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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15303, 17 November 1911, Page 4

Sir Joseph Ward yesterday informed a Times reporter that instructions had been given that day to issue tho write for tho forthcoming oleetion on Monday, November 20, and tho elections would tako placo on Thurtdny, December 7.

Tho Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward (I'rinio Minister), who addressed a public meeting nt Palmenton last night, will procecd to Waimate to-day, returning to Oamaru tomorrow. 110 will deliver addresses at both placcs. On Monday tho Fritno Minister will procood to Christchurch, and un to Wellington, which will bo renchec! on Tuesday. . Tho samo day tho honourable gentleman will go on to Taumarunui to turn tho first sal of tho branch lino to Stratford, and thenoo to tho Auckland district, whoro it is his intention to address meetings in tho Franklin electorate.

Regarding tho statement contained in tho Press Association's report of Mr Millar's Dunedin speech that tho Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants at Palmcraton North had pissed a resolution condemning him up hill and down dalo, and >üb.vquently rescinded it, tho representatives of tho A.B.H.S. at Palmers ton North desire (fays a Press Association tolegram) to point out that there must bo a misapprehension, on the part of tho MinUter Thoir resolution did no; mention tho Minister of Railways at all, but protested against tho promise of a minimum wago of 9s per day inado in the Budget not being given efTect 10. Thoy had not rescinded this resolution.

Soveiral typographical errors crept into our report of tho Hon. Mr Millar's speech at tho Garrison Hell on We<fnesday night. In referring to tho interest charges, Mr Millar said thpro was an inoreaso of £60,991 (not £96,000) which would havo to bo met by whatever Government was in power. Spccking of the loans, ho said that the present was tho first Government in Now Zealand "of recent years" which had made provision for repayment. On tho spmo subject he also remarked: "By tho payment of £150,000 a year, together with compound interest, tho loans would bo redeemed at the end of 75 years." Tho sum of £407,000 was produced by graduated incomo tax, not by the land tax, and tho rovenue from luxuries amounting to £500,000 was for tho 1900-8 period, and not for one year.

Tho only case that camo beforo Mr 11. Y. Widctowron, S.M., in the City Polico Court yesterday morning was for drunkenness, Francis M'Cluskey being line<l 20s, in dofault tlu-co days' imprisonment.

It is unfortunate that the littlo group of pictures sent forward by Mr R, Herdnmn Smith, of Christchurch, arrived too lato for inclusion in tho Otago Art Society's annual exhibition, where they would have been a wolcomo accessory to tho watercolour department. However, art lovors havo now tho opportunity of viewing Mr Hcrtfman Smith's work at Mr D. Scott's warehouse in Moray Place, and will find it amply repay inspection. In tho majority of tho present instances the attist has drawn inspiration from tho famous old YorktJu'ro fishing town of' Whitby, of which ho has furnished tomo charming water-colour glimpses. Tho inarket-placo and tho fuhermon's cobblca aro picturesque tubjects admirably lending themselves to tho realisation of most efTrctivo results both in drawing and colouring, an<| (here is no doubt about the success achieved in tho whole treatment of tho largest of tho picturw, ontitlod "Richmond on Swaledalo, Yorkshire," which is an extremely taking piece of landscape work. Mr Herdman Smith's pictures includo also a very happy littlo viow of Now Zealand scenery of tho quieter kind, tho subject being a cottage old enough to bo historio at Avon Head, Christchurch.

A sheep-guessing competition at tho Tapanui show on Wednesday proved a rather profitablo concern for tho Farmcra' Club, no lc9s titan £5 being realised from this source. Tho pmo awarded to tho winner was £1, and tho entrance fco w a modest shilling. Mr Simon ' Fleming was tho sucoossful competitor, ncd he gitcjued tho correct weight, 35811b, of tho two sheep penned for tho purpose of tho competition. Mi® Taylor, of Tawntii. won tho prizo for tlx) best ledy rider, and Ivor mount also was awarded first honours for the best lady's hack in tho show. Mrwi Kempthnrne, Prossor and Company had a very fino exhibit of manures and veterinary instruments, which occupicd tho attention of farmers, who appeared to bo greatly interested in tho dilTorcnt kinds of manures. Tho firm'# representative in attendance was plied with innumerable questions as to the merits of the various exhibits l>y thoso who inspected his stall.

