NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13475, 15 July 1909, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The French flag was flying at the Consulate yesterday in honour of the French National Fete Day.

The annual meeting of the Christchurch Cathedral Choir Old Members' Association, formed last year, will be held to-night in Broadway's rooms. A pecial service will be held in the Cathedral at 5.15 p.m., and the tea, annual meeting, and social gathering will follow.

"My experience is that some of these private hotels are a real boon to Christchurch, as they provide highclass accommodation at" alow tariff -r— a remark made by Mr Brown, the employers' representative, in the. Arbitration Court during the hearing of the private hotels' dispute yesterday.

At the- Rangiora Literary and Debating Society's meeting on Tuesday, Mr R. Ball read a short centenary paper on "Edgar Allan P«/e," trhich was held over from a previous meeting, and the remainder of the evening Was taken up with th« on current topics. Mr J. lash resigned the office of treasurer owing to iis leaving the district. - , ■ ■

At last night's meeting of the Auckland Branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation, the following resolution, moved by Mr Gresham, City Coroner, was carried:—"That in view' 'of the abandoning and putting "away of newlyborn infants, which at present prevails in the Dominion, the Government be urged *o establish" foundling hospitals, such institutions tending to discourage infanticide." * >

• With "the object of forming a young ladies' miniature rifle club, a meeting was held in the Kaiaooi Rifle' Volunteer orderly room on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance, and Capt. T. A. Gates presided. Tie chairman offered th© use of' the range and rifles, and it was decided, to form a ladies' club. Miss Ivy Pierco was. appointed secretary, and Miss K. <W«ils treasurer. A of iu;tending members wore '.received. .' ■"' '

The quarterly meeting of the Children's Convalescent Cottage at New Brighton was held at 267 Armagh street W on Tuesday. There • was jr large attendance; and reports .•were, received and approved and accounts passed. It was decided to cut away some pine trees that shaded; the ootr tage too much from the sun,"to -allow the children to spend more time in the open < air. The cottage has been well filled'during the past nine. months.

The following pupils attending Miss Dvgby's Shorthand and Commercial Sohool have been successful in obtaining Pitman's theory certificate as result of a shorthand theory examination held last.April, the three first named candidates being in order > of merit:—Mr C. Lind 1, Mies Annie Lawrence 2, Miss Gladys M. Edgar 8, Misses Lucy FaJkinder, Helen A, Gorton, Sybil M. Gorton, Lucy Hall, Ethel M. Stewart, and Amy M. UTitty. At a recent meeting of the Lincoln District High, School Committee, arrangements were made to celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees in the school ground, and to hoist the , -flag which has been received from, the Technical School, Lincoln, England. Some valuable views will be exhibited. Afternoon tea will be provided. Mr'R. Heaton Rhodes, member for the district, and Mr C. A. C. Hardy, M.P.. chairman of the Board of Education, and others, have been asked to address the gathering. ■'■•■,' The 41st annual meeting of the subscribers of the Knightstown; (St. Albans) Pubjic Library Mutual Improvement Association was held on Monday evening. The report and a balancesheet, showing receipts £72 18s 3d ond expenditure £57 4s 7d, were adopted. Officers wore elected us follows:—Presi dent, J. Joweey; vice-president, F E Faganj hon. seoretary, H.-E. Powell; hon, treaeurer.. L. Elerig; librarmn, A. Knight; auditors, S. Knight and 'J Oolville. The committee are Messrs j! Beanland, J. Moore, J. Hathaway, A. Robinson, Taylor, and Webster. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the officers for their work during the oast year. ■

! At the large gathering of railway employees held at Ashburton, on the occasion of the presentation to Mr C. E. Fowke, who has retired on superannuation, it was stated that the meat Tv e yS nin 2 had teen engine-driving on the Cfonstahurch-Ashburton-Timaru forupwards of 37 years, and that Mr T. Breeze had for the past 64 years been working as guard on the same section, and with Mr Fowke. A voting railway guard from Christcnurcn, who is acquainted with railway matters in New Zealand and Australia and other parts, was much struck with torn, and etated that he considered the case was unique; he knew of no other instance where an engine-driver ■■ and a guard had been associated for any- , tiung hke such a lengthened period. Mr. Fowke and Mr Breeae have had tneir homes in Ashburton all that time.

