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NEWS AND NOTES.
WWassm M?~IL.This week'as isse of.
the WEsvxsr MahI pays considerable at-1
tention to.the war, the plague, the federa- I
tion and separation movements, the agita- 2
tion as to the Legislativo Council rolls, 1
and all the other questions of the hour.
The illustrations show the progress of the
war, giving views in the trenches, photo.
graphs, etc. There is- an artistic and
somewhat stirring design illustrative of a
brief poetial epitaph of pessimistio lean
iags. There are also views dealing with
local events. Special articles of general or
particular interest, fiction, and general
news go to make up the rest of theissue. 1
Arroswrxrcn.--The following appoint
aents are announced :-Thos. Bsackford, a
member of the Kookynie local board??f
health, and A. Cameron, secretary and
inspedtor to the Lennonville local board of
health.
GOVEeanaENsT busazIS.-The examina-t
tion for Government basaries was com.
menced in the Central School, James
street, and also at the Kalgoorlie centre,
yesterday, and will be continued to-day.
There are 22 candidates in Perth. The
examination here is being conducte~ by
the Chief Inspector (Mr. J. P. Walton), 4
and the Kalgoorlie examination is being
superintended by Inspector Rloblrtson. I
The busaries number five for boys and
three for girls, a'd these are of the value
of £10 each.' Under the new provisions of
the Act the competition is open to scholars 1
from other than Government schools.
Morzos on Junar?z?r.-In the Supre'me
Court yesterday His Honour, Mr. Justice
Stone, dealt with a motion for judgment 1
in the case of the Monte Christo Gold
mininw Co., No Liability (suppliant), and
the Commissioner forRailways (defendant).
Mr. II. $. Pilkington, instructed by Messrs.
James and Darbyshire, appeared for the
suppliant, and the Crown Solicitor (Mr. F.
B.Burnside) forthe defendant. Judgment
wasenteredfor the suppliant with costs.
The Crown Solicitor applied for a stay of
execution until the next sitting of the Fall
Court on the usual terms, which was
granted.
Hs Was Ix' IT.-Questioned by Mr.
Kidson in the Criminal Court yesterday
the prosecuntorin a case of alleged stabbing
said, "I do not know who was.in the row,
but when( was hit I thought I was in it."
Laughter in court ensued, but- it was
quickly suppressed.
NETHErLAtND3? COnsUL-GaENEI?L.r-Mr.
W. L. Bosschart has been recognised by
the Executive as the Consul-General for
the Netherlands in Australia, to reside in
Melbourne.
LocL Faurr.--The Minister of -Lands
has received from Mr. E. Roberts, of
Yatheroo, a small consignment of magnifi.
cent peaches that have been grown by him
this season. Some of the poaches weighed
nearly a pound each. Mr. Throssell states
that they are the finest locally-grown
peaches that he has ever seen, and that
they prove unmistakably the productive
ness of the soil, a fact which he has for a
long time been impressing on the publio.
CsavtICATT or Da~TH REnS?ED.-A
woman named Annie Carter, who resided
with her husband at Broome road, Subinco,
died suddenly yesterday' morning. under
such circumstances that Dr. Young, who
had been attending her, refused to give a
certificate of death. The Acting Coroner
(Dr. E. Black) being notified, directed tie
removal of the body to -the hospital
morgue, where an inquest was opened yes
terday afternoon by the Deputy Coroner
(Mr. T. F. Quinlan, J.P.), and a jury of
three. Atthe close of the.formal proceed
ings the inquiry was adjourned till the
19th inst. \
Godawnzrms' WATsa Scnass.-a little
while ago the work was comnienced of dis
tributing the pipes for the goldfields' water
scheme along the-railway line to the east
ward of Northam. Owing to the scarcity
of witer along the- line, this work has
lately had to be stopped for a time, and
the men who had been employed on that
work have recently been put on to dis
tribute the pipes along that portion of the
railway between Mundaring and'fortham.
