NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13359, 26 February 1909, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

It is understood that tho plana liavo now boon prepared for tho Ashley traffic bridge on tho Han.giora-i.-obu.rn road.

It is understood that the. Electrical Power Committee of i-ho City Council <» :11 pay a vi/sit to tho sito of the propped AVoodstock supply e< , lie mo next week in company wkli tlio members of the Ashley Water Supply Board.

Thero was an unusually attendance at tho Lyttt'lton Oddfellows' Hall on "Wednesday night, when an entertainment was givun in aid of the District High School picnic fund. A lengthy and attractive programme, comprising .songs and other it*':ns. was goiio tlirough, Misii lionderson acting as accompanist.

Tln< WfilitiKton agent of tli-n P.-r.ss Association telegraphed last jii.slit : —

This afternoon Mr Hanson, si-erotary of tho Master Builders' Association of Queensland, cabled as follows to Mr Pryor. secretary of the Xcmv Zealand Kliiployers" Federation :—"Go::d <ioniand for briekln.yrr.s. Aiiy ohajieo men coming if work sunrant^-d!'" As Mr Pryor is away from Wellington. Mr W. A. Gronfoll. secretary of the Mtist-cr Builders' Association, of _\civ Zealand, will take th«> nanins of any local bricklayer.? v.bo would like to accpt employment in Queensland. In ur.einc:. beforo the Council of Conciliation, yosterd-ay. th; t lx>ot--711 iikf!V> <;li-i>:!jf] rwivp hkrh ' ;• wa'_: .-. Mr (I. It. Whitins quoted the iV>l!.->-,v----ini; ficruro; showins tim ii:cre:!'-iv-> Clianir"! in tho tract's <-min:<Tr.t>«!. t:;;' fir - rat<> referring; v> i ; !r- year 18:17 i;nd tho s'-ocjhl to it:-" y.-nr H)i:H: —Ma <;ns: Aueklard 8-. l'.-t-': W. Mi:,-----5 ■->!!. !>s *>'.'.. 12*: CaiUiTi.nrv o-I. LOs (mI: 'Otatro. \U '>;. 13s (M. Pir.terers: A-ck!:ml. ?>. 1 'ki : Wvlliim--I'in. 10*. l;>'- C:ini"rl>-'.ry. T'-. Ctiii;o. 11-. !H-. P.m. kiay.-r;: A'<k!a!':". ?•-. i:i-; f- il.\ i2----r-'. : C.i:>f<-'=l.u:-y. 10- 0-:. ..-;■. <):.-..--,. 1 l> 1.-d. Cariv.'?!!--;-; : A' •;,: -..; :. 7, ••!. 11.-: \Y,>n;« :; -i. c- :?.!. i 1 - : Ca:!tt-:t ::-v. C , -. 11.-- -1-1 : Ot-r: ■. 10-. 11- l;. n< ■•,t::r:k"r.= : Aiu-!".! i:!-~ i;. f. , -'.. S- ;Vi : V)-,, fK : C'::::t« rliu: Tt!:'-> :'■•".•■/.-'Z' V : .--'f: .;.'-'" :":•"';!""■ v-„ nw-r.ti'v.i.-d. T! ■•.(■-::- - ir. - .:. ■ in :'••.'• ::\\>r-r n\ ?.:.;: -•■■-. i.-':-,.; :.•■■ l.:-:-\!-v. :ind < ;.:•. -.-:" for ;;- --«■.-.- ol !.--: .••;;..• th-- .-.-,.:■ jKrii. d "a-, ;.-.:r c:n:.

