NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13905, 2 December 1910, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

0 At a meeting of the Opawa Methodist Church Ladles' Guild, held yesterday afternoon, .Mrs R. Malcolm gave an on the China and Indiati missions, in aid of which a collecton was taken up. A short lecture on "An Evening j , With Handel," was delivered by Mr W. Coulson, organist of St. Paul's 1 Church, last night. During tho evon--1 ing musical items were rendered by Misses Alcorn and Doris Mclntyre, Mr Harris, and members of the Church choir. "For the better protection and care of the grave" of the late Mr Seddon. sec- , tion 80 of the "Wash-up" Bill, introduced in Parliament this week, proposes to vest in Mrs Seddon an additional area of six and a half perches as an enlargement of tho site of tho i monument in Sydney street cemetery. ' Our Greymouth correspondent tele--1 graphs:—The Anglican mission now lie--1 ing held here is being conducted by the ; Rev. H. H. Farrer, assisted by tho ■ Rev. T. Mutter and Mr Harris. The services are largely attended, and }\\- \ teiest is daily growing. It is the greatest revival the Anglican Church 1 has ever seen on the West Coast. The High Commissioner, Sir W. Hall- . Jones, has been most zealous in the t work of searching out and communicating with the representatives of the original members of the Canterbury Association, with a view of obtaining ■ any papers, portraits, etc., for the ■ early colonists' section of the Museum. . He has the promise of an interesting journal of the late Mr Henry Sowell, portraits of Sir William Ellesmere and ! the Duke of Buccleuch, and several i other valuable mementoes of the early ( history of Canterbury. * At a meeting of the Otago Trades -. and Labour Council last night, a resolur tion was adopted, after an animated discussion, expressing surprise and indignation at the action of the President ' of the Arbitration Court in refusing to mako an award in the shearers' shed hands dispute, and asking tho Minis- * ter "to state how much longer he was . going to allow this persecution to con- ( tintte, as upon his shoulders must rest . all responsibility in the event of an industrial revolt; also that tho executive be instructed to draw up a letter to the Minister showing tlie inconsistencies and unfair decisions of the Presi- * dent of the Court." . A jumble sale in aid of the fund for c painting the church was held yesterday ■ afternoon and evening in the Cambridge * Terrace Primitive Methodist Church. , The stallholders did satisfactory- busi- . ness. The following wero the stall..: — Flowers, Miss M. Stringer; drinks and dolls, Miss Edie Holland; ladies' stall, Mesdames Hoppy, Chaplin. Edwards, > Stokes, Kobinson, and Harris; chiit drcn's stall, Mrs Henderson, Miss * Ward, Miss Patrick; boot stall, . Mrs Bunt, Miss Guy; gentlemen's , ..tall, Mesdames Hulston and Snell; { furniture stall, Messrs Hoppy and Edwards; refreshments, Mrs Vizor, Miss ' Davis. > s A novel wat_er has recently been . made in a local club (says tho "NewZealand Times"), the parties to the affair being two well-known racing men ! and tho sum at stake is £2000. The i conditions of the bet are that a Wel- , lington owner selects a pedestrian to beat a horse on the road to Auckland I j and back to Wellington again in February next. The horse may be ridden by the lightest weight available, and 5 may go at any pace, while the man s will not be restricted to walking. It . is understood that the horse selected will probably be a "musterer," while the man selected to defend the other 1 side of the bet may Ik. a well-known i champion—at least, tho backer hopes - to secure the services of such a man. Both rider and pedestrian will bo al- , lowed the services of a man on a motor cycle, to convey information as to the ! position of their opponents. Experienco of previous siuiilar contests i s said * to favour the pedestrian, as it has been r found that horses "crack up" on the ' roads under the conditions. A well-known member of the Star * Boating Club, Wellington, makes bold * to correct the M.P. who states that , he saw a largo shark disporting itself .in tho water about- » m *Je south of ' Ngahauranga on Sunday evening. "It is not a shark at all," the oarsman told ■ _ 'Dominion" reporter. "Most of the * boating men have seen the stranger many times, and he has been freely discussed by the regular passengers on the Hutt trains during the last six weeks or two months. The stranger is i really a cow-fish (tursiops), about Bft . to 10ft long, which has taken a fancy to that particular part of the harbour after the manner of 'Pelorus Jack.'' 1 Cow-fish have a habit of playing about ■ tho surface of the water, but sharks * bavo when tempted to rise, usually . swim five to ten feet below the top They threaten to call the piscatorial sport -Ngahauranga Ned. I _, ope t y ß will serve to allay any unnecessary ■ alarm which the M.P.'s story has raised.

