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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14001, 6 September 1907, Page 4

The Mayor (Mr J. Loudon) returned to Dunedin by the sccond express last evening-, after a visit to Wellington and Christchurch on private and municipal business. Tho third reading of the Caversham Gas Bill is expected to como on to-day. When tho bill' has passed the 1-louso tho City Council will go into tho matter of taking over its new purchase. The whole matter has been loft in tho hands of tho chairman of tho Gas Committee (Mr «T. H. Walker), the gas engineer, and tho town clerk. ■ - A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that tho eoWnial mails which loft Wellington on July 26 to connect with tho Naplc3 mail per Omrah arrived at London i on the morning of tho 3rd inst-.— the duo date. This is tho first of tho regular weekly taails. The Royal Commission sitting at Riverton io inquire into tho Nightcaps mino disaster did not take evidence yesterday because Mr H. A< Gordon was unable to take ihis scat owing to a slight attack of bronchitis, which confined him to his room. Mr Gordon recovered in tho afternoon, and fully expects lo resumo his seat on tho commission this morning. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ocean Bench Domain Board, which was to have been hold last evening, lapsed for want of a quorum. The members present wore tho chairman (Mr J. H. Hancock) and Messrs J. Arklo and G. Hodges. jApoiogies for unavoidable absence were 'received from Messrs J. Braithwaito, I, Green, and Crust. As tho business to be transacted was not of a pressing nature it was decided to allow it to stand over until tho next ordinary meeting. A married man with fivo children, all of whom are attending school, was debtor in a judgment summons case at tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, and gave his version of how ho lived on £.? per week. The groccr absorbed lis per week, the butcher 10s, the baker 7s 6d to Bs, the milkman Is 3d, the landlord 7s, and a workman's railway ticket 2s. The solicitor for tho plaintiff added up this little sum, and somewhat hastily resumed his seat without attempting to elicit any information as to how much was expended on boots and clothing. There was tho handsome surplus of Sd! The funeral of Pcti Parata, of Puketiraki, took place yesterday, and was attended by a large number of Europeans and Maoris. Somo interesting and imprcssivo scenes were enacted at tho Ivaik. Tho tangi continued "without ceasing from Tuesday till tho funeral. Services at tho hoijso and grave were conducted in Maori by the Rev. Hubert Jones, of Waikouaiti. Mrs Patterson, een., was very nearly Jhe victim of an accident, near Middlcmarch ou .Wednesday. The. Jadj; .was driving

alona from her residenco along the Moon.light road, towards. Middlemarcli, when the horso bolted, and the driver was thrown heavily to tho ground. Tho buggy was smashed and Uio horso- got away.. Mrs Fatterson was shortly .afterwards seen, and was driven to "tho township, and was attended to by Dr Rosa. Collier, who found that, happily, nothing- more serious than a severe shaking had boon sustained.

