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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13877, 15 April 1907, Page 4

Tho Mayor intimates to us that ho has decided riot to seek re-election. He sincerely thanks all who requested him, and who wero so willing to support- him if he did so. 'flic Mayor says thoro are two gentlemen standing who have done much good service tor tho city, and ho would not like- to stand in their way of receiving tho honour duo for such service. He says: "I havo had six years of hard work in tho city's interest. My last year as Mayor has teen a Jiard and anxious one, as is always the case when reforms are being carried out. I feel 6omowhat tired and weary, and a rest for a little -, will do me gocd. I am sure that the town clerk, wheso services are of great value to this city, and who has worked so earnestly and well wiih mo, must feel the same. I am also very thankful io the press—il has treated mo eplondidly, and given me every encouragement to work heartily and well;—and the public, too, has been very considerate in excusing m:; at. the different functions and meetings with which, by virture of my office as Mayor, I am connected, but which, owing to prcsw'io of council ImsiifcsSj I was so often prevented from attending."

At a meeting of the Roslyn Borough Council tenders were opened for material and works connected with Die borough's water supply, and the following were accepted:—For supply of castings and fitting. , !, A. and T. Burl, £6993 ss; special castings, A. and T. Bilrt, £76 10s; house services, Methvoii and Co., £251 10s; construction of sorvicc reservoir, Mntheson Bros., £1946 19s 6(1; trenching anil pipe-laying, I'rico and Shepherd, £255+ 10s. Tho total amount was £11,822 14s 6(1, which was below the e'slimatc of tho engineer, Mr G. 11. Barr, M.lnst.O.E. Twenty-nine tenders wore received.

Thero havo been 12 outbreaks of fire in the city and suburbs within the last week..

Forty-five men sat down to the strangers' social Ira at tho Y.M.C.A. Rooms yesterday. .Mr .1. Wilkinson wse chairman and Mr A. S. Adams was speaker. Visitors announced themselves from Scotland, Sydney, Ado-, laide, Taranaki, and the surrounding districts, and all were accorded a hearty welcome. Mr Adams, in a happy, homely manner, spoke of decision in life, the outlook for young men, (lie lwst and highest ambition, and service for others. The soloist for the meeting was Mr J. N. Fife, and Ilia .singing was greatly appreciated. , Tho Hofipit,il returns for last week are as follow:—Remaining from previous week, 110; admitted during week, 3?,; discharged, 22; no deaths;—total number remaining at end of week, 120. A meeting was held at Green Island on Friday evening for the purpose of endeavouring to establish a branch of the Union Starr-llowkctt Society in the district. There was a. fair attendance. Mr 11. Harrnwuy, jun., occupied tho chair. In a fdw remarks the Chairman explained the object of Iho inoelim;, and then called on Mr Howill, lo address those present. Mr Hewitt pointed out in a lucid and concise manner the objecle of the society and Iho'benefits lo be derived therefrom, emphasising the easo by which working men and men with limited moans could acquire Jiomes of their own. Mr Walker also addressed Ihe meeting, after which a number expressed their intention Jpf applying for shares in Ihe society. An inqucat. was held at Lsith avenue on Saturday afternoon on the body of an infant. Tho evidence showed that tho child wpg born at 1 o'clock on Thursday morning. At 6.50 in tho evening the nurse put it lo liod with ils mother, ami about, half-past 3 on Friday morning, when tho mother was changing (he child's position, il was noticed that, its faco was discoloured. Medical aesistoEflo was summoned, and overvthma powible dono to revive the infant, but Dr Piilehio on arrival pronounced life to ho oxtincl. KvidencD was given by .John Alexander Burns (father' of the child), Dr Ritchie, and the midwife. Mrs Burns wae ■too ill to give evidence. Dr nil chic, in the course of his evidence, said he considered the practice nf mothers having children of such tender age to sleep with thorn was much to be condemned, and if, for want of accommodation, it was fonnd necessary to have the child in the same bed it; should bo laid to rest as far as possible from ild mother. It was, ho thought, tho. duty of midwivos, when no doctor wae in attendance, lo explain lo Iho mothers the extreme danger of such a practice. Tho jury relumed a verdict to tho effect that (lie child had been suffocated while being suckled by ils mother, and expressed Iho opinion that it was it very dangerous practice for mothers to lake such young infants lo sleep with them, and, further, that all midwives should bo instructed to impress this view upon thnir patients. Mr C. 0. Graham, diclrict coroner, held an inquest on Saturday morning into the circumstances attending (ho death of Franz Beissel, aged 66 years, who died suddenly nt his residence, in Pacific street, Nevada, on Thursday night. Dr Fitcholt, who made a post-mortem examination of the body, said that he had found a serious heart affection, which was liable to causo death very suddenly. Tho jury accordingly brought, in a verdict of " Dcntli from heart failure."

