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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15098, 22 March 1911, Page 6

In view of tho Gonenal Election a strong Opposition campaign is being organised, and tho first stage of the programmo has been arranged. Mr W. F. Massey proposes to travel over tho country between Christcliurch and Nelson, speaking at different centres, commencing at Kaiapoi on the 24th inst. This will occupy him about ten days. Ho then comes to Otogo, and proposes to go on a Central Otago tour, accompanied by Mr R. Scott, M.P. (Tuapeka). .Afterwards it is likely that, aocompanied by Mr J. Allen, M.P. (Bruco), ho will 'visit Southland. There is a probability of Mr A. L. Hordman, M.P. (Wellington North), speaking in Duncdin before the session of Parliament opens. Mr Masssy 'and Mr F. \V. Lang have been through tho King Country, where they had a most successful trip. Lafer on Mr Allen may go to also to the Waiknto; district and Tkmmarunui. Mr W. H. Horries, M.P. (Tauranga), will speak at Hokitika, and probably ot othor places.

Professor Park, Director of the Otagb School of Mines, is recognised as an authority on mining, geological, and cognate matters. In' reply to a Daily Times reporter yesterday, Professor Part, who has just returned from a trip abroad, remarked that he had found his works widoly used as toxtboo!:s, in the Commonwealth andMn England. Ho was pleased to find, too, that his work on Theodolite Surveying was being used as a textbook by the Professor of Surveying at the Royal School of Jlinos. At tho present timo his London publishers havo two new volumes in tho press. He expects that the first will be issued in a month or two, and tho seoosd about July. ;

Tho mail which was despatched from Dunedm via San, Francisco on February 9 arrived in London on tho 20th instant.

Tho Students' Building Fund in connection with Otago University is gradually growing. Residents in tho country distrkste are loyally coming to tho support of tho university. Mr St John M. Buokloy has sent £100, Mr A. D. Bell £10 10s, and Dr Stenhouse (of Owaka) £2 2s. In oddition, Sir James Mills has sent a chequo for £21 (second donation), and there aro promises from several others.

Tho election fox a representative on the Otago Education Board in place of the Rev. P. B. Fraser (who has resigned as a result of his removal to tho North Island), resulted as follows-.—James Smith (Greenfield), 342 votes; Rev. James Samuel Ponder (Waitahnna), 192 votes; informal votes, 9.

The Molyneux River is very low at prosent. The punt between Greenfield and Clydevale is locked up, as it is not possible for it to cross, and the steamer Clyde is unable to negotiate the river. This is very awkward for the farmers, whoso busy season is now beginning. It is suggested in more than one quarter that the time is ripe for the settlers to petition the Government and the county councils for a bridge across the Molyneux between Greenvaleand Clydevale. So far (says a Press Association telegram) the Christehurch Tramway Board has received no communication from the men relative- to their grievances, and the board is still in tho dark as to the precise nature of the animating the-men. It is expected, however, that before long the men will approach -the board officially' on tho matter.

Mr J. W. Smith presided over a meetingof the Head Teachers' Association, held in the Technical School on Monday evening. The chief subject of discussion was the question of free school books, and after the matter had been fafly discussed the following resolution was earned unani-mously:—"-That in the best interests of tho education of the pupil, the reader that forms the basis of his training in English should be his own property. Otiier readers, atlases, arithmetics, drawing books, etc., may suitably be supplied by the Government for use in school only." Ifc was decided to send a copy of tho resolution to the Otago Educational Institute, with a request to forward it to tho Dunedin and Suburban Schools' Committees' Conference.

Once again (says the Wellington Post) has the Sydney steamer failed to connect with the Main Trunk express at Auckland, and consequently tho weekly English and Australian mails will not arrive in Wellington until Tuesday afternoon. Since- the 7th of November the overseas mail which comes via Auckland has been delayed no fewer than seven times by the failure of the steamers Maheno and Victoria to connect with the express at the northern city. On iwr-last 10_ tripe the Maheno has missed the connection on four occasions, and the Victoria has failed three times in five trips. During the same period the Warrimoo has saught the express every time.

A persistent rumour is current in well Wormed circles to tie effect that the Auckland Police Force, or a very considerable Kotion of it, is in a ferment of discontent, tt is not easy to ascertain just what the pounds are which have caused tho unrest (says our correspondent), but they would' appear to be several Some of the trouble has to do with promotions, which everybody knows most come to many members of the force in the near future, and eome with the conduct of the force by tho officer in charge of the district. It is claimed by some of them that the regime of late has been onneeessarfly strict, and that the men have not been treated wifli duo consideration in the matter of annual leave. It is said also that it was conoerning this alleged or real discontent that the. commissioner visited Auckland a short while ago, but on this, as on all other matters referred to, it is impossible to get definite information.

