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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12789, 14 June 1912, Page 4

■- I The Warrimoo, Ulimaroa, Maheno. Victoria, arid Arawa will be within wireless range to-niglit. Residential building still continues brisk throughout the. borough. Tnere are no less'than 37 dwellings m course of erection at the present time. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency' Co., Ltd., advise that their horse sale .at premised m Lowe street starts at .11:30 a.m. to-morrow. » i" - Eourteen additional electric street lights will be switched on this month along the Ormond road circuit.. between the Whataupoko and Roebuck road bridges. •' At the last meeting of the Hospital Board it was decided- to lay out and pl,ant the , new- hospital site. So far nothing: has been done, as the committee are awaiting the arrival of the architect, Mr Atkins, who comes on the 26th inst., and who has offered his assistance m the work. ■■.-'• For .being found drunk while m. charge of a horse m Lowe sti'eet last evening,' James Browii, land agent, was^ at the,. Police Court this morning, fined': the amount of his bail, £1. Accused did. not appear, and Constable Harrbjd gave evidence thdt accused was so drunk that he fell off'his 1 horse. The. fortnightly social was held at Mangapapa last night. . There was a large attendance and a very enjoyable evening was spent. In-order not to clash, with: other.. entertainments, tjhe next social „'wili, be ...held on Thursday, June 20,, and an. announcement m reference thereto will be made to-morrow. The secretaries of various local unions to-day received a letter from the Federation of Labor j stating: "With a view to advising the members Of the union on the labor disputes at Waihi arid Reefton, and asking them to forward assistance, I would be glad if you would let me know if you could'receive a delegate froni the Federation of Labor, and at whftt date," ,The Temperance Association: had a large attendance last evening. TWbusiness part was got through quickly .to allow ..tjhe programme prepared, by Bro. V. West to be-gone on- withjiand it being a wet.cold night aiew also, iricrrjfred'V The following, gave items: Mrs West> Sisters^^ Kearney, McCobinb; ffif and Stevenson, Bros.Vowles, West,, Petherick, Doolap, Orr, McLaughlin and Rae. 7 T^he chief Vitem of the evening was a Maori haka, by, Bros. Knyi and. Moto., An, encore was. demanded and.freely given; one,new mem ber was enrolled and three proposecl for membership. The usual refreshment© were kindly handed round by the sisters. Next week will be minstrel nighti and nomination of "officers. There were about 80 couples present at the private dance given last everting by the staff of Messrs W. Pettie arid Co., m Whinray's hall. : Dapcing was kept up> until aboqt 1.30 this morning* Excellent music was supplied by Messrs Vita Bros.' orchestra, the extras being played by Messrs J. Dods and W S. Tua;ner. Messrs C. Williams and A. Cr uickshank, perfonhed the duties of M.>C. .Tlie very successful function was largely due to the 1 good woVk! done byVthe cbrnmittee, Misgea Gawn,-:Barne^,. Smith, G. Bcuunell, ancl Siras^ 3Jess£i Harre. Williams, arid Aristic.e- (hori. sec.) The-, hall .was" beautifully 'decorated, VtW stage being/used for cards.' Aii excel: lent supper was provided by* r ' Mr S; Wbotton. -.V_ "-• ' '^. 7' '■ 7"-' Given fine weather there ishqiild be a hirge attendance at' the: .Domain tomori'ow afternobiKto' witness the football-' matches. .T.he two . strongest senior teams, -'.KaitirPity, .a,nd Y.I^.P,, will be* pitted against, each, other, on No. IV ground, andVif the Vexhibition is anything 'like that giveii )vhen, theee teams met: before, the game ;wiil be M'o'rth Tseei'vVgyv ■'vpku-risbp will try., conclusions with' United on No.'. 2 ground, and. this matc^i >should a)so be; an. interesting one. : In the junior competition Kaiti-City meet Y.M.P.^.arid Old Boys meet Ga;rrisbtyV ',- $he .