NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14407, 15 July 1912, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Tho picturo of the week to bo seen in the coming issue of "The Weekly Press" lis tho full pago engraving of tho Reform Ministry, a group of in-telligent-looking, bright,' sturdy, and well set-up Iscxv Zealanders, to whom tho destinies of the Dominion have been entrusted until tho next election, when it is anticipated that their success so long fought for and gained will be increased. New Zealand old and new is represented by several pictures—a bank of the gold-rush days of Hokitika, nnd a Christchurch landmark of tho '00's that is just disappearing, a dairy factory in tho bush, a creamery on tho banks of a river, and the progress of tho preparations for tho erection of tho new Parliamentary buildings in Wellington. There are somo illustrations of Stockholm, interesting just now on account of tho creditable show tho Australasians aro making against the pick of tho world at the Olympic Games being held there, and a very recent portrait of tho Princo of Wales on his coming of ago makes a gouu frontispiece. The colour pages are representative of all New Zealand and further. A rising township, an established town, and agricultural and other scenes aro typically colonial, the Bhutia girl is typical of an Eastern civilisation, and the elaborate furnishings and decorations of a Chinese templo at Singapore aro evidences of a very ancient religion. Tho special artist of the paper does some excellent cartoon work in connection with the want of confidence motion division, theso amusing sketches appearing on tho usual reading pago carrying Parliamentary notes.

Tho weekly meeting of ,tlio Hcathcoto Literary and Debating Society was held last Tuesday. when tho Rev. W. Leo presided. The evening was devoted to original poems and quotations from authors. Tho winners wero Mrs Grant and Mr L. Weir.

A batch of thirty stewards wero paid off tho White Star liner lonic at Wellington on Saturday, says tho "Post." They all appear to be quite young men who have worked their passage out to the Dominion, and they are possessed of a little cash. They left the vessel carrying their portmanteaus and some musical instruments, making a welldressed crowd, and did not appear to be undesirable, if unofficial, emigrants.

Several men leaving Wellington Territorials, on transfer to other districts, having taken their arms and equinmcnt with them, officers commanding companies are reminded, in an order just "issued, that clothing only is to be retained by tho men on transfer, and that arms and equipment must be returned to company stores beforo leaving.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Australasian Squadron will visit Auckland in his flagsh«g. H.M& Drake, from July 27th to 29th. fho n sft is for tho purpose of seeing the proposed sites for naval establishments.

Th© half-yearly report of the Wellington Letterpress Printers' and Machinists' Union notes with recret that tho directors of the "Weekly" Herald" (Labour paper) had decided, after a full investigation, to recommend tho company to go into liquidation.

Something in the way 0 f a record for the pert of Greymouth was made for the week endin» Saturday last, no less than 1,750..000 ft of timber having been brought in by the railway for various steamers in sort. Of " this quantity 800,000 ft was off the Hokitika line, including 200.000 ft from Butler Bros., Ltd., Ruatapu.

Thc weekly meeting of the Lyttelton Literary Society was held on "Friday. The evening was occupied by the reading of essays (competitive), a large number being sent in. The essays were judged by Mr W. A. Siout, of'Heathcote, who awarded the two prizes offered by the Society to Messrs Kiel, Ist, and Stewart, 2nd. Third place was gained by Mr Cook. Tho meeting next Thursday will tako tho form of a debate with the Hcathcote Society.

On receipt of the news of Mr Massey's victory on the No-eorfidcnco motion, Mr F. W. Fairey, the well-known Nelson butcher, telegraphed as follows to tho ex-Leader of the Opposition:— "Havo killed a bullock. 1700 pounds dead-weight. Shall I send a sirloin to give the boys a treat." Mr Massey replied:—"Many thanks. A slice of your bullock's sirloin just what is wanted to refresh the boys of tho Reform Party after the fight of the last week." The sirloin was despatched to the Primo Minister on Wednesday (says the "Colonist").

