NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13597, 4 December 1909, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The auction announcements of Harris Bros., Tonks. Norton and Co.. New Zealand Farmers' Co-op., New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co.. Baker Bros.. Conway Matson and Sons, C. A. Lees and Co., Notional Mortgage and Agency Co., and Gould, Beaumont and Co. will be found on page, 15 of this issue.

It is probable that arrangements will be made in connection with the Domain iete for the production in the open of scenes from pastoral play "As You Like It.'

The arrangements for the issue of the draft programme of the first competitions under the auspices of the Christchurch Musical and Literary Competitions' Society are now nearly completed. The number of entries is expected to be large.

A poll will be taken on Thursday on the proposal of the City Council to raise a special loan of £750 for the purpose of defraying ,part of the cent of the purchase of a piece of land in the Bockenham-Fisherton district to bo used as a recreation ground. ,

A petition has been presenter to the Governor praying that an area in tha Riccarton road district may be taken from that district and added to the Sydenham Ward of the city. The area, proposed to be affected includes on the north a pert of Fendalton and , on the south a part of Addington.

There will be a revival of athletic sports at Lancaster Park this afterneon, when a sports meeting, promoted by the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club, will be held. The programme is a comprehensive and well varied one, and includes sprints, hurdles, distance races, jumping, and school races. The trophies, winch will be presented to the .winners at the dose of the programmo by Mr Ferguson (president), are on view at Wallace and Co.'s, High street.

Mr E. C. Brown expressed the opinion, at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Christchurch Technical College last night, that they were commencing to impart technical education to the young people too late in life. For one individual that they were teaching a trade they were turning out a hundred clerks. They were training the heads too much and the hands insufficiently. Hβ had no doubt that, in the future, the Government would adopt a system of technical education that would train the young people at an earlier age than was now the practice.

Few suburbs of Ohristchurch have grown more rapidly than Lower Riccarton, where a large number of residences have been erected lately. A further indication of the advance in that neighbourhood is the contemplated erection of a Methodist Church in Clarence road, on a capital site at the corner of Nelson street. This enterprise is being rapidly pushed on, and on Thursday and Friday next a sale of work and grand Christmas fair. «.n behalf of the Clarence road building fund will be held in the Addington Methodist Schoolroom, Selwyn street. The sale will be officially opened on Thursday afternoon by the Rev. C. H. Garland, chairman of the district.

The monthly meeting of the committee of the National Defence League was held last night in the committee room in Worcester street. Present — Dr. J. Guthrie (in the chair), Mrs C Cross. Miss C. Freeman, and Messrs R Hay, J. Harkness. F. Farthin«, and the secretary (Mr R. T. Chatfield). It was resolved that the resolution passed on August 16th, 1909:—"That the committee meetings should be held monthly on each first Friday," be rescinded as from December 3rd, and that all subsequent meetings should be convened at the discretion of the secretary. Much satisfaction was expressed at the tonor of a complimentary resolution passed by the General Council in Auckland in regard- to the phenomenal success of the Canterbury Branch of the League.

At last night's meeting of the Technical College Board of Governors, (Mr E. K. Mulgan, in congratulating the Board upon the successful and tactful manner in which the director (Mr J. H. HoTvell) had discharged his duties during the year, said it was very saddening to note that so few young people (not more than 15 per cent.) who passed through the primary schools went beyond that stacce. It was a very serious loss to the State that so few went in for higher education. Two of the chief reasons for that were—first, the very laudable desire on the part of young people to go out to work, and second, indifference on the part of the parents. There were something like 600 young people attending the Board's continuation classes, and of these not more than 400 were under the ago of twenty ypars. That meant that of all the thousands of young people in the city the Board was training only about 400. Tho speaker intended next year to do his best to arouse renewed interest on the part of young people and employers, and to induce them to realise the benefit to the community as well as to themselves that arose from the young people attending the Board's continuation classes.

A meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Automobile Association was held on Thursday evening, Dr. Neeley presiding. There were also present .—Dr. Simpson and Messrs G. J). Macfarlane, M. Steeds, F. W. Johnston, A. L. Pratt, A. M. Ollmer, and R. English. Correspondence was received from the Tourist Department on the matter of the proposed trials and tour to the Hermitage. It wae decided that as. owing to an oversight on the part of the Government, accommodation at the Hermitage he<i not been reserved for motorists aa promised, the proposed Mount Cook tour be abandoned. It was then decided to have a one day's trial for petrol consumption test to Akaroa, the trial to take place during February. The President and Messrs R. 'English and F. W. Johnston were appointed a committee to bring forward a complete re,r»rt as to the necessary conditions. It wes also decided that the trial should , be open for both trade and private owners. Drs. J. C. Bradshaw and W. F. Browne were elected members of the Association. It was decided to write to the T'nion Steam Ship Company, urging the company to reduce the present high rates of freight between Wellington and Lyttelton for the conveyance of motor can.

Tho Christchurch Ministers' Association's Christian Convention will open at the Alexandra Hall on Monday.

Entries for the Rose Show, to be held in tbe Alexandra Hail on Tuesday, close with the secretary at 8 o'clock this evening.

A meeting of members of the Xavy League will be held at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening, when an illustrated lecture- will bo given by tho R>v. E. Eliot Chambers.

A street collection in aid of the funds of the St. John Ambulance Association wiil be taken up to-day. At; the Association performs valuable services to injured persons, it is hoped tho i public will make a liberal res,ptmse.

An entertainment was given in St. Saviour's Schoolroom, Sydenham, on Thursday, in aid of the church funds. An entertaininc programnift was submitted, consisting of songs and dances and the comedy "lei on Parle Francais," and the aiidienco present were very appreciative, most of the numbers being encored.

An entertainment was given in the Burwood Parish Hall on Thursday, in aid of the Hall funds. The following contributed items: —Misses M. and N". Richardson. Fenn, and A. Richardson, Messrs Hannah, and borradale. Misses Isherwood and Richardson, Mrs Kent and Mr Hannah. The programmes concluded with a playetie, "My Lord in Livery," by the members of tit. Mary's Guild."'

A meeting of the Rangiora Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Club was held on Thursday evening, Mr J. J. Wilson in tho chair. Mr It. Wickham. the delegate who attended tho iSouth Island Poultry Association Conference held in Dunedin, submitted a report of the proceedings, and he was thanked ior his services. It was decided to negotiate with the Oamaru Club, with the idea of exchanging dates. The same judges as acted at tho previous show were again appointed.

It is stated (says the 'Otago Daily Times") that efforts are being made to effect a settlement of the impending litigation between the Otago Dock Trust and Messrs Scott Bros., the dock contractors. The main basis of nic proposal is that the Dock Trust shall forego the infliction of penalties for delay in completion of the work, and that the contractors shall forego the claim of £20,000* compensation for alleged failure to provide a dredge for excavation purposes. The proposal is said to be viewed unfavourably by the Trust.

Our lnvercargill correspondent telegraphs that the Customs duties collected for the month of November amounted to £678S 12s M, as against £.5055 4s 9d collected in November of last year. The beer excise was ±.179 0s 6d, an increase of £10 12s (representing BtS gallons) on the excise collected last November. With the exception of the first two months of the present year the beer excise duty has been greater every month than that of the corresponding month of last year. The total increase to date (for 10 months) is £127 10s 6d, which represents an actual increased output of 10,202 gallons of Southland brewed beer.

A new departure in the building line in Christchurch is oeing introduced in the erection of a small store for a local produce company. The style adopted is called the "camerated concrete." .I'he walls are built of concrete, but are so constructed that the interior is hollow. Thb is secured by a process of moulding and drying, and the two sides of the walls are connected by frequent bars of concrete and wire re-inforce-ments. The object of the hollow walls ■is to provide ventilation, and also to prevent damonees. It is claimed that the new style is cheaper than any other style of buildings, and that it has been passed by the City Council as suitable for the inner area.