^chbpls rcbinpetl; tio'nVforVthe DeCpsta Cup,'wUl q^mriierice to-morrow at-Q.^ a.m. "'Alj. fqptbaneis are. .reminded' jbhaf.; matches' start punctually to time.'. ;t ' The military. Authorities, , connected with, the ara jpr^.sent. cohsi4ering tlie question of: obtaining- a permaiieht rifle range Tfor-the use' of theiVlpcal .territorials. t^e;.introduptidri. during* the ensuing year of musketry, practice for the various local,companies, a,properly-equipped, rifle;..range.is absolutely, necessary. . Up to the.present arrangeriaents have,. been madeff with the, owners of private, land ;, for ;tha.'use; of saipe. ,It is ,Tiriderstood itji^t hiqulrie^ are.: being .'ina'dei--with a viewvto-recbnf-. mending, th^.. Defence. : Departrhe'ht to secure^: a y suitable groiiajd, and. various sugYested sites are being -,'inspected. Besides .the range^at.; present" m ..use -at' Malcaurij the proposal is being'^onsideiv cd. to acquire land m ~ the:S country m close proximity to the railway. < ■ . • The inclement weather* and couhteir-i attractions affected ( the attendance .at the entertainment held at jlbly 'trinity schooWoom last night, i|i r V connection \Hth the sale, of work organised ,by the Ladies' : Guild m aid of the ( .btiddiug fund. However, those .who were present were t provided with . ap(. ertjoyabl'e everiing, and fairly good btisiriess was idone at the stalls,. The ladieis m charge of the various departiment's were: Afternoon .tea/. A'le'sdames Pari'is, Wilkes^ vSidebottom, Tu-siih', arid ...Ivissliirnj;. plain and fancy goods,/ Mes^iames. T. A. Crawford and (Miarls-worth',' Misses; Bi'boke-Taylbf, Booth, and Mc-. Lean; produce, Mesdam'es W. A. Smith and Hooper^ sweets, Missek N: Davies and Coleman. The programirie. m the evening was contributed fb .by Misses Beero, Akroyd, Hingstoii, and Chairlsworth, Mesdames Hooper, Kissling, W!. A. Smith,? and Akroyd ; Messrs Bayliss, N. de Lahtour, arid Kissling, •Upon the iriforriiation of-Mr \V. H. Westbrooke, Inspector ,of Factories, George AY Holrties, tailor, .waj* 6hai*ged' at the Magistrate's Coui;t to-d«y with a breach of the Factories .Act m that he employeci two girls under the- age of 16 years, without having a certificate of fitness relating to each girl's, health and education. Defendant, pleaded' jguilty.;. The inspector said .there.w^s Vpophihg; special about the case. .Defendant had otherwise, conducted. ,his .factory well.. Defendant explained that the girls had been fourteen months with him, and had, passed the sixth standard, and had been to\the High School., One of the girls was receiving a journeyman's \yages. He was not aware of the provisions of the Act. He trusted more to,, the, tailors' award.- Defendant said he- liad' a copy of the Factories Act. His Worship : You evidently did not read ii. Defendant: I have read it since. A fine of 10s and costs 7s m each case was imposed. /

J- ■ ■-. .... ■ -„.,-• ;- „•- TT7-. . . J The weekly parade' of "F" Company was held last evening, when Captain Skelley, adjutant of the regiment, gave ._ an, address on "Discipline. >■ ■>.V. ■ It is stated that the ; ; natives .intend opposing the action of the Railway Department m deciding to complete the acquisition of the /• balance' ;of .> the f'larid nearVthej railway station 7 fort' future re T - qujremehts. ■■'"■ ; „i: • ■'-«. ; ■-- ■ There will be . three sessions at the Garrison Hall 7 Skating .rink' The rink is proving to lie a ve'iy'popuJar" re-sort foY'-'tnose/wnb.de^^t^in'.'