OUR DUNEDIN SPECIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9099, 18 March 1901, Page 2

OUR DUNEDIN SPECIAL.

• (Special to Herald.) DUNJSDIN, this day. The delegates from the Northern lodges to the meeting of the Grand Lodge, 1.0. G.T., at Invercargill were entertained at a social last evening by the members of the Dunedin district, and on Sunday were taken to Portobello for a drive. Undoubtedly one of the most interesting sights m Sydney during the Commonwealth week was the combined schools' demonstration at Moore Park. A movement is on foot to have a similar gathering at the Caledonian Grounds or Wingatui racecourse, m which children from the country districts would participate, during the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. In reply to an intimation that the Winter Snow had been put off till the time of ;the Royal visit to Dunedin, the Premier wired on Saturday night : "I am glad to hear Otago will, as usual, distinguish itself and rise to the occasion, and be second to none m the reception of their Royal Highnesses. Mr J. F. M. Fraser, Crown Solicitor, who took a prominent part m the patriotic -movement, has forwarded ■ to the Education. Board "a. proposal that all the, scholars under the Board s jurisdiction should be brought into Dunedin at the time of the Royal visit, the various schools m town and at Port Chalmers to be utilised for billeting country children for a couple of days. Mr Fraser says: "I cannot conceive any finer sight for Hist Royal Highness and the Princess than the sight of some 15,000 of our children, and we can confidently challenge the world to equal this, the finest product of the colony. Other towns will gather the town children, but I question if any other centre will tackle the task of assembling all the children of the province. To the children it will be an object lesson of a lifetime, and surely it is worth much sacrifice of time and all the money it will cost to give so much pleasure to thousands of little ones. It will also serve to show our friends m the country who have so' cordially backed us and seconded all our efforts for the past 18 months that-~we are not unmindful of the ties that bind them to us. At the inquest on Joseph James, who committed suicide at Stewart street railway crossing, deceased's stepson stated that James, who was not right m his mind, had twicejprevioualy attempted to take his life "Hie Coroner asked whether witness did not think it necessary |to have the man examined, so that it 1 could be seen whether ho ought to be taken care of. Witness replied thaf deceased was m charge of Dr Roberts, who sent him to the Hospital, where he remained for a month. Clarkson, a shunter, described to the jury how deceased's deliberately threw himself m. front of the waggons. j