NEWS OF THE Day.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13739, 21 May 1910, Page 8

NEWS OF THE Day.

The puction of N«tiqital Mortgage npd Agency Co,, DalVgety and Co., Charles Clark, C. Ai l!_eesandCo.. Gould, Beaumont and Co.,\ Toiiks, and Co., Canterbury F-rm-rs' Co-pp., Wright, Stephenson and Co., H. B. Sorensen, J.aujie and Pago, Conway Matson and Sons, W. E. Simes, and A. lies and Co., wil| be found on page 15 of thU issue. At the Westport memorial service yesterday a. collection, ip aid of the sufferers by the Whitehayep collior}dispster yielded £iS, ■ Conscience, notwithstanding the Shakespearean dictum, makes mors heroism than cowardice. . Coiuejepco ha~ just compelled a Wellington citizen to muster up enough courage to pay a debt of which the creditor pad no re<*ord. On Wednesday morning (says tho "Post") the manager qf the |>.I.C. received, a letter containing seven postal notes re,presenting £tj 15s worth of relief, to some guilt-Burdened mindll'his brief note, was nl«» in thp envelope:— for cfliiscienoo pake. Debt incurred ai the time of yoq-r fire. The i-ebord was, apparently destroyed, and I received no Recount, and qnilit-"d ti pay tbedeht.'' The great fire which cnui-nmed tjie duplicate of that aeeo'l'lt devoured nighy isiinilar fln*?*.t H a py peoijle, of course, their hability even w])4_ the po?tman fought up more accounts to tfeeni for the valpp received, but, all >vhp owed "nionpy were not -scrupulous. The firm estimates tfi at it lost s»mo 'hunarp*3s of ppuiidg by the destruction of il.osr& di!i>licijte_..

Bnther*. in tho niunicipal bftths and elsewhere qii Sunday (s-ij-p tlje JVal}ijjgt^n.'*'Fosi) ,: notiiced a return ot tjie ppcqhar retjdisji hue in the wp-Uj wliich chirapterised the abppt the same tinie, 10-jfc year. Seen jn thp bqlk—-hai. is, in abovit a fathom, f.r moro qf wfitfr— colour mqst vivpl and dlStipct. Jf, hqn"*3"'Pr, the wafer is b,qtt{ed, the redness into "»'j).it is only tl/q riieregt snggestio?t of hro.vn. As the bjithkeifper nt To 4ro* . (Mr Wilton) pijt it to a pe-j-gpsper "c?i.r<*~ -jentative, '"it's *'V*3 tr y"ng to c ateli a sljiidqw." Po noticed on' openjpg ?}ip baths on ffiipdpy tlio" wap quite clf»3r. Tlmu ap hppr or .*-• later the red tinge capie up like •p, oloud, until liko fl Pflhjtipp of blood. Thip impressed ftoiim of the who tvouhl have, it that the freezing qt Ngahanrai'ga wpre responsible. A' medicine' bottle full taken out of the. baths was quito copyjnfing. year a sample of water similarly colpprpd -.y,-is exinninecl by experts, who decjarod the rrdiiess due to thp presepoo ' ■'f "whajo-food," minute anlipjlfoiilip in cquptless numbers, belqved |iy . tho cetacean. Another theory w-$s *hk_ the red parficjes wore, ""phr*.'? s%ken off by se,aweeil coming io maturity. •

