TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2064, 26 April 1907, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

Press Association. DUNEDIN, yesterday. The quarterly returns of school attendance for the period ended March 31st show that there were 228 schools in operation in this district, employing 211 male and 302 female teachers. Tho number of pupils on tlie rolls at tlio beginning of the quarter was 17,829 and at the end of tlie quarter 19,213, comprising 9859 boys and 9323 girls. Tho average attendance was 5725 boys and 8149 girls, making a total of 16,874, being 347 more than the total for the previous quarter, and 461 less than for March quarter, 1906. The number of pupils admitted during the quarter was 1181 bovs and 1171 girls, a total of 2355.

Speaking yesterday of the cases of drunkenness reported from the Benevolent institutions Air. W. T. Talboys (Chairman of the Board of Trustees) said that if it was not that many of the inmates had tliis failing, they would not be in the institution, and it was very difficult to know just how r to deal with these offences. With a majority of them they would require to bo kept in for ever if these relapses wore to be avoided. In the case of old age pensioners it had been left with the visiting committee to be decided whether to fine them or to stop their leave. Several of tho inmates were ordered to forfeit one month’s and others two months’ leave. Tho body of a man, unidentified, was found in a ditch at Henley.

The permanent switching-on of the Waipori power has been delayed ponding the fixing up of matters in dispute with the Taieri Counts Council.

WELLINGTON, yesterday. A series of resolutions passed at tlie Taranaki local bodies’ conference rolativo to native land rating and kindred matters were brought before tho Acting Premier to-day "by a deputation. Air. Hall-Jones, in reply, said the nativo land rating and noxious weeds questions were of importance, and he believed the Native Land Commission was approaching a stage when it would deal with both matters. It was very certain they could not go on allowing noxious weeds to grow and spread over native lands or other lands, or allow native lands to escape without paying something towards the upkeep of roads. The weed question would have to be dealt with promptly, and if there was no power to make natives do tlie woi'k it would have to be done by the Government, and the cost borne by tho land owners and not by the general taxpayer. As regards the roading question,, he realised the disadvantage to the country of having roads running alongside miles of native lands which paid nothing at all. Such lands should bear their share of the cost, and if rates were not immediately recoverable they would have to consider the question of amending tbe law. 1 ‘We are determined,” he added, ‘‘that this has got to be brought to an end, and the land made reproductive and made to bear its burden of the cost.” He hoped these matters would be subject of recommendations by the Commission.

Air Meryatt, president of the Otago centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, who returned from Sydney yesterday, states there is a prospect of a team of ten or twelve amateur athletes from South Africa visiting Australia and New Zealand next summer. The Chairman of tlie Bank of New Zealand (Mr. Harold Beauchamp) and Messrs Alilne, Watson, • and Quick (directors) have returned to Wellington from a tour of the North Island on business connected with the bank. The chief object of tlieir visit was to inspect the unsold estates taken over by tlie Board from tlie Assets Realisation Board, with a view of placing them on the market with the least possible delay. The directors found that on the whole the properties wore in excellent order, and the stock in first-class condition, and it is expected that at the prices which the bank is prepared to quote tho estates will find a ready sale. Air. Beauchamp states that he and his colleagues found business throughout tlie North Island in a satisfactory state. There is a healthy demand for land in the Waikato, and the progress made in that district of late, owing to the adoption of scientific farming methods, is very marked. The party paid a visit to Te Kuiti, in the King Country, which is likely to have a fine future. There is an immense quantity of native land of good quality in that district, and it is certain, says Mr. Beauchamp, that when titles are ascertained and the land placed on the market, settlement will progress at a very satisfactory rate. The Minister for Education leaves for Auckland on Friday, where on Wednesday he will lay tho foundation stone of tho new Institute lor tho Blind. Air Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, states that the Government have definitely decided to bring Mclntyre back from Alonte Video. The matter is now in his hands, and the necessary warrrant will probably be issued today. Tlie ground on which extradition will bo applied for is- that AlcIntyre received a sum of £35 in payment for space in the Exhibition which has not been accounted for, and the Commissioner says other charges may be preferred against AtcIntyre. The annual report of the Wellington Law Society shows that tho number- of solicitors practising in Wellington has increased from 180 to 200, of whom more than half are in practice in Wellington. The solicitors practising, in the colony show an increase of 45 during the year, there being 801 who now take out certificates as against 756 last year. There are now 495 solicitors in practice in the North Island and 306 in the South, a difference of 189. Last year the difference was 150. The estimated population of the colony at tho beginning of the year was 956,449 (including 47,731 Maoris). Cook and other islands are not in•c.luded. The figures gave one solicitor to every ] 194 of population, or ono to every 298 male adults. For the purpose of this computation onehalf of the population has been treated as male and one-half of these, as adult. Last year with a population of 930,193 the proportions were respectively ono to 1230 and one to 307. The practising solicitors of the colony are' distributed as follows: Auckland 167, Canterbury 117, Gisborne 20, Hawke’s Bay 38, Alarlborough 9, Nelson 16, Southland 28, Otago 314, Taranaki 50, Wellington 220, Westland 22. The Gazette further prorogues Parliament until June 6tli.

