NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13017, 20 January 1908, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The illustrations in the _suo of "Tho Weekly Press" publiabed to-mor-row are varied emcuf-h to suiit every taste, and are truly ooloniiail in their far-stretching interest. The 6wries of snapshots in the Wellington streets begun last week, is continued, and for the Wellington residents there ore also pictures of the visit of the Joe—l Industrial Association to the new reservoir at Kerori. These give am excc-He-nt idea of the great work. Coal is a familiar subject to e-t-eryone an the Dominion, and tliercfore there are few but will examine with interest the illustrations of the Pupongß. Coal Mine, Nelson. As time progresses the motor car becomes more and more common property, amd "The Weekly Press" gives two pages to the fine cars, and their doings, in the recent four days' I Reliability Race from Christchuroh to ! Dunedin and back. From New Plymouth come two scenes in Pukekura Pa.nk, the now recreation ground, which was opened with the New Year, and which promises to be one of the finest erports girounds in the Dominion. From Wanganui there is one of her beautiful avenues, and a portrait of the Australian sculler. Richard Tresidder, who is to battle with Webb for the Qiam-pionship of the World, an what is being recognised as one of the finest rowing courses in the wrorld—the Wa'wganui river. Canterbury has illustrations of the Springston Hall, recently opened, and what may be called a colonial series in the Entertainment to the Crews of the Squadron. In addition to those mentioned, thero aro numerous others which deal with subjects of interest at Home and abroad. An impudent theft was committed on Saturday evening, about <?ix o'clock, by a man who was passing along Cashel etreet. His fancy seemed to bo taken by a pair of boots ddßpGelyod sir. Mr Stewart Robinson's shop window, and he at once appropriated them. The action having been observed, a hue and cry was a.nd a short but merry o!i<cse rcsnilited. The culprit made off along Cashel -street, and then turned imto Durham etreet south. He was plainly not built on fast lines, and at Tuam street ho was overhauled by Oon■Ttable Moore, and ha.od, panting, to the police station.. In tho South W T airarapa the grass is absolutely yellow (says a representative of the ■"Dominion." writing of tho fires in that district). Proof of its inflammable nature was supplied yesterday afternoon by a man who did not believe the grass would burn. He dropped a lighted match in order to satisfy himself, and the fir© never stopped till it had reduced 400 acres of pasture owned by Messrs C. J. Jury and H. Blnndell to one huge black patch. In spite of the efforts of station hands, th© conflagration would not hare stopped but for the banks of tho Ruamahanga. The cheerful genius who engineered this conflagration should bo awarded the same eminence in legendary (history as the man who gazed down a gun-barrel to 6e© if it waa loaded. Fifteen shearers employed- on the Taradale-Molesworth station (Marlborough and Nelson), were paid off last Wednesday, as th© result of a disagreement with th© management. It appears that the men complained that the shearing machines were not kept in working order, and that as a result they were not able to put through half as many sheep as they would havo done in tho ordinary course of affairs. The men made certain representations regarding the ''exporting," but as no agreement was come to, they declined to continxl? work, and were paid off. It is understood that the station has secunod men from Blenheim to keep the machines going.

