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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14857, 11 June 1910, Page 7

Among the special articles in this issue are the following:—"Assyrian Archeology: ltesearches in Strango Countries," by Anthony Hormuzd Rassam; "A Striking Theory," by Hare Hongi (conclusion); " Tales of Old Rotorua, and Legends of the Lakes " (No. Ill), by J, Oowan.

Now Zealanders have been very curious during the last week or two as to tho territorial - designation which Sir John Uickson-Poynder would chooso for'his title (wrote our London correspondent on April 29). • A society paper evidently had a cue when it " flew a kite " a week early by remarking that Lady Dickson-Poynder's now name was associated in poetry with a bailiff who, had, a daughter. When the title Lord Islington was actually announced there was still considerable, ambiguity. Several of the papers edid merely " Baron Islington," others said " Baron Islington in tho County of Devon," and The Times, which has a habit of being accurate in such matters, made it " Baron Ilsington in the County of Devon." Yesterday the new peer, sponsored by Lord Balfour of Burleigh, and Lord Welby, took his seat in the House of Lords. Again The Times called liim' Lord Ilsington.. The Telegraph, to be. more explicit, .made it "'lslington in the County of London." Inquiry at Chesterfield Gardens, confirmsthe fact that Sir John's- new name is Lord Islington, inspired f>y tho well-known north London suburb,- where he is tho owner of property.

A Press Association telegram states that tho Hon. J, A, Millar visited Wanganui yesterdaj'. ' He was occupied l the wholo ufternoon with deputations, dealing mainly with, local matters.

A telegram was yesterday forwarded by the Otago Harbour Board to tho Hon. J. A. Millar urging upon him to have the necessary formalities pushed through in order to enable tho deviation of the Port Chalmers Railway line to be proceeded with. As 600n as this has been done, tho board will be able to place from 20 to 30' ■men on tho work forthwith.

At a meeting of tho honorary medical staff of tho Dunedin Hospital held, last ovening, Dr Marshall Maodonald was elected to represent the staff as a co-opera-tive member of tho Hospital Committee' of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. This brings tho number acting in the capacity of co-operative members of. the Hospital Committee up to five, the other members being Messrs P. Miller, M. Galloway, E. A. Tapper, and' Professor Soott, tho last-named having been appointed from tho Otago University. ■

A Wellington telegram states that preparations for setting aside the areas selected by the Advisory Board as sites for the military training camp.in eaoh island aro in progress. Tho Prime Minister, states that in regard to the attitude of the Wairuakariri lliver Hoard on the taking of a portion of its endowment for the South Island camp, care will, bo taken that the board receives an absolute equivalent in laud elsewhere, bringing in the sarno revenue as tile land appropriated. Such an exchange of endowments was not unusual.

It has boon as a well-defined prinoiplo in time of war'that there should bo a limit to the publication in Home papers of the movements of the Home forces, lost the' information, falling into the hands o£ the enemy, be of material benefit to them. A similar principle operated advantageously to the polico in connection with tho arrest of John Trembath, tlie prisoner' who esoaped from K-akaia 1 a week ago, and who was arrested at Waitati yesterday. Trembath made a point of watching the papers, arid, it is said, found a full account of the dispositions of the police, which appeared in tho Ashburton Mail on Monday evening last,., of great assistance to him in showing l him where not to go. Apart'from tho publication' of this information, which, .from the police point ;of view, was greatly to be regretted, tho. record of: tho police clues and following un has been limited. The result of, this was that Trembath, on watching the papers, and finding, little there regarding his pursuit, concluded that he had eluded tho polioo, whereas, as a matter of fact, they were close on his heels. In conversation with a Daily Times reporter last evening, Detective Osborne, who, with Constable Dunlop, chased Trembath from Canterbury southwards, expressed his very great pleasure that this nows had been excluded from the papers, as otherwise, Trembath would have been able to alter his plans, and perliaps prolong the chase. Trembath's intontion was to enter Otago Central, via Wingatui, secure work on an up-country station till able to save' the monoy for his passage, and then leave the country,

Two informations charging liquor vendors with failing to give notice to the clerk of court at Balolutha. of liquor sent into Clutha no-liconse district will bo heard at Balclutha on Wednesday next before Mr Bartholomew, S.M. Last court day, it will be remembered (says tho Free Press), thorc was quite a batch of these cases, and sonio interesting law ppints were raised. Tho appeal then proposed has been abandoned,

The luncheon' marquee at' the ' Tuieri Collie Club trials yesterday was a centra of effort in more ways than one. A gust of wind came in with a roar, bulging out the rofrf. like a monster balloon. Forks paused in mid. air,-and, before the first surprise was over,- several hundred feet of canvas Happed thunderously in a frenzied effort at flight. Then tho ridge polo came down,'bringing the marquee'with it in-wreckage, burying edibles, eateiv waitresses, tables,... forms,. and crockery in chaotio confusion. Crockery was smashed, but no one was hurt. The 1 tent was not put up again.

