GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15238, 27 March 1915, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements of Craddock. McCrostie Company, Harris 8r05.,. Pyne and Co.. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., National Mortgage and Agency C-orrmany of New Zealand, Ltd., P. S. Nicholls and Co., H. Matson and Co., R. S. McKenzie and Co., Lawiie and Dal ton, and Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., will bo found on pages 14 and 15 of this issue.

'•Who shall be Queen!"' Under tins title tho next "Weekly Press' will publish a very attractive page of portraits'of the "candidates for Queen of the Harvest Festival —a page which will be appreciated by intending voters. Owing to baing unable to place all the children who have won prizes ou the demonstration programmes at night, the Competitions Society has decided to sive a matinee this afternoon, when the whole programme will bo given by children. Tlie funeral of the first Roman Catholic. Bishop of Chris'tchurch will be moat effectively and graphically illustrated in tlie next issue of the "Weekly Press." That journal's photographers were more than usually successful in their efforts, and the solemn function has been treated with adequate dignity, so that a really valuable memorial of the beloved Prelate will be product!.

Telegraph Office arrangements for the Easter' Holidays, from 2nd to sth April; inclusive, are as follows:—Good Friday: Open from 9.30 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 5.30 p.m. Saturday: Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: Open from 10 to 10.80 a.m.. and 5 to 5.30 p.m. Faster Monday: Open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight. The Telephono Exchange will be open continuously throughout the holidays.

A telegram from Wellington received yesterday morning stated that the two names recommenued to the Government by the committee of selection for the position of official war correspondent were:—-Malcolm Ross, journalist, Wellington, andE. \ . Hall, literary staff, ••Evening Post." A later telegram read :—"Tbo Preys Association is requested to state that the report that only two candidates wero nominated for" the war correspondentship is inaccurate, and that, in fact, four names were sent in by the committee."

Tho railway arrangements for the Easter holidays appear elsewhero in this issue. In addition to other alterations there, will be from April Ist to 7th (inclusive, .Sunday excepted) an extra express train, with no dining car, between Christchurch and Tiniaru, leaving Christchurch at 12.20 p.m. On April Ist. 2nd, sth, and 6th extra express trains will run between Christchurch and Dunedin, leaving Christchurch at 9.10 a.m., and Dunedin 10 a.m. Other additional express trains will be run. Train arrangements in connexion with the various sports fixtures are also detailed.

The following programme -will be played by Dr. bradshaw. city organist, at the recital to be given in His Majesty's Theatre to-morrow, commencing at 8.30 p.m.:—Organ Concerto in B Flat Major, No. 2 (Handel), 1., Introduction and Allegro; 11.. Adagio—Allegro ma non Presto; Old English Songs (Soprano), "Where the Bee Sucks" (Arne). Andanto in E Flat (S. S. Wesley), (a) Solitude (Godard), (b) Romance Sans Paroles, "Simple A veil" (Thome): Overture to William Tell (for full orchestra) (Rossini); Madrigal (Lemare); Minuet and Serenade from the Opera "Pagliacci" (Leoncavallo); Festival March in E Flat (op. 143) (Franz Lae'iner).

An instance of the great value to Auckland city of possessing in connexion with its water supply such a catchment area as it has in the Waitakerei watershed, is illustrated by last week's rainfall (says the Auckland

"Star"). The rainfall at Waitakerei for the week ending Saturday last was 5.15 inches, representing a fall of 295,000,000 gallons on the catchment. Of this volume 120.000,000 gallons was caught in the reservoir, which has a capacity of 180.000,000 gallons, and was about one-third full at the time, the remainder of the water going away over the falls. The amount running over the falls was at the rate of 2,940,000 gallons per hour.

Parcels for members of the NewZealand Expeditionary Forco can now lie forwarded from tiie Dominion via London at the same rates as those obtaining for parcels to England. These rates, which constitute a reduction on those hitherto charged, are sis fol-low.**-.—Not exceeding 31b. ls; 71b, 2s; lllb, os. No lesser rate than Ts will be charged, but the regulation prohibiting the inclusion in one package of others differently addressed has been suspended in this instance. Giftclubs, relatives, and friends, may therefore despatch any number of smajl parcels to different members, of the force under the one cover. In this ,vay 12 parcels weighing lib each .may be packed together and be sent for Is, whereas to post them separately would cost 1* each. The only proviso is that the address on the outside wrapper must be that of the officer commanding the regiment. The po?tal officials state that parcels despatched via London are more likely to be promptly delivered than if sent to Egypt via Colombo, at the higher rate for that route. Letters for members of the Expeditionary Force from New Zealand are all liable to censorship, the Defence Department reserving that right.

The Bower Bridge over the Avon on the New Brighton road is closed to traffic pending-repairs.

