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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14084, 12 December 1907, Page 6

The second instalnipnt of the historical novel. " ClaverhoHse." the lute lan Maclarcn's last story, will lip found elsewhere in this issue. Al the meeting of tlu> Hospital Trustees vcslerday, Dr Piatchelor made reference to the threatened friction with the Hospital iNiltirday Association regarding tlio disposal of the funds subscribed on Hospital •Saturday, and on Ids motion it was unanimously resolved that a conference of the trustees and the council of the association lie called to decided as to Ihe disposal of tlio donations.

For t hp extraordinary vacancy at the table of the West Harbour Council theie were two nominations yesterday. Those nominated arc: Shaiv Crosland (nominated by Marlitt Fryde anil .lames Curie) and William Torgie (nominated by John Matthews and liobert Miller).

We understand that Mr W. 11. Uttley, an ex-president. of the Trades and Labour Council, is the gentleman who has been appointed clerk of works in connection with the erection of workers' dwellings.

Mr Andrew Fisher, the Labour leader, who has succeeded Mr Watson as head of tlm Australian Labour parly, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1362. aed went to Australia, in 1885. Settling at Gympie, Queensland, he soon took a prominent part in the Amalgamated Miners' As'ociation. and the Workers' Political Organisation, and (luring the, troublous times of 1891-2 helped to guide the industrial and political labour movement in Queensland. In March, 1893, he was elected senior member for (iympie in the Queensland Parliament. He drew up the lii-.-l parliamenlarr Labour platform in 1892, and when a member of the Queensland Parliament moved the following m-olutton, which was carried uminimoudy:—"That the time baa arrived when Parliament should take steps to prevent the constant recurrcnco of industrial disputes." He lias been in two Labour Ministries—in 1889 in Queensland, and 19C4 in (ho Commonwealth.

Messrs l.'ssher (District Engineer), Vickcrman (Inspecting Engineer for Dominion), accompanied by Mr Widdowson (Engineer-in-charge), made an inspection of the formation of tlio LawrenceRoxburgh railway extension on Monday morning, and, wo (Tuapcka Times) understand, expressed themselves as well satisfied with the manner in which the work has been carried out.

At. tlio Lawrence Court on Monday, before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., Gcorgo Leslie, licensee of the Masonic Hotel, was charged with having used threatening and abusive language. Mr A. C. Ifanlon appeared for accused, who pleaded "Guilty." Sergeant Jliggins deposed that on tho night of tlio 25th uR. tie spoke to accused about (lie lamp in front of the hotel being out, whereupon the language in question was used. A fine of £1, with expenses, \v;u> imposed. Intimation lias been received by tho Unioh Steam Ship Company of the succcsful launch of its new steamer Tefua, which has been especially designed for the Kaslern I'acilic trade. The Tefua, is to leave for Xew Zealand in February, mid Captain M'Ucth, who is now on his way Homeward, will bring her out.

The defendants in the recent dental case, in which a verdict for £1000 was returned by tlio jury, on Saturday last filed a notice of motion claiming judgment or the alternative of a new trial. Subsequently tho parties conferred, and arrived at a settlement satisfactory to both sides. Tho motion has been .withdrawal

Mr W. Frascr, M.P., after y.aying a. flying visit to the Wakatipu electorate, returned to Dunedin on Tuesday nighl. ami will proceed north to-morrow. Mr Kia r was very pleased with the look of the crops wherever ho went. The country is looking well, but would he the heller of some rain, especially in that part lying between Rough llidge and Clyde. Fairly in ihe new year Mr Frascr will return to Dunedin in order to accompany the lion. Sir J. (i. Ward. I'rime Minister, and the Hon. Mr M'Nab, Minister of Lands, on their visit lo Central Otago in connection with the (,'ovcrnment scheme of irrigation works for that district. Subsequently Mr Frascr will address meetings of bis constituents in different parls of the Wakatipu electorate. The weekly meeting of the lienev'olent Trustees, held yesterday afternoon was attended by Messrs Talboys (ehairm.in). llurnett, and l.oudon, these being the only members whose status oil the hoard is not questioned. Accounts amounting to £129 14s 7d were passed for payment. The Chairman reported that a conference had Ijeen held between the trustees and the Charitable Aid l'oard on the subject of the distribution of char liable aid. No satisfactory arrangement bad been come to, and the matter would accordingly be left to t'hn court to decide, 'l'ho chief clerk of the Hospitals Department telegraphed that 1»! was forwarding to the Inspcctor-gcncral. who was on the West Coast, the trustees' commimiealion regarding tin- informality at the recent election. lie also asked for t.he names of last year's members and of those recently elected by the local authorities. Twenly-snvcn applications for relief wcro dealt iwitb.

