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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13845, 7 March 1907, Page 6

The electric tram care 'have boon ruining in Dunodin for. a period o! throe years and four months, anil during the whole of that period the service lias liecn remarkably free from interruptions. Yesterday, however, a slight mishap ocourred which stopped the running of tlio cars for three-quarters of an hour. The stoppage, which occurred between 12 and 1 p.m., arose through am accident to the switchboard at the powerhouse in Cumberland street. For some time past extensive alterations have been taking place at the power-house in. connection with the convei'ler station operations for the Waipori power, and these alterations included additions to and rearrangement of the switchboard, and in the carrying out. of the work at the back of the board yesterday one of (ho wires became heated, and a section was burnt out. The damage was speedily repaired, and within three-quarters of an hour from the- occurrence of the mishap the cars wcro again running.- The stoppage, unfortunately, occurred at a particularly awkward hour of tho day, and some inconvenience was suffered by many persons who uso the ears for travelling to and from lunch at midday. Tho Now Zealand Branch of tho British Medical Association, at present in annual congress 'at the Town Hall, was occupied yesterday in tho consideration of various matters connected with the medical profession, and papers of surgical and medical interest were read. During tho afternoon tho delegates attended a garden party at Fernhill Club. A visit was also paid to tho Medical School at the Otago University, where Dr Malcolm gave an exhibition of (.ho recently-installed physiological apparatus. The Xow Zealand Accountants and Auditors' Association, which was formed in December,' 1898, holds its ninth annual meeting in Duncdin to-night. This is tho first occasion on which an annual meeting of the n.s-sceiation has been held here. Tho first convention was held three years ago in Auckland, and the second in Wellington last year. Tho next convention is fixed for Christchurch, The quarterly meeting of tho Taiori Licensing Committee, was held at Mosgiel yesterday, when there were present the chairman (Mr 11. Y. Widdowson, S.M.), Messrs T. Aitkcn, W. Kirkland, D. T. Shand, and J. Dow. An application for transfer from William Andrew Woods to Edward Town?ciid of tho license of tho Terminus Hotel, Outram, was granted, Mr Burnard appearing in support of tho application. An application for the transfer of tho license of tho Railway Hotel, Middle-inarch,-from Ann Webb to Philip Williams was supported -by Mr J. Lang, and granted.

The committee of the Dunedin City Mission mot. in llio board room of tlio Bibk Depot on Tuesday, when there* were present Messrs G. it. Thomson (in the chair), J. A. D. Adams, John Barnes, Peter Dick, Jamca 11. Wilkinson, and Duncan Wright. Several apologies for abscneo wero received. The following donations, cto., were reported:—Friends of the mission, £10 6s Ed; Mr A., 21s; Member of Committce, 21s; Widow, ss; A Lady Helper, 2s 6d; attendance cards, £3; Albany street service, 10s 9d. The usual accounts were passed for payment. The Chairman reporter] that he sent, a letter of thanks to the head masters of the schools where classes for Bible-reading aro held, thanking thorn for co-operation during the past year. Tho annua! report and balance sheet were approvod, and will bo submitted to tho public meeting shortly. The arrangements for the annual meeting aro well in hand, and several well-known speakers will take part. Mr Wright reported that the claeses had resumed with good attendances and excellent prospects. lie also reported having received from a business firm an ordor for £75 for the year's work, along with hearty good wishes. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday a' five-roomed unoccupied house in High street, Ro6lyn, was destroyed by fire. The house was recently purchased by Mr John Roy,- commission agent, from Mr Duncan Ross, a former owner and occupier, for tho sum of £500. and the latter removed his furniture and off eels from the building on the Ist. inst. Mr Koy slates that he was in the building about 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, and at that, hour everything was safe. When leaving the house he secured all'the windows and locked tho doors and gate, and he also elates that he was not smoking while on the prenn'scs. Tho place waa observed to bo on fire by Mr G. Findlay, a neighbour, at 0.10 a.m. on Wednesday, and ten minutes after the outbreak was observed the whole building was in flames. Tho Roslyn Fire Brigade, by strong efforts, succeeded in confining tho fire to tho ono building, but for a time it looked as if the adjoining house, occupied by Mr Findlay, would bo destroyed. The side of Mr Findlay's houso was a good deal scorched, and some windows cracked with tho heat, but beyond this no serious damage was done. Tho house destroyed wa6 insured in the London and Lancashire office for £250, and is valued at £50 over that amount. Mr Roy says that ho was offered £540 for the property the day before tho fire. Ho is at. a loss to understand how the firo occurred. Advice