The railway authorities announce that, commencing to-day, the second __press from the south will rim tn^f* 1 to Lyttelton daily to connect with tlie steamer for Wellington. The little plots laid out and planted with such 'patience on the N°* v «r-gn-ton esplanade are making a brave struggle against adverse circumstances, and considering tho m.ture of the weather of hue, are looking remarkably fresli. The Chief Surveyor of Canterbury is, ■by circular, warning the local bodies that care must be taken not to disturb standard .survey pogs, and that, for such marks removed by street repairs, etc., damages will be claimed. When* tbe .survey pegs are likely to be interfered with notice should given to the Survey Department. From the Scottish Society of New Zealand there yesterday reached "The I *re_." office a number of hunches oi heather, forwarded to the Society by different Scotsmen aud Scotswomen, with a request that they should be distributed amongst the- members of the staff who, in accepting them, undertake to acknowledge their receipt by forwarding picture post cards to thoso whoso names were attached to each bunch. Tho quarterly mcetinr. of the Canterbury Chamber 'of Commerce will be held tiii.s afternoon, and the president, ; Mr F. E. Jones, in his address, will re- ; view matters oi interest to the business | community. It is also hinted that i suggestions will be made with tho object of widening the scope and h._u- I enco of tbe Chamber by taking united j action with similar local associations to j combat the Socialistic tendencies of a j section of the community. , Starting from to-night, the ferry j .steamer Mararoa will await the arrival j of the second express from the south, i She will leave Lyttelton for Wellington j about 8.30. From Dccen.b.r 23rd to j January 4th both the Maori and the j Mararoa will leave Wellington at 8 30 , p.m. instead of 8 p.m. The Maori will arrive at Lyttelton at the usual hour on Tuesday", Thursday, and Saturday mornings. Trouble arose yesterday morning at \ the Waiuta gold mine, owing to a dis-. puto between the manager and the men (.says v Press Association message from Greymouth). Later on in the day. however, the difficulty Was smoothed over. It arose over the management desiring the men to act as timekeepers over their own work. The Union protested against this as an infringement, of tho conditions of tho award, and the management withdrew the request, pending the receipt of legal advice. In the Ma__istraate's Court at Dunedin, yesterday, the charges laid against' Crs. Stewart and Shacklock, of illegally holding seats- on the City Council, nnd a summons asking them to show cause why they should not be called uoon to resign their positions in the Council, came before Mr H. Y. "VYiddowson, S.M. Counsel for tho informant said there was now no need to go on with the cases, tho intentions of the Legislature having been made clear. Both cases were dismissed by consent, and in tlie case of Shacklock costs (£3 3s) were allowed against the informant (James Connor). A point in the new Licensing law is cleared up by Mr A. S. Adams, an acknowledged expert (telegraphs our Dunedin correspondent). It has been said and published that hotels on the West Coast and elsewhere, which closo at eleven o'clock, instead of ten, can continue to do so until the next poll is taken. "That is not so," said Mr Adams, yesterday. "Tho eleven o clock extension is not a license* it is a mere extension of license which may be dealt with at a meeting of tho Lioen.ing Committee. It would be illegal for any Licensing Committee- to grant such an extension next year." In all probability tlio new issues of postage stamps will be placed before the public next -May, certainly beforo the Coronation (says a recent issue ot the "Westminster Gazette"). Mr Cecil Harrison, of Messrs Harrison and Sons, tho Government printers, informed a Press representative that, while the design has not yet been decided upon, and received the .Royal assent, it was known that it would be entirely different from that prevailing now. With the exception of some of the higher values, tho colour of tho stamps will remain tho same, including the familiar | penny and halfpenny. | Mr W. Guise Brittan has invited the surviving passengers by the first four ships to a gathering at his house, Cashmere Hills, on the 16th inst. lhe invitation card is designed as a souvenir of the occasion, and includes a lithographed reproduction of a picture of part of Christchurch in 1851. This | includes the residences of Dr. Barker, IMr W. Guise Brittan, the Land Office (on the site of the City Council Chamber). St.' Michael's Vicarage, afterwards the first site of Christ's Collego on the plains, St. Michael's Church, and the house of Mr Henry Philips next to the church. Thero are also vignettes of the first four ships, and a lunette of tho Sir George Seymour drifting to her anchorage. It may be stated that as some misunderstanding has arisen with respect to tho