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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14472, 15 March 1909, Page 4

Considerablo interest lias been aroused in the case of M.o old man Donald Watt, who was found dead in his hut near t-ho Cement Works on Friday. Tlio decreed, wo learn, was a native of Thurso, in tlio ehire of Caithness, Scotland, 110 started work in a quarry when 11 years of age, earning lis a, week. Subsequently he became foreman for a road contractor, receiving tho munificent sum of 15s weekly, 110 emigrated to New Zealand a s far back at 1862, and, being- energetic, resourceful, and thrifty, made a considerable sum of money at eontract fencing. In 1875 ho paid a visit to his native land, bur, soon,returned to Now Zealand. His money has been on fixed deposit at a fair rato of interest ever since, so t-liat at tho timo of his death ho was rapidly becoming a wealthy man. .Some time ago lie was employed as night watchman at the Cement Works, and it was then ho occupied the hut in which ho died, but ha relinquished work years ago, because he did not wish "to keep another man out of a job." p Ho was of a generous disposition, and has frequently given to local charities, whilo only last Christmas ho sent liomo two sums of £10 to two aged cousins. His mode of lifo Was simple in tho extreme. 110 had, however, been brought up in tho plaina I most rigorous-fashion typical of his birthplace, and, though ho deprived himself of no accessaries, his want's, owing to his frugal habits, were few. Among his effccts wo found bank deposit receipts for £6635 and a. sum of £23 in cash. The bulk of this money will bo divided between his two aged eousins-an old man and an old woman in poor circumstances-living in Thurso; and an old friend in Dunedin, w-ho used to sit and play cards with him at night, bas been surprised to learn that he is to benefit under the will to tho extent of £250. 1-he executor of t-ho will is a well-known and rc-spccted citizen in Dunedin. »Six deaths occurred in the Dunedin Hospital last week—viz., Robert M'Kinlay, Jamea Mcnzics, Ellen Gailaway, William Wilson, William Braid, and Alexander M'Arthur. Thirty-seven persons were admitted during the "week and 24 were discharged, tho total remaining in the institution on Saturday being 145. Our Naseby correspondent wrote on Saturday: "A splondid shower of rain fell yesterday afternoon, and t-ho weather is now much cooler." Compla-inte have recently been made with regard to the overcrowding of tho oara running from South Dunedin in the dinner hour. As a result it has been decidcd to put on, from to-day, a spccial workers' car, leaving Girgill's Corner for the Post Office at 10 minutes to 1. lhore are no fewer than nine candidates for tho bye-election in the northern Maori district, rendered necessary through the death of Mr Hone Ileke. The candidates are: lo Rangihiroa (D r Buck), Knka PoroWini, Hono Hape, li.iri Maori, Hotaraka Hcmi, Horopete, Ilono Wi Kaitaia, Rcihana Netane, and Paapa Ururoa. Tho ISative Minister, who tias given his approval to tile candidature of Dr Buok,'said a. few days ago that although other candidates might como forward, tho real strugglo would bo betweoa- Dr Buck and-tho-chief K»ka t

