IN TO-DAY'S ISSUE.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14522, 26 November 1912, Page 6

IN TO-DAY'S ISSUE.

« The full text of Mr Justice Denniston's judgment on tho Publ ; c Librarj caso will bo found on pago 10. The first prosecution under the Commercial Trusts Act was commenced ir tho Supremo Court at Wellington yesterday, before the Chief Justice. The King is tho plaintiff, and tbo defennants are the Merchants' Association, tho Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Levin and Co., W. M. Bannatyne and Co., and Joseph Nathan ' and Ck>. (Pago 5.) General Godley, who returned to New Zealand yesterday from Australia, stated that tho Australian defence scheme was flourishing satisfactorily. (Pago 4.) A report of an interview with the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher appears on 2. An account of tho "Coronation" of Te Rata and tho burial of Mahuta is on 4. Our war news to-day gives littlo news of actual fighting, but tho Servians aro reported to have taken Ochrida. Cholera is said to be decreasing at Tchatalctha. Friction exists between the Greeks and Bulgarians at Salonica. (Page 7). Twenty children were trampled to death in Spain through a false alarm ol fire being given at a circus. (Pago 7). In tho New South Wales Assembly yesterday, the want-of-confidenco motion in Mr Willis • was debated. (Pago 7.) Tho dual control of tho New Hobrides is oondemned. (Pago 7). Labour troubles in New South Wales and elsewhere are mentioned on page 7. Imperial defence items are reported on page 7. Mr Bonar Law refused to sit on the committee set up to enquire into Mr S. Samuel's position. (Pago 7). NEWS OF THE DAY. __ —t -* Somo time ago it was reported that Pelorus Jack, tho celebrated dolphin who is protected by Act of Parliament, had disappeared from his usual run, and thero was considerable speculation as to tho reason for his disappearance. Last week news was received of his safe return in good health and spirits, an event that is celebrated by the publication in "The Weekly Press" of the finest photograph ever obtained of the celebrated fish. Another picture in tho issue that will attract universal attention is H.M.S. Now Zealand, the super-Dreadnought which was presented by this Dominion to tho Mother Country, and which'will visit us early next year. Tho farewell of His Excellency Lord Islington to New Zealand took tho form of a largo garden party at Government House, Wellington, which was attended, by most of the prominent people of tho Empire City. Tho fine page of snapshots, which appears in "The Weekly Press," will j form an excellent souvenir of tho gathering. Among a mass of other j pictures of special New Zealand sub- | jects aro those of the Jubilee Agricultural Show at Oamaru, and tho shows at Nelson and Hawera, at each of which the main features of interest aro given. Tho War in the Balkans, which has burst forth with renewed vigour, furnishes a number of pictures which show us both tlio Allies and Turks at work. Another subject which attracted universal attention was tho attempted assassination of Colonel Roosevelt during the Presidential Election Campaign in the United States. The last American mail brought full particulars, and "Tlio Weekly Press" is, as usual, first in tho field tvith pictures of tho occurrence. The literary columns are as usual full of interest, the short stories being all ■ bright and by well-known authors. ! Each of tho departments of tho paper s well-fill cd, and altogether tho issue ' is ono to bo proud of. I Tho application of the Defence ' . uthorities for special tram concessions k) competitors at the forthcoming R fle Association meeting at Redcliffs, was icfcrred to at yesterday's meeting of . be Tramway Board. The committee slated that it had drawn tho attention )f the authorities to tho transferable* ; :rip ticket, and had agreed to make a j "efund at net va'.no for any rides unised at the conclusion of the meeting." The Rose Show in tho Art Gallery.; iext week promises to be most succcssul. tho roses this year being plenty uid good. Moss for staging purposes ■an bo obtained from tho secretary, tlso particulars as to the arches, which vill bo decorated by exhibitors, and ihould prove a great feature of the ihow. j Complaints havo been mado by some ' >f the owners of small grazing runs on ho Canterbury foothills, of mysterious osscs of sheep, in some cases amountng To as many as 200 off a single >lock. A very careful examination cf he ground failed to reveal anything ike the number of carcases that should iave been present if tlio deficit had iron caused by deaths, ar.d the contusion arrived at is that tho sheep nust have been purloined, no the ences wero all in good condition and cere sheep proof. In one cn.e at Oast signs havo been found of tho ences having been tampered with. A recommendation was made by the ly-Laws Committee to tlio City Council ast night that a motor inspector be r-pointcd to carry out tbo provisions f. By-Law No. 0. The committee rcuestod authority to mako an anointment as cnrl.y as possible so that ho inspector would be ready to commence work as soon as the by-law was ti force; tho pay to he at the rate of 1250 per anniim, and to be considered he maximum; the duties of the injector to include the supervision _f f-e general traffic and the enforcement f tho .by-laws relating thereto. Tne iouncil approved of the recommeudaion. j