proposed gathering, that the invitations have been strictly limited to the surviving passengers by the first four ships, viz., tho Charlotte Jane, Randolph, Sir George Sej-mour, and Cressy. Tho handsome new band rotunda at Sumner was formally opened last night, a large number of excursionists journeying through from town for tho occasion. Mr W. 11. Bellamy, the Mayor of New Brighton, was among those present. Mr E. Denham, the Mayor of Sumner, briefly traced the history of tho movement, which ended in the rotunda becoming an established fact. In 1908, ho said, Mr Geo. Mitchell, who was then Mayor, brought the scheme into existence, the sum of £61 18s 7d_ the balance from the gala of that year, being set aside as the nucleus of a fund. Tho Borough Council consented to grant a subsidy of £ for £, and this, with other contributions, brought the amount up to £111 8s Bd, makinc a total of £173 7s 3d up to date. A few subscriptions were yet to come in, the balance now owing* being £95. Tlio cost of the rotunda was £275. It was hoped with the forthcoming gala to wipe off the deficit. Mr Denham then declared the rotunda opened. During the evening selections wero given by the Sumner, Woolston, and Derry's Bands. An extraordinarily clever robbery was effected at Melbourne last week (says the "Age"). The premises robbed belonged to Messrs Wills and Sons, provision merchants, and are situated at 317 Fulham Palace road, attached to the bu_i____ being a branch post office. _l*e shop is what is known as a "lockup" one, no one sleeping in it, but, as there had been several burglaries recently in the locality, .special police protection had been requisitioned. On the Saturday night the premises were kit securely fastened, and the police on going their rounds inspected the building, and saw that everything was satisfactory. They could see into the post office, and assured themselves as they pas-cd that the safe, in which were the stamps and money belonging to the pest office, was safe and in position. Unfortunately they were mistaken. When the manager entered the fchop on Monday morning he at once noticed that the safe which the police had kccii from outside was only a counterfeit, made of painted canvas and wood. The real safe had been removed to the . asement, and forced, and the thieves had got away with some £70 in cash, ar.d stamps to the value of £50 or £60. It is estimated that it needed three or fc.ur men to carry- the safe to the basement. Nothing has yet been heard of tho thieves.

A largo -fish, shark-like in appearance, was cast up on the New Brighton beach a few days ago. New Brighton as a municipality is going ahead. The gas lighting system is now in full operation, aud an asphalt footpath scheme is now being carried out. Surf bathing promises to he as popular at New Brighten this sea-on p& ■ ever. During the last few weeks of hot weather, bathers could be seen in the breakers at nil hours of the day and sometimes well into the night, while on the holiday afternoons ihe km.. j beach was quite gay with neck-to- : knee-iioc.. At a meeting of the Otago General : Labourers' Union, it was decided that '. any employer who engaged non-union ! labour when thero were names of , Unionists registered on the employment ; book, should he prosecuted. H was | contended that to employ non-unionists ! and permit them to join tbe L mon | afterwards was giving preference to I non-unionists. ' Counsel in a Court prosecution at ! Dunedin yesterday, under the Munici- j ! pal Corporations Act. 1903, said that j under the Act, as now amended, if an ! order was sent to an establishment and goods were sirudied out of that estah- ! lishment, even by the office hoy, nnd ■ j without the knowledge of the manage- | i ment or directors, it would involve tlio ' | forfeiture of his seat by a councillor | j who happened to lie a director. J j At the invitation of the Ashburton I Branch of the Navy League, a coni tingent from the battleship Powcrtul . ! will visit Ashburton to-morrow, lliey i will bo entertained at luncheon on ar- ' rival, and afterwards, in the Domain, ' they will give a display of gun drill and i other naval exercises. A programme , lof sports will then bo provided for the J | navals by the local committee, and tho I ladies will entertain them at afternoon : tea. Two prosecutions for selling adulterated milk were hoard at the Magis- | trate's Court at Timaru yesterday. It | was shown, however, that the defendants had not adulterated the milk, and though it did not come quite up to tlie required standard in -solids, expert cvi- ! dence was called to show that the stan- ! dard is too high, and that the milk from many herds often falls short of it. The Magistrate entered a conviction in each case, but imposed no penalty beyond ordering the defendants to pay the Court costs, which were 7s in each case. Speaking yesterday at tho meeting of the committee of the Early Colonists section of the Museum, Dr. Wight said that with regard to the proposed