NEWS ITEMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10959, 30 April 1907, Page 4

NEWS ITEMS.

Tliere are 35 fever cases under treatment m the Wellington hospital. The, Navua's shipment of fruit from Tonga was found on arrival at Auckland to .be infected with the fruit fly. It is stated that the' necessary financial arrangements have been made for a crematorium at Wellington, and a site at Aaron ha_ been set aside for its erection. Dr Allan Macfaryen, the eminent English bacteriologist, died recently througli infection from a serum which he wa_ preparmg for malta fever. Wellington City Council officials nave captured 850 stray dogs m Wellington since January 1. This m reply to a protest against the vagrant dcjr made by t.'e New Zealand Shopkeepers' Association. "Wonderland from the Christchurch Exhibition is to be set up m. Khyber Pass, Auckland, next to Hancock's brewery, where an artificial lake will be formed. It is to be opened on November Ist. Edward F. Paton, who has just died m Christchurch, aged 82, built tlie first house m Masterton, about 1855. Tlie building stood till two^or three years ago, when it was pulled down. Latest advices from New Plymouth are that the young lady from Waitara is still ma trance. at the hospital. A number of doctors have visited her, but the. pricking of needles and shocks from electric batteries had no effect, on her. There has been a large increase m revenue through the penny public t'elepho-ie rates m Sydney. The rush caused by applications for telephones has made it difficult to cope with the demand. Some 9000, Ericssohn telephones are oh order. Advice has been received at Auckland from Wellington to the effect that proceedings will be taken against the owner and master of the Te Aroha. leaving the Court to say whether any 'further parties should be added. The population of the colony is about 960,000, and the number of people who at. tended the International Exhibition at Oliristchurch was l l;970,000/or an average of oyer two visits for every person m lue colony. •. Export buyers are now offering s§d per lb over all for lambs; delivered to the freezing works, but the excellent prospects of the. London market -at present are causing many farmers to hold out for an even higlier figure. Fourpence .per lb over all is being paid for freezing sheep.— Christchurch Press. . . ~ j Government discount stamps do not ap- ' pear to grow m popularity. During the : ; March quarter, for the whole of the; 'colony, the stamps sold only amounted ' to £716, (as against £761 for the same - ; quarter m 1906), arid of this amount Wei- ' lihgton was responsible for £695. Auckland, Thames;: arid Napier were th© only other customers. Miss Ewen, who has been elected a member of the South Hautapu Drainage ! Board,. Waikato, is probably the first lady 1 that has. been' elected to 6uch a position f fri New; Zealand.- She has considerable ' interest m the land affected by the Board, arid, it is stated, possesses qualifications which should make her an excellent member of the Board. Mrs.R. J. Seddon has intimated her intention of presenting an oak pulpit to St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral at Wellington iir memory of the late Premier. The church ! has also received a bequest of £100 (less :duty) from the late Madame Merz for the erection of a memorial window. Under the will of the late. Sir Walter B idler the parish is to/ receive £100. The Auckland police are endeavoring to ' discover the parentage of an infant female child which was abandoned m Parnell on Friday evening. The child, which is . about two months old. was- found shortly ! after dusk on a doorstep, m Manukau ' rbad, opposite the Gospel Hall. It was well clothed, and had an ; empty feeding bottle and a tin containing some food be-, side it. "• i The fishing season throughout Taranaki j lias been somewhat disappointing this year. "Not enough water," one member said at a recent meeting of the Hawera Acclimatisation Society. "Too much water and not enough fish," was, the experience of another member. The Chairman said som c very'good bags had