NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13103, 30 April 1908, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Now Zealand training ship Anioknra called at ToLago Bay yesterday.

The state of the house market in Wellington is illustrated by the receipt of no loss than 6S applications for leases of thb eight workers' dwellings erected lA the Government off Coromaiidel street, Newtown.

Mr G. Laurenson, M.P., has received a letter from tlve Postmaster-General in connection with the proposed new post office at Woolston, stating that instructions have been given to the Public Works Department officers at Christchurch to invite tenders for th« work of erecting tho building.

The north lino express was delayed last evening about an hour, being late in leaving Culverden, where it had to wait for six passengers from Hanmer. The explanation given was that one of tho Hanmer motor cars had met with a slight accident. The express train crossed the north train at Southbrook, where there was a wait for tho latter of twenty minutes.

When the fixing of hours for the Labour Congress sittings was being discussed at Sydney last week, it was stated that if "congress sat during the day many delegates would lose their jobs. Mr McDougall (of the United Society of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders) then related that fifteen years ago ho was told that if he went to the Labour conference he would get the sack. "Well, I did go," said Mr McDougall, "and it was the best thing that ever happened to mc, for I've never worked since."

During the last few days a number of immigrants from the Old Country have called at the local Labour Bureau. The majority of them were placed, but there are a few farm labourers and station hands who are in want of situations.

"Curates in tho country districts in many cases live on the smoll of an oil rag, and some of them have a beggarly existence."—Rev. A. M. Johnson, vicar of St. Mail's Church, Wellington, on tho lot of the country clergyman.

At the Magistrate's Court at Wellington yesterday, Janies Sidney Hives was committed for trial on a charge, of stealing about £115 from a deaf and dumb man named David Sutherland at Wellington on May 27th last. Sutherland's dead body fc'as found in the harbour, the only money in tho pockets of his clothing being one penny.

As a result of the recent police raid at Wellington, five men were charged at the Magistrate's Court yesterday with playing "two-up." Martin and Denis Collins and William Mason were fined £5 and costs, and Edward Winter, who did not appear, £7 and costs. The case against another defendant was adjourned.

In the Appeal Court at Wellington yesterday, in the case of Ilex v. Sales and in Ilex v. Black and others, defendants having been convicted of breaking and entering at Wanganui, counsel for the Crown admitted that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions, which were therefore quashed.

A Press Association telegram from New Plymouth states that Smart Road farm, on which valuable deposits of kaoiin were found some -time ago, lias boon purchased by "Mr P. A. Jiadicy, j of Auckland, on belhaH of a foreign j syndicate, which intends storting at! once to work the deposits, making the commoner kinds of earthenware at first, llho Petroleum Company, which Mr Hadley also represents, and which is ltoring on Oarrington road, has another driller on> tiho way from America, and will start a- double shift on- its arrival. The winter evening classes conducted by- the Young Women's Christian Association have just started. Quito a largo number of girls gathered on Tuesday evening for the first lesson in fancy work, and classes in dress-cutting, singing and English will soon bo in full swing. These are all either free or at a nominal fee. A Ramblers' Botany Club has excursions on altcriinto Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. This evening there will be a sociable evening, beginning at 7.30, to which all girls are invited. After games, music and -refresh ruonts, the days and hours of classes will be announced and intending lonrners will be enrolled. > There was a good attendance at the annual smoke concert of tho Lyttelton Pirates Amateur Athlotic Club, which was held in the hall of the Lyttelton Club on Tuesday night. The captain, Mr T. Gillard, presided, and in the absence of Mr W. Johnson, representative of the Swimming Association, the excaptain, Mr T. Wales, presented the prizes won by members in the swimming races during last season. Tho Club was successful in the inter-club matches, having gained two first prizes, ono second and one third. A number of toasts were honoured during tho evening. Sir G. Laurenson, M.P., president of tho Club, proposed the toast of absent friends, coupled with tho name of Mr Helmore Browtf, founder of the Club, who fe now serving I in the Navy. At the end of tho year there will be held in London an Imperial liquor trades' conference, in the interests of "the- trade" of Great Britain and her dependencies. It has been urged from London that tho Australian States should be represented, particularly on the ground that as. their liquor laws arc more radical than those of tho laws of Britain, the delegates would be enabled to offer very valuable hints and practical suggestions to tho traders at Home engaged in the present struggle with the temperance party. There is a general desire in Australia (says the "Daily Telegraph") that delegates should bo sent to the conference, and steps are already being taken in his direction. Mr J. J. Power (president of the New South Wales Licensed Victuallers' Association) will represent his association, and probably similar associations, in other states, and_ Mr J. C. Dillon will represent Victoria.

