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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14699, 6 December 1909, Page 4

In the fourth page of our Summary sheet, 10-day there appear several local reports.

Our Wellington correspondent fitales that Sir Joseph Ward was entertained at luncheon an Saturday afternoon by members of the Legislative Council in honour of his proposed gift, on behalf of Now Zealand, of a Dreadnought to the Imperial navy and his services in connection with defence. His Excellency tho Governor was among those present. The only member of the Legislative Council who refused to attend was the Hon. Mr Paul, of Dimcdin.

The Hon. T. Fergus, chairman of the Otago Education Board, lias been advised by the Hon. George Fowlds, Minister of Education, that the refund of moneys paid to students of the Training Collego will not be insisted on on this occasion, but that "in the future payments must bo in strict accordance with the law."

It sometimes happens that a statute lias been an force for many years before a judicial interpretation is asked for in respect of a certain clause which it embodies. Such a case arose at Invercargill on Saturday, when his Honor Mr Justice Williams was called upon to decide a case, thai rested upon section 119 of the Land' Transfer Act, the effect of which is that no right of possession by a lessor under Ulead shall avail against a •mortgagee of a lease who was not i:i possession provided j he had observed the covenants of the ! original lessee. Although the act has been [ in operation for 25 years this is the first i time that this clauss has cropped up in i a court of law in Xew Zealand, and possibly j anywhere else. The circumstances of the ! c3:o were that James M'Dousall, hotel- j keeper, leased from W. J. Mofiett. of In-vcrcnrg-ill. merchant, the Royal Mai] Hotel at, Ltimsdcn, one of the provisions of tho lease being that on the bankruptcy of the lessee the lessor should have the right to determine the 1«lvc. The lease was mortgaged, with the consent of Motfett, by M'Dotigall to I'. .1. Rodgers, w!io subsequently assigned the mortgage to William Miller, of Dunedin, commission agent, On

the 6t.lt of November M'Dougall was adjudged a bankrupt, ami on the. 12th of November MofToft gave notice determining the lease. Mr Miller claimed that though Uie lessee had made default in the lease by becoming a bankrupt, yet the lessor could not obtain (wssession of the premises and put an end to the- lease as against the mortice, Mr Miller. Mr Solomon, K.C., vii'h Mr W. 1,. Moore, appeared for tho l'ljiuitiff, and Mr \ raY « for the defendant. After legal argument his Honor .Mr Justice Williams mtimakd that, as the point was now ami the amount involved was SOUie- ™« large, ho would take ti.no to conewer li-.s decision.

He Marmo Department has advised the tolCusonis authorities tluttl ,eHi„en,oa dUi eiuDunodiu, ship !my fof heln,htl,ou S e Sa nd,eavea. s aino, l^dl J u/r-T tan '° BlufT °" or "bout the 14tl. uist. for the C a ™ F bolll s , niK | s , nm , wdl sail from BlufT for the West Coa't Sounds and bays some time between Christmas and Xew Year.

An Auckland telegram says that the executive body of tho local Ko-Kconse partv carried unanimously resolutions of warm approval of (ho resolutions passed at the Wellington Convention demanding separate ballot papers on the issues of no-lieense and Dominion prohibition, and expressing unabated confidence in the leaders of tho partv and the belief that their action would provo of great value in the near future.

Our Pembroke correspondent advises i„ connection with the successful ascent of Mount Aspiring by Captain Head and Guides Clark ami Graham that a largo number of photographs—from 50 to 100— have been secured of the scenery, which is characterised by Captain Head as "unsurpassed oven in the most famed alpine regions cf tho Dominion."