Among 185 passengers that came in the third-class by the Corinthic were ICiS from Great Britain. These, settlors intend going to various parts of. New Zealand, 35 to Auckland, 2S to Lyttelton, 20 to Port Chalmers, 15 to Gisborne, 18 to Napier, 4 to New Plymouth, 2 to Timaru, 1 to Nelson, 1 to Greymoutli, and 44 to Wellington. Assisted immigrants numbering 78 compii sc farm workers, miners, gardoners, carpenters, etc. During the run of the steamer from London a child named Julia Joseph, four months old, daughter of a third-class passenger booked for Napier, died, and was buried at sea on April 19th. A U CKL AN D, yesterday. The twenty-sixth, annual exhibition of the Auckland Society of Arts was opened last evening. The President (Mr. A. E. Devore), in opening the exhibition, referred to the fact that since last exhibition members of the Society had had an opportunity of seeing a notable collection of pictures by British artists at the Christchurch Exhibition, Referring to a recent criticism in the Herald to the effect that the Society was active during its exhibition and torpid the rest of the year, lie said the committee had decided to hold an arts and crafts exliibtion in three or four months’ time. A Suva telegram states that the Labasca incident delays the Governor’s departure for Tonga till Satur--1 jay.

In a case brought by the Railway Department against llenry Greenwood, a boy charged with attempting to drive over a level crossing near Kuigshmd when an ongino was upproa tilling, tho Magistrate said the Grossing was very dangerous, but ho hold dofondnnt had not exorcised due care. Ho had, however, boon suffioioutly punished by tlio injuries sustainod in the accident .and no line was imposed. DUNEDIN, yesterday. A four-roomed liouso at Housington, occupied by J. Hawkins, was burned down last night. Tho fire was caused by a lighted candle being left alongside a boy’s bed and prosuinably overturned. Tlio furniture was insured for £75 in tlio New Zealand office. Tlio house was owned by Airs. Ross, and insured for £l3O in the National. .NEW PLYMOUTH, yesterday. A large deputation waited oil tho Hon. J. Carroll at noon, complaining about a circular, issued to faetory proprietors giving notice of tho onforconient of section 33, sub-suction 2 of the Factories Act. It. was pointed out that the custom bore had been to give a holiday on Thursday, Saturday being market day, and that great inconvenience would resuit if closing on Saturday afternoons were enforced. It would practically compel many trades to give two halfholidays in the week. Tho Factories and Shops Acts overlapped. Tlio deputation asked that the oniorcement of the circular be suspended until tho legal position was ascortainod. Tho Into inspector had permitted employment on Saturdays in the past. Air. Carroll said evidently a mistako had been made Ho would represent the matter to Cabinet,adding that an apparent hardship and unnecessary friction would result from enforcement, of the clause. BLENHEIM .yesterday. At the St. George’s Society sports yesterday L. C. Ale Lachlan won tlio principal 1-ace, and also got another first. „.,, r cwxvt NELSON, yesterday. Further heavy suowers tell bust night, commencing about o o clock. Rain helped tlie Labor vote at tlie polls. r— . HOKITIKA, yesterday. A hre at. 4 o clock this morning destroyed a villa residence owned by J. D Lynch, and unoccupied the past few days. Iho origin is a ' tory. ’! lie insurance was hold in t o State office for £390, and in the Aranehcster for £9O. SStSSTS SSwTWBj? sporting the arrest of D. C. Alesuperintendent oF awards at tlie Internatioual Exhibition, was issued this afternoon bv Mr. 11. AY. Bishop. the charge being that of failing to account for £35 space money, and extradition proceedings aro being taken on tlie warrant. Other similar charges may bo laid when Mclntyre irrives here.

STEAAIER AGROUND. WELLINGTON .yesterday. Tlio cargo steamer luveran, 4380 tons, which dragged her anchor and went aground near Oriental Bay m the harbor last night',is still aground. A boat’s crew which was sent ashore for assistance Ji.id a narrow escape, the boat swamping. Fortunately it kept afloat, and drifted ashore with the‘men in it. Tlie third officer, Mr A. P. Armour, who was in charge of the boat, was rather severely janibed between tho boat and Te Aro baths, against which she drifted. The steamer is under charter to the United States and Australasian Steamship line. A strong wind is still blowing. Later.—The s.s. Inveran lias one thousand tons of general cargo for Wellington. At half-tide this morning she was lying against a rock amidships, the depth of water on the rock being about two to two and a half fathoms, while there was about four to five fathoms fore and aft. She is making no water, and an attempt will be made to float her off about 3 o’clock if the wind abates. She is lying nearly broadside on, and will have to he towed off in that position.