One of the receptjyrdevclpped possibilities of. "the pljonograph w : iis dopioi}-' titrated at Wednesday night's session of the secondary school tOacpei"s. Foflowing op qn interesting op thp study pf French by Miss B.ng, the Iq--spectol•.i_enqrnl ,, alter same cpnfideo**,].uith a phonograph, turned pn -fipr *iis audiencfi an irreproachable) French ;_ci|ent_rrgrave, 4cpte, apd* circumflex, apd so op- Ttije (says the "Welling: toil ''Pqst'') the accent by'tb.o of * the. phono grapli-fi tjjrpat, but the ppgsibiljtiefe in.tKis latest m e t_4p4 of learning pronijfpciation wej-o 'BtFongly'sugiGstctlj';' .in rapt, at -times iyhpii ■ tho "-pa** ojiintv cjesjreej itfi I-jryrix, "_„<& the rinkiqg GaUic poured forth, tha whole hftisiiief;. -was £o reiil tliat one almost exr pccted tho phonograph tq $hrug 'it. shoulder-" apd spreae} its hands. Sprightly (no relation to ai«j|op-fliesi, it is not unlikelyj m-.y in the negi- future dispense" with the Freqch master 3pel overeoi"-*, the dif r jicnltjes pf '*aiUo," '■«._,"" -'v.'' "ij,"-'apd '"in,"" beforq thp drawiugr ro.oni fife, witl? 8J' cn t coipfort aiid without .my fear of djpaded impositions. To about te travel s |)ie. pliorior graph which can bpagt an jrreprbaehr able greeiit sji'n.'jd be sipiply inv-luablo apd a great poligh.pjrpayci'f!.. , It is a jP'retty sight to gpe. the wjld ducks oq tqe creek in the Afclima%ar tion Society's reserve at Temu&a "(sa-i----the Timaru thp ranger, has no less than" piallyid ducks there. The" dqcks dp pot stop in their own creek altogether, but fly ahqut the creeks, on. nefghboiiijng Unfortunately 'some people have co little regard 'for fair dealing as to shoot at theiri When thp. birds are away cm onp of their daily excursions, and on f.wp occasions lately a" bjm'had returned home wounded. The ducks return to the home whero they have been bred, every night, Ond they kimw feedin2tin.O," well.' '(ihe mallard drakes arp very pretty birds, being of a "slatey body colour,' with heavy markings' of green about the wings, tail, and head. They, qr© bjg birdS, with a strong flight, and gjiould, when thoy become sufficiently numoiv ous, provide excellent spoirt. It is t}]y intention of the Soeioty to distil--bute t\<e birder in sanetqafios. w]iei"o they will have a fair chance to multiply. "It Is probable that a few will bo liberated On the Washdyke lagppn, ■cij the present is a '■close season." "Ai curious fi-pqk appeared ajpopg tl.iqso bred qp the Tpm'u'ka reseryc, one of the mallards having turned out a pure white in colour.

The adventures of "Capte'P THgby Sheldon Henderson,'" who mado a bhgf stir in society at Sydney and Melbourne last March, ended with his death ip the Melbourne Hospital oh the Ist inst., from the effects of poison. "Captain Henderson, who had arrived in Sydney per R.M.S. Otranfo, from London, stayed at tlm Australia HO-Oh pnd gst introduced to some excellent peoplo* in Sydney suburbs. He became attache-} to vorious ladies, and then transferred his attachment to their jetvellery, which be pawned. Ho fled to Melbaprne, aud put up at Meuzjes- Hotel. He was then destitute, aud ip*. <fc excuses that lit* had lost his luggage and yalqables on the train in transit. finally, he was arrested on a charge" of larceny of jewellery from a Sydney lady. "VVheJi the "Captain" heard he was to ha arrested he tool; paigon in his bedroom. and becapie comofose in" the wat-hhaiise cells. Ho died soon afterwards ip thp Melbourne Hospital. * The evidence .of the Government analyst was that he had found veronal iii t}ie deceased's stomach. Dr. Mollisen, who made the post-mortem examination, was of opinion that veronal migljt havp caused death. It wqs a drug resemblingcblor.i lin its effects, and one ounce was a fatal dose. Sub - inspector McMaii-mny stated that he had discovered deceased's real name to be Digby Sheldbp Hepwqrth. He had scrveo as a sergeant in'the Boer War, and for a long time had been living on his wjfcs both in Engisnd and Australia. A finding of suicide froni veronal poisoning was returned, ■ "."_. ..;"_.."