memorial to the late Mr Edward Gibbon Wakefield, which it was proposed to erect in Wellington, there did not appear to be much enthusiasm in that city. Tho Mayor. Mr Wilford, M,P., however, took a considerable interest in the matter, and he suggested that an effort should be mado early next year to bring the subject under the notice of tho citizens of Wellington. It was resolved to leavo the matter in tbe hands of Dr. Hight. Small businesses carried on by two or three people in partnership, or by families, will be considerably affected by a clause in the latest amendment to the Shops and Offices Act. Section 13 provides that one person shall he registered as the occupier of a shop, and that any other persons engaged in the business, with tho exception of the wife or husband of the occupier, shall be regarded as shop assistants, ami therefore subject to the provisions relating to early closing hours. ilns alteration in the law will havo a farreaching effect in Wellington (says the "Dominion"), where many small shops, finding' occupations for more than two persons, but ostensibly employing no assistants, are at present habitually kept open later than tho regulation hour for closing. Tho formal opening of the now rffle range at the Woolston School took place on Thursday afternoon. Among those present were Messrs Opie, Langford, W r . It. Smith, Dr. Russell, Major Adams, and Sergeant-Major Kennedy. The School Cadets, who were present under the command of Captain K«»----nedy, were addressed by Mr C. H. Opie, chairman of the North Canterbury Board of Education, who urged the importance of military training from the point of view of national d.fence, while at the same time he pointed out the advantages of arbitration. Mr W. R. Smith, chairman of the School Committee, also referred to tho physical benefits arising from a course of drill, and especially emphasized the value of an early training in the use of the rifle. Major Adams, of No. 1 North Canterbury Battalion of Junior Cadets, also addressed tho boys. Mr Opie then fired the first shot, and declared the range open, after which a I number of those present tested the I range. Mr Punch's famous "Don't," on tho subject of matrimony, uttered to tho world at large, is apparently not being hearkened to in tho teaching profession, to judge from some remarks which wero heard at the meeting of the Wellington Education Board on Tuesday (says "The Dominion"). The Board had just accepted tho resignations of certain teachers who had decided to taste the joys md sorrows of "taatrimony. Mr A. H. Vile rose with somo concern, and suggested that tbe Board had better look to its interests in this matter. It was a serious thing to have teachers coming into the service for .. year or so and then leaving to get married. "You can't stop them," said the chairman. "I am given to understand," continued Mr Vile, "that quite a number of the girl students at the Training College are wearing engagement rings." "There's no remedy—they will do it," was all the comfort vouchsafed to Mr Vile. Mr Hogg said that they shouldn't get so many pretty girls into the service, and added, with some levity, that the Board might consider the question of giving wedding presents to the happy eouplos. Whereat everybody smiled indulgently. The good old smuggling days are over, but smuggling titill goes on (telegraphs the Auckland correspondent of the "Otago Daily Times"). Much of it is done by well-dressed passengers, and some by indiscreet seafaring men. An interesting case of tho latter kind will probably be ventilated at an early date. On Friday a small launch left Auckland to convey some Customs officers to the Great Barrier, ostensibly for a picnic, but the hamper, in addition to victuals, contained "information received." In due course, when the island was reached, the party encountered a well-known steamer which runs in a coal and timber trade between New Zealand and Australia, and ,paid her an official visit. The information available as to what passed during their call is meagre, but it is stated that it disclosed circumstances that may require explanation. It is customary for "foreign going" ships when on the New Zealand coast to have a certain amount of "stores" left open for use, the rest, or at least tho dutiable portion of the rest, being put under seal for as long as the vessel remains on the coast. The report goes that when the Customs men visited the steamer they found that a locker which had been sealed up had been broken into. It is a very serious matter to break a Customs seal without the proper formalities, and in this caso the seal had not been injured, but the locker had been broken into otherwise than by the door. It is rumoured that tobacco and other items in the stores ! were missing, and that the missing goods had been disposed of ashore, 'lhe official picnickers did not stay long on board, "but returned quietly and dis- . erectly to Auckland, where, they maintained an impressive silence.