Some six miles of pipes have been dis
tributed along that part of the railway
system. The trenches for the reception of
the pipes are also being dug by the em
ployees between the times of the arrival of
the train loads of pipes. The work is now
progressing expeditiously, and it is ex
pected that in future the rate of progress
-ill be much more rapid than has been the
case hitherto. Once the water supply'to
the eastward of Northam is assured the
work of depositinig the pipes along the
section between that town and Southern
Cross will be resumed
Baoan Aneow REqUEST.-- Mr. Vosper,
.LLA, on Wednesday last, introduced a
aeputation from Broad Arrow to the
Minister of Lands, and obtained the pro
mise of the. Sant of a block of land in
that township for the purpose of a Boman
Catholic Church.
STocK-Yanns Fon Bausswcsr.-A depu
tation consisting of Mr..Rose and Mr.
Hawkins, two residents of the Bruswick
District, waited on the Commissioner of
Railways yesterday, being accompanied by
Mr. Ewing, M.L.A., on behalf of Mr.
Venn, the memberfor the district. The de.
putation asked that the Government should
erect stock-yards at the Brnnswick station
so that it will be possible to conveniently
transfer cattle to and from the district by
rail. They pointed on; that there were
about fifty'settlera in the district served
by the Brunswick station, and they would
all'use the stock-yards once they were con
structed. It was alsq pointed out that
several large stock-owners in the northern
part of the colony had secured land in the
Brunswick district with the intention of
going in extensively for stock raising in
that part of the country. The Minister, in
replying, stated that the matter had
already been brought under his notice and
had received attention. He recognised that
the district had become an important one,
and that it needed the facilities asked for
by the deputation. He could not promise
to have the stock-yards constrnted at
once. There were now many works that
needed attention, and he assured the depu
tation that this undertaking should beput
in band as soon as possible.
Tas CaaRuAGE OB "Sno?sa."-The
Railway Department having declined to
entertain the Departmontof Agriculture's
suggestions to carry fruit "shooks" at
a minimum rate, unless made of W. est
Australian hardwoods, further negotia
tions have recently been made by the
latter department, and yesterday the fol
lowing notification was received from the
general manager of Railways :-" Shooks
will in future be carried at the following
rates: For a distance not exceeding 25
miles, 21. per ct.; 26 to 59 miles, 3d.; 31
to 100 miles, 5G1;4 101 to 150 miles, 6d.; 151
to 200 miles, 81; 201 to 253 miles, 01;
250 tO 300 miles, 11.; over "00 miles, Is.
In order to obtain this concession a'
declaration has to be-made that the shooks
will be made into cases, and that they will
be forwarded on the West Australian Go
vernment railways.
A, Nzw Pnau?szsaa ,-Messrs. FP.
Condit and W. Launder -having entered
into parbtagelp'a hatters and tailors, is
order to celebrate the event, incited a
number of leading citisens and other
friends to a banquet at the Court Hotel, I
Perth, on Tuesday last An excellent i
repast eas provided.; 4 was fouised by a
a "smote concert" which was in every way
a success. Mr W. Gee. Bradley eccupied i
the chair, and items were redered by i
Messrs. J. Coleman, Saunders, Lisberger1
Holt, W. Launder and others. During the
proceedings, after the toast of "The
Queen" had been duly honoured, the
"New Firm" was proposed by Mr. LHarry
Ives, and was respoidod to by both Messrs.
Condit and Launder. .Mr. Ernest Ball
acted as accompanist.
TaE CEsTr Paovisrc.-Our Gerald- I
toncorrepondent telegraphed last night:
--" r. J.' M. Draew, the editor of the
Geralidoa Bzpress has announced himself
as a candidate for the Central. Pro.
-inke."
PsoarATas ,N Ia'rrsas or Ab amxs-
raiviox. - The following probates. and
letters of administration were'granted for
th week ending April 5 :--Probatas-The
Honourable Joscelyno George Herbert Am
herst, late of Darlingtoq goiro, to the
W.A. Trustee, Executor, ... Agency Co.,
Ltd., leavo being reserved to Captain the
Honourable Hugh Amherst, the other exe
cutor, to prove, £8,286 17. ld.; Herbert
Nathaniel Davis, late of Fremantle, archi
tect, to Mirian?. Louise Davis, £1,036;
(sealed from Victoria) Thomas Richard
Wilson, late of South Yarra, Victoria,
Commissioner of Audit, to Harriet Eliza
beth' Wilson, £100; William Josephl
Brown, late of Leederville, contractor, to
Amelia Sophia Brorns, .970. Letters of
Administration - Jabez Francis. Hicks,
late of Fremantle, surveyor, to Barbara
Hicks, £677; Frederick Clarence Essex,
late of Coolgaidie, miner, to the W.A..