It has been decided to fix the public hours at the Dental Hospital from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m., instead of from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., as at present. In order that an tinduo fax tnay not be made on the stall by this extension of hours, it is intended to invito applications for four additional honorary denial surgeons. The new chairs, rendered necessary by (he number of students desirous of faking the dental course, are expected lo arrive from finqland some time in February. The hospital will lw closed for the Christmas vacation from December 21 until January 6.

As a rosull of a conference between the Mayor and town olerk and a. committcc of the Deacons' Court of First. Church, ihe Deacons' Court agreed to accept £75 from ■the Dunedin City- Corporation in full settlement of the claim made for damages •lone up to the present time to First, Church and manse by (ho smoko from the tramways pouer-house chimney. The claim put. in was for £150. The council at its next meeting will be recommended to endovso tho agreement come to by (ho confer-

hi consequence of tho sharp' advance in the price of coal in the Commonwealth as the result of tho miners' strike at Newcastle, tho Union Company and lhiddarf, Parker found it necessary to increase passenger and freight, rates from Australian ports to tho Dominion. The Union Company has reduced {lie freight rales, which wore luhanced 25 per cent., to 10 per cent., and tho passenger rales, which were advanced 10 per cent., have now been reduced 5 per cent. Mtvsrs Neill and Co., local agents for the Hudda.it, Parker line, Elate that although not. officially advised, it is understood that this company has made Kimil.ir reductions, and bookings are now being ntado here on (ho roduced basis.

. Karl\ last evening the trolley pole of nn electrio ear proceeding along the Anderson's Bay road, near M'Bride street, freed itself from the overhead gear, and swinging violently round, struck the arm of one of the poles. The arm was wrenched from its plaeo and slightly damaged. Temporary repairs were immediately elleett'd, so that traflic su/Forcd practically no interruption. Permanent repairs were to be pfTccled early this morning, before the cars had commenced running.

The chairman of Ihe Conciliation Hoard (Mr A. llathgate) liad practically an all(ljvy silting yesterday in connection with nn application from the Otngo t'oal Minors' I iiinn for extra yardage lalos for the working of dip headings in Messrs Christie Bros.' mine at Green Island. Lengthy evidence and argument was tendered by both sides, and the chairman, after a lengthy summing-np, held that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant his making any change in (lie yardage rates now prevailing, Mr Win. Scott appeared for Messrs Christie llro*. and Mr A. Forbes (or Ihe Coal Miners' Union.

In all probability a conference will be held early next week between the subcommittee of the Dmicdiit Atlicnieum ieum and the Free Public Library Committee of tfie City Council in regard to the proposals submitted to the Aiiiemeum Committee by the Mayor on Monday last.

At a meeting of the Independent lolitieal Labour League held last evening a resolution was passed to the effect that the Oiago delegates at the annual conference to lie held at Christchurch short iv move as follows—'• That a. be appointed to draw up a. lighting platform for the next general election, swell platform to consist of reforms which the league has a. reasonable hope of carrying into effect during the next. Parliament, the Hist plank to lie a remit from (he Auckland branch dealing with food stuffs and the workers. - ' The molive of (he remit from (be Auckland branch, it might he mentioned. is. briefly, that the Government bp urged to establish farms for the growing of wheat.

