NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14110, 1 August 1911, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A magnificent portrait of the late Mr T. E. Taylor, printed on fine art paper suitable for framing, is issued us a supplement gratis with 'TheWeekly Press" , published this morning. Having beneath it' Professor Wall's fine. "In Memoriam" sonnet, it • forms a memento oi Mr Taylor which J will bo treasured by the majority of 1 his admirers, especially as tho portrait j selected shows 10 tho full tho forceful ; character which made Mr layior a New Zealand institution, bevin pic-, tures of the funeral, giving the most impressive features and a dowTipuvo report appear in the paper. Ihc wreck j ot the schooner BeUtlower on Banks Peninsula is fully illustrated. "lho Weekly Press" photographers wero early to work, and they give a graphic j representation of tho scone oi the j wreck, also portraits of the castaways and of the search party who found the missing cook. iVew and beautiful pictures are those, of "Ice Crystals at Mount Peel." The most sensational crimes of modern days have been turned to literary use in "The Lodger," a story which cannot be recommended to the impressionable, but will certainly bo appreciated by the average reader for its power to produce tho thrill of horror and suspense. A man was "arrested yesterday on a charge of failing to pay a fine inflicted on him 1 for gambling in a railway train. Ho will also bo charged with vacjrancy, Mr J. Craigie, M.P., addressed a large meeting of his constituents at Timaru last evening. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried -y tho meeting, which was evidently in full sympathy with tho spoakor. A deputation waited on tho Hon. D. Buddo yesterday in connection with tho date of the poll on the question of forming Fendalton inio a borough to take tho place of the .)01l that was voided. Tho Minister stated that ho was obtaining Jcgal opinion on tho question. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Charles Edward Harden, solicitor, who was struck off the rolls two years and four months ago, was re-admitted by tho Court of Appeal yesterday, on the application of Mr Fair Tho Law Society did not oppose the request. The trial survey of an alternative route for the Westpcrt-Inangahua railway deviation near Blackwater, has shown (telegraphs our Greymouth correspondent) that the extent and cost of tunnelling would not be compensated 'by tho saving of distance winch would be gained by adopting the Blackwator deviation. A telegram from Wairoa states that news was received yesterday that the two men. Higr;ins and Baker, who attempted to cross Lake Waikaremoana on a raft last week, had been discovered by Maoris, and were in a feeblo condition. They were taken ashore to the pa and cared for. But for the timely discovery they must have died, as the weather was f itterly cold on the lake. "A.Z." has cor' ' -vted 10s to the Mayor's Coal and nket Fund, and Messrs Graham, Wilson- and Smellie have mado tho very useful donation of four pairs of blankets. Tho fund is now at a rather low \ and as applications for relief c :ue to be received, tho Mayor woaid be glad of further donations from Christohurch citizens. At a meeting of the South Canterbury Teachers' Institute in Timaru en Saturday a discussion took place on the Bible-in-Sohools question.; Mr l>. Ferguson, M.A., of Winchester, moved, and Mr Donoghue seconded:—"That this Institute is of opinion that any form of Biblo teaching in schools sets up a test in tho a-ppointtaent of teachers." The mover spoke at some length in support of the motion, which, on being put, was lost, only the mover and seconder voting for it. The members of Sousa's Band arrived at the Bluff by the Ulimaroa shortly* after eleven o'clock yesterday morning, and went on to Invercargill by special train. They were met at the station by the city bands and escorted to the Town Hall, where the Mayor extended to them an official welcome. Over two hundred persons wore present, and tho proceedings were enthusiastic. t Mr Sousa expressed high appreciation of the musical criticisms in Australia. A Press Association message states that the Band had a fine reception from a crowded audience at Inverftaxgill last evening. Treble encores were numerous. Sousa's own marches were enthusiastically received. Tho business at the last meeting of the V.M.C.A. Debating Club was an inter-society debate with the representatives of tho Cambridge terrace Baptist Church Society, the subject being the abolition of capital punishment. The swakers for tho V.M.C.A. were Messrs E. Caygill. F. McCullough, and A. Calloway in the affirmative, and for the Cambridge terrace, Society, Messrs Leadley and Holland (2). After a keen debate tho decision was given in, favour of those in the affirmative. At tho next meeting, to bo hold on Thursday the Rev. J. Mackenzie will deliver a lantern lecture dealing with his travels in Palestine and Syria. Mr G. Witty. M.P., has received tho following letter from the Hon. G. Fowlds, Acting-Minister of Defence:—• ('ln reply to your letter of July 11th, in regard to planting for shelter and improvement purposes on the Waimakariri training ground, I have the honour to state that the Commissionet of Crown Lands, the superintending nurseryman of the South" Island (Mr It. G. Robinson) and the Officer Commanding the Canterbury military district, have been requested to confer and report as to what is necessary in this direction. Aβ soon as their "Venort is received tho work will be put in hand." The annual general meeting of the Chnstchurch and St. Albans 00-opora-tive Money Club was held last erening. Mr TV E. Bishop (president) presiding, and there was a fair attendance of shareholders. The thirty-eighth halfyearly report, which was adopted, was as follows:—Tho capital of tho Society is £33,042 4s Id, an increase of £1748 9s /d during the hnlf-year. Loans amounting to £7243 10s were granted «iinnti the half-year, the total lent to date .being £146,661 19s Bd. The profit £i9r>7 accouflt shows a credit of ~ . The committee recommends a dividend at the rate of 9d in the pound on each complete 10s. There nro 802 members holding 3904 shares. All tho present officers were re-elected, and the usual bonuses were voted to the trustees, and a special vote of thanks was passed to tho Executive. At an ordinary meeting of the Canterbury College Engineering Society, hold on Saturday last, a paper was read by Mr T. O. Fox,'upon "Draimgo and its Disposal." After a brief historical outline of the subject, the system now in übo in London was described. 'Then followed a more detailed description of other municipal sewageworks exemplifying various systems tor the disposal of drainage, and the accommodation of storm water. Tin; various methods employed were classified under five heads, none of which could bo regarded as superior for all circumstances, the inlnnuenco of local conditions being emnhasised as the chief-determining fartor. It was stated that laud irrigation, a system employed by our own municipality, was usually thp cheapest, but it was not often tnat the adoption of such a method was possible near large cities. Other eystems were discussed, and a debate fo.lowed. On the motion of Mr Powell, a vote of thanks was accorded Mr Fox.