A Press Association telegram from Westport, reports that Mr Edward Travis, R.A.JI., succeeded l on Saturday night in regaining the championship of the world for endurance in piano-playing by beating the record recently put up by J. S. Stirton, of Westport, by three minutes. The new record is 60 Jiours 20 minutes. Mr Travis played with a good deal of vigour to the end. ono of tho pieces played near the last being "The Storm." There w»s a largo gathering of the public, and nmob enthusiasm was shown when tho record was established^

Yesterday members of the M.T7.1.0.0.F. attended church parado at Knox Church in celebration of tho sixty-first anniversary of tlio establishment of Odd-fellowship in Otago. At 10.15 a.m. assembly took plaoo at the Oddfellows' Hall, in Stuart street, and tho procession, headed by tho Dunedin Pipo Band, marched to tho place of worship, Some 150 brethren were present. Tho various town lodges represented wore the Hand nitd Heart, tho Dunediin, tho Albion, the. Valley, U nd tho Cavcrsham Lodges. P.P.G.M. Bro. John Wood was Marshall, assisted by the Noble Grands of tho various lodges, Tho district was represented by Deputy P.G.M. Bro. M'Dougall and C.S. Bro. J. A. Hoporaft. Service at tiro church was conducted by tho Rev. R. E. Davies, M.A.,' who preached on charity in its broadest sense as bearing on the teaoliinjr of Oddfellowship. Feeling reference- was limta by the preacher to the recent death of P.P.G.H. Bro. Aloxandcr Sligo. On the .pro-ssion returning to the lodgwoom votes of thanks were passed to tho Rev. Mr Davies, the office-bearers of Knox Church, and to tho Dunedin Pipe Band. Owing to the death of Bvo. A. Sligo all oilier funetions in connection with tho anniversary have been abandoned.

The quarterly meeting of tho Tniori Licensing Committee was held at the Magistrate's Court, Mosgiol, on Saturday, at, 12 o'clock; present-McsH H. Y. Widdowson, S..M. (chairman), D. T, Shand, J. Hay, 0. Sutherland, and Dr Cattan. Applications for transfers of licenses from John Beatty to William .Tames Lynch (Mr Brußh), Otago Central Hotel (Hyde), and from .Tchn Lawrence Ncilson to Augustus Smcethby (M.r Hanlon) of Bridge Hotel OVaipori) wore granted. An application for a conditional license for the Win-mtui ■•ace, on the 27th and 28th inst. was rofutM.

The strangers' tea at the. Y.W.C.A. Rooms was well attended yesterday. 'Hie usual service was Jicld. and tho girls spent a pleasant hour singing,

The monthly meeting of tho North-East \allcy Sohoo! Committee was held on Friday evening, Mr J. B. Frame presiding, the head master's report showed a roll "umber 0 f 548, with an average attendance of 482. It was agreed to close, the school for the holidays on tho 15th inst. at 2 p.m., and to reassemble on January 31 llwas reported that a number of extra prizes had Jjoen given to tho school. Messrs Qimpheil m \ Sinolnir wore appointed, a visiting Committee.

Tho following resolution was passed at a meeting of tho executive of the Otago and Southland Gold Mining Industrial Union of Employers, held on Friday afternoon: - •Mat this association most emphatically protests against clause 7 of tho Minins Act Amendment Bill, 1909, as boing a direct unwarrantable, and uncalled for intorfcronce with the liberty of employers in the ■.election of their employe*, particular!, in view of the heavy burdens already imposed upon them l, y the labour laws of (|,o ■ v> »»""">! also against clause 8 and its nibclauses as being a l so «.„ mnvarr-intahb interorenoe .between employers and thair eml'teyces, a hindrance to tho workin™ of mm«, and a piece ot ohss , 0 the exclusion of non-unionists. This a«*o cation also approves of tho cancellation"'of ■"»■«' ".o! of the. principal act; and it total]? °PPC«B action 10, and arks to have it struck out." l

Between 2 and 4 o'clock, on Saturday <ho Taiori Ctonnty Council office at Mosgiel were entered by opening one rf «* ad W nd TOS . n, front dOO ~; c f ; s f "axing been effected i nm the back it, vn ■ lS ° "u t0 ° P ° n tho h °>* del Iho thieves havmg entrance Z > c rfwi^ ,, r <>flnoney and «»««»• "V l,dire r ditfeaiiist « biZ T or four cha ™ hom Later on favo men wort, EC cn engaged m an attempt to open the •ale », h a crowbar. This continued for an lour bill the safe resisted their efforts, and finally they gave up their ta.sk, leaving tho eafo «,rwideraib{y damaged. The persons who had been disturbed by tho noiso jnncln •« U,e attempt to open the safe contented IllCmselve-S with saying nrthm s about it till "Pxt morning, when tho matter was related to the local constable. Two detw. tivos from thb city wero immediately despatched to but E0 far their investigations have not led up to tho arrest of anyone, tat inquiries are still proceeding iho safe, it appears, was removed in a wheelbarrow.

