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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13995, 30 August 1907, Page 4

The Mayor (Mr J, Loutlon) loaves for Wellington this morning on private business. During his visit to tho Empire City he will take the opportunity of bringing several City Corporation matt-era before the Minißtors concerned. He expects to roturn to Duncdin in about a week's timo.

Mr Grant (traffic superintendent of railways) is at-present in Canterbury _on business connected with the contemplated motor car, service between Culverden and Hanmer, The intention is to run motors between Culverden and the Ferry, the rest of tho journey to Hanmer being accomplished by means of coaches. A knowledge of tho rudiments of medical scienco has cropped up in an unexpected place. At an inquest yesterday it was stated that warders in tho Dunedin Prison, though not specially trained for the purpose, possessed the ability to administer first aid to tho injured, and knew what to do to resuscitate the apparently ■ dead. A medical' man, called in to the prison on Wednesday, found them engaged in attempting to induce artificial respiration, So professional were their methods that no himself wae unable to improve upon thorn. /

According to the now fishing regulations gazetted last night (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) it will be unlawful for any person to take- or catch moto than 20 trout, or 201b weight of trout, in any one day. © It appears that the railway passes for members of Parliament aro to l» changed once more, '.fho Argus says that a firm of medallists and badge-makers in Melbourne has just coniplotcd an order for the New Zoaland Railway Department for gold passes for members of Parliament, The pass consists of a gold pendant, with the outer circle on both sides in blue enamel ground, with " Legislative Council " or " House .of Representatives," as dceired, in gold letters. The centre is pierced, and a representation of the Now Zealand bird kiwi appears on both sides. There are 120 in all-33 for tho Houbo of Representatives ant] 37 for the Legislative Council.

An intorosting operation was successfully carried out at Palmeßton North Hospital a few days ago, interesting from (he fact that for tho first time in Palmerston the new anesthetic, eucaine, wae used. The patient, a youth, was suffering from appendicitis for tho third timo, and within 20 minutes tho operating surgeon had removed the appendix, the subject suffering no pain, and 6tating during the operation that he felt rjnite well. . A weak heart prevented tho use of chloroform. A rapid reoovory was' made, the youth boing at home well %ee weeks aftsr the, ogpr^tion..

At.t> mooting of tho Dunodin StarrBowko Sooiety last evening, Mr Scoonca prosidif, an appropriation of £500 was dispose of by ballot, and fell to cluster 156, hel by two shareholders. An appropriatior.of £500 wns to have been dienosed < by sale, but there being no buyers is put to the ballot, and fell to cluster .2, held by two shareholders.. In the No.. group an appropriation of £500. was suMttcd for sale, and realised £42 / per £100

A probation order was granted against a niaa atfho Port Chalracra Polioe Court yesterday >n tho application of his sister-in-law, i similar application, by a wifo against lit husband, was adjourned for further ovjence. Mr A. Thomson and Captain ffige woro tho presiding, justices. Dr Lyma B. Sperry, in tho courso o£ a leoturo aSydnoy last week on the avoidance of dbasc, referred to tho marked tendency fore was in Australia nt tho present tiro for tea-drinking. On the slightest revocation tho average 'Australian too to tea, Tho result of this habit was ljurions in the extreme. Tho combinatioi oE tea and milk was nothing short of i digestivo-destroying drink, Tho propejios. of tho milk and'tea together foriid a flnid which could bo beat described a liquid leather. This had'a serious effefc on the nervous system, and ' deranged ncvos led to catarrh and various other diseais. The doctor advanced tho opinion thai it. was possible for a. man. to live upwanUot 100 years, or even longor, provided ho followed Nature's laws. Tho rcpor, of the Executive Comniis- ' sioner for Soth Australia (Mr 11, J. Scott) at tho Now '/ealand International Exhibition contains tho following reference to tho system tilt' was 'adopted of registering tho attendant* at the Exhibition:-" Thero was no distincjon made between exhibitors, attendant!, aiii paying visitors entering through tho tijnstiles; all were registered in tlionominalattondaiico; htkl if an attendant had occaion to pass in and out of the gates six imes ' during the day that was counted as six persons, and helped to swell tho mislc/ling record of attendances published."

Tho platform of a railway station ia not a plaw whero ono would expect to fall aoross a gold nine, Yet to "find gold in payable quantify" on a station platform near Oamaru wis (says tJio Mail) tho oilier day tho oxperiinco of a railway surfaceman, Ho was ;cmployed sinking , - a hole, and in tho matq-ial which had boon'turned over his oye3 rested on a yollow nugget. This ho showed'to a companion, who gave it as life opinbn that it wa9 the " real Macltay." Fircft by his apparent luck, ho searched further, his reward being the;finding of two mom nuggets, but smaller than tho first. Thej have sinoo been valued by a. jeweller ae b'ing worth 27s for tho largo and 17s 6d each for tho two smaller ones. The material of which the' platform ia mado up is sajd to have come from the Otepopo tunnel.' ' ,1 ;

, ' f In ono reqieot wo may bo {pon-pro-duoors, but in inother respect wo ire producers—l meaii'ofkrge families,"observed a clergyman in moving a vote of confidence to the Premier at a meeting at Sydney last week. Amid a chorus of' hearty laughter (says the Sydney DaiJy .Telegraph) tho rev. gentleman added that tho new tariff would carry its weight and 1 tell its tale, and men. would soon reason that the £1 which liad gone so far before would not go as far by-and-by,-(" Hear, hear.") Ho know what this' meant, liaving had to provide boots and shoes- for something lib 10 living children.—(La/ughter.) It waa time the fatliora of tho country apoke out, and demanded from tiw Federal Government something liko fair treatment at their hands. It was all very well for bachelors and old maids, but for married men wilii large families, liko himself, it was,quite another matter. He suggested that if tho Stato Premier really wished'to accomplish something which would confer a real benefit it would be to paea on somo of his surplus towards increasing'■ the stipends of poor .parsons. The Premier joined in tho laugh as heartily as the audienee.

