the consent of the King of Tonga, it would bo very improbable that the High Commissioner would interfere with tho internal government of the islands. New Zealand is much interested in the trade of Tonga, and it is very probable that the Premier will adviso his friend King George in regard to the matter. For some time it has been rumoured (saysthe Southern Standard) that thcro have been frequent disappearances of gold from ono of the Waikaka dredges—M'George Bros.' The police got a clue when the young man Bellanoy was arrested for breaking into Woods's cycle shop in Gore, Bellaney having on his person a soz piece of amalgam, valued at £8. From facts and information gathered it appeared that'gold thefts had been systematically perpetrated for a long time past, gold having been traced to Balclutha, Qilconstowh, and Invorca'rgill, at which places it had been sold to the banks. Detective Hill last week visited the Cromwell district, and effected the arrest of a young man named' John Chcync, who appeared at the Qlieenstown Police Court on Saturday charged with the theft of gold at Waikaka. Two further charges arc pending—these of thefts of £24 and £66* respectively. Chcync was remanded till February 17. A case in which G. H. Goodall, licensee of tho Gladstone Hotel, was charged with permitting drunkenness on his premises between tho 25th December, 1904, and sth January, 1905, by selling liquor • to one Edward Watts (who subsequently died) while he was in a state of intoxication, was concluded at Carterton on Tuesday (reports the Wairarapa Daily Times). After reviewing the evidence of the various witnesses, Mr James, S.M., commented on thocase. Taking the evidence on tho whole, he said, he could not help thinking Goodall had acted foolishly. ■ Ho was not justified ii taking such a man as he know to b\ into his hotel at £1 a day. He had admitted that ho knew the mail was only earning £1 a week, and yet did not hesitate to charge him £1 a day (a quarter of a year's salarj for tho 12 days) after inviting him to 6tay at tho hotel. In face of this it was hardly necessary for him (Mr Jaines) to say any more. There was certainly evidence that Goodall had conducted tho house well, bit' the present caso was tho worst that had ever como before hini. In regard to selling liquor on Christmas Day ho did not look upon this as a very serious offence, considering it was a festive season, and would deal moro .lightly with it than he would otherwise have done. On this charge a fine of £2 and £5 2s costs would be imposed, and on the more serious charge, that of permitting drunkenness on his premises, a lino of £5 and £1 14s costs. Tho license was endorsed. Speaking at a recent church gathering at. Ohinomutu, Mr Tiimolahi said ho saw signs of a revival amongst tho Maoris, of. tho colony. Referring to Tarahaki, ho stated that now, though hauhauism of the wartime was practically .dead, yet there-.was much, darkness in tho Taranaki'district, whero To Whitism, an off-shoot of hauhauism, had' sprung up, and tho evil effects of the war still lay heavy oh the land. They" would not see there such a Christian, gathering and so hearty a service as. had been held in Ohihemiitu oh Sunday. "' He reminded his Maori hearers of tho statue of tho late Queen Victoria that they had set up in their village at Ohinomutu. Lot them take her life asi an example and 'livb up to that. He further reminded the-Itotor'u.'. Maoris that the outside world judge th race by them, and "he exhorted/.them to . maintain ihf great rSpiitatidn of '

It has been definitely decided that Mr ■James M'Kerrow, ex-Surveyor-gencral, will be chairman of the land Tenure Commission, vico Mr Vf. S. Rcid, resigned. O- ; Mr C. Pi. Chapman, the owner of the house. In. York placo destroyed by lire early on Monday morning, had only an insurance of jEoO oil the building in the Stnijdard office. Messrs Alex. Harris and Co. will hold a saje of furniture at their rooms at 2 o'clock this afternoon.' On Friday afternoon they will hold a sale of boots and Shoes. ' . Messrs Park, Reynolds, and Co. will hold a sale of furniture 011 the premises, Leitli street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. On Monday, 27th inst., they will sell freehold anil leasehold properties. * Messrs. "Wright, Stephenson, and Co. will sell at their sale-yards on Saturday next, tie privileges 111 connection with the Forbury Park Racing Chili's next meeting'. A public meeting will bo held under tho auspices of the Dunedin branch of the Political Labour League o£ Xew Zealand on Friday evening next in the Trades Hall. Mr A. W. Maurais will deliver a lecture at the' meeting of tho Society this evening. Prolessor Bickeirton will deliver a lecture on "The Wonders of Science" under the auspices of tlie Dunedin Progressive Society in the Alhambra Theatre ou Sunday evening next. A notice to property-owners in the Borough of St. Kildu. appears in our advertising columns. Particulars regarding the railway arrangements for the D.J.C. astumn meeting will be found in another column. Applications are invited for three vacant positions on the staff ot the Palmerston North High School. Applications are invited for the position of working foreman and inspector of rforks for the Gore Corporation. , Entries for the forthcoming theory examinations to be held by the Trinity College of Music will close 011 Tuesday, 21st inst. . Applications are invited for the position cf organist of the Mornington Presbyterian Church. The Railway Department invites tenders for printing for the Dunedin district for two years. Applications are invited for the position of choirmaster for a city church. A notice to property-owners in the Borough of Port Chalmers appears elsewhere in this issue. The greatest attraction in town just now is the great giving-away sale at Dallas and Walt's, CO and G2 George street.—Advt. At Mollisons' Sale moke special inquiries to see the big lot of dres3 goods which arrived too late to be included in the sale catalogue; price, Is and Is 30 per yard.—Mollisons (Ltd.).—Advt. Tourists on Ihe look-out for some good green, stoiie souvenirs are invited to inspect the fine Btocl; of Messrs G. and T. Young, jewellers, 88 Princes street. High-class goods; reasonable prices.—Advt. You can't bo happy if you're miserable. No, nor if your liver is out of sorts; but you may soon bo if you take a couple of bottles of Loasby's Waboo at 2s 6d. Net outlay, ss! Xmas is at hand.—Advt. Specialty.—Ladies' hair dressed for weddings, photos, etc.; also shampooing, massageing. manicure, etc.—Hendv's Hairdressing Rooms, 101 Pripces sireet.—Advt. ' Who is Peter Dick?— The most reliable Watchmaker and 'Jeweller, opposite Coffee Palace. Moray p'.ace, Dunedin. Charges strictly vnoderale.-Advt.