(irk Dr. Truby King delivered a lecture ap- at Hokitika last night on matters ptr10T tainins to health. Thero was a *,• crowded attendance, and the meetii:^ was a vcry_ successful one. " Informat'on is asked for, through - tho American Consulate, Christchurch. an respecting William Birnie. who Is said nn to have been a farmer residing about tho twelve miles from Christchurch. % It was decided by tho City Council ers last night to write to the Minister of i-ns Railways to see what concessions could be obtained for the carriage of broken .'" metal from the Muuicipal Quarry at ,pn Lirdling's Flat. ™' Mr J. S. Evans, S.M., and Dr. : tlo Pinch, District _ Health Officer, have led arrived in Hokitika for the purposo of !ly holding a commission of enquiry into ng the administrat'on of the Westland jjj Hospital and Charitable Aid Boaid / affairs. cs ' Tho City Solicitor wrote to the City ,y Council last night advising that the * Gas Company had admitted liability "t. for the damage complained of to the CO -ti.-ees along Fitzgerald and Beaiev in avenues, and would submit proposals |,j s for settlement of tho claim. Tho , letter was received. an !. Mr H * G * E!l, M.P., has been making some small experiments in tjie carriage of fruit. Wnile in Wellington ho got into communication with an Auckland firm, and arranged for a small parcel of Auckland-grown strawberries tr» be sent him here. These duly ar- ;_ s rived in Christchurch, nnd it was found that only a very small percentago of J them had been damaged in transit. A motion ,was adopted at tho meeting m " of the City Council last night requestin ing the Uy-laws Committee" to consider _s- and report ou tho advisability of pro- ] ]o hibiting traction engine traffic within n _ the-city boundaries, or, in tho alternative, of altering the traction engine '"* routes to nrovido for a deviation from 'J"i tho main thoroughfares. Cr. Taylor, rid who proposed tho motion, complained 10. strongly of tho way in which Papanui roqd was being damaged by heavy traction engine traffio. .__ The tramway sprinkling plant was in great requisition on Saturday and cc yesterday. Owing to the constant J- work, the air compressors, which not only brake tho truck, but also provide k e tho motive force to spread tho water. m aro frequently in tho repair shop, and the Board's engineer is experimenting with a mechanical rotary distributor of which will overcome the delays thus is caused. During yesterday morning one of the sprinklers had to bo transferred to tho repair shop, and its run for tlio es day was in consequence much curio tailed, to the distress of tho shopfJi keepers on tho route affected, c- Tho Mayor stated to a "Press" reprein sentative yesterday that ho would bo il. 6trongly in favour of the City acquiring Lancastor Park if there was any danger of the \Park being lost to the citi- "° 7.011s as a recreation ground. The Park m was in a central position, and was a 50 necessary fresh air area, and it ccrtanly : would bo a calamity to lose it. ■ He would make enquiries to sec if there J was any danger of the Park being sold \? for building purposes and if so, would *■ tako prompt measures to have the citizens put in possession of the facts, nnd w a proposal put forward to acquire tho Park for tho city. ?s At tho last meeting of the Canterbury Lawn Tennn Association somo ' weeks ago, a committeo was appointed to go into tho question of obtaining d legislative authority to charge admission to portions of Hagley Park on certain days in the year. At last 16 night's meeting of the Association, the Ir chairman (Mr W. Goss), in reporting on tho matter, explained'that tho Association had expressed no opinion on tho proposal. Tho Association had thought it advisablo to approach the Doriiain Board first of all to see if they would take action in the matter. Tiie Lt Domain Board thought it best not to ( take action,- and the matter had now dropped. ' Tho Veterans' Association of tho ' *' Army, Navy, and Auxiliary Forces J n aro holding-a salo of work and jumble