NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12461, 26 March 1906, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Xew Zealand Leghorn and Minorca Fanciers' Club for the North Island has been formed, with headquarters at Palmcrston North. An epidemic of typhoid and ecarlct fever has broken out at VVaihi. Several caßEfi of fcarlet fever are reported from one of tho Wellington euLurbs. A charter has been granted to tho Civil Service Club in Wellington. Tho i club "has secured a euito of rooms, in a new building on Laanbton quay, close to the Supreme Courthouse. A whare which was dnce occupied by the great fighting chief Te Rauparaha was* discovered the other day in a secret leoesß of the foreet in the Waitomo county. The building, though 90 years old, is in a good state of preservation. It was built by Te Reuparaha. as a secret retreat from hie enemies. It is hoped that the whare will be preserved as an ancient historic relic of decided uitcreet.' ■ }■:;'■' ;'■■.' ■ ' '■ ■ The. residents of Kaituna Valley, about ton in .number, jAve shown themeelvea t<> be c very live community. They have recently had their houses connected ly private telephone with tHe Government bureau, end have already found this * greet convenience, for not only can they, coniroimiioate with bu*inee« honees in'- Christchnrch, but can connect with one another, by means of the bureau. Thie go-abend policy will probably be emulated by other dietrictfl.

The Westport Coal last week wa» 10,064 tons '^Wtjifllijl Tho K«leon the general opinion that tiie aoifj mSjsa this year trill be a light one£bigraH quality should be very fiood: |ffl|j| Tlio sea off "West port on Saturday nas the heaviest ■SfelSll been experienced there for sevei^l sjmSM and did considerable doniage wjS pi eastern breakwater. .'/isliilj It lias bven definitely deck}ii|fl| P1 the worke for "the inversion Seddonville State colliery soft tt*njjj||| marketable briquettes will the site originally selected by.MrVTOffill head, the English expert—th£;TOji(g||pi beech below tho omno of erection will bo commoncedafc The mystery surrounding 3SKp|J tinous organisms that were to thousamds on the Wyndham' ft>9(Sj|%l a few days ago has been oleafttfaE&ffia Sample specimens wore 6ubmitte4|EMi Professor Benhatn, of Otago who identified them ac tho aquatic fly celled Chironotnue. were probably deposited in then were dried up and. oarried<lgrJQ|ff| . An excellent device to burglar , * skeleton key k the briai|S with which pome locks are provided,*!!]! which, fitting into tho lock, t j«tskmg it being turned; but in shops with ono entrance only, «Qdi{|t|ij vices are useless, and bometimeg <£j iijf barrassing. A case in point occnhjjj the other day in Dumedin "Otago Daily Times.") A had. occasion to leave hie premitet mffii time, and as ho went out ho ckM&jll door behind him. On zeturnitfcipSjl found his key powerless to turniSSl lock, wliich was effectively position by the pin, wliioh had;'Npi| how slipped into it before he door. The shopkeeper faced ?'th«lgS3| evitablo valiantly, end, skylight from the roof, effected'tkßWff tnuieo after tho manner of a tiiUMgi burglar in a pantomime. *"Wll|ll It is an emphatically mentary on tho futile methods t&Mmz Nelson Corporation that at stage in the history of the supply (says the "Mail") a Ootop|§f of the Council ehould be a<m»Usp|| eidcring whether the use of the h<%« gardens (shall not be gether. So far as our memory.ijgjjjl us, if the decision, to withdraw.thi||l|| tial irrigation rights enjoyed citizens be made, even for a will be the finst occasion in ten <>Mi§§H|l yeVe at least when such a <* been necessary. Yet tho city QuiJfHa cently sanctioned and expended 'ifiHfl of £14,000 or £15,000 on the coi*»S tion of a new dam in order larger storage area, and to rcmo, tain disabilities from vhich all bomb especially tho higher residcntifcl£iHß| and owners of plaooe that had.<||||| A special correspondent of, lington "Evcnjng Post," writinglflH experiences ia South Afn«;\*fJM|| " Hero end there, as in every otfejgif of the -world, there are men come comparatively richon the !#hJMB tho lot of the average routa>lfflM| tiller is not β-heppy one. 