The Kaiapoi Borough Council at its a received a letter from the Amun County Council asking it to support the protest of the Amuri Council against the Hospital Board increasing the amount voted for the Ward. Cγ. Brunsden moved, and Cr. Bugg seconded,:—"That the Council do not join in the protest." The •Mayor (Mr J. H. BlackweH) said the position was not quite clear but he understood the Hospital Board, as a matter of economy intended to make a women s surgical ward on a storey above the children's ward instead of erecting two buildings. Ct. Robb said the Amun Council, in his opinion, should be the last to raise the question. He thought the Amuri district would pay. proportionally to its area and valuation, the least in the contribution to the Hospital Board. The motion was carried without opposition,

The Executive of the North Cantertrury branch of the Farmers' Union will meet next Wednesday afternoon. A meeting of the Tramway Board will be held on Monday afternoon, when business of a general character will bo transacted. A meeting of the Special Committee of the Hospital Board was held yesterday, and & tender for the erection of the new Children's Ward was accepted. The following additional subscriptions have been made to the Young Women's Christian Association building fund: — H. P., £10; C, £1 Is; 8., £1; 8., 10s; 8.. oe; T., 2s 6d; W., 2s 6d; H., 25 6d>; M., 2s 6d; V. T., ss; T. C. F. } £2 2s; E., 10s; R., £3; M. H., &>; M., 2b 6d. The total subscriptions to date amount to £407 9s 6d. The Kaiapoi Domain Board, at a meeting on Tuesda.y receiv»d a r< port from the executive convnittwe recommending tho removal of the first line of pinus insignis trees fronting Renfurly street and a lino of poplars parallel to them. The committee was given power to remove some other pines, but it was α-ecided that the whole Board should visit the Domain and decide as to the proposed improvements on Ranfurly street. The chairman (Mr J. H. Blaclcwell) remarked that strong objection would be raised to the removal of the poplars, but tho row of pine trees should be taken away.

A witness who had learned the art of bow to bo happy though married (on tSOs a week) gave evidence before, the Arbitration Court yesterday, when the private hotels' dispute was being 'heard. He said ho was a pjorter at a private hotel, and was getting 30s a week (os more than the award rate), and was quite satisfied. Durins his crossexamination by the employees' representative, he further stated that he had a wife and two children, and worked from 10 p.m. till 2 a.m. and from C a.m. to 11 a.m., and had teen employed in his present position for three years.

The proposed establishment of an Early Colonists' Department at the Museum will be considered at a-meet-, ing of those interested, to be held in the Canterbury College Hall this afternoon. The meeting is the outcome of a resolution adopted at a recent meeting of the Board of Governors, authorising tho establishment of a department at the Museum, to contain exhibits illustrating' , the history of the city and provincial district, not merely in their infancy, but, as far as possible, continuously. It was also resolved to make efforts to form a M.S. collection, biographical, historical, and otherwise, relating to New Zealand at large.

Tho third of the series of popular scientific lectures, inaugurated by the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, will bo delivered in the College Hall to-night, when the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, M.P., will lecture on "Explorations in Fiordland." The lecture will be illustrated by a complete series of'lantern views, and very fine cinematograph views will be silown of the Bo wen waterfall, Stirling waterfall. George Sound, Milfojrd Sound, and other scenic beauties of the Dominion. Scenes at Rotarua, oh the Wanganui river, .and.pictures of the Rinrutaka incline, will also be exhibited, and ■ the lecture should prove one of the most attractive of the series. . „ ■ ■ • <

At the monthly meeting of the Kaiapoi School Committee the Board of Education wrote agreeing to provide curtains and some dual desks, as asked for, and stating that the railway line fence would receive .attention. It was stated that Mr Gill, Inspector, had visited the High School, and had given a satisfactory report of the work done. The School Committee's Association wrote pointing out that committees were not. displaying* that interest in education matters which their importance warranted, and indicated in how many ways the Association had done, useful work. C.Tft.e ; number on the roll in the primary department was 402, and in-the secondary department 23.; It was intimated that relieymfc inis/tresSjY and. that Jlisa'P.alziell wbuld. ■continue for a>farther term, of twelve 'Atjthe rooms 6f i ihe' i 'Wiomen'e OhrisT tian % Temperance Uiiioh . yestetday afternoon, -, before-ca-ilarge audience, Mrs ' delivered an address on "Prison "Reform." She dealt with! the subject under two , headings—theoretical reform and practical reform. The basic thought of improvement must be to heal, to oute a disease, not to punish a wrong, pteder the heading of practical reform, the speaker advocated the improvement, of prison buildings where n«»ssary, and better classification of prisoners. The influence .of good libraries, . lectures, and adornment in chajpels and cells should also be utilised. The' status of attendants should. be raised, and chief gaolers should not rer main more than five jears in charge of The repulsive prison garb should be replaced by a neat uniform. For women prisoners high-class women warders should be appointed, and women should fill the positions of doctors and justices.

