The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, June 16, 1904

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 426, 16 June 1904, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, June 16, 1904

Mr C. J. Coombs, dentist, of bnnedin, may be consulted at Ophir on Friday, JFuly lsfc. The adjourned annual meeting of the Tuapeka Licensing Committee takes place at Roxburgh to-day. It is probable that Sir A J Cadman will be nominated for the Speakership of the Legislative Council; A SYDNBir paper adversely criticises the Inebriates' Home at Waitatl, and calls it ine JBoo-t y "?stille." «' Then* n, uo man in New Zealand who has a greater admiration for the magnificent ability of the Premier, and there is no man in iSew Zealand who enjoys buckine up against him better than X do."-Mr T B. Taylor, -«**.«.

A Gazrttb summons Parliament for thrj. despatch of business on Tuesday, 2Sth Junj2§ at 2 o clock in ihe afternoon. " ™ I A soong man named Hope, who had be: ngaged wool washing at Mt. Bisa, diec- c he Clyde Hospital last week from typhc fever. •*. OwiiiG to the bad state of the roads a vt; the recent rains, the Ida Valley ooach arrived about an hour late several ntahu last weeks. B "Bbtiinq results in moral dereneracv to an connected with it, and la injuring the community in » way that few of us reaJlee." ,—Sir Bobert Stout, Chief Justice. I Djsvbnport, which was the first borough in Auckland provincial district to adopt rating on unimproved values, has decide.) by a large majority to continue the system in force. " h n w^ UCTION in *"*»•* rates will probably be announced when the report of the Department ls submitted to Parliament next ' session* 2»« the high price of meat and otaei causes, there is not sufficient bußic. £ \ Naaeby for three of them, by uTUt between themselves, onoshcj hLSo^up' I Thb Japanese women have no servant fcnblem to solve, simply because tSy"o not look down on servants as auch, vXtow bow as low to servants as to their mistress! and if the distress is away the atiS serve tea and entertain the visitors. A fabxy of sisty-three-men, wom«„ and children-bound for Zion City who were recruited principally in South Austral eft Sydney for Vancouver by the Mauuklast week. The emigrants are mo-t.v farmers and artisans. ' , kfj"*?* a retom WM oftJ«red to be laid before the House giving an estimate oi the increase in revenue from income tax in JS*?™*™ tb ! « M ?P H ?» lowered to £2OO. The return has been issued, the n*t increase being estimated at £20,000. Thus Mr Bedford, M.HR. for Dunedin upon Scotland :_•• if , 0 u want the most beautiful cities, the most enterprising of municipalities, the keenest educational ao - tmty, the extremeat squalor, the most widespread drunkenness, go to Scotland." Whbh visiting the Pacific cable station at Doubtless Bay the Premier was informed that a cable had reached New Zealand from London in 34 minutes. The Premier cabled the fact to Mr Watson, Premier of the Co»monwealth, who has replied, •« Thanks for telegram. Glad Pacific cable is establishing suoh records.' • 'fe is reported that Mr George Fisher, M.HB is ma very serious condition through an affection of the heart. It j s understood that he is at present recruit w „ Tasmania, having been allowed to Ju» Waitati Inebriates' Home. ,«»««-- Thb men who are making most money in the Colony to-day are undoubtedly the farsi* ing community..' I never knew an artisan yet who, out of the proceeds of his own individual labor, could put by a compete! t - a in two or three years.—T. E. Taylor, M.B ji. The hearing of the case of the Bowmen . t Alexandra v. James Rivers, which was s« i down for hearing at the Warden's Coure'.-,, Monday last, Was adjourned till Satuidas owing to pressure of business in the Mains' trate's Court. The remainder of the business in the Warden's Court was also adjourned till Saturday. , * The Soverign who reigns over the smallest monarchy in the world is the\Kin* of the Cocos, a group of islands near Sumatra These islands were discovered about 300 years ago by the captain of the Keeling: but were comparatively litfce known unfa*! 1825, when Mr Boss, and Englishman visited them, was struck by their beauty, and took up his abode their. It is his grandson Mr George Beiss, who now holds owav over the Cocos. J British postal orders for values of six. pence, and every multiple of sixpence, up to £l, are now procurable at the princioal money-order offices in New Zealand for pkfment in the United Kingdom. Fuii '-formation may be obtained at all monev-oidur offices. ' Thb guessing competition for dredge returns in connection with the Church of England Bazaar, held last week at Clvd. was won by Mr J. Young, of Clydef Mr Poynterand Mr E. Bellamy of Alexandra being second and third respectively AN old man named John Miller eommitud suicide, by hanjring himself, at Queensberrv last week. An inquest was held on daturda* when the jury returned a I verdict that d«.' ceased (who had been suffering from acute cancer u» the throat) committed suiolde whilst temporarily insane. w

A sipaiotob* meeting of the Central Otairo Hospital* will be bold at the Vinowt Council Chambers, Clyde, to-morrow at io' clock p.ra. when business as follows will be considered :-Election of chairman for the current term, as provided bisection 10 of hospital requisitions for the year 180411905 ♦ striking a rate on - the contributory local ordering on the balance sheet for the vtar 1903/1904; finance and general. 7 . ™ Ba * haM oormpoadtat-of the Daily Times » says :-An accident of a Cf nl nature occurred on Saturday to a bailer named Alex Mttlejobn, a natlta of Milton, and whose parents reside ther* Littlejohn, who is one of the Opbir teas came to St Batbans on Saturday to'play a* return match against the local tejun The ground being wet and slippery after the rain of the previous day. Littlejohn, In attempting to collar an opponent, slipped and PU dislocating his leg at the hip joint. The sufferer was promptly conveyed to the Cottage Hospital, where the dislocation was speedily attended to by the house surgeon. Thb Auckland " Star"' states *IW th* famous Maori carved house, which has di ■ - appeared from the Rotorua district, has a curious history. The house was one of the most attractive features at WhaJtarewarewa, and as a curio was very valuable. A Berlin collector offered the owner a large ram for. the house, but it was put under offer to the Government for a much smaller amount the owner preferring that it should remain in the colony. The Government, however declined to buy the place, and it is said that the Berlin collector's offer was then accepted and the house shipped by the Wesiraiia to Sydney as " scenic effects." Tha ilipment seemed to cause a stir' at headquarters, and the curator of the Colonial Museum telegraphed from tvellington to the Collector of Customs 'Mr »bout it. It had then been gone a fortnigh, and nothing can be done. It is thought that an effort would have been made to detain the house under the Maori Antiquities Act of 1902, if it had been discovered in time, but as. a portion of the house was oarved for Mr Nelson and not for a tribe, it is doubtful if the Aot would have applied.