.uie fascinating p4sturie,' ahd "' ( t is e^pecSed tha* „ there ' \yiil be " a hjiorge number present -at each session tjo-rriorrbw. * , The Fire ; Board are .about to' erect a npe>:bell>,Qn thd borough t reserve m Ormond road,., Whataupoko,. .A galvanised steel , 30fjt tower has. beeh ordered . from Messrs. Booth, Macdonald. and Qo., fronv \toich tbe be\l wi)l be suspended. The tywer has arrived, ..and the bell will probably be fitted up next week. ■ Sheep-stealing is still very prevalent, apparently. At the. farmers' conference at. Palmerston Mr Ewari Campbell, 6| Wanganui, stated that three of his neighbors m- a comparatively short time' had lost 700 sheep. "Stealing sheep," ' he added, ' v is rampant, and the leniency * b| magistrates has had a bad effect. Not long ago a sheepstealer -was, punished - Av^ith the terrible sentence of three, n^onths; it- used to.,be a hanging business one time. I wish it was to-day:" iln the course* of tin eloquent sermon at St. Mary's,' New Plymouth, the Rev. A. H. Oolviile 'made a strong appeal for the cultivation t of, real reverence,. a& : being especially a need of this geneifttibii . ahd .this country. He also lamented the. absence 'from the school syllabus of a ■proper imaginative study of/ his- . Tory, by which .the youth of the Dominion might bj} led to learn intelligently froni' the history of the" past/ * t^ns beings taught to make deductions which would be useful to the present and the future." ' "V „ There are the best reasons (telegraphs an Auckland cbrrespbndeht), far, stating that Mr il. A. Millar's; inaisfiositipn is much more serious is generally believed. Thiere seems < little, prospect ojf his recovering the sight of orte eye,7 and. there is .grave possibility of fjhe other being seriously affected. He lias been ordered complete rest, and the genferal|opiriiori is that ' there is practically' no hope of his taking ah activepart m political affairs again. Mi-"Mil-iar is ii6w m Rotorua, -undergoing treat--mdnt and rest. ; , An account *of a fight; between a-, full grown 'tiget and a bulldog, which resulted m the' death of the tiger, is f$} v fFi m the Uitenhajge (Cape Odlony) TMesi A tiger-had taken refuge iri a cave Yon- si . farm at the foot -of Winterhoek Mountain, m Cape Colony. A bulldog was 7 fetched, and it at once rushed mto'-the' cave; A desperate struggle ensued. The ' ; 'dog 7 was baclly w;ouridea : by the -tiger's'" clawa, but it caught' the tiger by the throat and did nbt let go until . bbtii rolled' over as if dead; In ai : - few" min=- "'< utes the dog came round, but the- tiger, '-' which measured B£. Ue% was found '"toi > be i .dead. ; "'•'.' ''■■" - 7 ■/-•■- , ':- •• : ' '■■..'.-■•. '" The Bay - , of Plenty Tjmes states :— General satisf action should be expressed at. the; cordial reception tendered to the deputations that' waited, this week, on the Hon. W. D. S. McDonald, Minister for Public Works and Native. Minister, urging upon that gentleman town : and country. requirements. Various mat-, ters were, touched;, upon, at Tauranga, Papamba, and Te iPukej and in'each case , the Minister showed a Y prompt . appreciation of jthe positiony/a re^ogmtiohVgf.tne arguments brought to bear pi^jbh'ent'/Va keen X desire .to and— what ,js;.jrujit > as important—^e displayed aY courtesy and consideration .that wjll Vdd mucb/to" t strengthen his position with the Vpeople.-" By the mail- which'^ arrived froni England on Saturday Jiight ;Mr>G.-- Carter (of .. New Plymouth) Received a letter fw>in , the Earl of Ranfurly (saW the Taranaki ;H^rald). ; The 'letter is May Srdj,* and states- that the' Taranaki {New Zea- .: land) Oil Wells, Ltd., Was establishing itself m offices of. its own; and that active steps were being taken tb get,towork as soon as possible: .The refinery plant .was ordered, : and Lord Ranfurly expected that within' six months (or about the beginning .of November) the stills would be at work at MotufoaY T-he flotation m London had been' disappointing, bjuV Lord Ranfurly thought that when the refinery, is: at work there will be little difficulty m raising addi- • tjjonal capital m London if.it is required. Experts and a portion .of the ; plant, bbth drilling ahd refiningj .- weire expected to be despatched early m June.: . An inset plan appears mth this issue, (giving particulars of foe > .Matawai town- '. ship sections,., tq be, .sold at auQtioii by ' Messrs Williams and Kettle; Ltd.; oh' : account of Mrs E. .■£, . Mortlernan on Saturday, theV.