GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14984, 3 June 1914, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements of W. E. Simes and Co., Harris Bros., Maliug and Co., Ltd., Tonks, Norton and Co., Charles Clark, National Mortgage and Agency Co. of N.Z., Ltd., Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. and Gould. Beaumont and Co., will be lound on page 15 of this issue.

Our W.inganui correspondent' lelegraphs that five prisoners have beon sot to work on tho'Wairaarino-Tokaanu road, and it is anticipated t-bat further prison labour will bo employed as soon as the necessary accommodation is provided.

"I haven't lieon to town in the train for eighteen months,'" confessed a member of the Ellcsmere County Council at Monday's meeting. The question of repairing tho Selwyn traffic bridge was under consideration, aud the councillor was afraid thai ho would have to endure a few rides to C'l.ristchiirch in the railway train by way of a change from travelling in his motor-car.

Tho county engineer stated at Monday's meeting of the Ellesmerc County Counci] that tho piles, and a large quantity ot the other timlier required for tho repairs to tho .Sdwyn traffic bridge, which is used by practically all tho road traffic between Christchureh and the South, hr.d arrived at Lyttelton, and that the decking would come to hand very shortly. Tho engineer ,-lso stated that it would bo necessary to close tho bridge to traffic for several weeks while tho repairs wore being earned out. Tho contract will probably Ih> taken in hand by Mr R. Macartney, of Tai Tapu.

| The snot at which disaster overtook I tho Main Trunk express train last Wednesday morning was tho «cno of a stnitige mishap to a mail train, though iit had no more serious result than iriconv«nienco to many passengers. On Christmas Eve, lf-0',5 (says the Auckland "Herald"), the M?oond express train from Wellington was running half an hour late, with a heavy load of pas-t-eiigers, and the efforts which were being marie to overhaul who schedule. were nullified by the mysterious disappearance of the tablet, which «as picked up at Whangamariuo. As Iho train dashed past tho station, the tablet was taken off by the automatic apparatus, but immediately the driver noticed that it had not been _ocured. Tho train was stopped within a fchort distance of the station, and for an hour and a half a careful search, in which a large number of passengers assisted, was mado for the missing tablet. In the meantime the train from Rotorua overhauled tho express, and was also delayed. As the tablet could not bo found, instructions wore given that tho express should proceed without it. It reached Auckland at 6.50 p.m..and the Rotorua express followed a few j later.

Iho outlet at- Lake Ellesmere h__ been opened up. and by the end of th_ week the lake -honld be at a low leveL .-' As the Loudon and American m_ib via \ ancoiivor, will arrive in Christ' church this morning at 8 o'clock 1 delivery of lotior.s will ho mado over tha - public counter ;.* the Chief Post Offir* between 10 and 11 a.m. °*" The Associated Board of the lt<jy_|. Academy und Royal College of .Music London, announces that Mr William Dcvcnish Men res has been appointed honorary local representative of tha Board for Christchureh.

Our correspondent telegraphs that ' * the Wellington Hospital is at pr-sseß. very crowded, there hem- 320 patients in the institution. Many of the*© a**.' old people >uff-*i".ng from chronic »_- ---tor ailments.

A public mooting will, he held rh tha C.ty Connnl ( hamh.vs on Friday _i 3 D.m.. to i«';ike arrantm*>-,._ f 0 * r '(_» recent ion of tho members oi th, Brit_-.li As.sooiat.on who will ri.M. Christ<_. Drc 4 - in Sept ember next. ..-•«■ <_?''■'l'-. ?»* *<*, ? ,7 • Cbrist-*_«,rc|. T-H-hm-M Olio-.,-, he'd l a$ t. evenin-. the fc-lirwing representative _f tne Inurd oi (l.iverno's ■nero re-ol«cted-W Bell. W. F. Cooper.' and H. 11. Hushridiie. The Wellington Society for tho l'rsvention of Cruelty to Animals vester- " day decided that, owing to lack "of -an-' > animity among the Societies on tha proposal, the time was not vet opportune for the formation of a"New Zea- * land Society, nnd a motion to approve* the draft constitution v.-n- withdrawn. It has been divided, in -v-)nnexio_ with the turning of the ursi Rod of th. Ciuverden-Waiau railway, to entertain the visitors at an inform;:] luncheon at " soon as they arrivo at Vfaiau. An olScia! banquet will be held in the Coronation Hall at 7 p.m. Tho Mayor of Christchurrh and Councillors have _is*» nilied their intention of being present, ■*■' and most --f tho Cant nie-rtb-*rs of ' Parliament will attend the ceremony. •