At a meeting of cabmen on Saturday night, it- was decided to hold the annual picnic on Monday, February 17th. The locality will bo selected to-night. Tho duplication of tho Dunedin to Mosgiel railway lino will, according to Sir Joseph Ward, be completed in 12 months' time. The North road from Belfast to Empire bridge has become 60 bad for traffio that many of the vehicles are using the Marshlands road to Chaney's. The Australian Squadron will leave Lyttelton to-day for Wellington. H.M.S. Pyramus will leave at 7 o clock, and the flagship, H.M.S. Powerful. with the Pioneer, Pegasus, and Prometheus, is to leave at 1.30 p.m. A lecturer at Dunedin on Friday evening had something interesting to say concerning the prospect of successful growing of tea in Victoria. In the Gippsland mountain slopes the land was juM: tho thing, but the rainfall was only 35 inches. That was the trouble. Between 300 and 4vO inches of rain annually was necessary for the proper production of the commodity so popular in the colonies. Now Zealand, especially Otago, knows a good deal about Scotland, but according to a lecturer at Dunedin on Friday night the knowledge of New Zealand in Scotland is not so great. To illustrate tin's fact ho related how one of Scotland's schoolboys, asked by a visiting New Zealauder if he knew where Wellington was, replied: "Well, sir, I can't tell you where he is, but I rather think ho has been dead some time." Mr R. Cowan, general secretary of the Curling Province of New Zealand, who is at present in Dunedin, informs a Dunedin paper that he has received a reply from tho secretary of the Royal Caledonian Club, of Edinburgh, stating that lie has pleasure in forwarding, as a presentation for competition among tho clubs forming the province, a cup presented by the mother club. Mr Cowan al.-o states that in the ice districts of Otago there is a growing interest in curling, the membership of clubs is steadily increasing, and the annual bonspiel is reckoned one of the red-letter events of the year. The Royal Caledonian Ciub presentation cup will be open for competition this winter, and will be contested quite as keenly as any championship in Otago. At a speci-il meeting of the com-mit-tco of tho St. Albans Burgesses' Association, held on Friday night, Mr G. E. Good in the cha-ir. correspondence was read from the Fire Boan-d, and a. deputation, consist-in' o ; of Messrs A. Hobbs, F. Morgan, and G. E. Good, was appointed to w_it on the Board in roferesne© to fi.ro alarms for St. Albans. It was also deeddod, an reading the report-of the last meeting of the Fire Board, to attend the City Council meetings when fire business oame before th em, to heW the views, on the "matter of Fire Board control. At the general meeting of tho Burgesses' Aseociia-tion, to be hold on. the last F__l_y of February, the quest-torn, of -receding from Groater GhtristohuToh will bo dealt with.. The sight of four largo trout, ranging in size from 141b to 20lb, lying side by side in a shoo in Lambton Quay, Wellington, on Friday morning made the sport of angling look worth while (says the "Post"). They were a selection from a large catch made by four anglers last Tuesday in the Tonfariro River, which runs into Lake aupo at Tokanua. The catch is the best recorded this season, and is made up as follows:—One 20-pounder, three 14-pounders, two 11-poundors, four 10----potinders, a nine-pounder, an eightpounder, a five and a half, a three, and a two pounder. The bait used was the blue or brown phantom. The fortunate angler who succeeded in hooking the 20-pounder had occasion to use all his ingenuity and skill in landing the prize. For 47 minutes tho monster kept tho angler busy but at last tho fish was brought skilfully to land. Tho folly of addressing an Asiatic in a ( sort of baby talk was condemned by Mr H. G. BLackie, speaking at Mornington, Dunedin, on Friday night, and it is difficult to see why the person from foreign parts should comprehend English any better for its being put to him in a sort of nursery jargon (aaya the "Otago Daily Times"). The lecturer, in order to collect funds for the Indian famine sufferers, was lecturing in Victoria. To serve his end he paraded the streeta garbed as a rajah, with his face blackened with burned cork. A friend introduced him to all and sundry as "a gentleman from India." They one and all asked him such questions as, "You talkee talkee English," to which he solemnly replied, "Hum Bengali Admi." They attended his lecture in force, end were tremendously astonished when he removed his turban and taUed London English for half an hour. When New Zealand evolves her Words worth (remarks the "Otago Daily Times") he will find it worth while to visit the little cottage home of a patriarch on the outskirts of Naseby. Wild cherries, red and black currants, pears, plums, raspberries, gooseberries, and