i. salo on Wednesday 27th, and Thurs- \_ day 28th. The President of tho As- . sociation, Colonel Slater, will open tho ' salo at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, and 0 they will continue till 10 p.m. Thero »f is a largo assortment of goods to bo ►f disposed of and a good attendance is 0 hoped for. Tho Association, as is well , known, represents all branches of tho Service, and numbers among its mem--0 bers men who havo served in both s- Army and Navy as far back as the r Crimean War J Tho proceeds of tho v sales aro to go to clear off a debt myy curred through rho furnishing of the i " rooms of ih_ Association. * • Cr. Taylor urged at the meeting of • the City Council last night that some ( l ' thing should bo done to induce the f Tramway Board to do its share of soad \ * maintenance.work s»t the same time and' ■ !j in tho same manner as the Council did .1 in respect of its share of the'roadway. 1 0 I A caso in point, ho said, was Papanui ; r road, which the Council proposed to J " 'lay down with tarred macadam, but tho " 1 Tramway Board were attending to J ? thoir sharo of tho roadway simply by „ sprinkling screenings between the rails. ' lie suggosted that an arrangement i 1} should ho come to whereby tho Council < 3 would do tho whole work, and charge ( 1 tho Tramway Board for its share. Cr. * . Otley said the Works Committee had • I already appointed a sub-committee to 1 j wait on the Tramway Board on the ] j matter. 1 1 A meeting of the committee of tho 1 t Navy League was held last night. 1 . Present —Professor Bluut (chairman), 1 1 Mesdames Hennah. Blunt, Robinson, £ 3 Cooper. Major Anderson. Captains 1 F Batchelor and Marciel, Mossrs 1 Lawrence, Dougall, Foster, and J. G. * ! Collins. Tho chairman stated that tho r Prime Minister was unable to be prei I sent to open the bazaar on December 1 3rd. Mr Massey wrote to tho chair- * I mm to tho effect that owing to the de- * : parturo from New Zealand on Decern--5 ber 2rd of his Excellency tho Governor, 7 1 his (Mr Masscy's) visit to. tho South > 1 Island would havo to bo postponed. It I : was decided to ask tho Hon. It. Heaton \ * Rhodes to open tho bazaar. The - 1 . sccretarv (Mr C. J. Trdcayeu) reported J * i that the tender for the erection of that L i stalls had been let to Mr W. H. ,s ' j Windsor at £103. and a start would ba ' made with the work this morning, and t * ! it was oxpected that it would be com- t - ploted by Saturday. Ho also reported T ■ that the tender of tho Christchurch c ; Gas Company at £44 18s had been ac- t copied for the extra lighting ol the T 1 barracks. Several interesting ox- ,* hibits from the British Artarctic ex- a , pedition's ship "Terra Nova ' havo been c 1 promised by Commander Evans. fi j Regarding tho suggestion put forth Q 1 by tiie Auckland Farmers' Lnion that h tiie Government should bring out a f ' numbor of boys from Barnado's homes, a ' and other ■ii.stitutions, the Farmers ~ ! Union to guarantee tho employment of , tin* boy.' on their arrival, Mx ; \V. : I'nrkinson. one --of the best ° k 0.-.i farmers in Canterbury, ' l a. prominent member of a number of coiiiKiy kidics, wiio hears a great deal of nil matters arreting agricultural j t and pastoral work, while judging at j £ 1 '!.>:. r : idea of 'J getting out boys for farm work was an \ , r . °<.r '•''<• :!ti«! •>"!" for which the far- l ' mers would bo grateful. Tho erection a of dwellings as Migrated by slr Massey was a (stop "in tho right direction. For t him. e!f, and bo believed many other b farmers thought in the same way. he I 5.: preferred mnrried men. He and many j a others' would b<> willing to put up j fi they could bo sure of the fort of men I <■ they were. Tlu> whole success of tbo { v master of imirijjration hungjmnn tho 1 f ; right typo of men being selected at r<T"<". Tt was n"<rent tb. »• : "'.r ] : f *._.-!rl »•.«» do"". nocl b<> no f<*■.•>r 1 t-i p f tho 1 .hour T**-*-*-krt. T'e ! y wevV] rer"f*t. Vowevor. that mv"!! de- [ i> ronrlnd n**nn tho right type of met | it I being obtained. * >