Mr H. D. Acland annenmces himself as a candidate for the vacancy in tinrepresentation of the Central Ward on the City Council, caused by the election of *Mr J. J. Dougall as Mayor. The following additional subscriptions to the Coronation Memorial Fund have been received nt "The Press" office:— Per Messrs Sturgiss and J-angley (Chertsey), F.J.. 2s 6<l, sympathiser 2s 6d, W.E.S. ss. "Enthusiast" suggests that as tho Albion club " aro now certain winners of the Sanior Championship.' th< Rucby Union officials might consider advisabUity of holding a seven-a-side tournament on Saturday. The Auckland oyster season closed yesterday and there will be no more 1 ickinfi on the northern oyster bed? till May next. Tho season has been closed much earlier this year than is usual, the Marino Department officials consjderinc that the beds have be«n suiiiciontly', depleted, by the picking to date. Dr. Cockayne writes:—"ln my article entitled 'Evolution in Plant Life, which appears in your issue ot ( Mon- \ day, paragraph seven begins:— rirst as to the performance of a stimulus* fctorc for the word ' performance, permanence should be substituted. I am eeokini; to show that the effect ot -_:ie stimulus is inheritotl, and give a eerits of examples showing varying degrees o ( permanence" Enquiry nt tho local office of the Government Labour Department last evening elicited the information that tho unemployed question was r.ot one of moment "in Christchurch. There were a number of men who were not working at tho nfesent, but tho majority of them had work to ro to as soon* as the weather permitted. The majority of applications received by tho Department"camo from men who had crowded into the city from outlying districts at tho coming of the cold weather. A "rally" of teachers in the various Nonconformist Sunday-schools about Christchurch was held in the 'Oxford terrace Baptist Church schoolroom last evening, to make arrangements for the visit of Mr Newton Jones., children's evangelist. Mr L. Hitt presided over an attendance of about fifty poisons. A programmo regulating Mr Jonesjj itinerary was drawn up and approved, and various committees wefe set up. At the conclusion of the business the Rev. J. Mackenzio delivered a brief address on evangelism in Sabbath schools. It was decided that another meeting should bo held in three -weeks time. \ Information received in Christchurch last nijiht stated that the cave at Murray's Mistake, whero the Bellflower was wrecked, which could only be worked at low tide, was reached by tho aid of a 30-foot rope. It proved to contain all kinds of articles—-frag-ments of pianos, bicycles, furniture, corrugated iron, tins of iam,_ ropes, sails, nulley-blocks, and articles, of clothing, but all had been smashed against the rocks. The whole of this has been turned over to Constable Whatman, but no sign : of Captain Dowell's body was discovered. ' The neighbouringbaysand the Ninety mile Beach between Lake Forsyth and Lake I Ellesmero culvert, have been searched, J also without result. For miles down ' flot&am from the wreck. The Labour Representation Committee met last night. It was decided to write'to the Acting Prime Minister, and ask that the Municipal Corporations' Act be amended in the direction of takin" the power from municipal corporations to elect a Mayor when a vacancy occurs through death, or any other cause, and that, in such contingencies, there shall be a fresh election, as in the case when a vacancy occurs in Parliament. It. was decided that nominations for the vacancy on the City Council, caused by the election of Cγ. Dougall as Mayor, should bo received at the [ meeting of the committee next Friday evening, when the committee's selection will be made. It was also decided to forward a letter to tho City Council protesting against the "withholding of proper representation to the.St. Albans and Linwood Wards, and demanding that proper * representation bo given those wards. Mrs Harrison Lee-Cowie-commenced a series of meetings yesterday, beginning with an address at mid-day in Cathedral Square. In the evening she addressed a large audience at the Rolleeton street Hall, Linwood, taking as her subject " Round the Word in an Aeroplane." The Rev. I. Sarginson occuj pied the chair, and in his prefatory remarks referred to the death of Mr T. E. Taylor. Hβ described him as the spear-head of the Prohibition Party, and urged those present to tuild a fitting monument to the departed leader in the shape of a good prohibition vote. Mrs Lee-Cowie traced the development of licensing and local I option lefds!ation throughout the Eng-lish-speaking world. Coming to New Zealand the speaker stated that tho j gaol at Balclutha had not had an inmato for nine months. An eloquent appeal for workers concluded an interesting address. A number of workers were enrolled, and promises of financial assistance obtained. Tlie Hon. T. Mackenzie informed our Timaru representative that the foundations for the new Mount Cook Hermitage were all in, and tho other work ■would 'bo put in hand in tlie spring. The foundations had been put in very satisfactorily by day labour, and it was probable that the rest of the work would bo dofle in the same way. If it was not done by day labour no time would be lost in calling for tenders, hut the experience of the Department was that calling for tenders was not very satisfactory lately, owing to the high prices asked by contractors. As a case in point, he menticned that recently the Department called tenders for a bridge across the Taicri mouth; the lowest tender was about £1000 above the estimate of the Department, and this tenderer, when ho found how much he was below the next lowest, wanted an even higher price. Tho Department went carefully into the work and found they could do it for about £5000 by day labour, tho lowest tender hem" about £6000. They therefore accepted no tender, and the work wae now being dono very satisfactorily by day labour. It was intended to make the new Hermitage thoroughly up-to-date, and it was probable that it would be heated by electricity. I A special meeting of the Lyttelton i Borongh Council was held last evening for tho purpo-e of considering the report of the Water Supply Committee regarding the proposed improvement of the pumping facilities, and provision of new reservoirs and pipes in the. borough. There were present:—The Mayor (Mr M. J. Miller), Crs. S. R. Webb. J. H. Collins, W. T. Lester, F. J. Page, J. R. Webb. W. Luke, C. Cook, W. Rad--1 clifFe and Dr. J. Guthrio. The full report of the Water Supply Comniitteft (as published in '"The Press" of Tuesday Inst) was dealt with clause by clause. The Council appeared to bo divided oveuly, and every clause was keenly contested, the diecussion being long, lively, and at times acrimonious, personalities being frequently indulged in. At the outset, Cr. S. R. Webb moved: —"That the report bo referred back to the committee, .with power to consult Professor R. J. Scott as to tho ]:roposals contained .therein." The motion was seconded "by Cr. LuKe, but was lost on the casting vote of the Mayor. The report was adopted clause by clause, with tho proviso that i the questions of reservoir and of the pumping station plant be referred to an expert. The concluding portion of the report, giving the financial details, and the committee's recommendations, wero struck out. The meeting lasted over three hours, and proceedings at times were very warm.