The Telegraph Department advises tl»at the revised international telegraph regulations pnmdo that tho chargo for repetitions is in future to be assessed as the cost of each word to be repeated, and no charge is to be made for tho reply. Ihus, for a tequest i<» London for repetition of one word the charge -will be three shillings. The sender or addressee of a telegram n;ay hav9 repeated wholly or in part by the office of destination qr of origin or by a transit office, on undertaking to pay the full charge (one direction only) for tach word to be repeated should the repetition disclose no error on the part of the telegraph office. This charge includes the cost of the reply , . In case some of the words repeated are shown to have been correctly transmitted, the cost of the vfords, correctly rendered will be collected; but if errors occurred which prevent the addressee from understanding words which were correctly transmitted *nd so led him to obtain a repetition of these words, the charges are not collected

At tho first meeting of the newlyelected Council of the New Zealand Er.ginednvers', Firemen's, and Cleanera' Association, Mr G. Brown was reelected president, Mr S. Kennedy was elected vice-president, Mr W. McAriey general secretary (re-elected), and Mr C Harrington gmexal treasurer (reflected). The. general committee of management consists of Messrs J. McNeely, C Marshall, T. Boden, C. W. Smith, E. Adams, J. M. Jobnstone, C. Little, and J Trerella Mr G. Brown, in returning thanks, congratulated the retiring Council on the financial and numerical strength of thoir Union. The Association, which had been in existence for only twelve months, bad, he said, nchieved wonders. Jn that time, eighteen branches had been formed thronghout New Zealand, and they now had a clear five-sevenths majority of locomotive men in their ranke. They were, Be continued, the only society that could speak rfith any authority in respect to matters affectirw: locomotive men on -New Zealand railways, on account of having such a large majority in their Association. He denied that a circular, referred to in the "Railway Review," emanated from his Association. Their' intentions were to work in harmony with oth*r Unions, including the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, and were willing to meet that body and discuss matters affectinsc railway men generally, but reeerved the to deal with their own affaire, as they best knew their own requirements.