I An examination under the auspices of * ' , the Rov:-I Life-saving Society was held ' j last oveninc at +he municipal bath,-" ! when tho fr M '"*'ii~ of the st-hurch Swimming Club wero suc.-e--.slui:—linn, teachers' cer- -"""•' tifir-ate. Miss E. M. Thomas; proo--ioncA" certiorates Mrs M. J. Heese, Miss H. F. Thomp-on, M'ss B. I. Lloyd, Miss D. A. Brandon. Miss W. E Ro- - bortson, and Miss R. .F. M. Wilson. The class wis instructed by Miss E. M." . Thomas, and the exn*-' ; -**»t'on was con- " ducted >-y Mr G. E. B 'son. At Dunedin yesterday, Mr C. E, Sttham, M.P., introduced to the Prime Minister a deputation of licensed land"' agents, who had some suggestions to ;_' make in reference to amendments of the Land Agent Act. 1912. An amend-, ing Bill was introduced last session, hut. , not passed, owing to nressure ol busi- >< ness. In reply, the Prime Minister ad- . witted the necessity for an amending.*, BTI, as the Act was naturally to some extent an exreriment. He hoped such a Bill would be reintroduced next session, when tho suggestions of the deptt- -.. tation would receive full consideration, f'." In response to a request from a number of peop.-o in the Lytt'elton Harbour Board district, a requisition was sen. - recently to the, Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, ■■ asking that tho time for closing the' polls on the date of the coining election, - the 16th inst., should be extended from •- 6to 7 p.m. Yesterday a reply was received by the secretary of the. Har- - hour 80-ird from the M'nister as fol-' lows:—"Law officers advise that. th» ' time for closing the polls must be the same at the new elt-ctibn as at- the old elections This beiiiff so. the time for closing the polls must remain 6 p.m. as previously." . The following request programme. ,-j will be jd-iyed by Dr. Bradshaw.- the* - ."-j City Organist, "at His Majesty's Theatre, on Sumln*.* next, at 8 30 p.m.:-" —Polonaise in A. M*»jor (Op. 40. No. 1) I Chopin): Allegro Vivaco (from. tie... Or?an Symphony No. .5) (Wider); \ Adagio from Quarter in G Minor (Spbor); ''Marche Funebre et Chant" Se'raphiouo" (Guilmant): Wolfram' - "* Song. "0 Star of Eve"' from "T**nn- - hiiuser" fWagner): Overture to "Wil- • Ham Toll" (for full orchestra) fltossiui); Audantino in D flat Mnjor (E. H. Lenin re): "Wa*- March of the Priests" from "Athalio** (for full, orchestra) \ (Mendelssohn). .i

Tho many and varied qualifications for the Christian ministry were referred to by the Bishop of Newcastle at ■- Moore College (Sydney) tho other day." lv his early days he would ride 50 miles •' a day and think nothing of it. He - once saw a letter from a parish asking - for a minister, mid it was indicated that he would have to bo a good rider, well educated, with a knowledge of floods, and an instinct for river bottoms, a good musician, good-looking (though thi.»- was a luxury and not a necessity), and should also bo sound in tho faith. The stipend was £150 a year." (Laughter). Tho tramway services to-day will be holiday time-table (15-mmuto service) - on the Cashmere Hil_, Edgeware road, and Sumner-WooLstou lines, if the weather is fine. The ordinary timo-tablo will bo observed on all other lines. Seaside excursion tickets (ninepenco return) will jiot bo issued. In connexion with tho Trotting Meeting at. Sock- , burn, a special service of cars will be run from Cathedral square, commencing at 10.30 a.m. The 10.40 a.m. and _ 11.-10 a.m. and 12.40 p.m. time table cars will run out via Sockburn and return via the Coach corner. The 4.15 -. p.m. time tal-le oar will run out via the ■_ Coach corner and return via Sott- ' burn. <