Mr Justice Williams is expeoted to' return to Dunedin from Invercargill this evening. On Monday his Honor will take' the jury cose, Percy Nicol v. George Conway Edwards, a. claim - for £106 , 6s, through the burning .of a cottage.

: Tho Dunedin Chamber of Commerce had before it yesterday, a letter from the Nelson Chamber, enolosing a resolution which the latter had passed, taking- strong : exception to " the inquisitorial and impracticable demands of the Labour Department" in regard to tho census returns for 1911. The Dunedin Chamber, before coming to any decision, resolved to instruct ■ its secretary to provide it with further information as to the nature of the demands referred to. I j

Mr and Mrs D. Buick, who were in Dunedin last -week,' spent a few days in Christchuroh this week on their way north, fn conversation with a representative of the Press, ,Mr Buick said that this was the Grst time, ho had ever visited Dunedin. Though he was,born in New Zealand, he had jiever been over the South Island to any great extent,. The Otago -capital had impressed \him very favourably indeed. " Dunedin is' very- well built, and thero is something Very solid-looking about it," he said, "As far as the oountry is concerned, •'I can' scarcely express -an opinion, but everything is looking well and prosperous. I can quite understand now how we get the best oats the farther south we go." ' '

A letter was reoeived by the Dunedin Uhambor of Commerce ■ from the Wellington Chamber yesterday, enclosing a copy of the Dominion showjng the • correspondence that had ensued between the Wellington and Auckland Chambers on the Vancouver . mail service question. ■ The Dunedin Chamber "received" the communication. i

The Mayor of Wellington is confronted with what he regards as a serious problem (telegraphs the correspondent of the Cliristchuroh Press). •It is the finding of work

for clerks and others who aro looking for light employment. DuVing the fivo .working days last week 156 applicants' called on him,'and there wore-42 on Monday, all looking for clerical or othor work, not of too laborious a, character—not that they are unwilling to do the latter even if'plenty of it were available, but because they aie physically unfitted for hard manual labour.

" This is what is distracting me," said the Mayor to a Post roporter, " not the work inoidontal to the mayoral office. The unemployed clerk problem is one tiling that gives me more concern". These will have to bo: helped by the State,-. You see, Wellington is where , we should naturally feel the Government retrenchment of olerks and other employees more acutely. I should think I havo been getting them all. The council has no room for clerks, or even for. men who arc able and frilling to do light - jobs. It takes hours of my time daily at tho Town Hall alone, apart from any evenings I spend on it at my private house, in seeing people who coiie asking work.- Something should be done for these people by t(i e Stite. \ The elimination of political influence in the making of appointments. to tho CivilService was strongly urged by Mr Arthur M. Myers in his speech' at Auckland' on

Monday evening '(says the New Zealand Hora Id) •- He said' that this influence prevailed to a certain extent in New Zealand, but there was no reason why all appointments should not be made purely on merit. He stated that during tho four years that he had been Mayor of Auckland no influence had been directly brought to bear upon either himself or .the councillors in connection with any appointment. All appointments made during that timehad been made entirely on merit, and -he saw no reason why the same ride should not be applied by the Government in connection, with Civil Service appointments. Speaking to a representative of tho Christchurch Press a few days ago on tho political outlook, Mr Buick expressed--the opinion that there would npt bo anything of a particularly startling nature to distinguish the coming session. ' "We never know, however," he said,' " what will turn up. In my short experience, it is always the unexpected that happens, and if the occasion does arise, the Opposition will be full of fighting power." Tho cry of the North Island for moro railways . was touched on, and Mr Buick remarked that there was no doubt that the North Island railways paid better than those in the South Island. He did not believe that there was any combination of northern members to securo larger expenditure on railways there, and he did not think that such a combination was likely at present. He had not been approached, though he had seen a good many suggestions'in the newspapers in favour of some such united action. Mr Buick added that in his opinion it would be exceedingly difficult to scoure ft combination, as interests would clash, and local jealousies and preferences would induce conflict. Some of ■ the ■ North Island members wanted tho East Coast developed, and others wanted more. done on the West. Aa far as .the South Island was concerned, Mr Buick sa-id that the northern members all - realised that the bouth Island 'Main Trunk line, from Cheviot to Blenheim, was an absojutd necessity for both islands, and the Government. would 'get unanimous support if they sot themselves to finish it. .