Trustee, Executor, and Agency Co., Ltd.,
383 9s. Id.
Ptrra AxvxTE OBCHaSTv;L Socvr. I
-The adjourned annual meeting of this
society, it is announced, will be held at the
Swan Mechanics' Institute Monday evening
next at 8 o'clock. The committee intimate
that they have engaged as condncfor the
services of Dr. Eberlein,'who lately arrived
in Perth, and whose credentials show a
varied experience in this branch of the
profession, both in London (with the
Crystal Palace Orchestra) and on ,the
Continent. Members are requested to at
tend the above: meeting. ladies and.
gentlemen, not already members, wishing:
to join the society are asked to forward
their' names and addresses to Mr. W. H..
Sayer, the acting-secretary, care of Nichol
son's, Barrack-street..
SEr6zE WODs.---Sergeant Woods, of
Fromantle, .has so far, recovered from his
recent illness that he has been able to re
sume his duties.
A REcENT 'E swA FATALITY.-At t
meeting of the Leederville .Municipal
Council last night, a letter was read
from the Under-Seeretary for Railways
notifying the council that the.Minister
hId allowed £100 to be paid to the wldow
of the late Patrick Callinan, who was
killed on the railway line. It was deided
to thank the. Minister.for, recgnising the
claims of the widow, but- to request that
the'niounto voted sahZond be increased.
HraLTa or LrEDEEViLsaE.-The health
inspector for the Leederville municipality
reported last night that the health pf the.
district was in a fairly satisfactory cbndi
tion, though he had been informed that
one resident was admitted to the Perth
hospital suffering from ,enteric fever.
During? the quarter ending March 81st
there were 24 births and 6 deaths in the
municipality.
PEzT'r W ivgEI..-The folloiing shade
temperatires were recorded at the Perth
Observatory yesterday : -Maximum 726
degrees, minimum 614 degrees.
Ezxrsrvar, Han.oun Wonas.-Mr. E.
H. Carlin has- been appointed temporarily,
as resident engineer in charge of the
Fremantle harbour works in succession to
Mr. Royce, resigned.
DaEPALTr;a or I? ? G. H. Borcs.
Yesterday afternooni Mr. G. H: Boyce, late
Resident Engineer-of the Fremantle Har
bour Works,'took. his departure from the
port to join the RM.S. Cuzco at Albany,
en route fdr Queensland. At the railway
station representatives of all branches of
tho' Hurl~ur Works were present to wish
iMr. Roycogood-bye. On thd platform
tnre were also' a number ef friends con
nected with the shipping and mercantile
interests of Fremantle, among them being
Mr. A. G??'. Leeds (Prsident of the Froe
mantle Brctch of the Steamship Owners'
Association). Mr. W. E.' Moron (of the
Adelaide Steamnship Company);" Captia
Irvine (Ass stant Harbour Master) and
many others. Each branch of the works
was represented,.and as the train steamed
out "Auld'Lang Syne" was sung, and
hearty ceers wero given for ?r. Roye.
and good wishes were expressed for his
future welfare.
A Cawr.x. WIEw.-z-A month ago Mr.
H. 3. Scott wrote from Brighton, South
Australia, to Mr. C. Harper, M.L.A., on the
advisableness of the Governmeit passing a
Bill authorising a guarantee of a certain
percentage for a period of 10 years to
enable any company-with a capital of ziot
less than ,20,000 nor more ti?n $50,000,
to establish a central winery. He pointed
out at the time the great deaelopment
which has lately taken place on the London
market for Australian products in 'rines,
frailts, etc. If the Government pass such a
Bill for the purchase of grpes to make
into wine for export trade, he did not see
any difficulty in raising the necessary
capital Ho dealt with the spasmodic
efforts of individuals to create local trade,
but held thatif an export trade was desired
sufficient capital would need to be raised
to carry on operations for some time with
out looking for immediate lrofits or divi
dends. Hence the necessity of a Govern
ment guarantee until the scheme is self
supporting. The letter was handed to the
Agricultural Department, and the Secr&e
tary for Agriculture yesterday forwarded
the" following reply to Mr. Scott :--"In
reply to your letter \addressed to Mr. C.
