The Waikato Argus. [PUBLISHED DAILY] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5727, 2 October 1914, Page 2

The Waikato Argus. [PUBLISHED DAILY] FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914

If the oversea trade of a coun'ry is to be carried on under anything approaching normal conditions in time of war, it is necessary that there shall be insurance facilities against damage or capture by the enemv. These are provided at the present time so far as Gieat Britain and New Zealand are concerned, the Imperial and the Dominion Governments having undertaken the duty The cover provided by the New Zealand Government has been inc eased from a maximum of i'SOCO to £IO,OOO by an amendment to the Act passed a few days back. In the course of the debate on this Bill it was stated that the premium from New Zealand to Europe is from £2 to £2 2s with the London institution, which accepts a very much greater risk than the New Zealand Government is prepared to do. 'I he same principle applies to insurance against war risks as agaimt ordinary marine dangers. The object of an underwriter is to spread his risks over as manv bottoms as possible. 1 lhe probabilities are, of course, that the great majority of the vessels reach their destination, and any losses are made good by the premiums paid on these. It is suggested that the Government should act as agents for shippers and insure with the London institution. Shippers doing this will have the guarantee that they will receive the full amount of the insured value of ship and cargo if they fall into the hands of the (nemy.

Trust that man who has not a conscience in everything.—-Sterne. The death sentence on Daniel Hammond, convicted of murdering his wife at Whangurei, has been commuted by the Governor to imprisonment for life. Word has been received from Hawera that the J oil Tempskey Rotd cheese factory has been destroyed by lire. The building and plant were valued at about £IOOO. When a debtor was being examined at the Magistrate's Court, Auckland, on Thursday, regarding his ability to pay a small amount, he told a doleful story of his hardships. He remarked he had about lSd in cash, and the rest of his goods had been pawned. Mr Kettle, S.M., remarked, "I see your uncle has not yet got your watch and chain." The debtor, however, explained that his best watch and chain was pawned, the one he wa3 wearing being only any inferior substitute which he had in reserve. The annual report of the Public Service Superannuation Fund Board shows that the contributions amount to £IIB,OOO per annum, while the Government contributed £48,000, and £20,084 was earned in interest. Accumulated funds amount to £537,014. An actuarial investigation of the fund is proceeding. The board is of opinion that the maximum rate of interest (4j per cent.) allowed by the Public Trustee upon accumulated funds is insufficient. A substantially higher rate could be earned, and the board proposes to obtain legal authority to enable more favourable arrangements to be made for investment of the fund.

The inquiries instituted by Constable Gouley concerning the inner meaning"of the firemen of the s.s. Corinthc regaling themselves freely with champagne resulted in three firemen. Albert Watson (32), Win. H, Ballard (30) and Jno. Ballard (21), being charged in the Police Court, Auckland, on Thursday, that having obtained elswehere than in New Zealard property consisting of 100 sovereigns by an act which in New Zealand would have amounted to theft, they brought such property into New Zealand. This indirect charge is occasioned by the fact that the theft of the £IOO is alleged to have taken place at Hobart from the trunk of a passenger on the ship, Hobart being beyond the jurisdiction of the local court. The men were remanded for a week.

For Chronic Chest Complains, Wocds'Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6,2/6 I

The Cambridge bowling greens .... in good order, and unless rain falls in the meantime play will be commenced upon them tomorrow. The New Zealand and Queensland Swimming Associations have agreed to contribute a proportion of the expenses of the visit of the Hawaiian swimmer, Kahanomoku.

The annual report of the Victorian Railway Commissioners, tabled in the Assembly, shows that the gross revenue was £5,581,473, and the working expenses £3,773,492.

The Hindus, which recently arrived at Vanouver by the Komagata Maru. are asking compensation beacuse they were not allowed to land. Feeling in official circles in view of India's magnificent response in connection with the war is that the Hindus are entitled to generous treatment.

Mr C. C. Ruck land, of Monavale, Cambridge, has been elected a member of the council of the New Zealand Romney Ma-sh Sheep Breeders' Association, which has its headquarters at Feilding. Mr Buckland has made a careful study of this breed of sheep, and has a large flock of them, and his expeiience should prove valuable to the association.

The Cambridge Defence Rifle Club will formally open the season on Wednesday next, when a match amongst the members will be fired during the afternoon. At a practice match held on Wednesday Messrs 11. Wicks, W. U. Cure and H. Robson tied with 63 points each. They were all upon the same handicap mark, but Mr Wicks was declared winner, he having made the greatest score at the longest rajige. The Mangataincta Athletic Society, one of the oldest institutions in the Wellington Province,has decided to forego the annual sports at Christmas, and also ask every member and donor to the spoils fund in the past to donate a similar sum for the relief of distress in Great Britain. They have decided to hold a series of socials in aid of the distress fund. Several large amounts were subscribed in the room.