The South jMtjibourno Magistrate's Court last weak ordered Albert E. Bird, aged 76, a. champion pedestrian of .former days, to bo sent to gaol- for sis months. Ihe old man was olnargcd -witili vagrancy, and the magistrate said that uniortuaiajtoly thero was no other place to sond him to but gaol. Mr Bent, tine Victorian Premier, in a speech the same day, said there was sno necessity to send the old niam to gaol- . It would ooefc k'ss to .ma-initaim- cv man out of gaol than in it. There was plenty of money in lib© Treasury, and the surplus was hig enough, and' the conntry gemerous enough to keep the poor fekow to whom ho referred out of gaol. Parliament would not for a monrenit wish to send to gaol <an old porsan just bcoa-ueo ho was poor. Subseguerofcly Bent sa.id ho would see about having. Albert Bird released at once, and would arrange for tihe old man being paid a compassionate allowance.

Predictions as to the fate of the coupon system for minahasing bread arc na-riod. Some bt© ibrigiht; others air© 't/h'o .reverso. iSlr Andrew Collins, s<K>rotary of the . Wellington Rakers' UnM>n and a member of tihe Conciliation Board, told a "Pest" reportJer ab»u-t tiho working of the sj-stem_ in PalniCTstan Broad , was selling tlioro a few week's ago at iourpenco per two pound loaf. The cash system wae lintrodiuced, but eoroo raombers of tho Umdon 'have gone back on it. TJio Rystern, Mr Collins alleges, has now", fallen through. He saw posted in R->tr.© of the shop windows notices to the effect that a two .poumd loaf oouHd be bought for threepence cash. In soma cases, bakers wore actually de: livering bread for threepence per loaf cash. FJout amd coaJ ooefc considerably more in Palmorston' North than in Wellington, though, there might be a sot-off against tliis oxpeinso Ivy choap liorscvfeed and low rents, yet, says Mir Collins, they earn. se>ll a 4wo ;x>und loaf for threepence. He does uoi> anticipate that the coux>on system will work well, in Wellington either.

Our Dunedin correspondent teJegrap'hs:—More is likely to be hoard of the Labour Department's action, in prosecuting employers in tlhe manner adopted in wnn-eotion. -with. two cases heard by the .Magistrate yesterday afternoon. It is contended by tihe employers that the ad-γ-antago of information supplied by them in their anxiety sto compl-" , with tlie_ requirements of .the Act. The jy/sition as stated b as follows : —Some little time a £so a firm fn the city were prosecuted for employing a girl under sixteen years of age, without her Laying obtained a ]wniiit from ihe department. Wihoii this oaso vfa& report<>d in the _Pr<«s. other employers naturally enquired into their own positioTi as to whether any of their employees -ivere similarly* situated. In ono of the cases mentioned the employer found that out of a number of younig persons employed by him there was ono just under sixteen years of a.r<*. He immediately seat 'her to the Labour Department to explain matters, and to obtain a permit, which was granted. A month .later the epvpJo.ver received a- summons citing him before the magistrate for having committed a. breach of the Factories Act. Ho "tras summoned on the information supplied by himself. The employers are wroth at the Department's action, and the Employers' Associa-tion arc in commuftication wit-h the Minister of 1 Labour on tie subject.

A tofcgrara. from Wsnganui states that there is no truth in the rumour that typlioid ie rife among tiho iMaoris in the settlements.

A man was arrested by Detectives Bishop and Connal yesterday on a charge of thoft from the railway goods sheds.

Au old ago pension for tho full amount was granted to an old lady by Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., at Lyttelton yesterday. There was no otibor bneinese at the Court.

Vim. Whiteside ®Ix Oassidy) hae lodged a claim under t3ie Workers Compensatdosn Act for £300 against JT. Cook, baker, for injuries receivod v/hilst in his employ.

Messrs P. Mulvihall and Joseph Wharton have been declared duJy elected members of tho Geraldine Koa« Board unopposed. These were the two rot-iring memibers.