■ The Greymouth JJetMistdSS?.-i attend the Opawa Methodist ffi*? fcM morrow, and will occupy tho choir *L„ M •for the day. Special hymns . thems will be given, and at theV. M ing service tho contest anthers •.T m the."Hart Pants," wiUVwkfi'l f/vcial request. i *™'B • t Over fifty members attended _«.-& "1 Albans Wesley Giuld on mg. Mr C. E. Salter Ti niflnber of questions had been £_*£ §f bated at a previous meedng, m replies' given by " member*, toagtw m with the subsequent discnsskrt-X %_sJ_' m followed, occasioned an unusual atnS § of interest in the proceedings. '* ff A Pies? Associatjou. telegram i Wellington states that J3§ i Falkener, telegraph oiwatoi*.. *_«' i found guilty on twelve <.h"Arg-*s of ftlS _ of pianos, and not guilty <m.-T&5 I - charges *oT forgery, though tbe __„ i found th..t Falkeuer had acted 2 1 forged agreements, know inje them tbfci I forged. His Honour the Ghief'Ji ls t£ 1 deferred sentence till Monday. .7 I Some excitement was created » » board the French barque Maria at M S . it-Iton pight, hy a sailor, \t_a_ ft is stated, was a deserter from ai*at_» 1 shin, tailing overboard. "Hie' - nsiT" _\ \ with his bap; ou his back, was ia fti '1 ■■act cf stepping from tho ehiD'srai] fc- W ithe wharf, but mnaed his footing mrf I UfH into the "Miter. Hi? cries h&\M i ;tbe French saijors on deck, Hchta'a-tft I brought and a rope and ia*].-! few nunmci. tjie sailor, who Wat h'ttG""! flhe worse for his iinfflffrion/w! 1 ( \'fi'.hed' ont." • " '1 iAt Holy Trinity Church, Lytteltm 1 spfeciaj gerviees wili lie held to-mom* 1 (Thmty Sunday) to celebrate tta jy; 1 tie_li anj.iivers.arv of the consecration a} 1 tha ohijirh. The order of *jl § ha \as follows:—Holy Commnnipn V | a.m.., Matins, 10.30 a.m.; sung Encfi_t..B ristj,'. Rev. Canon Coates, \\ i preacher.the Rev. W. W-drnflftf &2g■ I s ?erv|ce, 3 p.m.; E«?„ 1 the kitiht Rev. Bisho*. JIIW ffiß 1 Triniry Church, built fa 18.-.0, and~«-.< i wcraUied on April 10tU, iB6O, i s ;*£ I first stpnp church built iu'CanU-rkn- E i|f;«ot' ml New Ze.lw., and faun* I* I oldest, church in tbo djoopse," $£4 H budding hap just been thoroughly fe£ m tored.nnd renovated. ' "" \_ m . GoHjeidarabla int&j-est cent-Cf ja-$S* §| eJMtti-vn of a eounodloV'to.fill the' t«t H seats <~n tbe Lyttelton j-ormiSi _f CnujaciLcßuecd by tbe electing of Gm£,l| filler M. J- Millar as Mayor, #p<fji 8 the rppgnatiqii qf Oopqefllor Cf,.HoM .__ end. i>)&0 ip tha election of a ai-ml»rt» f| reprft-c-R-J .ft**! WTP-JM,«« the (9tHM."B a F l»pr ftid for. thfi kmit,m M«s,ssrs Colin Cook (ox-M-ivor qf'Ett. |H U-lkon); J. «-JVehh ft former « lor),, and J. McCWijb, ip 1 nominated, and for the Vwpt «_m «; | the HqrPQur Board therst arq jtlsp tiwt« tfi nomjn^s-nnmelv | J. U: Webb, and H. -R. Voyre tUcK*. 1 ! taj-y of thq &te ■.•cdQM-'' 1 luijon). "TCie iiolls for' hot h" seat?'mil' § be tajfjeii at Lytte}tfln'on Friday __ifc i Tho.oth«r-du.v the-O-fpjiiru """fijiittl' 1 rpfjiFred jobingly to tint fa»|. Ed by somo -thufc thje tail of'B-lll*T*i - 1 copiet, _n \i t}«. earth, H-'IWYP *4*e -hair of those wjw taken tljp prvfaiitipr}' of- mpking *'ji I .si.lirq by thp amplication P? ■gN W-' § treacle, lit g oQUi]tj-.y jfc'hflol oij Wdsr.l nesday "Times', f-gyfl, fhq H hgjjneiifHjl t° P! ac 9 l"fli" h-SPfJ "ft g head of a proriijsi.ng yaungstpr*,- -%n\ "S fcoling it sticky asjvpfl h}ni if ht. tisa, § not beep pilling spnp 011 it." i jSiired her ho jjad not—it 'fag Vl**jf."' § J*')*_t ypu.'gste'r j,.i4" tqken lif..-! only py thp fOralook, Jmt'hy tha nJi(i!p',-i head, and had dftermini".-", tlui jjul-.I of'HaTley's comet would »qt fchift.'}ij|__.l fafsir -if ihe gplden- syr.un 'ivoilld' "sefj'il it pn ; " , ' ';',*>' (^l Thate actions of '■ the'. A*it,- as wejj an at tha Distress aud'M-- § pleiTin Act. ir-hirh' aljow of a lnndl«v-I iffpetifltf di-fcnH""-- for ""'"nt ha nlf nipt the time pf -he "iJ-rXJR ■ cj'jf adjudication in bankruptcy and tmi% .pf tjie fjfipt, were rommente|«| upon by Mr Justice Edwards at. }oi.fJ ? on' Tuesday, in'giving iudgmepfe'S i>» . cpsp iq pqjpt, Jlip Honour ed tl)at the in eupU circuiij-''g Btiipcps wjifj . t.rq§s iyjnstjpe ,\o.c't9ity s t<tr§i hut, pnfnjrtpnatejy, tlje 1 etate !»