'I .wmEMH struck by the number; of -';hankriiiM| notices relating to farmers tho Capetown newspapers.;:/li#MJ|H eeems to hang over them u to'**|£|R The' men who - make money! *<w||H| dealers* speculators, and 3° D b9jKj|!H| most of them at the outset' gain, and nothing to lose.'. /w.fJSIBHi own account' ie a common rt«*flJM| w&go-earner is not' to' be men .who have been its||Bfij grate owing to the seeming of pay have found that" the dinmUfl between the cost" of living at ~E&gBKHM at the. Cape ia much portion than the difference in .wß| of xmgw." , ■;:: •. ' '' r |W| ■ The Opunako "Times" says tiflHn March Maori- meeting at, RarihalßHJl usually the largest one.ofthe-yearSn of late yea!rtJ the number of ▼ij"t<>r«H| been- decreasing.. This year, hoWwHil there eeemed to have beon « f«jj|H revival, and on Sunday, the 18thfMH| there was the largest,.Europeans there thatches 'attendtff«| the past-sis; yeans, *ltfough)~ibeA|n| nothing exira«tdinary bappeninfeaßlHi wore about 900 Pakehas natives danced -the haka and poillfwl fhe life in them'eeems-to*be,; wane. Everyono yent to X&Wjjmm who .had a very.■ monWonoutltjiMfißi pheking hands with the7&toi*.?,N#MH people went to Bee the, they, were informed thaib/. ( He'ioo>ngH too many men in to »cc"* disciples infer that' he . hoi business to attend to t'hat'ho'oanßjfJMl visitors, whereas" that'.;:,eido i . ) "city" was practically one wee seen to enter or Tohu'e > nous*. ,-Tho various rooms were out with-all*KiinHH food, fruit, etc., but on notlring-iillHBI .scale* tliot. was in ▼ogue.'•""lcw , |mHH| ago. It is estimated th*t the' JwJMgl tion of "Porihiak* , hoe cent. • during the last ; cix - from the number of empty bdairf«Hß whares one can quite Iti'illueb'ating the.manner. Jhß various inatfstries are United' States as agoinet New ; ?i MSgU Mr C. M.,. Luke ,of WellingMfa lated an incident which came.uoi |m| notice while travelling in Atnorwi@|m cently. On his way back from ' jBJHm York "ho got into 'conversation Y'qHV' gentleman who wae travelling;in 3rT interests of a couple of,, big mMH| faoturing firms. One of th«*e tcmplatod establishing a branch <ola||| bn&inaas in. Beecher,' Illinois. . AiMH ing of citizens was called*, and it'lfgM decided to offer 'the company a-?JMBy area of land at a peppercorn The meeting.also decided to e u .*!*4H the company a return of 5' per the' capital cost->f its' outlay,' ind'fßW dertook io make good any deficicMlH in this respect. The only stipulatjjgj] the companwwas required to nte&ejnl that its-works, when- eetabli*hedi7»gH employ at least 'one Tho completed agreemente covcringJHn conditions v?ero dhown. to Mr kttWjJUj the representative of the iHfcj by the way, -was an old ncqttaintip«*gj tJio RcV. M. Will, nov etationcd ja i|W Taieri. "I give you this little »tegy& said Mr Luke, "to chow you' thedil#| | ence in the encouragemeni; grrett'lMJjSa. facturers in the United.Statea and 'Ir Zealand." . - V'{ 3s*pte\ Referring to an alleged "taroiMJWgl] influx of barrow hawkem" into WHllljjg,] ton, a representative of tho '*EjflP'»fl Pcet" asked 3lr R. Tait, Actin#|HV Clerk, whether tradesmen of had protested in any marked M*tfjta ngaia.sk the competition of pedlar* hawkem. Mr Tait Paid that tteie ■Pl been one or two »ut,IJJS| l]R'.vk;ns evil did not yet exist agsravated form in Wellington. I'Vffg had certainly been no agitation fl quefition. Under the Municipal *?B& poiations Act tho Council hod dc-fine, Hoonso, and regulate the ( coawj*i| of hawkers and pedlars, hut no »**J|s* fee was payable by persons wbojj* Jg "perishable articles for human faP*LjgJ! the ebreets. , Mr Doyle. Chief CSy; WjSe eprctor, said that tradesmen f rn "*jSv only when hawkens, dealing in ■I&'VZ similar to those in the shops, fiont of theso piemie?.s. So far Hiuffil lor instance, -was concerned, was inoetlv <tn tho hands of Chin*»K*. who did not caro what tho hawkoi*"™!* , Mr Doyle mentioned that was to keep the pcdlare "moYiag/gf they happened to bo in tho main Wfßjj; oughfares, where traffic waf> c<>r -e*Jffil" 1 and get them into the I/=c!c s.r'wW'. I w*her« thoy were allowed to takt» a '"jgJ|, I without injuring vlu> fjr. Hates and high, rente. -,-

