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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14924, 29 August 1910, Page 4

Wo understand that the application of tho Taieri Drainage Board, for a loan of £20,000 for carrying out the sc-hemc of drainage for the West Taieri district Has finally passed at the meeting of the Stateguaranteed Advances Board held at Wellington on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon about 40 persons took advantage of the opportunity afforded by the Drainage Board of inspecting tho drainage outfall at Lawyer's Head. Guides were provided for those who made tho trip underground l , and the splendid constructive work accomplished in connection with the main channel and bifurcations was freely commented upon.

Ratepayers in the BorougJi of St. Kilda arn reminded that. a. poll will be taken between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. today on tho proposal to borrow, by way of special loan, the sum of £9000 for tho following purposes :-Tho sum of £4350 for waterworks; the sum of £3900 for tho formation of roads and footpaths; tho sum i; >f £750 for lighting. We havo been requested to sta' - that only these -rosscssing ratepayers' qualifications are entitled to vole on the proposal. A rather extraordinary affair is reported by the police as having occurred at Seacliff last week. A youth 13 years of age,, belonging to one of the suburbs of Duncdin, wont to spend a holiday with his grandmother in tho Seacliff district, He Mandeicd away from the house one day and met another boy older than himself ' antl , wont hom ® with him. The grand- ; mother having missed her charge, and becoming anxious, proceeded to tho house of the older lad's parents, ami (hero found her grandson. Deeming it prudent- that he should not go away by himself again s I M took possession of his boots. Tho'boy however, got away from tho house without his boots, and nothing more was heard of him until 11.30 that night. Ho then mado his presence felt by bombarding with stones tho house where the 6econd°lad resided. Tho inmates of tho house naturally became annoyed at this, and tho lad with whom he had firat taken up went outside and found that it was bis friond who was creating tho disturbance. He remonstrated with him, and then invited him to oomo inside for the night. To this invitation ha received no reply, and returned to the house and informed his mother of the fact. The mother foolishly told her son to get a gun and fire,a shot with a view to frighfoiiing away the' intruder. The boy took the gun out, as directed, and fired a shot, aiming in a direction, he states, two yards to the right of tho other lad. Shortly after the shot had boon fired it was found that the boy outside had boen wounded, two pellets having ontered one of his legs. Ho wa6 taken inside and attended to for the night, and on the following <!ay was sent to the Hospital. It is likely that more may be heatd of the gun-firing part, of the episode. There were four deaths in the Dunodin Hospital last week, the names of tho persons being Jane Smart, William Clements, Diana. Sc'riviner, and Robert M'Kinlay. Thirty-three patients were admitted and 33 discharged, leaving a total of 152 in the institution at the close of the week. A Press Association message from Wanganui states that a serious accident occurrcd on tho Waverley racecourse on> ' Friday, 'when a young man nivmed Breroton was badly hurt through the racehorse Claremont falling on him at a hurdle. Breroton was carried to the Patea Hospital, where, at a late hour, he was still unconscious. fir Findlay's Prison Reform Bill was favourably commented on from St. Andrew's pulpit last night. Tho Rev. Dr Waddell referred to it as "a bill that ovoryone who takes any interest in prison reform is delighted to see," and 6aid that . one of the best things about' it was its purpose of teaching prisoners ( a trade. It was found that over 80 per cent, of prisoners knew no trade. At Friday's meeting of the Clutha County Council a letter from the Collector of Customs was read in reply to the council's memo, rc gok! declarations and revenue received from gold. The writer stated that under the act llib duty on gk)ld was enforced only when produced in tho North Island. Section 5, clause 2, stated that a declaration by the buyer was to bo forwarded to tho county council, and tisking if tho council had boon .getting these declarations from the banks, as if eo tho Customs could discontinue the practioe, as it was not necessary. On tho motion of Cr Quin it was resolved that the Minister of Finance be written to en tho matter. In spite of tho wet weather a large ■ number of girls- were pre&ont at tho strangers' tea at the Y.W.C.A. rooms yesterday. An address was given on "God's covenant with man." Misses Cutties anJ Judd contributed soles. The attendance at the strangers' tea held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms yesterday afternoon was not very large, owing no doubt to tho boisterous weather, but notwithstanding tho unfavourable circumstanccs thoso present spent a pleasant and profitable hour. Mr R. M'Grogor, on behalf of the association, welcomed those who were making