GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14993, 13 June 1914, Page 10

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements of H. Matson and Co., Malinjj anil Co., Ltd. Conway Mateon and Sons, Harris Bros!' •Gould, Beaumont and Co., Tonks, Norton and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company of N.Z., Ltd., H. B. Sorensen, Charles Clark, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Lawrio and Dalton, and Mark Sprott and Co. wiill bo found on pago 19 of thus issue. A towusbm in the North Island Main Trunk district that is making very rapid progress is liaotihi, the ratepayers of and drainage, at a cost of £20.000. which have iust adopted a comprehensive scheme of lighting, water supply, Land values have advanced rapidly in view of tho fact, that railway communication with tho Main Trunk system will bo established in the near future. Tho T>uncdin branch of the Amalgamated Society, of Engineers have tiled a dispute, which wjll come bofore tho Conciliation Commissioner on the first of next month. In their demands they ask for 44 hours (at present it is 47 hours) a week, and a minimum wage of Iβ 8d an hour, with tho exception of patternmakers and draughtsmen, for whom they ask Iβ BJd an hour. The "New Zealand Trade Review" (Wellington) saye, in its current issue: "There is nracticaUr no alteration in the state of tho local money market. There continues to be a sufficient suoplv of funds to meet all legitimate demands, but rates have rot materially weakened. Some time back, owing to I a general tendency to borrow freely I for various enterpriees, the banks wisely deemed it advisable to curb undue borrowing, and to effect this rates for both deposits and advances were raised by 1 per cent. This had the deeired effect and has kept borrowing within reasonable bounds, and also maintained, the market on a more satisfactory level. The banks advances aro keeping a somewhat high standard, but it must be remembered that our trade is constancy expanding, and consequently requirea more financing than was formerly the ease. The local market hab every appearanoo of keeping fairly steady for some time now. The volume of our exports is weFl maintained, and prices realised continue satisfactory, and the general outlook is fairly promising."

_—•■ 11. ... — ——— ■•?" Haydn's "Creation" will bo ed m Durham street ehnrrli this even ""'"■' in-;, at J» o'clock, by a choir of ](« - voices, under tho eotiductorsliio of «, * Ernest Firth. F.1?.C0. The soloes cng*RJul are Mm Ciowor Burns, soprano ■ iur Lon Bowrtng. tenor, and Mr L £' «- Walker, bass. Mr H. T. AYhiitingbi will preside .at tlio organ. -»—-« Tho actitiß-secretarv of the rhimJ. "' Socialist League (Mrs A. M. Cunnin?ton) Jus just received tho following communication from the Minister of In. tcraal Affairs:—"l have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of tho oft instant, forwarding a resolution passed by tho Church Socialist League With reference to the question of tho d«stribution of milk being under municipal * control. I fully recognieo the importance of the ouestion. and will give full weight to tho representation mado by so large a number of medical praefitioners in social organisations. I endeavour to have the subject dealt with at tho next conference of tauaicipal delegates." Tho following motion was nassed by tho executive of the New * Zealand Young Women's Presbyterian Bible" Class Union:—"That this executive representing 3000 young women, a largo proportion of whom are electors, vcmkl urge upon tho Government tho fact that in their opinion the time has now come when tho demand for a refereadura on tho Bible-in-Schools Question " should bo acceded to. In view of un- - desirable political complication wo would respectfully rawest that a R*fer- ' • endum Bill bo introduccd%this session, and that tho people of New Zealand bo given the opportunity of definitely fettling this ouestion without delay." At a mooting of the Selwvn NoHcenso League on Thursday, 'tho following resolutions were passed: "That this meeting supports tho protest of Mr E. Nordon, secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, with reference to the dissemination of No-license literaturo through the public schools, and further supports tho contention that it is not only inadvisable, but out > of harmony with tho existing regula- / tions of the Board, that schools should bo used as an advertising medium for any propaganda of any kind whatever." "That this meeting strongly urges upon the Government tho retention of tho local