.At a meeting of tKe Committee last night, 3Jr '-rtaJlfc schoof n *** * ppoin ted ««t»ker^^» On the application of of ejectors at Lyttelton w£sSal morning, Mr T. A. V B. made an order to strike off th« »ifflßß of about 220 electors from tt* roIjBH The Colonial Office Charles Lucas and Mr themselves highly pleased lHth CSsB church and the reception they with here. Like other visitor*. are struck with ite English aowBLrJIH and - Mr Pearson, as an old Cuate&B man, sees in that oart of near the Hospital and the famous "Backs" at CambridgeT^M Speaking at the Defence meetuwlß night, Mr J. J. Dougall defended-SB volunteers from tho eontemptuaneeSSH cisms which have beon levelled atiaSeS When the South African war wtiwH ho said, the volunteer was thoxuttlS great deal of. In times of poaattMl was simply the football oFTnJutS opinion. He had seen volunteers ftS9 ed in the streets by young me&Hufl ought to have had more sense. The temperature in the early hours of yesterday moTrfSH fell as low as- 28 degrees, or 9.defm£a of frost, which is the lowest leadi&ftliK corded so far this winter. At-JSjB burton lo degrees of frost tered. The ponds in the AshburtaoSH main are covered with a thick eotraH of ice, though it is not strong eoorafij to provide ikating. At D&riield'Uwfl grees of frost were registered; : J^^B A depxitation representing the-.'liß tish Medical Association waited Hon. G. Fowlds at Auckland and askrd that the high dataSsß scrums and vaccine be removed. ■ former had proved of great dealing with diphtheria, and thehffiM in tuberculosis, etc. Under the egttß ing tariff the poorer classes wereMwß ised. The Minister said he KOtt&jeß the force of the made a promise that the receive careful consideration. ■N.-.fjffiß Mr V. G. Day, S.M., gave yesterday at Timaru, in the caseSS Patrick Gormley v. Joseph Matt|j£sl a claim for £200 damages fendant for inciting Chisholm Btrajslß (now serving sentences of -imMB raent) to assault plaintiff. JudgSSff was given in favour of £100, and costs £12 9a. The MiaH trate expressed the opinion that iSSB thews, who swore in both the SapSH and the Magistrate's Court thitljß assault took place, should be proe&ijnßJ for perjury. * "v'^l^H In the course of a vigorous BP*ecK|B the Defence meeting fast na£ht;llflß Freeman devoted some remarbi fgaM men who had. made spicuous by hostile interruptions. necessity t for universal service. Ae'SSH could be -explained to- a-child years, but it seemed: impoasib]e*t&il3H it penetrate the hides of some wSomW If they could only be traaspl*m3l» Germany, she would be wiHinz "tpMfl tribute towards the co*t of of them. They would only wanfc;>ffiiß years under German rule to m»k*taß better British subject*. The servations were warmly aKWdTOdtilM the bulk of the audience."; ■-■^^^SB ■ meeting .of^?tJmßH SuburbftQ ; ;BurEeese»' Aeaociatioffail fceldlflßt,e;irei£ig: It was at a committee meeting tbe<'Mßl£ge resolution had / been ' earrUffifiggaSßß the City Council license .that * censor he ra-atic and other etage additional. inepeoMrs of pointed, and that a protest bfrijewteSH against of i>ho : lVi^«f The, secretary <Mt X a detailed of tie Wbrfi?oMM past veer. The a credit baknee ol> £10s officers for tie: p^fe-year, were • cd.. Several votes of tl»«ike<ow^e|e Pearson, y;,iiy J ,:.^gti^.^Cdo^^gßj| (the Hon. E. Cl.J.bSteveß^Hifcb^M The s&rtywas. repeived,ty "Msi-AigSßi .der, and escorted pver |t tJjeextenßiTeji(*H ■ lishment. . The yisitpia '%6re\:||f«u MS ■ impressed' with.. [ College 'and' o» the fitoi. especially lish appearance of the bounfar 'thriwMj which they, journeyed to and. fi^JHH ' coin.:"' ''Sir - Charles ;Lucas;and;MtJleM son will vutt Canterbury Cjol^ ■ At tlie meetincof the GenertliOOTJ tuittee of tho Canterbury A. Association " y«i^t«rdayi.':>: ''^ e fw&!3Bk Committee, rep tang on offered;by Dr. 0. J. having the. finest.: uno!pcked the mo«t. regular ■ unoroj^ed, conclition that the this as & protest against -horse's "'tails, recommended : ,Biis?eirs ; PTJ»e./be ; -aocepte!a|||^*fi|ffl that 'such- Mcejitance;.wae / garded as an endorsement ; (Bell's views on ■.was expfeissed' by tnp General priiie wae offered which 'the Horse C?m#ittW[<?odMH agree to, the offer ceiled, and a motion, to jthat ! ; effie^^^ .■ ! . The disinclination- of '.•■**P S unemployed to accept work ' , *' , ?j§sfflß fairly.. weJJrk>J?rn> \ wf: going the rounds vorkless man: who.-, WV&? n W$yS&M th«"- line' mttch,-'nearer .h».'h6Jn»K'|]|W|Hj told oi a job in.St. .Albena, *I|«SHS dred yards oreo Wy«Bcl';ttorf.*Mß| marking the and St. Albans wards, he hare eaid:."Say, -^> a ** nt sgmM mc a , job nearer town? who was employed on lie;; cil's relief works, at noon one dayj and who work for the remainder of :%i?K|S the relief works, it is declined the offer, tfce MeraywfgiS iag that he had either »«ie;:lufflWg money during the to retire, or tliat he foundtßeij; ,^! It was mentioned ty I Farr, in the couito of fore the Philoeopbical day night on the' artesian wells in and « church, that highly in France were resorted .to «-ho wished to eecape Men, by drinking tb V W *w'T3ai these welle. contracted thus escaped confloription. activity in- the welle re***?** : r°#!ill derived from thorium, * n f^ J radium, as was theja» « «* :™mi activity of the <^"^ b Stw£l! Dr.- Farr pointed out, j n x . a tho fact that the French welk was those in Christchurch, activity in the Chrwtcoorch **w-3 ing radium emanetipn was sipated, and, *J>«« foir produce the same these produced by the FrMcb WMH| Dγ. Goulburn Gibson natter, and said that the French scientific manj^^%s the radio-active *««-y** er^/SS ii-litl 'disproT«d, . . . -• - jg

