TOWN EDITION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XIV, Issue 67, 30 October 1911, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

A Christchurch motor expert estimates that as many es 10,000 motor cars will be soil in New Zealand during the coming 12 months. The post and revenue telegraph during the quarter ended September 30 totalled £217,131, as against £200,176 in the corresponding period of 1910. Fourteen doge, for Dr Mawson’s expedition to the South Pole, arrived in Wrf'ington by the Ulimaroa from Sydney last week. The Children’s Hospital, for which the Wellington public under gentle persuasion from Mr Hugh Ward and his little company of clever people, subscribed so generously a little more than a year ago, is now getting near to completion and should be ready for occupation by February. The rise in the price of horse-feed and the increase in the wages of carters has brought about an advance in the cost of cartage in Wellington to Is 3d and Is 6d per ton, according to the radius, with wool 3d to 4d per bale. These are net charges. Holiday excursion tickets will be issued on the Canterbury and Otago railways in connection with the Christchurch Carnival week from 2nd November to 10th November, available for return up to November 25th. Mr Rupert Morrison’s well known hack “Gentleman Jack,” which has taken prizes in moat of the show rings of the North Island, fell over an embankment and had to be destroyed. In the House on Friday Sir Joseph Ward said that had ihe Government bought Mokau it would have meant a total coat to the country of £20,000. If the Government had sold 53,000 acres at £2 per acre they would have had to pay one-fourth, equal to £25,000, to the New Plymouth Harbour Board If the Government had leased the land they would have had

to pay the Harbour Board 5 per cent, on the rental for all time. Word has been received that in the recent job printing competitions open to printers in the whole of the British Dominions, two employees of Messrs Cliff and Co., printers, of Hastings, were awarded fourth and fifth prizes respectively. There were 65 entries, coming from all parts of the world, At OliaVe the first venture in connection with fruit-growing on a large scale in the Waitaki district is being made by a recent arrival, says the Otago Daily Times, who has acquired a farm and is planting a large area in fruit trees. There seems no reason why Waitaki should not become a successful fruit-growing district, as the conditions there appear to be as favourable in regard tq soil and climatic influences as in other parts of Otago where the industry is proving

a success. The Alexandra correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says that the fruit crop in that district promises easily (o be a record on?, the trees being heavily laden. Strawberries are looking well, and a crop is assured, as Trie plants around Alexandra are good. The first full bearing orchard in the district to change hands was sold last weeK, when a substantial price was received for about eight acres fully planted. The price Is said to be £I2OO, and at that figure the orchard is regarded as a cheap investment.

Coronation celebration expenses as disclosed in the Supplementary Estimates were:—Allowance to members of contingent, £1300; Coronation presentation to His Majesty, £450; Coronation expenses in New Zealand £3400; New Zealand Coronation arch, London, £1050; subsidies to local bodjes, £24,000. The Northern Steamship Company cited the Auckland Merchant Service Guild before the Conciliation Council on Friday morning for the renewal of the existing agreement. Captain Watson was one of the assessors at the conferences which resulted in all points in discussion being amicably settled before noon. The New Plymouth Borough Council submitted to the ratepayers a proposal to borrow £12,000 for electric light extension, including the installing of a plant in view of the Introduction of electric trams. The proposals were carried by 142 votes to 14 This department has been very profitable ever since its inception. Mr Richard Howell writes to the Wellington Post:—“A few years ago I gave your readers a.slight sketch of same of the benefactions of Mr John Rosa Robertson, proprietor of the Toronto Evening Telegraph, to the Ontario capital. His gifts included the building and furnishing of a magnificent Nurses’ Home, at a coat of over £70,000. Mr Robertson has row presented to the Public library of Toronto bis unique and interesting collection of old Bibles, including Tyndale’s New Testament, Cromwell’s “great” Bible, Mathewe’s Bible, Whytchurch’s Edition, the Douay and Rheims (first editions), the so-called “Wicked,” “She,” and many other ear}y and curious publications of the (Scriptures, including several hieroglyphic versi#ns. The collection comprises altogether thirty-eight different issues. The late Mr Hughan* of Torquay, England, a distinguished Bible authority, considered the Robertson collection remarkable on account of the number of rare volumes it con-

tained. The Hieroglyphical Bibles, he were so rarely met with that even one copy would be a treasure in an ordinary library.”

