The Oamaru Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1909.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10061, 1 February 1909, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1909.

Sir William and Lady Steward lca\e, per Uliniaroa, on Thursday, for feydnej, on route to Durban to pay a sliort visit- . to their son. They propose to return, via Capetown, by the s.s. Devon, due at ellington 011 the 2nd June. During fca William's absence from the Dominion., the Hon. T. Y. Duncan and Mr Button M.P.'s have kindly undertaken to attend to any' matters affecting the Waitalu constituency. , The total rainfall at Oamaru for thi month of January, as recorded by Mr JllO. Patterson, was 3.03 inches; maximu.ni fall, 00.84 inch 011 the 24th January. Kain fell on 14 days. The " British Bandsman pays a grateful tribute to Mr John Pheloung's cornetplaying. The leading cornetist ot the -Besses o' the Bam" Band also compliments Mr Pheloung 011 his playing, characterising' him as one of the best corncUsts he had ever heard. Ml- Pheloung is bandmaster of the Armidale (New South Wales) Band. His friends in Oamaru will bo pleased to hear of his success. Writing at the end of November to a. member of his family, all ex-Duncdinite, who is employed 011 the Cunard liner Mauretania, gays:—"You would be heartbroken to see the poverty and starving that- is going on here. When we are coming out of the dock-gates in Liverpool atiiifht there are hundreds of. little children, with hardly any clothes 011, standing ■waiting outside the gates, with their httuls out, crying ' Have you any bread leftThe men save the crusts from their sandwiches and give them to the poor beggars at the gate. . . ■ You have idea of the terrible poverty just now. There are shoals of unemployed in every trade here just, now, and the l'jiiglish Christmas is go'inc to be a most pitiable time for many tVmsands of homes. People who are out t : work in the colonies and say they cann -t get a living dont know whatthey are talking about, and ought to be treated -with, a stick. One meets hundreds of men who would w-illingly work hard all day for a shilling in order to obtain food for their children." The -Oamaru Mail Fund now amounts to £3O 8s 6d, and we hope that a large number of subscriptions will come in. that- we may do something towards alleviating the misery at present prevailing in the United Kingdom. We suggest that special collections might be made amongst the employees of the various firms in the town, and if all gave in accordance with the amount of their earnings the result should be a good one. The s.s. Corinna arrived at- Oamaru from Dunedin at- 11 o'clock last night, landed 40 tons of general cargo, shipped 60 tons of produce for_ Wellington and New Plymouth, and sailed at 0 o'clock this morning, via Timaru. We have received from Messrs Gordon and Gotcli a copy of Mrs MacLurgans Cookery Book the recipes of which have been specially compiled for Xew Zealand. The little hook, which is published at a very moderate figure, should do its share towards increasing the attractiveness of the breakfast- a 1.! dinner tables, containing as it does n..:ny novelties which will help to. realise the pleasurable art of good living. The appointment of Ml' James Mitchell by the Otago Education Board as its representative 011 the Waitaki Higli_ School Board of Governors will meet with the apm'oval of all who are acquainted with the duties of the position and have a knowledge of the appointee s qu.alificiitioii&. If this distinguished North Ota go educational institution should not progress in magnitude and real usefulness it will not be Mr Mitchell's fault, if we rightly estimate his views. Consumers of oysters will learn with some apprehension that the Blulf Harljor Board has .given, permission to store that comestible under the wharves. It appears that the Health Department had objected, to the filthy custom because it was found that typhoid lias been occasioned by it. But, it having been explained that " the places were differently situated from those previously used," the Department- has withdrawn its protest, and only one member dissented to the granting of the applications. So that those who eat Bluff oysters-=-mvalids in the hospitals, as well as "those of the public who are whole—will know to what their fatness may be due. It is only too true that oysters have an affinity for sewage, and that, though they may be deposited, at- the Bluff wharf with instructions that they are to be kept pure, influences which effected contamination previously and. caused disease cannot be fenced off in the open harbor. The Health Department has displayed weakness in giving way in this matter, and has once more proved that it is folly to trust to officialism to protect the public. In connection with a sensational communication forwarded to us yesterday by a- correspondent, in which a serious trap ■aecidtent and ail inhumane motorist figure, the owner of the car waited on us this morning so that his side of the ease might be placed before the public. It appears that a young man was driving on a- baker's cart on the Moeraki road and when he got to the top of a rise he saw a motor car coming up the hill on the other side. The speed of the car wasnecessarily reduced in breasting the hill, and the driver of the vehicle, not sure of his horse, turned Tound, so that the tail of the cart was presented to the motorist as he approached. The youth on the cart admits that his horse stood quietly until the ear—which he says was going- very slowly with the engine shut off, so that it was making no noise—had passed, and