I~~^~ TT«M« area of the Hawke'e \rthe ■ present time - to J£L » J nst about - 1°\ lble ' gfgSrtS^ at ttse penod last ' y *jL Mavtjr acknowledges the follow- • subscriptions to the ' !&7ftd Blanket Fnnd:—from the ■ Jtaiff , Woollen Manufacturing Com- ' ** mineae worth of blankets; !f'«. Lodee retiring collection, £3 ' §*f; JjH,, &; J.W.P., 10». >he Cab Drivers' industrial dispute ' at a meeting of the Con-- ■ in Wellington Most r «?Srtenne of the old award were 5 **J2Il with improved regulations re~3&* the number of hours worked jjf-eonth. i Uc passenger who arrived in • £40 and some valuable papers $£ the water between the steamer and • ■ i 2. wharf. A diver was obtained from - g Harbour Board, but after groping • SnJTbours in thirty feet of water, jjj-jed to recover the property. The Commissioner of Crown Lands - fli Flanagan) held a sale of two frown leases yesterday. A section containing 54 acres 2 roods ?»r;hes upset rehtal £6 16s, was ijSed <Wn to Mrs Ellen Long, of Sit Oxford, at £17 10s per annum. ■ futht acree at Halswell went to Jas. Sffier of Motukarara, at the upset jetaj' £4 per annum. Both leases £ere for a term of seven years. The Arbitration Court's ' award in tia General Labourers' dispute will b< $u& jnth the Clerk of Awards tojkg. The Court has made an award, "tat it ie understood that a memorandum has been attached reviewing ' " tie vhole position, and containing the (Wjrt'e expression of opinion that g-arate awards should have been jjooght against contractors and quarry oween. 'At'the dose of the meeting of the I Cfwrtal Committee of the Canterbury ' Jl.x*ad P. Association yesterday, Mr " jfarphy said the committee should pass* ' jTcfe of thanks to the Agricultural De- , ' -Wwoent for the exhibit of grain, etc., Sited on view in the Association's ' -" mobu. He moved in that direction, regret that so few had visit■ijthe exhibition. The motion was ' ■' «onaded. by Mr C. P. Hugonin and ■/ 'earned. . - A rather serious collision between a il - tnsioar and a <iray luaen witii bags f. of coaff occurred aoout a quarter p*st r. soon yesterday at tno Kiccartoii road i" corner. 1 he cart 'was coaung io- ; -'; 1 wante town wnen the lis.s p.m. tram 'f; : horn town to Iticcarton turned emartJy % round the corner into trie jtviccanoii v wad, and the horse- in the dray shiea. % . : r»nd dewed rounct on 4o the car, witn t'*;the. result that the shafts penetrated Z .the woodwork of the c.»r. 'ine dray !«/ waa up-ended/ and. the sacks of chart «w" v were eoattexud over the roadway. fh« §c| driver of the .dray was unseated, ana V" bad his ankle sprained. The wheel £'' of the dray was smashed. The pasV sengera on the car were chiefly ladies children, and for a brief period •-■P'they were thrown into a state of great *$) r excitement. Fortunately none v. .. Rfe' ; g«i»engere.were hurt. j;1. , While there have been many authen'4... w- inatancee of women masquerading ff in- the guise of men, this country, up f- of Amy Bock, has been : singularly free from escapades of this I deKriptton. . Last year an instance |. oarne to, Ught in- Australia in the case S:- <rf &}*rioo,. Edwards, who, it was '.". prored, piued as a man for years, and '' Bred* rough,, outdoor life -without her v real «tx ever being-enspeoted. Bad : Hane not-f into.the.hands of the ■'■- police on a petty charge, it is very probable that she would still have been v ' instead of- "Mariftn.'f But Amy -."-•;'■ Beck w«* a rery difFerent character; i: ajakJhad * perpetoij hunger for new , M«ifcii«n».'tad;eeejtof'ler deairoe w«s ' '• U> lwow-h(»r"rtrieli to lead a bride • -fci.ftefatar?^ result of her.boffus' damage Wn' Mißs_ Ottovpay she nae, -* ' e J*^ a °,A'* n^ll ioe if unenviable . dis- /. .that has invested with in -' - '* - '? <* ie « v °n ts »*s aecpunf '''- '/•■ of the life of Amy sVj/BjxflPfe #c "Evening News," eon-f^-S^ ,^ 9 J at »irday ,night, is being' 60 ?" 68 of The Evening ? 'adSS T , *^ c firtt instalment of 'the ."• *~~£3fc "B»t story should send orders to • i;^W r P in 'HifflMsre at once. 1 t- *>z2u&f *** ust a eflr more days' in s&tV^'%-* o rS? lTe . poney at Graham, ,Wil-stock-taking sale. It July 17th, but till 16 o*i¥ains offered are W''^^^^ r i^ On t-^ se& them, 1® eclipse all previous bar. iiy§£isn* w * t ' us ' firm ' «> w ell generous and genumo bar- ' 6 ' of economical house-' |||fSF*-W directed to the IXI.C. Sale , !*'" l Men's and Boys' Overcoats, huebands and sons. For inMen'e 82s 8d dark Rainp<roofs 21s; little boys' Fancy ilSSrtprte. 5s lid to 12s 6d; smart for youths, 16s 6d to 80s; $P3fiE- T "?$ i i5 l Ov «rcoate are going »*L«3 while Motor Coats* are two lilSSt , ? B ?re r -?w»l« Such savinee are looking into. D.I.C. • 664 'SSsi!^? ,^ whoee furniture was {ffiST'*:*"" by J. M. Heywood ' ,lM ''' complimented them W&&&L xH handling of his goods, r^ls;* **u»8 broken being an Egg B,l^*o ** aro there so many. eIa ? on » as in regard to the ■-' £l V** resel ts are often , lac defect which in by far «?mes with advAncing «OTS&i 'SS? , ? , j? Bigh * ma y remain , 800 d fo ? yet the eye ■zms£2?r accommodate itself to near 0b- ,,,^*, ! classes are needed. i! S e 3BSfii?fes- troct ? r . Oculists' Op.*3?W* s ** street, Christchurcb. 6 SiS2^. ej - she «nng Machines and ''^Sα! , - E P^ n !?- Quotations for com>^2gJL.«a» t » aiW the above on apand Anderson, 224 • i,y«ew street, Christchurch. 6 L V ? u » yo , u HP to a good plan I' !r n. I ii n! *S , *JL free to a " farmers. I °«L* tt aod Co " 23 Manchester I' ; 6ifeS ,, &!i s f aw,, ?? rt! Make your £■ S^ , *? s^ 1 by ntUising the N.Z. s They have A'tfflC unapproached for conW€ford Manchester streets. 6 &\' t PONDEROUS TITLES. tJonquering Kings their titles take," SJB? °i d hyma- Here are thOße of #F , Sultan *» f Twkey; -Mahomet of Sultans, King of 'jJB*. OI "VVorW, .Shadow of God '■swffm , and Sovereign Lord JIX** 8 * , * of the Whhe Sea. •''/^K'fi^f 00, /®?! 18 * etc.," and ol vasTs s≤ :t ' JS? ,6 *- m^h * fl e foUowing tow2fo' 6Bt,e i , the Universe, Sconce, Way of Heaven, eSftVr 1 Si A^ mi «c as Numerous as the - omL \i■ of Siam » "Brother and Half-brother of the Arbiter of the Flux v Ip bis opacity of Xin f { the King of Italy als «