A meeting of the Pioneer Athletic Club Committee was held last evening, when the list of officials for the annual Spring Meeting, on December 16th, was passed. In connection with the Secondary Schools Challenge Cup, it was decided that the Cup could not be competed for at the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club's meeting, as the rules governing the competition for the Cup stated that the Cup must be competed for at the Pioneer Club's annual spring meeting. The Secretary reported that arrangements in connection with the Club's meeting were well in hand, and everything indicated that it would prove most successful. Messrs E. E. Daniels and P. Menzies forwarded donations towards the Club, and were accorded nearty votes of thanks.

Regarding the abandonment of the Automobile Association's reliability run to Mount Cook, tne president (Dr. Neeley) states that the Government had undertaken, after nnding that the ordinary accommodation was not available, to assist by lending tents and by giving other assistance for camping out at a spot about a mile and a half from the Hermitage, but the Association did not deem it advisable to fall in with the proposal, as those taking part in the run would have had to provide their own bedding and the major portion of their provisions. The state of affairs that led to the abandonment of the run, Dr. Xeeley adds, was brought about by some confusion between the Minister and the Christchurch ofiice of the Tourist Department and the Department's officer at the Hermitage as to whether or not accommodation had been booked for the dates at Christmas time when the motorists required it.

A meeting of the Lyttelton Regatta Committee was held last night, Mr C. Cook (Mayor) presiding. A letter was received from Mr C. W. Jones, Wellington, manager of the Huddart rarKer Company, stating that unless the strike prevented her running, the Victoria would be available as flag ship for the Regatta on New Year's 1 Day. It waa reported that afternoon tea will be provided on board for subscribers. Mr H. Fisher wrote, asking if the committee would grant him £25 in consideration of his giving an exhibition of the capabilities of hi« natent non-sub-mersible lifeboat, but the committee declined to entertain the offer. The Chairman reported arrangements had been made for the Pirates Swimming Club to conduct the swimming carnival. The action of a sub-committee in purchasing an old motor launch for the submarine explosion for £2 10s was approved. It was decided to have a structure of inflammable material built upon the launch to make the explosion more effective as a display. The Lyttelton Marine Band was engaged to play during the regatta.

At a meeting of the Christchurch Prohibition League the following resolution in regard to canteens at military camps under the new Defence Bill was carried: —"That tbe Christchurch Prohibition League, representing not only the No-license party but in this matter the whole of the temperance sentiment of the city, expresses its surprise that the new Defence Bill submitted to the House of Representatives contains no provision for the abolition of the canteen. It views as quite inadequate the suggested provisions that persons under twenty-one years of age shall not be allowed to enter the canteens, and urges that the only satisfactory settlement of the question in the judgment of the majority of the electors of the Dominion will be the abolition of the system. It protests strongly against the continuance of a custom proved to be not only unnecessary but pernicious in tbe extreme, especially in view of the fact that the youth of the Dominion are to be compelled to enter camp every year, and it calls upon the Premier and the Minister of Defence and tbe members of the House to amend the Bill in this particular at once."

The second wool sale of the aetam " " ■will be held in the Alexandra Bell ©a"" Thursday. The Christehnrch Polo Clnb wilj op«j the season at Hagiey Park this afternoon. The Auckland Methodist Synod, after a long debate, voted as iolknvs on the question of an independent coa- " ferenee:—For separation from Atis. tralia 27; against 24. Thorp Mas no business for the , quarterly meeting ot the Riccartou Licensing Committee yesterday. The Avon Licensing Committee meet at - noon to-day. Detectives J. Kennedy and iV.acieod '- last evening arrested a man oa * charge of stealing a quantity of iron at Prebbleton. valued at £7, the property ot Stephen Femvick. Th? annual cricket matches. Past t. Present Boys, arranged by the Christ's College Old Boys' Association, will be played on the College ground on Thtn». • day. December 16th. At a meeting of the Board of Jjj, aminers for the licensing of plumbers, held on Thursday last, passes in the ' second-class were granted to A W Whitfield, F. R. Hales, and E. C. lor; partial pass in the practice of plumbing to H. Howarth, and a ptr. tial pass in the principles of plumbins to G. V. Judkins. A. Dix, L. Freenan I and A. W. Ellis. " At a meeting of the South Canterbury Employers' Association the amend. Ed Shops and Offices Act was dieeussed. and the following motion passe<l:—''That this Association protests strongly against the Government intraducing nn Act to override any award of the Arbitration Court, as such *otion is likely to iipset the whole trend of labour legislation, which has co far been generally approved of by lath employers and employees."