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The citizens meeting convened for the purpose of raising funds for Dr BarnSdo’s Homes did not rake plac?, owing to the inclement weather. The Herald reports that Mr, George Tennant has sold his handsome black horse Robin, which gave such a good account of himself at the Timaru show last week, to Mr F. J. White, of Waimate. The price paid by Mr White was a long one.

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News from China state that an imperial edict appoints Yuan Shi Kai military dictator, with the rank of Imperial Minister. He is organising the army. The Assembly requests the Throne to form a Parliament and reconstruct the Cabinet, leaving out Manchu noblemen. The tide has been turned against the rebels in a battle near Hankau, the Imperial troops occupying the outskirts of the town. Nearly two hundred people braved the rainy south-wester last Friday night to attend the Fullers’ pictures at the Olympia Hall. Several excellent scenics were shown. Including a fine sea subject, “The Horae of the Seal.” In “Police Dog Competitions” the audience were given a delightful half hour with the wondeful canines that assist the London police in tracking down criminals and saving human lives. A fine military drama, introducing a remarkable snow scene, was That entitled*‘Field Marshall Villars.” J The forces of nature were in league against the usurper Napoleon in a way that must have made even that wonderful man pause and conside-. The comics included a very funny representation of a Isdy’s maid in her mistress’s fashionable dresses. The things that did not befall Jane as she masqueraded in the city in a hobble shut are not worth mentioning. This week the pictures will show on Thursday and Friday evenings, and not tomorrow evening, owing to Mr Arraitage’s political address in the Hall at that time.

Thousands of valuable old trees are said to be dying in America every year, and all efforts to gave them are said to have failed, although hundreds of thousand of dollars have been expended in the attempt. Bearing this in mind, Mr Hogan M.P., asked the Minister for Agriculture whether he will institute inquiries as to what countries, if any, chestnut trees are being imported from; and (2) will he take steps to prevent importation from countries in which the chestnut tree disease exists. In reply the Minister slates that imported plants of every kind are carefully examined for disease before being admitted into the Dominion. Very few, if any, chestnut plants are imported into New Zealand, practically all those required being grown locally. However, the question of adding the disease referred to the schedule under the Orchard and Garden Disease Act will be gene into, with a view to excluding chestnut trees from being landed in New Zealand from America.

Some comments on one aspect of the mortality of the young people in Auckland were contained in a report on St. Mary’s Homes presented at the Anglican Synod. The committee admitted that homes were, after all, “only an ambulance att he bottom of the precipice”(to use Ellice Hopkins’s words) and that very little in proportion to the need was being done in Auckland “to make a-fence at the top of the precipice.” They were told that all the institutions of a similar nature bad been full this year and applications were being refused for want of room, From a social point of view this was a grave state of affairs ard grave cause for thought. Those who knew the history of these girls knew how large a part the many public reserves in Auckland open at night, unlighted and unpoliced, play in ruining the girls of Auckland. If the number of girls who enter the reserves at night was known the public would be shocked.

“Bellamy’s the Parliamentary canteen, was discussed in the Legislative Council last week. The Hon. Captain Baiilie moved that there be laid upon the table of the Council the balance-sheet of Bellamy’s, and the minutes of the last meeting of the Joint House Committee. The Hon. J. Kigg wanted to know how the business wss conducted. He thought that they had every right to this information. seeing the large sura of money spent in the upkeep of the place each year. They had to take every care that the conduct of the committee did not lead to a public scandal. The Hon. Q, Samuel sajd, seeing that the election fever was on in the chamber, it was not wonderful that the matter had escaped attention there. However, they had no such epidemic in the Council, and they should go into .the matter. The Bon. J. E. Jenkiuson said that he had been chairman of the Joint Committee for about a week and could convince any member that the finances of Bellamy’s were on a sounder footing now than ever before, the profit at the end of December last being £42, Spcoe remarks, had been made about the cost of Bellamy’s but in Australia the Government provided much more than we did towards its upkeep. The vote last year was £663, and included a great deal of furniture. At the present time amounts outstanding by members at Bellamy’s totalled a few shillings. . The motion was withdrawn.