was received by .the harbourmaster {Captain M'Cnllum) early last craning to the effect that a fishing boat oulsido the Heads was in distress. The Plucky was despatched from I'ort. Chalmers about 6.30 p.m., and l on investigation being made it was found Ihat the boat had been disabled on account of her oil engine breaking down, and that she was drifting on to Tomahawk Beach. The Plucky took the boat back lo Port Chalmers, arriving tlierb about 1.30 this morning. Inspector K. Donaldson seized a large quantity of unsound salted pork yesterday, and it was condemned by Dr Ogston, Health Officer, as being unfit for human consumption. At tho request of the Advisory Board of the New Zealand Employers' Federation the Otago Employers' Association haa agreed that its secretary (Mr W. Scott) should proceed to Auckland after attending the sittings of tho Arbitration Court on the West Coast in tho matter of tho Wesport coal dispute, and there represent tho employers in tho tramway dispute, and also tho Waihi gold mining dispute. Upon tho application of the Chief Health Officer tho Stipendiary .Magistrate has appointed the 22nd inst., at 11a.m., as tho day when ho will hold an inquiry, under section 4-of "Tho Public Health Amendment Aot, 1904," to apportion the contributions; of tho local bodies who aro liablo for the cost of providing and maintaining a hospital for infectious diseases in Dunedin. The procedure is that the District Health Officer (who will be represented by tho Orown solicitor) and the local authorities 6tato thoir views, and then tho magistrate makes his final order. Modern sanitary precautions against tho outbreak or spread of infectious diseases do not appeal strongly to somo members of tho Bruce County Council. At yesterday's meeting of 'that body some letters wero read from the District Health Officer directing attention to tho insanitary condition of somo private premises in the county, and tho communication drew from ono councillor the remark, "It is a wonder anyone lived at all. beforo the Public Health Act camo into force !" " I sec," interpolated another councillor, "that the Health Ollicer draws attention' to some dampness beneath tho floor of one place—l wonder what he would have said if he had been here in tho early days, when the only floors wero tho ground, and upon which some of tho healthiest people of the colony have been reared: I was reared on one of them myself, and there is nothing wrong with mo!" It was ultimately resolved to forward the letters on to the Dunedin Hospital Trustees, on tho ground that tho Chief Health Officer had recently staled that, a county council or sinjilar publio body could not expend ils funds on sanitary works such as were referred to in tho District Health Officer's memoranda. 'The marine superintendent at Auckland (Captain Fleming), in writing to the Shipwreck Relief Society, stated, in a letter read at yesterday's meeting of the executive, that he regretted very much that the institution did not receive that kindly assistance in Auckland that ono would expect (being such a largo seaport), but when tho seamen themselves seemed averse to dropping tho "nimble' sixpence" into tho tambourine of the society tho apaj-hy of tho general public might be excused in. a measure. Mr Donald Roil], M.H.R., spoko last night at tho accountants and auditors' dinner in defenco of the members of tho legal profession wlio occupy scats in tho Houso. Incidentally ho remarked that.it was a loss to Parliament that there was not a larger proportion of business men and accountants in its ranks, and continued:— "Wo havo a great number of lawyers. Somo pcoplo consider that when lawyers go to tho Houso their chief object is ki mako laws that witt bring grist to the mill and that will mako it difficult for the publio to understand them. My experience has been that any legal men in the House havo always done their utmost to make tho laws in the Isest interests of tho community, and to frame them so that they will lie intelligible and will meet all cases. It is the layman in tho committee rooms of tho House who will take a bill and slash it up after a solicitor has carefully prepared it, and alter it so that it will not provide for many contingencies that might arise. After it has been carefully drawn up by that solicitor it may be so altered that it is made unrecognisable and unworkable." This year there aro 330 pupils at the Otago Boys' High School, 237 of whom aro free and 43 paying. Xinety-six free pupils and 10 paying pupils enrolled last month. At tho Girls' School there arc 171 pupils, 160 of whom are free and 11 paying. Fifty-nine freo pupils and two paying pupils enrolled last month. Consequent upon tho growth of settlement in the Owaka township, tho Ota"o Education Board has found it necessary to remove the Owaka School from the position it has occupied for nearly 30 years into the township. A good site was secured, adjoining tho railway station, and tho buildings havo now been re-erecte<l on this site, adding very much to the appearance and attractiveness of tho little township. At Mosgiel yesterday Mr Widdowson, S.M., fined Potor Fairbairn and Hannah Livingstono (prohibited persons) 40s ami costs (7e) each for procuring liquor, in d 3« fault one, month's imprisonment.