A very ordinary chaii was upheld for an object-lesson by a speaker at Auckland on Thursday night in an endeavour to impress the Industrial Association with the need for advocating a vigorous afforestation policy. Austrian chairs, ho said, were once made of yew, but now beech was used, and apparently no other timber was suitable. An enormous number of such chairs wero imported to New Zealand annually from Austria, tho conservative methods of English manufacturers seeming to prevent tho British production of the kind of chair popular in the Dominion. He declared that the beech would thrive well in New Zealand, and thcro was no reason why it should not be grown extensively, and the manufacture of bentwood chairs carried out.

Great surprise was expressed by a member of tho Education Commission at Wellington on Friday at the discovery that the headmaster of the Wellington Boys' Collego has to pay attention to such matters as the "ordering of steaks and sausages," Mr Pirani was cross-examining- one of tho college masters and ascertained from him that the principal was in sole charge of the boarding establishment, which ho conducted on his own responsibility- "Do you think that a headmaster ought; to be a boardingbousc keeper?" Mr Pirani asked. Tho witness said that he saw no difficulty in the way, and In reply to a further query as to the "ordering of steaks and sausages," that experience in such, matters was a good thing.rather than otherwise.

A highly instructive example of tho effectiveness of afforestation was described in one of the papers read beforo tho Industrial Association at Auckland on Thursday evening. Captain Boscawen stated that when ho was quartered on "H.M.S. Ascension," the littlo island used as a British naval training station, and so-called because the men there wero undo* articles of war, it was a barren spo* Its volcanic cono was arid and barren, and tho Government decided to adopt a trec-plantmg nolicy. Soil was obtained from the neighbouring West African coast, and trees were rdanted by convict labour, and watered with distilled water, no other being available. It was not long beforo they „rew up woll, and the last timo ho saw tho island the cone was green and beautiful. A naval hospital had been built on the cone, and the garrison was able, as the results of tree-planting, to secure a fair supply of good water, brought by pipes from catch-water tanks in various"parts of tho cone.

At the sitting of the Education Commission at Wellington on Friday, when Dr. Maclean was under examination, Mr Fred- Pirani asked, in view of the complaints mado by women teachers about the low salaries paid to them, and that those salaries ranged from £90 to £270 a year, and averaged £123 a year over tho whole Dominion, what was the comparison with the position of nurses. The doctor replied that women generally commenced at twenty-one years of ago or over,, at a salary of os to 10s per week. At tho end of three years' training they were employed at* £40 to £60 a year and board in hospitals, and at £3 3s a week for private casual work. Matrons in charge of largo hospitals received from £120 to £150 a year and board. The hours of nurses ranged from eight to twelve hours a day for seven days a week, and matrons were on duty longer than that. But, added the docter, nurses havo another motive generally for taking up the work—the love of it.

Another slight digression on tho alleged degradation of spoken English in the Dominion enlivened the academic atmosphere of tho Education Commission at Wellington on Friday afternoon. Mr A. Heine, acting headmaster of Wellington College, introduced the subject with some specimens of corruption in language as in "haouse" for "house." Mr Pirani at onco seized the opportunity to bring onco moro under the notice of the Commission tho pronunciation among tho so-called "upper" classes of the vowel "i," a "raine" for "fine," "tcime-tablo" for "time-table," and so forth, quoting about fifty instances. Mr Heino agreed that this was a distinct vulgarity, moro common among women than men. Ho thought it mi'dit bo duo to a desire on the part of the "classes" to get away in tho pronunciation "fame" as far as possible from tho corresponding vulgarity of tho "masses" iv "tome." Mr Pirani added that curiously enough, at least two lady witnesses beforo the Commis-sion-—two principals of leading secondary schools —had been guilty of the "superior" vulgarism.