apples, vegetables, shrubs, and flowers grow together in almost matted profusion in the little back garden overlooking an old sluicing claim. The rear portion of the cottage is hidden by a mass of hops. Tho kitchen is oldfashioned : the fireplace being, as it were, in a little room by itself, with just enough room for a cosy armchair on each side. A 6trip of ivy is trained inside along the wall as a safeguard against flies, and the plaster is hidden by coloured pictures cut from journals as old as the claim. Only one of the armchairs is in use, for, alas! tho old man dwells there alone, "the rest" having followed each other to tho cemetery," as ho sadly states. Their pictures hang in the parlour, rarely opened, and he sits solitary and ruminates upon the past. He has not been to Dunedin for 42 years, and is always "going to pay the old place a visit." If he ever does, how changed he will find itl Dunedin has been selected by the Railway Department as tho first railway centre in New Zealand' at which !to instal the electro-pneumatic signalj ling and interlocking system, and its introduction marks a further advance in the already up-to-date railway i management of tbe Dominion (sayn the "Otago Daily Times" of Saturday). The installation has been complete for some tim«, but its general use has been delayed until those who would have the operating of it were thoroughly conversant with all tha details. Everything is now ready, and from Monday all signalling in tho Dunedin yard will be carried out by means of tho new appliances. Points, including all locks and bars working in conjunction with same, signals ot ail kinds <and forms, crossing bars, gates, etc., are operated by compressed air acting through motors consisting of small cylinders and valves, which in general principle resemble the cylinder in use for working the Westinghouse brake. Tho movements or alt points, signals, etc., aro electrically indicated in the locking frame in the cabin in such a way that, should any movement bo partially or wholly prevented, tho lever, and all other levers dependent on it, are locked up, and so cannot bo moved in a dangerous manner until tho cause of the obstruction is removed. Under the old system of interlocking no less than 150 levers would havo been required to work the Dunedin yard, while with tho new system it will be worked with a total of 65 levers. There being no long leads of rodding and signal wires used, and, as all air pipes and electric wires will be underground, the shunters will run no risk of being tripped up when running about tho yard at nighttime. This in itself is a valuable feature from a _afety point ot view.

The passengers by the Piako will meet at the White Hart to-day to celebrate the anniversary of their arrival in Lyttelton. Nine delegates from the Dunedin Society of Musicians will -attend a conference to be opened in Wellington on Wednesday to discuss proposals for the incorporation of the musical societies of New Zealand. At the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Saturday (says a Press Association telegram) George Tree was remanded to appear at Christchureh tomorrow on a charge of disobeying an order for the payment of 10s per week towards the support of his wife. Private advice received locally (says the '-Dominion") states that tho Xsew Zealand profestaonol football team now in the Old Country has beon booked to play a special match against "All England" on the Chelsea Association ground. A Press Association telegram from Gisborne states that the Hon. R. McNab and the Hon. J. Carroll on Saturday visited the Mangapapa School, where 99 children are taught daily in a room 23ft by 20ft. Mr McNab said the Hon. G. Fowlds would inspect the school early next month. Mr Boucher, Govemnmout Pomologist, who has been in tho Palmorston North district for a few days (says the ••Post"), reports that decided progress his been made in the spraying of orchards, and in several districts the orchardists liave garden pests well under control. From what he has sc-en during his travels through the colony, Mr Boucher says the crop of peaches this year will be a heavy one, of good fruit. The apple crop va-ies in diffoxorat localities; generally speaking, however, there will be a considerable quantity of clean, sound fruit on tho market this year throughout the Dominion. In Hawke's Bay the fruit crop, prospects ore better than ever befoTO. During the autumn session of the Classical Association of Scotland, held at Glasgow University recently, a paper on "The State of Classical Education in New "Zealand," by Professor J. Rankine Brown, professor of classics at Victoria College, Wellington, was read by the chairman, Profeasor G. >G. Ramsay, LL.D. Professor Brown stated that Greek was practically dead in New Zealand as far as the schools were concerned, but Latin kept a