NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13391, 12 February 1914, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr. Harry Atmore, M.P., will address his constituents at the Provincial Hall this evening at eight o'clock. The Mayor (Mr. W. Lock) will preside. At the- examinations hold recently by the Inspection of Machinery Departmentj, 219 candidates sat for various classes of engineers' certificates, and 170 passed, says a.- Wellington Press Association wire. ■ : In recognition of the Wanganui Watersklers' Union's loyalty to the Arbitration Act during the recent strike, thereby keeping "the port open, the local merchants subscribed about £180, which is to be distributed in the course of a, few day©, says a~ Wanganui Press Association message.

IJPAS: 'mjSeting of "all, interested in the formation of .an advancement society for Nelson will - be" held in, the InstH tute building en. Monday evening next "at'"B o'clock. ' ;'" :-

At the Taranakr. Boxing Association meeting-last night, sas's a "Press. "Asso-. citition telegram Barney Ireland lieat Denny Murphy for the middleweight championship of New Zealand, andl a purse of 70 soys. In the fifth round Murphy (holder). broke a finger of his left hand, and could not continue.

All kinds of fruit are in great abundance in tho Cheviot district this year, and those who are giving their attention" to bees have nothing to complain about so far.

"I cannot understand why kodaks were not used by the police," said the Chief Justice, at Wellington in referring to a question of personal identification connection with a strike riot. "Perhaps it was because they were not instructed to use them. In other countries they are used very largely. I have read an account of a French riot in which they were used. They have a small camera which can be operated from the waistcoat pocket."

A new building containing thirteen rooms and a motor garage, is to bo erected at Pahiatua. The building will cost over £2000.

But even if the United States isi still behind Europe in art and theoretical philosophy, she has taught Europe a good deal in that branch of applied art and philosophy which we call foreign policy. The United States is the "one great Power which can regard its foreign record without almost continuous nausea. That is something.— "Daily News."

Good progress is being made with the Lake Coleridge hj'dro-electric scheme, and it is expected that power will be supplied in Christchurch somewhere about May or June next. The superintendent of the Lake Coleridge station and an assistant engineer have already been appointed and the Under-Secret tary for Public Works (Mr H. J. H. Blow) has applied to the Public Service Commissioner to appoint six engineers in addition to those already appointed.

The Opposition are so little in touch with public opinion in New Zealand that they foolishly imagine they can return to office upon a wave of indignation against reforms, which are approved by all impartial citizens and only excite the anger of politicians eager for "influence or hungry for spoils.— Auckland "Herald."

That bringing up orphaned lamb^ by hand sometimes pays is illustrated by the fact that one of last season's "pets/ J 13 months old, brought up by the sister of a Waiau runholder, clipped 17£lb of; wool. Tho length of the wool was 6 inches.

Far too many careers laave been crippled and far too many valuable lives have been lost in the strenuous politics of New Zealand, and we should like to see a radical change in the parliamentary methods of the country that would lessen the unnecessary strain upon its public men.—"Lyttelton Times."

Just as in general education there ie no special aim at fostering undeveloped Caesars and Shakespeare's, and not even Kitcheners and Kiplings, but the needs of the average pupil are considered as setting the standard, so it ought to be in science. The giants of high tlieory will arise just as surely from a people whose first aim is practical as from one that puts theory first and practice a bad second.—The "Age."

If the silly women who are not ashamed to confess an utterly useless butterfly existence, spending enormous sums annually on the decoration of their worthless bodies and the gratification of their nonsensical whims from day to day—could only be made to realise the wickedness of what they are doing, and the way it is regarded by the multitudes who arc having to pay the piper for all this grossness of self-indulgence, perhaps they would change their ways.r-Rev. It. J. Campbell.

Captain Halsey and the gallant officers of the world-famous ship the New Zealand received a splendid welcome home in London says the "Western News" of Dec. 17. They became the guests of the Navy League at a luncheon in the afternoon and at a reception to-night. '.The "First Lord of the Admiralty honoured the first with his presence. Captain Halsey and his comrades found themselves among friends and admirers of the most appreciative and representative character, and such ay.is their experience throughout their Empire tour. They were treated as though they had been Ambassadors from one dominion to another. That, indeed, was-their role, as Captain Halsey showed in his modest but very earnest and heartfelt speech upon the Imperial results of the cruise. Captain Halsey had'among his audienco many leading Westcountryinen. The company included the Earl and Countess of Hasbury, the Duke of Norfolk, Sir E. Fremantle. Lord and Lady Sydenham, Captain Faber, M.P., Sir H. Beerbohm Tree and Mrs Tree, and the leading members of the Navy League, besides many officials of the Admiralty. Mr R. A. Yerburgh, M.P., the chairman of the Navy League presided," and a. feature of the gathering was the large number of ladies present. ■Captain Halsey is an admirable type of naval officer, whose clear-cut features and shrewd and capable demeanour show him to be a man of pjswer. But his outstanding quality is|, his deep patriotism.--Few men have pleaded more eloquently for the Imperial spirit.

While travelling in a railwnv. carriage oh his way to be married. Mr W. ■Hv"Parkinson died in t Tie arms of his brido-eleet, Miss Robertr (says a Melbourne paper). Both were residents of Echuca, and were on th«--ir way to Castlemaine. where they weiv to have been wedded. But .just before ■ tie train reached Castleinaino Mr Parkinson collapsed. Efforts to.restore him were of no avail, and .mst before he died he spoke cheerily to tho g1 *I®*stricken Miss Roberts, paying he would be ail right in a.few minutes. On the journey Mr Parkinson appeared to be in good health, and conversed with his •friends in the refreshment rooms.

■Zj -:i-' - ■ . - ' * * A. Wellington Press "Association telegram state? that John Ingram was charged at the Magistrate's Court^with being a rogue and & vagabond in that without authority or knowledge^of the person he proposed, to benefit, solicited subscriptions. Ingram. was convicted, and^rd3re& -to come up for'sentence.; when ■"'called iipdn. Evelyn Kitson, who, when arrested on a charge of false pretences, was found to have taken poison, was ordered' to come up for sentence when called upon on the charge of. attempted suicide. , He was: remanded to appear at Hamilton on' -the charge of false pretences. Accus-* ed masqueraded as Lord Innes Kerr at San Francisco.

A Christchurch Press Association message says that the fourth Dominion conference of the New Zealand Enginedrivers', Firemen's, and Cleaners' As- ; sociation opened yesterday. Mr Kenedy in his presidential report, announced steady progress by the association, and a healthy interest - manifested -in its concerns generally. The membership is now in the vicinity of 1600, repre^ senting 95 per cent, of the workmen engaged in the loco, section of the railway-: service. The attitude of the Department in failing to respond to the representations made was causing complaint,; and the grand council intended making strong representation on the matter; The conference, which is not open to the Press, is expected to last over a week.

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The Thermometer.—At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outside this office registered (34 degrees.

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