ACTIVITY OF RUAPEHU. OHAKIiNE, last night.

There are no further signs of activity on Ruapehu, but it is reported that a portion of the eastern side of tbe crater of Ngaruahoc has boon broken down by ejected material. The most reeent assent of Ruapehu was made at Easter by two officers of the Public Works Department, Ohakuno. They found tho crater lake steaming with indications of ice walls having been, undermined by hot water. Dust and a quantity of stones were found on tlio snow surrounding tbe crater. Some of the largest pieces of material wore a foot in diameter. A portion which was brought back burned'with a blue sulphrous flame. Those stones had been ejected hob as they had melted their way into tlie hard snow and ice. AUCKLAND, last night.

The correspondent of tho “Star’ telegraphs to-day from Waiouru stating that tho Itov. 11. J. Fletcher of Taupo, who uses a telescope, is satisfied that the abnormal activity lias been shown not so much by Ruapehu as by its neighbor Ngarualioc. The eruption on Ruapehu which caused so much anxiety at Ohakunc was, in his opinion, one of those large intermittent geyser actions which occur on this mountain’s summit at long intervals, the period roughly being live.' years. In this respect be sees nothing to be alarmed about; but lie regards the working of Ngnurulioo with more interest, for this crater lias shown signs of great activity. Lt has, he savs. been emitting clouds of steam land "dust daily since the middle of February... Tho geyser, which lias provided ail attraction at '.l'okaiuiu for three weeks, continues to give displays up to 100 ft in height. - Its action is not so frequent as upon the first outbreak. Agitation of the boiling pool from which it rises precedes the, shot bv an eruption of slightly muddy water and steam follows. There were four outbursts yesterday, but this morning the pool was steaming and tliat was all. Two parties have attempted the ascent of Ruapehu since the geyser eruption, hut tin* wet weather made the expedition un. successful. MUTINY BY VOLUNTEERS. Press Association. WELLINGTON, last night. Since the beginning of March the Wellington Submarine Mining Volunteers have been on strike on account of dissatisfaction with the management of the company’s affairs by the Officer Commanding. In that month they wrote, to this officer detailing grievances, and asking that the letter be forwarded to the Officer Commanding the district, with a. request that an inquiry be held into the matter. Nothing more was heard of that letter. The men determined to stay away from parade until the inquiry was held, and did so. The Defence Department did nothing until a few days ago, when it issued an order for the company to parade tonight to receive the engineers’ shield lately won by it. It was felt that this was the crucial' point ip the mutiny, ami much interest was taken in the matter. At' the appointed time 43 men appeared on parade out' of 80 odd in the corps. The Inspec-tor-General, Colonel Davies, sternly addressed the men. and then ordered those who intended to obey orders in future to march forward. The whole number thereupon marched forward. It is probable that the mutiny has now ended. DECADENT PUBLIC MORALITY, Press Association. AUCKLAND, last night. Some remarks on public litorals and economics and what he termed the decay in home life were made by Bishop Neligan this afternoon at the annual meeting of the Society fo rthe Prevent ionsoo yuY att or.vlis lor the Protection of Women and Children and the Prevention pF Cruelty to Animals. The report of the society showed that during the past year 258 cases, including domestic infejicity, affiliation .cases, and cruelty to young children, failure to support parents and similar matters, had been dealt with. In 1905 the number was 256, and in 1906 it was 245. It seemed, he said, that the proportion of such cases was altogether too large, when tho population of Auckland was taken into account. It was a feeble argument to say that the number in Auckland ■compared very favorably with the Old Country, for the opportunities of healthy development of public morality there were not so great as iu New Zealand. He spoke of cases of cruelty to young children, and said that the increase of affiliation cases was becoming a serious matter. The refusal of persons in many cases to support their parents was also commented upon as ail extraordinary offence. He urged as a means of combating these growing evils that i every effort should be made to raise ■ the tone of the home life as much as ■ possible, as lip feared that in h large mmibor of,the cases referred to