satisfactory position in the school and University curriculum. In languages and in several other Art subjects they would not at present in New Zealand go beyond tho honours stage, and he doubted whether they would ever bo able to do so. In certain branches of science much good original work had already been done, and would always bo done. A charge of smoking on the platform of a railway carriage on 23rd December was brought aganst a man on Friday morning at Wellington, "before Mr Riddell, S?M. It was explained that the defendant had been smoking a pipe on the platform of a non-smoking carriage (says the "Post"). He was warned two or three times, and refused to put his pipe out. It was very offensive, as the smoke blew into the carriage through the open windows. The defendant pleaded that the second-class smoker was full, and he had to _*et <* smoke elsewhere. His W r orship laid it down that when a smoking carriage is full up those who require to smoke must wait for their turn. That was the only remedy in cases of this kind. The defendant was convicted, and fined ,10s and costs of court 7s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment. At the meeting of the Ridgley Lodge, 1.0.0. F., last Wednesday evening, Bro. J. H. Sutton, N.G-, presided, and there was a good attendance of members and visitors from sister lodges. Five candidates were proposed for membership. Tho balance-sheet and report for the year was read, showing that the financial position of the lodge was most satisfactory, the funds being fully invested in first-class securities. The D.D.G.M. and installing officials were present, and installed the following officers for the present term:—N.G., Bro. T. L. Carter; V.G., Bro. G. Clark; secretary, Bro. Wm. Hunter; treasurer, Bro. L. White; R.S.N.G., Bro. A. Harris; L.S.N.G., Bro. Eldridgo; Warden, Bro. H. Mehrtonf?; Conductor, Bro. G. M. Thome: Guardian, Bro.W. Crockett; R.S.V.G-, Bro. Abrahams; L.S.V.G., Bro. F. Mehrtens; R.S.S., Bro. Coo; L.S.S., Bro. A. H Thorne. _ The D.D.G.M. brought forward a considerable amount of business relative to the extension of the Order, and a strong committee was set up to carry out tho arrangements. An amusing incident (stays' the "Poverty Bay Heraild") is reported to hive occurred on a recent Sunday evening as an outcome of the extraordinary dearth of bricks, which has been experienced in Gisborme for some months, and which has been seriously hampering building o-perarbio_». Ine output of the couple of local brick wor_* hea been jealousy watched by the various carters, who hold commissions on behalf of the seveo-al building firms. The policy existing aft one of these works has been that of "first come, first served," and the carrier who has the most cants on th© scene when tho bricks %re declared "cooked" and the kiln opened gets the biggest share. Carriers have been "rieiivg witone another to get «f*liest orn tho soon©, ojid this system so developed that on the occasion in question a kiln load was timed to be opened at roMniight. When the hour en-rived there were no fewer than, a, doaeai ctarts waiting for their loads! Tho '*Oa*ma—i (Moil" is responsible for the followin-j*:—(Several volunteer official* of lengthy service and considerable experience are resiioosible for the statement that there is a. conspiracy afoot in officii.! quarters to discredit volunteering in the colony with a view to the iiitroduction of a militia, system. This opinion appears to have gained ground in many districts of Otago, end not without justification, for the orders issued from time to time to company commanders througho-.it the province appear to bear out the contention to the full. Some of these ore almost GiTboriien in their ludic-ro-usnoss; imagine, for instance, the quite feasible outcome of the order it-sued recently which laid it down that volunteers under all circumstances, whether in uniform or not, were to salute tlieir superior officers when they knew them to be such! The head of a boot-making firm approaches his machinist to complain of the way in which he has executed a repair, hut. as the machinist is a lieutenant in a. company in which his -master is only a sergeant, tho head of the firm stands at attention before his mechanic, clicks his heels together, end raises his luind to the salute—rather lowering to tho dignity of the head of a firm but nevertheless essential to the discipline and correct conduct of a volunteer corps. The same procedure might bo called for before a volunteer could effect th© purchase of a packet of tacks Volunteering may not be all that it should hut this is reducing it to a farce. Numbers of equally absurd orders havo emanated from headquarters during the past few months, some of which, if carried out' asifsued, would involve tho expenditure of the whole of an officer's time, leaving bim no opportunity for following tie vocation by which he laves. Ntimhe-rs of comrxuiy commanders and subalterns throughout Otago, excellorrt men as volunteers, now rocognising that their efforts in this direction are not appreciated, and that all their enthusiastic endeavours are nullified and rendered ridiculous by the powers that be, havo determined to relinquish, their poaiI tions in the near future. ■