At a general meeting of Iho Green Island Uranch of ihe Otago Miners' Industrial Union, held last night in Ihe Walton Park Schoolroom, the following resolution was carried unanimously—"That this branch is in favour of cancelling its registration on tin' ground of the decision given by the chairman of the Conciliation Hoard in a dispute which ivas under notice this day. 1 '

'ihe meeting of creditors in the estato of •lames Hilton, of Dtmcdiu. bricklayer, fixed for yesterday, was adjourned sino die. The meeting was called for the purpose of examining bankrupt's wife on Oath, but a doctor's certitieate was presented to the effect that Mrs Hilton was too unwell to appear. '

Our correspondent at Onmaru wires that the North Otago A. and P. Association Committee had yesterday a rough balance flieet of Ihe reee-iit show before it, which showed that the annual exhibition would probably result in a profit of £200.

The Ofiuilau Standard reports an occurcncc which was very amusing to the olservers, hut extremely embarrassing to the person immediately concerned. His Lordship the Primate was holding a confirmation service, lie had just commenced his sermon, an impressive and interesting discourse on the .solemnity and responsibilities of iSnlinimtion, when tho vicar's churchwarden, observing that a crying kibv was distracting, the attention of Iwlh liishop .and congregation, quietly stepped lip to tiie mother and whispered: ".May I help you out with the babv'i" She immediately thrust tho youngster into his arms, when he quietly slipped out of the church, thinking, of course, that 'the mother was following. But the good ladv had come to hear the sermon, and quietly Bat it out and the remainder of the service, leaving the custodian to lake care of the baby until the congregation dispersed, churchwarden is not so fond of babies n.< he was. The Independent Political Labour League 3ias written to Mr A. R. Barclay, thanking him for the fearless and able maimer in which lie had advocated various reforms which were prominont in the league's platform. Tho letter proceeded: "'l'ho nationalisation of our food Bupi'lv, as brought forward bj. you, al-

tliough sneered at in some quarters, must come to the front very shorlly; and for ilie good work done liv you in this and oilier measures beneficial to democracy accept our sincere thanks, and we hope that you may still poi.-ist in your efforts to fiel the more commonsunse style of distribution iiuin that which is in cxistcnce at the present time."

The secretary of the St. John Ambulance Association reporls that for the month ending November 30 the district, nurse lias made 240 visits to the siel; poor. The transport, work done has been about the

same as usual - viz., 36 i.ases during the same period. In a good number of t.hcso cases trained men have been sent wh.'n required. The supplying of I rained men is the Ambulance lirigadc, and it would lie!]) considerably if those requiring this assistance could give notice an hour or so before the service is required, and, if pos.iole, have the work done helwecii 12 and 2 mklday, or after 5 o'clock in the evening. -All the men who volunteer for this worl; have to obtain leave from Iheir employers lo do transport duty, and in all cases if has so far been granted with pleasure. The secretary siate.s that following up' the regulations of the Brilish board of 'I rude, the New Zealand Government has applied to the Dunedin (Vidro for information as to instruction and exannna.tion of miustors ami niafos in firsl. aid. It. is needless to say tlml the Ambulance Association will do all in its power to forward J his movement.

An accident, which jii~l missed being a catastrophe, happened on Tuesday morning at the level crossing at Fair(ieid on Iho old liriditon road. Mr Hubert Howorlb, of Walton Park, Fairfield, was driving in a luißlfy wilh Miss M'Dougall, of Dunedin. Al the crossing he heard a whistle, but thinking the train to be some distance away, went on. The engine struck tlio hiiggv, knocking it clear of the line. Miss M'Dougall escaped with a broken rib, and Mr lloworth was unhurt. The engine was hauling the coal (rain In the. Jubilee mine, and fortunately was travelling slowly.

