The Evening Star SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1907.

Evening Star, Issue 12743, 17 August 1907, Page 6

The Evening Star SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1907.

Owing to the delay in bringing down the Industrial Conciliation and bitration Act Amendment Bill, caused, it is understood, through the Court of Appeal not having given their decision on Mr Justice Williams’s ruling in connection with the Pareora strikers’ case, it is likely that the New Zealand Employers’ Federation meeting will be postponed for a week or ten days. The following will represent lbs Otago Employers’ Association at the Federation ;—Messrs J. G. Thomson, 11. Chisholm, George Simpson, j J. W. Hcnton, and W. Scott. i The Mayor was unable to proceed to ' Wellington with the Lawrence-Roxhurgh deputation to-day. Mr Loudon will leave for Wellington about Wednesday on pri- , vato business. j The Waipori electric power is uphold- | ing its reputation for stoppages. The I tramway service was brought to a stand- ! still at seventeen minutes past cloven last evening, and about twenty minutes ■ elapsed before the cars resumed run- | nmg. We understand that something i went wrong with one of the "over- | nors in connertinn 'with the gene- | rator. Mr Star!., acting city electrical : engineer, was at Waipori at the time,, ; being expected to return to town to-day. i Hie Drainage 15 aril engineer supplies j iho following rain statistic s’ for the week ; i —August 11, .llOin ; 16; hj, ,060 in: 17th, j ,020iu; total, .ICOin. The rainfall for' 1907 to date in 8.375 in. j Steps aro being taken (reports onr Law- ! icnco coiTcspond.'.nt) to reorganise the Tin- j peka. Mounted 1u11,.., which practically dis- > hirdod a few months ago. At a meeting hold in Lawrence on Wednesday evening! Mr John Smith (Tuaptka West) was reelected captain of the corps, and Mee.sry J. 1 auliu (Lawioiioa) and Thomas Phillips: (Beaumont) lieutenants. The third liouton- ; mu will be clmscu from tho Miller's Flat j contingent of the corps. | Scrgoant, Mills, of tho Dunedin City ' Guardi*. has been celcctod as a member ■ of iho New Zealand ride team to visit | Australia to compete in the Empire Match j at tho National Kifia Association meeting, 1 v. him will bo opened at Hand wick on j October 18. I At monthly meeting of the Milton ! branch of tuo Farmers’ Union, which Mr 1 llngn Mitchell attended, tho following rtwo- j lul.oa was parsed:—“ That this branch re-! commend the. Executive to uco their best endeavors to liave farm laborers excluded form tlio operations of the Abitratiou Act.” The motion was tho outcome of a gonorally-exprmied opinion that farmers arc on quite a different footing from manufacturer,; and other employers who como under the Act, inasmuch as tlio latter class 1 have their industries protected and have a ' privilege of rai-.mg the prior of the'r goods i ’should any increase in wages neoc&duuo it. i The farmeis. it was contended, havo to ’ compete in t);o open markets of the world, and «ro hindered in recouping themselves should flic io:u of production hr increaml. The following telegram was forwarded to tho Minister of Mines to-day:—“ (Jingo Coal Mine Owners' Association protests workers’ representative bei::g appoint* t Nightcaps Commission unless cmplnyeiß represented also. I'd tiding of Commission may havo serious effect on coal mining industry,—William Scott. ; oci otary. ” Dr Bonham writes to state that his references to glaziers at tho Otago Institute meed mg w ere not intended ns a reflection on the skill of professional glaziers an a body, nor on any individuals, but wore, in reality, directed towards the praise of the ing.