GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15267, 1 May 1915, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

Tlie auction announcements of W. E. Simes and Co., Harris Bros., and Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., will be found on page 15 of. this issue.

The Education Boundaries Commission will sit in Timaru on Wednesday next.

The V.M.C.A. authorities are.opening a tent at the "casuals' " camp next week at- Rangiora, on similar lines to those conducted at recent encampments of the Territorials.

A Wagner programme will be played by Br. Bradsnaw, City Organist, at the Organ recital, to be given in Hie Majesty's Theatre to-morrow, commencing at 8.130 p.m.

Enquiry is made through the American Consulate for liewa respecting John Brown and family (wifo and # eight children), who arrived in Christchurch in 18GG. and resided for a time ou Ferry road, and later moved to a farm outside the city, and kept a milk round. Mr Brown afterwards retired from business, -.vhich was then carried on by his son, Harry, since dead.

"Training Week" in connexion with the Anglican Sunday School Teachers' Association -will bo held in Christ's College during the second week of this month. The lociurers will be: —Kindergarten section, Mr Rollinson, superintendent Cathedral School, Auckland; Middle School, Mt T. S. Foster, principal of tho Normal Training College, Christchurch; Bible Class, Mr W. Wilson, of Wirihana House School, New Brighton.

The opening meeting of, this year's session of the V.M.C.A. Debating Club will be held this evening in tho V.M.C.A. The club, membership of which is "not restricted to members of the Association, was successful last year in winning the Challenge Shield offered to tho club gaining most points in the United Debating Clubs , competitions. The meeting to-night will take tho form of a social gathering, and the chief busihess will be the election or, officers and committees for the coming year.

"This is the sort of thing we are up against in this frozen meat export business," said tho Prime Minister to a reporter on Wednesday. "Information has reached mc to-day that the Indrab«rah arrived in London on February Gth, and completed her discharge on March 20th. The vessel took over six weeks to discharge. Under ordinary circumstances, with the appliances available at an English port, the work would havo been done in six days. The consequence is that the Indrabarah goes back a month in her sailing time from here, and the same thing seems to be happening all round."

Writing to a- friend in Wellington, under date April 19th, the Right Hon. Andrew- Fish-er, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, says:—"With regard to the Premiers' Conference, to which you refer with the comment that it might bo desirable to arrange for gome more efficient news exchange with New Zealand, it is unlikely that Mr Massey will be able to be present at the Conference, while, as far as the Commonwealth Government is concerned, its representatives can now only attend as visitors at tho invitation of the Premiers of the States. I had hoped that the Conferenoo might have bee?i made more important by the attendance of !Mr Massey and representatives of tho Commonwealth as members of the Conference, which would then haTe been quite Australasian in character. J quito agree with you that one of the most desirable reforms in the relation of the Dominion and the Commonwealth, is the establishment of an improved news exchange. So far as I am concerned, I shall be glad to assist in, that direction."

The Canterbury rivers were all reported to be clear at 9 a.m. yesterday.

The first mooting of creditors of Jas. Edward Pnvenport. of Chri&tchnrch, •commission agent, will be held at tho Official- Assignee's office on Tuesday, May 11th,-at 11 a.m.

The official scrutiny in connexion with the rotes cast for tho Now Brighton Mayoralty shows the figures to be as follows: — J. A. Flesher (5-59. A. AY. Owlos 580.

On and after to-day iho DariieldAVhitecliffs trains will run a s follows: — Darfield depart- 0.58 a.m.. Coalgate 10.37 a.m.: Darfield depart ">./>.'} p.m. (not on Avednesday). Coalgate (5.23 p.m. : Darfield depart 7.10 p.m. nesdays only), Ccalgnto- 7.10 p.m.

In his lecture on Thursday Professor J. Macmillan Brown said that in the next great war for the liberty of mankind we should have a de-Prussian-ised Germany on our side, as we now had a dt*-Napoleonised Franco on our side; though so long our fo-?.

Mr Hugo Fried lander lias lodged his cheque for £1000, to cover the chequo of £100 lodged by Mr E. F. J. Grigg in response to a challenge- by Mr Friedlander to Mr Grigg in respect to what took place in connexion with the Ashburton Racing Club voting a sum of 100 guineas to the Belgium Relief Fund without notice of motion having first been given.