mV *Jpjj 0 police require an owner for a I ' gentloman'd silver watch and guard. I < A Kood m:iny sheep are at present I 'vjttg *ont from Southland to South I- Canterbury for «ile. | A street collection was taken up in ' Dunedm on Saturday in aid of the St. JV,hn Ambulance Association, which lias - "recently undertaken to carry out a ' district, nursing scheme. A total v* : £179 Is " d wae rca,ißed - It has been said that tho rents on the • Peawiil Settlement are too high, but X tiers themselves are not of that • v-nti One eettlor near Coal Creek 't Opl °w thnshod 47 bushels of whral " f t C acre (over 100 acre.) off land , Sβ rent of which is 6s per acre. Svilnw E- the well-kncwn ' rrSfoter, ™< l 0 «ppl>^tion c to the - ffitrar in Bankruptcy at Sydney re- . Registrar tiflcatc o t discharge uSrTr found that bankrupt had / T ,1 to keep proper books, and. thereSe ordStL MHpc-nsion of Ins c*rUficite for six months. ' \ Press Association telegram from i Tv, ctites that ft «»wvn» of coal. ;■ . discovered on Mcl- j ' 7J L FlemSs lea.scot Stilhvater. It I I colm ] lc f mo deposit as that in l l P n rt „«Seside. Coalpit Heath, tho Brunner. JLyn» rfhe i , d ita I « "lS « ti— at 1,500,000 tons. ' it is bein* suited that step, should l<, taken in Kainpoi to establish an Ito-date municipal library and read- ! S room- Hitherto the Borough CouncifhT recognised no mponsitality, nor n n made an nnnunl contribution to " tnein,Ti"te. which was erected by pubSubscription, supplemented by Provincial Government grant in 18bo. Ihe rooms which now are used by a few ■ annual subscribers seem to require enlargement. Visitors from the north «re prone ' ' (save the "Otago Daily Times ) to " renwrk on tho green and refreshing 1 aspect of the country districts south o\ ■-. (temarii and state that it effords » , striking contrast to tho north at the present time. For all that, however many of the crops in the vicinity ot Palmerston emd Waikouaiti arc deplorably thin, and those which are at present in tho tstook promise a poor yield an far as appearances go. Further .south tho reports mc decidedly not encouraging from many districts, though "an exception is offered in tho case of ■ tho new lvlendale i settlers, whero a phenomenal yield is'expected. the work of the Selection Committee of the Canterbury Art Society is this yoar more difficult, perhaps, than it has ever been. In the first place they ■ "have something liko 500 pictures to eeWcb from—an incroaee of fully o'hundred—and the wall space has not increased in the meantime. It affords room for nothing like 500 ''pictures.' In tho second place, tho "finality of the work is, taken all round, ' * very far in advance of anything sub- ' mitteel before. There are hosts of fine pictures spnt in to tho committee, and " this makes the w.eeding out process all " the more difficult. On Saturday nfternoon, at St. 4 M&tthcw's Church, tho Dean of Christchurch dedicated a lectern to the memory of the late Rev. Reginald Arthur Mortimer, who was for eomo time second vicar of the Church. Tho lectern is tho work of Mr J. W. Singer, jpf Frome, England, and consists of a • %rass pedestal about 6ft in height, surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings, upon which the Bible Ireste. The Dean, in dedicating the lectern, spoke of the high qualities of the Rev. Mr Mortimer, and of his devoted work for • tho . Church. Considering the wet w e.irtier there was c good at ten dan co at the service, including a large number of old pari&hioners. . That the Christmas Number of "The ' Weekly Prose" enjoys a world-wide circulation has frequently been demonstrated, end now we hear of it froni China. Air D. Murray, who during ■ .tlie Itusso-Jctpanese war traded between . China and Japan as engineer on tho e.s. Nanchang, writes from Shanghai I to his aunt, Mrs J. Baterebn, of Cromwell, Otngo, as follows, referring to the ; Christmas Number of "The "Weekly Press:"—"l havo never seen euch a litaidsomely-got-up Chrißtmas number. - " Rome of the photos ere works of art, , and if the originals are as good, then • your lifo is spent amonc tho finest , ficenery in the world. 