Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10139, 27 August 1904, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904

The Poverty Bay-Hawkc's Bay representative football match has been postponed till Saturday, September 10th. Messrs Nelson Bros are installing a new refrigerating machine, which arrives here bj r the s.s. Toroa on Monday. Mr W. Arthur, who has been a lifeJong resident of this* district, Leaves shortly for the Auckland district, where he intends to live m future, The clairvoyant and descriptive circle held by Mrs Harris last evening was largely attended, and the inspirational speaker was busily engaged until 11 o'clock. Patents have been granted to Tltomaß Smith, of Kotuku, for improvements m dliamond drill boring apparatus, and F. J. SheUiouii, of Wellington, for improvements m acteylen© gas generation. The first consignment of New Zealand State coal arrived' her© this morning' by the s.s. Rosamond, a shipment of 100 tons being discharged to the order « of the Publio Works Department. A native named Wi Raroa was admitted into the hospital on Thursday night suffering from a severe compound fracture of the leg, with a very bad wound, the. result of a throw from a young horse at Glenroy. Mr and Mrs N. E. Beamish, of Stoneycroft," near Hastings, celebrated 'their golden wedding on Wednesday. Amongst those present were Mr ami shs Biddies, Mr and Mrs Wallis and Mr and Mrs Watson, of Gisborne. The timber for the Tolaga Bay bridge was landed by the Huere without mishap of any kindl , During their visit this week the contractors were unable to. find the spot where the first sod turned by the Hon. J. Carroll and the Nautilus party,' nor could anyone point out its position. Particulars received l froni Napier show that very extensive repairs are being effected to the s.s. Wailii. About 26 plates have been renewed!, amongst other repairs, and it appears from the photographs that it would have been almost 'impossible to do the job on the local slip, owing to the stern of the boat being immersed m water at high tides. Our Wellington special telegraphs: Mr Watkin Mills, the great English basso, concluded his season at the Opera House lust night before a packed audience m the performance of "The Messiah." Mr Mills' singing roused the audience to an extraordinary pitch of enthusiasm, the whole house cheering' lum loudly. Mr J. Searle. formerly of Gisborne, sang the tenor solos. Mr Wilder, of tlie Union . Company's Fiji office, states that thanks to the Pacific cable aitd the expedition given to messages thereby, the office there is much coser m comunication with Dunedin tliah the GJsborne office, where he was recently stationed ; tliat is to say a message can be seat to Diinedin from Fiji and a reply obtained m much shorter time than, from Gisborne to Dunedin.

Mr Hugo had a full house at his last lecture last evening. Ho expressed himself pleased that so many young ladies had attended! his lectures, and hoped they would all endeavor to be good-looking, as no face, no matter how plain, could be U"ly if there was a good and! true heart behind it. / Mr Hugo will lecture m the different country places, due notice of wliich will be given.

The special display of spring anillinery at Messrs Adair Bros.' last evening attracted a large number of visitors. A word of pi'aise is due to the staff for the tasteful manner m wliich the goods were set out for exliibition. The chief features of the display were the fine asBorfcment of beautifully-trimmed hats., blouses, aud children's goods, and the high quality of the articles shuwn was the subject' of admiring comment.

A diversity of attractions has been the lot of Gisborne people lately. Last evening the good folk of this town had! their choice of attending a phrenologist's lecture on chins and wrinkles and a spiritualistic seance. .This on the mind side of their faculties. On the material side, besides the usual dunces, an opportunity was open to all lovers of the noble art of self-defence to witness a pugilistic mill.

Mns Harris gives her fin* lecture m His Majesty's Theatre to-morrow, evening, when the Mayor will occupy the choir. Mrs Harris has for fifteen years been an able exponent of spiritualism, teaching her ethics on Christian, spiritualists lines. Mrs Harris has^ spoken before humanise- audiences • fn> Sydney, aud Melbourne, and lectured m the Opera houwra at Auckland aud Wellington. Doubtless a large crowd will' fill' the theatre to-uxorrow evenjug, „ . „ . . ...^..y