' tlio cause was Retelling , i lU( | t ho feared that tho M lutl }Ji° They could not ‘bo had doped ioi. , * , , «>>)d They could help them, , 1 U 0 i V • r i lf ( j nwn fi, ’ he admitted, but k bottom ol .my me sncs m t o botloimont ol hi y 11., A grout question oi monihty m nnDo 11 ” 1 llto - MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, * Press Association AUCKLAND, yesterday, q'[ lc Council election resulted j n the return of tlio old members with tfio addition of Alossrs. Alnclcay, Homers, and Dr. Stopford, tlio mun|Jt(|. () jl -Councillors having been increased bv three. The labor ticket u . |ls |> rnc ticnlly defeated, though it included Dr. Stopford. HAWERA, yesterday, Mayoral contest resulted: B. Q HoltLins 220, 10. L. Barton 175. ;,' or (|„. Council Alcssrs. .1. Campbell, w \ Baccy, 10. Alorrisey, 11. . IC. Whittington’, T. J. Hurroll, J. Foy, j Brunette, B. R. Wilkinson, and j p ov( | elected, ’ BLENHEIM. yesterday, ,|,| |(> Mayoralty election was keenly eontosted imd resulted : A. McGallum |,, j| Penny (retiring mayor) Jfg’ j ' j -\y white 189. The Conn, "jj election resulted in the return of >lessrs. J. Brown, W. Carr, .T. White L. Griffiths, W. 11. Alncey, IV. oi ■ ”q' Pateliott, McKinley, j jjh-cii. ‘ ’ HASTINGS, yesterday, .pi Hns+ines Mayoralty resulted : Thompson'(ro-eloetoil) 659, Dennett V A,JIU> “ - 'tAIHAVH. yesterday, Anthony Nathan was ‘ roelected Mayor. ' WELLINGTON, yesterday. T , |o city Co » Mci i election resulted t | (|) ro j lmi r) f ( .leveu of the old Councillors. The former members rejected were Alessrs. Izard, Frost, T,U<.r. while Air. Winder did fr<sr himself. The.new Council, , Alessrs. -'Fisher', AT.H.TL. F|ot( , hol . ~ mem ber „? the Harlm' Board, Hales, ex-engineer in chief | or lu colony, and Sliirtcliffe. exof t | H , Chamber of Com- ~, The labor ticket was only B*ICRORRjnj B * ICRORR j n j ; n seour j„<r the return of it ß tuvo sitting members, Messrs MoTjSU . on nlul nindmarsh, whilst the j it | a[s , ls > ti okot secured ten of liny iJteen candidates elected. Mr. L T,uke, .ironfomulor, headed the poll. -Su» m, tmmm • ELTHAAI, yesterday. « m, elected, except one. INGLEWOOD yesterday In the Alayoral election, Air. H. B. Curtis was returned by a majority of 67. , NELSON, yesterday, lho result ol the city and miinicipal elections was the rejection oi five old councillors seeking re-election,

The Mayoralty election was keenly contested and resulted : A. MeCnlluni 335, 10. 11. Penny (retiring mayor) 248 J J. W. White 189. The Conn, eil election resulted in the return of Messrs J. Brown, V. Carr, J. White, L. Griffiths, W. H. Alncey, W. Clung. G. Patchott, J. McKinley, and F. Birch. H A STIN GS. yesterday. The Hastings Mayoralty resulted : Thompson (re-elected) 659, DeniieU oiu, Lane 237. TA lIIA PE. yesterday. Mr. Anthony Nathan was reelected Alayor. WlO LLING TON, yestori Ia y. Tlie Citv Council election resulted in the return of eleven of the old Councillors. The former members rejected were Alessrs. Izard. Frost, and Trevor, while Air. Winder did lot offer himself. The new Councillors are Alessrs. "'FisTjer, AT.H.R.. Fletcher a member of the Hurbo> Board, Hales, ex-engineer in chief for tlie colony, and Sliirtcliffe. expresident of the Chamber of Commerce. Tbe labor ticket was only successful in securing the return ol its two sitting members, Alessrs McLaren and Ilindmarsh, whilst the Citizens’ ticket secured ten of tlic f fifteen candidates elected. Mr. J. I,like, .ironfounder, headed the poll. There were 21,102 names on the roll. About 9000 voted. DANNEVIRKE, yesterday. Alayoralty: Ries 442, Patterson 431. ELTHAAI, yesterday. Tho Alayoralty reslted: G. W. Taylor (re-elected) 296, C. A. Wilkinson 243. The retiring councillors aro reelected, except one. INGLEWOOD, yesterday. In (lie Alayoral election, Air. H. B. Curtis was returned by a majority of 67. NELSON, yesterday. The result of tho city and municipal elections was the rejection of five old councillors seeking re-election, including lour of the majority that had opposed the Alayor, Mr. Piper, and one of his following. Tlie reelected councillors number three, including two of tho Alayor’s following and ono opponent. The others are all now blood. The Labor nominee just failed, but a XTnion man not selected by tho Trades and Labor Council got in at the bottom of the poll. .