A man named Riderer was arrested at Miller's Fhvt on Saturday on a charge of 1 stealing gold ,from the Otitgo So, 1 dredge, on which ho lias been working for some tihie. His arrest was effected by Defective Cooney. Three weeks ago the police in Dunedin were informed that a Chinaman named Ohow Kee, of Alexandra, was on his way to Dunedin Io cell gold-leaf, which was Iwlicvcd to havo been stolen. Ho was mot on arrival, and 20oz of gold in his pcescseion was retained by tho police. Subsequent inquiries led to tho arrest of Rid'oror. It. is alleged that from timo to time ho rode on his bicyclo to Alexandra in order to dispose of gold to tho Chinaman. Ho has admitted to tho police that ho stole gold from tho dredge, and received-£34 from Ohow Keo for it. The office-bearers of the Maori Hill Presbyterian Church have been informed that tho itov. Mr Lindsay, of Invcrcargiil, has decided to decline- tho call esnt to him from -Mnori Hill. A meeting of tho congregation will bo held shortly to" consider tho position. In connection with the Uoll-bird of tho early days of tho Otago settlement, our correspondent "E, S. 0." sends us tho following further communication:—"The bird known to tho first settlers as tile bollbird (the Native name unknown) i G not tlio inakomako, and was never numerous, was migratory liko llm large and small nativo cuckoo, coming in November and leaving ill December. From long residence in the biish the writer became familiar with many birds which have long since quite disappeared from more settled districts. The description 0! tho makomako you havo so kindly given docs not in any way nnswer to the above-named bird. It ie to bo regrettrd Ihat this beautiful and interesting bird should bo forgotten, and without any record. The, makomako is now known as the boll-hird, but it must, not be mistaken for its namesake of the early days." Willi reference to tho case of Victor Maurico Braund against the Hon. George M'Lean and Mr P. C. Noil], application was made by Mr Neill in December Inst to the Supreme Court for an order dismissing Ilio action for want of .preeceution, and an order was mado by his Honor tho Chief Justieo upon the plaintiff to set down the notion for trial, and proceed with tamo at the fitting of tho Supreme Court; at Dunodili ill IV-briinry, Tailing which the action wcuUl be dismissed. Mr Braund having failed to comply with the order, tho enso stands dismissed us against Mr Neill, with costs agaiii3t the plaintiff. Special services wore held by tho Salvation Army yesterday in celebration of tho harvest thanksgiving festival. The interior of tho barracks was appropriately decorated by Staff-captain Lonnio and his assistants, who did much to ensure the success of the festival. Tho meetings, which were conducted by Lieutenant-colonel Knight and Major Bickerton, were largely attended. Tho festival will be continued this evening, and also to-morrow and on ■Wednesday, for which epccinl programmes, havo been prepared. Tho Burns Hall, which is now being erected on the Macandrcw street frontage of First Church grounds for tho Sunday school and Ihe other young-people's organisations, is already proving an object of interest, osiiecially to tho young people concerned! Donations of over £2000 havo been mndo toward* I lie cost of its erection, and in order to supplement this amount tho Sunday school teachers and scholars, tho Young Women's and Young Men's Bible classes, the choir, mid the Ladies' Association have decided to hold n gift sale at the opening of the Hums Hall, during the lust week of November (summer show week). Mr ,T. A. Macphmon, M.H.K., has received notification that his Excellency's special train on the 17th iust. will arrive at H.vdo lit 0.3S li.m.. at Kokonga at 1.12 p.m.. Rmifurly 1.50 p.m., Wcddorburn 2.25 p.m., and Omn'knn at 3.50 p.m. Tho train will step for 30 minutes at each station. Harvest festival services were hold at St. Andrew's Anglican Church, ltavcnsboiiruc, yesterday. The church was prettily decorated, and thure. was an abundance "f fruit and voite-tables. The services wrap fully choral, Hunnet's setting to the "Magnificat" and "N'uiie Dimitti?," and the anthems "Lot us thank the Lord our God" (by Semper) mid ''Ye shall dwell in the land " (by Slaiiter) were sung artistically by a strong choir. In the morning Mr Jago Mug "Consider the lilies of the field" during the offertory. There were large congrog.itions at both matins and evensong. Mr Hubert Bktthwayt, a- student at SeKvyn College, was preacher at tho former, and ihe Kev. Canon Woodthorpo officiated at tho litter.