A shipment of oranges and bananas was landed in Dunedin yesterday morning by the s.s. l'alune, ox Ilauroto, at, Auckland, from Rarotonga and adjacent islands. A very large quantity of the oranges were in a deplorable stato of decay; but tho bananas, being green-shipped, were in a Perfectly sound condition. Owing to the Hauroto's late arrival in Auckland, tho Taluno had to make a hurried doparture, and only took with her some 1460 cases out of a total shipment for this port of 2844 cases. It has .bcoi> reported from Auckland that tho hulk of the shipmentarrived thorp in good order. Such" being the caso, tho fruit must have turned bad on tho journey down. It is more than likely, however, that tho fruit when shipped from tho Islands was over-ripe, and may have been lying come days at tho islands before shipment. Decay would, therefore, really set in just after leaving: and of courso it would become more pronounced towards tho latter end of the journey—that it, between Auckland and Dunedin. Inquiry at oiio of tho local fruit marts yesterday morning clicited the fact that some of the oranges wore certainly in condition, and immediately realised' from 7s to 10s per case. There, were other lots, however, that sold at anything from Is to 4s per caso. The bananas realised from 5s to 6s 6d 7»r case. A considerable portion of tlio shipment of orangca will requiro sorting, so that the whole shipment will be virtually reduced by one-hail. Fruit-growers on the Islands complain that when the season is in full swing tho present shipping rcrvice cannot possibly copb with it. In the case of tho present shipment it ia a well-known fact that a great portion lias been left behind. Tho Union Steam Ship Company does not make regular calls at every ono of, tho outlying such as Mauke and Aitutaki, and when they do call there is an accumulation, and, the steamer's capacity being small, Rarotongan shippers Cannot obtain sufficient sp'aco to get their fruit away. " What is wanted,'( remarked a. wholesale fruit vendor to a Times roporter yesterday, "is a larger steamor 1 for -the trado ■ when tho glut is on and a direct service from Auckland to tho southern ports." Tho romaindcr of tho shipment will arrive- from Auckland on Sunday, and will naturally be in a very much worse condition than the fruit landed yesterday morning. Considerable trouble was gone to .by tlio Government fruit inspector yesterday in overhauling tho consignment in search of fruit fly, but he was unable to detect. anything of that nature. Visitors to 1 Pukotiraki yesterday commented with good reason on tho activity displayed by some aged Maori women who took a prominent part in'the obsequies of Poti Parata. An old lady, said to be over 80, had left her . hymn book at a. house come distance away, and, though hymnals were distributed, insisted on going to get her own. Though the old lady was bent with years, instead of hobbling, she set off at a pace that would havo been too much for many a, girl of 18. She came back, if anything, faster than she went. People who saw her marvollcd, but the octogonarian -went calmly into tho liouso as if nothing unusual had happened.

The delegates from tlio newly-affiliated Amalgamated Society of Engineers took their seats'for the first time at last evening's meeting of the Trades and Labour Council, and were extended a welcome by tlio ohairman.

Tlio following interesting communication has been received by Messrs A. Moritzson and Co. from .Colonel Gudgeon, New Zealand Commissioner for the Cook group— a New Zealand .possession,—in reply to a letter forwarded by that firm at the beginning of last August in regard to the fruit fly.—"There is a fruit fly h.ere, biit not the Queensland or Mediterranean fly, but it will probably he confounded with those flies. It is quite clear that our autumn oranges—the only oranges that p'ay—will sooner or later be barred from tho' markets of New Zealand, because the fruit fly can■"nofc be kept out of tho Now Zealand fruit farms except by stopping all imports;: and I, for one, do not think it would bo an unmixod evil to lose all the fruit trade, for we make but little but of it. We certainly do not make Is ; a caso clear of expenses. - Our truo product is copra, and tho people .are becoming alive to that fact." The following resolution was passed at last evening's meeting of tho Trades and Labour Council" That this meeting earnestly -protests-against' the stoppage of tho Otago CentraJ railway until it reaches Hawea, and respectfully requests the Government to immediately resume work from Clyde onwards, and that provision be made in this year's Public Works Estimates for that p'urposo."