Xothii'j; has yet br-on hear." by tho p;>:;ce 01 ti-e old ir-i;i who i-.!s.ir;!Mre>3 ■ }"r-.i!!i his h--no in S;. A!'-i;;s ab:i::t a i\'Tt:\i s :h: ...go. I Tii. «••:-.' ■--a- -. f the !:itt> Mr .!. tiivcn 1 j (wi.o «ai kii!e.i :, s the r.-Mh of an ac•ltid.'iu ::t S:. Mary's Chiir.-h. Timar;!) ■ i :::i> :■(■<■ ivi-d ;: c!k*j::o- for JL'o'.S fi\>;;i ■' ; !:e Government itiMiranco D. ;!jn tn-.oiit . j .;.. uiv.!i :• the Vorker-s" 1 C?::i;!i'Vi.«-:itic)ii for Act. , I At the -.iNv.iiic: of The Fire i-eard 10 I *-> it-'M < n Tu.Mh.v ,-v. .-Am. Mr 'j K. Ur,,!.;- -,-. ;!! n.-.-v.-. p-irsua-.t to . i notii -■:--That it be :i:i instruction to j U;e to attend all lircs th.it n..:y .-><—;!!• ::i <-;.•:: :«rt:,>n -,v ■ r.^i ':•'■'>}:. Invy :i.<i v. i:hi:i tj , ..- M ipuia; c-1 j A iitile !-.:;i;\\ !(•<!_'.- i- a dun'-ioroa.e ;!:!:.: -: , -';:,::iKv a 'mv ieiial •..μ-iils ar» • e:-r. ...jr.-f. A vitnw in '.i_ b>. tore i ill ■ ■"-' ijCrir.i , Gi:!r: vuN ril.iy w:;s u;>----j 1 :•!!■;. i l.y \!r .lit-:i. c ! ) l -:nv ■. -n lev I :::.: i-;.'in.; 1- fi the Ovirt »!■..■!! ih-.----j -.vii: ■ ~ v.< re oi-.N r.-d to !v:ive tl.- ---; !>:■• .-I;--, of th-- ea-Hor :-, jth■ •: :y. '-I ci< : :i"; know I v :1 s to bo ci'.lU'!." the ir.au explained, "I \v;isu't •MiTM'oni.-:.' Mr C. I,;ii:i\-!is.-m. M.P.. lias received n ]■ ttr-r from th,- Hon. Dr. Fii:,i.;iv. M-ni.-t.-:- of J ;:.-t ie. . .-laiiii:; thai he has iri'.iii ii'.-,inii ii;':i< to innjiwe the lighting of ti,o <-. !K in g.u.l ai:d 10 h:;ve vorlain <uii«-r imprnvenn'jits ("iri-icil cut. 01 Mr I.<ui!-oi!s<i:i's; st ions ih:k!i> io Dr. I'ijii'iir.y v !]• 11 !•,• a :.~ i 1» --t 1 ].yttoi;«>n u:u>l rci-cntiy. have bren p!ac<-«i ln-foro Ci«!>itiii. ai'.tl Mr I.amvnson lii>p:-:-i t'.iat thiy !u pm into practice r-hor:ly. R> crutly a h;ic <»ivoii to tin? that ci.roshoiil.l ljc takon towash or wiyw apple:, l.ri'cro oatin.n tln-nt Lot t!x\v tiliouM l!:!v<> ci> tli.-iii a litilo of '.ho ar>i-!i;it_i. of loaW from the operations. This caution .■■lnnt'.l nciv i>,•. <'XleiKlr<l u> the faiiu» of nil other fr:iit. A chiW a; Wini;.ato rocv-Mtly b-'-ramo M-rionsly ill ;iftor I'-itiiiL; ]ilinn.<. ami thi." was attrili'itod to wliich the fru:t li.j<l ret a i lie id from spraying. AVliilo i'L-liinp; in I'urau Bay j-csUr-I i*ay am rn<K;i.\ :\ I.yttoltojl lislKTiiisin ri'i'civcd an uni)li'a.>aiit .surprise v.'lion lie i'ouiul tliat. a laiL:o sliark was viij taiiiilrd in hi.s m-t." 'J lv- sliark -vvas kiiiv-d ami acixts to ly.vttf!--n>ll. It me-nsiin/d about Bft in length and about 3ft- in ami is statod to }>i> of tin- .sh-.iveJ. no.-o >p,H-itt>. A similar shark was scon swimming ciocjo in .shoi-o ai, .Sandy Hay. Lyttcltoiij on Wc<l]!r.~<!ay aftoruoon. 'I'lic io!l:)winy; telegram was sent by Mayor ot Aucldanu to Sir Jo=<-pli Ward last, uiyjit:— "City Council this evening was uaitoj upon b.y largo dci)iijatiou of uneniployod, who hauuotl mc Jisl-s of oflD 11.en <;[ all trades out of work. City Council lias let iaryo 1111111----bi-r ol' contracts for city work, and authorised further works, which will absorb some. Would yr.u kindly <;n----ilcavour to absorb -iciiiailidci' oil (jovt.rrimcnt public worlis?" At-one of the, many ivc<l dings in on Tuesday (tayf> the" "Post"; —there v.