their first visit to tho Duncdin Y.M.C.A. ' Messrs Tyson, Kerr; Ferguson, and Hastie gavo brief, practical talks on helpful texts, ■ and after tho announcements had been maJa the mooting clbsed at' 6 p.m. The Invercargill City Corporation Tim had two test bores sunk to a depth of 128 ft and 115 ft respectively in tho vicinity of the present pumping station, far tho purpose of ascertaining whether tho existing well drained a largo area or only received a portion of tho water availablo within a reasonable area. Th© tests proved that the two new strata were in no way connected with that which the present pumping station drains, consequently by sinking 'other wells close at .hand tho supply cculd be greatly increased. Before doing so, however, tho council has arranged with the contractor (Mr J. M. Stewart) to continue driving tho second bore to tho greatest pcssible depth in search of a possible artesian flow. Tho easing was extiacted' from tho first horo with ease, and is bsing used' again to dee|ien tho present, one. On Saturday a depth of 210 ft had boon sunk, representing a fortnight's actual boring. The formation is chiefly tight white quartzosc, with layers of clay and quicksand, lignite and timber, the lafitmontioned being responsible for very slow, progress at times. An Ashburton telegram states that then/ has been an exceptional amo-unt of sickness in Ashburton during tho last fivo weeks, principally influenza, pneumonia, and bron* ■chitis, the first-nairvsd often ialpng a &evcrt3 form. The'sharp changes initlie weather whjeh havoy been experienced are calcu-, lated to increase tho trouble. The sittings of the Supreme Court at Invercargill ■ will commence to-morrow, before his Honor Mr Justico Williams. Tho calendar includes tho following cases Criminal: Rex. v. M'Queen, a charge of assault with intent upon a young woman at Invercargill, The civil eases arc:— Price, Griffiths, and Co. (Melbourne) v. Southland Frozen Meat Company, claim £765 5s 4d damages in connection with quality of tinned tongues supplied (to bo heard before a special jury); Geo. Marhsall v. J. 11. Sarginson, claim £501 damages for seduction of plaintiff's daughter; W. A. Knowles v. Win. Todd and' Co. and Chan. Sutherland, claim £42, doposits received for purchase of land; Alfred Archcnhold and Stanley Rice v. Stephen Hunter, claim £166 13s 4d, proceeds of land sold by de- ' fondant on behalf of plaintiffs; Mar-Bret j Mary Donnelly and Henry James Donnelly | v. James Donnelly, application for appointI ment of n 3 w trustees. There is one divorce | case, in winch Gertrude Rose Miles petitions for a dissolution of marriage with Win. Howard Miles on the ground of miscondu.t,: Two cases aro set down for hearing in banco. The case C. P. Raines v. Philpott Bros, is an appeal against a decision of Mr Cruickshank, S.M., and that of J. C. Nicols v. Jas. Dillon is an appeal . under the Mining Act against a decision of Commissioner of Crown Laodh

'A considerable amount of time was occupied at the City Polico Court, on Saturday morning with the further hearing of an application by a married sister for a prohibition order against her brother. Mr Bedford appeared on behalf of tho applicant, and Mr fe. G. Smith on behalf of the defendant opposed tho application. Evidence was given by two sisters and two brothers of the dofondant, from which it appeared that ho had cotno down from ' tho North Island about two months ago with £300. Since than ho had been "having a good time," and drink had apparently materially assisted in his enjoyment. The man made (i confused and contradictory statements oonfused and contradictory statements in evidenoo as to what ho had done with his money. Mr Widdowson said the case teemed quite clear to him, and the order would be made os prayed. I-Ie thought tho man should be grateful to his sister for taking these proceedings. At tho City Police Court on Saturday morning Mr 11, Y. Widdowson fined a first offender ss, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Jano Williams was charged with failing to send her 11-year-old child regularly to school. Tho Truant Officer (Mr Ryan) said that tho child bod only passed Standard T. I-Io considered that tho case was ono of shoer indifference on the part of tho parent. Mrs Williams claimed that the child had been suffering from illhcnlth. A fine of 2s was inflicted on cacli of l.wo charges, end tho Magistrate administered a sharp caution. Mr J. F. M. Fraser, K.C., Crown Proseoutor, has received instructions from the Attorney-general to enter a nolle prosequi statute under which the accused was charged as 'a rogue and a vagabond. As the statue under which tho accused was charged was niofc applicable, a. conviction could not have been sustained. Tho "Mirror," tho manuscript journal of the St. Andrew's Literary and Debating Society, was read before a, good gathering of members and friends on Saturday night. Tho contributions were all of a high standard. of merit, and included a considerable proportion of poetry, some of which show«l exceptional ability. In the discussion which Hollowed tho reading, members took occasion to congratulate the editors, Messrs Heigh-! way ami Hunt, on tho character of