At- the annual reunion of tho 6th - Now Zealand contingent, ndd at Wei-" - _ lington ui.jt m-j-nt, ue.iem: t'o..iey, who" y-> was present, -tiiijoa.*ic-.__,_'jat uUi i.ig ius_ recent visit to irwig.ami lie met (Joionel Colwiu, who ivas witn tho Sixth Con- "■.- tingeiit in Sout.i Alnca. Coionel Colwin asked turn to bring to New Zealand a ■■iiiidso-ne silver cup for present- • •ft ion to the Contingent. Genera! God- , ley presented tho cup last night, and read a ine.sagc from Colonel Col win - suggt-.'-.tiiig that the cup r>e re-presonted to the vim .Mounted Kitlcs, to uphold the tradition* of the Oth Contingent. "* This couth- ha.-, boon agreed to. and the cup ..ill bo handed to the <>th .Mounted Ilifl: i ('.Maii-iwaiu and Weaingtoil) for annual competition. which will probably take tin form of shooti:';.. An Cider in-Cotiiu-il containing regulations lor tne au'iiung oi f-o.t-.uor->' trust accounts'has Otsin '-.sued. I ivo of too pruvi.-iutis .-.re; —'Wiuiin t'irca miuuiis alter the end or each .ear, "uinniciicing with, tin- year ending oil .\i::nh 31-it'. I'Jl.j. .-very -oii-il-or who was in p.iicii".' during tin- whole or any part <:!* tin;: ,y» ;:r .-ijail <:n.il>o Mr. trilot account for tnat year to r>o audited by

a (jiiaLlicl accountant., wiio shall lorthwith sviid a r.-fjort '.•!' th-.* n mi!: of Mich iii] lit to th..- 1 So-i'-itur General, yon tied l.v _.ta*.utorv declaration. . . Th. auditor shall at the same turn* Oliver » signed copy of his report to i;*. M/ljcitor U> ivr.o'c accounts it relates. "It any iMiditor in tlie wu-o of audi-*" • ing a solicitor"--! trust account that the ii-iviiii' is not kept in hi eh » manner n.s to enable it Ui be properly - - audited, or <Si.vv.-cr_ any matt'*r_'.__ lnch ap,/eats to f::i:i :•» involve dishorn"*"*-/ or <• any breach of the law on the pi-rt of - that so'icitor, or discover, any io** *W" - deficiency ol trust money., or any failure to pay or account for any i«u.il . r - monovs. h« shall fully svt o.it tho facUJ -. to discovered by h'm in the report to •- tho Solicitor-Genera!, and nhaJl also .- '' send a confidential report, on t*_t matter to th» MXiet-iy of Council of the District. „„„■ Soci..t> in • t'e district in which i h -a .■»*•!■••-itor prac- j - tised (hiring the year to waich __-•**. audit relates." _L'i'Jo _ tho penalty for -._ *._ non-compliance. ",-__.

Additional contributions io Coa. ?ls MrsS. M. Rns, i.l. ' Tbft cocond annua! dii.u.ir ■_» ■_'■;.' §^^yS::r7.^7- r- - --}%7^^7.777}7»7; the office 01 •--- J -'- , , t ' I- -- -_rm on Juno 911 -- ' Though a heavy was expen--180-tr - ve*-*-i*'l'' v morning eacedon tho £* >* ■ - h c h . there was no-igu l. - - , r N«.otiatioi-.bcf*.voc.n tho r.-amwa.. n-ird's Sub-commit tee and tbe r.lno-r. n^U- t _w: l y_ l -r,,»H ppocccding. The completion th's -**» one or nibig iota i» ti,rs-.u„;'h has hau Iffo "■*_> * - ■ ; )'"M_t i.Ut-ittV tabourcrs ~• . ~..v.d lor amongst gene.al i.>. - - •• sormal- . _~,.., .♦ tho Dunedin 1' ■"■'"" r? •>---•*■ 1 5----it lm , ,x \i_i ,~, v. ii- ;:vvai"d%r^£J7>7 i:Z y T Sfi-VS-r f_- ; V H. .-__, B ny colour, colour-id. At a roeetiiip of tho ..omrnitico of rte Methodist Choir Union, it was <io--2_e_l to hold a choral service 1 ««*.'_ S August, tho festival to constet ol Sth-iS. hymns, ducts, and £| to givo Handel a "Median in ■■n__e__b_r In February next, lor the Sdlst Conference. Mendelssohn 6 ''St. Paul" will be given. The material for tho electrification of .Aa'North Brighton tramway—chiefly Copper wire-is expected to arrive at TMtelton early in August and tho work wUlbo put in hand forthwithIn the meantime some preparatory work in the shape of erection of poles, is being gone on with. Mr-fat.--Woods, of tho New Zealand Provision and Produce Company, on rhose premises a fire occurred recently, .as presented a shaver's companion to tin Fire Brigade for competition .njongst the members, the form of the competition to be decided by the BriE_d_*s Social and Entertainment Comnatiee. Superintendent Warner de-_ir-s to acknowledge receipt of tho gift. Mr S. Kennedy, president of the_*"ew Zealand Locomotive Engine-drivers, Firemen and Cleaners' Association, left _y"'. Monday, night's steamer en route for Auckland, where, ho will take charge of tho. interests of tho driver of the Main Trunk express, _*_>'-_* collided with the goods train near Mercer. l Mr Kennedy assists at the inquest and will watch the interests ot the driver, Mr J. H- Stone. Wintry weather has sot in early, with co-i-id-rablo rain on Mount Egiuont (say.a Press Association messago from Stratford). There is already about' ten inches of snow lying around the rhouse on the otratford: side of the mountain. _ Tho severity of the weather can be judged from the fact that on his return to the house recently Mr \VilL___s found that all his ducks and cats had diod as a result e_ tho cold.