option issue." For some time past (says a Press Association message) matters connected ■ with the Wellington Missions to Seamen : have been the subject of litigation which ■ was carried as far as the Appeal Court. - " One result was the formation of tbi > Sailors , Friend Society, under tho con- • duct of Mr James Moore, who was formerly in chargo of the Missions to Sea- '• men, where Mr "W. E. Cocks has been - for somo time. An amicable arrange- --, mont has now been reached, whereby it is decided, out of consideration for the '• health of Mrs M! A: Williams, tho bene- • factress of tho Missions, that Mr Moore will return to bis old place at tho Missions to Seamen, and Mr Cocks will take up mission work, at some other - port. The Crown Lands Tenure Commission sat at Westport yesterday afternoon and hear evidence given by Messrs G. • G. Mackay, A. McDonald. £ H Donaldson, and W. H. Bowater. mainly, concerning the disabilities under which settlers and sawmillers labour under ex-i;-tinß «o-vjitions for taking m> nnd holding land. One witness stated that with, the rents settlers bad to pay J. r West Coast land, considering the poor nature of much of it, a man spent his life in improving it and yet only got t a bare living, if, that, from it. and the State for all time got the benefit from the improvements he had made. Hβ considered that the rent should be very email whore bush land of poor aualitv wae taken up, until that land was in a position to give the holder some returp for his money. A small boy, aged li years, was charged boforo Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., at the Juvenile Court yesterday with having smoked a cigarette. It ; was ?tated that ho had purchased tho , cigarette from a Chinaman. It was explained that the boy had a weak heart, _ > and this might frighten him out of the tobacco habit. Mr Bishop lectured tho lad on tho evils of cigarette-smoking. •'These Chinamen have a bad effect on boys," ho remarked, «'perhaps warso on girls, but that's besido tno que*tionr I hope tho police are looking after tho Chinaman. ' The hoy was convicted and discharged. Another boy was charged with stealing four sovereigns at Weat Oxford.. Tho cage was remanded until Tuesday next. At the meeting of tho Navy League last night, tho presidont, Mr J. J. * Douffall, read a telegram from Viscount Kelburn, commander of .al.b. Pyramus, regretting that ho and, his officers were unable to vaccepfc the invitation of tho Leaeue to be preeent. Mr Dougall said that this was much to be regretted, and although ho was a member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, ho would say that it was ■' due to the fact that the Pyramus was f refused a berth at the wharves in Lnrt> -. tolton, that Lord Kelburn and his ■-'■■_ officers were not "present.. Tho Pvra*- - mua had arrived inlMtelton eomo days ago, and although it was customary for '■■ British warships to be berthed in tho •: inner harbour, on this occasion, eho had .- to lie at anchor out in the stream. It was intended that the Pyramue should remain at Lvttelton for about a forr» night, bnt ac she had been refused a• - berth her commander had left tha port and taken his ship,to Akliros, ■./,:.-■■ A protracted discussion on tho question as to whether hawks are tho . enemies of pheasants took place at Wednesday night's meeting, of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society. Ino . matter was raised by a Cambridge delegate to the Council (Mr Heynolds, junr.), who made a v/gorous .appeal for tho setting aside of a cum of money to be paid out for hawks' beaks. Hβ declared, with much emphasis, that hawks destroyed pheasants, and expressed tho opinion that it was useless for the society to spend money on roaring phensanta, and to spend nothiug on the destruction of. hawlw. Other mom- . bers were not satisfied that haw Iβ destroyed pheasants, and the society a curator, who was in attendance, «a«l ho had never -seen one do M., lie co"' ■ sidored the Maori hen to he the won* . onomy of tho pheasant. A resolution was carried, sending tho matter on to the Game. Committee to make enquiries, and to endeavour co-operation of kindred .eocwtiee. n » united campaign against hawks. A-w <r lion -suggesting the M «» 8 ■ "?