-as an opidiniic of ii,arria{ro.s, probably owing to its being the la.st day boioie Lent—an uiu-e----hoarned incident variety to the ceremony. One of the trio of tiny bridesmaids found the- i>eryiee- wcari-so-iiie. >o 0210 was attending to hor, and she proceeded to amiiio herself by turning a fconiensault. The geniul cleric, over the fe&tive Jatur, declared it almost hhklo him lost; his gravity to aea one of tho bridosnuiiojs turn in j>; head over he-els -during tho ceremony. lie hastened to add it was one of tile younger ones ! • Tlio Chri.Ucliuich Draughts Club mot 011 Wednesday ei'oning in their room, Worciiitor etroct. Thero was a good atteudainco of visitors, tlireo of whom took pa;rt in tiie match. According to arrangement Mr S. T. Crook played ijiimiltancoiisly eleven boards winning eiprht ganifts, Logic, McTavish, and J. liionison securing drawn games. On tho motion of tho secretary,, ilr E. J. A.rlow. ftonio-r. who complimented -Mr Crook on his ability and knowledge •of tho game, a, vory hearty voto of thanks was accorded Mr Crook. At an early date. Mr Gardner, ox-oham-iiic-ai of Ne«- Zealand, will givo a eiraila.r exhibition. Yesterday's Oaniaru '"Mail" says: Tho Cathedral sntiaro corner on which tho _ Christclm.rch ''Press" lias erected the imposing premises which they havo now entered, wne occupjod over forty years ago by Messrs Jones and Tombs, printers, and, for some time—not very long—tho proprietors of the evonine; newspaper. the ■Independent,' , of which Mr Geo. Hart, now of the "Press." w«s editor, but which th-e gods thouciht too pood for this world and translated. T3io property, which comprised a two-storey building that was in those days considered to be of tho _ highest class, was offeaod in the sixties to Messrs Jones and Tombs for £'JOO. Of course, the offer was rofusod, or probaLl.v 3lr Jones would not we touaJit liis fortune in North Ota.go. We ai-e not aware of the exact value, of tho land to-day, but it must bo p/;i7icely. Si:ice iho early <Jays Cathwlral njitnro. has bocomo the hub of the City of the Plains, though the ■ P-iangle'-' and Cnshel sLreet still .'.old their own as fields for tho retailer.

A competition between squads represontinp tlie Clirist-chiircli and Kaiapoi dir:oK)Hs of St. John Ambulance liriga<k\ for five silver medals, took place at the rooms of the local branch .fast evening. Tho judges were: 'JMiitrict Chief Surmeoiii In.glis. District Suporinteudont LiinKsay. and District Supi-riniemlent Socrctaj-v- Ffitch. 'Jlie maximum, pcHiit.s ivcro and tho (•hristclimch Xo. 1 team (Cornoral Ahiir, Privates Thomson, Baggs. and ■\Vil.-~c-n. and Sur.inicrSeW. pationti were, placed finst with 107 points Kaiap:>i CSuperisitondont Gray Privnt+s Hi. C<»aks!ey. W. Stark, "if. Ifollinsoii. and G. Melntcfth, patient) were second iviHi 1-11 points. Christ church -No. 2 (Corporals Tipler and Ek,~<-1-l>r>ni. Privates Henderson and Anton, ar.d .Siiperintfiidr-nt of Stores EncdaJd, patient) third with 13-1 points. At the ten elusion of lh<" test. Dr. Jnplis tho work, and generally ox-pre-ed liimself as " well satisfied'with the work. He intimatod that Dr. M". (>. Ix>ui.--.son had coiuented to be a;> p;j-!itod honorary surgeon to tlie Chn'st-cimrch Division.