been secured, but it was generally agreed that throughput the colon/ the hsliing season now closing ' had (been much leas favorable than usual. It is not generally known that but for the enthusiasm of a musical lady the people of New Zealand would riot again be given an opportunity of hearing the Exhibition orchestra. This lady has guaranteed the expenses of- tht tour which the orchestra is now making through the colony. The salaries of the artists {who number 501 have to be paid, and no special concessions on fares. are 'being allowed by the Government. _Lannia VeiogO, the. chief woman of the. longan kingdom and last child of the noted chief Tui Toga, died on Sunday, April 7th, at th© age of 80 years. bhe was grandmother of the late Queen Lavinia, of Tonga. The funeral took place the following day, King George Tubou being the chief mourner. The coffin was carried by 30 men on an immense bier to the waterside, whence it was rowed to the burial place of the "Tui Toga," nine miles distant, the • Rev* J. B. Watkin, president of the Free Church of Tonga, officiating at the grave. Never has the season been more favorable for grass, or the stock m higher condition or more fitted to withstand the rigors of a coming, winter (writes the Hurleyville correspondent of the Hawera Star). Grass is everywhere abundant, and as a consequence cows refuse to dry off— several suppliers still taking over half a ton of milk per diem to th© local factory. The factory generally closes m May but this year it will be, the writer flunks, necessary to remain open till June. The turnip crops are also looking splendid, so that the 'calves are also' well provided for for the winter. A meeting of creditors was held at limaru last week under somewhat unusual circumstances. The bankrupt was J. bhaw-ihomrsson, a partner m the firm ot Lewis and Thompson, proprietors of »^ lnon 1 f;. y advert 'sing periodical called iv , \ 0I ? eep >?' printed m Dunedin and published by the him m Timaru. Lewis, who had been the business manager absconded a few weeks ago, and Thompson was compelled to tile on account of lar„c partnership debts. Bankrupt's liabilities were only £13 4s 6d. but the firm's indebtedness was £1088, and the assets set down at £243 14s. Bankrupt m his statement said that he and Lewis had each put £50 into the founding of the Pionicfri w )ii ch hi,d been 6tarted iv April, iy.o. Ihe paper had not prospered, but Lewis had been optimistic, and said he could get money from Home. The publication luid therefore been continued, aid ed by borrowed money. A few days be-' fore Easter, Lewis had left Timaru, ostensibly xm a ten days' holiday m the North Island, and had not been* heard of since. Ihe creditors present discussed tho affair from several points, but no resoluITh^ v SSed -. Mr - A ' °' Thompson be nid S ° n S I)rivatc debts w ° ulld Interviewed by an Auckland Star corespondent on the subject of Jus recent visit to the Auckland district, the Hon. k. .Mc^ab said the extent of the hind available for future settlement over the area traversed fairly astonished him. Kound about Kawhia, and almost continuously across to the other coast, there are said to be immense tracts of Native land not supporting aTsingle human being, and yet it is land wliich could be cut up into comparatively small areas. It is not an exaggeration to say there must be m that neighborhood at least a. million acres, of land fit for settlement, not including the Piako Swamp. There seems t 0 be no insuperable barrier m the way of bringing the land into occupation luring the next few years. The Minister <hinks there is an immense future ahead )f Auckland when the railways 'now m jourse of construction are extended to Kawhia on the west, and to Tauranga >n the east. Auckland alone of the cities Df New Zealand has territory to the north uid to the south, and at the same time is open to the sea cost and west. He found jealousy existing m smaller centres similar to that m tlie north of Auckland regarding the capital city, but his remarks on tho subject of centralising their trade were received by the leading men fairly well.