1 nave cut out two of the pictures, 'An Easy Cannon' and 'Friends, , end had them framed and ' - .hung in Uie mess room:" Relative- to the capsize of the eteam hunch {Tuariki in the Marlborough 1 ' Sounds, J Mr H. \Vilkin6on, the ! engineer, writes to hie v parenta at Kaiai pai that all went well till the vessel was abreast of Paradise Bay, when tho launch met a very, strong wind. All on board were on deck except himself, ' «3 he was oiling the engines. The launch gave a bigger roll than usual,, and did not recover iteelf, but continued to heel i over on her eide. Ho made a rush for the hntch of the engine room, but unr fortunately the timber on deck had "' fallen on it, and held it down, and kept ; him a prisoner. Thoro Beemeti no chance of escaping, as the launch was sinking [ I nit. Ho heard Captain Johnson's voice outside asking if he was all right. He L 'replied "Yes." Just then tho captain, Jf ■ with a piece of scantling, forced a way into the ongine room, and. when a hole large enough was made he was quickly out. Tho launch soon sank under thorn, but with tho life belts and the timber they kept the two ladiee afloat. I-, They were rescued by a boat put off from. Paradise Bay. t Seeing tJio boat I ' was full enough Wilkinson remained by the timber for a quarter of an hour tiil taken on board an oil launch, which happened to be passiaig. Hopes were entertained of rawing the Tuairiki and Mr Wilkinson, of Kaiapoi, has proceed- '" ed to assist his son in tho work. A passenger by the ill-fated steamer Valencia— V. F. Bunker, School'Super- \ intondent of Seattle—who wae one of t5» nine men wtib escaped from the .wreck at Vancouver Island, and lanuod on the beach near Darling-River, telle ■■ c narrowing tale (says a Sydney paper;. ,' Hβ said there was an evident lack of , discipline among the officers of the ill- ,, fated chip, and this statement has been \, Corroborated by other passengers. Bun- - ker, whoso wifo and t\yo children are • »mong these drowned, in outspoken in his denunciation of tho Valencia's crew • and the life-earing apparatus on the vessel. Bunker said boat number two was sent through tho surf witih more than twenty passengers in it, and only coven I got ashore after it capsized. He got in i i the nt-xt boat lowered, with hie wife and N' two children, a boy and a girl. This r boat wae vent vout without officers or 1.' , " etaraen. The boat capsized and he tried P to crawl back. As ho did so, the boat Kf righted and nearly filled. Ho got in, y uwl his wife was clinging to the eide of ; th«» l>oat. The girl was gone, and tho I toy waft limp. He tried to restore t'ho ooy to life and tho little fellow recovered consciousness, and began to cry and call 'Papa. ,, His wife Mid she'could not hold on kmger. He kissed her goodbvo. Jut then tie boat again capsized. > Ho told h:s wife to hold on, and took tier with one arm and the child with j the other, but something etriick him ; on the head and he lost thorn. He was swept in and out three time* by the i . breakers, but finally managed to clutch ! the reck.; and hold fast. He waited on ' the rock? nttcr clambering out of tho reach of the water until the morning, and then climbed up the bluff, and , round a trail to a hut, which he reach- ,'. «d after great hardship, having to ; 'Willi a liter. In the hut he found somo -;Woii!dy beans.. Dining t!'<> next two days thp fiunVring of liim-elf and «ther MU'\-!v»jf;i '«lr> ii:i<! joiiie«l him was terr riblo, but Ik'!;> nnived i'roui the cablo l»ati«v; -fX ijaiuiiold. ,

Wo ("Tapanui Courier") learn that Mr Duncan Rutherford, of v Lealio Hills, Aniuri, has purchased from the Moa Fiat Syndicate the unsold portion of the estate, freehold and leasehold. The Mole Hill block, of some 20,000 acres, i« included in the purcliase. The syndicate .should have a very handsome dividend out of Moa Flat.

The Executive of iho New Zealand Institute, of Surveyors has be:n requested by the Government of, the Federated Malay States to nominate two of its members for appointment on tlie trigonometrical survey staff of that countryThe salary and allowances are on a liberal scale, and applications should reach the secretary m Wellington by April 14th.