Tho tender of Messrs Bull Bros., of Napier, for £32,000, has been for th« limner Municipal Theatre. '.fvjj The railway authorities ■ that traffic to And-from Cass, on th* , ?.'-? Midland line, will bo resumed a»~ ''*^ L usual as from to-day. * '•£ The Nelson youth, who by his pareata , -' ' ' orders refused to register for nuljtar*" .*' service on conscientious scninW Tv paid his fine, and is leaving N<>w Z«tT'~- sland by the s.s. Tongariro to avoid eoyi , • plianco nith tho Defence Act. ,« ;-- Tho collier Kurow. which loft Bttv» . yesterday for Auckland, bringing tht> Now Zealand portion oi the and American mails, from the mj»il ~ steamer Maknra, from Vancouver. The Kurow should reach Auckland about Wednesday evening. At the mooting of tho Cantorhur* College Beard of Governors yesterday it was decided, on the me:ion of Df* Taibot, to extend to Sir Joshua WiC Lams, the first chairman ot tin- Beard tho Hoard's congratulating on tho cent Honour conferred ujm-i lum At n post mortem on a <-ow which, recently died at• A*hburton, tiie stomach was ftund to contain several two nails, a couple of hair pus, several iron rivets, a small piece oi tin, -svlrilo a three inch' nail was imbedded m tbfc heart. Yesterday Detectives Eado and Kennedy arrested a man and his wife at West Eyreton, on a charge of theft of articles of jewellery, wcuing blankets, and other ait.cles. It j» stated that tho thefts were committed while the owner of tho articles wa* nway arranging tor the luncral of h» wife, who lay dead in the house ot tho time. On Friday afternoon. Mr G. Kenay, of Tory Channel, picked iin on tha beach near his residence, a bottle containing the following message, addressed to a Timaru resident, Mr Q. T. Johnston: —"Boat capsized tare* " miles from Timaru." Ihe discovery has been reported to the harbourmaster at Timaru, who replied that in the cir» cumstances, it is correct to preserve thY - messane. Tho native, Honereri Whakarehu. c&l ; behalf of himself, his wife and nine members of his family, has caused som* ' sensation at the big Maori meeting i)j. Waahi, by presenting 150.958 acres ipf V purposes of "mana" in various parts of *"■■ the Taupo district. Tho block can<i\ tains a largo area of totara, hot and sulphur springs, a great deal of first and second-class land, and a iarjjo area l of pumico country. Charles Scale, a young man, gave^" himself up to the Auckland police on l Saturday, admitting that he was concerned in tho warehouse thefts, jfor' - -' which several men were sentenced on!' Saturday morning. Sealo was charged - yesterday with receiving a case of 0000 a - v and a caddie of tobacco, of the totiu" t ' value of £13, knowing them to ha?<T,'. been stolen. He -was remanded fit-'- , ' sentence till Wednesday. Bail wa* al-" lowed. '.' : 5 An unusual case was decided in Wtf- '~ lington by Mr Justice Denniston yester^ 1 '- day. 'Messrs Moutgdmery, Jones iadC & Co. (Englaoid) obtained judgment;." against Corry and Co., of New Zealand, on two summonses. for/5~£1331 and £2617 in respect.tp- &, signmcnjti of and astojd isfcextt ft cution. The serrico &tpftonV \* was in accordance with on fo !*£ which litigation must be ux but it never reached defendants. judge held that defendants should hav-eV 3 objected earlier, and gave judgment for\ : i| plaintiffs. "JHr] The sequel to the recent case Vbt#-i which a young .woman was cent to goraC' for twenty-one days for oxppsbjs.'l| , ' child in a manner likely to injure «w health but who was released tragi-/' days later in consequence of strajg;.