then jumped forward, startled, so that one of the traces broke. The boy? having thus lost control, jumped off. His injuries, though regrettable, were not considered serious enough to warrant the calling, in of a doctor until next day. The owner of the vehicle, which was overturned, has admitted that- his cart sustained practically no-damage, so that it- is ;rather exaggerating! the case to talk o 1 wreckage. " The yotitli' who was injured and liis father have both had an interview with the owner of the car, and in the presence of witnesses .have admitted that the accident was not due to any fault of the chauffeur, and that the latter could' not have foreseen the accident or even known afterwards that any accident had happened. .We would be the first to deprecate careless or reckless driving of cars, but the motor car has become an accepted means of transit, and though accidents may occur, through their instrumentality—as accidents were caused by bicycles for some 'time after their introduction—we must view the automobile as we .have done . other similar innovations, j and look upon it reasonably as a proper means of locomotion so'long as it is carefully*.'handled. . • A large-seal was discovered oil Sandy Beach • this morning, whither it* had • evidently come either for the purpose ol disporting itself or having a sleep. The animal evidently resented the close scrutiny of the young man who discovered it, for it made'for the water and was quickly lost j to view Messrs J. Brown and 8. Crawshaw have been nominated as candidates for borough seats on the Harbor Board. Not even has agricultural life earned for itself exemption from that trickery which ; is said to exist in all trades. Last year a farmer sold his neighbor three tons o) potato seed, which the seller claimed were prime Up-to-Dates, as, indeed, very much resembled. The purchasing farmer, who had built his hopes for the year 011 his crop of Up-to-Date potatoes, spent much anxious time 111 preparation of the ground to receive the seed, the other day he commenced digging, and found the tubers to be quite a different variety from that for which the seed was purchased. The loss to the grower wi] be considerable. A malicious fate seems to <log the newly appointed driver of the l'ire Brigades recently imported motor engine (sa\s the Otago Daily Times). For three weeks he waited for an alarm of fire, Hid an opportunity of testing his machine, but it did not come. Then, 011 Wednesday evening, he had an hour's leave, ami whilst he was away the brigade was called out In a lire in Moray Place. From then till Friday afternoon he was constantly near the inotor, when he left it for a few brief minutes in order to obtain a shave. The razor had covered half bis face when the firebell rang. Half shaved, he rushed away, and took bis motor up Stuart st reel a minute or so late. On Saturday morning, when Reid. and Gray's apparatus gave the alarm, be was at his post, and was iu the street within 10 seconds, only to find that there was no lire. The cHUicully is that there is only one motorman in the station, who is 'practically tied to the new machine.

Of all true things none is more certain than that Steam's Headache Cure invariably cures a headache. It is tasteless, easy 1 to take, and everyone should keep it at hand. 28 ill* <l. Svviridloy, Surgeon Dentist, will visit Kurow on Thursday next, February 4th, and mav Ije consulted at Spiers Hotel. ' 930 The Slimmer Sale at Penrose's is now iu full swing; every article in this (store lias been reduced. Bargains in every department. Good Washing Prints, light and dark grounds, only 9<l per do/cn yards; Emdry-edging going at 3d per "dozen yards. Your pick of our 'lriuuned Hats for 6s lid. Nice Embroidery Box Blouses going at 2s 9d, 3s 6d. Call early and have a look at the bargains.—lVl'.N - ROSES'S Drapery Establishment. Lace Curtains! .Lace Curtains! Laco

Curtains! Is lid, 2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s 6d, 4s 9d, to 30s a pair at the North Ota-go Farmers' Co-op.. Nothing like the value

in any other establishment,

Mr GEORGE ROBINSON, Dental Surgeon, may be consulted at his residence, EDEN STREET (opposite Wesley Church),

Ladies will find a very nice range of Tweed Costumes, from 32s (jd to & guineas, at the North Otago Farmers' Co-op., opposito the iMoi. .lient, in Thames street.

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