..■ tin: ip.w permitted pich actipp. P-wMbtf. S somo potjee wquld he taken pf his cmn».B mepts,in"thJP rp§?' l "'l• Pc repeats il_i' g it iyii£ » grqss ijpoH creditors_ H that 3. ]pn,dip«'d shqphl cflßie two ;9r-B three "*onrs after-a fle-toi* h?t| wp-H qHjqdjcfited' haHJirqst, >ni after ■ pflicial assigrjoo _$i\ aotually %__en iK-*'-.fi of ljis effects, the Hop. J t .4CB Tole, KXJ., ivjio apngungd fpr thp O-B*© cial q§f.i|g'nee, said ftlie pijly. eo'ijld do '-vaij to endeavour to' jj_v.tiidfjjs.nt p{ thq A..; ' " ' . .I'Jjg The absence of fsciiitifis for mical ohiervatiops iii"Wellington ".vsi'M pai:,stjcaljy referred to Jj,V \}lk fvenneay in a lecture pg night upnn'Halley's coiiiibt. from a little' country he'.fg'JK "mjfrked, 'after 'descfjning p.o fi__ fefM flcctinjt telfikcpa at Mcajigo, ''a«?,3/® find tjiat ji] thjs big-Vtty'therp tf-'fiK'B ttlcscopa to observe .he phe'n6pi'4_*J. : S- f H the heaveqis. ' 1 wa<j"' mtfcji Let us.' hope that by the time ormet comps rpund' there will.lie soma l'ltjq entmifl|'ft'-M f-tirred up in 'this "city in matter.} .k-S tronomical, sq'that something l m l 'vy''wg| provided whereby ppf _«reatrgra!}<ichildren, -yili "sco tno wondens of the iip,a,viE.n-..'' The ence indicated that U> thi? -vellrdjFV-crve.d CTi|l*m fjsm by the lecturer. .'TbgfH: may now be enquiries 'the ''*s?ijs-K SJealajid Timps") sis va why tho' CMr#('B Ije.|iiet.v of some thousapds i& stil} Wr?J.-8 idle,, iho'iigh its pprpflse is to "1 puclous al a fiind to pstafejisli ag viitory }n "\Vellihgtbp. ' **§_\ ' In the course pf . sneech at §£&■ clntjni. oh Thqrsday evening,"Mr Malcolm, M.D., recommended thafc ,J iW.-.« Stan<_jing Orders of l?arlmment-'S,£I ■ afnende- to as io provide that no W\M coiild" ho introduced after the pjg*;! week of. the session. ' This would -*?s'§§ the-meqihers, ns well-as the conntm'.M timp ip .beoome a«iuainted. jritli '§?."-B propeGPf} measures, and would helnw'B prevent '$lmt fongejjtion of work _bs& m afprfMent on the of Bijls uj.tjje'Upt "stages of the Wg. B piop. lie alfip- urged should, be aflowpd at le.Bt h in which .tflt dqjcusfs, the "a*ork...of *jp 4 B gpeat ouhhe Departments. - -A •>-'• '.*?_-:tM pr-E>r.nt time tl|e" only' pppofi'>HllS' m given to "ra em hers in this respect, WtiF-rtta whjle Estimates trcro mid*r **SR'& siflej-atiori, and as each' (jppatfir - cussed 6ome partioqlar poinf tln> d-|?.*?fii was ragged'aqd '?M;li day or .moro were set fifiide each f H c *'_|jj if for a review of the working of "-.S*:g| of" t"he" D'cnprtme'nts the disctt»ajj|B qiight he focpssod and much qiore result. . ■' ' -' r £m tetters'to one pf the local | reenntiv raised a storm in a tca-W- 1 (wriiefi the Wanganui correspondent «*!*■ 9 the "Dominion"). The trouble *,r_«?r | through . - picture company | nstebli&li a permanent show here bfiffkr 1 in;*:-the Openi* House oil all vacwi, | On the opening * ■**!_ i Mayor appeared on 'the ))latforni. mi | iri a short 'speech asked tho publ^.J 0 *; I support.the show, saying it was ''"__> I*;' | thepi" t:> do so, as the company i helping the Municipal Opera fi° u 'S''H This gave great umbrage to ©'"H.'. people, who' held that the Mayof |fe no right to use his position to'fuj _•"«.!. the interest of a private company. »;; opposition to others. H now turns my that the Borough Council is pradfc?|v-. a partner in thc enterprise. ThP'M«*flr« made a statement at the Borough oil meeting last night, showing that'"»SJ"J council and thc company had * J "1**"!?? ! *JJ into an agreement by which tha paiil all e*iicnses and gave the "'E one-third of the total rereipts. ci'llon,- ospressrd approval of *'«J?»tE rangeinent, and ooninicnded 9 House Committee on its. strode 04 *^||-S| • '•■fwm