The strangers' tea on .Sunday at the Y> 1111 ? Mc-li's Christian Association was ° f a very interesting character. A lar« c number of visitors from London, Stirling b.eothmd), Manchester, Auckland, and Chrn church, awl akc fro,,, other park of t'ho Dominion, were welcomed bv Mr Gecrra MoMton, who was chairman at the tea J'.ac, visitor spoke appreciatively of hi, J oepticn. Mr D. Lc slifl gm J f«l address on «Self-confidence," „£ ™ much appTcciatetl by those, present

bu'lh (ft t,on tC,eSram stat « that "1,, ay Stat,on at an ««]y hour il? TU ?' hacl be * n k!t fh t'll- The shop of Thomas Mercer tolw -* ™a, S o entered, but noi^t

During tho past week tho number of pnlicnWin the Hospital has been reduced from 13* to 127. Tho admissions were 33, the discharges 37, and threo patients named John Scott, Mary Annan, and Elizabeth llitchcox died.

The collcc'ing boxes in Saturday's venture wcro cleared three times during the day, and a. small committee was busy all the afternoon carrying bags of coin to the National Hank. Here, from 2 o'clock p.m. to midnight, the building resounded with the clank of disturbed metal. A largo staff of tellers—for practically every man of the bank's staff had given up his half-holiday and returned to tho building in order to assist in the good cause—received the heavy hags as they came in, and proceeded, with wonderful quickness and oxperlnes-s, to sort. their contents into little methodical heaps. The coin from each station was counted up and tabulated; and so well had Mr R. Martin organised things (hat when, just before midnight, tho last bags were sorted lie was able to give in detail the numbers of different coins that had ken received. Tho association officials have repeatedly (dated that, they are under a great debt, of gratitude to the members of the bank staff, for thoy have undoubtedly in doing this work taken a very heavy task off the shoulders of tlio executive.

On Saturday afternoon the president: of the Hospital Saturday 'Association received tho following wire from Mr James Ward (president of the Invereargill Hospital Saturday Association):—" Our association trusts your efforts will be literally aosjxmdcd to, and result in a record collection."

When the Hospital Saturday collection boxes were emptied on tho bank counters somo queer things came to light. Mostconspicuous of all was a. collection of washers, evidently tho gifts of a party of young humourists from some of the engineering 6hops of the city. There were also buttons of many varieties, old stamps, the butt-cml of postal notes, old medals, (squashed coins, pieces of tin, and in one case a silvered halfpenny, which might easily have passed for a shilling.

Nurse.? from the Duncdin Hospital visited the University ami Otngo Tennis Courts, where matches were in progress, and the Dunediu Bowling Green in furtherance of the Hospital Satuday campaign. Tlipy wore kindly received, and their boxes benefited accordingly. During the, day, by motor and buggy, representatives of the executive visited nil the suburban collecting stations, ami helped, where, possible, in the good work. Mr W. T. MTarlanc, Mayor of St. Kilda, who took a keen interest in the work of organisation in Hie south part, of the town, was unfortunately prevented by illness from tukinjr an active part in tho collection.

At the inquest at Auckland on Arnold Gilmore, who died in the hospital as tho result of injuries sustained by a lift accident, ihe jury found that death was tiro result of injuries sustained through the neglect of Edgar Barker, who, according to tho evidence, was alleged to have given word to Gilmore that all was safe as the deceased Marled Iho cage. Tho coroner Raid this amounted to a verdict of manslaughter against Barker.