.\ ith the exception of tho __anait_rt_""'' , I the fishing rivers of Canterbury .7| reported to bo dear at 0 o'clock v_«rll_. *.' 1 day morning. J •*?*.*. i The extension of th© Midland xm£*£ " ' line from Broken ltiver to Caw Th;/ * tance ot about fifteen mites, is «,°r ' opened lor traffic on December Ulj. -■ The next meeting of tho Lv__W - '-■ Harbour Board will be held «?& - r th '-iv-.V U is ?*P*-t«l that iK ; Cyrus Williams, engineer to th. &*,__ will have arrived from EuioihTS to this date. ** P™ r Considerable indignation is o XDr«__ by a number of amateur at the decision ot the Hort*Si£3 ' l .Society not to hold a rose, shaw u_f year It ,s probab c that an atteS will, be maue to hold an amateur fit . ?_r4.c!ot.-. prc,,ent Bnntl,| wft., * The question regarding the CRb ./ Mr Henry Burling, ot Eketalnm,-. \* Zealand s centenarian, lias been _.. ♦ rest by an inspection „f th* 2iS ■■" register of bir.ns at Stratford, in gj? * An entry slious that o„ October 2SH. ' ISO,, wa- baptised Henry son . James and Joanna Pike Burline Jrf " too date ot th o birth stated a-* (_)._-_. sth, 1807, which would fi s Mr Buffi agej-t 103 years on October sth of tj_£ in reference to tho remarks by & Thacker at the Arnst presentation U__ n f l_ U l 4 b °. <,ffect th , nt wh «» I-* 5 ' offered £o0 for a professional race_t* Akaroa. Mr F. D. Kesteven, president of the Canterbury Rowing AssorieUm had immediately shot round to iris! and suggested that the money should ' be given in the form of a iirize tor amateurs to the winners of the JSeau,. Fours, Mr Kesteven informed • _, ' •'Press" representative yesterday that ' this was hardly correct. Dr. Thackerhad rung him up with reference to the v ' Monica being made tho excursion boat to the Akaroa regatta, and during the ensuing conversation, he (Mr Kestflvea) ' had suggested that, owing to no pn>, fcssional race being able to bo rowed under the auspices of the Akaroa &*. atta Committee, the money «_. stead bo devoted as a prize for ths Senior Fours. . . W T e have now received definite *woi_l that Father Christmas will amr. it his Headquarters, the D.I.C, at thw. o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. Every good boy and girl should t» there to meet him. 2 A splendid line of real Shantung silks is selling at 2s 3d a yard at thi*. Wholesale Club. Those silks are shoiTß in blues, olive, lilac, navy, mauve and. natural colour, heavy, rich quality. The retail price would be at least 3t Od yard. See these and hundreds rf,[ * other lines at the Club's wareho .»,>'.' next Smith's garage. j r A special purchase of novelties for*" the Christmas trade has just been sen.'-' out from Liberty's, London, to t!»- ; Christchurch branch in the White Hart. Buildings. Mrs Reeves has decided to*"" sell these goods at prices which Ttiil. give the public the advantago of thi.. special purchase, and will hold V Christmas Sale., commencing to-mor- /; row. AH . the present stock of art*- . furnishings, china, pewter, antique.-•■* jewellery, etc., will also bo liberally. . reduced in price. Liberty's premise*-' (next White Hart Hotel) are.closed a11.i., day to-day, for the marking down 0. ..*. present stock and the new goods. Batgains in such beautiful goods are rare 7 indeed, and ladies are advised to pay*.this sale an early visit when it open* ■ to-morrow. §>■' Yesterday morning people were clan. ... ouringforthe bargains as shown in out.', windows, but the sale did not co_t**'._ mence until this morning. See circular. ;* in "Press" this morning, then come.v, and buy at "Tho Corner," formerly**. Medea and Co. . C V, Readers of 'The, Pxcsa*-* would do-.