Tha Canterbury Automobile Associa£s petrol coiiMimptinu and speed *:ntest => will be held at the Metropolian Trotting Grounds this afternoon. Tj.p Yew Brighton motor boat Ariki. calling in _t 'So- on the way. the sea and weitfir »-erß very rough on tho trip rnfiiid t- Akaroa. but became quite Sfoi for tlio' southern section of the crui-f. While running down the North Atl.ntic Ocean on the passage of the French-barone Marie* 'rem Philadelphia to Lvttelton, her officers noticed a Wtto. 6e--ni»_L v containing a written floating past the vessel. Tlio rhiet ir;.to, M. Boutin, went away from the vessel, in' one of the boats, to try in re-over the bottle, but was unable lo find it. Meanwhile the wind frcsheiiMl, and tho ..hip passed out ol Liiht of" the boat s <tew. Captain; firondin. bcromiii.. alarmed, nut the, ,hii> about, and finally picked up thef boat tho crew of which were naturally relieved at getting on board after theift' fruitless search.

The values ol enlarged photographs fornied the -subject of much contijoyeriy at the Magistrate's Court at JfnVeicargill on Thursday jn a «.» Hatch' v. Willouyhbv (says the '•Southland News"). The photo ', in iK-pifte had been damaged by someone beyond ru-'toration. and, a.s the original negative, hod been destroyed, it not be replaced except at very great expense. It represented a scene on tf-e East Coast of the little known Macfiiiarrio Islands, and the tipie and. expense ol obtaining another negative would be enormous. £2110 to £_*)0, Mr JO3. Hatch. ex-M.H.R. considered. ••Now, Mr 'Hatch.' 1 remarked M,r IIus«ell for the defence, "wouldn't any nick scene wjth a few penguins, dotted about I"" quite good enough to/ replace it" Mr Hatch was indignant,, and replied "You reckon it i.s not wprth the ITO-claimed- 1 I'll ;;ivo you f'oO spot cash for the same picture. Mr Will you agree? (Laughter.). Counsel for tiie defence declined, and .yorj-Ml on to-another aspect of tip* case < Martfirs. Clark's, Priest's Mall Bearing, i»nd Knowles' Horso / Clippers, Sir.geipg Lamps. Mane Soiwors, Hoot Parers, Hoof Dressing, 0t0.,' at Lewis aril Anderson,' 221 Cash*.! street. 'A

For School of Art second, terpi adterti'.ement see Educational' Column. w*y *'■ *

Halley's comet: known all over the globe! So in Drinnan's. Customs, Shipping, and Forwarding Agency, 172 Lichfield street. We check luggage to 'st'qy destination. Agents svorywhere. C|qvrirnpient cartago qon tractors. 2

Housewives and young -ladies' bqsy with their wedding trpusseaOx will not wftlcome the news of the impending /IO pec cent- riie in the cotton market, as. announced per Press Association in oqr cnlpmns last Tuesday It may, perhaps. re-n_.._nrp them to know that thc D.I.C. will continue te t-ell present stark., at old prices till forced to advance them ou the new shipments. '-