Harper. and referred by him to this deoart
ment, I am directed to inforin you that be
believes the Government contemplates
introducing a measure during the coming
session, guaranteeing for a period of years,
interest on capital invested on wineries
and suchlike concerns, and your'letter has
been sent on to the Minister for his con
sideration."
DuaKEs,=o0i CsEE s.-A notification
from Mr. A. McFarlane, superintendeit of
the Drakesbrook State Nursery, states that
all seeds grown on the experimental plots
this season have mato excellent growth,
and ara of excellent quality, -finding great
favour amongst the local grower=.
Govxauxxs- HOUSE BALL I Rboe As
ADDrmios.--It nwa stated in the columns
of a contemporary yesterday! that the Go
vernment House ball room had" been
erected at a cost of £30,003. When this
statement was brought to the notice of the
Director of Public Worksayesterday by one
of our reporters it was emphatically denied
by Mr. Pisse. The Minister informed our
representative that the cost of the strac
ture to date had not exceeded the amount
voted by. Parliament, namely, £15,000. It
ought also to be rewneived, added Mr.
Piesse, that the money was not all ex
peaded on the ball-room, as the eqntract'
incladeds the eretion of nine additional" .
rooms to Government HORe, including a
new billiUad-room, dining-room, drawing
room, and several bedrooms. It was,
therefore, erroneous to say that the money.
even the £15,000, had been exponded on
ball-room.
Picac.- -Ths employees of Charles'
Moore and Co. held their picnic at Point
.Walter on Wednesday aaternoon. About
20 embarked on the .s. Harley, ih wlch
a very pleassnt trip -on the river was ex
perienced. On arriving at Point-Walter a
start was made with a sports programme,
the results of the different events being as
follow:-100 Yards Handicap: 1,:Chas.
E..Chappell; 2, S. Coo. Siamese Race:
;, Messrs. Cook and Goode. Iadies'E?ce,
0yds.: 1, Miss Jikes. 125 Yards Handi
?ap:" 1, s. Cook; 2, Chis. -E. ChappelL
Running High Jump: 1, Chas. E. Chap.
peiLL Egg and Spoon Race: 1, G. Saun
ders. 45 Yards Ladies' Race: 1, Miss
Dawe; 2, Miss Hayes.," Running lIop,
Step, and Jump: 1, Mr. Riordon-. dLdies'
Siamese Eace 1, Misses Hoed and Dawa.
Outsiders' Race, l10yds.: 1, W. Pointon.,
At 5.30 p.m. tea was served, and then
various pastimes were engaged in till dark,
when the return journey was beggn. A
musical programme was carried out during
the homeward trip. Previous tothe dis
tribution of the prizes which had been
ion during the afternoon; Mr. C. E. Chap.
pell, on behalf of the employers, thanked
all those who had donated trophies or in
any way helpedstowards the success of the
picnic. At the close of his remarks three
cheers were given for thodfim of Charles'
Moore and Co. Mr. C. Moore then pie
seated the prizes- to the successful com
petitors. Perth was reached at abdt 8.30
p.m.
L ss~Vra LL Coucmcn. - The ordinary
meeting of the Laderrille Municipal Coun
cil was held last night The, Mayor (Mr.-:
Veryard) presided; and therem were also
present-Cu. Ashworth, .Rece,: Marcon,
Cavanagh, E. J. Dickson, Thompson, and.
Maconochie. Crs. Haresm and R. Jl Dick
son were appointed to accempany. the'.
Snabisco deputation to the _Premier at $
p.m. to-day regarding the ,water.'.si pply
question. A promise was, received from'
the late Commissioner of Police promising
to have an amountrlaced on tqe Estimates
for connecting the Leedervillo and metro.
politan-nolice stations by telephona.- The
Public Works Dopartientintimated that
no funds. were available to, pemit .6f a
grant being made for footpaths in front of
the publio buildings, but advising that
£75 from the Cambridge-street vote be
devoted to this purpose. .Cr. Cavanagh
introduced.a deputation, who presented
a numerously-signed petition favouring
an pplication being made to'the Govern
ment for-a grant for the formation of s;
macadamised road at Raisa-parade. .The
council decided that the time was inoppoe .
tune to make the application as requested.