£« toli . sum of money to be paid for tho b»» of hawks was withdrawn. Vmong motorists and tho public g«f'' orally the principal topic of wnverwtion yesterday afternoon was tho dutfP; pearanco of a fivo-seater motor-car. ** v»as stated that somo time on ThuiwW ■ ?eni«g a motor-car belonging to M r H. M. Bannohr, of Lower lticcartjon,. had been removed from ite shed. lne car was a Ford, and ite registered No. ; 4473. Mr Bannehr arrived from tlio country about 11 o'clock pn Thunday evening, and housed the car safely m - . tho shed, but on- returning at / a.m. . - yesterday found ihat it had disappeared. The drive up to the shed » through a quarter-acre section, and the car could scarcely have been taken - \. out on tho reverse gear, as the noiso would have given the alarm. The owner's opinion was that the car vac dragged out to tho road. and started v there. It was further stated that tne rar had a hood painted blnck, and the -- - doors were tan-coloured. The car waa valued at £120. At six o'clock lass _ i.ight Chief-Detective Bishop rang np. - ; Mr Bannehr with tho news that tee ■'~ car had been recovered. Tho method of --- its recovery was very simple. An Avon- . „ side resident had noticed a motor-car •. standing all dny outeide the Unwn Rowing"Club's c,, wl. and had reported- . the matter to the police, when he read tho evening newspaper and learned or > tlio disappearance. The ear had been .-.- -. driven some distance, but points to-tho f;icj. that .Mr BanneW- \**± was the viciim of a practical jokf> „ '"f^k

Yesterday's contributions to tlio Coal ■ an d Blanket Fund were:—"C.F.E." '1, Mrs .Smith £1. '-G.E.G- 10s 6d, '•A.J.8. ,, '2s (kK H. L. 80-.vker £2 2s. Excursion tickets will ho issucl to 'Christcnurch for the- Poultry Shcr.v on Friday, the 19th inst., irom Ashbnrton, Waikaii, ami intermediate stations, available for return till the 22nd. Tho Firo Brigade wishes to acknowledge the receipt of £2 from Mrs Stevens. 10-5 Brougham street, in recognition of tho, servicp-s rendered by the brigado,at f tho recent firo at her residence. J ' The an'l hairdressers' premises in JhinedLn wiJl bo closed on iind aftpr Monday next at 7 p.m., instead of 8 p.m., on four days of tho week. This is the automatic consequenro of a requisition to tho City s Council, signed by a majority of tho proprietors. Tho programme of tho Canterbury College Capping Carnival, which is to be hold on Friday and Saturday next, is a resplendent, production enshrined in 3» artistically-designed cover. Jho " .gems of dramatic art which are to form nob the least important part of tho carnival on-this occasion jiro announced , to be''AT)inloma Dahs Nightmare" and "Tho Pinching of the .Pearls." The latter piece is described as "a Brilliant Belfast Bellowdrania in three acts, by Pipwjueak Pythagoras." Tho casts inclndo the names of several moro or less well known oelebrities of the theatrical world. The programme also contains a number of songs and topical skits, and iomo cxeellont illustrations. The following programme Trill be played by Ih- Bradshaw, City Organist, at the 3lun:cipal Organ Recital to be given in His Majesty's Theatre at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow: —Prelude and Fugiio jn C Minor (Bach); Romanza for <?oprano solo, with violoncello and flute obb!i£ati, "O Cessato di Piagarmi" . (Scarlatti); Woodland Sketches (On. 51) for tho pianoforte—(a) To a Wild Rose, (b) At an Old Trystincr Place, (c) From an Indian Lodgo, (dj To a Water Lily, (e> From Uncle Remus, (f) A T>ererted Farm, (g) Told' at Sunset (MacDowell); Scena from "The Flying Dutchman," "Tho Steersman's Song" (Wagner); Concert Fantasia in l> Minor and Major (Sir R. P. Stewart); fa) ** Lied (Op. 9), (h) Barcarolle (Op. 45) (Hoffmann); "Snring Song" (Hollins); OBertoiro in A Major ("La Sainto Cha- .. pjfle") (Lefebvro-Wely). ..-How ; many of tho Dominion's pro,"vjpcjal towns arc carelessly running tho . .risk of disasters such as that which occurred at the Upper Hutt in March >'. last? Tho Pahiatua Borough Council has been investigating the. conditions -there, and the councillors were startled .to learn. on Monday evening that . large quantities of dangerous explosives .were stored in'business places all over . $c towu. The overseer stated that Et one ebop fifteen cases of benzine and IOOIb of gelignite "were kept in a little ' store-room. At another there were ; fifty-one cases of benzine, eighty-seven ;: cases of kerosene .and 801b of gelignite. . At "the nest store ho found twenty-two «f cases of kerosene, twelve cases of ben- " sine, eighteen Sib packages of gelig- , -njfe,. fifty cases not opened, and cix j il -kegs of 251b m each. What . Would have happened to Pahiatua had i.'.. a fire occurred at any of the places '■'. quoted? :/."'. ■The '"Mercantile Gazette" reports registration of the following companies: > —Hayward's Pictures, Ltd. Capita!. ■■£110,000, divided into 110,000 shares of :c . £1 each. Subscribers: Auckland—H. J. .Hayward . 