Tlie anniversary of the East belt Methodist Sunday-school was celebrated yesterday, when "there were large congregations at the threo .services. In the evening many could not find room in the church. " The Rev. H. R. Dewsbury preached in the morning, the Rev. Mr Martin in tho afternoon, and the Rev. C. H. Laws in the evening. The children, with Mr W. Sheriff as conductor, sang special hymns very well.

Mr V. G. Day, S.M.. occupied tho Bench at tho Police Court oi\ Saturday. Edgar Richards, who made his tecond appearance for drunkenness within six months, wae convicted and discharged. A prohibition order was issued against him, «jid he was warned if he came before- the Court again imprisonment would follow. - A iirst offender for drunkenness was fined the UMial amount. Robert James Stone (Mr Donnelly) waa charged with failing to maintain hi.s wifo and child. After hearing evidence the case was adjourned May let, at Rangiora, to allow accused to obtain work and support his wifo.

Electric lift services are coming more into vogue every day. The New Zealand Express Company have decided to instnl two electric elevators in their premises, now being erected in Hereioixl street. Ono is for passenger eoivice, and is to liavo magnet control, and will travel at tho rate of l"o feet per minute. The second is for freight service, with hand rope control, nind will run at 75 feet per minute. Both lifts will serve tho eight floors of the building, and the current supplied will bo from the corporation service. An electric elevator, with push, button control, is to bo installed in tho new Grand Hotel, Wellington. Messrs Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., who have supplied and erected a number of electric elevators in Wellington and Christchurch, have the above mentioned work in hand.

Tho latest device for firo prevention is a fable. An incorporation known as the British Fire Prevention Committee, impressed by the increasing lose of life and property owing to children playing with matches and with fire, offered a gold medal and a purse of £20 for the lest table for children calculated to serve as a warning against the danger of playing with matches or fire. Two hundred and eighty-six fables were Rent in, but in the opinion of the committee no fable merited the award of the gold medal and £26. Possibly tho art of making fables died with -'Esop, just as tihe art of tempering brass died wrth the Romans. The committee awarded £10 and a silver medal to Mary Elizabeth Whatman, of Liverpool, a bronze medal and £3 3s to Clare Jerrold, of Hampton-on-Thames, and a similar award to Minnie Matilda Cole, of Bournemouth. Three bronze medals and a guinea were allotted to three other competitors, and I a brpnze medal with a cheque for £3 3s was given to J. W. Bengough, of Toronto, Canada, as the most successful of the colonial compstitiors. M. Malaquin, teacher of tho French language at tho Boys' High School, has introduced a novel ond excellent method into his instruction. By moans of a gnamaphono ho imparts complete le-ssone in French. Tho lessons are designed to teach conversational French, «nd aro synthetic in character, a short conversation being gradually builb up from English by translation. This enables pupils not only to learn grammatical peculiarities, • but bring* out very clearly tho structural and idiomatic differences between tho two languages, and it familiarises them with the sounds of the language, which is certainly one of tho most important factors in the successful teaching of modern languages. M. Malaquin has also a number of records of tho fablos of Lafontaino recited by Frenchmen. On Saturday a reporter heard some of these lessons, and two fables—"La Corbeau et le lianard," and "Lβ Loup ot L'Agneau"—and certainly they are very distinct, and the pronunciation very good. In the hands of an expert teacher the gramaphone ac a vehicle for tho imparting of French pronunciation and accent, has great possibilities. It has occasionally happened since the overland telegraph-' lino to Port Darwin was constructed, .that men in tho last extremities of suffering from hunger or thirst have secured Miccour by tho simple expedient of cutting the wire and thus bringing the line repairers to the spot. What appears to be another case of this kind has occurred in Western Australia. The Melbourne "Argus" etates that a telegram received by the Secretary to the Poutal Administration from Perth announced that in consequence of an interruption on the line between Northampton and Hamelin Pool, in, the North-West, the lino repairers