DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2259, 3 August 1908, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

[Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 2. The Rev. John Law, supernumerary Methodist minister at 'Alt. Albert, Auckland, died on Saturday night, after ailing for some months. Deceased came to the Dominion in 1868, and had charge of circuits in various parts of New Zealand. He was in nis 68th year, and is survived 'by his widow and four sons. WELLINGTON, August 2. A street musician, a blind man, named George Lear, was found dead in u cell at the Alount Cook lock-up on Friday night. Lear, who had been arrested for insobriety at 5 o’clock the same evening, -appeared to ho quite woll, otlier than suffering -from the effects of a drinking bout, -and arrangements hail been effected whereby ho was to he liberated on hail at 9 o’clock. When the cell was visited for that purpose at the time stated, the deceased was found lying on his hack, quite dead. Lear is believed to have been a mechanic in the railway workshops at one time, -and an accident there was said to have been the cause of his .losing liis eyesight. An inquest was held yesterday, .and a verdict returned of death from apoplexy. A man named William Hannah, 73 years of age. employed as messenger at Parliament Buildings, was walking in his sleep -at his lodgings during Inst night and fell from an upstairs window. He was discovered by fellow boarders. A doctor was summoned, and Hannah was taken to the hospital. 'lt is understood his injuries are not very serious. CHRISTCHURCH, August 1.

Mr. T. E. March, who Tins been connected with the Immirntion -and Land Settlements Departments for over 45 years, finally retired from the Civil Service yesterday on superannuation. Air. Alarch 3ms received a very eulogistic -letter from the Under-Secretary, of Lands, conveying tile appreciation of the Department of his work. There are still openings for a number of men at the railway works *it Broken River. About a dozen additional men .will he sent out by the Labor Department on Tuesday morning, if, in the meantime, advice lis received from the engineer in charge that the necessary tents for sleeping accommodation have been erected. Arrangmonts have also been mnde to send to the works any men from Ashburton who want employment.' Air. A. D. Dobson, city surveyor, stated to-day that he was getting towards the end of the £2OOO voted bv the Council for relief works. Some of the men taken on. however, were getting work elsewhere, and others were being put on -to some of the loan works, these being the most competent. Six or seven would be paid off to-day, and the remainder, about 20. would be kept on for about another ten days, by which time the money would have become exhausted.

Mr. IT. AV. Bishop, S.M., delivered a little homily to-parents in the Police Court this morning, when dealing with four juveniles. Tie said that some parents diid not 6eem to realise the seriousness of the improper acts committed by their children and when they (the parents) camo into Court, instead of assisting the Magistrate, they treated the offences in such a manner as to encourage their children to commit them again, 'and did an amount of harm which they did not fully appreciate. Tho cause of these offences was 'lack of parental control and proper bringing np. It was the .parents duty to look after tlio children. The trouble with children was accruing every week, just through tile neglect of tile parents. Children did not seem t 0 propei% appreciate the rights of other people, for lie pointed out .it was just as dishonest in a sense to do damage to property as it was to steal. Ho 'intimated that if the offenders made their second appearance he would remove control from the parents to the fitate,or, in other words, commit the children to an industrial school. In dealing with a domestic servant who had been convicted of theft, Mr. H. AA r . Bishop, S.M., this morning made a few remarks in regard to thefts by servants genemlly. He said that these girls, a great number of whom had perfectly satisfactory antecedents, seemed to give way and stcul from their employers,. It would seem as if they did not 'realise the gravity of their position, or the enormity of their offeuce. The bulk of such cases did not come before the Court, but there were very few employers of domestic servants that did not suffer frequently. Servants were aware that if they were detected in tlieir thefts mid brought before a Court they would be dealt with as first offenders. “I sometimes ‘hink,” concluded Mr. Bishop, “that I am too lenient in.cases of his kind, and um unfair to those people who are honest, but I will not deal differently with this girl I am making these remarks advisedly to, to endeavor to make her realise her position, and the view Hint I, with others on the Bench, take of such matters. .Mr, AV. T. iMoFarlanc (Mayor). Councillor' D. C. Cameron, junr., and Mr. J. B. Dick (Town Clerk), of St. Knkla, Dunedin, inspected tho destructor, the tepid baths, and other mumcipil buildings to-day. Tho Mayor has received the following cable from Mr. J. C. AVHliamson. •Sydney, re new theatre by-law enjoining numbering of seats in licensed theatres, concert halls, etc: “The Mayor, Christchurch,—He theatre hy-laws suggest postponing numbering of seals, try limiting sales of tickets yarn! ascertain seating capacity. Ponce can easily prevent rushes hv torining queue outside ticket boxes.” the by-law will come nn for confirmation at .a meeting of the Council on Monday night. The vital statistics for July in the Canterbury registration district arc: -or 15 deaths 472. ■'marriages T'V>- Tnlv last veil’- the figures wore: Births 1389, deaths 724, -marriages 606.

A farmer named Jas. King, a resident of TVdbrooks, dropped dead at T-ittle River on Thursday, while mustering cattle.