<public agitation, was heard at >,■£& Wellington Magistrate's Court :j«*«&v day, when Thomas Wells was adra&McUv* tho father of tho child. Counsel wj» »-' defendant stated that his clienfruM , '', •; offered to marry the girl, and 'iretwl, 'j, do so now if-she was wOling'. Bfe ww ,^ r not the unmitigated scoundrel t&nfoA * people had held him up to be. TVeIUfV was ordered to contribute 7s 6d a ;•'„ towards the child's support. ;: ! * i Tho annual meeting of the tfnJteJv; Friendly Societies' Benevolent Attooia»£/ tion was held on Friday evening, Bio.!s' v f H. E. Smith (U.A.0.D.) preeidSi|E.ov«^ f * ; a large attendance of delegates froa&| the various societies. Tho Chainaan''■ i made reference -to the death of the - Mayor, and a resolution' expressing th« /,-"{ sincere symnathy of'the Association- % with ,Mfs Taylor and family wae car- ■ : \ ried in silence. Two attph'catione for ■ ,- the assistance of distressed nwmbert;.,;. were received and considered, and B«nM' ;, ?r of £20 and £15 respectively, were;? j granted them. Acconnts for £4 17s";; were passed for payment. Too of officers for the forthcoming year roNJ; ,, ', suited as follows:—President, Bro. W.-; , ! E. Inglie (A.0.F.): vice-president, Bro* > " O. Ivess (U.A.0.D.); treaenrer, Bro. y?. 1 ■• F. Cooper tS. and D.T.); eeoreftiniv Bro. W. H; Browne (M.TJ.); jainatt secretary, Bro. Hean (S. and IKT*)^... An escape from accident, wikJl ii 4 i the saying grace of humour, watf ■»*£. - nossed at the entranoo to square, near the United Service.oorawt* 4 -i- \ shortly before noon yesterday. ' A W '- ! was cycling into the Square, when h» ■ ; machine skidded on the greasy and brought him down in the middled , : of the tramway track. A car was con> % ;. ing into the Square & few yards &•-' ,/~f hind him, and for a moment a --« was imminent. The humorous eleswftt "•, arrived when the pointsman, who *£r£ stationed at the corner, dashed grabbed the boy by the scruff of tb**/f; neck, and swung him clear of the line. \*_L The boy held on tigjbtly to his bicycle, ], and such was the vigour of the poinl* , " tjf man's lift that beth boy and bioycl*- $ described a semi-circlo while in the pro- \ ; cess of being removed. The raotorsaan,. *,f in the meantime, had clapped on the■/,,-------brakes, and the car pulled up smartly. N It may be added that both the point** * .-t man and the motorman acted with most commendable promptitude. ', * r \ A letter was received from , Minister of Education at the meeting ot - . ' the Canterbury College _Board of Gto-- , , vetnors yesterday, advising that **&',' Minister could not recomaieatt the Government to consent » r4 ,-f the investment of College * fundi , - I proposed in the application »&\ !', I' to the Minister by the Board. Tw ~ , chairman (Mr J. C. Adams) saw that the Board had applied to Uie !«-;, partment for permission to invest surplus moneys of the College ia OitJ "", Council, Christchurch Tramway, and other Corporation debentures Mr v» -, H. Opie said that the Board of Govef- f, ■■ nors of tho Technical College inreswa , their funds in the way proposed'and 4 ho could not tee why the ; _ College Board should not be alw*^-,, , to do the same. Mr Izard saw **• ,a Christchurch City Council -were •PPw 1 ' '"! ing for power to ra:.se tht-ir moaw 6J , -J way of temporary loans ii"=tead <",-'•" I long-dated debentures, aifi if «)*•' \i power were granted, he thought Board should apply to thp Governnent ,~*m for permission to invest the Co^'sfS- 1 V*-M money in thoM* temporary luans. Tw, J« chairman said that that was ff hat W;. m Board wanted; to bo able to put tBOT, . *« money out on short notice loans. *|?V^,' -Is letter was recoivrfi. .'^-^re Early in August the Grand Nation*'; , Meeting at Uiccartou takes place, *J?~V. from now on a largo and varied ewofJSv ■; went of Field Glasses and Prjsm #*.■> .j noculars. including Zic-s aud 'otafftf -s'litab!.! for this sportiiur ho procured at John 11. optiotati, i'CO High street, who also repair and clean binocaler* «? ?*Jr short notice. ~ Electric Metallic Filament Lamp* greatly reJucod prkv.-.—r>o as 6d each, 100 candle-power 5s Kjtia4W each. Discounts for quantities. JZnMM lamps guarantet-d. Turubull and » 0> Ltd., Cas&cl street. 'I-'jM^E