*** well to pay a vi_it to Gill and-Co., dftO'.M* md 482 Cobmbb street, Sydenham. . They are show_n|. some rattling bar- " gairi lines; prominent amongst then. -'' aro Silk Ties (wide ends), absolutely the '' latest, Is each (they charge 2s 6d and 3s for them in town), and Ladies' Sued* ' - Lisle Gloves, all shades, 2 dome, from - 10id a pair. 4 *'-" In proof of the prosperous tipies ono' needs no better evidence than to watch the Bteady and consistent buying or - jewellery in tho White Hart Buildings,"., 247 High street. Undoubtedly it is tbe values that Mr F. W. Tucker is offering that - attract the public, but it JS . not every day that the stock of a ftrm like D. J. enjamin and Co., of Dunedin, * is offered at . half-price. Christim- ■* buyers would do well to make a sclf«r-, tion early, aa December 7th is the Iml7 day of the sale. «*-. Hemsley Burnet, Ltd., hiies' hair.*dressers, expert hairworkers-. no «i«*- ** senses, rooms 6 and 7, first' Door Royal Exchange Building, Christcburch .w&ar Post Office)-, 'phone 2758. Evary description of hair work don© on toe premises. ' , Thero ia no one bcttej: qualified-to undertake tho clearing of your gW* ; through H.M. Customs than Hevwood and Co., Ltd., the oWd* * clearing house firm in tho Do_unio_. Q The Roboy Collection for the Chrfetv church Show:—Traction Engines, Cottjbine, Kerosene Oil j_ogme, Benzine IW. ( . Engine (magneto ignition), and Centra fugal Pumps. We have revved «J -t oil engine prices. McClelland, «*•, A-der£>n, 69 Cashel street, -_._£; church, agents. Every day new members are joining tho Wholesale Club in order to be ab*«>< to purchase everything they require %• wholesale, instead of .retail, \nuxs. . Until you personally visit the UiW*,,. warehouse and see for yourself U» v splendid quality of the goods wppW* to members at euch remarkably o*. ; prices, it is impossible to realise the tun, significance of tho quotatiores 8.«». from day to day in the advertisements of the Wholesale Club. It's when J*, see the low prices, side by tade.W*. tho high qualities that you beg-nj*** sco this wholesale buying system » w** * thoroughly economical for you to omv look. Any ono may become a roefflDw by purchasing a member's ticket cow* ■ ing 10s per arm.::-. So liability jg . ever attaches to members,, bat ti«»» holders only are supplied %vith goods awholesale prices. Fmiil.V ticke*-, *»» include husband and wife, and a™ dren under twenty-one, are > the same price of 30s per annum- v™ 7 . one in Christchurch should, m i««"» ' to themselves, at least, investigate iv» wholesale buying proposition, *«« ~ saves from 30 per cent, to 50 per of their spending money, lour per sonal inspection of the goods and com parison of prices will be « el « m£ 2. *! tho Wholesale Club's warehouse TV* , . center street East, next Smith's garage, right behind the Cathedral. By neglecting tbo nerves become weakened you arc placing yenr life-long happiness in jwpardy. * you're feeling headachy, eat or sleep, etc., get a bottle ol shall's Fospherinc, and .tart a course of this splendid treatment now, ana you'll soon bo well •& 1 chemist sells Marshall's Fospbenne « Is, Is 6d, and 2s 6d. MARINE OFFICERS' PAY. During the hearing of a caso «■«*. Federal Arbitration Court at tejonj last week, in which the Merchant btt ~ vice Guild mado certain claims, J" Justice Higgins made some remarw. upon the question of paynient fory vices rendered, risks run, and respoßJ bilities which bad to be taken A mau had to havo four years' training :*£ sea experience; had to pass «»"Jo( tions, _nd must have a J™°f«£*£ certain scientific facte and »"« r «"jgS Moreover, ho had charge of propag; and life. Was an officer—say the «£ ond officer—on a passenger s«'P W*. ing also mixed cargo properly psia £180 a year? Mr McDonald (for W*