Mr R. Kranko, foreign superintendant of the South German Reinsurance Co., which has its headquarters in Munich, is at present in Christchurch. Mr Kranko is a fine specimen of the modern, well-equipped young. German. In a chat with a "Press" representative he __avo somo interesting impressions of this country. "' have been struck with the great variety of scenery," he said. "At ono time one can imagine oneself in England, at another in at another, again, In Sweden or Norway. Tho great need here seems to mc to be population. You have only got ono million where you should have five millions. I cannot say much in favour of the New Zealand railway system. The accommodation is very poor, the first class being about equal to third class on tho Continent, and as for speed, or, rather, the lack of it, 1 need only point out that it takes as long to _et from Auckland to Rotorua as from London to Pans." The speaker added thut the labour problem hero appeared to bo an exceedingly complicated one. The Socialist movement in Germany was not so rencral as it appeared to be on paper. Generally speaking, tho Dominion seemed to bo in a most prosperous condition.

At the Hastings Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Twelfth Annual Show, in tho fancy pigeons' class. C. Sowman of Christchurch, won with fourteen firsts, and also won the cup for the most points.

At the S.M. Court at Masterton on Saturday. Thomas Brook Leo, against whom there wero two previous convictions for breaches of tho Licensing Act, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for having kept liquor for sale within tho No-licenso district of Masterton.

Tho demands in connection with the drivers' dispute will bo filed this week, and it is likely that they will bo considered by the Conciliation Council carlv in August. A special meeting of the Drivers' Union.will bo hold m the Trades Hall to-morrow Might for the purpose of appointing three assessors torepresent the Union.

A reserve of 30 acres near the riyer Grey is now vested in the Ashley County Council for a bridge site and river protective'works. A reserve of 80 acres is also vested in the Ellcsmere County Council near the Selwyn River for 'river conservation. At Spotswood, Cheviot. 5 acres 1 rood 17 perches is set apart for public recreation.

The "Horowhenua Chronicle" wants the Bankruptcy Act reformed to mako the privato assignees in assigned estates to render an account of their stewardships. There are, it appears, assigned estates in which the "Chronicle" has financial as well os public interests wherein the agency companies acting as assignees havo been working or resting, during periods ranging from twolvo months to two and a half years!

Tho Star of Canada, like every other vessel boasted a ship's cat. which rejoiced in the name of Minky, and Minky and her progeny were the joy of tho crew's hearts. Therefore it is not astonishing to learn that tho cat and her kittens were carefully collected and packed up in a box when the crew received orders to quit thc vessel (now ashore at Gisborne), and were handed into thc tender caro of, a friendly lighterman, and so were actually tho first of the ship's complement to leavo the stricken vessel.

In tho Art Gallery this afternoon and evening there will "be two interesting functions, in which everyone should have an interest. From 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. children in fancy dress will hold high rovol at a fancy dress dance, and. from 8 p.m. until midnight thero will bo an adult fancy dress ball. These engagements have been arranged by the Society for tho Health of Women and children, and the proceeds are to help forward the admirable work of that organisation. Fancy dress is optional, and tickets may bo obtained at tho Dresden.

Two additional slot telephone cabinets an> being built in Christchurch. One is to be placed alongside tho new post office in Sydenham, facing Colombo street, and the other at the junction of Sehvyn street and South Crescent road, Spreydon. A cab.net for a slot telephone will also bo piaccd in tho entrance of tho Addingtor. rest office, where it will bo availablo at all hours. Tlio cabinet at present standing opposite Tattorsall's Hotel, in Cashel street, will be placed either at the Clock Tower or opposite the D.I.C. buildings, as soon as Jio City Council gives its consent to one of these places being used.

Aboard the Union Company' 6 steamer Atua, 'which arrived at Auckland from the Friendly Islands on Friday were fifty "boys," who havo travelled aboard tho vessel from Suva, tho first port at which'tho Atua touched after leaving Sydney. The natives ot thc Tongan group, who ordinarily work the cargo at the ports in those islands, havo been more than -usually troublesome of late, and have shown an inclination to do very littlo, and then only at exorbitant rates of pay In consequeuce it was decided to engage all tho boys at Suva and carry them through the group and on to Auckland. Although feeling the cold a littlo on ; arrival, the natives wore ovidontly dolighted with their voyage.