3000, Domenica Hayward % 3000 ;Christchurch—P. A. Herman 'i 3000, a H, Gilby 1, A. Rowley 1, J. 1; Wellington—B. J. Righton 3000. Objects: To eater into an agrqe-- )/: : Blent made between Hayward's Pic-h'.-ture Enterprises. Ltd., and Strirfger > .and Bridge, the liquidators of first ? parttjH. J. Haywardj P. A. Herman, and B, J. Righton , of second part, and • the>,c6tnpany.<)f lie third part, to carry on" the.'buiihess of .tbeatricali'['an& music-hall proprietors, oic. '". ""■.PeUer'e Pictures, Ltd. Capital: £WQ ! m~ divided into 110,000 shares ■ : of.iCl'eacn.'SuKscribers: Auckland— J. . J?uH<ir : (senior) 24,999: Wellington— J; ■■■!.-. Fuller, (junior).; 24,999, .W; Fuller 24,999, 31. Myers 1. A. K. S. 3lacken- " »o 1, W. H. l>. Bell 1, F. W. JTlyger ■-•'>!.■•'Objects:.To enter into an Tigree■.'.m6nt ; '- ; mode betAveen Fullo'r's, Ltd., and f 35. R.\Dyroock,-the liquidator of first : -part, and J"; Fuller (6euior), B. J, J. Fuller (junior), and W. Ful- ;■> ler second part, and toe company of •, tho third part, mi- to. carry on 4 tho t buainea s of cinematograph ,theatrical, . : and.music-hall proprietors. There it'scarcely a point of view from • wbiphi with sincerity, criticism of. the" Ceitral V. railway station, ... Melbourne, could be. appreciated (remarks a recent t "Daily TdegrapK"), but no comments ?'. liavQ. been more severe, than.those that ■ wore levelled at it ab a meeting of the ■V Art 3 and Crafts Society. Speakers had '. bemoaned the absence of beauty in 'tho X memorials and public buildings of the >• cit>", and Mr Carew Smyth, an ex-vice-V. president of tho society, deuouncod tlie i; Cfeutral station as "a monstrosity" from |£an- archit-ectural etaadpoint. , "In the Sft building)" ho said, "you have iron Jli-pajnted to rcsemblo stone, zinc painted '&■'■ to represent brick, and every lmaginS able thing you can think' of so .out of ?t' ; tasto tbAt. if R'uskin could but know of ; ; it be would turn in his grave. Mr FosFraser described it as tno 'ugliest r Ai Jmtfding in the .world/ aud whilo I fc would not go-as "far as that, lam P"* o -. Z pared to say it is a disgrace- to MclA thousand yoars hence, whenj ; it is being used as a platform fof aeroI- planes, if jt lasts that long, > a v'-tion. will arise about it. It always looks 5 to mc liko a Hugo dragon wandering along tbo banks of tho' Yarra opening a great maw towards which, unfortunate •-• travellors aro always liastoning. It has £< 'as it* crown the spiked helmet of tho & fiorman.army, .and no doubt it will be upon as a typical examplo of tne S{D«r of Chineso invasion and of German atcompetitioa.in the besinnmg of the IvfeenSeth century." The State Govor'mMw, -who presided, was discretion itseli. Urntliout eitlior endorsing or repudiatscathing denunciation of MollOou'rijels central .railway r^** 0,1 !!, I,e remarked that there station! in London which would compare favourably "even with that 'p<in Flinders street. ' fi Whca in the Senate last week the ? ; motion 01 . Senator Pearco for tbo 6 abolition of tho national regiments was irSSSod, Senator McDougaU made a t vigorous plea for their retention (says S the Sydney "Daily Telegraph , ). -Hβ 'i-said:—"lt is not because 1 am a not"Svblooded. Scotchman, but simply :"-bccauso I beliove that en in:■:"justice will bo done to, a certain ft class in the community. Wo bear a lot ' kbout'tho great Australian sentiment, :; and I claim that no one i>ossosses that &>m-i higher degree than 1 do. No one S/has been a strongor advocate of urn•; vereal training than I have been, lno -proposed by 6onat o r. Peayce - is entirely unnecessary. What wo ac- ; fiiro to securo is a forco of good fighting ~ mea to'defend Australia m the time ■of need. It should not matter to us ■ how ; they dress, as long as they can • fight. If any body of men desire to ;;trear tho kilte, then, by all means,,let 'them wear them I dory in the nian < • who, coming hero from another part of i tho British Empire, continues to hold • -dear the traditions of the race from • -which ho sprang. Why should tho ScotA ttsh regiment or the Irish regiment be ■■i wiped out? Senator Oakoa has said ..that a march naet to-day is one of the ; ; dallest sights "that could bo seen, be.;Vcauso of the uniform worn by ■troops. I fully agree with him. I nxva '.Jboen in communication xvith a num- . her of militiiry officers—both militia ■. And permanent officers—and have not !• discovered one who offon? any objection :-.:.tq the wearing of the kiits by the vxScottish Regiment. The lack of en,'r. thusiasm which is noticeable in con- , v nexion with marches past to-day if duo, vii I^think, , to tho want of distinguishing Sv u&iforms. The reason advanced by : >-;fßenator Pearce for the'abolition o.- the ij^kjlts-is about the most sickly and ficnsStimental I havo ever heard. ,1 ■'■ : . •. '■. . - ■

