TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2062, 24 April 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

Press Association

DUNEDIN, yesterday. Members of the Legislature, City Councillors, employers, and workers (male and female) were present afc'tlm opening of the English sweated goods exhibit at the Town Mali yesterday alternoon. The Mayor (Mr Lawrence) said when one looked round and saw the prices at which articles were made one could but fool pained that such a stato of things should oxist m any part of the civilised world, lie was ploased that they did not exist hero, and ho was suro they never would. It should bo tlioir object not to have anything to do with such articles, so that pooplo at Homo would receive no encouragement to send them out to the colonies. The exhibit will he on view in Dunedin for about a month, and will then be taken to other places in the colony. A clause in the Electric Power and Lighting Committee’s report roads: “Your committee recommend that Mr M. C. Henderson, assistant electrical engineer, he appointed electrical engineer on the retirement of Mr. dood‘Oian for a term of six months at a salary of -£SOO per annum.” On the recommendation of the city electrical engineer, the wages of workmen in the car shed have been increased by Is a day. The traffic returns for the city tramways for the fortnight ended April 13th as compared with the corresponding period for last year, wore: 1907, receipts £2293, mileage 41,412 57 chains ; 1900, receipts £1985, mileage 43,452 74 chains. It will ho seen that the receipts continue to go up and the mileage is decreasing. Last week a deputation waited on the general committee of the City Council in respect to the establishment of municipal baths. The committee now recommend the advisability of erecting public baths to the favorable consideration of the Council. and that the city engineer be instructed to report on the whole matter

AY K 1,1,1 NGTON. yesterday. Argument in the soap trade murk ease was continued in the Appeal Court to-dav. Mr." Gully, for appellants, contended that if it was possible for confusion to arise in the minds of the public through the registration of a now trademark, it should not he allowed to got on the register by the Registrar, in the present case, ho argued, there was a possibility that the public would be confused. DUNEDIN, last night. At Alexandra to-day, Clm Kec was charged with on or about the Bth -unroll, receiving from one Edward Riedever, 19oz. Kidwt. Ogr. of gold at Alexandra, knowing the said gold to be dishonestly obtained. Accused, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial. Hail was allowed in two sureties in £75 and himself in £IOO. WELLINGTON, last night. Private advices has* been received that some pictures from the brush of Air. AY. F. Barraud. of AYcllington, have been accepted out of many hundreds of others for the Royal Institute Exhibition in London. Another of his works has been hung in the Dudley Gallery. Air. Barrnud belongs to a family which has made a name for itself in the art world. His father Air. C. D. Barraud was one of the most prominent artists in the colony and his uncle, Air. F. P. Barraud of England, is a noted painter of cathedrals and street scenes.

The Chief Justice, who has been suffering from ptomaine poisoning, is sufficiently convalescent to he able to take walking exercise. In the case of Lever and Sons v. Newton and Sons in the Appeal Court, relative to a tradowark, the Court reserved judgment. The Court then adjourned until Friday when some of the judgments will be delivered .

A HOAIICIDAL AIANIAC. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Hans Wilson, a laborer, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court to-day with having shot at his wife, Aunabella Wilson, with intent to murder, her. The gaol authorities had had the accused under observation for a weeek, and as a result of their report he was this morning examined as to his mental condition. A short examination by a doctor resulted in AYilson being certified as insane and ho will be committed to a mental hospital.

A DEFAULTING OFFICIAL. WELLINGTON, last night. Questioned this evening in regard to tile action of the Government respecting D. C. Mclntyre, bite Superintendent of Awards at the Exhibition, Air. Hall-. Tones, Acting-Pre-mier, said the matter was now in the hands of the Justice Department. Alclntyrc would be brought back to New Zealand.

MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. WELLINGTON, last night,

Tho Acting-Premier to-night confirmed his previous statements that, liven reasonable weather, the north Island Main Trunk line would lie open for traffic by tlie end of next year. The track between Taihape and Mataroa would probably be handed over to the Railway Department by tho first of next month.

QUACK DOCTOR IN TROUBLE. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. All inquest was opened at tho Morgue this morning before Mr. 11. W. Bishop (District Coroner), touching [rhe death on the previous day of John Joseph Greavev, aged 18, who resided with his parents at 1' itzgcrald Avenue. The Coroner stated that ir, had been reported to him that on tlie 13th lost, the deceased complained of a sore tliroat. No treatment was given him until the 19th inst., when a mail named Dr. Stanton, who, however, •vas not a registered praetiouer, attended to him. Much had been heard lately in the papers in regard to Stanton in connection with canceloases. Stanton attended deceased and gave him powders, and apparenty continued his treatment until the 22nd inst.. when the young man became very ill. A doctor was sent for, but tho patient was dead before he arrived, and he was therefore, unable to give a certificate. When public opinion was so much-exercised about unregistered practioncrs it was necessary to institute as searching an Investigation as possible. He proposed' therefore merely to take evidence of identification, and in the meantime to have a post-mortem exIvtnination made, to have the powders analysed, and certain other ■natters enquired into, and generally to exhaust all possible avenues of en- ' Evidence .was given that Stanton had visited tbc young man £hrce times and had *?ivcn liim powders dissolved in cold boiled water. ~ The father of the lad said he thought Stanton was a duly qualified medical practitioner., Otherwise ho would not have had him. ~ ~ At this stage the enquiry was adjourned until Thursday.