J What promises to prove one of the 'mitt remarkable sales m tho history Jrceawrbury will open this morning 5 the irell-known establishment of W. StrlnEO *n f l cv> - Ench yM -' pn S r U l I SSttakin" , a clean sweep is mado of 1 sld"partmcnts, the goods being sacri- | " ' ' ted quit* regardless of ong.nal cost ; Sis to make room ior spring and | • - rtßiiaer shipments. Tins years salo *U bo cxcipt-ionnliy attractive, because j -Se"of the \Viiol.;:ao Club stocks re-, Jred from tl.n C.tib s prrm-es, M,n- f Sw'ti.r strott. io brrruige s own huild- %' and which will bo Mibmittod at JSreordinarily low prices. Ihe salo rforts at 10 o'clock sfmrp this uiorn|bjj. and a « u e C! attendance is anticipated. n There ie 'i 0 onp better qualified to ond.-rukolk3 c-!«-:ir.ii- -f jour goods fiir, ui;h H.M Customs than J. M i - ■ KUami Co., Ltd, the oldest | clearing !i° :ls<, • ,,rm "' llu, " oni "" (llJ ! Kefflsiaber th's is I';Tnnr.TU ..cok ?t Graflau", Wilson a:.'.i .<.; i.. il.os. As tho ; lengthen, tin- .Uren-then. . v.>.«. ,-rTir Wo 2 healtiiT. Xo m.iffrr ■