Excellent progress is being made with tho Young Men's Christian Association's now building , . The foundation stone-laying ceremony will be held on Friday afternoon, when the Hon. George Fowlds, Minister of Education, will lay the stone. Short addresses will be given by Mr Herbert Webb (President of the Y.M.C.A.), his Worship tho Mayor, and Messrs P. R. Sargood and G. M. Thomson, MJ?. Tho Rev. Professor Hewiteon will lead the devotional exercises. A brass band will be in attendance! to render selections. In tho evening a members' re-onion will be held at the rooms.

In conversation with one of our reporters yesterday, Professor Park, Director of the Otago School of Mines, referred to the colonial dialect as compared with the dialect spoken in England, Tiio tendency of the colonials, he thought, waa to flatten the vowel sounds, this being the result, probably, of climatic influences. The newsboy, for instance, was often hoard to cry "Daily Toimes" for "Daily Times." The samo softening of tho vowol sounds was found throughout North and South Italy, whero tho climatio conditions wore almost tho same as those prevailing in tho Commonwealth and New Zealand. It should bo noted that the Australian dialect, whilo differing from tho cultured English, was not so offensive to tho ear as, for example, tho harsh Lancashire dialect, which showed little improvement on what it was many years ago. "Then, when I was in England 35 years ago," added the Professor, "the majority of the- shopkeepers, and almost all £he cabdrivers, porters, and artisans spoke tho English of Dickens, but on my present visit I found a. marked improvement in the speech of the people, the English spoken in London being probably the purest and best in England. This result is undoubtedly dno to the introduction of tho English Education Act of 1871. The same improvement, however, is not so noticeable in the'provinees." A meeting of the Moray Place School Committee was held on Monday night and was presided over by Dr Stenhouse. The resignation of Mr William Martin, first assistant, was-received. The committee expressed Tegrct at losing the services of such a promising teacher, and recorded its deep appreciation of the work done for tho scholars by him. The head master reported the total number on the roll to be 277. The Visiting Committee reported having found the school work going along in a very satisfactory manner, tho school and grounds being in first-class order and tho children healthy. Messrs Thomson and M'Gill were appointed a Visiting Committee for April. Tho consideration of applications for the position of first assistant was deferred until Friday night. A mooting of the Auckland Shipmasters' Association yesterday (says a Press Association telegram) endorsed the action of the Mordants' Shipping Gufld in approaching the Minister of Marino in the matter of the reinstatement of Captain Atwood, tho master of the Eiingnmite. Mr Samuel Turner, F.R.G.S., who is interested in fto dairy product export business, arrived at Wellington from London by tho Arawa yesterday. He will settle in New Zealand, and will possibly do alpine climbing in tiie South Island, similar to what ho has done in tho Andes and in Siberia. He claims to have made a world's skipping record on tho voyage-10,300 skips in ono hour four and a half minutes. Mr Turner is paying' his Second visit to the Dominion. Last year, on his way to England in the R.M.S. Ostor, he skipped with both feet without stopping for forty minutes, performing 6696 skips, as certified to by tho purser and two other officers of tho ship, l-cating tho previous record of 6209. On tho Arawa, after doing 10,309 skips without stopping, he did 300 single hops (150 on each foot), and was by no means exhausted when ho had finished. This record was certified to by some of tho ship's officers. Dr Grant certified that, when ho had finished, his pulsa beat 84 por minnte, which was considered somewhat remarkable. ■.

Our Auckland correspondent states that Mr Orchiston (Chief Engineer of New Zealand Telegraphs), accompanied by an officer of the Public Works Department and Mr MoeiK (representative of tho Australian Wireless Telegraph Company), aro at present in tho Kaitaia. district looking for a site for tho high-power wholes telegraph station. They are impressed with the suitability of tho KaHaia-Awamii district for tho purpose, and havo a numbor of different 6itea under consideration.

Professor Boys-Smith will probably deliver a lecture on the objects and scope of tho new school of Home Science and Domestic Arts on April 4 at the University. Advantage will bo taken of the occasion by the Chancellor (Mr J. Allen, M.P.) to present to Dr Benham, F.R.S.,' at tho request of the New Zealand Institute, tho Button. M-emorial Medal for research work.