A battalion parade of tho Citizens Defence Corps will be held on Wednesday at 7.30-p.m. «" Cranmer square. The matron. Bottle Lake Hospital, acknowledges the following gifts:—-Old linen and "books, Mrs G. P. Donnelly; fruit, Mr Rvder; fruit, Mrs Gwatkin.

-lie produce stall at the New Brighton River Carnival, presided over by Mrs Stan-land and Mrs Winny, realised the sum of £43. "ot £20, as previously stated.

The following have passed their examination for licensed land surveyors: A. 6"and._ll (Wellington). W. Pnora (Auckland), H. 1-. Paterson (Dunedin), M. (-lander (.Wellington). One of the successful applicants at the land ballot in was Miss C. M. Scott, of Christchurch, who drew a block of J*B9 acres en the Teschemaker settlement. There were 100 applications for the block.

The Arbitration Court will sit in Christ-hurch on Monday. April ll'th, at 10..50 a.m.. to hear nil business now set down for hearing, including industrial dispute.,. Tiie list will remain open lor* all matters except industri.il disputes filed after ycsicrcbv.

At. a special meeting of the Linwood Citizens' A*.iH*iution. the deputation appointed to wait on Mcsms A. M. Loasby, VV. H. Denton, and A. It l.agg," reported having interviewed these gentlemcu. and that they had earh coik-ented io become candidates ut the forthcoming municipal elections.

Strange things .sometimes come into tho _.o-*___ion «f the nolice force. On Thursday afternoon an elderly woman dropued a copy of a will in Cashel street. It was promptly rescued by Sergeant Clarkson but before he could attract the woman's attention in order to return it she had boarded a tramcar, and the document now awaits its owner at the City Police Station.

A Papanui tram came into collision with a lionso anil cart when travelling towards the city yesterday evening, aud was considerably damaged about the front. The cart was loaded with bags of onions, which were capsized about the road, but no great damage was done. The glass and woodwork on the front of the car were badly smashed, and broken in, and difficulty was experienced in getting the car lo go faster than, a walking pace over tho remainder of the route. No one was hurt.

A juvenile strategist, aged thirteen, wrote to the "Dominion,'' suggesting that the Navy might starve tne Germans by getting some ordinary colliers, and starting them "with fixed propeller.., so that when they get blown up by tho mines in the Big and Little Belts, as woll as in the Sound, they will block up the passage, and stop all provisions reaching Germany by sea." The youthful correspondent did not supply an estimate of how much of the British mercantile marine would require to be sunk to achieve this object.

A ease said to be the first of its kind in New Zealand, camo before Mr Cooper. S.M.. at 'the. Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday (states a Press Association telegram), when James Cotterel, a fireman on the Tainui. who had signed on at London for the round trip of the Dominion and hack 'applied under section 88 of the Shipping and Seamen Act, to havo tho contract rescinded. Cotterel said he had every intention of completing the voyage, hut when ho arrived in Wellington ho found his wife ill and deprived of the support previously arranged for. Captain Moffat complained that the company would bo put to additional expense if the application were granted, anil also. n bad precedent would be created. His Worship said ho though. Cotterel should provide someone to fill the vacancy, and adjourned the application until to-day.

When a remand was being "arranged in a caise at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr F. W. Johnston, who was counsel in . the case, discussed tho duration of remands with Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M. Mr Johnston said he would like to hear an opinion from the Bench and from solicitors on the .suggestion that where remands have to be made repeatedly, in a c.aso, the necessity for bringing up the accused before tho evidence was available would be obviated if a longer remand could be granted, tho limit being, say. twenty-one days. In a case where accused was represented by counsel a remand for any time within that period could be arranged by accused agreeing to it by signing a document embodying his consent. Mi- Bailey, S.M..said that the Court had no power to remand an accused person for longer than eight days. Mr Johnston said what he suggested was that legislation should be passed extending the term. Mr Bailey said he believed that an amendment to the Act would be passed iv tho near future fixinc the limit at fourteen days.

It has been assumed that owing to the war there will be difficulty in obtaining supplies of lead pencils, as these have hitherto been largely obtained from Austria. . As a matter of fact, ample supplies of material can be procured from Spain, Ceylon, and probably other countries. There are, moreover, several well-known British firms manufacturing pencils. Mr 0. F.* Biekford, attorney for a well-known British pencil company, in conversation with a representative of the Auckland "Star," on Tuesday said: "An impression prevails that the New Zealand Government have contracts with Faber's firm. I have enquired, and find such is not the case. The great ]K>pulnrit.v of German and Austrian pencils" in Australia and New Zealand is due to the fact that the makers were the first people to send out a direct representative to these count rie*. showing a co.mplete range of pencils of satisfactory merit. English and American firms sent, their representatives later, but found it very difficult to oust their opponents, who had got hold of the Australasian trade, because they were first in the field. But even before the outbreak of war Eng-fish-made pencils were, coining rapidly on this market. In fact, nine-tenths of the pencils used by the New Zealand Government were supplied from London for the last four or five years."