■gsl-n yo-ir healthy. No matter -.w Tie may siiiitr trom I hctvo tho medicine ho needs. Treatment craded according to stage of iralady; also- Tone Bails, Worm Halls, Mange Ointment. Kyo Lotion. Advice free enjr time Jno Heny Veterinary Chemist (opposite Uin.ce s), Colombo itreet. * 6

Be sure and call this morning at Grobam, Wilson mid .Srnolik-'s; you'll bo jurprised and delighted at the host of Kemnauts, odds and cuds, at halfprice. Better come early—these wont Wt foßg. '*'

The most appetising Bargain Menu that has so far betn submitted to tho Christchurch public accompanies our ijsno this morning ■it details the jnoney*savrog possibilities afforded by the dispersal of the Drapery and Clothing; «tock bought by Messrs Armstrong and Company in Auckland for 7e6d in the pound on landed cost. No one CUD oifer equal values; no one supply Drapery t>o cheaply. Messrs Armstrong aro making the most of their advantage*. 1

ijending parcels abroad ? Then foriraafii through tbo Now Zealand Express CoßJpaAyt Ltd. Goods entrusted to us let delivery arc handled carefully, forxfarW. quickly., delivered safely,- and ctoges are always reasonable. Tho Jfef Zealand Express Company, Ltd. 1

PICTORIAL HAT-BOXES

A fettling firm of Paris dressmakers fas ({boo one better than its rivals by engaging » well-known-artist to attend

itt dJVSJinaKmg saloons daily (saya ihft

"itoly .VailV Pans correspondent). Ladies uiw aro gcod eusumiers of tho ' Bra a/erap.diy sketched by tue artist,

cnß*jr.i>eu ofuiiid a screen, wmio tnvy aro inspecting the various creations. AfMrvraids, as a pleasant surprise, they, find a deiicato sketch of themjfilvcs pasted on tiio bottom of mo Artieiio hot-by.ix or dress-box in which . their purchases aro sent homo.

HIGHWAYMEN

At one end of a second-class carriage returning fro to a raen mooting four ttceeourso highwaymen were i)layiDg r card*. At tho other, soys an Auck- '• laad sporting writer, wore two •: rtnwigfrrs, looking on amusedly. Pre- , seutty one of them saw tho dealer givo -tease!.' four aces from the bottom of .the pack, nt which ho nudged tho dthfer and whisnorcd: "Didgor Twetnat?" "Sec what"?" Why, ten that feller i;ivo hissclf four aces?" *What about it?" rejoined the other a a surprised tone. "Wasn't it his