In consequence of tho conditions affectmg tho water supply tho City Council has found it necessary to imposo certain restrictions en consumers and tho public generally. Till further notice urinale aro not to be flushed except between the hours of 9.50 a.m. and 9.35 a.m. and between 4.30 p.m. and 4.35 p.m. • Water for stablo purposes is. to. bo drawn only between 6.30 a.m. and 7 a.m., 32.30 p.m. and 1 p.m., and 6.30 p.m and 7.30 p.m. Water for warehouse lifts may bo drawn only between tho hours of 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., but water for passenger lifts and church organs is not to bo drawn until further notice. '

Having now reticulated the town district with a water supply system, tho Anderson's Bay Town Board has taken up the question of drainage, and is in consultation with Mr B. B. Couston on the subject. The matter was before tho board at a special meeting .on Monday evening, when tho question was privately discussed. Mr Couston submitted a report for the board's guidance under the following heads:—(lj To enable the board to decide whether it would bo more advantageous for tho district to have, an independent system of drainago or to have tho area included in tho Dunedin drainage district for sanitary purposes; (2) to determine whether the conditions affecting tho drainage of Tajnui are favourable or adverse to that area being included in the proposed extension of the district; (3) to assist tho board m dealing with the complications that havo arisen from the pollution of creok and ditches; and (4) to ensure fat, whatever works aro carried out for tbe present reliof, they will form part of a comprehensive-" scheme of draijiago. Mr Couston's report covered a large amount of ground. He pointed out the means by which the temporary relief of any particnlar neighbourliood could bo obtained without a comprehensive scheme being necessarily undertaken, provided the sewage were cleansed or liquefied before discharge into the harbour. With tho view of obtaining further information on the financial aspect of the question, the olork was instructed to write to the Drainago Board to ascertain on what terms that body would include tho town district in its drainago area, or on what terms it would receivethe sewage at tho pumping station.

Mr T. 31. Wilford, M.P. and Mayor of Wellington, has been i-everely taken to task for his allegation that he was besieged by applicants for employment, and that there vcro 2000 men awaiting positions on the Wellington trams. He subsequently told a Post representative that as a niatter of fact there wero about 3000 applicants for tramway work, bttt he did not mean to'imply that they wero residents of Wellington and unemployed. Many of tkm -wero in employment, but were socking tramway positions because of the higher wages. He did not, however, believe t'hat the nu-nber of unemployed in tta city had been smaller than at present, but the corporation was able to absorb all tho surplus kibour. "In reference to the telegraphed article Jippearing in outside papers, statin;: that there are bad times in Wellington, and that trade- is decidedly dull," Mr Wilford concluded, " I might say that I never discussed the subject of trade in any shape or form, and that the scare headings cannot apply to any remarks of mine."

The Wellington Trades and Labour Council will present a petition to the Mayor to-day for a poll on the question of a weekly hatf-holiday, with a view to having Saturday adopted. Over 7000 persons have (says a Press Association, message) signed the petition, such being considerably in excess of tho-number required , by the law to ensure a poll.

Tho annual confarenco of the New Zealand Trades Coimcils' Federation of Labour will bo hold at Ohristchurch during- Easter. The delegates torn-the Otago Trades Council are the Hon. J. T. Paul and Messrs R. Breon, J. Haymes, and E. Chetwin, with Mr J. E. MacManus as emergency delegate. Tho City Fire Brigade received tWo calls yesterday. Tho first came at 3.15 p.m.. and aroso from a faulty alarm box at the corner of St. Andrew and Cumberland streets, tho mechanism, of which was set going owing to a loose screw. At 6.10 p.m. the second call came, and this time it was a telophono message from Park street that a fonco at tho residence of Miss Hutchison was on fire. The brigade was promptly on the spot. v and tho fire was extinguished before any material damage was done At ILIS p.m. tho indicator at Bastings's Hotel in Cumberland street rang' out an alarm, and on proceeding to tho locality Superintendent Mitchell and nis men discovered , a fire on somo flooring near a blast-furnace at tho ironworks of Messrs R. Brinslcy and Co. The fire was promptly got under with tho aid of tho chemical engine before any damage was done. Ths fire is supposed to havo originated from a spark from tho furnace.

Tho dust nuisance was experienced throughout tho wholo of yesterday in a very exaggerated' form. There is no water available from tho municipal supply for street-watering purposes, and although the steam pump erected at the wharf was again in going order by midday yesterday, and fivo carts wero being supplied with water, very little improvement was effected. During the time tho salt water was available, attention was directed principally to Lower High and Rattray streets, from which quarters a very great quantity of dust finds its way into Princes, street.