One of the aims of the New Zealand Natives' Association, said the Hon. A. L. Herdman. the first president, in replying to a presentation made to him at Wellington on Wednesday evening, was to cultivate in citizens a pride in their country. A man who was proud of his country would do better work for it. He' often wondered how it was that a greater pride was taken by so many people in New Zealand, in England, in Scotland, or in Ireland, the land of their fathers, than in this land in which they were born. One reason was perhaps _that the parent country was shrouded in romance, in history, and in greatness. There was no spot but was the centre of great, associations. It was the country of cur great poets, of our great' writers, of soldiers, sailors, scientists, and statesmen, and we to-duv were prepared to stand by her and fight for lier. and some to give live-, for her. Today New Zealand had none" of these great associations, none of this great romance, but she would have in tlie future, and it rested with the men and women of the Dominion to see that in the next two hundred years or so there would be a history to be. proud of. He bad a great affection for New Zealand. What she wanted to make a great history was men of courage, of broad-mindedness, of a high sense of justice, and women who wero womeniy women. So long as the Natives' 'Association in its work endeavoured to encourage these qualities in it*, men. and wnmanline-ss in its women, it could do no work more important.

The Telegraph Office advised yesterday that all tiie Canterbury rivers ivero clear at 9 a.m.

The attendant*? during the first week at the Art Society's Exhibition has been very good, the public being ticula**iy interested in the excellent collection of paintings loaned from tho National Gallery. In spite of adverse conditions the rales promise to be up. to ihc average, the total to date being £300. The Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. and 7.30 to 9.30 p.m.

Bird-- are proving very d.-trnctirc. in orchards all -*r-*r the Peninsula this year (says our cci respondent), and "much of the fruit, both stone and t>ip, has been destroyed. The chief offender is the wax-eye, which is present in swarms throughout the district this season. In some orchards practically every fruit has been holed and rendered useless.

At the suggestion of the Prime Minister a committee has been appointed to confer with him upon matters of detail concerning the establishment of a Board of Tr«de and Industries. The. com mittee consists of the president of the Industrial Corporation (Mr J. B. Dauren-s-Ti). representing the South Island, the president of the Industrial Association of Auckland (Mr S. .1. Harbutt), the president of the Wellington Provincial Industrial Association O't r C. H. Norwood), and the organiser (.Mr A. K. Sennett).

A correspondent ("Sympathy ) has forwarded us £1 to go towards helping Red Cross work in Serbia. There *•* not any local fund or the relief of Serbian distress, and we have made enquiries of the local committee workin.' for the Red Cross Society as to what they can do. The secretary. Mr C d Treleaven. says he will be pleased to take charge of any contributions sent in fo*- the purpose which" u-Jerest-our correspondent. The committee are making monthly remittances to the British Red Cross Society, and may include and especially earmark any contributions fo- Serbia.

A meeting of Mr.T. Woods's friends and supporters was held in the Methodist School:.)--), Selwyn street. on Thursday, Mr R 11. Taylor presiding over a large attendance. Apologies were received from Councillors Sykes and _K. Hayes, and other ratepayers, who were unavoidably unable to be present, but who wished to be placed on the committee to further the candidanire of Mr Woods Mr Woods addressed thf -lieeting. stating that he favoured electric lighting, and giving his views on a number of other questions. It was unanimously -resolved that all present form themselves into a committee for the purpose of securing tiie return of Mr Woods as Mayor. Mr if. Lowcay was elected secretary, and Mr Lavender assistant-secretary. Four sub-commi•;*-"-■> were appointed, wit.i power to add to their number, to enrol electors and canvass the borough.

A case of considerable importance to merchants wa:-. _et down for hearing at the Magi' Hate's Court on Thursday, savs'the •'Otago Daily Times ". fcarlv. last year (before the war) a local com--1 an. gave an indent order to a Chri-t----church company for a line of ■ ironmongery, tt« be procured from the United States at a fixed price, cost, msuinnce. treighr, exchange. War being imminent, the "consignors in America, paid 10 per .out. for insurance against war ni-k and 2J per cent, extra exchange. The Dunedin -ompHny was .required to oay the war. risk premium and extra exchange, amounting to £'20 odd. The company was advised that it was not liable, and accordingly paid the amount demanded under protest to get possession of the goods, and sued the consignors for a return of the money. The case has now .been settled by the consignors paying to the plaintiffs'.-' solicitors (Messrs Adams Bros.), tlie lull atmunt claimed,* witn costs'of action. It .onld, .therefor*, appear that on a c.i.F.e. contract made before the war any premium for war risk -<nd extra exchange must he paid by the consignor.