It is slated that the Stewart Island tin mining promoters have abandoned tho undertaking. A boy at Christchurch was fined ss. and costs for throwing snowballs at defenceless ladies. Sir Joseph Ward is about to pay a visit to Napier for the benefit of his health. He will be accompanied by members of his family. No fewer than 8000 sheets of foolscap Avcrc used m Liking the evidence m a long drawn Native Land' Court case m the Bay of Plenty district. ' Tlie Rev. Mr Bert-ray, <m leaving Hawera last week for Devenport, was presented with a gold watch, and a, purse of sovereigns. It is stated that Mr Alfred Hill has sold his rights m tho Maori opera "Tapu" ; to Mr J. C. Williamson for £100, but will retain the royalty rights on sales of the music. Tho Wanganui Boys' College, which has been infected with scarlatina, is now declared' free of tho epidemic. No fresh wises have been reported since Tuesday, the 16th inst. The British surveying \essel Penguin will return from Sydney next month and remain m Auckland waters for about thive months. She is to survey the Hauraki Gulf. ; The leading lights proposed to be installed ait^ the Nibpier liarbor are equipped on the Kitson system., and are identicail with the light recently fitted up ab Jack's Pobit lighthouse, Timaru. A consignment of about 60 bales of wool was shipped by the s.s. Westralia this morning on behalf of Auckland buyers, and the departure of the steamer was consequently delayed till noon. The Wellington corporation loan of £33,000 for street works has been obtained locally at 4£ per cent. Tliere is every prospect of the loon, of £77,000 for tramway extension being obtained at the same figure. A breach of promise case will be heard shortly at Eldora, lowa, U.S.A., m wliich a woman is claiming £20,000 against a millionaire lumberman. She will produce over 3000 love letters m support of her case. A sculling match lias been arranged between T. Sullivan, formerly of the Wellington Rowing Club, and K. Dorman, of Canada, who trained Mr Louis Scholes, the winner of the- Diamond Sculls at Henley. The match is for £250 aside. The Trinity House lias informed the Napier Harbor Board that the cost of the two leading lights proposed for the Napier liarbor wouldi, fitted with the Matthew's incandescent oil-burner, be £1050 and £920 respectively, f.o.b. m England. A profitable industry lias just been nipped m .the bud at Wanganui, an enterprising young gentleman named Priest having been sentenced to 12 months' imiprisomnent 'for selling bottles to Whitlock, the pickle dealer, each morning and absent-mindedly stealing them back again <;acli night. The Hon. James Carroll, Native Minister, and Mr W. H. Field, M.H.R., attended a meeting iv Levin «v Saturday last, at which many of the owners interested m tlie Kawhia block signed' tlie deeds authorising the Maori Council to deal with this land for the purpose of settlement.

A sheep killed at the Christchurch Meat Company's Smithfieldi works a few days ago, was found to have a piece of wood saveiai inches long embedded m its sidfc, one end of it liaving entered the liver. TJK« skin had grown over the wood, and a round hole was worn m the liver, but the sheep appeared to be tliorouglily healthy.

At the instance of the Railway Department, a young Maori was charged m Napier the other day with having behaved m a violent manner m a railway carriage between Farndon and NapierHo and another passenger got into an altercation over the Russo-Japanese war, and a scene occurred. The native was fined £2 and costs (£2 6s).

Advice lias been received of the sale of the Mendip Hills (Canterbury) clip at tlie July series of colonial wool sales m London. The fleece portion ,of tlie clip averaged Is Ogd per lb, the highest price realised being Is. ld per lb, M-hile pieces brought as much as. Is per lb.. The wholw.clip was sold m the grease unO the prices realised were, therefore, not foi '-a. few picked bales only.

With a view to fostering inventive, enterprise m regard to implements for agri- ■ cultural purposes, Messrs Baldwin and \ Rayward, patent agents, have arranged j with the Manawatai Agricultural and Pas- , toral Association to give a -special annual , prize of £5 Ss for the best invention! re- \ lilting to agricultural implements during the year. Tlie conditions of the competition are being settled by a special com- 1 mittee of the Association set up for the J purpose, and will be published shortly. l

* Speaking at a meeting to further the funds of the Dunedin Cathedral, the. Prinuiffce said that a gentleman now on his way to, England had left behind liim for their project not only £1000 as a donation, but a challenge stating that he would give another £1000 if five other persons m Otago or Southland would give a> like sum. Were that realised they would thus have £7000. He was j>re pared U> sacrifice himself to the extent of £1000 also.