Writing 1 in this week's Outlook in connection with the Presbyterian Residential College, now in course of erection, tho Rov. A. Cameron remarks: "Abpufc a year ago A South Canterbury Farmer,' in response to Mr Bullen's offer of £500 if nino others would give ah equal amount, promised, por tli© Rev. D. Borne, to' give that sum towards tho building fund. Last week this generous friend of tho college-and ho has in other ways shown hia generous interest in tin? college—was in 'town, and handed his cheque for t.ho above amount to Mr Borrie, who has forwarded it to tho convener, who now, in the name of the committee; heartily thanks tho donor for his gift." On a recent occasion Dr Church raado a suggestion to the School Committees' Association to i.he effect that' it was atlvisablo that tho scholars attending tho primary soliools 'should have term holidays, as well as tlioso attending tho High Schools. The committed of the High Street Sclicol has fallen in with this view, anil accordingly -tho school will be closcd during next week'. '■ The Minister of Justice lias authorised tho Pofice Department to open a new police station at Portobello as from to-day. This has boon done in compliance with a request mado by the Portobello Road Board for extra police protection for tho district. Mr Ernest Hinklcy, of Portobello, has received 1 tho appointment of district constable in charge. This arrangement will enable the district constable at Broad Bay (who had chargo of Portobello also) to devoto more of his time to tho former place, which is a fast-growing summer resort, and also to tho Mental Hospital at "The Camp'," close by. Tho tenacity, with whicli certain counsel in the lower courts will hang to witnesses in tho hope during cross-examination of pinning tlicm clown to the day and tho hour of an event one, two, or even six months, previous, drew from Mr I-I. Y. Widdow6on, S.M., tho significant remark that he would not like to be cross-ques-tioned as to what, ho did precisely a week ago. "It is a wonder to me," added tho magistrate, "that, witnesses are ablo to give their evidence with such particularity as they do." "Then it is all the more lo bo looked, on with suspicion, sir," retorted the solicitor suggestively. Seen by a Now Zealand Times reporter, Dr Mason, Chief of the Health Department, said that the epidemic diseases so widely diffused over Now Zealand, witA the exception of diphtheria, were showing some 6igns of abatement. Tlieso diseases are gradually " using up the available material," and, of course, stop at the immune. There is a distinct improvement, although influenza, with its many complications, is rtili claiming many miserable TOtirast

A Christohuroh mbssago received, last night says: "The second of the two main Exhibition towere was pulled down bodily this afternoon in the presence of a largo concourse, of spectators. Tho machinery hall and art gallery and portions of tlia concert hall and fernery aro all : that' re>" main of tho Exhibition buildings." The Presbyterian churohes of Dunodin and suburbs will tako farewell of Miss MacGregor, Miss Davoy, M.A., and Dr ■Kirk to-night at 7.30 in Knox Church; and I will, also welcomo.homo on furlough Mr and Mre;: M'NBur, of Canton. The. two ladies aroMgoing out to India—Miss her third term of service and for the first time. Dr Kirk is"g|p3is3 tho successor to tho late Dr Jugs, fisgSSjlical missionary to the Canton musical servico will bo under tho leadership of Mr Gale and tlia Knox Church ch'oir.

' To-nislit, at the Garrison! Hall, tho Rev. W. Slade will deliver liis lantern lccturo on "Fiji and Its People at Work and.Play." On this occasion foore will be an addition of oyer 80 lantern slides, 21 of which have nover . boon shown in New Zealand before. A good programme of musical items will assist in making tlio evening on interesting and 1 , enjoyable one. Tlio Xew Zealand Accountants and Audi-' tors' Association (Registered) intimates .that the annual examination, in connection with tlio association will be held throughout the colony on November. 4 next. Tho examinations aro for tho fellows', associates', and students' grades, and 1 are available to members of either sex. , As n, matter of fact, there are several lady members -who hive already qualified by Intending candidates may procure copies of syllabus, past examination papers, audi other particulars front the registrar of tho association,-. Mr J. Hairy Jackie, Auckland, or Mr-W. H. Thompson, A.M.P. , Buildings, Dunedin. Applications must reach tlio registrar. "rjot later than Saturday, September 28, 1907; Wo have pleasure in announcing our spring show of season's novelties. Wo aro making a special feature of "our millinery. A visit of inspectipri is respectfully solicited.— Hollisons Ltd.—Advt. , Why not have it modernised or repaired? It is surprising what can ho dono with oldfashioned or broken jewellery. Havo you any put away in a drawer and probably, never used now? We will he pleased ta moke suggestions and quote prices.—6. and T. Yotm" ' 88 Princes street. —Advt. Influenzal The present epidemic may.be best combated with " Lancer " Influenza Cure. Tho rapidity with which it acts is simply astounding! Not a quack, but « scientific remedy. A few doses cure. Prove it: 2? all chemists.'—Advt. '

For Children's Hacking Cou ß h at night Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d &2s 6d Who is Pitjse Dick?— The moat reliable Watchmaker and Jeweller., opposite . Coffeo Palace, Moray place, Dunedin. 01iar;w> strictly moderate.—Advt.