The ordinary iii.M-tin<; of t!i« Vm\x\Kioni Literary Institute and Library was l)t-Ki oil Wednesday fveiiii)}i. Ht-v----vrul .-.'cco.-int,, nvrc pa*sf*l. and tho we rt.'lary stat-.d that an -j.i(!<-.r had beon .'cnt )i r new l>c.<.'.;.■;. Tilt- annual mcoti:i<4 Mas ],cM alti-fwards. v. h< ;: the tin-:iii-:-!isl -.tatc rii.-nt was which •-"^■'V' 1 i-cM-:;,is t'l.j!) (H Ud. and <-xl."ii'.!itiir«' 1-Jl'D i,s I'd. !..;,vin- n debit !.:.!a:i'-e of to! .% !„■;,.- £M 7.S Sd ~si t!:an lii.- ~n vi.v- v,. :ir . Theio v..-:o now -J.,.-.? !,,y,U s ;,, th" lib'-niv. .-•id the ir,.-i!:l )t -i--hi-i had in«-rca.-d. '!!:<• hiirari.-m n'j)ori<d ravouraMv i.id t..t<'d that t; if -" mow !,;;:k-, had roiitr.bit.d k:,.;;im „;> tho ivh.l- --- ;;iK--r<'St. th- ' :i ;,jori:v «.;' i;. i; ,),.r? !..;::.: r.ov.-l rea<]< rs. !'h<. Aiiwrii-an :.:;::i<:r- v...-o ;h,. ~;,,.; ~- . -.:. r . _-\j r C. I. .7iv;riii!i, wa <•:• ck 1 p;-.-:-id' nt ■V;-. ■■• l 1;..^ -■■=•"- ;,:-• 1 --."■ •»■ "J- ---;■■:;. c.vi-: : .i.■;.■:,.!. r. k. ; : -. p. K.-ir. > :■■■■<■■■.,]:. ]',■.?■:. ■■■. Vi"; . : :-. : :; d ;! ;r . TJ--V. IV >:■ .-■ . t _ .M-'-.-r; J. :>r.in..-,. :"'"::' C';'- :::':-:-^." i '"!- ,l -w'/'.; ! '-'':'' \'-.i'^ ■r; ;; .-r:-. •,■ .■!•■• .•:••>.-:■: ! k.'"m,-.!.-"'|i..^ .-..- ■a. ■' '•.■;.:. V■. ': ~::• ;. ,--.] -. .-;■ :n ■:■■- Hr- ■!-', C ■! ■ ■•! U - -..;<■ -m;. ;,i:,l ■• :;.■■■ ;:"■:::•. . ::.v: a ri:. ti. a--i .■;, itctjou CV.-::iir..L;L-e.