Mr T. M. Wilfond, has (savs a Wellington mitwgo) definitely declared himself as a candidate for the mayoralty of Wellington. Dr A. K. Newman is the only other candidate who lias so far made a similar announcement, but Mr Fitdier, 31. P., and Mr F. Bolton are hot It considered likely to stand. A requisition is being prepa-rcd with the object of requesting Mr J. M'Donald to offer his Mi'viccs for a .second period as fhe occupant of tiro mayoral chair of Duncdin. Tho requisition will probably be presented fo -All- M'Donald in tho course of a few days. Mr Paton preached to a crowded church la.it curling, numbers of people being unable to obtain an entrance. Ilis subject was ilesf," and his powerful address ma.'.ie a deep impression oil the congregation. •Iho meeting- for men held in tho afternoon was very largely attended, and at. tho el« 30 many stayed to have further talk with Mr Paton. Over 70 jftcn wero pvesoni. at. Iho si rangers' toa last evening at. tho Young Chri.stiiiu Aw-ociafion Unoms. Tlie I'sital nuiiilwr o{ men was uiixiik'liUml by to an invitation to take f-oa iit the Y.M.C.A. given by Air Uu<,'li J J aion to Mm mpctiiig of men at iliirns iiall. ~S\r L). ono of tlie tlirecloralfc of th« siH.^ociatiou, inc.si(l?{l, ant! c\(<n<{n(i a \v''icoma to tlio mon. Air 0. A. DiMnicr, ilio assistant 5. o crotary, ?poko n|)[M-opiativcly of lij s i-pirplion, and foruurd with Ljrcat- coiilidence to succo.-.s-fill work lupins iwomplisliod the .Vomig moil and hoys of JJunt'din. A very interesting .social time was sp:nr, (hiring which every man present rose to J)is foot. Jind told the others who he wari and where ho came from. Ilio New Zwiland Times give 3 currency fo a rumour I hat Mr T. 11. Ifaiuer, Undefsecretary of Mines, will shortly bo resigning that position to take the place mado vacant on the High Coniniisfiioiwr'ii slair in J-onuou by iho resignation of Mr Waller Kennaway. .Mr llamer lia.s had a lengthy experieneo of the New Zealand (ilihliu service, licginuing in 1872, when ho '.•nk'Tod the. Provincial iSupsrinteßdcnl's -oftic-o, Ancldand. He entered tho Minos Ueparfmeut in lSifl, rising fo the position of chicf clerk, mid in 1891 becania one of tiio Tiife Mr hodden's private secretaries. J lis appointment as tinder-secretary of Mine.* was made in 1906. The salary aftaching to the position of Feerefary to t-he High Coinnii.ssioner is £800 per annum.

A new scale of fees in connection with nnpiests is gazeucd, and comes into force at once. The following is the sc-hixlnio:— To the coroner or justice of (lie peace, oilier tiutn ii salaried stipendiary magistrate, lor holding any inquest, £1 Is; lu tho coroner, Ijeiny «, salaried stipendiary magistrate, fur holding an impic-sl, lfo 6d. lu addition to the above fees, mileage will lw paid lor any inqiu'st hold fit a distance exceeding one mile from the residence ot tho parson holding the same per mile one way to tho amount of Is. It is provided (Imt tho actual travelling expenses of a coroner incur red in holding an impiest maybe paid in lien of mileage fees in any case, at the discretion of the -Minister <>[ Justice; mid that in any case where exceptional cimim.Mancoti render it desirable that, any of the fees shall be exceeded, the -Minister of Justice may allow such additional lees as may appear to him to he

The Oaniarn .Mail wye that it is understood that all the llottrmillera originally associated wil.li the association have signed the new agreement except one. Tho mill holding out is doing bo not. with any intention of bursting up the association, but a.? u protest against what the proprietors om-fe-M--'r uiiiiiif h>;atmosit at the iiamis of (ho directors, in that the .millers aie yivt'ii credit lor much less Hour per month than they consider they arc entitled 10. From what tan la gathered, millers generally recognise the association ill the light of a tiece,sary ovil, if evil it can be called at all. (..ortani it is that it relieves the individual milkr ol much business worry, in that all payments for flour sold are ~ made through the association, by whom tho Wcs •'re borne, ine ellcot of this arrangement is that whereas under former conditions bad debts up to £3000 per annum were made by tome of the mills, under the association's management the collective bad debts of the associated mills approximate only ±)15C0. For the miller this is ,a good tiling, especially as each is allowed to run his mill as he thinks lit, and rcWrs a payment for his Hour in accordance wiih its quality. For the farmer, too, the association is claimed to have mivunUiLjO.s, for tho assurance that iJicir is <af: enables Ine millets to givo the best price for wheat.

In the course of a lottcr apoloffisins lor Jits inability i u U> present, at tin* anniutl meeting ot tue L'iirklcluucli Ikaulityihj; Asioeiatioii, Mr S. Iluist &a S cf rokrral to tiie very great care taken »y the lirilini railway- compa.uie.s to make their wayse.ie stations i/L'.ulty In many (-a-'..*, j:u Milled, tho tlireetors otl'ered substantial prizes for .'the host-planted and best-kepi swtious, Willi tiie result that, there was stroll;,' Piniil-.it ion 111116111; (tie various slalionniastors and meal to secure the prize. Continuing, Mr llurst Scaler wrote: — " Could our own Govenim.Mii ho iiuluted to for g o the paltry .sums which it noiv lii-ctnes hy the auverti.-emem.-j on our stations ami IUMU'Ii litem ill tho .vaino way into beauty spots, what grand opportunity there would he for through travellers from [he far north to the extreme soutii to see, as liioy. passed from station to station, the various native Horn coimnon to tho various districts. It, would add vastly to tile interest and to I lie enjoyment of the journey, and would k more calculated to imluco Ira Hie than any number of tourist bureaus. I would have liked to have moved that the .Minister of tiaihvays bo reipiosicil to consider the advi.-ablr.ncss of placards from our country stations, and of allordini; the railway employees every inducement to plant, native shrubs and dowers common to tlio district in and around the Nation. The plains would not, of courts h' wholly tho.v 01 New Zealand, hut. I think it would he much more iutere.stiu!; if native lk-ra were made the chief feature in each case."

