THE Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro MONDAY, 29th JANUARY, 1906.

Southland Times, Issue 19726, 29 January 1906, Page 2

THE Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro MONDAY, 29th JANUARY, 1906.

During the past week there were admitted to the SoutniamJ Hospital 5 male and 4 female patients, discharged 1 males and 5 females, remaining IK) ma.es mid 13 fenmios ; died .John Keith 44 years. •Ins. MeMaster Go, .lames Johnston Cl years. The Visiting Trustees for this week are Messrs J. E. Watson and IT. Cooler. The secretary acknowledges receipt of JH 2s from hospital box in Air T. Kelt's hotel. The Education Hoard lias received 32 applications for the position of Assistant Inspector for Southland, Mice Air F.ralk The applications arc from all parts of New Zealand and there a-e eight iron) residents Southland. Two o. the candidates are «t present inspectors in northern districts. The Hoard met in committee on Friday' evening to consider the applications and testimonials, and found that the tusk was impossible of completion in one sitting, consequently another meeting will be hold. Commemorative postage slumps will be sold on the Christchurch Exhibition Some countries may not agree to accept these as valid, but it is hoped that Britain and the Commonwealth will recognise the issue. J. J. McGrath (jWoolston Hand) won the E flat cornet competition at the Hftwcra contest, with ‘JG points.

A woman who appeared at the I’oHca Court on Saturday was id drunkenness ami finod 10a, cosls ,4h.

At 111 vert on last week before MesArs W. K. I’ankhurst and J. C. Thomson, J.V-'a Moggie Uoy -King, also os v Mrs Sing Yo Uro. residing at Kent!) Bill,. was charged with vagrancy. Constable! Hlilg-. ham stated that tho woman had-lived at Hound Hill for eight, or ten years. and had been married to a Chinese, win) had deserted her about six years rig) and returned to his native land. She was a nuisance to the community. Tho p'-dco hod..frequently cautioned her .Without avail, ami she was often to ho seen going to the hotel to indulge in liquor. Her presence in the community was described ns a menace. Other evidence Wn9 given. one witness stating that the premises occupied hy the accused wore in a filthy state. She denied the charge, but was convicted and sentenced to three fponthn' imprisonment.

The Council of tho Southland Athletic Association met on Friday evening, tho president (Mr W. Murdoch) in the (hair. Correspondence was dealt with, and complaints hy competitors against officials at various sports mooting were investigated. Several defaulters were placed on tlie idack list, and tho Secretary reported having received considerable outstanding fees from competitors for different societies. The judgment in the Rdendale appeal case (reported elsewhere) was adopted. Tito Association's hearty support was accorded the N./. Athletic Union.

There was n large congregation yesterday at i-cet street church when the Itev. A. Mitchell delivered a specie'* address to young men. At tho conclusion of (he service at tlie desire of some • visitors. Mr Trist Sen cell played two or three organ Silos, nearly all (lie congregation remaining to listen. Tie organist demonstrated ids mastery of tlie instrument and pro’, idl'd’ Ill's amiieti-e wi th a r.irc tmisie; 1 treat, his deli'ale and tasteful im;.m\ isat-oiis heiug particularly remaned

A Frenchman recently made the acquaintance of a young woman, admired her. mid gaiiiel her consent, to their 'imrriaoo. Tlie cM-emony and the wedding dinner followed and the pair vent home. There tlie lady pretended to he seriously ill ami tlie, bridegroom rushed away 'tor a do: tor. On their return nil i i,«t W.V.S left was the woman’s wedding r■ s. She had levanted with £BOO .’fch she knew was In a certain drawer To make matters worse, he was informed hy t"f police that he had no redress, ns the woman was ins wife and lie could not pros.cute her.

A painful accident occurred at Kllcralio (Auckland) railway station on Friday. Tlie station-master was getting on to the vim of a train which was moving off, whin lie slipped, and the wheels passed over Ids toes, severely crushing them.. It is possible that some of the injured members will have to lie amputated.

The body of a newly-horn mule cl did, with its feet and hands tied, was washed ashore at tlreat Harrier Island (Auckland) recently. At an inquest Ihe jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder hy some person unknown," adding Hint the ehi'd must have been strangled after hirth. Several articles of woman's clothing wire wrapped around tlie body, and the child's neck ted with a piece of i"oPe.'

The annual report of tlie \Veiiington (Jus Chmi’anv states that there lias in on em-siderahie increase in the consumption of gas. (This despite Hie fact that Hie city has also electric lighting). Tho reserve fund Ims lieen increased to ,C25,(W0, and the net price of gas is now os oil per 1000 feet. A dividend of lit |.i r edit. is to bo paid.

A Government grant of £3500 has been made for the erection of a technical school ill New Plymouth. “It is” (says the Onmant Mail) Ti threat many years since tho crons in Otaifo wore an so little promising as they do at the present Umo." This is in dire t contradiction- to tho words of the Oatmiruviun who recently declined that Southland was (figuratively) a barren wilderness this year as compared with North Otago, where tvciytMng was blooming and lovely. South Canton’niry business men have decided to resuscitate the Chamber of Commerce, with headpiartcrs in Timarn. Oreymouth rather plumes itself on tho fact that the rainfall there last year was only bo inches as against 125 indies in 1901. Sloppy decried Southland can reach only -to inches per annum on Bit average—and that mostly on the coastline—yet people up north iarkly hint that we are, like the tribe of swampdwellers in New Guinea, web-footed, Bishop .1 1. bus and oilier memb'Ts c.f a conference recently held in Christchurch were able to give an instantaneous negative to a enquiry of the Rev. R. T. Gardner whether tlie profession of tho Church was looked down upon to any marked extent in lids country as the refuge of the fool of the family who was lit for nothing cist*. When Mr flauimr went on to ask whether if a boy went in for the Church ami wens about to be ordained bis ‘parents would take tho same pride amt joy in the fact of his ordination as if lie had qualified brilliantly for law, or medicine, or some othen profession. they had to repeat the negative, very sadly, but with equal emphasis.