A recent paragraph m. the Alliance News stated that Lord Londonderry, as president of tire Board of Education, had arranged to receive at the>- Privy Council office, an influential deputation of leading members of the medical professions, who would present a petition m favor of the compulsory teaching of hygiene and the nature and effects of alcohol, m all public elementary schools. This petition liad aroused an extraordinary interest m the medical profession, and had been signed* by 14,718 members.

A very successful concert m aid of the wid-et funds of the school was held at Ormotid last evening. The gathering, which was a very large aud enthusiastic one, was presided over by Mr W. Graham. During the evening songs were contributed by Miss Faubert, Messrs Hatton, Hardy, Von Steen and the Revs. Tylee and Butterfield. Accompaniments were capably rendered by Mrs W. Gralianij and Mr Ellis. The school children, under the direction of the master, Mr J. McLeod, and his assistant, Miss Brown, rendtered several action songs, which were warmly applauded.

Tliere was, a largo attendance at Wliinray's HaJl last night, when 'an 'excellent exhibition! of boxing was giveat. Kid Regan, cliampiom heavyweight of the colony, had a willing nine rounds with Cliilo Griffin, the lightnjjng Sydney fighter. The display of scientific boxing 1 was one of the best seen m the town, and the men's efforts called forth, muchi applause. Young Duggian, a pupil of ' Regan's, had" an-in-teresting sot-to with Griffin. This even-, ing will be the final appearance of tlie pugilists for some time. Professor Newton will meet Griffin m an eight-round fight, besides other contests.

• The annual ball given by the Patutahi bachelors was held m the Patutahi ball last evening, and was of a most successful nature. Upwards of 40 couples were present, and dkneing was kept up with spirit till four this morning. Excellent music was supplied! by Mr J. N. Mazey's quadrille 'band), who fully satisfied dancers' requirements m this respect. Extras were played by several young ladies present, the programme extending to 30 dances. During the evening a number of songs were given by members of tlie compauj% who spent a very pleasant time. A first-class sit-down supper had been provided, and altogether the arrangement reflected credit on the bachelors and. the secretary, Mr W. Gedge, jun.

The unfortunate man Joseph Gray, whose sudden death m the Lower Aorangi -was reported last week was (says the Riiiißitikei Advocate) drowned 1 m two inches of water. From evidence given at the inquest il appears that deceased had been subject to' fits for some time: On Sunday morning deceased' was left at the breakfast table by two other men* who had to proceed to a distant part of the farm. Deceased evidently made up his mind to follow them. When the men were returning they found him as already stated lying face downwards m the pool of water. Everything possible was done to restore life, but without result, tlwugh the body when foundi was warm.

The Labor Department reports that there are numerous demands for milkers m the Wellington/ district.^ Two mcii were sent to a dairy farm at the Taita a few days ago, and between the Lower Hutt station and their destination were accosted on. no less than four occasions by persons desirous of knowing whether taesy wexe looking for -work as- milkers. Tlie landholders of Poverty Bay ore complaining of the dearth of bushfeliling labor so urgently needed m that district. Mr James Mackey, of tine Labor Department, states that this winter laborers aie evincing a distaste for taking up bushfelling work. Whether it is that the monetary inducement is insufficient or merely an objection to that class of work he was not prepared to say.

Mr J. Paul, the well-known draper of Wanganui, who died suddenly on-Wed-nesday evening, was m excellent health yestei'day, and left his shop at 5 o'clock m the evening m the best of spirits and apparently m as good health as could be wished. He drove home, had tea, and was playing at the table with. his little ones, when, without the least warning, he Kink back m his chair and expired. As showing the good! sla!te of his general health, the Chronicle states that during the whole time Mr Paul was m business m Wanganui lie was absent' only one day through sickness. Mr l'aul was a. big shareholder m various companies connected with the town, and was for many years a member of the Wanganui Jockey Chib. A widow and a family of five sons and two daughters are left to mourn tfefeJPJj^ .te&^>^i\^X^ for-- ■■:

A proposal for Sunday golfing lias been negatived by the members of the Glasgow Golf Club, which is one of the oldiest clubs m Scotland. The New Zealand Rugby football team will commence their matches m England m September, 1905, and remain at Home for about five months. Th© Durtedrn Hospital Board axe considering a proposal to spend £1500 on improving the medical appliances at the hospital. New Plymouth is being invaded by butter dealers (says t?he Herald)— we will not .say buyers, for they are not inclined to buy. I On the day of tlie British-Auckland football match the Auckland' trams car- 1 ried 81,117 passengers— «, record for the company. Dairying classes have been started m connection with the public school at Stratford. Voluntary subscriptions toward the cost of scientific apparatus liave been received .amounting to £137 16s lOd. Sir Joseph Waixli is considering the question of making .reductions m the rates for season tickets on tihe railways. There lias been of late years very considerable reductions m ordinary fares, but for many years no material reduction m the price of season tickets. The Greymouth Star aays the two main industries of the West Coast — coal and timber— are duller than they have been for y«irs ; m fact, trade generally is depressed, and the unemployed difficulty is making its* appearance, there being large numbers of workmen out of employment. It is understood m Sydney that the steamer Warrimoo, after her . overhaul m Port Clialmers next month, will be placed m the Union Con^any's Sydney-Hobart service for the busy passenger trade m the summer mouths. At Wellington this month over one hundred thousand dozen eggs were stored. As to the quality of the chilled eggs, it is impossible to detect any difference between them and fresh laid eggs. There is not the slightest doubt that cool storage is revolutionising the egg industry. The third 'officer of the s.s. Monowai, Mr W. D. Cameron, fell down No. 1 hold of tlie vessel at. Wellington, on Thursday, aud was taken to the. hospital m a, collapsed state, but it was not anticipated that any lasting injury would! result. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce is protesting because the Government has taken no steps to remove the rocks m the fairway at Onehunga. The cost has been estimated at £1500, and the Government does not, it is understood, care to expend more tliaa £500 over tlie work.

Recruiting for the navy is still 'being carried on m New Zealand. Under the naval agreement 120 men were to be obtained from this colony, and up to the present about 80 have joined. As they join they are placed on H.M.S. Tauranga for training, replacing men who joined the ship at Home. ' 'Tine Rev. W. Thomson, lately of the Scots' Church, Wellington, has taken up his residence m Dunedin, and is engaged .as travelling representative to the Licensed Victuallers' Association. He lias contributed several articles to the Otago Daily Times advocating the interests of the "tasufe."

Mr J. P. Welch, a young New Zealander, formerly of Christchurch, who has been m England 1 and America for some years engaged m electrical engineering, is on his way back to lhe colony as representative of a prominent electrical engineering company, which will probably make Ohristchurch its headquarters. An offer to establish a steam service' between Noumea and this colony has been received by the Government from the UtHon Steanv Ship Company, Ltd., and negotiations are still m progress. It is hoped that a mutually satisfactory arrangement will be arrived at., and that the service will be an accomplished fact shortly.

During the year just ended the Levin Co-operative Dairy Company made a not profit of. £219 4s, after paying expenses £21,404, including £18,398 to milk suppliers. For three months lCd per lb wus paid for butter fat, and 9d for the remaining period. The report states that 244 tons were made during the year, an increase of 33 tons on last season's output.

Mr Allo, electrical engineer, has been ■spending some time m the Waipawa district, with th« object of inspecting sources of electrical supply. He is of opinion that the Tukt Tuki river at Khyber Pass. Mnkaretu, is capable of producing 2000 horse-power. This would (a local paper says) generate electricity amounting to 20,000 volts, which could be transmitted over the greater part of the province, and would be ample for lighting andf motorpurposes.

In several of tlie large .centres advantage has been token of the visit of tfhe renowned baseo, Mr Wat-kin- Mills; to obtain the singer's interpretation of some of the leading solos m the great oratorios, and' to enable this to be done the more effectually performances of the works have been given by local talent. An effort of this nature is to be made m PaTmerston, and singers who took part m the production of "The Messiah" last December are to be invited to take part.