A number of local bowlemleftW+i. * I first express on Saturday to _&!«!! 1 the tournament at Dunedin. ***! , 1 The first meeting of the City Cduno'i ' fiince the holidays will be ___ «,; evening. - ** , A movement is on foot to hold a* old colonists" picnic at an early _•_?- Tho Mayor has kindly granted the i*_ ' of his room for a meeting i n oonrve_ tion with the subject, to bo held t_ "* morrow, at 4 p.m. w * Casts of several of the larger fit*, secured on the experimental cruised " tho Norah Niven have been prepared and will be on exhibition in tha XerZealand room at the Museum ear]* next week. *-, At the Dunedin on Saturday, Joe OMng, a shopkeeper, was fined Went* shilEngß and costs for Sunday trading. Tho defence was that ft* I accused was a new arrival from China, it and did not know the English language _J or the illegality of Sunday trading. '- -wt While engaged in torpedo practia» _ at Lyttelton Heads on -Monday __* - E H.M.S. Pegasus lost % Whitehead tori 1 pedo in the vicinity of Little PoiV ■ Cooper. Several attempts haw beea-- ■ made to find the missing torpedo, but up to the present without success. Any poreon finding the same is requested 7' to communicate with the co__a_j m g•' o filter of H.il.S. Pegasus, who will ghs a reward for its recovery. A Press Association telegram fron Gore states that Thomas Wright, a farmer at Waimumu. who died on. Wednesday lost, lias bequeathed £500 to tlie Maternity Ward and £500 to the Children's Ward art th© Gore Has- • pita!. Mr Wright, who was a bach-s lor, G7 years of age, lived at Wai- " miirau for many years. He waa bora in Ireland, and went to tho Gore district from Canfterbury. Tho bequest carries a Govorjunent subsidy of pound for pound. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday (Mr H W. Bishop, S.M., on the Bench), ono first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s and costs, in default 21 hours, and Wm. McPhee, a second offender, was fined 10s and ord_red to pay medical expenses, with tho alter- 9 native of 6evem days. A young woman 1 named Fitzgerald was charged with 1 steaJinig £3 Bs3d in money, onogodd ring 1 of the value of £4, and one purse f valued at 10s (the total value being «| £7 18s 3d), the property of Gwen Tav- j ior. Mr Malley appeared for accused, jj who was ordered to make restitution of 1 the total value of the articles and money stolen, and was fined 20s, ia . default ono month's imprisonment. Another sidelight on th© struggle of the cabby to make a living these days was furnished by the evidence of "a hansom cab proprietor, who wae sued in the Magistrate's Court on a judg- . mont summons (says the Dunedin "Star"). Defendant stated that his average takings might come to 35s a week, while his expenses did amount to £2 10s. He had to pay 10s towards tho keep of two children, his own expenses were £1, and his horses cost him £1 every week. "My plant is mortgaged, and I am a long way back for horeo feed," he said. "Feed is £6 5s a ton, and times aire bad." Tho Magistrate declined to make an order, and dismissed tho summons. "There are some wTong 'una, 1 know," said a street purveyor of fruit to a "Dominion" reporter on Thursday, when questioned about the weight fraud that people state i 3 being prac- ' |tised by some of the barrow-men in Wellington. 'I'm always pretty care- ' ful in weighing tip, but some of tbe boys are tough. I had to leave my barrow one day, and I asked a fellow to tako it on for a few minutes. Soon after I got back, a lady oame up, and V said sho had bought some fruit,' but found she was half a dollar abort— pretty hot, ehP" The reporter thought it was "pretty hot;" and reckonedthat, if the honest barrow-men knew their business, they would form an Association, and sift such cases to the bottom with a view to sifting such "wrong 'una" out of the busineaa altogether. The heavy-weight inebriate who offers resistance to the ari-es-ting, constable is capable of causing a great deal of trouble and of creating a very disagreeable scene (says the 'Otago Doily Times"). A man of small stature who, nt a busy hour on Thursday, exhibited o> strong disnclinatdon in Princes street to proceed quietly to tho look-up, -received, however, a forcible reminder of the disabilities that aro associated with his lack of inches and his deficiency in respect of avoirdupois. He struggled for a time in _he way whioh is beloved of those who have imbibed to the extent that ia productive of a. cantankerous mood. But mn athletic