\ . ,_«■ 4«_c.iati_n): We think sol& ,P T_ l" S B * id that H *' 8 ? * , cd that bank clerks were not "vP vnr-b but they were well paid X W uth this. Having regard to . fekVal responsibilities of a Xer's position, he thought !I ffluU"had always been, and were, || £Vor f t paid men in almost any class | f t eropl".'»" , " t ' _____ i thk FKN'CIXG-WIRE AGE. t lu«'ral'-„H archaeologists divide hisi ~-, into three periods, known respec!Sv :i s the stringv-hark ago. the ' LenJud, n C p, and the fencng-w.re . the*- beinft the progressive means 7%, • .-Dai" in case ot ac_:d.nt. f..Xm-Kh... humorous, however, to '•-"re-, nwl train held up. wh,e the rS'aU lev.-d on the adjoining fences S «-d tl.e locomotives together with *?«. \ passenger who arrived by the «eib..i:rw wad recently (says the - 1 : e r U uli' Telegraph ), assorts that the ■' frail dra»n by two engines suddenly Ante up a few miles south of Bowning, %A the officials made a hurried search „mo distance back. Naturally nil sorts of conjectures were made, and tho pagination of the pa.sengers supplied ,'] sorts of thrilling tragedies. Eneoirv, however, showed that somo part cf the mechanism 1 ad been lost, and jbe officials "ere subjected to some , nod-natured banter. Jt was suggested that the fly-wheel had been mislaid, or tfca king-bolt dropped ; and thero was " t feeble cheer from tho lew passengers f_o were awake when the engines were jt last tied together and the train reftarted after a considerable delay. TIU ED. A dreary-looking man name<l John JkGleim arrived at the watch-house oje day last week (relates the Melbourne ''.\ge"), and asked to be locked ,p. "I'm tired,'' he sighed. "We tan't lock you up lor nothing," said •he sergeant. _ "I liis is not a tree lodg-iag-hoiise. You have to assault someiody, or do something bad to get in Jiere. Tired, indeed! Go away, man!" !"oh, I have, have I?" drawled the dreary one, as he fixed his eyes on the , point of the sergeant's chin with n gaze !go ardent that the sergeant grew embarrassed. "Got to assault someone, or do something, have J ? Well, i there's too much wood between us, sergeant,"' he drawled, as he looked across the counter. "'l'm tired., but do what I can to qualify," oxrl, itrolling out into tho vestibule, he , ticked holes in three large expensive plates of opaque glass that are set in whig doors and screens. Then, strolling back, Mr McGlenn laconically obterved, as Constable Stevens grabbed him: "Just make mc as comfortable as jou can, sergeant, please. I'm too tired, or V<\ have done a. lot more to ihow I'm not lazy. I don't feel too I tell.to-day, and I'll have a quiet afternoon's rest Don't allow any noisy people in my cell, that's a good felfam." The sergeant made a considertble noise as he locked McGlenn up. A NOVEL LEGISLATURE. Wyoming has something to teach us fa the way of politics (writes the American correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus'"). The Legislature meets only once in tyro years, and then only for forty days. Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate got ten dollars (or ,__) a day when the Legislature is in session, and nothing afterwards. '■■ They hold no free posse, over the privately-owned railways or the citale, but get an allowance of live cants (or 2Jd) a mile when travelling to end from the Parliament at Cheyenne. * "And if they sit beyond forty day.?" wo asked Governor Brooks, thinking of the .w»y_ of State Governments at home. "They can't," replied Mr Brooks; "it is laid down by * jwtho ."Cbhutitution that they mu_t finish Jpitin within that time." "But," asked "does not this restricted fttttftg encourage metnbejt- to talk out • Bilk to which thoy are opposed? Don't they stonewall indefinitely ?" *'Gue_B nol,". said the Governor. "If thoy triad that here in Wyoming thoy would wooably bo carried out of the Legislature." Down an Denver th o House ..»