It is understood that Messrs Demny Bros., of Dumbarton, liave been successful iin .securing the Union. Steam Ship Company's o.rder for their new Greymouth steamer. The vessel is to be 240 ft overall, with 36ft 6in beam, and will be of a comparatively flight draught. This latter point m .hfer desagn, will peranit of her working the Greymouth and Westport bars under all conditions. She will be fitted with twinrscrews and an engine power sufficient to develop fourteen knots on light draught. Sli© wild be ready m about twelve months' time.

A special meeting of the Woodvilfe Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening to meet the representative of a Palmerston electrical firm who desired "to submit an estimata for lighting the borough by electricity. The offer wa& either to instal and' retain the lighting m the firm's own hands, or to instal it by contract on behalf of the borough and let the Council undertake the working. The estimate of cost for a thousand lights was about £4000, and the annnai cost about £680. The firm was asked for details.

Referring to a recent social "send-off" at Kaitangata, ,the Clutha Free Press says : The speeches suffered greatly through the interruptions of the rowdy element. Towards 'lo o'clock things became noisy indeed 1 , and never before perhaps m Kaitangata. at a similar function was heard such yelling and singing as then took place. Plates and bottles were freely thrown about, drunken men" struggled here and there, whilst fighting was m full "swing on the stage, and altogether the scene was one of the most disgraceful ever enacted m Kaitangata. lliings could- hardly be, otherwise when it isknown that the committee had provided 26 gallons of beer, and 48 bottles of whisky, and this Avas freely tested by numbers who bad evidently set out with the intention of having a real drunken | spree.

Referriug to the Woodviile fracas- the Manawatu Daily Times says: — We object to the Press Association agent at Woodviile' pre-judging the- WoodVille asault cases andi distributing an ex parte version of the matter all over the colony, and the unfairness of such a course was demonstrated by the evidence which came out at the Woodviile Court. A trio of justices, after giving the matter most careful consideration, liavo distributed the blame impartially over the majority of the parties concerned. It was a most regretable business, reflecting grave discredit on all concerned. The members of the Austral' Guards Band l come out of the matter very badly, and their conduct should not escape the censure it deserves from the Salvation Army authorities. The man Eccles behaved with unpardonable effrontery m striking the members of the visiting band with a whip ; bub even his conduct did not justify the heat subsequently displayed by the bandsmen, when wiser and cooler counsels should) have prevailed, and the .conversion of peaceful railway station precincts into a cockpit. The object lesson should be a salutary one to those who imagine that they can with impunity disturb th© public decorum, by habitual recourse to fisticuffs m settlement of trivial personal grievances.

A somewliat novel piece of litigation is to com© before the- Supreme Court- at Wellington next month. As stated by Mr Wuford to the Chief Justice the other day, tlie short facts are that John Gaskin, who died some time after haviiig divorced his wife, and left considerable property, included m his will a proviso that "if any of my children before named shall at any time after my death live with or pjace themselves m any way under the control of their mothesr, then such child or children shall thereupon forfeit his or her share or interest under the will." It was further provided thatthe share of the offending child was to go to the other children. The children had been placed by their father m a seminary, and the mother, who married again, is now applying to the Court to Tpve their custody. It is clear, said Mr Wflford, that if one child went to live with its mother the others would get that child's share m the estate, but supposing they all.' went? His Honor said the position might be similar to a case m Victoria. A Jewish gentleman left his property to .his children, with a provision that if any of them married outside the Jewish faith, 'their eliare would go to the others. All. the children married outside the Jewish faith, and then came m as "next of kin." The same thing might occur here. Mx Wilford said that would be one of his paints. The other would be that if the tihildreu were given into the cusfcodj. of their mother by older of the Court, it could not be said that they voluntarily placed tJieniselves with her, and that uugbt get over the difficulty. His Honor, fixed the "hearing of the case ■for : the gj&fc^tmfo^ iM, <j -, ■-■:,■-:<■. . ■•

Padeivwski wants £400 for a one-night visit to Wangunui. Redstone's coach leaves for Tolaga at 8 o'clock on Monday morning. It is notified that Kelley's art studio has just received a choice lot of engravings and new mouldings. The Tyser steamer Indralema completed loading at Sydney last week the largest wheat cargo which lias ever left the Commonwealth. She took on board 62,000 bags of wheat. Leigh's Creek station, South Australia, containing 635 square miles of leasehold and 23,000 sheep, was sold recently at 18s per head for tlie sheep. Tlie plant, horses and cattle were given m.