The Opawa Swimming Club held a Club Race last evening, when a SSvda handicap was decided. Besultr-Htt Heat: Tom Condliffe (7eec) let* fl Jerred (4sec). 2nd; time, 19eec. C* Afcl kiuson (scr) and L. Annand (IJeec) aije started. Second heat: L. Moltsen ft'tawi Ist; W. Tiilioch Msec), 2nd; time' 16sec. H. Rich (Jsec), G. (fcm£S U4sec>, and R. Thomson (?sec) aUo started. Final: H. Jerred, let: T Con*. liffe, 2nd; L. Moltzen. 3rd;W. 4th. A very cloee finish; time, 17wc. There was a good muster on partita of the No. 3 Company Field Ambulance on Wednesday, Lieutenant Finlayeon ■ being in command. The men were-wit through a course of bandaging, etc., liy Sergeant-Major Skinner. Two members were nominated to join the and there are still vacancies for recruite at the present time. The company camp will be he'-d in January. The company have a squad of o men.in camp at Fort Jervois, with the Lyttelton Naval Volunteers, under Sergeant Thompson. They have up to the present attended to 40 casualties.

The Conference of delegates to the Amalgamated Society of Engineers concluded its sittings at Wellington yesterday (says a Press Aesociatiaa c message). It was stated that a new claim had been drawn up, which w«s expected to meet with all the reqnir*. * - merits of the trade, and it was thought that it would not meet with much op» position from the employers. SatUfee- '\ tion was expressed at the oonrteooi -. -- way in which a deputation had received and heard by the Hon. J. A.;Millar. ' '• -

A conference of delegates represent : "' ing the' New Zealand Swimming Aiqociation and the Canterbury CjaateptVA* • • held last evening, to consider the ad- . visability of framing rules to govern the various diving competitioiif , ' throughout the Dominion. Tn» rnlet, drawn up by Mr H. Sidney B. Ribbons . - . and approved by the New Sooth Wales and Victorians Associations wetotdopt- ' ed in so far as they were appbceble.ta ■ -' New Zealand. The recommendation*of the meeting will he presented t* %n ■/ adjourned meeting of the New Zealuft *ii Swimming Association to be held <w 'I 1 Friday next.