started out on a long journey through a bnrren tract only made habitable by water oatching s-heds. On their way they found that cattle drovers had consumed all the water and that one man discovered exhausted on tho road was in ft state of terrible distress. This man informed them, as heat ho could, that he had a mate in a similar predicament at the 2G-miie catchment shed. The line repairers proceeded and fotind the second man in a most serious condition. , Both were safely brought in to Hamelin Pool, where thoy wero soon on the way to recovery/ "But for the interruption to our lines," remarked an. official of the Telegraph Department, "these two men would undoubtedly have perished of thirst." I Some facts, several of which wero new even to Mr T. M. Wilford, M.H.U., as ho confessed, were given by tho Hon. A. Pitt on Thursday, in reference to the primeval peopling of tho j Hutt Borough by Europeans, says the "Pcet." He said that the early history of the Hutt had been closely identified with tho New Zealand Company, from the time of the first settlement in 183U till 1850. The place had boon named aftor Mr W. Hutt, one of tho directors of the company. Heads to tho Hutt Settlement had been formed by the company in the early forties, and thon trouble with tho natives had given progrwp a tot-back. In 1846, seventeen settlers wero waylaid by the natives, ond Colonel Huhne sent out a detachment of soldiers. The Maoris retreated to an unassailable pah, and 200 soldiers were loft in the district ■as a safeguard. There was some serious fighting in the locality, and the alarm produced scarod eomo of the white pioneers away. At length the rebel chief, Rangihaeafca. was defeated, with the assistance of a friendly Maori leader. Epuni, whose grandson was introduced to London •society by Colonel Pitt when he visited England with the Diamond Jubilee Contingent in 1897. One of the oldest inhabitants of the borough, Mr John Cudby, congratulated the Minister on the accuracy of hie narrative of the early days, and this led Mr T. M. Wilford to urge that tho (rovernment ehould lose no time in getthe early colonists' recollections into a book. He asked Colonel Pitt to furnieh the borough with a cop* of his speech, and the Miuister agreed to accede to the request.

The Union Company has_ agreed to allow the Committee of the" Championship Rowing. Regatta .one shilling per head on all passengers "conveyed from Wellington to Picton by the excursion feteamer on Easter Monday. The young man named Blank, who a few weeks ago assisted a bather who was. in serious trouble at New Brighton, friiffcxed injuries through contact with tho mtuteLs and barnacles, which resulted in blood poisoning, but he is now well on the way to recovery. There was heavy rain in the North Canterbury district on Friday night. Although the land was much sodden, the rivers were low on Saturday. Tho grain crop f-tanding will be injured by tlw wet. The farmers who have cur-, nip crops consider the rain will have a beneficial effect. Rather a f-eneational incident occurred in Swaivon street, Auckland on Friday night, when « man named Smith was arrested on a charge of wilful damage to property. On being informed that a disturbance was going on Constables Jtois and Halliday went to the house and demanded admittance. They had somo trouble in getting in, as the man was armed with a gun, and it is alleged he pointed it at them. The constables pluckily advanced on the man, and succeeded in throwing and disarming him. It was then found that tho gun was an okl one, and not capable or doing much harm. During the hearing of a maintenance case at the Police Court on .Saturday, a dispute occurred between counsel concerned in the ca*e. Mr Johnston was questioning a witness and Mr Donnelly objected to the question, on the ground that it w«e not in accordance with the law of evidence. Mr Johnston f-aid ho would not have Mr Donnelly interfering. Mr Donnelly, addressing the magistrate, said, that his objection wjis v good one, and characterised Mr Johnston's remarks as insolent, whereupon tho other retorted that ho hud put up with Mr Donnelly for ten years, and he would not put up with him for another ten seconds. Mr Day intervened, and .