Tho/Minister of Education told a Dunedin reporter yesterday that there •was a shortage of school Inspectors at present, and that possihiy two appointments would bo made in. the near future. The matter ol appointing a school inspector for the Auckland district, Mr Allen added, was now.under consideration.

The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Peter's Church, Temuka, was held last evening. The various newspaper representatives of Temuka received a or>mmunication from the Vicar (tho Rev. A. H. Norris), informing thorn that as the meeting mi« for "church members only," he did not desire reporters to be present, but woulrl be pleased to supply a report himself.

"Tho Laßour unions have come to realiso that they can attend the Arbitration Court now m no harsh and vindictive spirit," siiicf Mr E. 7T. Carey, secretary of the Cooks and .Stewards' X'nion. during the hearing of'a dispute at AVellington on Thursday morning, "but. can reapon out their cases in a spirit which recognises that they have a reasonable chance of getting fair treatment."' He thanked the Court for the indulgence it had shown Labour in the submission of its cases.

Sergeant-Major J. Ryan, in giving evidence in some Territorial ease*? at the Petouo Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, said the tinio had arrived'when tho acceptance of medical certificates oxompEing young men from their obligations under the Defence Act should bo made more stringent. He stated that he knew of two cases >'n Petone of young men who played hockey o» •Wednesday afternoons and football on Saturday, and who had secured medical certificates exempting them from military service.

At a sitting of tbe -Bankruptcy Court held on Thursday, Mr A. H. Holmes, Registrar, presiding in tho absence of tho judge, the Para Rubber Co. (Mr Goodman) ' petitioned to have Maria Newman, fruiterer, of Christchurch. adjudged a bankrupt. Mr Beattie appeared for the debtor, and opposed tho application. An .order was granted, and costs were allowed the petitioning creditor. In ro James Ed. Davenport, of Christchurch, commission agent, on the application of George Dean Greenwood (Mr Wright), an order was made adjudicating debtor a bankrupt.

At a sitting of tho Supreme Court in Chambers on Thursday, before his Honour, Mr Justice Stringer,, in tho matter of the Mortgagees' Extension Act, 1914, iii tho matter of an instrument by wav of security from Dr. C. J. Russell to W. Baikind, Mr Goodman, for tho petitioner, asked for an order for leave to go into possession of chattels included in the security. His Honour granted leayo to enter into possession of tho chattels included in the security, provided that 24 hours' previous notice of intention to enter be given to tho representatives of the deceased, and that they bo afforded an opportunity of meeting the person appointed, to take possession and check the list of chattels.

1 n tho Jxivonile Court yesterday three boys, aged respectively 15, 14, and 12 years, were brought, before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., charged with discharging fire-arms in a public place. On Good Friday they wero firing at shags on tho mud-flats at New Brighton with a .303 rifle, and had to desist when the motor races commenced. Thereafter they made a target of a TJuilding in the course of erection some distance away, discharging about a dozen shots at it. A workman inside had a narrow escape from one bullet, whicli passed through four walls and knocked a. plaster lath, which he was nailing to the wall, from his hand. They were convicted, and ordered*to report once a week for six months to the Rev. F. Rule.

The memorial statue of the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon was placed in position in the grounds of the , Parliamentary Buildings at Wellington on Wednesday. The preparation of the base had been in hand for some time previously, and the statue, contained in an enormous wooden case, was deposited close to the crane. On "Wednesday, when the -workmen removed the- casing, a few , pooplo had a glimpse of the bronze figure, standing about I.oft high, and representing tho statesman with right hand raised as though in the act of speaking. The wrappings hid the statue, which wa« placed on its pedestal during the afternoon. A good deal of work lias still to be dons, and the date of tho unveiling lias not been fixed.

"Ice-creams arc very complicated things," said Mr Bickerton, Government Analyst, when giving evidence in a prosecution against a vendor of icecream, who had sold a mixture of eggs, cornflour, and milk as "ice-cream." in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when asked by the defending counsel to tell the Court what was in the mixture, instead of stating all that was not in it. "They are very complicated things," continued Mr Bickerton, amidst smiles from the Bench and Bar, and if the Department were to go any further than only finding out that they do not comply with the regulations the analyses would run into great expense. Sometimes there is a great variety of things in them." Pressed further by counsel, Mr Bickerton conceded that the particular concoction which he had analysed was perfectly wholesome, though it was not a regulation icecream.