constable waa fully equal to tbe occasion. He slung the inebriate over his -houlder, carried hsim like a child across the street, and dumped him into a hansom. And now the offender will probably have cab-firo added to the customary fine. • A short but violent * , acrap" took place on' the platform' of one of tbe carriageson. the middmy express on Saturday, 'before tho train started. An. inebriated person,, smarting nnder some real or fancied:wrong, chased anevtvendor through the rear carriages of the train, with intent to have his blood.' On the platform of the guard's van the newsvendor turned at bay, awaited the onslaught, and the attacking party got in a "dirty ; right" on his jaw. Like a lion, the assaulted one leapt on his prey, bore him down, and administered sundry punches and a severe "scragging. The 'peacemaker arrived, in the person of a stalwart South Canterbury teacher, who hove the inebriated party back into th© carriage, where he landed with a dull thud, and quietened tlie second party with a threat to similarly land him on the platform. When tho train, moved out there seemed to be a fair prospect of peace being restored, though both combatants wero breathing dark threats about what they would do "on Monday." Mr Henry A. H. Monro writes to tha "New Zealand Herald":—"ln an article which appears in this morninga 'Herald,' it is claimed for Mr John Tinline that ho introduced the first weeping willows into New Zealand,. . grown at Nelson from slips obtained by him from Napoleon's grave at at. Helena in the year ISSO. He may have . brought tho slips from St. Helena ana planted them, as stated, but there were numerous weeping willow trees growing at different places in the North Island ■ long anterior to 1850. When on a visit • to Te Horeke, Hokianga, shortly after my arrival, in 183-5, Captain McDonald, a retired naval officer, who had a largo establishment there at that time, took mc into his garden, and showed mc several largo weeping willows growing round a pond. He told mc that h©' had obtained tlie 6lips from a tree which overshadowed Napoleon's grave at St. Helena, the ship which he came out in having touched at the island during the voyage. These trcrs at Te Horeko wero, at that early date, nearly two feet in diameter. They wero much admired, and everyone who saw them, missionaries and others, even Pakeha Maoris, begged slips, which were freely given. The tree was thus widely distributed throughout tho North. The weeping willows which f*-u*goboth bonks of the Northern Wairoa for many miles aro all from trees planted by tne Rev James Buller at the Tangitororia Wesleyan Mission Station from slips obtained at Te Horeke. I was told that slips had oven been taken to tho South . Island by one of the Wesleyan mission- J aries, the Rr-.- ?.lr Ironside, long before f the advent oi t_«> X«w Zealand Caa*p, pany." "**

■f-ha North Canterbury Education •aZTrd has been informed that the De- . fitment has conse-ntod to make a %_nt toa-.irds tho erect-on of a new School at North Linwcod. The first oxn-reM- from the Soutli on C. tur _*v was about half an hour behind ♦ ime in" arriving, the delay having keen caused by heavy holiday traffic. \ press Asr-ociation telegram from 31__terton states tint the lores* fires iid not damage either the Mountain House or the track on Mt. Holdsworth. The City Council havo declared the following city bridges unsafe for traction engine traffic :—Barbadoes. Manchester, Cashel, Madras and Montreal •streets. A Gisborne resident has invented a new patent sheep race for dipping purposes. The patent is on the lines of _n endless belt, working on rollers, d covered transversely with wooden J \ tattens close together. Tlie belt runs 1/ on a downward slope to the dip, and vbert once the sheep get on to the Jope their own weight keens the ielt revolving, and bringing the others down behind them. The race is so narrow that only ono sheep can enter at a time, and a few turns of a handle ♦art th© whole apparatus. After that it is only necessary for a man to stand J,y the handle to regulate tho machine's speed and prevent mishaps. The proverb "A penny saved is a nanny gained" has been attributed to King Solomon, and he is said to have invented it after his somewhat n ronerous wives had attended a clearsale of drapery. Had Solomons -fpes lived in our day (and in Christchtsrch) they would certainly have patronised Strange's Huge Re-Organ 1B_tk*n Sa* o - Many pennies may be tavpd at this sale. In fact, lots ot peccpl© on Friday and Saturday saved potrjids by attending it. Tho thrifty uill enjoy fresh opportunities of saving -money to-day at Strange's. 6 *#*hen the ground is hard and dry, an a you cannot plough with anything (4se on earth, get a Benicia Disc Plou;jh. W. Bassett and Co. 1 Wt» are landing 20 F.N. Motor Cycle.