The funeral of the late Mr George William Veale took place at Lyttelton yesterday afternoon, and was attended by a very large number of townspeople. The lato Mr Veale was Worshipful Master of Lodge Canterbury Kilwinning No. 23, and there was a large gathering of members of that lodge, Lodgo Unanimity and. Loyal City of Norwich Lodge (Oddfellows), and of Christchurch lodges. Representatives of shipping and mercantile firms from Lyttelton and Christchurch were also present. The* body was interred in the Church of England Cemetery, -the burial service being conducted by tho Rev. J. do B. Galwey, the Masonic servico by Deputy-Master. R.. T. Clow (Canterbury Kilwinning), and that of the Oddfellows by P.P.G.M. J. L. Carrell, of Loyal City of Norwich Lodge.

Varying opinions .were expressed by witnesses before tho Education Commis-sion-at Wellington last week regarding tho question of co-education. Some declared that from tho age of ten onwards boys and girls should bo educated separately. This view was upheld by a doctor, who made a. statement, to the Commission on Friday, and contended that mixing tho sexes in schools and playgrounds was most inadvisable. Later in the day tho Commission had beforo it Professor W. T. Mills, whose opinion on tho question was eought by Mr F. Pirani. "Wo wero told. thiß morning by a doctor," said Mr Pirani, "of the awful effects which follow tho mixing of boys and girls at' school after tho ago of ten years. What do you think about it?" The Professor's reply was brief, but pointed. "Well." he said, "they ought not to be born in tho samo families then!"

At tho last meeting of tho City and Suburban Burgesses' Association the following resolutions were carried:-— "That, to solidify the desires of citizens and rural residents for the extension.of tho boundaries of Greater Christchurch, the secretary bo requested to call a preliminary meeting-of his fellow secretaries for Tuesday, 30th July." VThat. this Association views with pleasure tho effort of tho Tramway Board and its employees to arrivo at, a mutually satisfactory basis for future and ventures to express the hope that tho effort may bo successful." "That as tho State "has, under certain conditions, recognised the attainment of adult ago a qualification for electing members of Parliament this Association hopes that thc Parliamentary rolls will bo made tho basis for all elections affecting the bulk of the- population of tho Dominion, and respectfully draws the Cabinet's attention to the Association's previous resolutions in this direction." "That the Council be requested tq expedite tho houso numbering and naming of streets not yet particularly designated."

Tho recent floodsiiad their humorous side, and despite many discomforts experienced, a traveller who ventured out to Methven on Thursday night comes back with interesting experiences. Tho train left Christchurch at about 4 p.m. on Friday, and everything went well till Rakaia had been passed. Ten miles up the line from there the trouble commenced. Tho flood waters on the lino were up to the floors of the carriages, and finally the engine had to stop. The driver, after a quarter of an hour, coaxed her to do another 100 yards, and then she threw up tho sponge. And well sho might, for coming down the lino was a rushing torrent, and as far as the 'eyo could reach was ono sheet of-waterl It was pitch dark, and the water was at least four feet deep. The passengers were therefore not altogether surprised to sco one of the surface men (wandering about with a lantern) shed his lower garments. Finally the train managed, at a snail's pace, to crawl to its destination. At Methven there was another sheet of water several feet deep, and to reach tho hotel passengers had to step from the train mto a carrier's cart and bo conveyed across It was the only way to avoid getting wet.