Tho following statistics regarding Ilio raintall for last week arc supplied by tho Drainage and Sewerage Board:— A.pril 7, .MOin; Blh, 0.40 m; Brli. .020 in; 10th, ,315 in: 11th, .015 iii .460 in. The total rainfall for 1907 to dale is 4.6J5in. Tho Gore-Waiknka Railwny Company's directors nro in receipt of advice from Mr V. Fraaer, M.H.R., that the Acting l'rime Minister will turn the first fod of tho GarcWaikaka railway on Thursday or Friday .next. It is probable tho dato will Ik fixed for Thursday. Mr J. 11. Lewis, tho engineer entrusted with tho construction of the Gorc-Waikaka railway has arrived in Gore, and will take up his residence there while Ihc lino in in progress. Mr Lewis was formerly on (he Otago Central line. At the meeting of the Progressive Society last evening the President (tho Hon. W. M, 8011, J1.L.0.) delivered the first part of a lecture on "Tho Nativity of King Capital." This jjoriion was devoted to "prc-naUl evenly," mid in the course of a most interesting and eloquent address Mr Bolt drew a vivid sketch of the social and industrial conditions of life in tho latter portions of the eighteenth, and the early portions of tho nineteenth, century. He described the Ryfifctn of small land holdings im rogue in Kngland, and the gradual appropriation of these by the rapacious and unscrupulous aristocracy. A short sketch o[ the conditions existing in Prance and other countries I prior to the Revolution was given, and Iho names of Voltaire and Thomas Paine wero given special prominence in connection with the great reforms u-hich mainly owed their origin to their heroic and untiring efforts. Thc'ro was a good attendance, and duringiho evening a lady friend kindly contribute! a pianoforte solo and a 6t>ng, Mr G. A. Rawsoii wa« in (he chair, and announced that next Sunday evening the concluding portion of Mr Bolt's paper, on "I'cst-iiatul Events," would bo given. Mrs Hugh Uaoncil has given a donation of £25 to the Public Art Gallory Building Fund, which is acknowledged by tho honorary treasurer. A public farewell meeting will bo tendered to tho Rov. W. A. Sinclair (Contra! Miuiion) on Wednesday evening in tho Garrison Hall. Short addresses will bo delivered by the Itev. 0. 11. Laws (chairman), Rev. (i. Heighway (Council of Churches), Mr ,T. F. Arnold, M.H.11. (representing tho workers), Mr A. S. Adams (on behalf of tho No-license party), and Messrs It. lergueon and 1). C. Cameron, jun. (for the mission). A good musical programme will ho rendered by Messrs K. Eagnr, J. I'yfe, Miss Had ley, Mr F. Al'Lsw, and eomo leading lady vocalists. The 1.0. G.T. lodges will attend officially in regalia. Tho Central Mission choir and orchestra will assist. As the Row Mr Sinclair has laboured so faithfully in this city for eight years past, and lias taken such a prominent part in all social questions, it is expected that the hall will be crowded. A resident of Dannevirke, in conversation with a Wairarapa Daily Times reporter, stated that business in hie town was very dull just now. Asked as to the cause, bo replied that tho town and district had been greatly overdone. "I havo just relinquished my dairy farm at £20 per acre," ho said, "which I am confident ia much more than it was worth, r Town property is at a discount, and I am willing to close at any time with an offer of £250 less than I paid for some property in one of tho most important business streets." This gentleman thought that it would bo three or four years before tho district would recover from the effects 6( the property " boom."

Soino idea, of the hardships oE the bash settler is conveyed by the following paragraph from the Mangaweka Settler:-" One of our oldest pioneers, in the person of Mr IJaultcn, farmer, of tho Upper Kawalaii, with his family, intend leaving this week fpr Itaurimu, where ho has purchased another bush farm. During Mr Haulien's residence in {ho back-blocks of this, district ho'lias had to contend With more than his just proportion of the trials of early settlement! Soino 12 years ago he cut his way through miles of dense forest, with nothing practically to guide him to his section but a surveyors' track. Here, with his wife and a family of little ones, he cleared a site lor his home. By indomitable pluck and poraovcraiicc lie felled, grassed, and fenced his homestead, notwithstanding tho untold difficulties he had io contend with in packing his slores r.nd other requirements through rivers and over a trackless country, which for months in the year \va3 a veritable death-trap. Afler years of hard toil, and with repeated applications to the. authorities to give him 1100033 to civilisation in tho shape of a road, ho grew at last dishcartoned and decided to sell out, even at a sacrifice, sooner than allow his family to suffer; ,, '