tho article secured for tho journal. Tho ravages of influenza arc far-reaching. It appears that the Waimakariri-Ashley Water Supply Board had arranged to shut off, on a certain date, tha supply of water on a portion of tho races under its control for general cleaning, but tho board has been compelled to postpone tho shutting off "owing to the present difiioulty in providing horse teams caused by influmwa." A carpenter, not in permanent employment, answered a judgment summons as defendant, at the Magistrate's Court at Wellington the other day, beforo Mt W. R. Haseldon, S.M. During tho last 12 months ho said his average earnings. had not bean more than 35s a week, and ho bad a wife and family of five- to keep., Out of his meagre income he had to pay 15s a, week rent for a house at Miramar. The judgment oredilor was a grocer, requesting an ordor that household provisions supplied to the debtor should bo paid for. "Why don't you pay somo of it?" asked his Worship. "I can't," was the reply. "Do you owe anything else?" "Yes, £20 to £30." Defendant admitted that if be worked for a full week of 45s hours at Is 4d an hour his wages would be £3, but he could never obtain a full wock's work. The eldest of his children was 12 years of age, tho youngest tbreo. An ordor was made that the debt bs extinguished by instalments of 5s o month. . • From time to (imo wo hear of the wonderful conveniences that arc now being provided on tho latest and most, up-to-date liners which cross the Atlantic, but probably tho 'attempt is not often made to croato a semblancc. of country lifo ion the foredeck as a contrast to the Piccadilly of the 'midships promenade, as was the case (says tho Dominion) on the New Zealand Shipping.Company's 6leamer Turukina, which arrived from London at Wellington on Thursday. Tho deck only needed to be turfed and the bulwarks fixed up with greenery in tho form of a. hedge to completo tho illusion—Arcadia on the high 6eas. Lady Islington brought her'<own cow—a very nico kind-looking Jersey—with hor, in order that sho and her daughter could have fresh milk daily. Tho cow was looked after by a bcsmocked form-band, to the entertainment of the sailors, who it is alleged, talked raf tho weather and tho crops instead of the girls nshoro and "Yo, hcavo hoi" .Tho cow was not by any means alone, for it was on speaking terms with a number of sheep in an adjacent pen, whilst tho clucking of a number of fowls, brought out by Lady Islington lent life and rural homeliness to the scene. When a delegate at the Education Conference at Wellington moved' to tho effect that tho Boy Scout system, tending as it did to tho moral and practical uplifting of children, should be optional to tho Junior Cadet system in schools, Mr G. Crawehaw (llawko's Bay) expressed the hope that tho motion would not be passed. The Scouts ■ did not drill, but the Cadels did, and ho thought it a wrong principle that outsiders —those connected with the Scout movement—should be permitted to bavo any oontrol over the pupils. The Chairman (Mr Piraui) said tho lirsl. principle of Ihe Scout movement was tho standard of honour, modesty, nnd good conduct. Did the Cndots possess such a'standard outside of school? Ho thought the previous speaker -should learn more about tho Scout system before ho attempted to criticise it. The remit (says tho Pest) was Toje'cted on Ihc voices. In order to suit the convenience of tho banks, the Federal Treasurer intends to arrango to deliver notes and accept giold for tile first issue of Australian 'paper at each of the Stato capitals. It is expectcd that the notes will bo put into circulation by Dooembor 1, and that by then tho banks will have taken delivery of £2,000,000 worth. Replying to Dr Creed, in tho N.S.W. Legislative Council (says tho Sydney Daily Telegraph), Mr John Hughes slated thai, tho Government was aware of tho incrcas-' ing danger which tho use of explceivo and inflammable liquids involved, and as ho had informed, tho hon. member in reply to a question on tho previous day, tho introduction of a bill to deal with tho matter was under consideration. Dr Creed then asked whether, in consideration of the numerous enses of k*s of lifo or grave injury from the ignorant use of bjnzine or similar mineral spirits for domestic purposes, ihe Government would direct that, instruction as to the danger from such liquids should form part of the teaching in the Stato schools, ns suggested in the roport of a Seh;ct Committee of that House, and later by tho Petroleum Committee appointed by tho Imperial Government. The reply of Mr John Hughes was that full consideration would be given to tho question. Dr Graham Bell, the eminent inventor, stated in Sydnoy that 0110 thing that struck him about the Australian pcoplo was their genial, happy nature. The cold aloofness of tho Englishman had not been imparled to his sons and daughters in the south. Australians were encrgct'.c, and not restrained by conventionalism. They had a fine country, but they would have to populate it, or tlicy would lose it. Americans recognised and sympathised with Australians in their cffoils to make it a while .man's country

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