'At this sock's meeting of tho Dunedin Fanciers 1 Club tho Sclicdulo Committee's recommendations wcro adopted, and the Secretary reported that they were already in Hie printer's hands. Tlio'snb-committee reported that the new plant was in course of construction, a,wl would bo ready long Iwforc show timo, in order to accommodate any societies desirous of hiring it. Tho Kennel Club advised championships for cockor spaniels (black and oojoured), , Iripn terriers, ami greyhounds, but tlio committco did not accept the last-mentioned. Mr H. 1\ Harvey was elected vicc-praiidcnt, to fill tlio vacancy oa-uscd by Mr Ronnie's retirement, and Mr Jiinnio was elected to fill Mi' Ilarvey's plaeo on tho committee. At tho close o[ the meeting Mr James Hcnnie, who is leaving Dunodin for Napier, resigned his vice-presidentship of the club, and was presented by Mr ]•!. Webster, on behalf of tho committco, with an easy chair. Mr Webster, in making the presentation, spoke of Mr Ronnie's jiuny good qualities, usefulness, and untiring energy in tho club's tojialf. Dunedin fanciers, ho said, recognised .that they wore losin h ono of Iheir most energetic and enthusiastic members, but all united in wishing him every success m Napier, and hoped thai, he would l» long spared to rest in tho chair ho was talcing with him as ail expression of their goodwill. Mr Rennie feelingly responded. Mr D. Larnach, J.P., presided over a short sitting of (ho Police Court yesterday morning. .Tcssio Elizabeth BlisMird, charged with stealing a gold brooch valued at 37s 6:1 and 15s in money from the dwelling of Mary Matheson, was remanded until , Friday, the bail of two sureties in £25 each and accused in £50 being accepted. David Howe, charged with drunkenness and tlio u«! of obscene language, was remanded till to day, the police intimating that other charge's wcro pending against, accused. " Elizabeth," milliner, 42 Princes street (over Urnithwaito's).—Autumu show now on. Veiling. Is; tweed motor caps, Is lid; hairnets, Gd; rolled gold collar supports.—Advt. An early exhibition of our new autumn millinery will bo uiado ill our millinery show, room this week; inspection invited.—Mollisoiis Limited.—Advt. Tourists desiring mementos of New Zealand wiil find it to their advantage to inspect the magnificent selection of articles in genuine groeiistonei displayed at G. and T. Young's, 68 Princes street. It is quite true that Dallas and Watt ore holding a dissolution sale, and that their dissolution prices will surprise you.—Advt. The potency of tho "Lancer" cutc in cases of 'Influenza is mo3t remarkable. It seems to net liko u charm in tlio quickness with vhich it gives relief! "Lancer" Influenza Cure,- 2s. All chemists'.—Advt. Who is Petkr Dick'.'—fho most reliable Watchmaker and J«w»ller. opposite Cofleo Palace, Moray place, Dunedin. Charger (trictly moderate.—Advt. '