A brief reference wag mado. to tariff reform at a meeting of the Industrial Association at Wellington last week. The chairman (Mr D. Robertson) explained that reports had been received from the associations at Auckland and Clirislchurch, and before any definite stop coukl ho token it would be necessary to examine the recommendations of each association with a view to formulating a united demand. A great deal of trouble had boon taken by the Clu-istohurcli body. Generally speaking, the demands crystallised themselves into a prolectivo tariff of 33 1-3 per cent, (in all goode that could ho manufactured in tho colony. Whether the association was propared |to advocate that could only bo determined after making a close analysis of tlio various recommendations. The association would havo (0 deal with tho whole question item by item, and when the matter was referred by Parliament to a Select Commit too of the House (os it no doubt would be) it would have to be prepared to go before that body and say. "This is what want, and wo won't rest till we get it! " Mr J. p. Luke- (president cf tho Ironmasters' Association) mentioned that the report sent in favoured the implication of what was knoirn as the Diiwley tariff for the iron industry. That was not the conclusion arrived at by the conference of ironfoundors recently hold in Chrisichutch, and for thir, reason he, at all events, desired to have the- position reviewed. He approved of a 33 1-3 per cent, protective duty. Kvcntually tho reports were referred to a special commit lee, with instructions to bring down a comprehensive report.

In -mi address before- the To Auto S'udents' Conference in Gisborne, Dr Do I'islo, District Health Officer, said there were several ways in which the Maori injured bis health and shortened his life. The -Maori, in adopting European customs, did it in only a half-hearted manner. Ho tried to b= half a Maori and half a white man. Ho must cither live as his father lived, or live as tlio pakcha lived, lo bo healthy snd strong, and know how to bring up his children. Fresh air was essential to health, and was very cheap. To live, in overcrowded' rooms, without proper ventilation, was a sure way to contract disease. Fcod should Jx> properly cooked and properly eaten. The Almighty gave (hem certain tooth, and I hoy should me them while eating. To chew up the food well was one of the safeRiinrds against eating 100 much, and to eat too much was lo dig their grave with their tooth. The rooms and houses they livoil in must not bo overcrowded, and must bo well ventilated, and must Iμ weil lighted. A ventilator was necessary to carry oIF Iho foul air. A fireplace would anewer that purpose. Hesides eating properly, (hey should drink properly. Tiio natural' drink, with man, as well as intimitis, was water. Maoris dressed too often in accordance with their vanity and packet, instead of their health. To sum up, the Maori children and adults must live in pure air, eat a sufficiency, but not 100 much, of good food, leave the " ivaipiro" alone, and be clothed properly, according to tlio climate and weather! Their fathers were a fine race of men, and they had belter chances than their fathers had, and should be better men. No man or race of men could be healthy without work.' There was no work eo healthy as working on tlio land.

Mis.? Oillespio advertises in this ismo oliiri-os for tho instruction ot needle painting. Nominations for Mayor and councillors for (.he Borough of Maori lIiU close cm "Wednesday, 17Ul iliftt. Mr Hugh Mifchcll, secretary of tho Money Club, reports that the trustees at their Inst meeting granted lomis So the ainouni of £150, and also received applications for new shares. First grand show of autumn anil winter goods now on view at Dalias and Watt's.— Aclvl. ■ We beg to direct special attention to tho new range of boys' Shamrock suit , ? which we have opened. They are very up-to-date, and the prices range from 13s Gd ic 21s.—Molliaons ■Lid... ' Tourists desiring mementos of Xew Zealand will find it to their advantage to inspect the magnificent selection of articles in genuine grcenstono displayed at G. and T. Young's, 68 Princes street. "■ffahnol" "AVaheol" "Wahoo!" Nature's rtmtdy for indigestion and torpidity of liver and stomach. Brings back health and hnppiKKs! Invaluable 1o nervous sufferers Loasby's "Walion," Is, 2s Cd. Try it to-day!' A boon to the fiiir sex!—Advt. For Children's Hanking Cough at. night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure/ls 6d & 2s 6d. Who is Pmn Dick: , —Tho most reliable Watchmakor and Jeweller, opposite Coileo Palace, lloray place, Duncdin. Ohaigor strictly moderate.—Adri.