TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12650, 20 January 1910, Page 6

TOWN EDITION

A man weighing about thirteen stone (says the New Zeakincl Times) attempted to clamber through an onen port, of th 0 Mararoa at the Queen's wliiirf on Thursday ni^ht as she wnx leaving ku> Lyttelton. Ho gut his • he«(| through the ports "lid then a constable helped him ashoi'e. In a sheafing case' decided 'm the M;igisti\ate > s-si^l#i«*hre'*^.tc«idpii,is>€X)g pertses were ohly allowed :i IW -.witnesses 1 who had actually f£ly'eii evidertce, two; Maori men alitl twd women, a slightly reduced amount being set down for the women, although his Worship explained that there was no distinction m the regulations. The total costs, nevertheless, ran up to £15 10s, but as the distance was set down at 34 miles and the allowance was for three days, the expenses of the four witnesses, mounted up; and there was also an interpreter's feu and £2 2s for the solicitor. In giving judgment this afternoon m the cane Moemoo Tewuo a ltd other Maori shearers (Mr. Finn) \f, Guy Teuton Porter (Mr Mann), His Worship (Mr Barton, S.M.) said that there was no dispute as to the number of sheep shorn. He would allow £5 15s for the lambs, and- would allow at tile same rate for the cook. The defendant's dim that he should be. allowed to deduct for food could not be allowed, as he had undertaken to provide food, no stipulation being made as to deductions. Ho would allow £2% ss» less £14 14s lCd paid into Court. Costs amounting to £15 10s were allowed, the total (one item being deducted) amounting to £21 10s 6d. Two miners, Win. Hogan and Daniel Endicott, recently pegged out a claim m tlie orchard of the latter,- "at Merrendee, 22 miles from Mudgee (N.S.W.). They put a shaft down 14ft, and struck payable gold m the wash. One of them stuck a- pick m the corner of the shaft, dislodged a piece of rock, and m. the crevice between, two rocks unearthed a nugget of gold' weighing 121oz. The discovery was. made two. days before Christmas, but kept a secret until Monday morning, when th 3 nugget was brought to Mudgee, and lodged m the Ban'c of New South Wales. The gold is mixed with a reddish brown quartz, both gold and quartz being much watevworn. Experienced miners state it has not travelled far, and that. a rich reef is m the vicinity. The nugget isAalued at about £400. • The troubles of a general laborer were told before the , Unskilled Laborers' Board at Sydney on January 6. Chas. Daniel Merton described himself as a practical powder monkey. As his work required a. certain amount of skill, he thought Is 6d an hour was reasonable pay for it. He was the father of 20 children, and now 'that the price of living had increased; he found it hard to ma*e ends meet. The coat he was wearing was his best one, and was bought out of a, "pop" shop for. Is 6d. .tie smoked a plug of tobacco a week, and this, with the necessary matches, cost 6d. To save paying tram fares, he walked two. penny tiam sections when going to worK. Asked if his children assisted him when he was bringing up his family, Merton replied, "Yes, until the girls want a husband and the boys grow a moustache. 'Ihen tlio boys want to bring home a wile." 'lhe only skill required for pick and shovel woitt, said Merton, was a weak brain and a strong back. . . . At a picturesque spot on the hillside near Wainui, tlio coastal residence ofthe Mayor, Mr and Mrs V^. D. Lyenar i tins afternoon tendered a picnic to the members of t'ho Citizens' Commit/too and their friends. The gathering,, it will. jbe remembered, was adjourned' immediately after the carrying of tile borough loan ■ proposals. lhe nature had beai postponed on -account of the rain, but to-day' the experience was very pleasant m regard to the weather. 'J. here were about 150 guests present. An. excellent luncheon w*i» provided. 6y the Lo-opeUi,-iiye Balcery Company,./ The presence of Vita, Bros.' string band also] added to the pleasure <of tue , afternoon. The afternoon was spent mainly m social intercourse. Subsequently photographs were taken of the gatheiin^f by Air W I«'\ Crawford. lha chief event of the afternoon was the presentation to* fhe Mayor of a handsome piecQ of sil?er plate, publicly subscribed. The presentation, was made by Air Tonevehrfe, on _ behalf of the Committee, the Mayor being taken by surprise. i< elieitious speeches followed, the Mayor's services beirig- warmly eulogised. Dr Paterson, who recently returned to Christchurch from a visit to America, describes the' outward prosperity of America as bbirig quite appalling, he says that it shows itself on all sides. Perhaps it is most m evidence m the palatial hotels and ' restaurants where the charges are m keeping with the elaborate- furnishings and conveniences. There is hardly a bedroom m tho best hotels without its private bathroom and, its private telephone. The charges m some, places for what is regarded a« fair accommodation are about £1 a day for a bedroom, and/ all meals, from 3s {o 4s each, extra// It is noticeable that the American, smokes his cigars m both his hotel and his restaurant, taking it for granted, evidently, that no one m: these days of toleration has any objection to the smell of the "weed."' The pernicious cigarette is seldom seen m the j American cities, and 'the homely pipe |is reserved for its proper place, the home. The great drapery establishments, especially Wanamaker's, m Philadelphia, and Marshall Field's, m Chicago, seem to absorb most of 'the business m lhe cities, and the smaller men are pushed out -into the suburbs, where apparently, they do a satisfactory trade.' Dr Paterson 's observations lend *him to concbde that, m spite of the strong commercial spirit m Amririca, there is good fellowship amongst members of the same vocation, one professional man frequently liiejpinj -another, and giving him the benefit of advice and' experience. . .