The members of tho Tramways Committee, tho Mayor, tho chairman of tho Works Committee, and M-r Gough (city building inspector), yesterday morning paid a visit of inspection to St. dair in connection with a proposal for tho erection of a band rotunda, tea rooms, dressing sheds, etc., at this popular suburb, also in connection with Wic proposal for the restoration of the esplanade. The committee will consider the different aspects of the question at its next meeting.

British girls who como to New Zealand to enter domestic service seem in many cases to be disappointed with conditions hero on arrival (says tho Post). A lady bavin;; much to do with such girls in Wellington informed a Post reporter that the girls sometimes cried on their disillusionment. Thoy said they had been told before coming out that they were to get £1 or £1 10s a week and all found. Thoy were never able to say by whom thoy were told this, except that they had seen it advertised somewhere. As a matter of fact, they might bo able to Tcceive no more than £20 to £26 a year at Home, bqfc tlioy seemed k> leave with exaggerated notions as to the length of tho Now Zealand housewife's purse. Many of them followed particular branches of service, and they were appalled at- the multifarious duties which ihc New Zealand "general" was expected to perform. "It is all so very <lilFerent from what wo thought it would bo" summarises their position.

Judging by tho number who aro still taking advantage of Messrs Thomson and Co.'e offer to supply froo to all who reqtiirb it water from their artesian bore, the rain of !a6t week has not had much effect in lessening- tho effect of the drought. From near and far persons are daily journeying to the firm's promises, and tho vessels employed to cany tlio water away arc somewhat amusing in their variety, ranging from a modest little glara jar to a burly hogshead. In the absence of icod water, such as is obtainable in American and other towns, it ia probable that not a few on a day like yesterday find Mcssre Thomson's spring water much more acceptable than the ordinary tap water, its temperaturo being some 20 degrees cooler. Sydney City is growing very rapidly—so rapidly, indeed, that it is estimated that tho population will number one million within 10 years. Ono of tho problems involved is that of traffic. Very many thousands of peoplo employed in the- city reside at North Sydney, on the'opposite sido of tho harbour, ami l aro carried to and fro, day and night, by ferry steamers. The traffic from Circular quay, where tho ferry boats leave, to North Sydney, and vioo versa, has assumed such dimensions that a Royal Commission was set up to consider tho host means of coping with it. Tho commission rccommoiKlod the construction of subways under the harbour. Tho Premier (Mr M'Gowcn) told a deputation the other day that, subject to tho approval of his colloaguee, he proposes that the Government shall adopt tho recommendations of the commission and build the tunnels. Mr M'Gowcn considers tho communication must bo by moans of three subways—one for railways, ono for tramways, and ono for vehicular traffic. These, ho says, must be constructed, whatever tho cost. Mr M'Gowon. will study tho subway system in operation in London, during his visit there for tho Coronation and Imperial Conference.

Two youths named Robert Invin Mcaclem and Joseph Thomas Christie,' each about 17 years of ago, wore charged ai the Port Chalmers Police Court . yesterday, before Messrs J. Watson, jun., and. D. A. De Maus, J.P.'s, with having, on March 17, at Otago Heads, entered tho dwelling-house of Nelson Augustus Fountain, nnd stolon therefrom the sum of one shilling and goods to the value of £2. Mr Fountain stated that he was a resident of Port Chalmers, and the owner of a two-roomed cottage at the Lower Harbour, which ho occupied cccasionally us a, dwolling. Ho was at the cottage about three weeks before March i 7, and everything was then left secure, but on returning on the date named ho found that the back door had been forced and the articles ii: the information taken away. The- articles stolen were 12 pennies, a pockot kn-ifo, billies, lcoking-p-lass, mustard, popper, and snlt, cerebos salt, syrup, tea, boot polish, Beecha-m's pills, sweaters, caps, hats, and a miscellaneous'quantity of other things. Witness went with constables on. the 20th inst. to Kai Kai Beach, where the accused were bathing, and wore wearing hats that he identified as his property. The boys admitted taking the articles, stating that they wero absconders from Burn-ham Industrial School, and that their reaeon for entering tho hut was that they wero hungry. Constable Almond gave evidence- as to the arrest of the accused by Constable Youuj and himself, and corroborated the statement of the previous witness m regard to the admissions ma<le. The accused wero further charged that on tho same dnto t.hey did enter a one-roomed house at Olago Heads, tho property of Henry Charles Stevens, and steal therefrom a bag of flour valued at 2s. In this ease entry was effected by tho removal of a sheet, of galvanised iron on the roof. At tho conclusion of the evidence tho accused pleaded guilty, and were committed for sentence to the Supreme Court. ■

Yesterday afternoon a first offender, charged in the Police Ciourt with drunkenness, was remanded by Mr Widdowson for a week for medical treatment.

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