One morning last week attempts were made to set fire to five hotels at Temora (N.S.W.) between the hours of two and three. The attempts are believed to be the work of one person. At Kenny's hotel two attempts were made, but, beyond burning some curtains and clothing, no damage was done. The police have not succeeded m obtaining a cine.

The aimuail meeting of sliareJioldeirs m the New Plymouth Ca-operaitive Society, held last Saturday, was a very lively gathering, and personalities were freely indulged m. With, regard to the old directorate one of the i-hareholders .said they liad the fattest ten years that Tamnaki -had, ever had, and had failed to make a success of the concern.

I .have seen more drunken men m Wellington; and Auckland' than, I lutve ever seen m New York," stated Mr J. M. Wilson, .at the- Cliristchureh Opera House, tliis week. "I have not seen them m Christclrarch." lie added. "I suppose it is because the men find their way into fclie parks."

Captain D. M'Lean, of the Union Company s steamer Mauapouri, takes comma,nd of tlie company's new steamer Navfia, recently built for .the trade between Yew Zealand and Fiji. Captain Hoiford lias succeeded Captain M'Lean m tlue command of the Manapouri. Captain Stott, of the Moura, kikes command of the Hauroto.

A few weeks ago it was. reported that n, My visitor to Tikitiri liad sustained a severe scalding through slipping iirto a hot water pool. Sine© then a pakehaMaori, wlio liad been living for many yeara at the. place and. acted as guidte, came to grieif m a similar manner through tlie crust breaking m a treacherous place. He was badly burned about the lower part of the body.

Mward Pedro, alias Edwaid Main, a .trench oook, was, at North Sydney, committed' fot trial on two clwrges of obtaining money fraudulently, by means of a advertisement. About 70 letters were received by the accused m answer 'to the advertisement, mediaal men, lawyers, and quite- a number of civil servants being caught m a skilfullywoven net.

Two engagements made- .by Air George Musgrove for next year include Mr Chas: Warner and Mr Van Biene. One of the features of Mr Warner's season will be a revival of "Driuk." It is about 16 years since the creator of ''Compeau" was .seen m Australia, but, according to English and American criticisms, he lias lost none of his effectiveness m the character. As to Mr Van Biene, who is a 'cellist as well as an actor, he will appear m a comedy drama entitled "The Broken Melody."

The -demand for poultry for export to South Africa is still 1 unsatisfied One Wellington firm (says the Post) has been anxious to purphase, birds at the rate of £1000 worth per month, but is unable to obtain anything lilifc the number which it requires. The Government poultry expert states that this year's export to South Africa will probably be almost double that for 19034, when 100,000 birds .were sent away. In Christchurch alone, since April last, the export has been about 100,000 head.

Tho objection raised m Sydney to the burlesquing of a prominent public man m the Maornand opera, "Tapu," has been met for the Melbourne representation- of i opera by the substitution'of another character, m the place, of the Australian politician. The principal comedian' is now an English M.P. , on liia travels, securing information for a. new book. The fact tliat the diameter travestied would now represent tlie Prime Minister, of Australia, would notuirally have made the comedy more objectionable to those who bhink that tlie license with regard to the representation of public men on the stage was exceeded m "Tapu." At Nowra. (N.S.W.) last week 'a young maa na-m'ed Alfred' Edmunds, while looking for a defect m an acetylene gasometer at tlie Albion hotel had a marvellous escape from serious injury. He took a lighted Limp with him, and whilst standing on the gasometer there was a terrible explosion. Edmunds was hurled about a dozen feet m the air, the gaso- . meter, .was wrecked, and some of the bricks, forming the setting were carried clean over tho hotel, which is a twostoreyed building, and across the street, a distance of about 50yds. 1 Edmunds was unconscious when picked 1 up, and remained so for, some lime, but his injuries were slight. In the .course of some^general remarks upon the conditions. ' affecting •• the physique of the working clkwoee, the Lancet delivers itself of \he following remarkable passage.: "Next. to. drink as a. cause of impaired physi(]uee among the poor we should be inclined to place -dirt, sheer bodily filfchiness. With ipossibte exceptioiis m the case of Tliibet and Lapland, we are compelled to admit that the English working classes are probably the ddrtieist bipeds m the world, alike m the clothes and their persons, and that they display themselves m public, and even travel by public conveyances, -m condftkxns which would; not be .tolerated m any other civilised country. In America.,: for instance, working men m factories demand, and are supplied . with, baths and dressing rooms, and fchey^ wash and change their clothes before they leave their work and go into the streets^"