"The Peacemaker," a journal that is published in England in the interests of peace, evidently had a very high opinion of the Kaiser, for it contains the following:—"The German Emperor has furnished to his countrymen and to the world an outstanding and most valuable example of the virtues that lie at the base of worthy human character, and that are the peculiar glory of Christian civilisation." The "Peacemaker" conludes its eulogism of the Kaiser in the following words:—"May the good gifts of God be showered upon his laud, and upon himself and his gracious consort."

The fishing season in New Zealand with the exception of the Auckland Acclimatisation district, openeo%esterdav, and there is every reason to expect that there will be very good sport to be had. The season in the Auckland district will commence on November 1, and, judging from the reports received from all parts of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society's district, a good trout season is probable. The fish appear to be plentiful in all the principal rivers, and it is stated that they are not only large but active, so that good sport may be expected during tiie coining season.

On Monday 'evening Mr W. .1. Andrews, of Hautapu, and his son met with a nasty accident at the corner near St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge. They were driving in a gig up Victoria street, and when passing the cornet of the Hamilton road they were tun into by a motor cur, staled to be a taxi coming from Hamilton. Both were thrown out of the vehicle, but neither was seriously hurt. The horse was cut about very badly, and the motorists also received a great shaking. This is a very dangerous corner, and although there is a danger signal erected on the telegraph post at the June-

lion of the two roads, motorists do not appear to take much notice of it.

At the Hamilton Courthouse this morning—Messrs \Y. F. Mason and J. B. Tidd. J.'sP., on the bench -a statutory first offender named Henry McMahon was convicted, on the evidence of two neighbours, of having been drunk and used obscene language in Charlem int street last night. The evidence was that the accused went home and attacked his wife. He was pulled oft by one of the neighbours, after which he

created a disturbance at hia father's house. Later on he- entered the house of his neighbour, whose wife was ill. He had to be held down till the police came. The language used was described as very had, and Mr Mason said he had himself heard the screams of the wife and children half a mile away. The bench considered the ease was one for a still example, and imposed a fine of £5, with the alternative* of 11 days' imprisonment. Mr Mason sain they allowed the alternative of a line, as they did not want McMahon to lose his situation. Prisoner: I will do the 11 days. A prohibition order was issued.

Two Ashburton ladies had an experience the other day which they are not likcy to forget for some considerable time, says the Guardian. They were seated in a gig outside the post office, when the horse touk fright suddenly and bolted. The excited animal's lirst move was up to the railway station platform, whence he bumped down on-to the rails and steered an erratic course into West street. Now quite out or control, the maddened horse turned down in the direction of the town, and upon reaching Messrs Friedlander's Bros.' offices he pulled on to the footpath and'raeed along till he arrived at the Hank of Australasia, where the impact of the vehicle forcibly removed the hack gate of that institution. The lamp-post at the corner brought

his career to an end, and, incidentally, tore one of the wheels from the gijj. 'lhe ladies, who had all the time kept their seats, were able to make a thankful descent from their perilous position, none the worse for a nerve-racking live minutes. Some caustic comments were made by Mr Justice Denniston at the Napier Supreme Court on Wednesday, when an application for discharge was made by Thomas Henry Brinson, a bankrupt contractor of Hastings, who, in two years, had incurrred debts amounting to over £6OO, His Honor (says the correspondent of the Dominion) said: "This young man, under age, starts business as a contractor, in two years he incurs debts amounting to £6OO, and now his counsel comes here and asks me to turn a gentleman like this loose on the commercial world without his having the decency to put in an appearance. You seen: to take it for granted that a thing of this sort is a matter of course. This man. who could undertake contracts at low prices, and take the bread out of other people's mouths, is, according to you, to be allowed to shirt his speculations again. At 22 a man should stick to his carpentering if he has not had experience. 1 will not grant anything. L?t him stick to his carpentering until he knows the business." The National Dairy Association, Wellington, has issued a circular giving the approximate dates of departure of vessels available for carrying dairy produce to Great Britain:— Corinthic, Octobers; Ruahine, October 24; l'akeha. end of October;

Tainui, November 5; Rotorua, November 19; Rakaia, end of November; Zealandic, December 3; Turakina, December 17; and Tongariro, end of the year. The association believes that the arrangements in hand will obviate any chance of congestion this year, but in January and February some little delay may arise, though it is hoped this also may be avoided.

F< r Children's Hackin? Couwh 2t night, Woods' Great Pepp?rmint Cure. 1/6,2 6

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