__ There are now five cables spanning Cook Strait between Wellington and Marlborough, and another helween Wanjranui and Wakapuaka. The first live can all ho Worked with the quadruples apparatus, by which means each cable can lake an average of 120 messages per hour, a

measure of work frequently achieved in busy times. S 0 that with five cables operatins oil ihe quadrnplex, 1100 messages'an hour can go from island to island under the wash of Cool; .Strait. The Wanganui cable IS only adapted to dni.fox work, but 'S very handy for the despatch of business between Ihe west coasts of Ihe North and >X)u(li Islands. This cable lies on a good bollom, and give* no trouble, but Hie Lycll Bay cables are laid across a. hit of ocean bed that has probably no equal in ll )0 world, irom 10 to 14 miles ofTTerawhili (here is a. huge hole in the bed of the strait the shapo of an enormous shoe, when the lead drops suddenly from 20 | 0 30 fathoms to anything between 120 and 200 fathoms.

Those of the public who are lovers of children and in sympathy will, the freo kindergartens of our city will find someflung to interest them in Ihe day's doings 10-morrow. The Yaraila branch of the . '.1 ""f'k'is" will hold its simple breaking-lip function in the Albany Street '-fhool Hall. l'Yom 11 | 0 12 tho children will receive their pri W s, nml go through a little programme, selected from their MPlJ'day lessons—the attaint lessons that wold in I o one bright whole the work and 1, y of il,( ' "child gardens.'' The committee gladly welcome.? visitors from the outside public on these occasions, feeling that greater knowledge of kindogarlen methods means greater and closer .synipathy will, them, fu tho afternoon 'the children of Ihe Yara.lla |, ranc |,. )ho care of their teaehovs. will enjoy Ihe outdoor part of their '• breaking-u]," at Ihn Botanical Gardens, where they will romp and play lo their heail's content.

We have received the sum of £1 from • > • l. on behalf of the two consumptive

The annual mcoiins; of Hie Clmrel. o( Lnglaml Men's Society was held at Church Hon-:.., VTisiminster, m, October 23, and ivas presided over by I be liishop < f ll' was reported thai since hist meeting the number of .hunches had i„r.,-eased 'from MO to 1?50. In (Jueensland and Xew Zealand there bad been a ■federation of branches. There bad been a great, increase m the number of army branches, and (ho teamen, GuiM had come into line. On lielialf of the branches in New Zealand. Mr Fa veil, fr.ruierly a'-sociuted with headquarters, sent gcod wishes f l)r ||, t . f „cee.s of the conference. The evening meeting was presided over by the Archbishop of Canterluiry, and a nuinbcr of leading ilinrchmcn s|'.oke. The society has brunches in Xew Zealand Auckland, Cambridge. Devonport. Hamilton, Ulahuhu, .Stratford, and I'cloue.

According lo the Uev. 1!. V. Elder, the melodramatic personages with' sliletios and sombreros wo see upon ilie i-tage are by no means lo he confused with the Spanish gentlemen who inhabit the .S-.uth American liltoral. The fuel of some people falling into erro.- in thi, respect is attributed by Mr KMer to the vagaries of .tack ashore. To i!"> ..nil,-loss sailor everyone who js not JJriii.-h i,. a Dutchman or a Dago. The gentlemen ol 11m Argentine object lo being called oiilrr; also to heing thumped when thej do net understand the somewhat mixed metaphors of ihce bibulous sons of the "•a. The i oieotpience is th.tl Jack occasionally eels stubbed, and wherever he goes tells the Story, with variations, of how he set upan by an assassin in Kitcnos Aires. Mr l\!iiei (old a Times icnorter yesterday ti-at the men of the Argentine aro languid, and rather lacking in initialise, bill: that tales of their viudielivcncss and slabbing,; in ilie dark are exaggerations.

The 'J okomairiro School C'onuniMe? is experiencing some dilliciilly in obtaining a lu*l us- isla nl. Tliere wire very few applications for Ihe po-ilion, and eventually Mr Tomliiifr.u was recommended. ,\W tbe l-iducation Hoard writes to say thai Mr I'emluison has accepted an appoiulmen! in the Auckland Grammar School. The committee ha- now recommended the board to cali for fresh applications.

lilt* Mayor nf C liriVtchurch has rccciveil a letter from the secretary of tin; Canterbury Scouls Reserve Corps and Canterbury Contingeiiters' Association with reference to the sppcarance of the mime c[ one Loliw 011 tho memorial in Victoria. square. It appears that Lehre joined the Kighlh Contingent, ln;t at. the last lnonienfc changed his mind, and allowed one Foss to go in his name. l"o.ss wis killed 111 a railway aceident, ;:nd reported dead as "Lelire." The latter did not Jiavo tlio mistake rectified. The association now asks that loss's name should ho placed on the memorial, and Lehrss erased. The .Mayor has decided to ask Lohrs to explain.