«aid he saw no reason why they could nob conduct themselves with decorum. Ho thought that counsel s'lionld have no persona! feeling in these cisses. Direct from the leading fashion centres we arc now showing first shipments of autumn Dress Materials and Trimmings, new Fur Necklets, Fall Nets, Gossamers, Hosier}-, Fabric and Kid Gloves, new Blousings, Flannels, and Household Drapery, Boys' aud Men's Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Ties, and Underwear. Those goods arc really excellent value, having been ordered direct from th- -1 manufacturers, lrom selected designs, specially for the Christchurch trade. \Ve feel sure a visit of inspection will provo both interesting and profitable. Beath and Co., Ltd., Cashel street. 16 Get on the twitch patch with a Bcnicia dusc plough, it i 6 the only 6uro way. Morrow, Bassett arid Co., Bedford Row. 30 Tho weather has been colder and bleaker of late, and tho fast falling leaves are eloquent of the choinging eea6on. The colder weather has created a much brisker demand for autujnn and winter clothing, and tho (special exhibition now being he-Id by Strange and Co. in their new grand upstairs t-how room, of stylish top garments for ladies' wear, fashionable funs, end tho like, has ■attracted a great many visitors during the last few days. These superb goods, illustrating tho correct stylos for the now season, are greatly admired. G

The display of ladies , novelty neckwear, such as beautifully ombroidered collars, in every conceivable design, and Btylish ties in the newest colourings, as shown in the windows of Messrs Graham, Wilson and Smellio this wfcok, is certainly worthy of your inspection. 5 In this is unquestionably a season of variety. Ladies who wish stylish head adornment should visit the D.I.C. Their windows and their showrooms overflow with tho latest ideas from London, Paria, and other producing centres. To' describe shapes and colourings js quite beyond the power of the pen; to realise the artistic display ono has to view the collection of models shown by the D.I.C. in their spacious saloons. y Regular shipments to t'ho United Kingdom and Europe at fixed through rates are made by the N.Z. Express Co., Ltd.. Parcols and packages are taken at lowest rates. 2 Sunnier ratepayers are reminded that the 10 per cent, penalty will bo enforced after the end of this month, Marc h3lst, on all unpaid rates. 8 Messrs J. Ballantyne and now 16 h.p. Oldsmobile delivery van was supplied by W. A. Ryan and Co., Ltd., 126 Cashel street, ChrLstchurc'h, and Auckland. 6 A special meeting of the Rugby Union may be called at any minute to iidvise all footballers that sizes and half-sizes in football boots at ''Little Jim'e." Extra hard blocked toes, kteet stopper in the solos, and a special extra light boot for the backs. Remember, a good fit' is necessary, and hait'-size will do it. 36 The Crown Iron Works Company, Ltd., Manchester And Gloucester street*, have a very largo stock of enamelled bathe, wonderfully cheap, which should bo seen by intending purchasers. 6 Each day shows us increasingly now much in favour these fabrics, in the genuine clan plauis, will be this season, as well r,e fioine otfective plaids that have no clan relationship. Wo hold the I largest stock in iNew Zealand. See our windows. Black, Beattie tmd Co. 40 Mr Ernest M. Sandstoin, F.S.M.C, D.8.0.A (London), Ophthalmic Optician, English diplomas by examination, may be consulted on all cases of defective eyesight, remediable by glatsee. Hours, 9 a.m. to G p.m. Feos moderate. v Cashel street, W. (Balkntyne's is next door). 4 Robey and Co., Ltd., Steam Engine Oil Engines, have no equal. H. McClelland, 224 Cashel street, Sole Representative. Prices on application. 21 We are giving the best value in bicycles ever offered in Christchurch. Prices from £11 to £15 loe. Genuine English-built B.S.A. bicycles £12 10a. Repairs unequalled in quality at moderate prioee. Boyd and Son, 191 Gloucester street, Chmtchureh. 6 Warranted to wear white throughout, Queen silver spoons, tea 2s 3d, dessert 4s 6d, table/ oe Sid, per halfdozen, good value. Knivos, known make, dessert 3s 3d to 10s M, table 4a 9d to 14s 6d per half-dozen, carving fcetti from 6s to 3os. At Fletcher Bros., Lower High street. 4 Mrs Scott, Walt ham road, Sydeuham, has suffered from asthma for many and tried many so-called cures, but lvurasina is the best; it gives relief at once. Sold by all chemists, 3s per bottle. Prepared by Kirk, chemist, Sydenham. 546G WHERE CRICKET IS A CRIME. Mr Philip O'Doherty, the Nationalist member of Parliament for North Donegal, has been expelled from membership of the Gaelic Athletic Association in County Londonderry because he attended a smoking concert given by the Londonderry Idlers' Cricktt and Football Club. Cricket, in t*he estimation of the Gaels, is "a foreign and antiIrieli game," and from that point of view they discoirrage and boycott cricket and cricket clubs.