A reserved judpnent was given by Mr Widibmon, 8.M., in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday in the case of Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., v. W. Palmer. Tho plaintilTs claimrd £65 12s 6:1 {or tho salo of horses purchased at tho Berkeley sale. Palmer paid into court £44 3s 6d, but rofusod to pay the lulanco of £21 10s for a colt knocked down to him, but tho purchaso of which ho denied. His Worship gave judgmont for tho plaintiffs for tho amount paid into court, with £1 13# costs, but non-suited thorn on their claim for £21 10s, with £2 2s cost*. Mr Lemon appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Scantlobury for defendant.

Our Wellington correspondent states that Mr Harold Hamilton, son of Mr A. Hamilton, Director rf the Dominion Museum, will join Dr Mwson's expedition, and tako chargo of tho geological and zoological ork of tho expedition, which will bo left oil tho Macquario Islands.

At a meeting of tho Southland Charitable Aid Board yeetor<?ay the Otogo Board asked for co-operation with regard to a resolution pnwed at last meeting urging tlio Government to place a sum on tho E6timatos, and frame regulation? that Hospital Boards might take steps effectively to stamp out the spread of tuberculosis. Sympathy was expressed (says a Press Association tncesago) with the propowl, tho board's co-operation to bo extended.

Messrs E. H. Wllmot, P. Kinney, and J. C. Anderson, who li&vo been appointed by thu Governor to classify tho postural runs in Dingo, tho licenses of which cxh piro in 1913, have start&l on their tour o! inspection of the runs. Tho pastoral lands are to lio classified into (a) land) suitablo exclusively for pasturage and not capable of being used with profit in areas of a carrying capacity of loss than 5000 sheep, and (b) larnfo adapted in part for pasturage and in part for agricultural purpose#, but suitabln for sub-division in areas not exceeding' 5000 acres.

At tho Magistrate's Court, Balclutha, on Wednesday, a young woman of Balclutha North, aged 25 yearn, was chargod with wilfully abandoning n female infant and exposing it in a manner likely to cauio such child unnecessary suffering or injury to health. Tho caso was dealt with summarily. Mr It. R. Grigor appeared for accmod, who pleaded guilty, Mr Grigor, in making a strong ploa for leniency, said that tho girl had been cruelly botrayed: her mother was ill at tho time, and tho girl was afraid of tho consequences if she wero informed of her condition. Two days beforo tho birth of tho child she discovered that tho person who had been the cause of hor troublo was a married man. Owing to physical and montal distress she had committed tho cctinamomcnl of madnos3, her only thought being U get tho chi!«? out of tho wayj but sho wrapped it up and left it in a toft place where sho Know it would bo discovered next morning. Ho submitted thai a light penalty would be sufficient. Soma friends had sinrc taken the girl to their homo in tho country, and offered to keop her and look after her, whoro sho wo'uW

bo out of tho public gaze. Detectivo Ward remarked that it was a miraclo that thi child had survived tho 11 hours' oxposuro. His Worship said it would bo difficult to conceivo a harder case, ond no d< übt ancuscd hac? already suffered severely. Her art did not ccom to bo one of clevor wil< fulness, but as if, owing to physical and mental distress, sho did not know what sho was doing. Accusod would bo convicted antf ordered to come up for sentence at any time when calicd upon within the next six months.

A meeting of mombors of tho Otago Mutual Starr Bowkett Society was hold lost evening at tho offices of the society, Cumberland stroot, for tho purpose of disposing' of two appropriations of £500 each. Mr Thos. Scott, chairman of director*, priv sided. Tho frco loan was drawn by clustor No. 250, held by throo mombora, and tho salo loan of £500 realised £28 pci £100.

On Tuesday last Dredgo 404 dredged up tho. lower jaw of a human being ffhikt dredging near whero tho human remains were dredged up last week. . Nine teeth remained in the jaw, and of these, three had gold filling!*, by means of which tho polieo hope to gain eomo clue to the identity of the body.

The sale of work by tho St. Clair Presbyterian Church Ladies' Guild to-morrow ii to bo atromrthenod by a first-class flowoi show end tho latest Edison gramophone. Mr T. K. Eklcv, M.P., opens it at 2.30. . Professor Walter Thomoa Mills speais&ti Mosgicl on "Land and Labour," in tho Old Presbyterian Hall, Uwiight. He also 6poaks at Port Chalmers at noon to-dby.

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