Mr Jolm R/ainsey Jones, verger of St. Mary's Church, Timaru, for many years, and also captain of the Fire Brigade for some years, died suddenly yesterday. Ho was engaged in. Ins duti-os at the church -when ho was attacked with a fit. He Tallied, but died whilst walking homo. Thero were some slight showers in tho city yesterday and last night, and heavy rain fell towards Belfast and Ivaiapoi. Round about Amborley the weather was wet .all day. At Ashburton thick, driving cold rain set in in tho morning. The fall at Hororata- up to noon on Tuesday amounted to .21in. Mr H. A. Wheeler, whilo fishing off the western breakwater at Lyttelton on Tuesday aught, hooked a very lnirgo ska-to. Ho had to obtain, tlio assistance of another man to land the fish, a task whiok occupied about a quarter of an hour. The skate measured 6ft 2<in in length, and 4ft Bin in breadrtii, and weighed 1701b. A Christ church visitor writes to tho Dunodin ".Star" that ''in Ota.go girls well on in their teens are daily stra-l>-ped by men, and that such a proceeding would not be permitted for a moment in Canterbury." Tho secretary of the Otago- Education Board gives the statement a. denial, and says that corporal punishment is generally on the wano in our scliool*. i In conjunction wo-th. tho polling for the c-lecfcion of Mayor of New Brighton, whk-.h took (place the. result oi which is reported in another column, « poB was taken for tho elec- ; tion of a councillor to fill tho vacancy ; caused by the resignation of CounciLlor Bairgrave. Thexe wore two candidates, j Messrs J. S. Ccoke and C. Israelson, and the polling resulted as follows:— J. S. Cooke 2*22, C. Israolsom 90, informal 7, majority for Oooke 132. A mishap occurred on. the steamer Victoria, at Lyttelton, between 8 amd 9 a.m. yesterday. A le-go girder, forming ipart of a railway turntable, weighing 3 tons loewt, was being Shodsted on board, when the shackle of tho lifting gear way, and the girder fell from about live level of tho deck into tho hold, (breaking c similar girder, and knocking a hole in. ono of the vessel's water ballast tanks. Cycle racing in Maiauna wouM .ajp* pear to bo in a voxy languishing condition, judging by. a letter from tfhe secretary of tho club, which, was road rii thio moating of tho League of New Zealand "Wheelmen last night. Tha coiimvunrieation started that some of iihe riders had been fined for furioue ridr ing, amd thero "was no prospect of raising enough money for building'a tract. This was the reason why tibe d-utb had rot affiliated with the League. A matter affecting the salaries of Sclhool Insipectors airoso ait ihe meeting of the Auckland Education Baaird yesterday, whien the chairman (Mr L. J. Bagnall) moved:—"That tibe eateries ;of InatKotors Crow© and Griorsom be increased from £400 to £425 a year." Sir Parr moved as am amendment:— "That the ealarios of all the Inspectors bt» increased by £25." The Auckland Board, lie stated, was-• paying iite specrtors I'ees tlban was (paid in Obago, , Canterbury, and other ddstriote, altincwigh the cost aS Hiving was quite as in Auckland as in the Swittii. Tlie OhoArman tfoaugibb the traivellinig aJJowcanoes were less in. the Sonutib itiham in Auckland. If they made the salaries eaoal to iifoose in tihe South., they would ha<ro a lajge numier of applications, from the Souitlh for tiba Atacfcland poaJtiom. ,The chairman's motion wae cairried. '

Regarding "the "provdaioxis of the Industrial CxmctHaifcion. and Arbitoaition Act as to tibo minimum number tiba* can. constrbn'te a union:, Mr D. Jones said, at the ComcdliaAton Board, ihat in this resjjeot tfo© law was admittedly woatk. and the tihoughit that it would be quite wit&in the scope of tho Boaird that it etbould draw <tihe atbton.tioft of tho Govemiment or of the Oourfc to tbe matter. A law required some great alteration, thai penmdrtroed seven who miigjht be ontado sun industry, and not in touch with it, to eke 7000 employers, and dm-volv© tlie country amd employers in an ©jnpemdiiifcuiro of £30,000 to £40.000. These kibber remarks referred to Uhe facrm liabourore' dispuite, and Mr Jones, in his rough estimate of cost, inoluded the time lost by farmers in aittending the proceedings, and other expenses.