The oontimiof 1 shickiKx of the building trado in Waugainti is proving a very serfcus maner lo carpenters ami allied iradesmen, |xiinters especially. The Herald .state;; thai tMime of lb-- local linn* have disfimi'sod practically all their hands, including many of their oldest employees. Sowral fairly huge contracts are expected ty be in baud in tho iKur future, which should relievo the depression, but it must l;o somo time beforo ;vll hands are again employed. Anion? the first contracts exto be commenced is i lie rebuilding of the District High School, tenders lor which will prohblv l;;> invited at tho end of iliis week. It lias been reported that the rargo of llaliie pine brought out- from Simdswiill by 'lie lurqtte Ophelia for Dimcdin ami Lyt'clton is the first direct cargo of that timber b imlci] in Xew Zealand. A Lyttolton limes reporter was informed oil Friday by aii '<>!d liiner'' ill shipping circles that well i s not the cas.\ although the mistake is qniie excusable. Tlic ttat direct cargo of •• liable" cxmo to Now Zealand in lf&o or 1867, probably in ,-v VC6SO I ca ll f< i ( .} lO 1 elg.i, and there were ons o r two previous similar importations. Tho late .Mr Lmlwig Uergh, Of Ashby, 15?rgh, ;uul Co., was a pas<<<nger to Now Zealand by the vessel which brought out tho first cargo. Wo have received a subscription of 5s from "D. !?." io the Eustace Fund.

Mr A. "W. Martin, rupture specialist. begs to announce fbaf, he will close his present. 011 Wednesday, file 7l!i April, and, as hi<; engagements in flic Com lllonv.-ciillll will cccupy a considerable period, .sufferers v.-i!i do well to investigate ilie treatment, thai In. cured so monv imsc* in Xew Zealand before his departure. During Mr Marlin s s ! uy in llunediii lie bus received patients friiin ,\"ew South Wales, and \ict*)ria, and one from 1/iverpool, J''nj»'und. besides attending to hundreds of local rares; linf notwithstanding these facts there are still hundreds of people, owiii" fo a must lanr-nfiible ignorance. quietly fullering tlie torture of trusses and aegVavatii]" their troubles. J)r .Sherman's inolhod Jf treating rupfure removes all suffering at onee. and tlwii settles down to cure. fiend for two tree boobs. Consultation fiee. Honrs 10 a.m. to 12. 2 p.m. to 5. Extra hours Kridav evening 7 to S; Saturday If) a.m. to 12 noon" Jiememher, Wednesday, Till April, is p 0 ;jl iivcly the last day of visit.—Adv:'. V.'p are now booking • orders for die.-s----malung, nndi would advise ladies to tall early end make their selection. Our dressmaker '-,7 fr K?r) Ui " Ik l ,!eßsetl S'™ advice.— Mollisons Ltd.—Advt. lonrists will find a speeiallv choice col- ,' C !i, 0 v" rcc "' s lwi(i jewellery at Messrs 0 and X. Young's show rooms, Rg Princes •street. Ilio greenslones are all picked m " rkCtl " t V " s ' rcaso,lilbl ° . We recommend tor wafcli, c l oc !t, and jewellery repairs A. ,T. S li»if, l:i Jiattray street. Absolutely (lio best in JJuuediii.,'J'o Ladies I—For Woltliy and muddy com)>.axioms use SuKnrriifi Tnbids. Tilcv produce e.enr, bright, and liealthv skin ' eradieaimg eruptions. .Snlfarilia. Tabids. " the ladies' fiivouriivj mcdicine"; Is box: nl! chouiisf s.—Advl, A\ito is Pktk.-i Dick?— The thorl reliable U n-iciinuiker and Jeweller, opposite Colfco cu'iico, Moray place, JJuncdiu. c-trictly moderate.—A<M.