Writing to the-Napier Chamber of Commerce, Mr T. Mason Chambers says:—"l wish to bring to your notice a, matter that I think should receivo urgent attention from the ohambers of conimerco throughout New- Zealand in order that its necessity should be brought before tho Minister of Railways. I refer to fhq great danger to the publio oauscd by tho level railway crossings. Every year there are a few peoplo killed- at theso placcs. Now Zealand is abouf tho only country claiming to be civilised where theso lovel crossings still exls t. I would urge upon your chamber the importance of bringing this danger before the Minister of Railways, and would suggest that level crossings be done away with wherever the cost is not too great, AVhere the cost is considered too high, I would suggest that tho Railway De partmont have automatic danger signals that would come into operation when the train approach within a certain distanoo of the crossing. There are at least three crossings in Napier where no view can be had of an approaching train, and throughout New Zealand the same state of things Grxist."

A curious incident happened to an Auckland lady who arrived by the Kuahinc from London recently.- Her ■ husband is-an officer on board the VVaima'te, which sailed out da\s prior to the Ruahine from the docks. As an officer's wife is not allowed to accompany her husband to sea. in his boat, the lady had to book a passage by the Ruahine. Shortly after leaving the Capo, the liner sighted the Wainiate one morning. The two vessels immediately exchanged greetings, and passed each other sufficiently clo&o to .allow husband and wife to carry on an animated conversation by means of megaphones, nuioh to the delight and excitement cf the respective crews and passengers. ... . The second session of the . fifteenth Anglican Diocesan Syncd will bo opened in St, Paul's Schoolroom on Monday altereaeai

The annual conference of the Slaughtermen's Federation of New Zealand will be held in Wellington on the 22nd inst. Mr W. Falconer has been appointed to attend ihe conference as the delegate of the local union. •

At St. Paul's Cathedral to-njoriw evening- Mi6s May Newman; of Wellington, v.'ill sing ns an offertorimn the aria" With verdure clad," from Haydn's " Creation.'' St. Kildn Mctliodist Cliurcli will celebrato tho eighth anniversary to-morrow. Hie preachers are the Rove: R. 11, Wyllic.- T. 11. Vealio, and R. Fairmaitl. On Wednesday evening tho annual conversaziono will be held in Wesley Hall. Notifications of Sunday services as foln i, a PP eav on P a g e 10:—Anglican:' St. lams Cathedral, AH Saints', s Presbyterian: First Church, Russell street; Knox Church, St. Andrew's Church (Kensington), North-East Valley Church, Opolio, Green Island Church, Roslyn Church, South Dunedin Church. Methodist: ■Trinity Church, North-East Valley, Wood!i au S.l',' Central Mission, Wesley Church, Carg-ill Road, St. Kilda, Broad Bay, Roxburgh Church. Primitive Methodist: Dundas Street, Ravensbnurae, HighclifF, North-Last Valley, Nornvanby, Kew, Pairfield, Abbots'ord. Congregational: Moray Place Church. Baptist: Hanover Street, Church. Salvation Armv, Oddfellows' Hall, ■ Rattray street; Spiritual Scientists. The secretary of the Money Club reports that loans to the amount of £103 atid applications for two shares wero receivod at thi3 week's meeting of trustees. At a meeting last evening of delegates from the various. Druid Lodges in Dunedin and suburbs it was decided to hold a. combined social on August 5. The sucoess that attended the entertainment jheld last "yoar justified tho committee in engaging tne Art Gallery Hall this year. At the Hanover Street Baptist Church to-morrow special services will be held in celebration of the forty-sixth anniversary of the'church. The Eov. C. Dallaston will preaoh in the.mornTng, and the Rev. ffm. Hay in tho evening. There will be special musio by-the choivand as theso are to be tho last anniversary sorvices •in tho present buildiris much interest/in theso services is expected. The' anniversary social will be held on Tuesday evening at 7.30.

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