JJ The inquest en the victini* of th< IVng;:;:i disaster was resumed at Wei a lingwn ye-trrday, wlua Captain Nay lor and Mr W. I»uU<> (second engineer i gave evidence on tho lines of that taken at the nautical enquiry. FurUiei ) violence v. ill be takcu io-«iay. 1 It i<. not generally known what ctxx] money can bo ma-ue at sione-brvakinjt. C)i:.> nwji t<iiiplt»y«-d by the Eit.b.ini C';:;i!'.:y divw tor ia.st month's work a > cheque ior i_":>S at 3s ikl per yard. This - i:-..-:u:s that UK) vurdswere brok-.:i. > TJ!.« Hawera "Star's" Karxuiza correo- > I p.Mul.-iit is informed that this sunic ; I ii:::i l<a.< drawn tho.suii; r.f .£'3s Tor <-:ie i i mosik'j work, all i<-r stone-breaking, ' ! fxi-opt aiv.tut £'!, which was i\>r pick--1 ! i:.g lit) ai:d breaking rtv.d. In fhair.bi-rs at the Sumvme Orirt s> I ye.-terday. before Mr J visti«iv Den .» I nisi™. -\lr J. A. Ca.ss.Kly. <vi behalf oi ,> I William Connolly, cliar-id with tht - J inirltr of Krini-t John Jltirke at f i j'; r:. and committed for trial at lloki- ■ ! tika. ajiplud that the placo of trial In: - j i-haniic-d to C'hristohureh. .Mr Strincvr, i I K.l'., appeared tt-r tho Crown. ai-.<l ;> ! m> ohj<»ctioii, ami hi.s Honou: t I made an order chancing tho plnce oi trial t> C'hrisu-hiirt-h at tho criminal : opening on .May 10th. In regard t;> the flection of a Liecns. ', ing Committee, the As lib ur ton -No- . li(vti«»> Cntiiu.'il is of opinion that, t< ; tavi' unnecessary expense, the DepartI mont .-]:o;ild bo linked to allow tlu tiovonior t.i appoint v. licensing Committee, under Sen-lion ~\) <:f the Act, t< , bold offu-o for the three months tndiii!: Juno ttOili, and that the Licvn.eei] ; Victuallers" Association Executive should be written to intimating that, subject to the Association or others representing the Trade agreeing to refrain from nominating a committee, tin , Xo-lieense party will likewise abstain from taking ajiy action in t.!i« matter. In opening; the proceedings at the initial sittings of the Council oi' Con. filiation yosierdiay. tho Commissionei (Mr .1. R. Trig!**-)" said that it was tlu desire of the- Government that hot! employees and <!iip!o\ pr; should us* the Conciliation Coniini.-sioncrs whei: any little differences of opinion arose rather than such matters- should b< brought before the Council. Boll: parties ■were a.sked to <ippeal to the . Commissioner and sco him privately. i= o that he could act as a go-between in any little disunite. Hy this mean? it was hoped that a lot of friction wouUj bo saved mid; that goad feeling , would be created between lx>th parties. A meeting of tho Sydonimm School Committee was held on tho 123 rd inst., Mr \V. D. Marks, chairman, presiding. Tlu» headmaster reported 1 the roll number to bo 1102, and the average attendance 909. Eight approved applications for tho four vacancies on- tho school staff were received, from the Education Board, and the following were selected for appointment:—Misses AVarner. Reese, Patterson, and Morrison. Correspondence was received with regard to a proposed exchange! of land for the new Post-office. It -mis resolved that the matter bt> left with tho Board to make the best arrangements possible. A resolution was recorded expressing the Committee's sympathy with the relatives of Messrs C. Bird and K. Williamson, old scjitjlars. who were, victims in tho Penguin disaster. At the present time there is being constructed across tho river Opihi, close to Temuka. tho firfct kridao to be made, in South Canterbury, of ferroconcrete, Messrs C. and W. Hall, of Tima.ni, being the 'contractors, njnd' Mr F W. Maxchant the engineer in charge. Tho n-env bridge will bo located clerse alongside the old wooden on«, whicli it replaces. One who fc<as not