Acoording to a Press Association messagOj after the result of tftw>Mayoral election at Palmerefbn Isbrth was announced last night, there were loud calls for a speech, from the editor or tho "Manawatu Times" (Mr E. D. Hoben), which paper has taken' a decided stand - in favour of Mr Nash (the successful candidate), and against Mr Essex (the retiring Mayor). Mr Hoben was repeatedly cheered as well as hissed. Ou going down into the crowd ho was attacked by one man in the crowd, while another seized him round the ankle* and -pulled him to tho ground. Mr Hoben, however, collared the man. who Bad pulled him down, and hauling him to the pavement gave him in charge of the police. Subsequently the crowd followed tine Press man about the streets for .some time with cheers and counter cheers. Several members of Mr Xash's committee insisted on accompanying Mr Hoben, who declined to leave tho street while tho hostile jdemonstration continued. Tho demonstration, however, came mainly from a number of boys and youths.

A well-known gentleman in Glasgow has fought a duel with a shooting burglar, and has "won (writes a London correspondent). Mr J. B. M. Fleming, the occupant of a beautiful mansion at Kelvinside, was reading about midnight on Monday, and heard a noise in the garden. Ho looked through the window, and saw a man climbing up the wall by means of the ivy. Mr Fleming went to his telephone, asked for immediate assistance from the Mayhiil police, office, procured a revolver, nnd went into the morningroom v Suddenly turning up the electric light, he saw a man in a crape mask, standing in the middle of the floor. Mr Fleming pointed his revolver at the intruder, aiA asked him to otrne quietly downstairs to atfait the police. The burglar instantly whipped out a revolver, and fired point-blank at Mr Fleming. The bullet grazed Mr Fleming's bead. Mr Fleming then discharged three, shots from his" own weapon, and, at the. third shot, the burglar dropped dead on the carpet. As he fell ho fired a second time at Mr Fleming, but the bullet went wide. The d-fctectivce arrived on' the scene immediately afterwards. They recognised the burglar as a well-known ex-convict. In his pockets were found a.formidable knife, an electric lamp, several cartridges, keys, screwdrivers, and pliers*