Bishop Nevill has received a letter from I . the Hon. R. Oliver promising 2CO guineas for tlio Anglican Cathedral at Dunedin. j A crate of rooks was brought to Wellington from England by Mrs Greenwood, a saloon passenger by tho Cnrinthic. The Wellington Bowling Club is building a new pavilion at a cost of over £1500. .The hop crop m New Zealand is estimated at about 4000 bales, of which 2000 bales are required for use m the colony. The first shipment of Tasmania!, potatoes to South Africa has been sent away by the Corinthic. The experiment is being watched with interest. The Governor has been pleased to approve of tlie dismissal of two members of the Greytown Rifle Volunteers for disobedience of orders given by their commanding officer. A Government electrical engineer has visited the Rangitata, and is now testing it as to the water-power it possesses, with a view to utilising it for electrical purposes. Tlie Wit\vatersrand Trades und Labor Council, of Johannesburg, has written to tlie Wellington Council, stating that the . Labor party secured three seats, m the j Transvaal" Parliament, and asking for par- . ticulars of New Zealand's labor legislation. j Tlie Council passed a resolution congratulating the Transvaal body. I The Duke of Connaught, at Calcutta, m I reply to a deputation of Freemasons, re- | ferred to the recent initiation in^the orI der of the Ameer of Afghanistan, and said he found the world over thnt Masonry j tended to create bonds of.- goodwill and loyalty. He made : special allusion to South Africa. Evidently (says the Auckland Star) th* electors of Grey .Lynn believe m the o'd i saying "there is nothing like leather," «_ ! no less than five of the nine councillors elected yesterday are interested- m t„ a t t _ ade -' A "Garland" was also added to «^. Couucil yesterday, although botli a King was deposed and a "Square" negSince the Kaponga Dairy Company decided to make: cheese (says the Riverlea correspondent of the hJltham Argus) all the talk is of the possibility of the present prices remaining. Loads of pigs and dozens of calves are seen on the way to Kaponga saleyards, farmers well knowmg that such live stock cannot thrive on the feeding- properties of whey. j The Wellington Acclimatisation Society j has just distributed about 20 red deer, j wliich were captured m the Wairarapa. They have been liberated at Paraparaumu, Levin, Mount Holds worth, Tauherenikau, and Eketahuna. Those at Paraparaumu i will be kept m confinement for breeding purposes m a portion of the game farm which has been specially set apart as a deer park. The Timaru Borough Council on Tues. day evening adopted one of four competitive designs sent m for a building to comprise municipal buildings, town hull, and Carnegie library. The accepted plan was found to be that of Mr Walter Panton. It was a condition of the competition that the library must not cost more than £3000, and the rest of the building £8000. Tlie estate at present possessed by the Government m connection with the Exhibition represents an expenditure of between £130,000 and £140,000. It consists of the braidings, the Art Gallery, tho Concert Hall, the organ, fencing, turnstiles, entrance pavilions, bridges, statuary, the fountain, furniture, ,and plant. Tlie eight pieces of statuary m the main hall cost £2500, and the plaster statues £1000. During his visit to Little River last week the Acting-Prime Minister called upon the Hon. William Montgomery. Mr Hall-Jones was delighted to find the. veteran statesman m good health and 'taking a keen interest m everything affecting the welfare of the colony. He disclaimed any intention of taking further part m public life, but he is, as Mr Hall-Jones said? as clear and sound m his judgment as he was during the days- of his greatest political activity. Men for bushfelling work m. Taranaki are difficult to obtain; indeed, there has been a scarcity of this class of labor for some time past, despite advance m the rate, paid per acre from 22s 6d to 25s and 27s od. Those who do proffer their services are careful, too, of the class of work they undertake, or rather of the character of the means of access to tlie sections. On Saturday there was an advertisement m a -country paper for bushfellers at 35s [ier acrei /' • " ' ._. Miss Irene Skinner, writing from England to her New; Plymouth friends, states, inter alia :— "To-day I went with two. old maiden ladies to a woman'-s franchise meeting. I quite sympathise with them, but not with tlie suffragists .who storm the House., They had two women speakers, who spoke simply splendidly. One, Mrs Fawcett, who is quite elderly, made one of the best speeches .I' -have heard — clear, logical, to the point; and m perfect English. "T was introduced to a great many people, generally* as 'Miss Skinner from l^ew Zealand. She lias a vote.' I became quite an object of interest. Everyone viewed me with envy, aiid poured out questions upon me." Dr. Fell states that the buyers for the Wellington Art Gallery m London have been very- successful, securing F. Brangivyn's famous picture, "Santa Maria Delia Salute," for £250, the artist having most generously reduced the price from £570 m purpose that it might go to New Zealand. "We shall;" he adds, "have to wait some time for it, because it is at present jeing exhibited at Mannheim ; but when t comes, I have no hesitation whatever n saying it will be the one picture of. >ur gallery which people' will come from Ear and near to see. Brangwyn is be'ond question the greatest exponent of ill that is strong, and vigorous m modern 3ritish art, .and to have secured so grand ji example for so small a sum is indeed vorth waiting a year." ..'