^nd in'st. Tlie sale .will "be" held at Bartow's gar^gjß;' at .1 p.m., iift order to allow intending purchasers, i arriving by that morning's train. tiri).e to get their business done before at-, tending . the pale m the afternoon, This promises to be phe of the most important sales of country. township] sections tjftpfc , has been held for some time,: and a reference to the §ale plan will show hbw ; weft , this . property is adapted , for subj, . -division,], as sections, rangingVfrom £ to .8' acres aie jto be offered. Ah ilmpbrta-tiu feature of, this, sale, it is ' s^ted ;by the." vendors, is. the ' - fact that Matai wai will most jSrobably be the last township thrbngh which the railway will p^s*s -. before it descends ihto the. PaMhl'" 'Valley 'oh the O^btiki'si^e. , This,al<in6 eives a" very- great ! : value' vl t<i - the septions' Vunder hotioeV Tl^b': terms, are exc^piionaily' V«asy; Being , ; K>', per: oent.' cfish, ip * peif ; cent, 'm- ■ aist'V '-.. ;nioriths } 710 p^rV.te'nt.VinVtSyelve morithfrV 'ancl 'the balahce m tnr^e years' atf*'^'per cent. ' '" ' ' ' ''-'-' : ' '" i *^ '" ; -< r ''".-■ ■ '•>- ■■- ' , . '. . •V' '.. - • ''The number .of: lemigxants., leaymSt, England and Scotland atN th<B p^Bje^' time is astonishing," : said Burns,;: of the shipping;- firm u of J^urn&, A :; ,ahd Co., to v Sydney, Telegiaplj. V reporter recently. ■'.-.. 'Aln.^e d$Y <%fiF;! - --,?600 ablesbbdied: men ahd woinph lejgi Glasgbw. for Canada, while many hnn^ /dreds i depart < iweekly . . for .^ pthar naj^a. , , ,Fr6tt> what; I- lewned,whi|e W?)^ n sl^^ V it ■seems Vthai. thp' inigr^tib^ojf so n^wy^ .peoplo \ woidd, if it continues, hAye^Jtnr^ von life in.'Grreat. Britjain A :. Tbje t^tjif or, the.-, older: an diw ; eaker pries,,, . to, remain iat Home, wjiile, the: hardy fuji)^ ) Islrorig choose iother Jtarts m, whicTi,; tyi . build up a "home.; At, tlie ; sapae [ consider the Exodus, sho^ be,^!^^;*^,. nraritage-of k by Austraii^. Hund^&ds! P| VV .emigrants .-; whbn I left .E^gla^d -wem| waitingcto gfet §hip» fa* ftueehsland 6hM r other. States,, bill*: the troubW is . thab V shipowners; canhdt , afford to fit up jlargjj f t steamers'; fori tha.t of tN Vp^sseng^t ' trade, particularly as there ds rio^guaratt- ! tee of t il»-.. qpntinuance. li. w'a^s.' .tne^ 1 -reason*" that led.,mfi. to^sugg^st tha^.t^eV Tmperial Qpvernmeht might be approached * \vith a v yiew of . ier^porary VutifisatiQ*v ;oif a pbr^iorv of British tranjpp rserVifie ' :t<},cope 3vith thp .rush'V. The idea, tcp- ' „peared to me to : be -feasible. . 'VTf- th^ . sug- . gestion..w,ere adopted; it woidd. relie-y^ ' PS^sure,. I^an^y are willing to'cpWib .and settle ,jHiQre r : .but. are prevented 1 , by f the absence of facilities." r )f" 77^ ; - Mr W. Dbbson,; senior,' of Wellingtoiiian enthiisijgiStic .dewnder of the- kilt/ re^ oently 'wrbtg: bri- lhe subjept of rtfris .jrifiL- x ment to Genex'al Godley; Vln his reply 1 '■. the Cfcmmahd'aht says :'-r-'?t am afrwo that it is quite bii^of the quesliion that • avo call yet think^ of the « question- of full dress for. any body. : The , expenses; .starting thb new sohemeai'eprQvFngS'ery ; great, and it' is only with the { greatest,' .'care and strictest economy that- we xjaiii .keep them down to an amount' whioh' j wiU be aqcentable Vto the country. Tho 'men • have not yet got all "' their: r kh&Kt " iumform eveh, v arid till they • have got' .their working dress, Z and. till we haM Jpaad for tlie new guiis -and' the many • other expenses wbich : Bave- to" be :ifl- ; curredto.Vstart 'the newi aqheme, itvls • quite impossible for me to approach' th©'' ' Government bnVthe subjeot of full drew" ♦- At tlie same time' there is not the' Jea^t reason why those who have kilts 'should npt -wear them at any private parades ' or social functions, and m : the near f V IU u e> 300, i as everybody is properly ■ clothed and-equipped with his working > dress, and the expenditure has resumed its normal amount, we may then consider the possibility, should full dress be sanctioned, of clothing certain battalions m the Scottish national garb."