k< condhand bicycles every week, due to our easy terms of payment (5s per week) and good value, backed by a liberal guaranty. Our stock of secondhand bicycles is now very much reduced, and we 'are now forced to advertise for more, so that customers wanting secondhand bicycles may nave a good selection to choose from. We have a special line of 50 new Cycles, Swifts and H umbers, now showing in our windows, 138-140 High street, which we are prepared to hand over to cyclists by taking their old bicycles in part payment. Cyclists can get easy terms of payment for any balance, from 5s per week. Swifts and Humbers. as everyone knows, are cycles which are practically everlasting, and quite up to date.land are certainly the world's best. We have also a few travellers' sample bicycles (see windows) which we are clearing out for cash, namely: — 1 Popular Star Roadster, front brake and guards, £11 10s; 1 Standard Star Roadster, 2 brakes and free wheel, £12 10s; 1 Dux Roadster. 2 Brakes and free wheel. £10 10s; LDiix Lady's. 2 brakes and free wheel, £12 10s; 1 Dux Roadst<*f. 2 brakes and free wheel, £10 10s; 1 Gloria Roadster, 2 brakes and free wheel £12 10s; 1 Hudson Roadster, 3speed hub, 2 brakes, etc., £15; 1 Hudson Roadster, 2 brakes and free wheel, £12 IDs. Adams, Ltd.. 138-140 High street, Christcnuron. 6