At a meeting of creditors in the eslate cf n small grocer in C'hristehurch tho Official Assignee s; u'd he wo'ideml lion- these small businesses paid at all. In the books, ogg? appeared to have been dealt in in large quantities, lie found that they were told at a profit of Id per dozen, often in threes and fours. Tlo storekeeper mi£ht have to do two or three hours' work 011 eges .•done to make a shilling profit: and flier" were Ihe lags to pay for. If th„ 01 ], ( „. lines of groceries yielded profits i„ H, c same way, the difficulties of conducting (| lc ncss must, be very srreat.

The death of tho Rev. .T. C. And'W rocalls to mind an amusing incident conneoled with him which (save the Press) occurred in tin House of Rcproecutativps. of which he was a. member in tho lato 60's. lie was a good classical scholar, and was rather prono to adorn his speeches with (ircck and Latin quotations. Ono evening, havipg bf.'cu iu9.rc liberal lhau iigval ivjth

his quotation.', another member gently "cliaffcd" him on the subject. Mr Hugh f'arlelou, member for Ihe J Say of Islands, who followed Mr Andrew in the debate then on, teemed to take eopy from him, and Rave the Home a perfect delude of quolalinns", much lo his hearers' disgust. From fireek and Latin -Mr Carlelon parsed on lo French, German, Italian, and Spanish, l'y this time tlio House listened open-eyed and spelllxmnd, but when he took 101 l of Spanish ami Radian, to say nothing of Sanscrit, it dawned on ail thai; lie was having a joke at Mr Andrew's cxpr-nse. and the roars of laughter, in which .Mr Andrew joined, fairly slir.ok the building. Ml' Carlcton, as a linguist, had few equals, if any, in Xc.v Zealand.

A man, drc.wcd as an official, appeared at the police station at Kleinschwalbach, it cider village about, 12 miles from Frank-forf-on-the-Maine, and requested to see the sergeant, to whom lie produced a lint of about 20 inhabitants, written on ollicial paper, with memoranda of different amounts of money against the names. The flrnnger also produced documents purporting to authorise him lo collect the amounts on behalf of the finance department of the Courts of Justice. The sergeant put on his helmet, the Tribune says, and accompanied the stranger to the housc-s of the persona listed, and assisted him to collect the debts. After making out the receipts in dun form ami thoukinj; tin; fci'genul, the stranger quietly look his departure, leaving the inhabitant* and the poli"" to discover a few hours laior that I hoy had been neatly hoaxed.

On Monday evening llto 01 ago District Committee of the New Zealand young Women's Presbyterian Bible, Class Union met in First Church cia«room, when the principal business discussed was the forthcoming faimmer school lo be held al Invercargill from December 2'l to 30. For the

tournament somo basket hall (cams are coming from the Xorth Island, and the Dunedin girls nro extending hospitality lo thorn for a night or two a<> they go south. It was ako under discussion whether tho Young Women's Union could not support a- missionary of its own, and Ibis is to bo carefully considered by tho classes. Interesting reports of the work in North Taieri, Xgapara. and Port Chalmers Clares were read, and much appreciated. The Children's Homo Branch of the P.S.B.A. still continual to do gocd work, and is now considering giving (he children a day's outing in the country.

The qttcslion of abandoning the first series of wool sale* in Invercaruill was discus-cd by tho wool brokers on Monday (says tho boutbland 'limes), but the fitia decision was postponed pending communication with the woolijtiyers now in Dimedin. The disappointing results of saks iu the north luivo interfered with ihe support forthcoming for the first sale.