On Friday-evening next dt the Drillshed the movement to form a Defence ride club in Waimate is expected to take practical shape. On that evening the swearing-in of members will tqke : place. It is hoped to start the season with a fairly large roll of members. The students of St. Patrick’s Coliege, Wellington, were to bold their annual sports to-day. The gathering was to be under the direction of the Rev. Father Tymons. At the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Company, the Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, said that the loss to the dairy farmers of the Dominion owing lo the shortage of grass, and subsequent decrease of butter, amounted last year to the enormous sum of £360,000'.

The effect cf the decision of the Court of Appeal in the action concerning extra remuneration to the trustees in the estate of the late Allan M‘Lean, of Waikakahi, is that the trustees will receive, in addition to the £IOOO each provided by the will, the sum of £750 between them.

In Committee on the Supplementary Estimates Mr Fowlds objected to the vote for the Gibbon Wakefield Memorial. The whole idea that Wakefield had, he said, was to keep up an artificial price of land in order that wages might be kept down. Re moved that the vote of £IOO should be struck out, The Premier said that there was a large feeling that a suitable memorj ial should be erected. Many people were prepared to give contributions to a memorial. Mr Fowld’s amendment was defeated by 41 votes to 14. The following are the handicaps for the road race promoted by E. E. Gasbolt, to Makikihi and back, to be run on Wednesday evening next:—M. McDonough and M.O’Donoughue scratch; S. East, A. L. Hoskins, N. Sullivan, 30 sec, A. McMurtrie, G. Dix, 1 minute; A. White, A. Averis, 2min; S. Sauer, A. Martin, A. Eatborne, 3min; D. Fox, A. Bateman 4min; C. Crnckshanks, C. Averis, W. Hunt, smin: D. Pinnell,. H. Bryson, W. Fagan 6min; R. Connell, W. Luck, 6min; Martin, J. Tobin, 7min: W. Little, R. Allen, D, Brunton D. Cruickshanks, B, Smith, J. Shefford Bmin. No competitor will be allowed to start unless entrance fee is paid. The arrest of eight wharf labourers by Detectives Andrews and Lewis created a mild sensation on the Wellington Queen’s Wharf, on Friday afternoon. The men appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday and were charged with stealing 251 b of Havelock tobacco," valued at £7 10s, the property of the Union Steam Ship Company. A remand till Wednesday was granted.

Australia takes its meteorological service seriously, as is evidenced by the annual appropriation by the Federal Government, for weather work amounts to nearly £25,000. The expenditure is incurred with the object of providing an efficient service for the whole Commonwealth, comprising an area of about 3,000,000 square miles, not to mention the marine interests of Australia, and represents an average cf Ifd per square mile. England spends 42f d per square mile on this work, and Germany 22d.

The sum of £2O appears on the Supplementary . Estimates for works to prevent the encroachment of the Hook stream at the Mills Settlement, and £26 (£ for £ subsidy) for similar purpose at the Waikakahi Settlement. The Clerk of the Court (Mr W. Y, Purchase) receives an increase of £lO in salary, and Mr F. W. Pearson (bailiff) £2O, The session of Parliament ended pn Saturday, and members have lost no time in returning to their constituencies, in moat of which they are already advertised to address the opening meetings of the election campaign The Dominion says the Opposition campaign seems to be meeting with great success in nearly every part of the country, and there is an enthusiasm prevalent that augurs well for success at the polls. Mr Massey is being inundated with applications to speak in various electorates, and Opposition candidates are entering the ffeld where before it was impossible to get candidates. Within the next week or so Opposition candidates will have been announced for nearly every seat in the Dominion.

The Japanese Antarctic expedition, on board the Kainan Maru' (which called in at Wellington last year on her first voyage to the southern ice) -will leave Sydney about the middle of November for the ice-bound fastnesses of the South !jPoIe, It will comprise about thirty members, of whom the majority are scientists. The scope of the expedition has been enlarged, and three or four more scientists will arrive by the next boat from Japan, and as soon as they arrive the vessel will sail.

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