-Miidty the taxidermist of the Museum, who had managed to overcome what appeared to be a .somewhat difficult, loocacsa unusual) piece of glass-cutting by his own perseverance, though ho had to thank certain practical men for gridaiue and assistance in tho me,hod. We gladly publish tins explanation, hut may be permitted to add that Dr Bonham's remarks were obviously made in a jocular spirit. Perhaps our paragraph did not quite make, that clear'. A men named John M'Kay, employed as a flax-inill hand at Evans Fiat, canto Wove tiio I olicc Court a-t. Lav. roiica yesterday forenoon, charged with having committed • a serious assault the preceding ail-crncon 1 on a Chinese fbh-hawker named Geo Form. While the latter was fccsling his hoive at Evans Flat accused came do; g, made use oi offensive language, and then set to work to knock tho unfortunate Chinaman about, i : -hng Ids hands and feet prettv freelv. jomg was at leng',;; knocked down, and when on the ground carnc in for very severe handling. Jf M’Kay at this stage ‘had not, been pulled off the unfortunate fishmonger, th.jie is no tolling what might liave happened, for he was well-nigh pounded to a et-iLO of inzr-p.sibbily, A kind 8 'mariten who canto to the rescue took the Chin mum to a neighboring hotel, and there assisted to dress hts wounds. Fong was subsequently taken to the Lawrence Hospital for _ An informalinn was laid against, MT.ny, and Sergeant Higgins, asbv Constable Clerri.y, lost no tin’o re going to Evans Flat, and there arresting al Key. v. ho ut first denied nil knowledge of the assault, but subsequently admitted it. The police asked for a, remand till Tuesday. v, nuni wee [granted, accused being admitted to bail in a"substantial amount? * At t’.'o Port CmJjiicis Court Hus forenoon M ilham Banowman win fined ss. and costs UfA) for leaving a ho,-so in George street not reasonably attended to for three hours. When paying tho tine tho (Ho, Man' caused Si.mo amusement by insisting on geLtim- a refoi[,!, do daring 'tint vuch a. iWenabte request had always been complied with in any oilier ‘shop" ho had over pul.ioirsad. Messrs bhon-Kou am! Mill were iho presiding magistrates'. ■ Tho (lemanil for New Zealand stud sheen for Australia—On. Monday a Imago shii)- ! m-ent—ibe-ut dC) raiu—w;il l:o dc p-itcbed ' for Melbourne by the Mouowai. They are ■ Demy shipped by the Now Zealand Loan I and Mercantile I,'onipauy e-n behali of Air iG. 11. Bosley, of T’miaru. , G X .cl:,ii i'cml <1 w-; i I imm aro noir being i offered at VvTmile. There are twenty houses in the set Foment a.t present, and of theso j fmirtecu arc occupied. j A meeting of members and intending mcru- ! D’ rs °t the North-east v alley Ratepayers’ and 1 LuUsotioldcrs Association will be Held in »St. Martin’s Lclioolrcom on Monday evening. Uaaders, house turiiirtmr tias renioreu tc tempo;ary premises opposite riao of Gbo~‘*v cr- i. No. 05.--[Advt.] Would ail those anticipating renovations or I decorative alterations seek our advice before i operating. In Air J,.s. Nicholson, as depart- | mental head, you have (he benefit of 52 years’ ! practical experieswo i i every branch of Iho j trade. Workmanship guaranteed. Smith and | Smith, Lid., painters, do., Octagon.—[Advt.] ( Mr Bush,by, a toaohen and practitioner in I rr.agm im mr.-cige and unggestivt.therapeutics, i is visiting Dunedin for a short peded, and j wii: ltd tire to-mor.ow (.-veiling at Club House, .Moray place, at V o'clock. Tli.s subject will | bo ‘ ■Spirituali.-.m.’ I A meeting of tho Southern Sta.rr-Bmvkott ! Society whl bo held cii Monckiv evening to j dispose of a ballot and sale of £SCO each in ! Group No. 1 and a sale id' £SOO in Group j No. 2. New members may participate, j Those about to marry will undoubtedly he i interested in bouse lundshing, but anyone I going prematurely grey will tired it, advani lageous to try “ Kolore,' 1 the now sprciiie for j restoring hair to its natural color. Butties, :6s and 7a 6d; guaranteed harmless. Sole I agent for colonies: 11. M. Uendy, hairdresser, • Dunedin. —[Advt.] ! An entertainment in aid of St. Bauds Sun--1 day School prize fund will be bold in the schoolroom cu Monday evening. A notice appears in this issue reminding shareholders in The D.-maghy’s Rcpe anil Twine Company, Limited, of the, extraordinary general ineoling to be he'd at t!ie ' u.yisdored cllico ut e p.m. on zdouday. | SlilJinory classes every day, also Monday ! and Thursday evenings, at Alisa Hinds's : School, High street (opposite D.1.C.). Twelve lessons 10s 6d.—[Advt.] I A lecture, entitled ‘ Tho All-Red Empire,’ j will bo delivered by Air E. N T . Adams in the i North-cast, Valley Baptist GhurcU, on ilon-da-y evening.