SCARCITY OF LABORERS. AUCKLAND, last night

The local Labor Department is experiencing considerable cliflioqlty in securing suitable men for work on the Main Trunk railway. For some time past no men requiring work have called at the office.

OUTBREAK OF DIPHTHERIA. AUCKLAND, last night. Ten cases of diphtheria have, ocmrred at Devonpo-rt recently, six of the patients being school children. The District Health Officer has decided to have the school fumigated, md for this purpose it will tie closed from Thursday till Monday next.

SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO MAORIS. AUCKLAND, last night.

At tho Magistrate’s Court, To Awnnutu, to-day .before Mi;. H. V' . Northcroft, S.M., a half-caste named Thos, Hughes was fined £25 and. costs £5 2s for supplying another Native with a bottle of whisky for consumption off licensed premises. Alexander Rogers for selling whisky to two young Natives was fined £lO and costs £2 19s.

GROUNDLESS PLAGUE SCAR]' LYTTELTON. yesterday.

Tt. has transpired that tho case on ff.M.S. Powerful is not bubonic plague. Dr. Mason visited the ship this morning. The patient, was removed to Quail Island, and the ship will be released from quarantine immediately. The canteen has been fumigated, as also has the cabin on the intercolonial steamer occupied by tlie patient. \

UNMET AILED ARTERIAL ROAD. NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. A deputation from the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce waited on the Hon. Hall-Jones this afternoon in reference to the proposal to hand over the unfinished and partially unmetalled main arterial road in the Ohui a district to tlie Stratford County Council. The Minister said the position had been misunderstood. -tie did not expect settlers to undertake the burden of metalling the road, but what he did expect them to do was to assist in maintaining the road when constructed. Had the local body assisted in this way in part the whole road from Stratford to AVhaugarnomona would before now hav e been metalled. The Government intended to {spend tlle money granted

by Parliament in making roads, not in maintaining them when made. It had been said that settlors had boon starved out of the Ohnrn County on account of tho disabilities experienced Ho mentioned sovornl eases from a list lie had prepared showing that considerable amounts had boon made by these settlers in selling. They had sold to benefit themselves and got other properties. The Government had done well by back-block settlors, and intended to do well by them in tlio future.

Mr. Hall-Jones proceeded to-night to Stratford, where ho meets the County Council in roforonco to some matters. STRATFORD, Monday.

The lion. Hall-Jones met tho Stratford County Council at 9 o’clock tonight to discuss the Ohura road. The Minister, alter going fully into matters, said what he wanted was the County to do what it could to maintain the road and ho would do his part. lie never had the remotest idea that the Council should do the metalling, and undoubtedly he would make provision for metalling on his ftituro estimates. In any difficulties that, the Council got into over maintenance lie would not mind giving a £ for .£ subsidy. Tlifi Afinistor expressed sympathy with tho back-block settlers and Ids’ great desire to help them; but lie pointed to other parts of the colony with needs equally if not more urgent.

TRADE AIARKS. WELLINGTON,, Monday. In tlio Appeal Court; in tlio ease Lover ancl Sons v. Newton and Sons, tho Court hold on tho point raised by Air. Young, counsel for respondent's, that tho Court of Appeal Act gave a general right of appeal from any order of tlio Supremo Court, unless oxprossedly otherwise enacted by any Statute. Afr. Gully, for appellants, addressed the Court, his contention being (hat the words “Rising Sun” as applied to soap woro calculated to deceive the public into the belief that they were buying “Sunlight” soap. The function of the Registrar of Patents on an application, to register a trade mark which was objected to by the ownor of another mark was different from the function of the Court on eases of infringement of trade mark, and the Registrar was not hound to grant an application for registration if no objection could he taken to it under sections 79 and SO of “The Patents Designs and Trades Alark Act, ISS9.”

The Registrar still had discretion to refuse registration of a trade mark which was in his opinion calculated to doceivo the public as this trade mark was. Appellants did not claim a monopoly of the use of tlio word “Sun” in all its compounds, but the words “Rising Sun” on respondents packets were calculated to deceive

the careless portion of the community into the belief in purchasing soap

that it was genuine Sunlight soap, a name which had been on the market for thirteen years and had become well established. The ease was lot concluded.