A musical evening and dance wat -"' held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Rangjora, ,'.., on Thursday night. The function tra» '.* arranged, by a ladies' committee in con- » nection with a bazaar for the North ",. Canterbury Mounted Rifles' Uniform' - - Fund. The first part of the evening was devoted to a concert, songs being . '-- contributed by Mise Hannan. the Her. F P. Fendall, Mr D. W. Mehrtens, " and Master R. Mathews; a vocal doet. •, by Misses Lawrence, and musical item* by Mrs Barton, Mrs Will, ]brs Van /- Asoh, and Miss Waterston. A dance was held afterwards, the music being. V supplied by Miss Luxton and Mr A. .-* Hunnibell. In connection with th* -'" function, ladies gained admission fay ' presenting a doll, and 61 were received, _-,\ and will be added to the bajiaar gifts. . >- : '~' , The Canterbury Industrial Associa- ; . tion at the quarterly meeting, held '"" last night, expressed their highest ap» - ' preciation of the tramway car Qpnstruo. * i tion work carried out by local final. ' '•* j The following motion, proposed bj Hγ F. £. Hyman, was carried unaninumlJy; •'- ----"That the Association exnreeee itt pleasure at the action of the tn&way Board in letting a contract for jH» manufacture of truck or bogie*, {or p twelve new cars, aleo ordered locally, ._% and satisfaction that the industries, o£3sg|i' the colony p_ermit of such work undertaken in the Dominion, eoinpn^||fi, ing as it does, maleable and eteel cajt--'® 'j ings, as judging from past the work will no denbt be nlore |}J factory to all concerned than the!■• **s portations from America, where th* ettt ' have been made previously." jp There was a good attendance at tit*. 3"« entertainment given in the Instifoll* Hall, Rangiora, on Thursday evening, members of the Bands of Hope from : ,.:. Christchnrch and neighbourhood. Tn»4 r -~. Mayor (Mr C. W. Bell) welcomed .«■}—/ visitors, and Mr A. <v"illiaras, of the Baud of Cope Union, waeffl t» ~gs ; chair. The programme was well ' t+ ■> .."*■? reived. The opening item was » tae* , leau; songs were contributed ur aUf» |s* Hull, Miss Cocker, and Messrs Torn* r* and Harrington; recitations by *WJ-/ -, Butterfield and Messrs Richard* Mβ .Sf ; . W. G. Williams; club swinging by Dallison; harmonium solo oy Mr J** , ' son, clarionet solo by the Rev. R. «£?"?,- ---nell; pianoforte duet by Misse* Battfr field and Lawrence; vocal duet by «*.'-; Beokwith and Mrs Harrington; Mj«* - ■ .- dialogue, entitled "Saved/ was ffl**' \- by a party from the i/urbam WW* ; ' i . nope. .\ ,' The aeronautic cra»J has eneoortg Continental dancing masters to a dance to suggest the soaring «*™T . ments of the aeroplane. It « -- : "I'Aeronette," and some acOOU ?*S ■ *** ho* it ie done is given "» • •Pjff £■-• article on the ladies page of t» e °r" <$£ urda- '-Evening News." How to w , beautiful and charming ie abo a *«f*£.,; ~ great, interest to the fair sex, means to attain this coveted end «».* also discussed in special articles, '\ ' mention a variety of interesting «»• "' . jerts treated under other heaOW* •- . 'Sitting for Your Photocrranh, l»J .-. Care of the Complexion," '-HousemMe .- Hints," "Drees and Fashion Notes «• but a few of the matters dealt w»e« and lady readers will find tonight's ''Evening News" a P a P e !l,~!fr their own heart. Other pages will eoa? . tain matter of a more general i - e-sl, because the ••News" endeavoured reach all classes in the community. «V - J studying their special interest*. »» .* stories are well selected, the g/Off* 1 - 5 ne<r is bright, readable, and mfonß*- , / tivA. while the sporting pages »«!*?; ■ \ rivalled for the amount of local gowP • /.? they contain concerning all <>"*?*"*. .' games and pastimes The late - aiwave contains the fullest and ™"V ~-- reliable details of the 0 "". fixtures, and may be ordered fro»W. <. agent, or direct from the pubUaM** % "JEvening News" onlce. : J£

The Tramway Committee of the TV c- .- *E« Sty Council has decided to alwhen on duty to travel y es? trams at half rates. The Dunedin Trade* and LaW rJZi) has reived a letter from Mr SSSSiw tbenking them for their tf«ace of encouragement in regard to Sf bW proposals. Votice of a dispute between the Can- * wv Drivers' Union and the Timaru SploverV has been filed. It will probtlr bo heard before the Conciliation Cbroinissioner early next year. Seven Finns, five youths, a married loman and her daughter, arrived from r&iev by the Moeraki on Wednesday, P- : n g transhipped from the Orsova, on their way to Port Levy to engage in farmingThroughout New Zealand there, are 1400 candidates at present sitting for the matriculation examination, an increase of 60 on lest year. There are *03 in Auckland, 174 in "Wellington, lffl in Christchurch. and 201 in Dimedin-

Mr XVil 1 Crocks, M.P.. yesterday the Mosgiel Woollen Factory, yhich. he says, is the* nnest, of its kind jj, jt he has seen during his travels. Kβ trJis especially pleased with the nhysique of ibe operatives on<l the ventilation of the workrooms.

One of the successful applicants at •the ballot for sections on the Fyvio Settlement yesterday stated during his examination* "hat he had been unsuccessful in no fewer than ten previous ballots. His joy when success at last smiled on him was boundless.