> [ All the Cnnterburv trout **«»«. * ' were reported clear yesterday marS " . A message from Blenheim gar* "' a sharp shock of earthquake S s tit ' there at ~10 a.m. on Sunday. * Tho Work. Committee of th 0 City - Council has g:v.n instructions than ~ owners or unregistered dogs are to bo picsecuted. ° .. Tli> last length of tho Sydney to Auckland -able was laid on Sunday from .Munw.u. on tbo \\ ost Coast. Th* * operauon was completely successful. A sitting of tho Supremo Court m bankruptcy w ,» be held at 10.30 morning. To-morrow morning nt 10 3ft sitting of the Court will bo Tho Hon. R. Heaton Rhode-, Post master-General has been rZ.sted to open the annual flower show .„ coil™ tion with tho Lincoln District lli-h School, to bo held on Friday next MrsvH. A. Kniaht. Racecourse Hill has contributed I*l to the fund now being raised to provide shooting prises « CUlOr Cadets ' aod Lady CUf, A message from Hamilton statra that tho new Roman Catholic Church ol Uur Lady of the Rosarj* was opened on Sunday, three Bishops pnrticipatint. A collection at tho two services realisi d over £1(X)0. Tho Latly Superintendent of tho Christchurch Hospital acknowledge* books and old linen from the following:—■Mesdames Dnls;ety, Boycs, De*.onlsh Mearos, Gibson, Lavendei, ♦■tJ-M.," Sympathiser, Betty Rutherford, Messrs, Gordon and Gotch, and Kaiapoi Sunday School. Henry William Reynolds, who sometime ago was fined £5. which was subsequently reduced by his Excollcrcy 1 • Governor to £1 and costs, for a breach of the Printer's Act by failing to places tho imprint on a circular dealing with the Defence Act, was yesterday arrested for failure to pay the tine, tne default being seven days in Lyttelton gaol. The question of cab fares has been reconsidered by the By-Laws Committee, which recommended to the C'ty Council last night that no reduction bo x made, and the Cab-owners' Union had been informed to that effect. Tlio amendment would bo formally proposed when tha new by-law was up for confirmation. Tho seventh annual meeting of tha New Zealand Institute of Architects will be held at Dunedin on the 2?th ' inst. Tho following delegates from tbo north will attend tho conference:—• Messrs W. A. Cummiug, Auckland, A. Atkins (president), R. F. Bacon, W. C. Chat field, W. Crichton. F. Greenish, E. T. James, W. Boauchamp Platts, (secretary', Wellington; Messrs \V.,A. P. Clarkson, S. Hurst Scagor, G. A. J. Hart, Christchurch, W. Pantoa. Timaru. With a viow to ascertaining tho position, tho Tramway Board has decided to defer an application for a contribution of £25, towards the cost of erecting a Girls' Training College in connection with the Technical College - till next meeting. . The opinion was * expressed at yestorday's meeting that tho Board was unablo under tho Act, to contribute. Mr Pearce, howevor, suggested that a contribution might ■ bo mado, as it would bo for educational . purposes. ~ ' Next Saturday is Ambulance Saturday, and given fine weather it is oxpected that the contributions will oxcoed last year's total. Tho work of the * Association and tho Brigade is being ''. appreciated by moro and more people > every year, and in order to bo prepared, tho ladies who aro organising tho staff ' , of. helpers are preparing ten thousand . badges. These will bo sold, i.e., given in exchange for silver and gold coins, 7 notes or cheques; and it is hoped that (>* not many people will bo seen a* tho ond *•- of tho day without a badge. 'VV In connection with tho work of trac.&. r ., 1 cleaning, tho and Traffic Om' '*' mittco reported to the Christchnrch . Tramway Board yesterday that from * timo to time trials had been mado*oi' ;. various patents designed to supersede tho present method of cleaning tram tracks..by # hand. Tho committeo pro* *o posed to inspect, under working condi« \ ' tions, an appliance which had been ro< contly_ patented by a looal firm. *flio . committeo also stated thnt, as the pre* sent coal contracts expired on February .; Ist, it intended to arrange for a sen .* of tests for tramway purposes of all suitable coals on tbo market. The Reserves Committee reported to tho'City Council last night that it j had received a letter from the Depart- f ■-* ment of Lands and Survey sctt'np: out - *- the obiections of tho Heathcoto ' County Council to Reserve No. 107 be- '.; incp changed from that of an abattoir ' - to that of a cemetery. The committeo * . had replied that the Council had no ' '■ intention of using thfl reserve for in- ■; terments, but as it was utterly use- .* less for abattoir purposes _ it would ,* facilitate its improvement if its piUf« 1 pose was changed. ' * .\ It was stated at tho meeting of tbo City Council hist night that the City Surveyor had reported to the Works - ; -> Commiftec that as soon as the traction'; ;< engine traffic, hauling metal to the' *_y Strowan eubclivi'ion, ceased, he in- "■"-' tended to commonco laying tarred ~ l macadam along Papanui road. Cr. /"- Hunter claimed that there wero other roads in tho city in a worse stato than Papanui road. Cr. Taylor replied, '" that Papanui road was an arterial * ' road, and with other arterial roada should be tarred-macadamised as carJZ as possible. .