The Government biologist expresses himself entirely m sympathy with a proposal made by the Whangarei Fruitgrowers' Association that the Government should establish a- station for breeding insects of service to orchardists. In a letter, which- lie has sent to the Association acknowledging receipt of its proposal, he says: "You are aware lhat thousands of insects were- liberated m the North, and have proved! of considerable benefit to fruitgrowers m one or two districts, but the Avanl. of such an establishment as you mention has prevented the possibility of keeping up the supply m adverse seasons. The matter, however, will be again brought forward. You must allow me to repeat the warning I have so frequently uttered, do not rely too implicit^ on the work of useful insects'. Good as a. few of- them have •proved, they cannot entirely take. the. place of mechanical means of controlling pests." ■ ; ■ The Rev. Ohas. S. Ogg, who died at Wellington tliis week, was a man of wide literary and scientific attainments. He had a profound' knowledge .of the French tongue, and not only studied its literature, but constantly corresponded' m the language 1 Avith French divines. He was an omnivorous reader, and was always to be found engrossed m French magazines and books. He was especially fond of •scientific subjects, and made a close study of astronomy, on which he wrote many interesting papers. As a: Greek scholar- be had few equals m the colony, and withal he kept abreast of the advance of theological critcism. Mr Ogg was a very shrewd! business man— capable and' careful m reference to investments. During the greater part of }xis residence m, Wellington he. was interested •' m many local, joint stock enterprises. He was v shareholder m the Wellington Gas' Com pany, th© Wellington Trust and Loan Company, and other prosperous concerns, and was a director of several of them. The secretary of the English Beautifying Association has \vritten to Mr S. Hurst Seager, of Christ church, expressing appreciation of the/ clause placed m the New Zealand Municipal Corporations Act giving municipalities control over advertising m pities and borough. Copies of the clause have been sent to most of the influential newspapers iv England, so that this piece of legislation will be given great publicity. In England a few special Acts, limited' m operation, lias been passed to give certain authorities power m the desired direction, but there is no general enactment on, the subject as m New Zealand, though there is an agitation for something of the same kind. It has been pointed! out that the clause m the New Zealand Act is far-reaching, as it ■gives tho authorities power to control advertising not only m public thoroughfares, but also m places seen from public thoroughfares "Ltistvulia and New Z«jkiwl — .the latter ■particularly — are enquiring about British Columbia, salmon (writes the Canadian com^pondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph under' date 22rid July). The- pre^forential 'taiiff relations existing between Canada, and New Zealand appear likely to kill the. United States salmon market iv New Zealand m favor of Canada. As the canned salmon which goes to the Antipodes is m any event chiefly Fraser river fish. — caught m American waters by Americans — Canada will be only getting what is her own. A New' Zealand salmon buyer is at present on the coast, and is about to make a number of contracts with local canmerymen. Hitherto he lias done all his trading with American firms, but the preferential tariff sent him this way. Large quantities of salmon have Mtherto bean -sent from Pwget Sound to New Zealand; this province ought to be the source of sup*ply m the future. New Zealand is a market practically unknown to local canners m the pact. Australia lias, however, been a buyer on a suwJJ scale. Last, your 10,000 cases were sent there from Vancouver. Possibly -wjme- of this found its way to Now tfealaud, but there has been no direct trade to speak of hitherto. Unule Sam cut Oaaiada- out. but the preferential i