At a meeting of tho Dnnedm Expansion League, Mr P. R. Sargood, speaking on the subject of immigration, stated that there was an apparent slackness eomowhere in tho High Commissioner's Office with regard to the claims of Otago and Canterbury for a share of •the immigrants. "Our members," addod Mr Sargood, "might reasonably call- $or a Parliaiaentary return show- ' ing' the bookings of immigrants for each port at the .Commissioner's Office"

The industrial dispute between tho Canterbury Freezing Works Employees! Union and the Christchureh Meat Company and other employers, regarding the sausage casing section of workers, will be heard beroro the Conciliation Council on June 24th, at 10 a.m.. in the Provincial Council Chambers. Tho dispute between the same union and Messrs T. H. Green and others regardin*, tbe bacon-workers will bo heard kef or© tho Council on Juno 26th, at 10 aim.

Some delay has occurred in connexion •with the setting-up of tho Commission to apportion too cost of the mainte- « nanco of tho Sumner causeway as be- * • tween tho Sumnor Borough Council ■' -and the Tramway Board, owing to -he ' "absence in Australia of the Under-j'Socret-iry of' Public Works. As a con- • sequence Mr W. S. Short, the assist- • ant-Uuder-Secretary, who is to conduct the enquiry, has not been able to fix .• a date for the opening of tho enquiry, and it may be two months before it is held.

To assist strangers in finding the points from which tramcars depart ior -the different termini, the Tramway , 3__rd is having erected transparent signs, hearing the name of the line on them; which can bo "riiuminated at night. Already a sign of this kind has been erected on ono of the standards near the point of departure of the Riccarton cars in Cathedral square, and similar signs are to be placed in position at tbe Bank of New Zealand and Broadway's corners. The fact that the City Council's bylaw providing that hat-pin points must -, -be protected is being enforced, does not appear to bo widely-known yet. Yes- ■ today the Council's inspector was under the necessity of warning a number of ' ..•Oniin who were wearing hat-pins with On'orotected points. These warnings . -ill bo administered for a few days, after which it is likely that other . action will ho taken. The by-law prohibits tho wearing of hat-pins with unprotected points in any public place— -ire-te, trains, and tramcars, and ■ places of amusement.

A few days' trial proves tho advantage of using Mrs Rolleston's Spechl Cream for tho face, instead of water, during the cold weather. It is imported .' from England, and is guaranteed not to promote the growth of hair on the face. • Price 4s Gd large jar, 2s 9d small. Dominion Building. Cathedral souaro. 6 Tho-D.I.C. announce that their warehouse will be closed to-day (Wednesday). ! King's Birthday, and will bo open till 6 p.m. on Saturday next. 0 Competent operators sent anywhere to mako wedding or family groups. Artistic' flashlight work a speciality. Ask for details. Telephone 19.9. Steffano Webb, Petersen's Buildings. Righ street. 5 Active progress is being made with too marking down of the assigned "►took of drapery, clotniug, and boots, in the estate of C. D. Stuart. Tho stock proves to be about tho best yet Placed upon tho market, and .Messrs Armstrong and Co.. Ltd.. arc to t>o congratulated upon its acquirement. 1 The roomings grow dark. Tho modern Watchman. "Big Ben." will call on tho moment and ii„istet.cly. Price 12.s 6d. at Hastio. Bull and bickering's, opposite Ballantyne's. 'Ri; Ben's"* little brother "Lookout," .it G*. G Gentlemen requiring a good winter *_t mado to their measure should view the fine range of tweeds at Armstrong's (Ltd.), pi Led at from -3-3s to 755, witli 'accurate fit added. The values arc not Rirpasoable. 2 , Waiter J Watson, D.8.0.A.. Lon- » . ion. Export Optician (near Kincnid's). Accurate Sight-te.'.ting and Spc-ctncle- . Repairs to Frames and broken Lenses matched. Charges moderate. S Where the Champagne Flows. According to Mr J. L. Fraser, a Yic- — torian mining engineer, who has just .. ' l-eturh.d f.om tho i l-i'ip, in< _, the goldir