The Canterbury Horticultural Society's Chrvsantheimnn Show takes place in tho Art Gallery on Wednesday and Thursday next. The Show this year promises to be well up to tho standard of tho successful Show held List year. Entries are now being received by tho secretary, who will be in attendance a-t the Society's office to day from 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. and on Monday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., to receive entries. The entries close at 8 o'clock on Monday evening. In addition to chrysanthemums, a splendici display of fruit and vegetables will bo shown Honey will also be an attractive exhibit, classes for honey having been provided in this years .schedule. The- Society luu ;o at their last two Shows allowed the Patriotic and Belgium ltelief Fund Committees to have a stall to raise money for their funds, and by this means £100 has been raised. At tho Chrysanthemum Show to bo held next Wednesday and Ihjirsday, the Society have again allowed the Be - Khun Fund Committee to hoy« n stall for pot plants, etc and also "/ternoon tea The Show will be opened at J. 30 on Wedncsdßv afternoon.

1 Stewart Robinson, Bootmaker, Cashcl street West, is doing a record business. disposing of English stock of Boots and Shoes purchased from Alfred Tvreo an<! Co. . «5

Messrs R. S. McKenzie and Co., auctioneers and 'house furnishers, Cashel street, beg to announce that as their wedding gitt of a handsome l>etif room suite ha* not been claimed, they ■ intend at some future date to tunke a >iniilar offer to any couple who will be i married in Iheir front shop window. I Watch their advertisements. i

'• Ballin Bros.' Sarsaparilla- enjoys the largest sale throughout the Dominion. It promotes digestion, and removes trie ■worried look. Proprietors. Bnllin Bros.. •• Christehurch. /

Electric Light Fittinjs.—We have just landed a shipment of artistic fittings, which are quite exclusive.—Turnbuli and Jones, Ltd. 6

The new "Toric," or curved. lenses greatly enlarge the Held 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. G

Animal portraits.—Preserve the likeness of your favourite net. Steffano Webb specialises in this work. Make an appointment now. Petersen's Buildings. High street. Telephone 1959.

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If you are deaf, call at John It 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 tuben in stock. 8 Bradbury's Gold Medal Sweet Peas. New seeds now on sale at llastie, Bull, and Pickering's. Named varieties threepence packet, mixed (large packet) sixpence. Thirteen named varieties -s (kl. Catalogues on application. 6 O-Cedar Moi>s are the ideal polishers; they absorb the dirt and polish simultaneously. Sold b y A. J. White, Ltd. 1 Guns and Ammunition —Pape's, Wingliel'l's, and Bonehill's guns, irom £4 to £35. Ammunition in all leading brands. "Fresh stock of waders just, opened up. Lewis and Anderson, IJL' Cashel street, (i A great saving in time, worry, and expense will be effected by placing your Customs clearing work in tho hands of J. M. Heywood and Co.. Ltd. Importers may rely upon careful attention and prompt delivery. V

Special Offer.—The "Ideal ,, Dinner Set, 32 pieces, stock pattern, eerviceable and strong, neat design. Special ptice 27s tid. Plaies eoid separately from 2 S 3d the half dozen. Procurable only at Dray ton's Emporium, 76-5 Colombo street «1

THE OIL-BATH SWII-T" MAKES

WINTER CYCLING PLEASANT

You know what happens when you take the average bicycle out after a heavy rain.'. Even if you escape a liberal spattering with mud. the grit from the Toad works into your chain, the chain tightens up, and tho going soon becomes very uncomfortable anu unpleasant. The remedy, of course, is to invest in the very latest pattern "Swift," 1915; roadsters, fitted wu-u oil-bath gear-vase, exceptionally eiunient mudguards, and two powerful rim brakes. These machines can be used in any kind of weather. The running gear and bearings are -waterproof, and tho smooth, sweet, easy-running for which "Swift" bicycles have always been so famous, is preserved at maximum efficiency all the time. The winter weather is now with us, and suburbanites who have daily business in town and want to save tram fares, should at once invest in tho oil-bath "Swift." Although tlie "Swift" is the aristocrat of the cycling world—quite the most stylish and most luxuriously-equipped machine manufactured —wo' have reduced the prices by £5 on tho Superbo Model and by £2 10b on the Poya! v-hib Model, while we sell on instalments as low as £1 per month, with £1 deposit. We make excentionallv liberal allowances on second-hand machines. Come and see the latest models. Adams, Ltd., .Agents for "Swift" Cycles. High street, Christchurch. (R. M. Adams, Bicycle Department Representative l . % 0