•.,'.;,■ '- '• ___^,/*_.g At the annual meeting of tho ,_fe#- "*% Zealand Wyandotte Club at Hasting*. S 1 ? Mr Jarvis (Christchurch) was president. The next annual show wi&*i£ be held at Palmerston North. »i'-V A benefit social will be tendered -to *<& tho widow and childrou of the lato'Cr A. D. Hart by the Canterbury Labour- ~£ ers' Union on August 2ncl_ in ths •'!' Socialists' Hall. '' iA misting of the committee of tWr - Spring Flower Show was held at Lyt- I* telton on Wednesday, when a strong- '.- committee of ladies and gentlemen was"- "f formed to carry out the show rbout tho'.-i. end of September. Mr J. L. Bruct»'~-' was elected secretary, and .Mr Ticker-'/'" man treasurer. . , ■ The results of tho fourteenth nighty ' play in tho Christchurch Friend!? Societies Card Association's 1 ournamcat. ■ - were as follows: —Oak of Sydenham bent Pioneer, 21—16; Star of fcJt. Albans heat Perseverance, 26—16; City of Christchurch beat Star of Csu_« terbury, 22—18; Ridgcly a bye. Waterside workers in Wellington are ; likely to feel the pinch of. tho Londai.'' - I striko for a while, hy reason of tho de- ' • lav in tho arrival of the big ships sava. the "Post." Tho Athcnic, the next ~' direct steamer of the Shaw, Savill, and '- Albion Company, has not yet left Lot*- -• don. Tho Tnrakina, of tho New Zealand Shipping Company's Lino, with 8000 tons of general cargo on board, ij, not due until _3rd August. The wharres where the big boats lie will present a very deserted appearance.

Tho New Plymouth directors of the Taranaki oil wells havo received appH. cations for supplies of crudo oil for Diesel engines totalling Go barrels ' weekly from all parts of tho Dominion, and also an application by a big $_'p„ ping company for regular supplies. The.directors aro unable to consider the ' latter, ns tho refined articlo will giro batter profits. It is expected that thft .. first dividend to. shareholders in tho ■ Taranaki Petroleum Company will be mado next week, and another in August.

A Woodvillo tradesman had the snr* Jpriso of his life recently (says th,-.." "Examiner"), when an old customer ' • camo in and remarked that he owed a *'•: few shillings and might as well pay * ■ them, handing over a cheque at tho --; samo time. The tradesman looked at! it, noted it was for £4, and gave his-V----customer £3 odd as change. The latter"£.l remarked, "You had better look a{.'.|; 1 that chequo again, I think," _nd'<Kr<jjP doing so the tradesman found it wsji"*:'"' for £4000, instead of four only. - _(£••; was worth a second look. "J 4 *, It is difficult to associate frurgtariet' with mumps, but. such an associaftaa.--was mado at tho Auckland Police-".' ' Court on Wednesday. Tho hearine of.' ono of the charges in connection witlr'. tho recent, burglaries required to be '- adjournal because the accessary wit- '" n esses were laid up with mumps. "If . they havo mumps, we don't want them here," said Mr Cutten. "No, sir, w« have enough dnngerous things here already," replied Chief Detective Marsack, indicating a miscellaneous assortment of burglars' impedimenta spread upon the table.

A serpent-like denizen of the deep, about nine feet long, was, found on the Eighty Mile Beach, near Houhora, on Tuesday. Tho head of the iish is snake- " like in shape, and contains no teeth. The body has two sets of wing-like" fins. The maximum thickness of tho ■ lody is about 15in. and thc swordli_o', ' tail is 4ft Gin in length. Unfortunate/ ly, tho flesh of tho fish has been eaten.away, and the real shape of the-fish'' cannot bo ascertained. The fish is > f very uncommon species, and it - aw»' been suggested that it bo forwarded.';., to tho Auckland Musoum for .the.pur-,H poses of identification ' and prescrvi- i' tion. . ".'£>£