I In connexion with tho attempt on tno I record tvele ride across Australia from Adelaide to Port Darwin, by Messrs E. V Reichenbach and J. J?ahey, known Victorian loiwr distance cyclists, tho Dunlop Rubber Company, Christ, church, yesteniav received from its Jfelbourno house, the following cable snso:—'Reichenbacli arrived at Port Darwin seven minutes past twelve, noon, to-day, riding tiroo from Adelaide, twenty-eight days seven minutes, beating previous record by fifteen hours twenty-three- minutes." A noted swimmer. Mr A. D. Hill, who has been in Kelantan, one of the Malay States, for tho past three years, returned to Sydney toy tho steamer Janus recently (says a Sydney paper). Prior to going to tho East, Mr Hill represented New South Wales in the Australasian championships for middle distances, and is credited with being the fastest trudgeon swimmer here. He was a member . of tho team which put up tho world's record for 500 yards in the Woolloomooloo baths in 1910. Ho was made a momber of the Singapore Swimming Club, which most people will be surprised to learn has the largest membership in the world, there being no fewer than 800 names on the roll. The rhib has a magnificent bathing pavilion, with most luxurious appointments. In November last at the annual carnival Mr Hill was a competitor, and won tho 100 yards championship very easily. Besides this, ho was a member of the team which won tho teams' race, six others competing, and he also won thn tilting competition, which was carried out in native sampans. There was only one other Australian competitor who took part in tho teams' race. Mr Hill stated that there were several members of the Singapore Club who might make champions if properly trained. For all Hair Treatments, Face Treatni'Mits. Eleatrjlysis, Shajipoonji, ito , Mrs Rollcston's CajLhedral square, is recommended. Highest qualified assistants only from Australia. Personal attention by appointment. Transformations, Toupees, and Switches a speciality. o When the children grow np the family group tnken now will be most valued. Get yours done by Steffano Webb. Telephone 1989, Petersen's Buildings, High etreet. 4 There's a host of bargains in household ironmongery obtainable now at Aphby, Bergh r s. Their annual stocktaking commences in a fortnight, and all over-stock lines must be cleared. The list includes many everyday lines of useful kitchen goods, • and in many cases the price has been cut in half. It must pay every housewife to make a full enquiry. Ashby, Bergh and Co. : Ltd., High etreet. 3 . To save argument, we publish tho official results of. the only three sidecar trials held: —Juno 3, 1913; H. Jones (King Dick), first. December 16, 1913: E. Armitage (King Dick), first; Juno 3rd, 1914-. H. Jones (King T>k)t). first, Kins Dicks having ecored highest po*uts on each occasion, defeating all makes and powers for reliability nnd economy. Jones Bros., Ltd;, Solo | Agents, opp. Clock Towar. - C Madame Frendergast desires to announce to the ladies of Christchurch that she is now showing a largo selection of exclusive models in gowns, costumes, furs and hats, received from Paris, and London during the season, and all now reduced to cost price, to i make room for the new goods. -Domi-., nioii Buildings, Cathedral square. 2 j Walter J. Watson, D.8.0.A., London, Export Optician (near Kincaid's). Accurate Sight-testing and Spectaclefitting. Repairs to ; Frames and broken Lenses matched. Charges moderate. . 8 Why not bo comfortablo in the cold weather? Odourless Oil Heaters, of perfect construction, from 18s 6d; ruby glass fronts-from 19s 6d. Hastie, Bull, and,Pickering, opposite Ballantyne'e. 6 A great saving in time, worry and expense will be effected by placing your Customs clearing worK .vi the hands of J. M. Heywood and' Co., Ltd. Importers may rely upon careful atten-tion-and prompt delivery. ' . ~ 7 Gardening Nates, instruct you -to push on with pruning and epraymg operations while tho weather is favourable. -Aehby, Bergh's are pushing on* tho sale or suitable- requirements. Everything necessary-will be found, at thoir* store—pruning knives, secateurfc, caws, gloves, spray pumps, spraying mixtures.. Always the right article at the right price. Ashby, B,orgh and Co., Ltd., High-street. . • 7 Berry's Liquid Blister for horses is a sweating blister, and very effectual, besides being very easily controlled m action. . The safest blister known, no tvinc up required. 