1 At seven o’clock to-morrow evening, in the Trader Hall, Mr W. 11. Trimble will address the Progressive Society on ‘Taranaki: Tlio Garden of New Zealand.’ On account of stock-talcing, all goods will ho further reduced for this week at Dallas and Watt’s, George street. —[Advt.] The annual ball in connection with Ledge St. Andrew, S.C., will be held in Masonic | Hall, Moray place, on Friday evening, 23rd inst. Mr Morris, artist in photography, gives special attention to portrait studies in bridal costume, wedding groans, etc. Long expenince, combined with a most perfectly-equinned itudio, enables itm to render the texture of light tiraperier. to th“ best possible advantage. Specimens in vestibule. Prince*, street. [30371 The Rev. C. Eoyall will give another of the special addresses on the winter programme to-morrow evening in the Oaversham Baptist Church, the subject being ‘The Bible and Other Sacred Books: Their Resemblances and Differences.’ Tho choir will render special music. In tho column of religious advertisements will b<> found a notice referring to tho rain question, ( “ Elizabeth and Co.” —Spring show of mili linery now on. Gloves, hose, veils, etc. Hats 1 I rimmed from Is 6d. 3 Princes street.— [Advt.] Captain Neville will speak at to-morrow evening's aorvico at Gospel Hall, j Tho Kaikorai Band will play in the Botaj nica! G anions to-morrow afternoon, I A good suggestion (and most people are ! open to such) • Before buying a Piano, let ; the order o? your visit of insDection be first to the Holden Piano Company, Octagon, and j if low cash prices for high-class German or i English Pianos on easy time payments ore ! env attraction vou will bo abundantly satis- ! 6ed. [l99] | At Hanover Ft.roet Baptist Clmrch to-mor- : row tho Rev. Wm. Hay will preach at both ' services, and in tho evening will continue ; his series of addresses upon ‘ Gospel Truths j Restated for the People of To-day; The : Meaning of the Death of Jesus.’ | A notice to members of Loyal Prince of : Wales Ledge, M.U.1.0.0.F., Port Chalmers, . appears in this issuo. | Dirti-class gold wall paper and frieze to | -nrUch, Is—usual price, 4a; beautiful designa. j Wren’s. Wren’s.—[Advt.] 1 Tho fifth of a course of lectures in com motion with the Dunedin Afhonasum will bo drtiveml by Dr J. M. Mason, Chief Health Officer, in tho Victoria Hall on Thursday evening. : Ladies, all Miss Helena Rubinstein’s Valaze ■ Skin and Toilet Preparations aro sold by | Wilkinson and Son, chemists.—[A.dvt.l I A church service will bo held to-morrow | ingot in the Cargill Road Wesleyan Church, : to which all Orangemen and Protestants are i invited. j A sale of work and entertainment in aid ! of Melanesian Mission, etc., will be held in ( St. Hilda’s Collegiate School, Heriot row, j on Wednesday afternoon and evening. | Aroma, strength, and quality! A tin of : King Coffee is full of it. Bighteenpenco 1 pm lb, net weight.—[Advt.] j The Mutual Help Terminating Building ' Society havo two appropriations of £SOO to be balloted for on Monday, 19th inst., at tbe secretary's office.