Mr - Michael Mullooley, a well-known Tolaga Bay settler, died last evening. As evidence of the fire waste m New & 'Zealand Mr J. Mallard, a representafZ tive of the insurance companies on the iir^ boards of the Dominion, m conversation with a reporter, stated that, .' 'during .^he past six years, the -insurance companies doing business m New Zealand paid away no less a sum than £2,500,000. - The secretary of the W.C.T.U. wishes to remind members of the social afternoon, which is to be held tomorrow m ,the Presbyterian school TOoiri.' All members are asked to .supply ? Ibaskefcs of cakes, and are also notified I (that as it is white ribbon day they are • -expected to wear their badges. * Owing ': to the shortness of the afternoon, the 1 meeting wUI open punctually at half- ; past two. Friends and sympathisers with the work of the Union are invited. 1 The party of Rangiriri and other WaiIkato natives who' have been engaged for several weeks past m preparing a canoe an the Pukekohe East district have completed the work] (writes the Auckland Herald's Buckland correspondent), and on Saturday .the canoe was brought to Bu<?kland station, wTiere it was loaded hi TeaSiriess for despatch to the^Waigato, four trucks being required for its conveyance. The canoe is someJTft. bin ip length, and considerable interest^ has been evinced m the various stages of its preparation. It was originally intended by the natives that ZjfTof. .their number should carry the canbe to Auckland, a distance of two arifl a halfVmiles, but 4his course was unnecessary,,- the heavy ism experienced on Frfda^frendering the side portions of the roads m splendid ■order for sliding theVcantteVt^^the railway. This was without damage to the Vstrtlcture, a '^li^-horse i^aan being bifoughiJ into reqnisition for haoling purposes. Z.A" ■ V ? V. t <v „ An interesting relic. ..of the Mapri rising m thisj.dwtrict- J^asjjisfc, come. v .irito the possession! of -,Mr W.V'»E'. v Goffe, jn the shape of a long Lee-Enfi,eld f muzzles loading gun!; '".. Tjhe oia^ashtMdV\nreiroi^ was ( /onnd; by ai settler ;ih s tlie WainaaJ^. district iidwid from Tolaga. Bay y^last Wununer^ .apjl-jexcept for apportion of the fcutt thav iwas.^is:pos^d f ,to:the elements* is in'.T&n excellent.tatate of iteeaervatibn: The 1 rjj|e ;js'no ; doubt of Maoty owner : ;, ship m which ■? the i^ initials, (."If.E;." have; been c^ryM ?on the wood, near the. trigger. ■•- CoJ. - J^prte'r is of opinion , tb:at. the rifle is.,ope:pf the arms taken by Te-Kopti and l^is meh from the Chatham, Islands when. the£ overpowered .-the gtiarji^V as .^tne.latter, were supplieff 'witli -tHiS* class 'of arm,, and this particular piece bears, the New 2ealand Government mark. He thinks it was probably carried by one of the Hauhau pai*ty .engaged m the guerilla warfare m that portion of the district. The fact that the rifle is at fulKcock, and that .. the ramrod is missing he considers is significant. Two charges, one of entering the British Empire hotel, and one of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, were preferred against an old man named John Heaphy at the Police Court . this morning. Mr.. Coleman appealed for accused, who pleaded guilty. Detective Mitchell said accused - Iwas- seen, coining out of the hotel. He, denied having got drink, but it was ascertained tliat he did procure drink. Accused was an inmate of the Old Mens Home at present. . Mr Coleman said accused had bqen three weeks m the hospital, and- had just come down town on the day the offence was committed. To send an old and feeble man tb prison might prove fatal. If he was kept .at the home he might ' improve. His Worship:. I don't think such , cases as these should be allowed out of the home. He said there was a list of about i>i convictions against accused. It was difficult to know what to do m such cases. However, he would adopt a lenient view of the case, seeing that tlie old man was an inmate of the Old Men s Home Accused was bound over m the of £5~ to come up for sentence when called upon. ' ' ; To show the possible benefits of u the new installation Of electricity we quote the evidence, reported m the Dunedin Star, given before the Cost of Living Commission by the accountant of tne Dunedin Corporation electric power and lighting dep artmerit! . After statuig that the nrice of gas had fallen by successive S? frori?llTod per AOOOftf m 1870 to 5s (net) smoe 1908, Mr Timlin, showed wliat the rival light cost. He explained f tliat from his books he had selected at random the accounts of several consumers living m each suburb. Averaging these, he found that this type of consumer, probably of the artisan class, paid 4s 6d per month (this including current and meter rent), besides whiak there would be a saving m regard w matches, candles, aiid- coal foi 4 irbnuig. The dajta from which this result .was.calculated! were as follows :—^Musselburgh, four- consumers averaged £2 10s 6d;.each per! a,nnum, br 4s 2d per month ; South Dunedin, four consumers averaged £2 13s 9d per annum, or 4s 5d per month j Maori Hill, three consumers averaged £2 16s'' Id per annum, of 4s 8d per month ; North-east Valley, : four . ..consumers averaged £2 8^; lid yearly,,, or 4s per month ; Kayensbovirne, five consumers averaged £2 18s per annum,, or 45.10 d per month. The installation of electric lighting m such^a house.niight cost from 7£lo to £12, including, anextxa "point" for aa electric- iron*... As.- to ironing by this method, Mr Timlin said that ; 4d per month was a fair average cost of current m a household.' Electric light was really cheaper than kerosene. He gave the Commission a quantity of information about power charges. Finally, Commissioners asked -him if the department showed a profit on its working. He replied that.3hought ,it. was still a bit behind, it hoped to contribute £1000 to the general municipal fund this year.'