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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13632, 29 June 1906, Page 4

Parliament was fotmally opened yesterday afternoon, when his Excellency the Governor delivered probably tho briefest speech on. record in Now Zealand on such an occasion. In both Houses resolutions wero passed expressing regret at tlio death of tho late Right Hon. R. J, Scddon, recognising tho great services ho had rendered to the colony and Empire, and expressing tho deepest sympathy with the bereaved family. A somewhat similar resolution was also passed respecting tho deaths of the Hons. C. W. A. T. Kenny and D, Pinkerton and Mr Job Vile.

Intimatio"n was received from the Heads after 2 o'clock this morning that a large steamer had come to anchor just outside tho Heads. The steamer is supposed to bo the Karamea.

The one-man-one-vole principle is, after all, only a return to aUciont practice embodied in a British aot of Parliament. A statute passed in tho first year of Henry V provides that the electors in a constituency must reside in that constituency ~a clear enunciation sit that early period of the principle of one man one vote. This statute, although its provisions had long been disregarded, remained on tho Statute Book until 1774.

The running gear of the engine on the second express train from Christchurch got out of order about Makikihi (some six miles north of Studholmo Junction) yesterday, and as a result the express ivas considerably delayed. The train did not at Dunedin until 10.2 p.m., or 47 minutes after schedule time. The adjourned meeting of the Bruce Licensing Committee was hold on Monday evening, and was attended by Messrs O. Cruickshank, S.M. (chairman), A. E. Stewart, and William Moore. Tho police reported that the alterations ordered by the committee to various hotels had been carried out, and tho licenses wero granted, as follow:—Thomas Brodorlck, Havclock Hotel, Waitahuna; P. Laffey, Royal Hotel, Milton; Francis Oudaille, Bridge Hotel, Waitahuna. An interesting opinion from the solicitor to the Municipal Association of New Zealand as to tho power of a municipal body to sell coal has been received by tho Petone Borough Council. Ic his opinion a statutory power gireu to a municipal corporation to manufacture and sell gas would not enablo tho 3onjif»h Council to enter into tho business <C tho sale of coal to the residents of the borough. To do so would be to engage in un undortaking having no necessary oonnoction with tho manufacture of gas, or, in other words, in municipal trading not contemplated by the Municipal Corpc-ation? wt or any other general law. Tho cm mh clearly distinguishable from that ot th» salo of coke. The power to deal in coal in the way desirod by Petono would hava to be given to a municipal council in vorjr clear words. Where a Gas Aot gave Mie council power to " buy and sell any materials requisite for or incidental to the manufacture of gas," as in section 9 of "The Petone Corporation Ligh.ing Act, 1898," it was plaiD that tho power was given. Coal rfas somethinK "requisite" '■"• the "manufacture of gas." and the council was accordingly, authorised to bvj .and sell &

Ming Hong did not look n happy Chinaman this morning (says Tuesday's Wellington Post) whilo ho eat in the Official Assignee's room, engaged in the process known as " going through tho court." Ho had tlio consoling presence of a couple of Celestial brethren, hut even this comfort, was not Mifiiticlit to smooth the troubled wrinkles from his shorn forehead. .The yellowness of his face 1 w;ts made additionally pallid by contrast with a. blue phlrl. "His li]is were pathetically ajar, while ho awaited Iho dread sentence of the law. Later, it was mtido dear why tho attendance, of other Chinatitai was not necessarily conducive to hilarity. One was a creditor, Wong Slice, oho of a score of Celestials who had hcen loft lamenting by the dehtor, and tho otlior was an interpreter. Indeed "John" had been impartial in his choice of people whom ho honoured by installing in iho position of creditors. In addition to his fellow-countrymen, ho had Europeans ** waiting for something (o turn up" Hint would give them back their own. According to Iho bankrupt's story, which was unfolded by means of weird gestures and ►rliculalioni;, through iho interpreter, it. appeared that the bankrupt rented ]9 acres of land at Mirnmar at £4 per aero ;t year, but did not. maltn the business a success. "Welly bad wnson for throe j-enrs," was blmned for his inability to meet his obligations.

The weekly meet in? of the Dnnedin Esperanto Club was held last evening in the Olago Chess Club's Booms. It was decided at the meeting that, on account of Iho growth of Iho club, o more commodious and convenient room be secured in tho Trades Hall. All those interested in tho movement aro cordially invited to communicate' with (ho secretary, Mr If. l!ei;g, who will be happy to imparl any information required.

Thoro was no silting of the City Police Court yesterday.

The California Senators (says a Sun Francisco newspaper of May 29) will mako a .stroni; effort (o induce, the Senate lo 'agree to nn amendment to the Postal Appropriation Bill allowing 217,D00d0l additional to. Iho Oceanic Steamship Company. They had the Matter all arranged in committee, Imt at the last moment the item was struck from the bill on account of dnublo opposition. Those who favour the ship subsidy object lo this item Roinf: inlo the Postal Hill, as they lliinlt it will weaken the chances of the Shi'iipiug Bill, and thosn who oppose the subsidy are opposed In this item in any bill. Willi /these force? lo fight Mm California!!* are /doomed lo defeat, but they will givo 'lie | roininillno a chance- to volo on Iho J proposition. j The so-called "spirit-drawings" of Mr ' J. Wall have previously attracted a certain uinomil of nllenliuii. and Hie latest example of Mr Wall's work, Iho principal credit for which he modestly nllols io spirit friends, is now on view tit H2 George ulreet, ami will be found interesting. If is said to represent Hie central temple at (he Imse of Iho highest of Ihe Kgyptiau Pyramids, and is eliaraclerised by souii) vivid colouring and fine delail work that will hear very close inspection.

The Dnneiiin Fnnciors' Club announces that the time for receiving entries for next month's show has bion extended till Saturday night. l M the meeting of tl?e Otogd Bible Society it was Mr 11. Chisholm who was oleMed a member of the committee, not the Iter. J. Chisholm as reported.

The name of Jlr R. Maris Clark was inadvertently omitted from the list of member" ■present al Wednesday's meeting of the DcA Trust.

Did you hear llint T)a]hn and Watt, George street were jiving things away for almost iiolliin<r nt thoir annual stock-taking and fircat giviiig-atfay sale, which is iio\v on?— Advt.

Ladies' hair artistically dressed for weddings, dances, etc., from Is. ftinmnnoing. tinting, inassnge. etc., specialty. Appointments booked Jleudy. hair slvcwisi. Telephone 902—Advt. For tho Cob: '•b'jihls—Pure wool colonial blankets, for double beds, onlv ifl.s Cd per pair.—At Jfollisons Limited.—Advt. For Colds in tlie Head and Tiifluei™, Woods' firent Peppermint Cure, Is Gil and 2s Gd per Bottlc.-Advt.

TouriFt? in search c[ mementoes are recommended (o inspect the mapnificenl selection ol belter-cla°s Rifeiisfnnn floods at J.[ca?rs R. ami T. Young's showrooms, S3 Princes strcr' — A'l.-t.

Professor Bickerton osserls that "Lobby's Wahoo" is "a highly concentrated medicinal vegetable extract." It is the great remedy for indigestion;-Advt.

Who is I'rtf.ii D!0X?-T1ib iuost reliable 11 n.tchninhcr nnil Jeweller, npnnsilp Offej Palace. Moray place, Dimedin. Oliarger Welly uimltrnle.—Atlvt.