inspected tho works can hardly realise the magnitude of tho task involved in tho contract. Some thousands of tons of concrete, and steel have to b© placed in position before the bride© is oompleted, ami the eliingle, oi which the concrete is made, has to ho carted from tho riverbed to the crusher, graded into three grades, and -a.gain carted to tho place where it will be mixed with cement to form the concrete. "I would suggest that as we are supplied with vegetables bj" Chinese," eaid , a .socialist leader who joined' tho deputation which waited on Sir Joseph Ward regarding tho unemployed, on Saturday, "the State should' start vegetable farms. You have already proposed prison-labour vegetable gardens, so why not give the unemployed tho earoo chance. The prisoners at Mount Bdten are supplying municipal bodies with quarry metal and other prisoners are planting trees. The unemployed -would be glad to tako on tho work the prisoners are doing, and it scorns to be coming to this that a man will , have to go to gaol to get honest work. . If Ministers of the Crown would put their heads togetlier," he added, amidst laughter, "and take the advice of some solid-headed socialist, the difficulties would soon be over." In the. early part of tho proceedings at the Council of Conciliation, yesterdhy Mr J. A. Frostick (who appeared for the employers in the bootmakers' dispute) said! that he did , not intend to call any witnesses. The Council wns constituted altogether different to any other Court in tho Dominion, or any otlwr country. It was composed entirely of experts, and ho considered! that it would be almost an insult to the three assessors for tho worKers, gentlemen that he knew were experts, to put up witnesses to tell them something that they already knew. He believed that there was nothing that eonl<l ix>ssibly arise out of the statement of demands that was foreign to tho workers' assessors, and* h© claimed that tho representatives of his Federation had a sufficient amount of intelligence to understand all tbe> matters arising out of the- demands without out calling witnesses. A bankrupt examined in the trar's Court ot Sydney last week,, Esur Singh, a native of Lahore, who hag bwn in business ns a herbalist in various parts of Australia, said that before coining to the Commonwealth, h-r> was in the Indian, Army, but resigned. He was for 12 years with Lord Roberts in the Afghan war, and wa.s promoted to be lieutenant. Ho was in tho fii-st division of tho sth Punjab Infnntry, and fought at Klry-lic-r Po«s and Cabul. Coming to Australia 18 years ago, he carried on business as a herbalist in various States, finally entering into a business in this line in G<x>rge street West, 15 months ago. with Nurain Singh. His present bankruptcy, the first he had hod, was the result of it partnership lawsuit, in which Xurain Singh and he were defendants'. Xurain Singh formerly served in the 2nd Punjab Infantry, and his Kith«-r was killed in the Afgli.in campaign. Before opening tho <-aso for the cinployi-is at th<* Council of Conciliation yesterday Mr J. A. Frostick n&krd ihi- L'nion repneeiitatives whether, in t!ie event of an HgreeiiMMit being arl ivr-d at. it would b" binding between thy two federntioils? Mr O/lt. Wliit- ■ !).'/ -aid thai. ii:<."-t dx-idodJy it would b". Mr Fros:k-!c asked what was !i.';!!!t hy tho fa<:t tivjt the AVeirmgtxu! li'-.->*ii::ikf-rs wen- .vlartiiig a ca-jf on i!<.-ir own acmuiit.. Mr A. H. C'xjper iri?pn-'i'-ntiiiii t;:<- Wellington br»infh of tl: v. <>rl."crs' H-;!(>iation) s:at<'d thu-t it v. j •; {vrfictly trii'.- thru public notiij- ■■-:;:,!• !::id bf f-:i v.-iu'ls in Wellington t , : it t!-.e branch t!;- re was oons-idf-rim! ;'..