."> Mr Sillem, the Dutch explorer andj Alpine climber, who made several fine , ascents m the Southern Alps last year,: was m March last attempting- the ascent of Aconcagua. Writing from Jiica m February last to a friend m Wellington, he says:— "Just a few words to say that Aconcagua has not yet been conquered by me. I made, with two Chilene porters, m one day's riding and two days' climbing, a camp of 20,-00 ft, about four hours from the summit; but- then the weather changed. .The tent and sleeping bag please me very much, especially the tent, which is admired by everyone. To-mor-row I go out again with three porters, as the two had rather much to cany, an^ I we had too little food. My "Primus stove (Sweden) . works wonders, and keep mc always provided with hot water froi the snow. Difficulty with the rarifie air.l had none, but felt quickly tired. The tent which Mr Sillem is using 6 Aconcagua is a ( New Zealand one from j design supplied by a New Zealan cliiiibcr, made from- Japara linen, with waterproof floor. There is room m i for four men to sleep,- and yet it onl; weighs 51b. "The finances of New Zealand woi never m a better cnodition," remarket the Acting-Colonial Treasurer, Hon. W Hall-Jones, to a New Zealand Times re porter on Thursday. This was a apropo of the declaration of a surplus of _ye half a million, and the transference o £775,000 from the consolidated fund t the public works fimd, m addition t provision being made for sinking f un< m connection with the old war loans The revenue, added the Treasurer, hat been coming iv remarkably well, ant would, he thought, establish a recort for the State. The increases were cs pecially noticeable m regard to the Rail ways. Customs, and Postal Department No doubt a good deal of this was 'dm to the International Exhibition, and al though the -State might have to make ut about £50,000 for the cost of the Exhibi tion, the deficiency iii this respect wouli be more than compensated for by ih< increases m revenue of various public departments. The detailed particulars o; these were not yet availablo. With refer, once to the railway revenue, this would "be about a quarter of a million greatei than last year— a record for any tinu . sinco tho inauguration of our railway iy.. tern. The high, prices of metals have been a source of profit to an organised gang of house-wreckers m Melbourne, who have caused much trouble to the police. Empty houses and houses going up have m many instances been stripped of everything m the shape of metal, cliandeliers, nevv door knobs, locks, gas fittings, lead pipe, copper wire, and so forth, have been taken out of ttie houses at night, and so numerous have these robberies become and so valuable the articles stolen that many qontraetors have gone to the expense of keeping watchmen all night at buildings being erected by them. In som© instances the thieves, watching their opportunity when newly-erected houses are just about completed have gone to Work tit night and left the places perfect wrecks by tearing out and down the interior fittings and stripping lead- from tho roofis. Several cases of most unparalleled impudence have recently been reported, particu. larly m North Carlton^ where houses m occupation have been visited by men who stated that they were plumbers sent to overhaul the roofs, spouts, and piping. They always chose rented houses, and having, by their amazing effrontery, lulled the suspicions of the -occupants, _. have coolly gone to work and stripped the roof, gutters, and lead, removed the pipes and any other metal considered by them to be of any value. _In one or two instances they haye partially unroofed houses over the heads of the inmates to get _t the metal, they wanted, and, strange to say, they have nowhere been suspected as frauds at tha.time of their visit, so boldly have they accomplished their nefarious tasks. Detectives have recognised that there must be some big central "fencing" establishment into which these large consignments of metal find their way. On April 11th two of the gang were arrested carrying heavy bags which proved to contain a quantity of the plunder. Another arrest Mas made subsequently, ond stolen property traieit to certain .smelting works. It is believed that the gang has been broken -up. .- _.

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