Attention is called to a speciallyselected stock of English 'pewter.v.including choice reproductions from, tbe antique, at Lewis and Anderson's, 112 •Cash-1 street. ti

For the Easter holidays and races Messrs T. Armstrong and Co., Ltd., are showing their special importations, which cover all tho most up-to-date lines in wearables for both ladies and gentlemen. Tlie firm's large showrooms are crowded with good things, the magnificent displays of millinery, coats, costumes, and rich furs, being worth a long journey to see. Messrs Armstrong were sufficiently optimistic to place very large indents for this season, and arc rewarded by the splendid selection to hand. The keynote of the company's eucce.- will be rigidly adhered to, viz., low prices. / Graham, Wilson, and Smellie announce their establishment will be open until 9 p.m. on Thursday, April Ist, and dose at 1 p.m. A3 usual Saturday. April 3rd. 6 A. J. White, Ltd., arc clearing out odd lines in Carpets, Household Drapery, and Furniture, previous to stocktaking. "" 1 Last week of the great mark-down sale of crockery and hardware; salo closes Saturday. Save' money on crockery, enamelware, and kitchen utensils at Drayton's Emporium.. 7Co Colombo street. 5 Easter . Shooting.— First-claes selection of guns just opened from Papc, Wingfield, etc., from 27s Od to £35. Ammunition,, in all loading brands. Lewis and. Anderson, 112 Cashel street. .4 Demand Ballin Bros.' cordials and aerated waters. We cork the flavour; you "cop" the flavour. Nothing finer bottled in the Dominion. Our'increasing salps are our best recommendation. Just ring telephone 93. (J

If you aro deaf, call at John Jt Proctor's, optician. 200 High street. Christchurch. who will demonstrate the Auristican and Auris instruments to you. They are the perfection of all hearing devices, and the best instruments for relieving deafness. Call today, or write for full particulars. A large assortment of trumpets and tubes in stock 8

Dainty gifts for Easter brides. — Messrs Hastie, Bull and Pickering are making their usual choice display of Easter wedding gifts, including many charming lines in silverware, English pewter, cutlery.'and case goods, all at low prices, consistent with quality. b

Get in touch with J. M. Heywood ami Co., Ltd., directiy you decide to move. They will handle your furniture carefully, pack it securely, breaft nothing, and deliver it unscratched to your new residence 6 Sports Groups.—We send an operator anywhere to make a first-class sports group. Rate_ reasonable. Steffano Webb, photographer. Petersen's Buildings, High street. Telephone 1985. W9722-3242 Hot Point Electric Iron Competition. —Ist pri_e, E. H. Barnett, Chester street; 2nd prize. M. G. Shaw, Fitzgerald avenue; 3rd prize, M. Shields, Cranmer square. See our windows, Turnbull and Jones. Ltd. G The new '-Tone" or curved looses greatly enlarge the field of vision. They have many other advantages, which Walter J. Watson, D.8.0.A., London, expert optician, Colombo street (near Kincaid's), will be pleased to explain. 6 There is nothing so cooling, so healthful, ;n this warm weather as Thomson's raspberry. Pour a little into a glass, add water, and there you are. Saye. bother of lighting the fire and making tea. All grocers. Ford and Mirams. agents. 7

ONLY ONE STUDI-BAKER DELIVERY VAN LEFT. No firm that hai had practical experience of the advantages of the commercial motor requires to be convinced .hat motor deliver*- is a sound business

proposition—provided that the motor used is reliable .and suited to the class 1 of business in which it is employed. To |l these bu.ihess people who have not Jet;."-" tried motor delivery, we can only point "fc. out the example of dozens of leading.*" "* firms in this city. But to both classes «'. *•: possible purchasers, however, we de-* |-'. sire to point out the especial advan- -. tages attaching to the Stud.baker de- ".' livery van. The. engine is , powerful, ■.* rated at 2,5 h.p.. and is absolutely reliable. The absolutely efficient electric ."- self-starter.saves time and .petrol, andsave-, employing an assistant to crank up the motor. The full set of electric L lamps cuts out all tho trouble and tim» -'• spent in attending to acetylene lamps.. The body is exceptionally roomy, and completely enclosed, and the driver is well protected from wind and rain. The dead weitrht limit is about locwt. The price, £34... includes full road equipment, including span* Michelin detach.' " able rim and tyre. We have sold n Jj save one of the last shipment of Studebalcer delivery van*-, and the chance to purchase one of theso beaut ifui}v-Bn-ished. wonderfully reliable vans."may not occur again for some time. Sec-ai"**." the van now, and cut out all your delivery Troti'"-les this winter. ' ..daui* Ltd.. New Zealaud imnorteix of S tudeL j baker Motors. Garage. 215) Tuam j--t.re--t. ChrisMiuro"*.. (J, Hamlet ■ j Studebaker Travelling Represent.-.- .' • tive"). g