| f.elds in tho west- in their palmy days could not compare in regard to the consumption cf champ ague with tome ot ! .'-o G.-rr-un iosse-,j, m s m the Southern i _..,.i.,«- "T have :c:i tho host tunes in i thVwcst." said Mr fraser, "but never lin -urh heritable circumstances as 1 I "hive, experienced when calling at tho ! (.. rman i-dand-.. Iv-cry man in every ! ..land -seems t-o ho a millionaire, and ■ -h-i'mag-ic as a drink is the rule. At | .-,.,,, ot the islands I visited, I saw eight ! 1..-,: ties of champagne at on.- sitting I -hri-iv. :: over a U>n<v and broken, boj a-.isc evervono was tired nf tho liouid, ! .;'■••' i.referred the- ambrosial l""or lor a

Singer's Presence of Mind. The pre-s-iice of mind of Mine Tetrazzini -.wis the means of saving many livesin C.iuio'!. Ohio, when a fire broke out in a .Towded kincmatograph theatro, tlif "LI a pre-.-'' Nays. Mmo. Tctrazzini T-.-is aiuon-. the audience. Suddenly an inc-tnd«_<*ont lamp exploded with a deafening report, which was followed by a sheet, of flame from a. curtain at an exit. Men, women, aud children started with a mad rush to escape The singer rose in her scat and cried out, "Thero is no dancer." Her warning passed unheeded, sho pushed her way through the excited crowd to the stage and be_an to sing. No sooner was tho famous singer's voice heard above the tumult than the frightened people halted and returned to their scats. The flames wero soon extinguished. "I was badly frightened myself,"' said Mmc Tctrazzini afterwards, "but as I stood up and could see that only tho curtains wero ablaze, and that tho firo could easily bo put out, 1 thought of singing to reassure tho people, and I am glad it had tho desired effect."

Safe From Sharks. A practical demonstration of the oftropeated theory that sharks will not attack coloured men unless they are ravenously hungry was given Mr H. L. Murray, tho Lieutenant-Governor's secretary, in Papua recently (says the Sydney "Sun.") Being a last swimmer, he had challenged somo Port Moresby "boys" to race him for 150 yards, 'iho course selected lay between the Government and the Burns, Philp wharves at Port Moresby, in which "blue noses" swim literally in shoals. Mr Murray was somewhat diffident about .wimming there for fear that ono of the maneaters might select him for a meal; but, his opponent, a strapping young native. To maku by namo, merely said : "Shark no kai-kai. All time we pf oilers swim here." ("Kai" means "eat. ) RutMr Murray was taking no chances, and insisted that some means to ensure bis safety bo adopted. Tomaku wont off to tho village, and in a very little time a horde of blackfellows descended on tho port. They ran to tho water and plunged in fearlessly, making two lines of human form's from one wharf to tho other, the space between the lines being about 40 feet. Satisfied that tho yelling and splashinc of the hundreds of natives would shatter the nerves of any decent livintr shark, Mr Murray consented to the race taking place over tho course marked by the lines of black hoys. After all tho preparations, there was nothing exciting in the contest. Mr Murray won easily, and not a shark showed! his nose.

Novel Flats for Wives. The Feminist Alliance of New York has embarked on a novel venture designed to encourage the marriage of, women who have professional pursuits. It has decided to erect in Washington square, in one of the best residential districts in New York, a mansion containing 100 flats for married professional women such as teachers and doctors.' The idea governing the construction and administration of the new flats is to relieve tbo tenants of the care of children and .all household drudgery. It -is assumed that tho women who live inthem will, like their husbands, be engaged throughout the day in the performance of their professional dnties, and therefore a trained staff of teachers and children's attendants will be employed. In the daytime all the children in tho flats will be in tho charge of these attendants. A school will bo established on tho' roof ■ and there will be class rooms on the ground floor also. Tho cooking will be done in a large kitchen in the basement and meals be served to the tenants by means of electric "dumb waiters." The mending and sewing will he done by a trained staff, and the laundry work will be in the charge of another staff. In fact, all the "old-fashioned household work" will he performed by outside workers. Tlie flats consist .of snites of from ono to four room-! wit"hath. The cost of building them is estimated at £100,000.