« m session. Members lounged at ** desks, each seat separate. The Chamber was misty with agar smoke, and huge spittoons were, W they aro everywhere here, among the most conspicuous pieces of the furBiture. MUTUAL Fire years ago an attractive middle•ged woman gained an entry into Perth society, where she made a distinct impression with her excellent dressing and tKltured conversation. She became extremely popular (says the Perth correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus"), Md regret was expressed when she left for India two years ago. After the asath of a well-known citizen, it was round that this charming lady, who Jj° v '« speak fare languages, had bene- «« . ucnerosit y t0 tho amount « ( «OUO. A few days ago a leading " tT gentleman received a letter from «c lady marked "Urgent and strictly pnvjuo,- sent through certain bankers W Bombay. After referrins to tho nndness shown her on the occasion f te'visit to Perth, she wrote:—"Before ! * becomes too late I wish to settle my . *-n>r_, and I propose, after rendering jUutuiM to those kind friends who | «m done mc a good turn in the past, I Baking my will in your favour, for 1 : "J* soon to touch a very valuable es>«m« • J ask Y0 « to make : Jours ,n my favour. This will be a I Ef* 6 /° m * f ? r J koow 1 be the } nrav to go. but I wish to show my ; P»pie some reason for leaving you all 1 ► «*!*' , th , ey should misconstrue mv t ttotivo for doing so. On receipt of | Jour answer I will forward iun ?_ copy of n»y will, and , "nau lodge the orisinal with my CD-nkar* who will communicate with >n tho event of my demise. Please . no time in answering my letter, for «• » nncerUin in these unheaifiiy Wffiates-more so in my case, a s my 2SW w in<:u ™ble. Please give mc name and address." The E- a . bee , n handed to the Criminal i twt gat l° n Department, and the gen- ' 22?? ? ho received it has been adto ignore it. i ALL _R B J HORSES AND I ALL THE KING'S MEN. 1 ml" h « ave somethins to say about the < S™' ™ "'otor car tyres, and, as al- ! 3.*. mko jt openly—take the ffi«7 ?*° our »nfide»cß and have no"■ing to conceal; tell somo things w\_™ mc , r de »lers would prefer to fiave been left unsaid. Most motor J _vu?? rO6 are »° ld a* high prices 1 ovtr in** 83 * 17 wlu ' n nib bor was worth in" J°_ rw lb. To-day rubber is sell- !.?-■?-■ P er ]b > and still th* high [,;»„ j^ oo of niotor ca r tyres is mainTsf »nr _ <>mf • of tho manufacturers, a S k and White," under date wnelon, September 24th, 1910, says:— .11 A ,- as , if ali the kiQ S's horses and X.- H? g s raen will "ot be able to wake -libber shares back to favour firJ* ? r f«nt." We have just recuMKi a shipment of Michelin motor w tyres sent out by tho makers on wasignment, with instructions to sell f i!!° win Z Price-:—Square-tread sm - old P fiM! £ 6 13s, new , g"ee £ d 3s . 760 x $0, o id price £7 7s 'Zi e _f- p ,^ ce £5 H-'6d; 810 x 90, old , pnee £7 I <B fxl, new rriw £6 16s . 815 l*on'«j „ Dnce i>lo 3s M, new prico *«, 875 x 105, old price £11 Os. 15 ?, 6d ' new P rice £H Os 6d; ■'■Sit^- 12 _', oW P rice £ 12 10s, new price rMI l/s 6d; 920 x 120, old price £13 6s $W, new price £12 8s; 895 x 135, old .m £16 ios, new prico £13 10s M -japtor car owners should at once take '■£* n l ago of tlu ' - reat reduction now veered, ns our first shipment, ex Rua•ar"'i Wlj l cleared out almost imme#tely ADAMS LIMITED, High '_g?_ti..Christchurch, Chief Stockists for '»bebn tyres in New Zealand. 6