At 4 o'clock this morning the Terra ; Nova will loavo the wharf at Lvttel* ;■ s ton and will go out to sea for adjust- - J t ment of compasses. Tho vessel will '". go about fifteen miles off ; shoro to en- '- able magnetic observations to bo made, and will probably anchor in ' • j Pigeon Bay to-night. If tho weather. -, is favourable, and tho work is com*. ~ pletcd in time, the Terra Nova will re- ■ . turn to Lyttelton to-morrow afternoon. ■*. •;, Yesterday a larfj"/ quant ; ty of stores', j w.is taken on hoard, and the balance of .* ' the twelve months' supply is duo very shortly. > v Excellent progress has been made with ■', the construction of the bridge over "•, the Grey river. Within the past fort-* 7 night it has been put across, and is / .. already passable for cyclists and foot , J ; traffic. Another fow days, probably •$ within tho fortnight, and it will be duly railed and open for motor-cars • £ arid horso traffic The groynes and g_ other protection works seem very ■"$ solid, and so set as to take tho weight 'j of the water in times of fresh- Tno bridge will bo a great boon to many ( ;.' for the Grey, though ordinarily quiet " ? and easy enough to cross, is sometimes ' r impassable for motors and even horse-. drawn conveyances. The bridge is _ ■*, over tho main stream only, but tho approaches are so arranged that other smaller streams aro covered also. l.lcctnc light consumers are advised , ; that we iiave landed our first shmment •• .;* of unbreakable drawn-wire filament lamps. Fifty C.P. 2s Od each. : ■• All other sizes equally low. Spwa. discounts for quant ties. Tuinbuand Jones, Ltd., Cashel street. «. *" Of tho hundred and ono different things wo do each clay, how many can he done thoroughly without frood oycf.k'ht ? Practically none. For heinlI'd'ci caused by overtrain, or any de-> feet of vision, consult John R. Procter, Oculists' Onticiiin, SCO High street, ("hristchurcfi, who also lias a large _ variety of spectacle frames to chooso from." P WVn Ju'ius Cres-ar crossed th*- Alp* he left his ba»-_ap«''!ielm«l, o« "°; --\ to bo impeded There's no need tor you. when travelling to go **™*l imgßHgo or to worry with it. ~B"* •_. it through iik and save all troub.o. Il» ; ;; ? New Zealand Express C 0.,. Ltd* « i^ ' .*i