The hands of the human figures in Maori carvings have only ftroo fingors, with something liko a claw to represent the thumb; and tho reason why there should be only theso three fingers, instead of four was disonsfod by Professor Macmjllan' Brown in a leoturo at Sydney. Ho has formed a theory on the subject, and it is this: That tho hand is really intended to imitate a bird'o daw, and to indicate that tho jmage represents not a living being but a epirit. "We put angels , v i nß s on the figures on our tombstones to-express tho same thing," said the professor. "This explanation of mine is pure theory, but there is no other; and it will have to hold tho ground, therefore, till it is replaced by some better one."

The ieland of Futuna was suffering from the offebfe of a plaguo of caterpillars when tho island steamer South Australian leflj for Sydney recently, A littlo while ago tho island was practically devastated by a hm-rioane, and' tho presont visitation, following so closely 'upon tho other, 'has caused a great amount of distress, The caterpillars, it is thought, will eat up all tho young yam vines and banana sprpute, tlie result of which will be a scarcity of food—a serious matter for tho inhabitants. Tho missionaries on tho island predict a famine.

Tho other day (says the Posl), according to -Mr Wilford, oomeono thrust' a walking-stick through a picture of the: late Mr Seddon, in tho Whips' room. Mr P, Van dor Vcltlen, who painted the portrait, writes commenting, strongly upon tho "cowardly vandalism." "I have been many a time insulted during my 11 years' stay in New Zealand," ho adds, "ami this insult is supremo of all." Hβ suggests that if the culprit is detected <ho eliould firut bo whipped in tho presonoo of the picture and then sent to prison to be floggqd, Ho mentions that ho was only waiting for.a message from tho Government to move tho picture when the space was required. Ho will soon be able to work again, finish the painting, and take it with'him to London.

A bill to amend the Gaming Suppression Act has been circulated in fho Victorian Legislative Assembly. Its effect ia, fo legalise certain- games of cards—namely, progressive euchre, progressive whjet, or progressive bridge, whether played for prizes or not, and whether tho publio has access to the placo or not, —if the oliarges of admission, exclusive of reasonable expenses, aro used for an object incidental to the purposes of some mechanics , iw.tituto, free library, or charitable or public institution, or in aid of the funds of Bomo club, the objects of which arc primarily devoted to some athletic purpose.

A working,tanner exposes in an English' paper some of the tricks of tho boot tvatte. Imitation leather, he says, is commonly used in (ho mannfaoturo of purses and dancing shoes, Tho uppers of tho latter are mado up' of thin clotli, japajuwxl on ono side to give them tho appearance of patent leather. This product o\ American ingenuity is extensively used in tho fancy goods trade. Not only uppew, but foles of boots, are manufactured from various compounds and sold as leather. The shavings taken off the hide by tho currier in reducing it to the desired thickness aro collected by leather manufacturers', unrolled to make them lie flat, and 10 or 12 of them laid 011 top of eaoh othc, with layers'of gum botweon; then pressed and dried under elrong heat. When ready (or use, coke and heels aro stamped out for the making lip of cheap boots. Still, a sole made from leather shavings is not so bad as tliat substitute for leather that was born of German jugglery a few years ago. A grass resembling the fibre of the cocoamit husk was phoj>c«l into shprt pieces, mjxetf with

gluo or other choafJhorent, then semidried and rolled out'form thick sheets, frorn which tho Eolcf cheap boots wore to be made.

The official OBsignealls for tenders for ™ business unci plan W. J. Itnrio, blacksmith, Outram.

Ladies invited fo cmt Dorothy, 14 Hi»h street, and- seo Wer"a new Brnssiero bodices; latest idea faill figures, stud, most comforfablo under suor blouses.—Advt. We ore now busy ring our new spring goods; novelties in i departments.—MolliBonn Lid.—Advt.

Why not have it nornised or repaired? It is surprising whatn bo done with oldfashioned or broken jillery. Have you any put away in a drawaod probably neyer used now? We will Jiloased tq make suggestions and quote prj.—G. and T. Younz 83 Princes street.—At . Influenzal The prdt epidemic may be bsst combated with "leer" Influenza Cine. •The rapidity with # it nc(a 18 Bimply asiounduißl Not f, edr, but a scientific romedy. A few doses re. Prove it; 2s, all

For Ohildren'j Haflg Cough at night Wood» Great Poppernt Cure. Is 6d &2s 6d. _ftuo •Iβ Petub Dicv-Tho most reliable lUlchmaW and Jerjer, opposite Coffee ,■*«*' M ? ro]r pitK * Dunedin. Ghwgw elrioUy moderite.-Adr