A movement ia on foot to form company to erect an Opera House tt?s Aiapier. Tlie promoters have the option over a very desirable porty .right in the centre of the towa,V Mr Tom Pollard entertaiutxl the mates of the institutions 3t the b»formaneo of "Rlue 801 l in Fairyland*"! *"* a<t itiho Theatre Royal on Tuesday" njg&i Tib«o performance was greatJy apa*, ,7 ' ciattw, „•; The Culverdon Estate taken over h» Z? tho Lands Department for closer settle. **■' ment includes 25,082 acres 2 rood*' "' 14 porches in the Culrerden and M«k - danyis districts and 81 acres 1 rood •>! ' perches in tho township of Culverdea*-1 The Department expects to have the plans and conditions ready during May "- While sitting outside his camp afc " Muckering, West Australia, I \Vi]lM Wl ; * Cole was struck by lightning on tlse\ left foot. The little too was shattered ' and tho second one wae broken, wintU., the foot wae split for a *« three inches, the bones protruding" "\- A public meeting, held at Ileefton determined to agitate for a oontinfci *- anco of the railway up tho Inangoluit. ltiver, in accordance with the old pWu issued to intending settlers, aJso to «k>, the Goverrunent for a substantial sum for the prosecution of the line to West* port. All tho arrangememle for tho «b. voyanoe of the Christchuxch party to tho opening of tho tunnel at Otar» by tho Premier on May sth ape now oonu plote. They leave Chrixtchurch by a*. cial train on Monday morning, a?» time yet to bo fixed, and trill retany ' to Christehurch on Wednesday. '" "Did you nse bad laaguaseP" «k. " ed the Magistrate of a witnt«e at the' Court yesterday. "OerteanJy nofc>» ;, came tlio repry. "Did you use strongl- ; language?" "No, your Worship. , * .- "Did you use forcible language, thenP' , " "No, 1 only said I'd give him * -' punch," was witness's admission. "I was thinking about climbing Jal - to my oart, I might tell you," said a', w itnoss at the Magistrate's Court ye> terday, daring the hearing of a oaee in which it transpired a young woman ; had a carving knife in net possession. "You never k-now what women are'go- v ing to do whon they gefc excited." "Tho weasel is the beet friend the farmer has got," was the rather startling statement made by Mr J. Wolfe at the meeting of the Selwyn County Council yesterday. He proceeded to say that he had never killtd oae, • and neither he nor his poultry had over had cause to regret this forbear. " a.noe. The experience of Mr R. Heafca Rhodes was altogether dificrent, ashe stated that weasels had for a gross of his chickens in o&6 night. , Douhtkes you received a rude when your loreoaste were w> lv wrong for last Saturday's footW}-' matches. But don't be suoceaa always comes in the long nni~ to the persistent, and "Truth's" grief Football Oompetitdon is well •«««&•" trying for. If you win, you gefjtf,' gudnea in return for nothing. It-jf. not often tdiat you can earn money »3 easily as tihat. Already entrke arti lH«a-ally powring in far the No. 2 Obe§: petition, so seaia ia yours and try yajftji A suggestion -was made by Wolfe at the meeting of .■■Uμ County Goraual yceterday tihat,-eoe|l : grey owls should bo imported in or&j§! to assist in snuaU bird destruction,* M& It. Heaton Rhodes thought that>tSe, Acclimatisation Society might ÜBpeS. the owls if the Council paid all-.apf penses. The Couucil, however, did «|"' take any definite action in this maW ter. The discussion showed thai .therg was considerabk) diversity of oa to.the emcapy.of poisoned a email bird slayer, some memoertj preferring the resnjte obtained by tragi? and guns. A proposaJ made by. Mk ,3^ford to increase the sum pajd.Wji; heads and eggs during June, July, Km August was withdrawn, pending result of a conference witih CkMiotiy■ Cotuftril. .■ ' ~ Tsie organ of the Kalapol CEurch having been recently nws|| forward im ittie building aad ovenßeeg; ed by Mr Pearcc, of was re-opened on Tuesday eveningj|l| recital given by Mr H. WelU. mm was a< Iturge audience. Tho;j|ta | of <tjhe" insfenraient -was be attucfc intproved, and peufoiuna.nce was very j precdated. Mre C. 01. %SS eang "Angels Ever Bright," "»| My God," "Come Unto Hin/,'«T?|K: "How Beautiful are the Feet, M 4|||| rich expression. Tlie choir $ three hymns, and Mr WdLs:ptyp| "Tho Hallelujah Chorus."" A'.WirtE Vote'oMhanke to Mr Wells andjwf| Brooke was moved by the Ee?&|| Trestrail and carried. . "f^B ' v 'When I heard Mr Kenneiy*t§m donee before the Board," said; 'MlEg|! Jones, in the course of his sunmgljS irp speech yestorday in th* v'ij J | la-bourere' "I tJbin'k , the* 'I *wee urong track, and ihai, 5 to be assisting the farm laboaMpi that wae assuming there was any-fpjj ; in each statements as that "the-*! | were fed like dogs and j pigs.' I felt-that it was time Board got to work and condition of the farm worker." Jf|3| gj Kennedy's statements had been ptw | I should not be standing hero.i*«| asking thai things should be aliW I to remain as they are; but none » statemente have been proved." * ;'r^^ In a page article in the Times," Victoria, 8.C., eludes two pictures of Victoria and the* River Avon- at Victoria Bridge, Mr C. H. Ga M av3m> was here iriitih. llaaieS Aibarai, speaks of ChiustdiiHf||j as "The City Beautiful." He eay£||§ "In Christchurch one gains by observation of how easily and bn*§ pensively email squares nfay be verted into 5 beauty spots, while «*o|j too, is demonstrated how Tery -«Q fectively an humble little stream***; be utilised in the production of [&m cessive scenes of idyllic beauty. "JJjl Avon is a pellucid brook scarce than a standard irrigation ditch; asm is coaxed and tempted by loring-,*t!| tention to lawns and overhangi|*§ shrubbery, it becomes one of tho tiest features of a refined and etjig delightful city. The .value of the as a factor in civic economy is more fully recognised than in ChrUfe church." /S^ An interesting return, snowing w* expenditure of the . Sclwyn p° Council on the suppression < ".Jf n £jp: birds during the year endisl 31st last, was submitie<l at the *£%/fe cii raeoting yesterday. The expenditure on heads and egge £lloP 8s od, made up as 262,309 heads at (kl per doz, heads at Is per dozen, and epes at fkl per dozen, and heads and eggs at 3d per dozen. V»a total number of heads and egge chn.sod was so the number small birds in North must have l>oeii materially Tho expenditure on po's was £272 2s 3d, bird traps £ , 33 ."i5?|' conmiission on rates collected **"»;& ajicl £4.i 2s was paid for keaJt t*>t,il expenditure, then-fore w a, .?'iSt* lla 10d, and the «- amountcHl to £1338 15s Zα. Tte r*w|. for the current v«it was l-24th d an. the pound. Messrs and D. .McMillan wore :»pi :>int Sates to attend a conference wiMJ nre.sentativei of the AsJiburton Council. • ."^ Simple ideas, if patcntwl, often brHjJT fortunes. Consult Henry patent agent. 183 Hereford street United Service Hotel). Consultation^ If 00* "°\ ikSk!