A remarkable incident, write.; a medical correspondent in Ihe Standard, happened lcceutly at a, London dental hospital. A young woman went (.here to haw five tooth extracied. Ihe anaesthetic decided upon by tho denial surgeon was ethyl chloride, and this was administered by the usual form of apparatus. An india-rnblwr cap is placed over the patient's mouth and nostrils, and connected with it is a, bag into which a sealed capsule of ethyl chloride is introduced. ]iy the turning of a screw from the outside the capsule is broken Slid tho a-unssthctic liberated. The screw was turned, the j-atieiit wont off gradually into the usual condition ot insensibility, live teeth wcro extracted, and t'lie patient awakened without .feeling any part of rJie operation. Tho whole case appeared perfectly normal. Only when tho young woman had left tho room and Ihe apparatus was being made ready for another patient was it discovered that the capsule of ethyl chloride had by Mllio mischance not been broken at all. The whole condition of insensibility bad been brought about by tho tielT-hypnolism of the patient. The idea that an anaMhctic Was being administered was so strong in her maul that she had passed into insensibility entirely by hypnotic suggestion.

_The following telegram from Perih, Western Australia, throws a strong light upon the relations existing he;ween 'the fcottlers and the aboriginal- natives:—Tlio annual report of the Protector of Aborigines luid on the Assembly table intitules a report furnished by the Secretary of Slate for the (.'clonic.; on nec-k-iliaining in this SUIe. Ibe chains are li-Ib. and are loosely fastened below the chin, so that the band can be placed on the neck. Four prisoners are usually chained together. The system in most humane, and is necessary for the safety of constat,les conveying gangs of 15 to 20 prisoners through the Il is preferred by the natives to anv ruber form of manacling. The president of the Central Health Hoard and principal medical officer agree that though unsightly, neck chains ara the best and the most humane mode. The district medical officer at Broome Gaol, \Vvndham, declares ibe.t native prisoners prefer the neck chain to any oilier form of seeming. ]t does nut chafe or interfere with the movements or work, or garher ami the v,'eight is carried where it. is least felt. r l be protector's report states that the expenditure lor the year v.as jj10,964, the hulk of which was spent on "■eiv.al relief to aged, crippled, and destitute black*.

The tontine of passing five Chinese, who arrived at Wellington from .Sydney on Wednesday, through the, formalities demantled by the Customs regulations, was broken when Ihe aliens were asked lo produce their papers at the Customs Olliec. -Mler fumbling in their clothes for some time each of the Chinamen produced the following recommendation and lianded it over to the officials with the characteristic Mongolian smile:-" Health Office, Hongkong. This is to certify thai has been washed and thoroughly disinfected bv Steam. I lis effects have also been disinfected.''

At. Iho meeting of the Counly of Bourko Building and Inveshnent Soeiefy in MelIwunio recently, Mr I!. W. Williamson, one of the shareholders, slaied that people in the metropolitan area, were building at "a ferocious rate." It was the opinion of some leading men ihat building'was going on too rapidly. A reaction would come. One or Iwo of the; directors li.id, however! assured him thai all advances had been made on the most conservative and M.fo basis. The Chairman (Mr W. T. Wall!*) remarked that the directors were very careful. "We can see." he continued, that is many cast's building is ovpitloiip, and many loans have had to be rejected on that account. It. is very satisfactory to know that not a single properly Ims fallen into our hands during tile past year."

so little is known about the Argentine Republic—Australasia's greatest rival-that the ierture to be piven by the Rev. Robert F Wder 111 the Hanover Street Baptist Churcii this evening should attract a large audience. . tmc sl,(lcf that are used to illustrate it give a good idea of tho beautiful buildings »"<! up-to-date appearance of Buenos Aire.s. as also of the customs and resources ef tho country and the advance in missionary enterprise. The lecture commences at 8 o'clock. Ulipress Lugenie strawberries are best Order your autunm plants now from V "nil; grown Ceylon Tea Gardens, Mosaiel.Advt.

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