. "L'n'css the r .::n val of Furniture is - _r.*eniatital!v earned out the process ■'\ be worrvin . vm. Therefore, en- ;' _rn'«t yon r return is] to JM- Hey wood ni Company. Ltd., whoso ftaff aro, ; *"o,e nil. systematic and careful." ti : '".Kir in school children are ' ««lV cured wilh Berry's flair Lotion. rV-trn death to nits and parasites, and .-jV* preventative. Is lid, post free c," Jno. IL-rry, Colombo street (opp. Heme's!.

I BIRDS' WEDDING GARMENTS.

"Fiathers used in millinery aro the trcildin.. garments of the birds," said ■ Jl r Jiin.es Buckland in a lecture on behalf cf the Plumage Bill in London last ni'.nth. tfo bo of any value, ho nrj.-d. the feathers usu:-t be taken beforo tbo birds attempt to rtar thcr voting- '•" t!i " tr,lth <;,nllc! to * ( * about the Calcutta Custom House in relation to certain people in London, t _ e public <-nmelcr.ee would be shocked • hr the extent of tho smug-iling of 1 f .feather?.

I A\* OPEN CHALLENGE FROM THE TIUI'.MI'H.

Jus. recently the air has been thick frith' innt'or-cyrle chnl'enges and counter-challenge., allegations of bluff, cscuii'f and (■. plnnatio us. The timo has come to show where the Triumph glands in thi. matter, and to put an __d to an unprofitable controversy. The trouble started with Mr G. B. Brown's n P'" n challenge to any mako of motor-eve!., irrcaptctivc <■■{ h.p., to a speed t,"-t on Pnekakarilti or Sumner hill. That challenge ptill. pees begging. Then a firm of mctor-cye.'e agents issued a counter- ' rhallnige to pit ono of their machines again.-t a tourist trophy Triumph on 3 stieel test from Chrf-tclnfich to Kaikoura and back. That counterc. alien"" was promptly accepted, but the public aro now being treated to & number of explanation* as to why . tbo .contest lias been declined by those who sin'scsled it. Wo are, however, delighted with the suggestion given •in that counter-challenge that there •houkl bo a contest ''of some uso to prospect! vo buyers—a challenge of reliability." Had we thought of it we *hnuh*. have issued such a challenge i long ago. « w ':>eh a test should give the general public an excellent criterion as to the comparative merits of various ma.es of motor-cycles. Wo hasten therefore, to avail ourselves of the very valuable suggestion given by our good friends of the J. A. Philp Motor Company. and on behalf of the Triumph Motor Company, Ltd, Coventry, «*o hereby issue a £10 challenge to all makes of motor-cyc ( o, 3i' h.p. or under, for a contest, Chrirtchurch to Kaikoura. via Cheviot, returning to Christchurch via Waiau, .gainst time. No restrictions to bo iPftda as to riders or equipment Uy eithor sido. Tho Kaikoura run is not our selection. It is tho course ohosen by our competitors, but wo agree that it in a good courso for a test of reliability. Wo have issued n sporting challenge, without reservations or restrictions, and as evidence of our desire to make the test a purely sporting concern, wo undertake to hand over any money we may win to tho Christchurch Beautifying Association. Are thero any acceptances for this challenge? Adams, Ltd., Now Zealand' agonta for Triumph motor-cycles. High street, Chriatchurch. (G. B. Brown, representative). 6

ANOTHER ADVANCE AND A NEW STANDARD. I it _J 1 I Jl 1

Another ndvanco haa been made and anew staadard set by tho 1913 Cadillac. Ono of its dominant features is its wonderful control: The Cadillac Cr-mpany promised that the 1913 mode' Vould mark tho acme of motor car construction. It doos. Tho motoring public has been educated to look to the Cadillac for yearly progress. The progress of tho industry has bepn tho progress of the Cadillac. After an inspection of this ear you cannot but agree tith us that any car at any price to b. compared with tho Cadillao would] b. honoured by tho comparison. Dexte. j and Crpzi.r, Ltd. c

A LOW PRICED CAR

Wo have just received the 1918 ood.l Ifirh.p.jOarracq fitted with overhead warm drive, undorslung roar ■springs, And Zenith Carburettor. A French grey torpedo body, with hood, . screen, lamps, and Michelin tyres, com- ;.' pletea this car at £375. A.W.Smith : tad Son, Central Garage. 1" -9

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