'EFFECT OF ATHLETIC SPORTS. At tho distribution of prizes at Dunjkitk at a regatta organised by tho Municipality of Coudeltorque flranpbo. 'titlltclastruil suburb of Dunkirk, iii ' *tyk crews from Boulogne, Calais, Mwux, Abbeville, and luinkirk conimS, it wae etatod by the president era* Dunkirk Rowing Club that OWiflfe to the development of athletic ' .- ipOrte is France, no fewer than 23,000 fwßg men—tho equivalent of an army «rt»—wenj found by tho last Coaseiis ttf'Bdvision to be physically fit for :, f Military service, abovo the number for '* ■' ttrt year, and this in spite of the con- ' 'i?i^ eft s J* eaE " s « oW ing that the mctn-rato of tho country remains statioiftrr., * r * "OPL& SMOKE" OF WEST AFRICA I , .''Msusa, look' am—3o© dem gold I gold liv for d&t place." % ';',?* **pws*»on earn© from my native 1 -' iie*dtsaa &6 we emerged out of the ,t /ilt&ife into a clearing in tho Gold I ~ VMM, where there were numerous old ! " ?*W6voj kings (writes an Englishman t '■ coast to "T.P.'a Weekly.") 'j Tneflest African firmly believes that * i mist seen ? fc times risin K ,OT« low-lymg places is a sure indica- /£?« j go , ' lhis euperstition is not 'ttttfined alone to West Africa; the Mexican and fcerrwian beliovo that wnere a pho&phorus-looking mist is : seen hanging over the ground it mdi.- . . cates of golcL This euperstiaon . ■ 15 possibly founded on the following: : - SLrfTTi T nl £ c ?. wry fine ' * f us H°. ,d *** Practically on ytU eurface of the ground; and fW : . »fc ac * soma on pool* of water tho * ''k&?iffif !***"& up , ..taka w,th dust-gold, which, on ovap- " - S * ' WOuld - bo deposited. There i ' ws. a 7 cuno , us * clii » amongst Sβ * ; }***'*~ ! ? r Stance, there are l &» v J t l .. nM aWa y- Certain trees ■ ?%w D v™ »* •Xw?"* , ant U WO »n>Ple 20 h.p SSI/ o * , " USe v here> The American XifiSj?**?, theSe P arti ™lar cars felW «£f r * wo had t0 fife special r i? S, and sub stitute Micho- *«&» Tn. l*^ 6 could continue tho ':iHri«.i c bodie s» too, were lacking ( ', 'St^! 0 "., and without sido '&« driver's seat. The chasis, * ffifSo!s!i? e + i throuj ? h all tests witk ' «nr«L _1 ' ° cn Sme proving to bo -; and reliable. Tho "Flanders" cars wo - SlTi ,lll are fitted witt Michelih ' 22S tte b* s6 * tJT" O in the -world. Tho ' ;> Sk Tif flu sh-sided, with scuttle - to& -f" 01 " 6 are higu sido doors to - febf i and rear sea ts, and tho i °f the new cars is in con- . :X™W with up-to-date English and - ntal sta:ula!r ds. They are tho Hfflencan cars adapted epecially to *■' ""'-iSl^f 11 conditions. The 30 h.p. S«toter "E.M.F." sells in New Zea--4 B" at £375 ' T llO 20 h -P----'rak* SC *l cr "blander* ,, sells at and tho 20 h.p. two-eeater ; v«tiss2t rB » . * ith wrpedo body, sella i .mSF' aII cars being fitted with ■ t / rcs and with Cape and five lamps. Two delivery can be given. Adams, » Xeu- Zealand agents for » and "Flanders" oars. Garac;o, !Ket, opposite A. J. "Whito's." 6

•"{β^r;VALUE FOR MONEY.

(■Ma* - 1 m ?^ t -' 1 F.N. Car, with. 5 its its wonderful speed and '■rTrnfr' • cost, upkeep, appeals SM^KEff** 66ll ! discriminating buyer who ?MMr c *"sk es t value for money. fflUßggsM* test of comparison that

sustains our argument. A. W. irjinitii and Son, Central Garage, Worcester street. 1

I SMALL CAR TALK.

Mr D. Crozier, of the firm Dexter ; and Crozier, Ltd., is on a visit to the 1 United States, principally with a view !of selecting tho most suitable medium I find small car for Now Zealand coni ditions. The various light cars landed > in tho Dominion up to date, Mr Crozior ! considers, have not altogether met with i his firm's approval; his principal aim is to supply tho public with cars that win stand the test of time. 4