WHERE CANADA IS BEATEN. The idea that Canada can offer .attractions superior to thoso of some parte of Australia is 6oouted by Mr C. S. Scaniniol, Immigration Commissioner for West Australia in London, who says that his State k> in a more advantageous

g)sition than any other part of the ritish Empire when it comes to ft question of settling an emigrant upon the land. This he recently illustrated by a comparison between Weet Australia and Canada. In the latter case an emigrant who, having brought hie 160 free acres under cultivation, deaired more land would have to buy it from some private owner or syndicate. In "West Australia, however, the State owned vast areas of agricultural land, and after giving 160 acres free, sold more at 10s an acre, payable without interest in twenty years. As to ra'tee, if a prospective emigrant had a, family and £100, the Government landed him in West Australia for £8 per adult and proportionately less for children. Further, if any resident in the State nominated any European as a suitable emigrant, and investigation bhowed the nomination to be justified, the Government paid half that persons passage money out.

"NEVER TOUCHED HIM." Throughout the United States on Saturday, February sth, the proclamation rnn that Gladstone Dowie had loet his title as the "unkksed son," a proud distinction which has won him more fame in America than the evangelistic efforts of Dowie senior. The younger Dowie frequently made the boast tJiat he had never been kissed when !iie visited Australia last. It was stated in New York, according to the London "Daily Telegraph," that Mia? Bessie Sexton, a pretty actress, who wao amongst the passengers aboard the Royal mail steamship La Plata from the VVtt?t Indits, which arrived in the American city the day before, Jiad been the means of deposing Mr Gladstone Dowie from liis dignity. Next day, however, Miss Sexton camo forward and candid.y acknowledged that, although she intetided kiting young Dowio, ehe failed iguominiously. She explained that w«:vercil passengers "dared her," and she resolved to try. The psychological moment arrived, ehe thought, when the vessel came alongside tho disembarkation pier at New York. While her many friends tittered, Mies Sexton saw, "I walked towards Gladstone. 'I've como to say good-bye, and wish you good luck,' I said, laughingly, and I attempted to put my loft arm about his neck." But Mr Dowie, Miss Sexton confessed, was too smart for her. He dodged t'iie kiss, disentangled himself from her embrace, and, blushing violently, hurried away from the ship. Mr Dowie himself declared later that Miiss Sexton "never touched him." "STRESS OF MODERN LIFE." According to tho "Now York American,"' a fair impostor drove to Tiffany's jewellery stores, in New York, lately, and bought £2000 worth of valuable trinkets. She impersonated, it is alleged a well-known fashionable lady in New York, whoso credit is practically unlimited at any New York eJiop, and was allowed, says the story, to go away with the goods. Subsequently, it was stated, tho lady who had been im-pej-sonated appeared, and the robbery was revealed. This story reads very nicely (says the New York correspondent of tho "Daily Telegraph"), and has excited much speculation regarding tho identity of tho persons concerned. Investigation, however, shows conclusively that no robbery has taken place at Tiffany's, and that the entire newspaper report is a sheer fabrication from beginning to end. When this fact becamo,evi<lent, criticism took place at tho expense of Mr .William Randolph Hearst, the proprietor and editor, whose battle cry in the recent olections here was "Honesty, straightforwardness, and purity" in all things; The "now York American's" explanation is that in tho stress of modern life there is no time to investigate every robbery reported !

THE LADY SERVANT QUESTION. During a confrrcnca on domestic sarvice for educated women, hold recently in London, .Mrs Walter "Ward, the founder of the Norland Institute, told of her success, which, she said, had Been steadily increasing in the twelve or thirteen years of the Institute's existence, during which nearly 1000 J«dy nunses had bosn trained. Her desciiption of teaching a "heavy girl of eighteen how to hold a baby (Sins Ward taking the baby, happily, and the wouklbe nurse a pillow!) was very amusing. The audience were also much interested in the "real experiences" of a lady cook who was among the speakers. This lady confessed that sho found the life "a very monotonous o.ie, but the regular hours," she said, "fenu to make it a fairly healthy one." 'Vi\ii lady cook has a cosy sitting-room for her ovvji uee, where she lies her tea, but break last and dinner are taken with the children of the family and tjieir governess. It was proposed' that a committee be appointed to deal with tho whole problem, and Dr. Kiratnins, Chief Inspector of tho London County Council's Jiklucation Department, / suggested three definite pointe for consideration : What courso of training ie most suitable as a preparation for domestic service? Would certificates of efficiency be cf value'? How far would certificates issued by recognised public examining bodies bo of service, or will it be necessary to have same certificate of efficiency based iiqsil ■absolutely different linw? One lafc suggested that the solution of tho pwbiem- would bo in tho adoption of thd communal system. "The middle-claee household .is doomed."