A most pleasing feature of Saturday's arduous collecting work was the fad that tho ladies almost invariably received kind and courteous treatment at tho hands of the various individuals they approached; and they, on their part, never overstepped the founds of propriety, and if iomowhat insistent never pushed their demands beyond tho limit of good taste. In this respect they received n, compliment from a visitor to Dunediu, who had experienced other collections. Ho said that for ladylike aggro.ssirencM and e-ood business capacity lie gavo the ladies of Uunodiu the palm. "The Indies of are too rough," he said.

The plethora of "coppers" on Saturday in connection with Iho Hospital collection led io tho jierpetration of a rather neat joke on the part of a "stolid" policeman. "Just a penny, please!" became a sort of battle-cry of the collector during the day. and, finding men so susceptible, one bold lady decided to l ry it on a policeman. "Please give us a copper" she beipvd nnd held Iho box out. in a line with "his third tunic button. The big guardian of Ihe peace eyed (lie fox and tho l;cgnr "Gladly." he said; "gladly. lint, teiTme -bow am I going to get into that little box';"

Dr Charles Harris*, of Ottawa University, Canada, will arrive in Diinedin at 7 o'clock to-night. He is coming to fho Dominion to make arrangements, for » g re ,t choral festival to be held in fho four big centres m 1911. Two hundred picked voices of the. Sheffield (England) Festival Choir will mako ,l touv ,ind " "r Harrisa's guidance i.hroiH, Canada, the United States, and .Australasia, l'or years D r Harriss l ms worked zealously Jllld without remuneration to brill" about closer imperial buds between the differ*,* great musical institutions 0 f (ho British Empire, and has s , wnt ]„„ a nmoiin(s of ins own money for prizes for competition* monster concert*, and tours of hi,, m ,J. raliow. Hi« Majesty fho Kin? has shown interest in all Dr HamVs oflbrt,, and yr UiilTOs hence comes to us with (1,0 iiKhost credentials. This prepowd tour of the ,hefhold choir is a colossal undertaking Hiccxijenses fortravdlingand },otcl expend willalono amount lo £25.000. On his arrival jo-night Dr Harris will be welcomed at Hie .station by representative, mugicillM am| ««"n;t*rs of eonimittees of our | M di„, musical societies. The ft l( „,vby Ni„, l( . j !ill!o cIRM y\.(.A.dosedforl!,oyearv,i,.ha f ale I! w "f !,t «h» '•oo.ns on Friday evening '™ £12 & 1M - -Musical i (cms and rec.lal.on* were ff iv c „ l, v \ vh ' JL"r sllCß 7'»^lis S Lynn, one b -«Uo,„e handbag. Pediments ■ « .ound, and .„ 0 „joy K , aM Z Union ovain iiiimi.i i '-""""J Scliool fttordav " " J™ 1 "' l«'Wi--W on -M«ori Hill SchS M oI .Wo recommend for ini-i, t . repair,* A. J. TAuu' 1 *

J»*t Off the boat, m duchcs.c set. Each -<•! !i«s two small an <l one lar"e nl ' one runner prettily trimmed «"V.. i l»ce. December prices "' j 'i^j l Is. Hd. Q 5 M. nil(1 ,, 3 j,, '„■«'• V <W- 1* H Ivimited.-Advl. "i.-Jlolhsoiis Xeyellios in jewellery and silverware for the Xmas season are now l, r i„„ 0 , "P at Messrs C. and T. Youngs 88 Princes street. _ The public areTo S invited to pay a v lS it of inspection.-Advl; Beware of constipation!. Liver complaint dyspepsia, headache. v C rli»o. and that („,' meiitmg disease piles are only some cf the direct results of constipation. " Walioo" acts as a gentle laxative, Mim.ihiti,,.activity, and restoring tone and normal neliou. "Wahoo"; 2s C:l, ad chemists.— \Viio is Petke Dick?—Tl, e mM reliaMe "ateliniakjr and Jeweller. op, wi i(o CnfTeo lalace, Moray p| ar e. Dmicdiii. Chau-es Sicily n.oderaie.-Advi.