A word to members of presentation {■offinittoos. Having deculcd to maki , a special allowance oTi the purchase of env articKxi s\ii:i l»y u.s ,for prvM-ntation purpf>s'«. "'<' invite you "to iu->jM'ct our ytocK and jsseertain our prici-s belore firally making your selection, li. Petersen and Co., Jewellers, Silversmiths, Chrintchurch. 3

J. D. Clarke. D.8.0.A., F.S.M.C.; •F.I-0- (London), Opihalmic Oiifiiiun, Charges .strictly ni'xlfrato. Telfphone 23-1- Ad'lr.'-t-i: MS Colombo street ("adjoining S. Clarke and Co., jewellers}. 6

Storage at lowest raton for furniture or merchandise is provided by tho N.Z. Express *-<>-, Ltd., in brick store, at lowest rate? of insurance, with maximum of sakay. 6

Now on the market again, "Stirling Cycles. , ' Buiit like a ■watch. AY. Bafsott and Co. 4 The following new books aro in constant demand, and all havo been well reviewed: —"I he World's Awakening,' , "Ccm« and Find Mo." In- Robins: ''Sheaves. ' l>y Benson; ''Somehow Good," "Alice-for-Short," and "Joseph Vance," by Df Morgan; "The "Weavers," by Sir G. Parker; 'Tarn," by liaroness yon Huttcn. "Graham ot Claveriouso." Fountain. Barber, Tho Hall, High street, Chriaicliurch. 1 It is essential for eve-ry lady, whether residing in town or country, to hare an exquisite tailor-made costume cut and cleverly fitted by Monsieur Spitz and made by the very best workers under hie direction. 198 Ca&hel street, Whitcomb© and Tombs , Buildings. 6 Novelties in Neckwear ac displayed at the D.I.C. to-day, includo many pleasing fashions in ladies' embroidered collars, laco and silk scarves and ties, Jaoe cravats, fichus, kimonos and col- . larettes. Specialties for to-<lay at the . D.I.C. are prominent in real Maltese lace collars, etc., and a new shipment of motor scarves in finest mercerised cotton and eilk, ranging in prices from 2s lid to 21s. (j The Robey Oil Engine is worth inepection; call and see for yourself. Full particulars and prices for instalations; also, Sheep Shearing Machinery, etc Apply, H. McClelland, 224 Casbel street, Christchurch. 1 Special line in AVadere for tho coming shooting season. Messrs Hastie, Bull, and Pickering, Ltd., opposite Bailantyne's, Cashel etreet, are offering an excellent line of Waders and Fishing Stockings of 20 per cent, better value than anything previously offered in the Dominion. First-rate English and American Guns at low rates. . 6

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, Cash el street, W. (next Ballantyne's). Hours. 9.30 to 5.30. Telephone 397. b With tho approach of winter, and tho accompanying changeableness of the atmosphere, the throat, if at all weak, comes in. for a very trying time, and it-is just at euch eeaeons as this "that serious colds and chest complaints are most easily contracted through neglect. At the first sign of a cold, attention should be given the matter, and in cases where a cold has existed for some time, it should certainly bo shaken oif now, before the cold winter days conic. To remove a cold—no matter how slight or how long standing —and to permanently strengthen the chest and bronchial tubes, there is ono effective, sure medicine, that hundreds of Chrietchurch. people have proven good and true—Wallace's Cough Elixir. This wonderful chest medicine acts by removing tho disease-producing germs, which ledge in +he throat, arid, by ■ eliminating f- tithe system the diseased phlegm, uy making free expectoration easy. Most chemiste sell Wallaco and Co.'s Cough Elixir—the price is 1g Cd and 2s 6d per bottle—or it is procurable from Wallace, and Co., Chemists, High street. But insist on having Wallaco'e Cough Elixir, the medicine that has proved its worth here in Christchurch to hundreds of your own neighbours and friends. 4 John It. Procter, Oculists' Optician, 180 High street, established 26 years, may be consulted daily on all cases of defective eyesight remediable by glasses. Hours 9.30 to 6 p.m. Consultation free. A most complew and up-to-date etock of lenses; frames, and artificial eyee always kept on hand. 5 _ Flowering Bulbs to make gay garTulips, Kannaculus, Iris, etc, offered by ISimmo and Blair in another column are worthy of attention. Prices exceedingly low. d