- rj-.i- -tion oi' apply inn for tin nward ;vir>it"!y. Th" n:aT.:<«r \\-j<\ or-cirred ! '!':ri:i:; ;tbv no:- in C'hrt.toliuM-h, but ] o:i '. 'nrnisig <,'. i". !:■■ imnv:!iatelv re-i inrv.'A t . AVf!li:.i:t<>u m<; ;:s :Ji>"rf-.,iilt f-f ::n iMirvi.-w h<- ) ; a-! !'n:i with :h.<- '■•■:< r:uivi-. h'» <x.u!d thf C':\in<;l tl:-;t til-- t!:in- a; " m- <>:it •»! [ a ii,i> , .m-.1--rstjii!'linK. :i::d that »»i"T■-•• ln> ! !i.<-'-t:!i;; %\ it >i ii:< . \<<-i!tive i!iv tn:,t-l t.-r li.ti'.l >. -n t>jiti-fr"-t'-.ri!v ad i<-.sf-.!. ! !!.■ <-)ii!d u-vH'.-r t : je O.iiiK-il tl:at thr-ri- I wa.s- m> ci.it' coming off m W-eiiingUjii. |

> rrA" £ aasurSs t «i.d,-ts v:l! reorgun-so under local r trol. It is <x, lS iJ,red that j tun.- is m.u,r«M in r.e-dkva dSS.' J ] UOl K. ' ™. • j T:.m- 8.v.-juti.yinp Association htvi*. 1 received ti\-- <,f £150 f\vin, *S- « t, ; .5;..,s of tli-.. Floral Fote $53 &' • I wards tin- cost", intend applying f"r *? ■ j to place : , dam m tho riSl - the r.vor to <,u,Mo the ; and ox.-.d ior six months. There V? , t. J n<» eempkunt as to iUnuling or .nurf^ Hh,itre^iyt^ f tnr^^ t _;reven,ly n,v boy unearthed T Ws H .led to <lonbt ,he Hment that the hare ever rV a JdHt v j young underground, but such condn,;** ; m«.r,u,, K . . !V in« particular.-! of ± ■ bargains t hat niav be olitninwl i ?** r i>re.-ent their liuhiertr.ents arc *C > greatest over offered in Cliristcifurd,. « LV Ratepayers in the Kowai Koad IVU, triet who have not yet paid the St all outstandings will bo sued for t grther with 10 per cent, penifcr ■ without further notice to i "inn have bettor crops, a hort»i, s spare, and a clean farm if you Ufei , Benicia Disc Plough. W. Bassett lt 3 ; Co. « A splendid display of the new etyW for autumn and winter wearing »*, I parel for ladies and gentlemen, » , shown in Graham, Wilson and SmSfi,, •windows, but you arc invited to vt& ■ inside and inspoct the whole selectioa • of new stocks in this firm's Litelj ea- ■ larged promisee. -* I Punctually at 2 p.m. on Tuesday fee ; 1>.1.C. now warehouse was opened U ; the public lor business; from thence ' unto closing time all department* wen filled with admiring crowds. To-dw the grand oiiening display is eoa. tinued, and tho directors of the cofr , pany offer an extended invitatkm if , all "shoppers," emphasising the fait that visitors are not pressed to put chase. ft A very good idea of tho prcvailiat styles for this season may be gleante from tho splendid window displays of the newest and best in ladiee' millinery and dress materials, and men's euitinji and furnishings at, Graham, WiboujSEd, Smellie's this \yeek. Really ohoj«, goods, worth seeing, are shown here, ft Thes.s. lonic bad 1800 tons shhffittai landing, 65 i tons of this was Bobejr Cngines, etc. McClelland and Ander* son, agents, 224 Oashel street, Chrst* church. . , t. Eyestrain, Headaches.—Erneet jli> Sandstein, F.S.M.C., D.8.0.A., Lev.j don, Consulting Optician, may bo <x».; suited on all cases of defective sight. Fifteen years' special and experience. Latest methods «£'• instruments. Consulting rooms, QtHip, street W. (next Ballantyue's). HWrfca! 9.30 to 5.30. Telephone 397. '- i\'r Merchants having goods for deln*i£/ should get us to handle thoir eoa«iftt>; mente. We collect goods, ship thmj' 1 pey dues, distribute goods at other end, ' a.nd collect charges. Try our qvtMß}'-' it's economical, labour-saving. SW" Zealand Express Company. '• Medicine in former yean was ttim~ given, when now a course of treatment is advised. Galvanic t«V. teries, niedical coils, and' mogntttex machines' in great variety, at moderti* , prices, can bo procured at John R. Procter's, Oculisto' Optician, " High street, Christchuroh, wlio -ill* stocks vacuum tubes, bicromate jtdal sparking coils, etc., of the b«*t quality. ' 8