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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 250, 19 October 1907, Page 4

At a meeting of representatives ■of the bottling trade in Dunedin yesterday, an agreement was arrived at regarding the price to be given for bottles. The following amounts were fixed:—Brandy and whisky f bottles, Is per dozen;. Old. Tom and Gilbey gin bottles, Bdj dumps, 6a j schnapps,' vinegar, hock, and claret bottles, 8d; pint champagne bottles, 9d; half-pint champagne bottles, 4d'; pint claret • and wine. battles, 6d; sauctf and coffee, essence , bottles, 3d; plain, aerated water bottles) Is;' aerated water bottles, branded, 4d;' trade-mark champagne bottles, Is j quart straw envelopes, 2d. pints Id; quart ale bottles,'lβ. Herbert Johnston, a married man, aged 37, died suddenly while playing billiards in a room in Trafalgar-street, Wellington., He complained of indigestion', and sat down, asking for a drink of whisky, but expired before he. could drink it. Deceased was a son of the late Captain Johnstqn.' A doctor certified that death wasiiie to heart disease. The monthly meeting of the Mt. 8.03----kill branch of the No License League was held on Monday last, when the reports of the sub-committee showed good progress was being made. Much satisfaction was expressed at the measure of success which attended- the taking of the first No License poll in New South Wales, and on the motion of the Rev. Alex. Miller, M.A., it was ■ resolved , to forward a letter to the New South Wales Alliance congratulating it on the reforms achieved. It is estimated that as a result of the ,late' elections, in New South Wales from 400 to 500 publichou.ses will be closed in' that State. At the inquest. concerning the death of the infant, Esna May Dive, held before the Coroner (Mr. T. Greeham) yesterday, Dr. Horslcy stated that death was due to pneumonia following on influenza. A verdict was returned accordingly. The Carlton Bowling Club will open their green on November 2, and if the weather keeps fine it should be in splendid condition. The winter green has been playing "well: Included in the cargo by the steamer Turakina were «. number, of cancelled and defaced bank notes, and after the fire some of theee came into the possession of criminally inclined," with the result that, after being doctored, they have again teen put into circulation in Wellington, to the profit of tb* manipulators and the worry of the business community.. The notes all .had the word "cancelled" stampied <ra them; and the bottom right hand corner torn off. In several cases the cancellation was removed, and the missing corner replaced from the top corner of other notes. This made the fraud very difficult of detection, the only difference between the "faked" note and those properly in circulation being that the figure five on the replaced corner is turned upside down. So far none of these notes has reached Auckland, but there is always; a possibility Of a wider field of operations being sought, and" business .people should be on their guard.

Captain "Harry 'Andrews, of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., in:the ararpe of an interview, wift an. "Otago Daily. ■ rer porter, said he would not be. surprised if the future -proved the great payable well to have been struck in the South arid not in the North Island. "Take the district in tie vicinity of Greymouth, for instance," he . said. ."Surface indications and. shallow oil wells of the,best value are there in great abundance. A few mbntfis ago I helped to finish a3in well only l l2Bft deep, which next inorn-' ing was found to contain 25ft of*: piirtt petroleum, equfcl to the very-best Pennsylvania oil. It would; mot surprise" mc if they got good oil wells there... .Eecently I travelled-considerable ground on the Canterbury Plains.. I would like to have the locating of half a dozen test wells there, not nearer than. 10 miles apart. The ground wcmld probably prove difficult, but I am satisfied that a corps off, experts wouid declare "the' trial to 'be worth the risk. If petroleum was found the pressure of the bills in the background would ensure, its being remarkably rich." ' The Anglican Bishop (Dr. Neligan) announced'at last -riighJt'e missionary meet* ing imthe Choral Hall, that he had received a letter from a gentleman volunteering to give £500 towards the fund for enlarging' S. John's College, conditionally upon three other subscriptions of a like amount being received. A further stipulation wee that the writer's donation was to be strictly anonymous. Hie monthly meeting of the Sailors' Home Council was held 1 last night, the president, Mr. P. J. Nerheny, presiding, The secretary reported that the average number of boarders for the month was 48 compared with 49 ' for • the previous month. Accounts amounting to. £86 ,6s 7d were passed for payment. When Tachaikowky's great overture "1812" was given in London some pieces of artillery were fired outside to add! to the realism of the battle, but the effect was so startling that the " orchestra stopped playing. It is to be hoped our local orchestra will stand the ordeal better, for Herr Wielaert, in his anxiety to carry out the composer's instructions : at next Thursday's concert, has secured the services of the Ist Native Rifles. Mr O'Shea,- ■ carrier, informs us that it was not his cart that capsized; in Lawrence-street, Ponsonby, as was stated in yesterday's, paragraph, and that he. haa met with no mishap of the kind. Mr. William Ferguson/ for; 23; years, secretary and engineer to 'the Wellington Harbour.-Board, for the past five years at a salary of £1750 per annum, has written to the chairman, resigning his position. He states that at a special 'meeting of the Board on the Ist inst., the chairman ruled that it was not per' missable for tie secretary to lay his views before the. Board without, the unanimous consent of the members sent at the'meeting, a consent which'on that occasion was withheld, with the result that the" Board came to a decision oh the matters before it -without any opportunity having , , been- given to its'; chief executive officer ■ to place before the" jnembers those points bearing-oh the matters under discussion, which, from his experience, -he thought it was desirable "that members'; should have cognisance of. Mr. Ferguson , says when he , joined the Boards-service, he was always asked to express his views freely. Hβ has not abased this privilege, and is therefore reluctantly compelled to conclude that he has lost the confidence and respect of a, majority of the pieserit ;membersl While not desiring "to criticise the chairman's decision, he feels the position laid down is an untenable one for him. . ■ The statement-made in the "Trade and Labour Notes" appearing in last Wednesday's "Star," that the Builders' Association and the Carpenters'/ Union had joined forces against the mills in respect of a certain clause of the dispute between the partifee, is - hardly correct. The position is that the Builders'< • Association considers that the-men should receive the jjame wages .whether iworking in a mill or a workshop, but when the 'dispute cornea before the Court next week the matter will have to be brought up and evidence called by the union, the association taking no active part in this clause of the reference.

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