The Waipara ford is id 6UcH a bad jtate, and the newly-made portion of the road to Hanmer has so much new Beta! on it, that the week-end motor at trips to Hanmer cannot be started »t present. On Saturday, December ' 11th, file week-end motor trips " > to ikaroa will commence.

The question of the New Zealand Methodist Church separating from the Australasian Conference and setting np a conference in the Dominion, will be further discussed at the New ZeaUnd Conference which is to he opened inDanedinon February 24th next year. Jhe subject is likely to be further dealt *ith at the Australasian Conference which meets in 2911.

The feeling in Sydenham is running high with reference to the land pro- : pusals of the Government. A meeting of electors is to be held in the Friendly Societies' Hal!, Hazeldean road, on Saturday, December 11th, at 8 p.m., to discuss a proposal to form a party to take steps to combat the sacrifice of tbd leasehold and other principles by the present Government, end to -work itrenuously in the cause of reform. A proposal has been made by some leiding amateur musicians in Wellington to form a Musical and Dramatic Competitions Society in that city, on lines similar to those* existing in Dunedin, Christchurch, Invercargill, and Xjpier. If sufficient support is accord- ' ed, the Mayor, Dr. Newman, will accept' nomination as first president of the society, and preside at a public meeting to be convened to further the pnxx&al. Alterations have been effected at the - Alexandra Hall which will greatly add to«ts popularity for dances and socials. Abiding door has been put on between the tail and the supper room, and also * door leading from the supper room to that portion, of the main corridor used ist drawing-room. The southern end end this portion of the corridor have ; been cut off from the main entrance by the erection of a partition and Arable doors, and the walls.and the corI ridor hare been re-papered. S The Elite Braes Band will play the '■ following programme in the Domain 1 Gardens to-morrow, commencing ' at 2.30 p.m.:-' Marc "0.H.M.5."; air varie, "Sicilian Mariner's Hymn"; sacred song, "'I -Dreamed a Dream"; - march, "The New Colonial"; hymn (with variations): "Sandon"; trombone solo, "Ora Pro Nobie" (soloist Mr Fred Turner); air varie, "Adeete Fideles"; ' Bttcb. "Stars and Stripes." Christmas Cookery.-'—New pudding fctftjere, - nixing bowls, stirrers and j&ipe, new cake tins, patty-pans, icing . pipes, jelly moulds, and every modern convenience for the kitchen. Hestie, Bill, and Pickering (opposite Ballan- ;»!»••). 4 -No sooner is one Christmas past than ' „ eother is here, and; one of the greatest ' problems for parents frith largo famiw> is to make a certain cum of money ' Jety a certain quantity of toys. By : -' Jtaebuing them from John B. Procter, flonUrt* , optician, 180 High street, % Ctegtchnrchj .you procure strong eer- >• finable toys afc a. minimum cost. Large • > Hnituient ; inspection invited. 6 ** ' lumat Fountain Bros., Dentists, have .nawwl from Colombo street to over t WwkJl'g, Cashel street. Painless -; Dtßtiflkry in all its branches; fees mode' ' »»t*jjftU work guaranteed. 6 ' nn^a l Summer Sale,, now • Armstrong, Limited, have reductions in lines one c - *•■■« do without;. trousers, for in- ', s l *H' w > J n "bfong tweeds, efe specially : : 'k*&&-3e lid, 4a lid, 5s 3dj for pat- -- ;*i* and wear they nave the best 7s 6d ttWEers in the city. 4 - / Charm Sete for Christmas Pud,.'«m» at Is 9d, 2b 6d, 3s, set, at Lewis *»• Anderson's, Ironmongers, 221 Ouhel street. 2 V * m * ? ou tT 7 Wyandotte for .witting up milk cans, buckets, etc.; • ■ Sfv «*ery other dairyman uses it. W. ««Wtt and Co., 23 Manchester street. 6

