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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 30, 30 October 1907, Page 3

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—>— —. ... [BY ',TEI,EGI!ArH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUNEDIN. October 29; Sineo; Archdeacon Robinson left, a few months!ago there,has been no vicar at St. Paul's- Anglican Cathedral. The office is now filled by. the'appointment of Archdeacon Gould of Oamar.u. Mr. J. A. Kirby. a prominent Freemason and bowler, who died on.Sunday, came to Now" Zealand in 1861 as one of the crew of H.M.S. Miranda. He was one .of the search party after the wreck of the Orpheus on Mr.n'ukau bar, and was present at the. assault of Gate Pah. The-late Mr. William Wright* who passed away on Saturday in his eightieth'year, was the first man to drive a cart from'Dunedin to Waikouaiti. Influenza seems to be gaining ground again. ,A considerable amount of interest is taken in-' the recent fasting experience hero. l It was quito genuine, and not done for advertisement or a wager. The young man suffered from loss of appetite, and made up his mind to give the fast cure a trial. For the first few days the pangs, of 'hunger, were n sevovc ; -trial,' but he persevered, and' they, gradually' disappeared. His only diet was a gallon and a half of water each day. As time went on ho became weaker, and was unable, of. course, to follow his daily occupation. Towards the end he wasted considerably, and his temperature became bo -.low that he -had to bo provided with hot-water bottles and extra blankets to keep warmth in him. .. After tile Vhirty-onq days had elapsed soda and milk and fruit- wore his diet for a week, and for the following week he had one-solid meal a day. Ho has, as ,a result, quite regained his appetite. ''The Rev. 11. Williams, Minister of tho Methodist Church at St. Kilda, announced to his congregation on Sunday, speaking evidently with strong feeling, that, that would be the last occasion; on which he would have the honour of addressing them as Minister. He was,leaving the work ,of. the 'ministry on account of having reached' a crisis in his life. He found he' w;as/no longer able conscientiously to 'affirm the standards of faith of the church,'Jiis .views having undergone a change, and in'the present state of his mind there was only one course open to him if he. were to act honestly'. So ho had asked the authorities, of-the; Church to release him from his duties,'." It *wa3 with profound regret, and aft'cQmuch searching of heart, ho took this step. Ho loved tho Methodist Church, and with reason. He had always been most kindly treated by his [brethren, and ho was in love and charity with everyone. Ho thanked them for a unanimous invitation to continuo his labours among them, and for many reasons wished lie could have seen his way to accept such invitation, but it could not he bespoke for his •successor tho same kindly treatment that had been extended to himself. Re wished to emphasise the fact thst his .retirement was,not in any way due to friction with anyone or to, local conditions, which were quite harmonious, but solely to his own initiative and action. Tho announcement has been received' with genuine .regret. Mr. Williams'is a young widower who had taken a great" interest in the work, and possessed the full confidence of the district, and'it is felt that it must lie a ■very strong* sense of ■ duty that forces him- to break-a relationship which seemed to be so happy on both sides. .

Momington, one of the hill suburbs, has decided to initiate a scheme of electric lighting, taking tho supply from fbo city. /Professor. CS. M. Sale, M.A., who retired at. tho end of this year's session from :;1)3 position he has held since; 1570,.as .Professor o? Classics iir the '.Otago University, was presented with an.; inscribed silver -salvor and purse of sovereigns. His Honour \Mr. Justice AVilliams, who. presided' over a : -opreseiitativo gathering, made the presentation, and,addresses were givon by Dr.'Sbaud (on behalf of tho teaching staff), by Mr. "F. it. Campbell (for past students), and by.Mr. B. K.Lomas (representing the present students). •'■':■ ■ ' : What I reported a. couple of days ago as to tho impossibility of buying wheat he;-e was exemplified this morning. The quotation of 6s. Id. on trucks did not lead to business. In pollard, also,,holders arc resolute. t know of one. would-bo purchaser who . simply cannot get. supplied' Other articles of food all seem to be on tho up-grade, and to-day lettuce was sold at 2s. 2d. per dozen. It .is said thai, one day last week a Maori taking a solitary walk by the sad sea waves on the Karitane Peninsula found a pearl nf groat price. At any rate, a equjitry jeweilar .expressed-his willingness to give £20, for it, and then raised his offer to £50.' The find;r, however, declined to sell, and submitted ;it to the inspection of a city jewellery firm, and this firm is reported to have valued the pearl at £1000. CHRISTCHURCH. •• October 29'. . The second,case within ten days in which the captain of a steamer was charged with putting to sea without his full complement of men was heard yesterday at Lyttelton, when Captain, Silhirs, of the Ca'nopus, had to answer a charge of .this nature. The offenoi was admitted, but the evidence showed tha-i a man who had signed on the articles as fireman failed to put in an appearance, and when j the 1 vessel was ready to leave, being unaliln to find him or to obtain' a substitute, the; captain left with one man short. The defendant was convicted and .discharged. The liench expressed the opiuion that the- real culprit was tne man who had absented himself without leave, ami Had broken tho Shipping and Seamen Act, though under a different section from that under which the present charge had been laid, and who was liable to imprisonment as a deserter. They were somewhat surprised that he was not before tho Court to be dealt with. • ', HASTINGS. ,- .October 29. A peculiarity of tho Arbitration Court's award, which nis particularly hard on

bakers, lias been brought under notice of ■ the Minister "for Labour. The public holiday to celebrate the King's Birthday falls on.Saturday and commercial people generally hare decided to observe Monday, November 11,; as'the holiday in order to facilitate business. The-Act, however, requires .the bakers to .remain idle on the Saturday, whilst they will' be delivering bread on Monday when everyone is holiday-mak-ing. :■' : " •:•.■•'

Mr. Josh. Bennett, an old resident of Hastings and formerly, of Napier, has sold his Market Street. property to Dr. Nairn, who will reside there pending, the rebuilding of- his > own-house, recently destroyed by fire. He has resided for upwards of 20 years in Hastings, and intends returninjj to Napier to live. --■The dry, weather for the past week, although not favourable to pastures, has allowed .shearing .operations to proceed without retardation;' 'The first.shed to cut out in this district is; Mr. E. J; Watt's, at Lon?.