Tehders for clearing and gr?bbing were
opied, and that of Urqhbart and Reegan,
at i2s. per chain, was accepted. The works
committee's report dealing with;the erec.
tion of a water trough, footpaths in Oxford,
Monger, and McCourt streets, and Rial.
way.parade, and recommending ,other
improvements in Oxford. and Treiarton
streets, was adopted. The 3March finance
statement showed the receipts to be' £516
17s. 0ld, and expenditure £439 103. 2d4
leaving a balance of T77 s. 10i. abcount.
amounting to £33 6a. 3: were'passed for
payment Some minor -business bhving
been dealt with, the meeting adjourned.
Wa sa Co?NssvrTI?o.--The Works De.
partment has been informed that as a e.
rflt of the .recent -ainfall- alon? the Yil.
garn railway 45,003 gallons of water have
been conserved in Raeside's tak, ??22,000
gallons in No. 2. tank,, and 81,300 gallons
in Kunnnalling tank. The quaptity of
water in the .last-mentioned ta?k-. was
estimated at 193,000 gallons.a Oir Cool.
gardie correspondent telegraphed last
night: "The rainfall on thoe goldelds
during the past few .days has been as
follows: - Coolgardie, 83 points; 'Black •
Flag, 69; Kunanalling, "5; Norsetdan,
114; 31t. Malcolm, -64; ?lgoorlie, 63;'
Goongarrie, 75. In other places rain of a
light and soaking character has fallen. ,
The quantities of water secured in the
Government tanks aro.as follows:-Cool
gurdie, 500,00) gallons; Black Flag
2,0000000; Knunalling, 200,000 K.Kalgoor.
lie, 300,000; Goongarri, 250.000."
'A.O. FoevSTs' Ge.a.-'The Miuistez
of Lands (Mr. G. Thross~Ul. M. .) and
the Attorney-General (MLr;-R-.W.'.enne
father) have intimated their intention of
attending tho A.O. Foresters'L Gal on
Easter Monday. The: handicaps will not
be published till next Saturday. '
Uvrrao EvNsarss~c csio;oi.- Se"
vices in connection with,. this missioii have
bee?he'd& every night during the prean t'.
rweek in Wesley Chureh.. The attendances
have been good. Mr. Oatts gives his
closing address to.night at 8d o'lock, and
Mrs. Oatts will sing. Mr. and Mrs Oatt
proceed next week to Fremantle, and the
following, week to Kalgoorlie and the
Boulder. They sail fromi Albany for Ade
laide onApril 26. . -
Woxwa's FaNCreISE LsiaG'. - The
third monthly meeting fo. the, Perth"
branch of the Woman's Franchiso LEagns
will be held at the, Luisnra Hour lnub,
Hay-street, to-night, at S'o'clck. Mre. J.
CowAn will read a papLer: The public are
invited to attend. -
Messra. Learmop;tan Co. dinw attentioe
in our advrcrtsing colum?it that on acnosat of
not getting through thl .hol of. the lotsat
their, furnituro sale, yesterlayat Barinett?at.
Fremautlo, this sale will b sen tinned this
morning at 11 o'clock.
Meswrs. Awsberg, Wjlli?ns aod Co. dir. e
attention to the auction sa!o to be: held by
them, at 11 o'clock sharp this morning, of sie
mignifitent iron frame pianos (Con!-rniv
Concordia).
Attentosa is directed to Messrs. B. C. Wood
and Co.'s auctions to-day. At 11 a.m. a sale
will be h Id at 037 h?urray-street west, near
Hiavelcck-street, when a splendid lot of -,lou
able furniture will be offered. At 3 p.na.alian
auction will be held at the rooms,. by order of
the mortgages, and at 3.31 p.1n. a -frniture
sale will take place at 314 St. George's-terrace,
when a valnsble piano, etc.?,willbe cffercd
$