In tho course of his evidence Auckland Magistrate's Court on j jWfidV\- * nesday, a land agent stated thatwW_|.'.,clients instructed agents to soli ties for thero,;in nine cases out of they were averse to affixing their--signs' natures to tho instructions.' An '•J**-!'* ciation was iv process of formattoaVA however, and one of tho aims of tbiKj' association would be to sco that &&'• natures were affixed. Why . pcoplo"." •trc so cautious in regard to their names can only bo a' matter for-; . conjecture, though it might easily lead*-' to a land agent being placed in a;curious predicament. Mr Kettle, S.M., intimated that a way out of tbo difß* culty would be for agonts, immediately upon tbe instructions being received, to forward the client a letter acknow.> ledging their receipt. Tho Sunbeam Kindergarten Cora- ._ mittce met in the schoolroom on Friday v last. Present —Mesdames SmeUw. ; - . Andersen. Page, J. R. Taylor, a_il'Mi» ; Scofield (secretary). The head mis-,;, tress's report was read, and gave gene-'i--ral satisfaction; thcro were 51 duldrctt,.;.: on tho roll. Collections for tlio month.* amounted to £2 15s 4d. 'The ">cJ;- : . bodies" wero announced to give a &*?<■% cert in aid of tho school funds on day, 16th inst., in St. Matthew's room, Thc secretary received instrup-ft tiona to get information respecting, tnfef.. sanitary and other drainage of tnC*. school grounds. The committee eife* pressed deep regret at losing the £«?"■*; vices of Miss Tabart as their convenor;|and trusted that her services vraMtf ! again be availablo very shortly. '' \*s , Tho eighth annual conference of tfe >V I Now Zealand Dental Association .is »*£ bo held in Welliugtou this Feck..'- W,;> J. N. Rishworth, of Auckland, is pre»;-£ dent, and Dr. Cox. of Timaru, ru**.'., president. Tho proceedings will occtif>7y four days—from Tuesday to batilrd»jf__3 —and the time will bo taken nn.wrtft.-_. papers, discussions, and chair-sido ■ <wr.;a monstrations. Special attention Kiven to tho important question of .WW*;;:? is to bo dono to improve the very DW-1 state of tho tooth of children. A P»PW{ on tho subject will bo fully dittiiwetftfj. and tho Association hopes (says. Vj£-;% ' "Post") to induce the Government W';--------1 print and circulate tho results of tfflV; i discussion. Moro is being learnt eve», ; ,, day about tho prevention and cure «£' i tho decay of teeth. Unhappily, our «£V i vancing civilisation makes knowledge, on theso points moro and moro necei_t, sar - y * • c *£<?- Camp Coffee, a preparation of w»*.-* flnest coffeo grown, never goes fw*y>2 never wastes, a perfect boon to au. -o-^ To-morrow—Our Real Sale to-morrow (Tuesday), and will .contmnojv; for 20 days only. During this pcrwju cverv articlo in the premii-.es will be Wj. duced. whilo hundreds of lines W»a" l>ecn marked down to bargain P r }_ffi:--, Hallenstein Bros., Ltd., Isew Zealand rClothing Factory. .".*%', Tho most important and firms employ tho New Zealand **&**•[ Co., Ltd., and approve its alertaMJj.. accuracy, and up-to-date methods.' *™«? you want entries passed, parcels Wf-" r : warded, goods shipped or stored." J»?.v New Zealand Express Co. will E«» **•-- tho samo gcrvico as is satisfying otaer*;'".',It does not matter to the general jrttj-,'./ lie how they do it, or why they do it*- : but they do do it. Wo allude to «»- _ extraordinary underpricing of fief***', drapery and clothing by Messrs Armstrong, Ltd. Of our own knowledge this firm—always famous in this cormeiK, tion—is selling drapery at prices tn« v would astound its makers. >f**,J\,*,; fashionable lines at less than vno!caa»' cost at Home. To tho layman this appears remarkable, it must bo assusnea, ./ howover, that every man knows his owa... business best. • -_.' Winter Sports. ' Fresh stocks, <*£ Golf Bails just landed. Zodiacs,;Zodiac Zomes, Challenger?, Caloart,.,' Dunlops, Arrows, also Ayrcs leW» -_ Balls. Lewis and Anderson, u-.-Cashel street. „ __."'"/ When i-ovine, *mploy J. M ; J*7*i*wood and Co.. Ltd., as they « m J»°H none but careful men to handle furniture. They have three tofiP g"J*£ tcchnicons. so that no job is too »»<>|-fe ox _ftll tor thorn to undertake. ..,-**£.