and Importers realise that «!»« knowledge is essential in all y"™**!. J. M. Heywood and Co., ™«->-,\a» Custom.* and Forwarding £*•■*• Mβ qualified to place such •Wwhdg* mt their disposal. 4 • j lMng suitably attired adds, in a ' iJJSJ Bteasure, to the enjoyment of a r .""ting.- Probably the most :HWpwt of a lady's toilet is her - «r' v '*dice desiring to appear at „ «« Nat are invited to call and see •tweof ti»e D.LC. Holiday Hats. There - i*. a,t » stable for all occasions, as:— , «W»t*hape Motor Hats in Prunelle, **£•» « lls 9d> Rustic, Panama, and •««• Trhnmed Hats, from 10s 6d; ser*"*lbfe Galatea Hats for the little •<s£*?> frora 4s lid; Muslin Washing Hale for children at 5s lid, etc.—at «ill poy you to visit Clark and *?°w***g before buying Christmas Gifts - fiKwaere. High class goods. Low .PHoes. 118-120 Colombo street. 6 -Jammer gale Sacrifices at ArmS"** 8 *- Limited. Ladies' beautifullyJtoed hate, 10s 6d, 12s 6d; models, ■jij'**, 19 S 6d; ready-to-wear hats, 09 *j*i sailor hate, 6d; Java hats, Is 3d ; mfa lut», Is 6d. All goods in ali ■ *l*rtmente reduced equally. 4 Milking Maohines, Bobey S* ..Engines, Wolsoley Shearing *jgwa, are the three leading 'Si 8 * "* *' ew " Zealand. Particulars • V 2? P"* 6B for Complete Installa- >»••, MoCleUand and Anderson, 234 - ""wl rtreet. Christchuroh. 6 *}• B. and C. The quickeet, best, ■wtheapest medium for sending and New Year mementos to , 1!*?* «woss the sea is the New Zea- ?■;- /*pr«e Co.'a serrice. Eeduoed •■TO for door to door service. 4 ~, THE STATE OF~THE RIVER 6. ..; i V^ e . a °niing report of the Canter- = - ""ty riTera yesterday stated that, withL""-*? e °epti<m, they were all in good order. j -\ A CASE FOR NO-LICENSE. Vi A }f* Tuesday afternoon of last week a ■' -•Sjqne spectacle was witnessed (accord-

ing to the "Sydney Morning Herald )• A man entered a well-known Pitt street hotel leading a small pony. He went up to the counter, the pony following, and ordered s drink. The pony was asked if it would have any objection to a beer, and as it said nothing the owner, taking silence for consent, nel<t a glass of "English" to its mouth until it was drained. The fact of a pony beer attracted considerable notice, and the result was that several rounds of drinks were served within a short period, tho pony polishing off six "long ones" within half an hour. A remarkable fact about the pony s performance was that whereas the owner seemed communicative the quadruped was quiet and meditative. Even when the ownor related tho fact of the ponys imbibing beers to a policeman the animal .showed complete indifference, and it is questionable if any member of the temperance party could have made it »eel ashamed of itself. P erhn P? 1 * was most remarkable of all was that it walk-l down Pitt street without its trnc:.3 deviating by a hairbreadth from the tramway lines.

THE BLUE RIBAND

The cycling event of a year. The Tiraarn-Chrifitchurch Road Hare. The, Champion Prize and Blue Riband is awarded by the League of X.Z. Wheelmen to the rider mcking the fastest time. Very serious irregularities occurred in the last race which caused the stewards to disqualify certain riders, thereby awarding the Champion Prize and Blue Ribanrl to A. Birch, who rode the world's brst bicycle—the Superb Swift. D. Birch and W. E. Hill also won important prizes on tho easy-running and fast Swift. The Superb Swift has secured the following wins lately:—Fastest time in the Dunlop Derby Road Race, two firsts and one second in the .School Sports, fastest time in the Springston Road Race, first place in the Lincoln Road Race, first (place in the two-mile wheel race of North Canterbury, first place in the one mile handicap at Dunedin. Wo have in stock the model Superb Swift, also the Swift, which h sold at a popular price. Stvifts are guaranteed for five years. The public know that the Swift bicycle is the world's best, being made in Coventry, the homo of tho cycling industry. Cnll and inspect the. Swifts, which are like the Triumph Motor and Tolbot Car, absolutely the best. Adams. Ltd., 138-140 High street, Chrietchurch. 6