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Otago Witness, Issue 3098, 30 July 1913, Page 48

The Maitai on July 28 rook to Auckland for transhipment to the Niagara a largo quantity of frozen meat consigned by the Wellington Farmers’ Meat Company, the Gear Company, and the Meat Export Company to Canada. This (says a Wellington Press Association telegram) is the first largo consignment shipped direct to the Canadian Pacific coast, and it is hoped that profitable trade will bo opened up by this All Red route. A stabbing affray in which a youth named Arthur James Simpson, aged 15, and Robert j James Blackmore, aged 17, were the parties ! took place at Invercargill on Saturday afterI noon. Both are emp’oyces of Smith e j Woodware Factory, the former being a | message boy and assistant, and the latter jan apprentice. It appeal’s (says a Press Association telegram) that on Saturday 1 afternoon Blackmore ordered Simpson to assist some employees, and Simpson refused. Blackmore thereupon took hold of him, and in the ensuing scuffle Blackmore j was stabbed deeply in the hack with a i knife which Simpson had in his hand. The wound inflicted was a serious one, and the injured youth was removed to the hospital, where grave fears were at first entertained regarding his recovery. On Sunday afternoon better prospects were held out, and on Monday ho was progressing favourably. Simpson was arrested by De-tective-sergeant Cameron on Saturday and was hailed out the same evening. The Milburn Lime and Cement Company has disposed of the whole of its plant at the Burnside works to the Adelaide Cement Company, and has besides acquired an interest in that company. Last year tire importation of cement into South Australia was very large, and as there is an abundance of raw material easily accessible the new venture promises to be a good one. A site of eight acres has been acquired adjacent to the Port of Adelaide, with railwayfacilities and water facilities, and it is hoped that at an early date the whole of the requirements will bo met locally. The foundation work and buildings are being proceeded with, at id it is expected that within six months the works will be in operation. The present plant is only intended for the purpose of demonstrating the suitability of the materials, and after this has been done more extensive and up-to-date machinery will be installed. Full and complete physical and chemical tests have been made of the raw material, which lies very convenient, so that it can be worked economically, and everything shows beyond the shadow of a doubt that the prospects are sound. Most of the Burnside plant has already been shipped, and the remainder will be forwarded this week. Our Wellington correspond* nt states that a tender has been accepted for the extension of the Balclutha. bridge. The Session of the Mosgiel Presbyterian Church at its meeting- last week unanimously carried the following resolution - “ This meeting of the Kirk Session, recognising that the Bible and its teaching should have a place in the national system of education, pledgee itself to support the platform of the Bible in State Schools League, agreed upon by the General Assembly in common with certain other churches, and requests that a referendum of the whole people of the dominion be taken to decide the question.” 'The monthly meeting of the Country Development Committee of the Dunedin Expansion League was held in the league’s office on Monday afternoon; present —Messrs A. Moritzson (in the chair), F. G. Duncan, G. M. Marshall. R. W. Brickell, and C. T. Paterson. It was decided to approach the lion. Minister of Immigration on the question of opening a branch of the Immigration Department in Dunedin. The following resolutions were also passer!:—“That we 1 urge that the Lawrence-Roxburgh railway line be authorised to Roxburgh, and a vote I be placed on the Estimates to continue this j line after Beaumont is reached without { cessation.” “ That we further urge that the Otago Central railway line be authorised as far as Cromwell, and that a vote bo placed on the Estimates for this purpose.” " That copies of these resolutions be sent to the Minister of Public Works, the Prime Minister, all the Otago members of Parliament, and all the North Island members who took part in the trip to Central Otago in January last.”