Oat they go! Two lato shipments «f high-grade guns to be cleared at low prices. Bonehill's latest improved i5.8.8.L. at £4. £4 los, £5 10s. The famous " Bayard " guns at £o up. A great opportunity. llastie, Bull and ' Pickering, opposite Ballantyne's. G FISH TRUST BEATEN. fho city authorities of Cleveland, Ohk>, have, after considerable effort, found a way to defeat tho Great lakes Fish Trust and to reduce tho . cost of living in this particular very greatly (states a Chicago mesag© to the London "Chronicle). For years the trust has controlled the entire fish trade of the Groat Lakes, and has impo;cd arbitrary prices. The city decided to go into tho fish business m order to break the trust, but under the law as to municipal ownership in Cleveland it was impossible to do this as a municipality. Consequently tho Municipal Fish Company was organised, with city officials as stock-holders, with a nominal stock of £lOCO. This enables dealings to bo carried on. The ; company sells fish at tho new market opened on the lakeside at 21d per lb., for which tho trust has boon charging 7}d per lb. Tho city pays to the fishermen ljd per lb., which is exactly what tho trust, has paid. In Cleveland ..' the trust, for tho present at least, is Absolutely beaten. "SWIFT" VICTORY AT OLYMPIC GAMES. That great international sports gathering at present being held at Stockholm —the Olympic (James—has .gathered together the athletic champions of all the world. Each country has sent its best men—its champions. The man who wins at Stockholm has to ho a world-beater. In the cycling " section on this occasion the competition was expected to be terribly keen. All tho cyclists sent to Stockholm aro record-breakers. The man who w-ins out in that company has to be a mighty good man, and he lias to ride a mighty good bicyclo. If he is a wise man, as well as a speedy rider, he will be found riding a "Swift"—tho world's best bicycle. The first result of the cycling events at Stockholm was sent to us by cable yesterday. It announced that Lewis, riding a "Swift," had won the 200 miles race, beating famous riders from all parts cf the world. This means that tho "Swift" has been put to the supreme test and has upheld its reputation. Tho "Swift" is tho best lacing bicycle because it is the most scientifically designed and tho most easy running. For exactly the same' reasons, tho roadster models are tho most comfortable, and involve the least effort for propulsion. Tho "Swift" is stocked by us in three styles—Royal Snperbe, Royal Club, and Imperial. .Ladies' and men's roadsters nro equipped with mudguards, free-wheel, and two strong rim brakes. Prices range £12 10s up, and terms will bo given from £1 dep6sit upwards. Call and sco the world's best bicycle. Adams, Ltd., agents for "Swift" bicycles, High street, Christchurch. o MICHELIN MOTOR TYRES. As stockists for Michelin Tyres, we aro enabled to supply tho public with any size cover or tubo at wonderfully low prices. Theso Tyres fit all makes of ears, and for honesfc value there is nothing at present can compete with them. A. *W. Smith and Son, Central Garage, Michelin Tyro Stockists. 6 THE CHIEF MOTOR RACE OF THE . WORLD. The Grand Prix do Paris, to win which is the most coveted honour iv . motoring circles, was run on Wednesday, June 26th, over the Dieppe cir-, -curt, total distance 956 miles. In the class for cars of limited horse-power the Sunbeam Company entered three cars, and secured first, second, and third places—a most phenomenal performance, and a world's record. Hawkcs, Limited, aro South Island Agents for theso cars. Full particulars to all interested. Royal Garage, Christchurch- 7 important Telephone NUMBERS. The only telephono numbers of ;Smith's.Taxi-cabs. Ltd., are 1838 and 1337. which ring direct to.the Company's Head Office. Open day . and night. 0