-; on or about th© 27th. Intending purchasers are requested to book their orders now to ensure delivery. W. E- Hyslop and Co., solo agents. 6 Memorandum. —The Great Eud-of-Season Sale at the D.I.C. commences ,_- to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The "* warehouse will be dosed to-day, as ©very iirticle now in stock will be remarked! at genuine sale price. During to-day tho D.I.C. windows will be dressed with a selection of sale values. These, together with the balance ot the sea-ion's stock, will be offered for Bale to-ioorrow and following days, b Town waa very full on Saturday, and a very general topio of conversation amomgst the ladies was Strange's present Sale, which seems (so far as •we can gather) to be something quite out of the ordinary run of sales. So those who. have attended it say, anyhow. Well, the proof of tho pudding is in the eating, and the best thing those who are sceptical on the subject of this sate can do is to attend it to.day, and JTidge for themselves. 6 Why are* things 60 much cheaper at Armstrong's always? Because they run strictly cash businesses, and have smaller expenses than others. Further, their buying facilities are absolutely the best. 6 Something; Like Good Values—Cotton Underpsmts Is, Is 3d; Merino ditto Is 3d, Is lid; Cashmere ditto 2s lid, is 3d; Caahroere Sox, 6d pair; 3 pairs Kaiapoi Sox for Is lid.—T. Armstrong and Co., Limited. 6 The genuine Clearing Sale at Moss's, in the Royal Exchange Buildings, still continues. Ble is selling the best j I . qualities in Mien's mercery at exoep"V ' tionally low prices to effect a deviance prior to open-Tog novelties. Inspection cf Messrs T. Armstrong and Co. Ltd-'a Window Exhibits of Stook at sale prices will be well repaid. Q Ernest M. Sandstein, F.S.M.C., D.8.0.A., (London), Consulting Optician, may be consulted on all cases of defective eyesight. Fifteen years' special study and experience. The most complete and up-to-date optical parlours in the colonies. Consulting rooms, Cashel street W. (next Ballantyne's). Hours, 9.30 to 5.30. Telephone 397. 6 There's both health and beauty for the possessor of good natural teeth. For what gives greater charm to the facial expressian fcHian beautiful pearly white teeth, and what is a more important factor in the process of digestion than the work or perfect mastication, made possible only by the possession of good, sound teeth? Thanks to the discoveries of modern science, there ia no*v no reason why everyone should not beautify and preserve permanently errery sound tooth they have. The reason for decay ia the presence of tiny injurious germs in the crevices of th© teeth, whflo the discolouring is caused by the deposits of tartur on the enamel of the teeth, which tartar, if not re*moved, will eat into tho enamel and eventually decay the teeth. The ftijurious germs can be exterminated as quickly as they appear, and the discolouring tartar can b© completely removed, by the daily use of "Eukc-V the svaentifio tooth paste, which is being rand so much by ladies and gentlemen and the children everywhere. Eukol Tooth Paste, at Is per tube, is sojd by most chemists, or may be obtained from WadOace and Co., Chemists, High afreet. A great number of popple have a tendency to hold a book w*hen reading at a greater distance from th© eyes than formerly, consequently tho lines blur* and run into each other, and the eyes are tired after reading. If you 6uffer from them in this wtay, consult John It. Procter, oculist _ optician, 180 High street, Christchureh, who can also repair your spectacles with the best materials at modecate prices. b The new "Prana*' Sparklet Syphon gives a full pint of aerated water at a cost of three-halfpence. A Kttlo can be drawn off as required. Always fresh and no waste. Messrs Hastie, Bull and Pickering offer the new syphon bottle, *»ith on© dozen "Sparklets" (making twelve pints), for five shillings. Address: Opposite Ballantyne's. fc Lubricating is essentia, in —D machinery. Th© best oil con be supplied at H. McCleilauds, 224 Cashel atreet, Christchureh. All oils guaranteed J- good. 1 That idea of yours. Why not patent it? Consult Henry Hughes, Patent Agent, 183 Hereford atreet L.'- (opposite Cnited Service Hotel). No P* consulting fees- 2 [ J. D. Clarke. D.8.0.A., F.S.M-C, F. 1.0. (London), Opthalmic Optician, lately returned after two years 1 special ,'/" study in London in reference to eye j defects. Latest appliances for grinding all kinds of spectacle lenses. E—ary frame made to fit each individual face, bpeciaily-bailt testing rooms, fitted with latest instruments for sight-test-ing. Charges strictly moderate. Telephone 2321. Address: 148 Colombo 6treet (adjoining S. Clarke and Co., \ jewellers). 6 Importers can save time and money by handing their documents to N.Z. Express Coy., Ltd., for clearance through Customs. All transactions treated as strictly confidential. 6 ;