CJ7RE} OF APPENDICITIS, In v'ww q{ the differences of opinion which havo recently ghotyn'themselves in England as to tho treatment of ap< peiulipiti?. it is cf intctftsf. (telegraphs tho Jkrlin of the Xon: don "Daily Telegraph") that at the annual conference of the German Socjnty of fiurgcQns held.here a very full discussion of this subject revealed complete unanimity in favour of «irly operation as tho only trustworthy method of curing tlie disease. Dr. Kuemmell, of. Hamburg, stated that "with early operation he had experienced only 1 per cent cast>s of mortality. A Breslaii clainip<l that by tireless arid systomatio agitation for early operation ho hnd succeeded in reducing tho mortality from appendicitis in » single year from -»D to 8 per cent.

HISTORY IN THE SCHOOLS, the" genuine study , and instruction of it in Now Zealand schools, was severely dealt with at Wednesday •night's session at Wellington, of tho conference of secondary teachers. Aceprdjng to the principal of the local Girls* College (Miss 'McLean); sixth form pupils, up till new, have had a ridiculously inadequate grasp of liistery unless they had'passed 'through th» junior forma of e'secondary school. '% is alnwst v standirtg joke that historical reference will not be understood," said Miss McLean, ''and I knotr that mine is not « solitary experience/ . The'blank ignorance of English History Ulie speaker add<dj would'be amusing if it wero not disquieting. The ignorance of Scriptural History was, it *aras .stated, oven more piarked- Herewith two relevant xtorii's: One girl seriously wrote (jown that Ueolzebub wjjs one of the twelve apostles! Another, after some qiufstioninc, ventured that Palestine was somewhere in India. "Thjs," said the speaker, 'from girls >vho have passed the bixth etandard-r-tho |astnaracd 'wps tho holder of a proficiency certilicate! From svjch 'pruftct^ncy , may fiodj in good time, deliver list"

jet the i#ea about that yon ara in any vvwy dependent e-ij yo,ur winnings, arid you will be dropped out of the "'invitation list. The tvifa of an officer int tlip Guards was ona of the (.nest bridge players in Londo-i, though her husband was> an indifferent player. She played regularly where the highest play u»as indulged in, and lier winnings averaged at least £60 a week, on the fctreii'ptit of whirii &lie and hur husbanJ niovt'd into an expensive ilat, and tega/ri to live in a far more extravagant nianner thin they had hitherto ridi/e. Their friends at first thought had been loft some money, but t lite'real state of affairs soon became a/pparcnt. .Several of the lady's friends asked her to de.iist from playfug bo rpgubrly, and lor such high :{stakes, but she did not ;.ee why she jl.'Jmuld not di as others were. doing. J' and hal her income been largo enough j she mjght h.'i\e continued without ii','j juring her social position. But in )j Irs's than nix months this lady, who had moved in t!:e smartest .-;oi;iety, w-is 'dropped' by all her friends iml a«.-fjuainlane-os.' , ilo REDUCTIONS. We have to-day ni.ide a special winrJow display of 2-1 bicycles, aiul to induce cjuiok sales we have decided to us ako a .substantial reduction of £.1 on each macliine .shown in our windows. Star Cycles arc well known as reliable and practically everlasting cycles. Wo are offering four standard Star road racers for boys or youths who want to I rifli. , fast, usual iirico £15, reduced to .£lO Wo are exhibiting nine Eadie Star roadfiter-s, f'ited with free wheels, buck-pedalling brakes and guards, admitted to be the best gentleman's bicynle imported into New Zealand; ■ usual iirice £'20. rntlucpd to £10. For : road-racing cyclists wo have, reduced tho Imppria! Star road racer, from £20 to £13, and we have- six iii our windows for sale. The most exnensive bicycle is certainly the Beegton Hiunbcr, and we are (>fforiny four iadins'. all with freo wliwlk and brakes, usual £21, ftpjliujx at £19. To complete the window exhibit, wo are cutting tho price of the- fjeestnn {lurnher road racer from £'22 to £|7. Any of the machines bhpwn in our windows can be bousht on very oasy terms. Deposits from £1 and instfllnieuts of £1 iifr month. Good second-hand bicycles taken in part payment. Adams. Ltd.,'l3B-140, High street, Christchurch. 6