2s 6d, or post free, 2s M. John Berry, 670 Colombo street. \ ... ' . - d Iron in Comfort.—Which means, get a Hotpoint Electric Iron. Running cost, ono penny per hour. 20s each. Guaranteed 10 years. Turnbull and Jones, Ltd. " ■ .'. • ■ In years gone by Spectacles had lrtir ono nee. They were worn to assist the old folks in reading and sewing. Modern research shows that near sight, far sight, neuralgia, headaches,; etc. are, all relieved by properly adjusted classes. Consult John R. Procter, Oculists' Optician, 200 High, street, Christchurch. Repairs to. {spectacles done at short notice.. .. 7 An Expensive Confession. An April Ist joke has cost a well-to-do Zurich tradesman a. largo increase in taxation for the co'mine year. TJve j war. had declared' to the fiscal authori- j tics ihafc his capital consi&ted of £2000, ■; ;md for several yeaxs he had been taxed on this basis. On the first'of the month, however, he received by post an Important-looking "official" document stating that unless ho declared the exact amount of. his possessions, which, it was stated, were, known to be much larger than ho claimed, he would -be. arrested and heavily fined. Frightened by tho threat, tho man wrote to tho Cantonal Treasury requesting that in future he should be taxed for £4000, os his means bad increased lately, a fact which he regretted not having communicated to the authorities beforo. He has just learned that the letter was only ft pleasant joke arranged by certain humorous friends, but at present he has failed to derive any amusement from the incident. Nebuchadnezzar's Diary. King Nebuchadnezzar's record"of his work on the restoration of tho Tower of Babel .and in the enlargement of the walls and moats of Babylon, has just been deciphered from tho clay cylinder recently discovered near Nippur, on the Euphrates (states tho. New York correspondent of the "Daily Express") ana now forming part of- the Babylonian collection at Yale University. Tho cylinder records the rebuilding of Marchuk, or Etemenanki, which has been recognised as the Tower of Babel of the Book of Genesis. Nebuchadnezzar says, according to the translation that ho sought and found tho foundation stone of the temole of Lugal-Maradit. his deity, andlnid it on the foundation stone of Naram-Sin, King, his ancient ancester. This ancestor presumably lived 3000 years before Nebuchadnezzar. A second cylinder, found by Arabs on tho same site, describes how nine hostile armies were 6ubdued in one year, three kings being carried bound before the god Enlil. The record concludes with, the following curse invoked apainst • deepoilere: —• "Whoever alters thie inscribed stone may the gods Shamash and LugalMarada tear out his estate and exterminate his seed." THE DEPENDABLE SJS. STUDE-. BAKER. There are a few points about tho now 1914 model 25 h.p. electrically-lit and started Studebaker which will please and interest experienced motorists. To

begin with, the new engine is remarkably silent—just ticks over like a clock. The cylinders aro 90 bore, and the stroke is 127, so that thero is plenty of power available for hill-climbing and for breasting stiff over heavy roads. So powerful has this engine proved in practice that it can bo driven under any conditions without forcing—a marked contrast to most cars. Tho full floating rear axlo is built so strongly and stoutly that even though the gears be changed carelessly, or the clutch let in with a banj, neithergoars nor axle will suffer damago. Further experience with tho Wagner electric self-starter and electric lighting set has only gone to prove their absolute reliability under all conditions, while the' saving of time and trouble they effect is very great. >o car ran be" considered up-to-date today which has not an electric selfstarter and electric lights. A shipment of these splendid five-seater _ touring cars has just arrived ex s.s. Kia Ora, ■and immediate delivery can be-given. Tho price..with full equipment, complete, and ready for the road is *>«*"•■>. We have also a 35 h.p. 6-7 Studebaker, electrically lighted and electrically started; price, complete, £395. A\\ interested in the latest developments in automobile engineering are invited to call and inspect theso world-famous cars. Adams, Ltd., Garage, 219 Tuam street (J. Hamlet. Studebaker Representative)- °